A mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.
backspread
barkeepers
barkeepers
noun
plural of barkeeper
beekeepers
beekeepers
noun
plural of beekeeper
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
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.
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
carpsucker
carpsucker
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
casekeeper
casekeeper
noun
(card games) An employee at a gambling establishment who assists the players and prevents dealer cheating by counting cards using an abacus-like device with counters on spindles.
cashkeeper
checkstrap
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
copperskin
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
dekaparsec
dekaparsec
noun
Alternative form of decaparsec
episarkine
forespoken
forespoken
adj
Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
verb
past participle of forespeak.
grapestalk
innkeepers
innkeepers
noun
plural of innkeeper
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
kaisership
kaisership
noun
The role or status of a kaiser.
kanephoros
karyoplasm
karyoplasm
noun
nucleoplasm
keeperless
keeperless
adj
Not having a keeper; not minded; not kept.
keepership
keepership
noun
The position of a keeper; guardianship, ownership.
keypresses
keypresses
noun
plural of keypress
kidnappers
kidnappers
noun
plural of kidnapper
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
kopperston
kornskeppa
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
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
mckeesport
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.
nitpickers
nitpickers
noun
plural of nitpicker
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.
overspoken
overspoken
verb
past participle of overspeak
pacemakers
pacemakers
noun
plural of pacemaker
packhorses
packhorses
noun
plural of packhorse
paderewski
painstaker
painstaker
noun
One who takes pains; a careful worker.
palikarism
paperbacks
paperbacks
noun
plural of paperback
parkesburg
parkleaves
parkleaves
noun
A plant, the tutsan.
parksville
parrakeets
parrakeets
noun
plural of parrakeet
parsonlike
parsonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parson.
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
perkinston
perofskite
perofskite
noun
Alternative form of perovskite
perovskite
perovskite
noun
(mineralogy) A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO₃, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.
perukeless
pettiskirt
pettiskirt
noun
A kind of skirt modelled on old-fashioned petticoats.
phrasemake
piatigorsk
picnickers
picnickers
noun
plural of picnicker
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
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
planksheer
pokerishly
pokerishly
adv
In a pokerish manner.
poltoratsk
porkfishes
porkopolis
porkopolis
Proper noun
The city of Cincinnati.
postmarked
postmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postmark
prankishly
prankishly
adv
In a prankish way.
pranksters
pranksters
noun
plural of prankster
predislike
preshrinks
preshrinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preshrink
presoaking
presoaking
noun
The soaking of something in advance.
verb
present participle of presoak
prickliest
prickliest
adj
superlative form of prickly: most prickly
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
priestlike
priestlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a priest.
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.
prisonlike
prisonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prison
proklausis
proskomide
puckerbush
puckeriest
pyatigorsk
pyatigorsk
Proper noun
spa city in south-Stavropol krai, administrative center of the of Russia
pyrewinkes
quakership
repackages
repackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repackage
resprinkle
safekeeper
safekeeper
noun
A person kept in prison while awaiting trial.
sapsuckers
sapsuckers
noun
plural of sapsucker
schipperke
schipperke
noun
(zoology) A small breed of dog developed in Belgium, sometimes used as a watchdog on boats.
scrapbooks
scrapbooks
noun
plural of scrapbook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scrapbook
scrapworks
seraphlike
seraphlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a seraph.
shakeproof
shakeproof
adj
(engineering) Of a washer: resistant to being loosened by vibration.
sheepcrook
shipbroken
shipbroken
adj
Synonym of shipwrecked
shipkeeper
shipwrecks
shipwrecks
noun
plural of shipwreck
shipwrecky
shipwrecky
adj
(figurative) Weak, feeble; shaky.
Characteristic of a shipwreck.
shockproof
shockproof
adj
Made sturdily enough to withstand knocks and shocks without being damaged.
Protected from imparting electric shocks.
verb
(transitive) To protect from imparting electric shocks.
shopkeeper
shopkeeper
noun
A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
shopworker
shopworker
noun
A person who works in a shop; a shop assistant
shrimplike
shrimplike
adj
Resembling a shrimp.
shunpikers
shunpikers
noun
plural of shunpiker
silverpeak
skeuomorph
skeuomorph
noun
A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary.
skiagraphy
skipperage
skippering
skippering
verb
present participle of skipper
skyscraper
skyscraper
noun
(architecture) A very tall building with a large number of floors.
(figuratively) Anything very tall or high.
(nautical, archaic) A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail.
skysweeper
skysweeper
Noun
A kind of anti-aircraft gun used in the mid-20th century.
sleepwaker
sleepwaker
noun
One in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep.
slickpaper
slopworker
smokeproof
smokeproof
adj
Resistant to smoke.
snakeproof
snakeproof
adj
Resistant to snakes.
sparkiness
sparkiness
noun
The quality of being sparky.
sparkingly
sparkingly
adv
With or by sparks.
sparkishly
sparkishly
adv
In a sparkish manner.
sparkproof
sparkproof
adj
Designed not to emit sparks.
speakeress
speakeress
noun
A female speaker (all human senses)
speckproof
spelunkers
spelunkers
noun
plural of spelunker
spherelike
spherelike
adj
Resembling a sphere.
spiderlike
spiderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a spider.
spiderwork
spiderwork
noun
Lace worked by spider stitch.
spinnakers
spinnakers
noun
plural of spinnaker
spiritlike
spiritlike
adj
Resembling a spirit.
spirketing
spirketing
noun
(nautical) The planking from the waterways up to the portsills.
spookeries
spookeries
noun
plural of spookery
spoonmaker
spoonmaker
noun
A manufacturer of spoons.
sprackness
sprackness
noun
(UK, dialectal) The quality of being sprack, lively, full of energy.
springboks
springboks
noun
plural of springbok
springbuck
springbuck
noun
Alternative form of springbok
springlick
springlike
springlike
adj
(chiefly of the weather) Typical of spring (the season).
Resembling a spring (coiled-shaped usually metal object).
springlock
sprinklers
sprinklers
noun
plural of sprinkler
sprinkling
sprinkling
noun
A light shower of rain.
A scattering.
A small thinly distributed amount, e.g. of some liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled on to something.
The action of the verb to sprinkle.
verb
present participle of sprinkle
spritelike
spritelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sprite (fairy creature).
stockpiler
stockpiler
noun
One who stockpiles.
stockproof
stockproof
adj
Resistant to the passage of livestock.
superblock
superblock
noun
(architecture, urban planning) A very large block of buildings.
(computing) A segment of metadata describing the file system on a block device.