(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.
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
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
kanephoros
kenophobia
kenophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of empty spaces.
kephallina
keypunched
keypunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keypunch
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
keypunches
keypunches
noun
plural of keypunch
kittenship
kittenship
noun
The state or condition of a kitten; kittenhood.
pinkfishes
planksheer
plinthlike
plinthlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plinth.
preshrinks
preshrinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preshrink
pukishness
shankpiece
sheepshank
sheepshank
noun
(nautical) A type of knot which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack without cutting it.
verb
(transitive) To shorten (a rope) using a sheepshank knot.
sheepskins
sheepskins
noun
plural of sheepskin
shipbroken
shipbroken
adj
Synonym of shipwrecked
shunpikers
shunpikers
noun
plural of shunpiker
siphonlike
siphonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a siphon.
sphinxlike
sphinxlike
adj
Like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx. Especially, not showing emotion
Mysterious; scheming; having a deceptive outward appearance