A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
apparatchiks
apparatchiks
noun
plural of apparatchik
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backpackers
backpackers
noun
A hostel catering to backpackers.
plural of backpacker
backpointers
backropes
backscraper
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backspacer
backspacer
noun
A mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.
backspear
backspeer
backspeir
backspier
backspierer
backspread
backspringing
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
backwraps
backwraps
noun
plural of backwrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwrap
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
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.
bucksport
capeworks
capmakers
capmakers
noun
plural of capmaker
caprocks
caprocks
noun
plural of caprock
carpsucker
carpsucker
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
casekeeper
casekeeper
noun
(card games) An employee at a gambling establishment who assists the players and prevents dealer cheating by counting cards using an abacus-like device with counters on spindles.
cashkeeper
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkstrap
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
cocksparrow
cockspur
cockspur
noun
A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.
A kind of grass (Echinochloa crus-galli).
A kind of hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli).
cockspurs
cockspurs
noun
plural of cockspur
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
copperskin
copperworks
copperworks
noun
A place where copper is manufactured and/or shaped.
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
corpselikeness
crackpotism
crackpots
crackpots
noun
plural of crackpot
crackpottedness
crackups
crackups
noun
plural of crackup
crankpins
crankpins
noun
plural of crankpin
cropsick
cropsick
adj
(obsolete) Sick in the stomach, especially from excess in eating or drinking.
cropsickness
cropsickness
noun
The quality of being cropsick.
crowkeepers
crowkeepers
noun
plural of crowkeeper
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
dekaparsec
dekaparsec
noun
Alternative form of decaparsec
dikaryophasic
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.
dropkickers
dropkickers
noun
plural of dropkicker
dropkicks
dropkicks
noun
plural of dropkick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dropkick
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
gripsack
gripsack
noun
(colloquial, dated) A traveller's bag.
gripsacks
gripsacks
noun
plural of gripsack
gumpoldskirchner
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypermakroskelic
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
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
jumprocks
jumprocks
noun
plural of jumprock
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
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.
keraunoscopia
keraunoscopy
keypunchers
keypunchers
noun
plural of keypuncher
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
krypticism
lockkeepers
lockkeepers
noun
plural of lockkeeper
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
marketplaces
marketplaces
noun
plural of marketplace
mckeesport
nitpickers
nitpickers
noun
plural of nitpicker
overpackages
overpackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpackage
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overskeptically
overskepticalness
overskeptticism
oxpeckers
oxpeckers
noun
plural of oxpecker
pacemakers
pacemakers
noun
plural of pacemaker
packagers
packagers
noun
plural of packager
packeries
packers
packers
noun
plural of packer
packhorse
packhorse
noun
A horse used as a pack animal.
packhorses
packhorses
noun
plural of packhorse
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
paperbacks
paperbacks
noun
plural of paperback
pastrycook
pastrycook
noun
A cook who makes desserts and pastries.
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patricksburg
peacekeepers
peacekeepers
noun
plural of peacekeeper
peacemakers
peacemakers
noun
plural of peacemaker
peckers
peckers
noun
plural of pecker
peckerwoods
peckerwoods
noun
plural of peckerwood
pecksniffery
pecksniffery
Noun
unctuous, hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour
pernicketiness
pernicketiness
noun
The state or condition of being pernickety.
persnicketiness
persnicketiness
noun
The state or condition of being persnickety.
persnickety
persnickety
adj
US standard form of pernickety.
pharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetics
noun
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
physicker
physicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A physician; a doctor.
pickeers
pickeers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pickeer
pickerels
pickerels
noun
plural of pickerel
pickers
pickers
noun
plural of picker
picketers
picketers
noun
plural of picketer
pickpurse
pickpurse
noun
One who steals purses, or money from purses.
picnickers
picnickers
noun
plural of picnicker
pieceworkers
pieceworkers
noun
plural of pieceworker
pigsticker
pigsticker
noun
(UK, India) A horse well-suited to hunt wild boar.
(UK, India) A hunter of wild boar.
(US, dialect) A sled with a pointed front.
A large knife, used as a weapon.
A pork butcher.
A spike bayonet
pigstickers
pigstickers
noun
plural of pigsticker
pikeperches
pikeperches
noun
plural of pikeperch
pinpricks
pinpricks
noun
plural of pinprick
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
placekickers
placekickers
noun
plural of placekicker
pluckers
pluckers
noun
plural of plucker
pocketers
pocketers
noun
plural of pocketer
pockmarks
pockmarks
noun
plural of pockmark
politickers
politickers
noun
plural of politicker
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
prechecks
prechecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of precheck
precooks
precooks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of precook
prepackages
prepackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prepackage
prepacks
prepacks
noun
plural of prepack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prepack
presspack
presspack
verb
To pack, or prepare for packing, by means of a press.
prestock
prestricken
prestwick
prestwick
Proper noun
a coastal town in council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport
prickers
prickers
noun
plural of pricker
prickets
prickets
noun
plural of pricket
prickiest
prickiest
adj
superlative form of pricky: most pricky
prickish
prickish
adj
(informal, vulgar) having the characteristics of a prick; being unpleasant, rude or annoying.
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
prickles
prickles
noun
(Ulster) gooseflesh
plural of prickle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prickle
prickless
prickless
adj
Without a prick or prickle.
prickliest
prickliest
adj
superlative form of prickly: most prickly
prickliness
prickliness
noun
The state or quality of being prickly.
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
pricks
pricks
noun
plural of prick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prick