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
ampherotokous
amphitokous
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antiskeptical
antiskepticism
antiskepticism
noun
Opposition to a skeptical viewpoint.
antiturnpikeism
apokatastasis
apokatastasis
noun
Alternative form of apocatastasis
apokatastatic
apokatastatic
adj
Alternative form of apocatastatic
apparatchiks
apparatchiks
noun
plural of apparatchik
askapart
aspartokinase
aspartokinase
noun
(organic chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
atakapas
athapaskan
backpointers
backstamp
backstamped
backstamping
backstop
backstop
noun
(baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.
(baseball, slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.
(cricket, dated) The longstop.
(cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.
(espionage) Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.
(rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
verb
(transitive) To bolster, support.
(transitive) To serve as backstop for.
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstops
backstops
noun
plural of backstop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstop
backstrap
backstrap
noun
(drugs) The rolling a marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion
(firearms) The rearmost surface applied to the grip especially of a pistol below a possible beavertail.
A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine.
A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
An anchoring strap, passed around the waist or hips, for a small loom.
The backbone of a book.
verb
To apply or make into a backstrap.
backstrapped
backstrip
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
bankruptship
bespecklement
blackstrap
blackstrap
noun
(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
bucksport
chapstick
chapstick
noun
Lip balm.
cheapskate
cheapskate
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not give freely.
Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkstrap
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chopstick
chopstick
noun
(ethnic slur) An Asian person.
(usually in the plural) An East Asian eating utensil usually used as a pair and held in one hand to grip pieces of food or occasionally to mix liquids or scoop up small pieces of food. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood and measuring approximately 23cm (10 inches) in length.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To pick up (food) using chopsticks.
chopsticks
chopsticks
noun
plural of chopstick
clapstick
clapstick
noun
A clapperboard.
A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.
cockpits
cockpits
noun
plural of cockpit
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
coupstick
coupstick
noun
(historical) A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.
crackpotism
crackpots
crackpots
noun
plural of crackpot
crackpottedness
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
desktop
desktop
adj
(computing) Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer.
Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
noun
(computing) A desktop computer.
(computing) A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
(computing, graphical user interface) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.
(computing, graphical user interface, synecdoche) The wallpaper of this interface.
The top surface of a desk.
desktops
desktops
noun
plural of desktop
dipstick
dipstick
noun
(slang) A useless person of inferior intellect; a dipshit.
A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.
verb
(mechanical engineering) To measure the level of a fluid using a dipstick.
To check (a person) for their understanding of something, as of a lesson, or attitude toward something.
dipsticks
dipsticks
noun
plural of dipstick
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
dnepropetrovsk
dripstick
dripstick
noun
(aviation) A thin hollow tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large aircraft, used to check fuel levels; now mostly superseded by the floatstick.
episkeletal
episkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Above or outside the endoskeleton; epaxial.
episkotister
episkotister
noun
Alternative form of episcotister
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
gatekeepers
gatekeepers
noun
plural of gatekeeper
grapestalk
groupthinks
highpockets
hoopskirt
hoopskirt
noun
Alternative spelling of hoop skirt
hoopstick
housekept
housekept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of housekeep
housekkept
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperkeratoses
hyperkeratoses
noun
plural of hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
noun
(pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions.
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypokoristikon
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
inkpots
inkpots
noun
plural of inkpot
interspeaker
interspeaker
adj
(linguistics) Between speakers of a language.
intersprinkle
intersprinkle
verb
(transitive) To sprinkle between.
intersprinkled
intersprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intersprinkle
intersprinkling
intersprinkling
noun
A sprinkling between.
verb
present participle of intersprinkle
jackpots
jackpots
noun
plural of jackpot
jacksonport
jockstrap
jockstrap
noun
(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
kaapstad
kajeputs
kalyptras
kapellmeister
kapellmeister
noun
(music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
(music, historical) Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period.
kappellmeister
karyoplasmatic
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
kataplasia
kataplasia
noun
Alternative form of cataplasia
kathopanishad
katipuneros
katlaps
katsup
kempster
kempster
noun
Alternative form of kembster
kempts
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keratoplasties
keratoplasties
noun
plural of keratoplasty
keratoplasty
keratoplasty
noun
(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea
keratoscope
keratoscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An ophthalmic instrument for assessing the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratosropy
ketchups
ketchups
noun
plural of ketchup
ketoheptose
ketoheptose
noun
(biochemistry) Any ketose form of a heptose
keyesport
kineplasty
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinesitherapy
kinesitherapy
Noun
kinesiatrics
kinetoplast
kinetoplast
noun
(microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
A kinetoplastid.
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kinetoplasts
kinetoplasts
noun
plural of kinetoplast
kinetoscope
kinetoscope
noun
An early device for exhibiting motion pictures, creating the illusion of movement from a strip of perforated film bearing sequential images that is conveyed over a light source with a high-speed shutter.
An instrument for illustrating the production of kinematic curves by the combination of circular movements of different radii.
kinetoscopes
kinetoscopes
noun
plural of kinetoscope
kinetoscopic
kinetoscopic
adj
Relating to the kinetoscope.
kingpost
kingpost
noun
Alternative spelling of king post
kingposts
kingposts
noun
plural of kingpost
kingsport
kittenship
kittenship
noun
The state or condition of a kitten; kittenhood.
kittlepins
kittlepins
Noun
The game of skittles.
klephtism
klephtism
noun
(historical) The theft and banditry characteristic of the anti-Ottoman insurgency when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
klephts
klephts
noun
plural of klepht
kleptistic
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
klopstock
knifepoints
knifepoints
noun
plural of knifepoint
knightship
knightship
noun
(mathematics, computing) A spaceship, in a cellular automaton, which moves knightwise (i.e., moving two spaces along the x-axis for every space it moves along the y-axis [or vice versa], in the manner of a chess knight); a spaceship which moves with slope 2; a (2,1) spaceship.
Honorific formal address to a knighted person. Usually used with the relevant possessive pronoun.
The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
knowperts
kopperston
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
krypticism
kryptons
kryptons
noun
plural of krypton
kyphoscoliotic
kyphoscoliotic
adj
Relating to kyphoscoliosis.
lakeports
lakeports
noun
plural of lakeport
lapstrake
lapstrake
adj
Descriptive of or resembling a boat, or a section of a boat, so constructed.
noun
(countable) A boat built in this style.
(uncountable) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.
lapstreak
lapstreak
noun
Alternative form of lapstrake
lapstreaked
lapstreaker
leptokurtosis
leptokurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
lickspit
lickspit
noun
Synonym of lickspittle
lickspits
lickspits
noun
plural of lickspit
lickspittle
lickspittle
noun
(by extension) The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.
A fawning toady; a base sycophant.
verb
(transitive and intransitive) To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).