To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
balikpapan
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
blackprint
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.
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
dikephobia
epimanikia
epimanikia
noun
plural of epimanikion
episarkine
fairkeeper
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
hopkinsian
hopkinsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1721–1803).
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
impackment
inspeaking
jackpiling
jacksnipes
jacksnipes
noun
plural of jacksnipe
jailkeeper
jailkeeper
noun
One who keeps a jail; a jailer.
kaisership
kaisership
noun
The role or status of a kaiser.
kalapooian
kampsville
kannapolis
kannapolis
Proper noun
A city in North Carolina.
karyotypic
karyotypic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to karyotypes
kataphoric
kataphoric
adj
Alternative form of cataphoric
kataplasia
kataplasia
noun
Alternative form of cataplasia
kenophobia
kenophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of empty spaces.
kephallina
khakanship
khakanship
noun
Synonym of khanship
kidnappers
kidnappers
noun
plural of kidnapper
kidnapping
kidnapping
noun
(crime) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.
verb
present participle of kidnap
kiloampere
kiloampere
noun
One thousand amperes
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
kilpatrick
kineplasty
knappishly
kopophobia
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
kyphosidae
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
lampmaking
lampmaking
noun
The manufacture of lamps.
leukopenia
leukopenia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood.
lopatnikov
oikophobia
oikophobia
noun
Dislike of one's own culture or compatriots.
Ecophobia; fear of a home environment.
pacemaking
pacemaking
noun
The action of a pacemaker (in any sense)
packagings
packagings
noun
plural of packaging
packmaking
paddlelike
paddlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a paddle.
paddocking
paddocking
verb
present participle of paddock
paderewski
padlocking
padlocking
verb
present participle of padlock
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.
pakistanis
palacelike
palacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a palace.
palatelike
palatelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a palate.
palikarism
panickiest
panickiest
adj
superlative form of panicky: most panicky
pankration
pankration
noun
(martial arts) An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.
paperknife
paperknife
noun
A knife for cutting paper or opening envelopes.
papistlike
paradelike
paradelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parade.
parentlike
parentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parent.
parksville
parrotlike
parrotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parrot.
parsonlike
parsonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parson.
pastorlike
pastorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pastor.
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
peastaking
peckhamite
pelargikon
pelasgikon
perikaryal
perikaryal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a perikaryon
perikaryon
perikaryon
noun
The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.
phokomelia
piankashaw
piatigorsk
piazzalike
piazzalike
adj
Resembling a piazza.
pickaninny
pickaninny
adj
(now rare) Little, small.
noun
(colloquial, now offensive, ethnic slur) A black child.
picketboat
picketboat
noun
Alternative form of picket boat
pickthatch
picnickian
piecemaker
piggybacks
piggybacks
noun
plural of piggyback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of piggyback
pikestaves
pillarlike
pillarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pillar.
pillmaking
pimpleback
pimpleback
noun
Quadrula pustulosa, an American freshwater mussel.
pinakoidal
pinakoidal
adj
Alternative form of pinacoidal
pipewalker
pipsqueaks
pipsqueaks
noun
plural of pipsqueak
piratelike
piratelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pirate.
plainbacks
plainsfolk
planetlike
planetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a planet.
plankbuilt
plankinton
plankinton
Proper noun
A city in South Dakota, USA.
planktonic
planktonic
adj
Floating in the open sea rather than living on the seafloor.
Of or pertaining to plankton.
plattekill
playmaking
playmaking
noun
(sports) The initiation of offensive play with the intent of scoring a goal (or the equivalent)
plowmaking
pluckerian
pockmantie
pointblank
pointblank
adv
(obsolete or rare) point blank
pointmaker
pointmaker
noun
(historical) A manufacturer of laces for fastening clothing.
prakritize
prankingly
prankingly
adv
(archaic) With showy display or adornment.
prankishly
prankishly
adv
In a prankish way.
prealkalic
prekantian
premankind
prepacking
prepacking
verb
present participle of prepack
presoaking
presoaking
noun
The soaking of something in advance.
verb
present participle of presoak
pricemaker
pricemaker
noun
(gambling) A person who determines the odds to be offered to bettors.
prickmadam
prickmadam
noun
(dated) Any of several species of stonecrop, formerly used as ingredients of vermifuge medicines.
printmaker
printmaker
noun
A person who makes prints of works of art, (particularly) a self-employed craftsman.
prizetaker
proklausis
purbeckian
purkinjean
purkinjean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Johannes Evangelists Purkinje, 1787-1869), Czech anatomist and physiologist, or to his discoveries.
puschkinia
puschkinia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Puschkinia of bulbous perennials in the family Asparagaceae.
pyatigorsk
pyatigorsk
Proper noun
spa city in south-Stavropol krai, administrative center of the of Russia
quakership
ropemaking
ropemaking
noun
The manufacture of rope.
sanjakship
seakeeping
seakeeping
noun
Effective operation of a ship at sea; remaining seaworthy.