a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
amphitokal
athapaskan
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.
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
cheapskate
cheapskate
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not give freely.
Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
checkstrap
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
copartaker
copartaker
noun
One who partakes in something with others.
crankplate
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.
grapestalk
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
impackment
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
karyotypic
karyotypic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to karyotypes
kataphoric
kataphoric
adj
Alternative form of cataphoric
kataplasia
kataplasia
noun
Alternative form of cataplasia
keratophyr
kilpatrick
kineplasty
knapbottle
knapbottle
noun
Bladder campion.
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
lopatnikov
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outspeaker
outspeaker
noun
One who speaks out.
packstaves
packstaves
noun
plural of packstaff
packthread
packthread
noun
(archaic) A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.
painstaker
painstaker
noun
One who takes pains; a careful worker.
pakistanis
palatelike
palatelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a palate.
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.
papistlike
parentlike
parentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parent.
parrakeets
parrakeets
noun
plural of parrakeet
parrotbeak
parrotlike
parrotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parrot.
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.
peastaking
peckhamite
petrouchka
piatigorsk
picketboat
picketboat
noun
Alternative form of picket boat
pickthatch
pikestaves
piratelike
piratelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pirate.
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.
platemaker
platemaker
noun
One who produces plates (printing surfaces).
plattekill
pocketable
pocketable
adj
Able to be put in one's pocket
pocketcase
pockmantie
pohutukawa
pohutukawa
noun
A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers made up of a mass of stamens around Christmastime.
pointblank
pointblank
adv
(obsolete or rare) point blank
pointmaker
pointmaker
noun
(historical) A manufacturer of laces for fastening clothing.
poltoratsk
postattack
postattack
adj
After an attack.
postmarked
postmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postmark
prakritize
pranksters
pranksters
noun
plural of prankster
prekantian
prepartake
prepartook
printmaker
printmaker
noun
A person who makes prints of works of art, (particularly) a self-employed craftsman.
prizetaker
prokaryote
prokaryote
noun
An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded).
pyatigorsk
pyatigorsk
Proper noun
spa city in south-Stavropol krai, administrative center of the of Russia
rebankrupt
rebankrupt
verb
(transitive) To bankrupt again.
skatoscopy
skupshtina
slapsticks
slapsticks
noun
plural of slapstick
slapsticky
slapsticky
adj
(informal) Characterised by slapstick.
spatchcock
spatchcock
noun
A rushed effort.
Chicken meat when prepared by spatchcocking. (See below.)
verb
To cut (poultry) along the spine and spread the halves apart, for more even cooking when grilled.
To interpolate, insert or sandwich (in or into).
To prepare in haste.
sweepstake
sweepstake
noun
(US) A prize draw.
A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
swoopstake
swoopstake
adv
All at once, without making distinctions.
noun
Alternative form of sweepstake
tapamaking
tapemaking
tapermaker
taperstick
taperstick
noun
A miniature candlestick.
trapmaking
trapmaking
noun
The manufacture of traps.
tripleback
unbankrupt
unpartaken
unpartaken
adj
Not partaken of.
verkrampte
verkrampte
noun
(South Africa) A person with a verkramp political attitude.