a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
archipenko
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
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.
dikephobia
goalkeeper
goalkeeper
noun
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease
kanephoros
kenophobia
kenophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of empty spaces.
keratophyr
kiloampere
kiloampere
noun
One thousand amperes
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
knapbottle
knapbottle
noun
Bladder campion.
kornskeppa
kyphosidae
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.
packhorses
packhorses
noun
plural of packhorse
paddlecock
paddlecock
noun
(UK, dialect) The lumpfish.
pagodalike
pagodalike
adj
Resembling a pagoda.
parkerford
parrotbeak
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.
pawnbroker
pawnbroker
noun
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
pawneerock
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
pelargikon
pelasgikon
pequannock
perikaryon
perikaryon
noun
The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.
petrouchka
phokomelia
picketboat
picketboat
noun
Alternative form of picket boat
playbroker
playbroker
noun
An agent involved in procuring and selling theatrical plays.
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.
postmarked
postmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postmark
prepartook
presoaking
presoaking
noun
The soaking of something in advance.
verb
present participle of presoak
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).
provokable
provokable
adj
That may be provoked.
quakeproof
quakeproof
adj
Capable of withstanding an earthquake.
verb
(transitive) To modify (a structure) to make it capable of withstanding an earthquake.
ropemaking
ropemaking
noun
The manufacture of rope.
ropewalker
ropewalker
noun
An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer.
saloonkeep
shakeproof
shakeproof
adj
(engineering) Of a washer: resistant to being loosened by vibration.
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
snakeproof
snakeproof
adj
Resistant to snakes.
speakhouse
spokeshave
spokeshave
noun
A woodworking tool used to shape and smooth rods and shafts - often for use as wheel spokes, chair legs, or arrows.
verb
(transitive) To shape or smooth with a spokeshave.