a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
applejacks
applejacks
noun
plural of applejack
archipenko
backpacked
backpacked
adj
Wearing a backpack.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backpack
backpacker
backpacker
noun
(music, slang) A fan or performer of backpack rap.
A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.
backplanes
backplanes
noun
plural of backplane
backspaced
backspaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backspace
backspacer
backspacer
noun
A mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.
backspaces
backspaces
noun
plural of backspace
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backspace
backsplice
backsplice
noun
Such a knot
verb
To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
backspread
bespeckled
bespeckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespeckle
blackplate
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buckjumper
buckjumper
noun
A horse that buckjumps.
One who takes part in buckjumping.
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
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
cavekeeper
cheapskate
cheapskate
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not give freely.
Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
checkstrap
cheekpiece
cheekpiece
noun
A piece of armour, or the bridle of a horse, that protects the cheek.
chesapeake
chesapeake
Noun
Any member of a Native American tribe that once inhabited the area now known as in Virginia, United States.
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
cockpaddle
cockpaddle
noun
The (male of the) lumpfish
copartaker
copartaker
noun
One who partakes in something with others.
copperskin
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
crankplate
crowkeeper
crowkeeper
noun
(obsolete) A person employed to scare off crows.
(obsolete) A scarecrow.
dekaparsec
dekaparsec
noun
Alternative form of decaparsec
dropkicker
dropkicker
noun
One who dropkicks.
flyspecked
flyspecked
adj
Covered with flyspecks.
glykopexic
handpicked
handpicked
adj
(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handpick
henpecking
henpecking
noun
An instance of somebody being henpecked; nagging.
verb
present participle of henpeck
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
impackment
jackanapes
jackanapes
noun
(dated, derogatory) An impudent or mischievous person.
(obsolete) A monkey.
plural of jackanape
jacksnipes
jacksnipes
noun
plural of jacksnipe
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
kinescoped
kinescoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kinescope
kinescopes
kinescopes
noun
plural of kinescope
kleptistic
knapsacked
knapsacked
adj
Wearing a knapsack.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knapsack
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
lopeskonce
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
mckeesport
nickeltype
nitpickers
nitpickers
noun
plural of nitpicker
nonskeptic
nonskeptic
noun
One who is not a skeptic.
pacemakers
pacemakers
noun
plural of pacemaker
pacemaking
pacemaking
noun
The action of a pacemaker (in any sense)
packhorses
packhorses
noun
plural of packhorse
packnesses
packsaddle
packsaddle
noun
A saddle designed to secure and carry goods on the back of an animal.
packstaves
packstaves
noun
plural of packstaff
packthread
packthread
noun
(archaic) A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.
packwaller
packwaukee
paddlecock
paddlecock
noun
(UK, dialect) The lumpfish.
palacelike
palacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a palace.
panickiest
panickiest
adj
superlative form of panicky: most panicky
paperbacks
paperbacks
noun
plural of paperback
parbuckled
parbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parbuckle
pawneerock
peacemaker
peacemaker
noun
(non-native speakers' English, medicine) Misconstruction of pacemaker.
A person who restores peace, especially by settling disputes.
peacockery
peacockery
noun
gaudy showiness; ostentation
peacockier
peacocking
peacocking
noun
(seduction community) Ostentatious dress or behaviour employed by a man in an attempt to impress women.
peacockish
peacockish
adj
Characteristic of a peacock; striking; ostentatious.
peacockism
peckerwood
peckerwood
noun
(Southern US, Appalachia) A peckerwood sawmill.
(Southern US, Appalachia, slang) A woodpecker.
(US, offensive, slang) A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted.
(prison slang) A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
peckhamite
pencillike
pencillike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pencil.
penderecki
pequannock
pernickety
pernickety
adj
(chiefly Britain) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
Requiring attention to minor details.
pernickity
petrouchka
pickedness
pickedness
noun
(obsolete) The state of being sharpened or pointed.
(obsolete) fineness; spruceness; smartness
pickeering
pickeering
verb
present participle of pickeer
picketboat
picketboat
noun
Alternative form of picket boat
picklelike
picklelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pickle.
pickleweed
pickleweed
noun
Any flowering plant of the genus Batis (family Bataceae).
Any flowering plant of the genus Salicornia (family Amaranthaceae).
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
picknicker
picknicker
noun
Archaic form of picnicker.
pickpocket
pickpocket
noun
One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
verb
To pick pockets; to steal.
picnickers
picnickers
noun
plural of picnicker
picnickery
piecemaker
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
pimpleback
pimpleback
noun
Quadrula pustulosa, an American freshwater mussel.
pincerlike
pincerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pincer.
pinpricked
pinpricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pinprick
placemaker
placemaker
noun
A person involved in placemaking.
pluckerian
pluckiness
pluckiness
noun
The characteristic of being plucky.
pocketable
pocketable
adj
Able to be put in one's pocket
pocketbook
pocketbook
noun
(US) a purse or handbag.
(dated) A wallet for paper money.
(figuratively) One's personal budget or economic capacity - the amount one can afford.
(uncommon) A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket.
pocketcase
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketless
pocketless
adj
Without pockets.
pocketlike
pocketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pocket.
pocketsful
pockmantie
pockmarked
pockmarked
adj
having pockmarks
incomplete, lacking, having holes
pitted, or scarred with holes
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pockmark
politicked
politicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of politic
simple past tense and past participle of politick
politicker
politicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A politician; one who employs politics.
One who politicks; one who engages in politicking to increase their stature or power within a (non-governmental) business, organization, profession, etc.
pomeshchik
prealkalic
prechecked
prechecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of precheck
precooking
precooking
verb
present participle of precook
prepackage
prepackage
verb
(transitive) To enclose in packaging prior to sale.
prepacking
prepacking
verb
present participle of prepack
pricemaker
pricemaker
noun
(gambling) A person who determines the odds to be offered to bettors.
prickliest
prickliest
adj
superlative form of prickly: most prickly
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
princelike
princelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prince.
princewick
psychokyme
puckerbush
puckeriest
puckneedle
purbeckian
quicksteps
quicksteps
noun
plural of quickstep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quickstep
repackaged
repackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repackage
repackager
repackager
noun
An individual or company that repackages a product.
repackages
repackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repackage
sapsuckers
sapsuckers
noun
plural of sapsucker
schipperke
schipperke
noun
(zoology) A small breed of dog developed in Belgium, sometimes used as a watchdog on boats.
shankpiece
sheepbacks
sheepbacks
noun
plural of sheepback
sheepcrook
shipwrecks
shipwrecks
noun
plural of shipwreck
shipwrecky
shipwrecky
adj
(figurative) Weak, feeble; shaky.
Characteristic of a shipwreck.
skepticism
skepticism
noun
A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty though scientific or logical observation.
A studied attitude of questioning and doubt
Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines
The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible
The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
skepticize
skepticize
verb
To doubt; to pretend to doubt everything.
skyscraper
skyscraper
noun
(architecture) A very tall building with a large number of floors.
(figuratively) Anything very tall or high.
(nautical, archaic) A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail.
slickpaper
snakepiece
spacewalks
spacewalks
noun
plural of spacewalk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spacewalk