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.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
cheapskate
cheapskate
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not give freely.
Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
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.
checkstrap
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chopsticks
chopsticks
noun
plural of chopstick
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
copartaker
copartaker
noun
One who partakes in something with others.
crankplate
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
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.
geopolitik
grapestalk
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.
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
housekkept
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
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
keratophyr
kilpatrick
kineplasty
kittenship
kittenship
noun
The state or condition of a kitten; kittenhood.
kittlepins
kittlepins
Noun
The game of skittles.
kleptistic
knapbottle
knapbottle
noun
Bladder campion.
knickpoint
knickpoint
noun
(geomorphology) Part of a river or channel where there is a sharp change in slope, such as a waterfall or lake.
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.
kopperston
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
krypticism
kryptomere
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
kupfferite
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
lopatnikov
mckeesport
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.
outkeeping
outkeeping
verb
present participle of outkeep
outskipped
outskipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outskip
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
pelletlike
pelletlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pellet.
pentelikon
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.
petrouchka
pettiskirt
pettiskirt
noun
A kind of skirt modelled on old-fashioned petticoats.
phthisicky
phthisicky
adj
Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.
phytokinin
piatigorsk
picketboat
picketboat
noun
Alternative form of picket boat
pickpocket
pickpocket
noun
One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
verb
To pick pockets; to steal.
pickthatch
pigsticked
pigsticker
pigsticker
noun
(UK, India) A horse well-suited to hunt wild boar.
(UK, India) A hunter of wild boar.
(US, dialect) A sled with a pointed front.
A large knife, used as a weapon.
A pork butcher.
A spike bayonet
pikestaves
piratelike
piratelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pirate.
pistollike
pistollike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pistol.
pistonlike
pistonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a piston.
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
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
plinthlike
plinthlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plinth.
pocketable
pocketable
adj
Able to be put in one's pocket
pocketbook
pocketbook
noun
(US) a purse or handbag.
(dated) A wallet for paper money.
(figuratively) One's personal budget or economic capacity - the amount one can afford.
(uncommon) A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket.
pocketcase
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketless
pocketless
adj
Without pockets.
pocketlike
pocketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pocket.
pocketsful
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.
poikilitic
poikilitic
adj
(geology) Describing the texture of an igneous rock that has small crystals of one mineral scattered among larger crystals of another
pointblank
pointblank
adv
(obsolete or rare) point blank
pointmaker
pointmaker
noun
(historical) A manufacturer of laces for fastening clothing.
politicked
politicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of politic
simple past tense and past participle of politick
politicker
politicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A politician; one who employs politics.
One who politicks; one who engages in politicking to increase their stature or power within a (non-governmental) business, organization, profession, etc.
poltoratsk
polytokous
porterlike
porterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a porter (person employed to carry things).
Resembling or characteristic of porter (type of beer).
postattack
postattack
adj
After an attack.
postmarked
postmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postmark
pothookery
prakritize
pranksters
pranksters
noun
plural of prankster
prekantian
prepartake
prepartook
prickliest
prickliest
adj
superlative form of prickly: most prickly
priestlike
priestlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a priest.
printmaker
printmaker
noun
A person who makes prints of works of art, (particularly) a self-employed craftsman.
printworks
printworks
noun
Synonym of printing house, an institutional or commercial publisher or a building where printing takes place.
Synonym of printing press, the machinery involved in printing.
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).
proletkult
promptbook
promptbook
noun
An annotated copy of a script used by a prompter
puckeriest
pumpkinity
pumpkinity
noun
(rare, humorous) The quality of being a pumpkin.
puppetlike
puppetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puppet; mechanical, controlled by another.
pyatigorsk
pyatigorsk
Proper noun
spa city in south-Stavropol krai, administrative center of the of Russia
quicksteps
quicksteps
noun
plural of quickstep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quickstep
rebankrupt
rebankrupt
verb
(transitive) To bankrupt again.
skatoscopy
skepticism
skepticism
noun
A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty though scientific or logical observation.
A studied attitude of questioning and doubt
Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines
The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible