a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
amphitokal
apickaback
apickaback
adv
Alternative form of pickaback
applejacks
applejacks
noun
plural of applejack
archipenko
assapanick
athapaskan
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
balikpapan
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
barkeepers
barkeepers
noun
plural of barkeeper
barkpeeler
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
blackpatch
blackplate
blackprint
blackstrap
blackstrap
noun
(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
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.
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
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.
gangplanks
gangplanks
noun
plural of gangplank
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
hopkinsian
hopkinsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1721–1803).
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hukbalahap
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
jackpiling
jacksnipes
jacksnipes
noun
plural of jacksnipe
jailkeeper
jailkeeper
noun
One who keeps a jail; a jailer.
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
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.
kalapooian
kampsville
kanephoros
kannapolis
kannapolis
Proper noun
A city in North Carolina.
kapfenberg
karyolymph
karyolymph
noun
The liquid part of the nucleus of a cell.
karyoplasm
karyoplasm
noun
nucleoplasm
karyotypic
karyotypic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to karyotypes
kataphoric
kataphoric
adj
Alternative form of cataphoric
kataplasia
kataplasia
noun
Alternative form of cataplasia
kemperyman
kenophobia
kenophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of empty spaces.
kephallina
keratophyr
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
knapbottle
knapbottle
noun
Bladder campion.
knappishly
knapsacked
knapsacked
adj
Wearing a knapsack.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knapsack
kopophobia
kornskeppa
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
kymography
kymography
noun
The use of a kymograph.
kyphosidae
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
lampmaking
lampmaking
noun
The manufacture of lamps.
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.
loachapoka
lopatnikov
nonspeaker
nonspeaker
noun
One who cannot speak; a mute.
One who does not speak a particular language or dialect.
oikophobia
oikophobia
noun
Dislike of one's own culture or compatriots.
Ecophobia; fear of a home environment.
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)
packagings
packagings
noun
plural of packaging
packhorses
packhorses
noun
plural of packhorse
packmaking
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.
paddocking
paddocking
verb
present participle of paddock
paddywhack
paddywhack
noun
(dated) A blow; a slap.
(dated, derogatory) An Irishman.
(slang) The paxwax (ligament of the neck in quadrupeds).
verb
(dated, transitive) To slap.
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.
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.
pastrycook
pastrycook
noun
A cook who makes desserts and pastries.
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
pawnbroker
pawnbroker
noun
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.