To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
balikpapan
beekeeping
beekeeping
noun
The practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees.
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
blackprint
bloubiskop
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.
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(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.
cheekpiece
cheekpiece
noun
A piece of armour, or the bridle of a horse, that protects the cheek.
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
chopsticks
chopsticks
noun
plural of chopstick
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
copperskin
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
dikephobia
diskophile
divekeeper
divekeeper
noun
The proprietor of a seedy bar or tavern.
drinkproof
dropkicker
dropkicker
noun
One who dropkicks.
dukkeripen
epimanikia
epimanikia
noun
plural of epimanikion
episarkine
fairkeeper
geeldikkop
geeldikkop
noun
(South Africa) tribulosis
geopolitik
glykopexic
gospellike
gospellike
adj
(Christianity) Like a proper Christian; according to the gospel.
(music) Similar to gospel music.
grippelike
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
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
hermokopid
hokypokies
hopkinsian
hopkinsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1721–1803).
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
impackment
innkeepers
innkeepers
noun
plural of innkeeper
inspeaking
jackpiling
jacksnipes
jacksnipes
noun
plural of jacksnipe
jailkeeper
jailkeeper
noun
One who keeps a jail; a jailer.
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
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
keepership
keepership
noun
The position of a keeper; guardianship, ownership.
kelpfishes
kelpfishes
noun
plural of kelpfish
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
kinescoped
kinescoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kinescope
kinescopes
kinescopes
noun
plural of kinescope
kinspeople
kiplingese
kiplingese
Noun
Language characteristic of the writer (1865-1936), characterised by realism, jingoism, etc.
kiplingism
kiplingism
Noun
An attitude or turn of phrase characteristic of Rudyard Kipling.
kittenship
kittenship
noun
The state or condition of a kitten; kittenhood.
kittlepins
kittlepins
Noun
The game of skittles.
kleptistic
knappishly
knickpoint
knickpoint
noun
(geomorphology) Part of a river or channel where there is a sharp change in slope, such as a waterfall or lake.
knifeproof
knifeproof
adj
Resistant to knives.
knightship
knightship
noun
(mathematics, computing) A spaceship, in a cellular automaton, which moves knightwise (i.e., moving two spaces along the x-axis for every space it moves along the y-axis [or vice versa], in the manner of a chess knight); a spaceship which moves with slope 2; a (2,1) spaceship.
Honorific formal address to a knighted person. Usually used with the relevant possessive pronoun.
The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
kopophobia
kriegspiel
kriegspiel
noun
A board game used to train military tactics and strategy.
A variant of chess in which the player cannot see their opponent's pieces.
kriophoros
kriophoros
noun
Synonym of criophore
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
krypticism
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
kulpsville
kupfferite
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.
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
lopatnikov
milksopism
miskeeping
miskeeping
verb
present participle of miskeep
misprovoke
mudskipper
mudskipper
noun
Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs.
nickeltype
nitpickers
nitpickers
noun
plural of nitpicker
nitpicking
nitpicking
noun
(figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.
The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
nonskeptic
nonskeptic
noun
One who is not a skeptic.
norrkoping
oikophobia
oikophobia
noun
Dislike of one's own culture or compatriots.
Ecophobia; fear of a home environment.
outkeeping
outkeeping
verb
present participle of outkeep
outskipped
outskipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outskip
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
pelletlike
pelletlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pellet.
pencillike
pencillike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pencil.
penderecki
pentelikon
perikaryal
perikaryal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a perikaryon
perikaryon
perikaryon
noun
The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.
periwinkle
periwinkle
adj
Of pale bluish purple colour.
noun
A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
A mollusk of family Littorinidae.
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.
Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
perjinkety
perkinston
pernickety
pernickety
adj
(chiefly Britain) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
Requiring attention to minor details.
pernickity
perofskite
perofskite
noun
Alternative form of perovskite
perovskite
perovskite
noun
(mineralogy) A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO₃, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.
pettiskirt
pettiskirt
noun
A kind of skirt modelled on old-fashioned petticoats.