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
antiskeptical
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
bespecklement
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
episkeletal
episkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Above or outside the endoskeleton; epaxial.
grapestalk
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
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
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
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keratoplasties
keratoplasties
noun
plural of keratoplasty
keratoplasty
keratoplasty
noun
(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea
kineplasty
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
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
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.
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).
lickspittles
lickspittles
noun
plural of lickspittle
lipetsk
lockstep
lockstep
noun
(figuratively) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization.
(military) A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front.
An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern.
locksteps
locksteps
noun
plural of lockstep
marketplaces
marketplaces
noun
plural of marketplace
mesoplankton
mesoplankton
noun
plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
nonskeptical
nonskeptical
adj
Not skeptical.
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
outspokenly
outspokenly
adv
In an outspoken manner.
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overskeptically
overskepticalness
paligorskite
papistlike
parasitelike
parasitelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parasite.
pastelki
pastorlike
pastorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pastor.
peasantlike
peasantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a peasant.
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
petropavlovsk
pistollike
pistollike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pistol.
pistonlike
pistonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a piston.
plackets
plackets
noun
plural of placket
plankters
plankters
noun
plural of plankter
plasterlike
plasterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of plaster (the material).
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
platemakers
platemakers
noun
plural of platemaker
platemakings
pluckiest
pluckiest
adj
superlative form of plucky: most plucky
pocketableness
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketless
pocketless
adj
Without pockets.
pocketsful
poestenkill
poikilothermism
poikilothermism
noun
poikilothermy
politickers
politickers
noun
plural of politicker
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
postlike
postlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a post (upright stake).
postmasterlike
prickliest
prickliest
adj
superlative form of prickly: most prickly
priestlike
priestlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a priest.
probasketball
protestantlike
pseudoskeletal
pseudoskeleton
pulaskite
pulaskite
noun
(mineralogy) A massive course-grained rock composed chiefly of feldspar with some other minerals such as hornblende and biotite.
pustulelike
pustulelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pustule.
realpolitiks
realpolitiks
noun
plural of realpolitik
rickettsialpox
rickettsialpox
noun
An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.
rumpelstiltskin
rumpelstiltskin
Proper noun
A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.
saltsprinkler
scheltopusik
scheltopusik
noun
Alternative form of sheltopusik
semipalatinsk
serpentlike
serpentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a serpent; snakelike.
shakespearolater
shakespearolatry
skelpit
skeptical
skeptical
adj
Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
Of or relating to philosophical skepticism or the skeptics.
skeptically
skeptically
adv
(American spelling) In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.
skepticalness
skepticalness
noun
Quality of being skeptical.
skeptophylaxia
skeptophylaxis
skleropelite
sparklet
sparklet
noun
(archaic) A small spark.
spartanlike
specklebreast
specklebreast
noun
A thrush.
spectaclelike
spectaclelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a spectacle (remarkable event).
Resembling or characteristic of spectacles (eyewear).
spectaclemaker
spectaclemaker
noun
A manufacturer of spectacles (eyewear).
spectaclemaking
spectaclemaking
noun
The manufacture of spectacles (eyewear).
specterlike
specterlike
adj
Like a specter; spectral; ghostly.
speiskobalt
speiskobalt
noun
smaltite
spermacetilike
spikelet
spikelet
noun
(botany) A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.
spikelets
spikelets
noun
plural of spikelet
spiketail
spiketail
noun
(US, dialect) The pintail duck.
spinsterlike
spinsterlike
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a spinster.
spiritlike
spiritlike
adj
Resembling a spirit.
spittlefork
splanchnoskeletal
splanchnoskeleton
splanchnoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
splatterdock
splatterdock
noun
Alternative form of spatterdock (“species of water lily”)
splatterwork
splatterwork
noun
(art) The creation of a design on a surface by spattering colouring matter upon it.
splitbeak
sportsmanlike
sportsmanlike
adj
Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.
sportsmanlikeness
spotlike
spotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a spot.
spoutlike
spoutlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a spout.
spritelike
spritelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sprite (fairy creature).
stablekeeper
stablekeeper
noun
The person who maintains a stable where animals are kept.
stallkeeper
stallkeeper
noun
The person in charge of a stall (small open-fronted shop).
steeplejack
steeplejack
noun
A person whose job involves climbing tall structures like steeples in order to make repairs.
steeplejacks
steeplejacks
noun
plural of steeplejack
steeplelike
steeplelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a steeple.
steplike
steplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a step.
stirruplike
stirruplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a stirrup.
stockpile
stockpile
noun
(mining) A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined.
(specifically, military, weaponry) A supply of nuclear weapons kept by a country; a nuclear stockpile.
A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage.
verb
(intransitive) To build up a supply; to accumulate.
(mining) To heap up piles of (coal or ore) on the ground after it has been mined.
(specifically, military, weaponry) To build up a stock of (nuclear weapons).
To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).
stockpiled
stockpiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stockpile