a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
antiskeptical
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backplane
backplane
noun
(electronics) A circuit board that connects several connectors in parallel to each other, so that each pin of each connector is linked to the same relative pin of all the other connectors, forming a computer bus.
backplanes
backplanes
noun
plural of backplane
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
bespecklement
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
blackprint
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chlorpikrin
corpselikeness
crankplate
cryoplankton
cuckoopintle
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
ducklingship
dunpickle
dunpickle
noun
(obsolete) marsh harrier (a bird)
epiplanktonic
epiplanktonic
adj
Relating to epiplankton
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
glockenspiel
glockenspiel
noun
(music) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.
glockenspiels
glockenspiels
noun
plural of glockenspiel
gumpoldskirchner
heckelphone
heckelphone
noun
A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
hypoplanktonic
jackpiling
jackplane
jackplane
noun
Alternative spelling of jack plane
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
knapscull
koilanaglyphic
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
lickpenny
lickpenny
adj
(obsolete) Expensive.
noun
(obsolete) Something that devours or absorbs lots of money; something expensive.
A miserly person.
lickspittling
lickspittling
verb
present participle of lickspittle
lockpin
lockpin
noun
(chiefly aviation) A pin used to lock a mechanism and prevent it from moving.
lopeskonce
macroplankton
macroplankton
noun
Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.
meroplanktonic
meroplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to meroplankton
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
microplankton
microplankton
noun
microscopic zooplankton
nannoplanktonic
nickeltype
nonpickable
nonpickable
adj
Not pickable.
nonskeptical
nonskeptical
adj
Not skeptical.
nyckelharpa
nyckelharpa
noun
(music) A string instrument (chordophone) with a long body and a boat-shaped soundbox, with keys attached to tangents that act like frets when the keys are depressed, and most commonly featuring chromatic and sympathetic strings in modern instruments, originating in the traditional music of Sweden.
overskepticalness
packplane
padlocking
padlocking
verb
present participle of padlock
paintlick
paleokinetic
paniclike
paniclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of panic.
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
pencillike
pencillike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pencil.
penclerk
pennuckle
penuckle
penuckles
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
phytoplanktonic
phytoplanktonic
adj
Pertaining to, or derived from, phytoplankton
pickableness
pickleman
pickling
pickling
noun
A process by which the oxide scale on steel (especially stainless steels) or other metallic objects is chemically removed (by strong acids).
An instance of processing something in brine or other solution.
verb
present participle of pickle
pickthankly
pickwickianly
pincerlike
pincerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pincer.
pinckneyville
pinlock
placekicking
placekicking
noun
The act or skill of taking placekicks.
verb
present participle of placekick
placemaking
placemaking
noun
The planning, design and management of public spaces with regard to the communities that will inhabit them.
plainback
plainbacks
planck
planck
Noun
Used attributively in the names of various units, formulae etc. first devised or worked on by the German physicist (1858–1947), chiefly in the realm of quantum theory.
A Planck unit.
planckian
planckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist and founder of quantum theory.
Relating to the Planck length or Planck time
planktonic
planktonic
adj
Floating in the open sea rather than living on the seafloor.
Of or pertaining to plankton.
pluckedness
pluckedness
noun
The quality of being plucked (in various senses).
pluckemin
pluckerian
pluckiness
pluckiness
noun
The characteristic of being plucky.
pluckinesses
plucking
plucking
noun
(gerund of pluck) An act in which something is plucked.
(printing) The undesirable situation in which printed ink becomes detached from the paper.
A fragment of something obtained by plucking.
verb
present participle of pluck
plucklessness
plucklessness
noun
(rare) Absence of pluck or courage; timidity.
pocketableness
policemanlike
policemanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a policeman.
policymaking
policymaking
noun
the formulation of policies.
politicking
politicking
noun
(often derogatory) The act of engaging in politics, or in political campaigning.
verb
present participle of politic
present participle of politick
polonick
porcelainlike
porcelainlike
adj
Resembling porcelain or some aspect of it.
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
preblockading
prickingly
prickingly
adv
With a pricking action or sensation.
prickliness
prickliness
noun
The state or quality of being prickly.
prickling
prickling
noun
A sensation that prickles.
verb
present participle of prickle
pricklingly
pricklingly
adv
With a prickling action or sensation.
princelike
princelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prince.
princesslike
princesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a princess.
protonickel
puckling
puckneedle
pumpernickel
pumpernickel
noun
A German sourdough bread made from rye.
pumpernickels
pumpernickels
noun
plural of pumpernickel
punchlike
punchlike
adj
Resembling a punch (tool for punching holes).
Resembling or characteristic of punch (the drink).
schoolkeeping
skepticalness
skepticalness
noun
Quality of being skeptical.
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
spackling
spackling
noun
Something used to spackle; a material that fills cracks or holes.
verb
present participle of spackle
speckledness
speckledness
noun
The quality of being speckled.
specklessness
specklessness
noun
Freedom from specks; complete cleanness; spotlessness.
speckliness
speckliness
noun
Quality of being speckly.
speckling
speckling
noun
A pattern of small spots
ticking (the fabric)
verb
present participle of speckle
spectaclemaking
spectaclemaking
noun
The manufacture of spectacles (eyewear).
spicknel
spicknel
noun
Rare spelling of spignel.
spinachlike
spinachlike
Adjective
Resembling spinach.
splacknuck
splanchnoskeletal
splanchnoskeleton
splanchnoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
spondulicks
spondulicks
noun
(slang, UK) Money.
spracklen
springlick
springlock
stockpiling
stockpiling
noun
The process of building up a stockpile.
verb
present participle of stockpile
superacknowledgment
underclerkship
underclerkship
noun
The position of underclerk.
unpadlocked
unpadlocked
adj
Not secured by a padlock.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unpadlock