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
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
barkeepers
barkeepers
noun
plural of barkeeper
barkpeeler
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
blackplate
boatkeeper
boatkeeper
noun
(historical) A person who operated small-crew open fishing boats and fishing rooms on the shores around Newfoundland in the early 19th century.
A person in charge of a boat.
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
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.
checkstrap
chesapeake
chesapeake
Noun
Any member of a Native American tribe that once inhabited the area now known as in Virginia, United States.
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
cockpaddle
cockpaddle
noun
The (male of the) lumpfish
copartaker
copartaker
noun
One who partakes in something with others.
crankplate
dekaparsec
dekaparsec
noun
Alternative form of decaparsec
dikephobia
epimanikia
epimanikia
noun
plural of epimanikion
episarkine
fairkeeper
gamekeeper
gamekeeper
noun
A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects. Often shortened to keeper.
gatekeeper
gatekeeper
noun
(psychology) In dissociative identity disorder, an aspect of the personality that controls access to the various identities.
A common orange and brown butterfly with eyespots, Pyronia tithonus, of the family Nymphalidae.
A person or group who controls access to something or somebody.
A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.
One who gatekeeps.
goalkeeper
goalkeeper
noun
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
grapestalk
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
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
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
inspeaking
jackanapes
jackanapes
noun
(dated, derogatory) An impudent or mischievous person.
(obsolete) A monkey.
plural of jackanape
jacksnipes
jacksnipes
noun
plural of jacksnipe
jailkeeper
jailkeeper
noun
One who keeps a jail; a jailer.
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease
kaisership
kaisership
noun
The role or status of a kaiser.
kampsville
kanephoros
kapfenberg
kemperyman
kenophobia
kenophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of empty spaces.
kephallina
keratophyr
kidnappers
kidnappers
noun
plural of kidnapper
kiloampere
kiloampere
noun
One thousand amperes
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
kineplasty
knapbottle
knapbottle
noun
Bladder campion.
knapsacked
knapsacked
adj
Wearing a knapsack.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knapsack
kornskeppa
kyphosidae
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
leukopenia
leukopenia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood.
nonspeaker
nonspeaker
noun
One who cannot speak; a mute.
One who does not speak a particular language or dialect.
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outspeaker
outspeaker
noun
One who speaks out.
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.
paddlelike
paddlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a paddle.
paderewski
pagodalike
pagodalike
adj
Resembling a pagoda.
painkiller
painkiller
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that numbs the pain in the body.
painstaker
painstaker
noun
One who takes pains; a careful worker.
palacelike
palacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a palace.
palatelike
palatelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a palate.
panickiest
panickiest
adj
superlative form of panicky: most panicky
paperbacks
paperbacks
noun
plural of paperback
paperknife
paperknife
noun
A knife for cutting paper or opening envelopes.
papermaker
papermaker
noun
A person or company that makes paper
papistlike
paradelike
paradelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parade.
parbuckled
parbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parbuckle
parentlike
parentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parent.
parkerford
parkesburg
parkleaves
parkleaves
noun
A plant, the tutsan.
parksville
parrakeets
parrakeets
noun
plural of parrakeet
parrotbeak
parrotlike
parrotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parrot.
parsonlike
parsonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parson.
partakable
partakable
adj
(rare) Alternative form of partakeable
pastorlike
pastorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pastor.
pawnbroker
pawnbroker
noun
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
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
peakedness
peakedness
noun
(chiefly in combination) The condition of having a (specified form of) peak
(statistics) kurtosis (archaic).
peastaking
peckhamite
pelargikon
pelasgikon
pennebaker
pennsauken
pequannock
perikaryal
perikaryal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a perikaryon
perikaryon
perikaryon
noun
The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.
petrouchka
phokomelia
phrasemake
piazzalike
piazzalike
adj
Resembling a piazza.
picketboat
picketboat
noun
Alternative form of picket boat
piecemaker
pikestaves
pillarlike
pillarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pillar.
pimpleback
pimpleback
noun
Quadrula pustulosa, an American freshwater mussel.
pipewalker
pipsqueaks
pipsqueaks
noun
plural of pipsqueak
piratelike
piratelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pirate.
placemaker
placemaker
noun
A person involved in placemaking.
planetlike
planetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a planet.
planksheer
platemaker
platemaker
noun
One who produces plates (printing surfaces).
plattekill
playbroker
playbroker
noun
An agent involved in procuring and selling theatrical plays.
pluckerian
plumemaker
pocketable
pocketable
adj
Able to be put in one's pocket
pocketcase
pockmantie
pockmarked
pockmarked
adj
having pockmarks
incomplete, lacking, having holes
pitted, or scarred with holes
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pockmark
pointmaker
pointmaker
noun
(historical) A manufacturer of laces for fastening clothing.