(mineralogy) A greenish-grey variety of muscovite.
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
gottschalk
greenstick
greenstick
noun
A greenstick fracture.
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
iceskating
iceskating
verb
present participle of iceskate
nightstick
nightstick
noun
(US, law enforcement) A long narrow pole-like club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense.
nightstock
pigsticked
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
restacking
restacking
noun
The act or result of stacking something again.
verb
present participle of restack
restocking
restocking
noun
An act of replenishing stock.
verb
present participle of restock
stackering
stackgarth
sticktight
sticktight
noun
Hackelia virginiana, a biennial plant native to Eastern North America, with sticky burrs.
stockading
stockading
verb
present participle of stockade
stockinged
stockinged
adj
Wearing socks but no shoes.
Wearing stockings.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stocking
stockinger
stockinger
noun
One who weaves stockings.
strackling
strickling
strickling
verb
present participle of strickle
strongback
strongback
noun
(carpentry) A load-bearing post with a T-shaped cross-section, where the short T-tail prevents bowing of the long post.
(nautical) A strong bar placed across a hatch opening to hold hatch boards or hatch covers. (FM 55-501)
(nautical) The fore-and-aft spar extending from stem to stern on a lifeboat and serving as a raised spreader for a boat cover. (FM 55-501)
(sculpture) A backing pole used to reinforce and stabilize vertically-oriented sculptures.
(space science) A vertical structure used to support and stabilize a rocket, often hosting fuel and power umbilical connections. Usually retracted immediately before launch.
