(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.
bookkeeper
bookkeeper
noun
(accounting) A person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business.
A bookseller
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.
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.
copartaker
copartaker
noun
One who partakes in something with others.
copperskin
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
crowkeeper
crowkeeper
noun
(obsolete) A person employed to scare off crows.
(obsolete) A scarecrow.
doorkeeper
doorkeeper
noun
The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes something more.
drinkproof
dropkicker
dropkicker
noun
One who dropkicks.
dykehopper
forespoken
forespoken
adj
Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
verb
past participle of forespeak.
goalkeeper
goalkeeper
noun
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
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
hermokopid
homekeeper
homekeeper
noun
Synonym of housekeeper (“one who looks after domestic affairs in a house”)
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease
kanephoros
karyolymph
karyolymph
noun
The liquid part of the nucleus of a cell.
karyoplasm
karyoplasm
noun
nucleoplasm
karyotypic
karyotypic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to karyotypes
kataphoric
kataphoric
adj
Alternative form of cataphoric
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
keratophyr
kiloampere
kiloampere
noun
One thousand amperes
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
knifeproof
knifeproof
adj
Resistant to knives.
kopperston
kornskeppa
kriophoros
kriophoros
noun
Synonym of criophore
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
kryptomere
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
kymography
kymography
noun
The use of a kymograph.
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
mckeesport
misprovoke
nonspeaker
nonspeaker
noun
One who cannot speak; a mute.
One who does not speak a particular language or dialect.
norrkoping
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outspeaker
outspeaker
noun
One who speaks out.
overspoken
overspoken
verb
past participle of overspeak
packhorses
packhorses
noun
plural of packhorse
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.
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.
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.
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
peckerwood
peckerwood
noun
(Southern US, Appalachia) A peckerwood sawmill.
(Southern US, Appalachia, slang) A woodpecker.
(US, offensive, slang) A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted.
(prison slang) A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
pelargikon
perikaryon
perikaryon
noun
The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.
perkinston
perofskite
perofskite
noun
Alternative form of perovskite
perovskite
perovskite
noun
(mineralogy) A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO₃, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.
petrouchka
piatigorsk
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
pikemonger
pillowwork
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
playbroker
playbroker
noun
An agent involved in procuring and selling theatrical plays.
ploverlike
ploverlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plover.
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.
pokerishly
pokerishly
adv
In a pokerish manner.
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
porkburger
porkburger
noun
A burger made with pork instead of beef.
porkfishes
porkopolis
porkopolis
Proper noun
The city of Cincinnati.
porterlike
porterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a porter (person employed to carry things).
Resembling or characteristic of porter (type of beer).
postmarked
postmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postmark
pothookery
powderlike
powderlike
adj
Resembling powder.
precooking
precooking
verb
present participle of precook
preknowing
prepartook
preprovoke
presoaking
presoaking
noun
The soaking of something in advance.
verb
present participle of presoak
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
prickproof
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
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).
proklausis
prokofieff
proletkult
prologlike
promptbook
promptbook
noun
An annotated copy of a script used by a prompter
proskomide
provokable
provokable
adj
That may be provoked.
pyatigorsk
pyatigorsk
Proper noun
spa city in south-Stavropol krai, administrative center of the of Russia
quakeproof
quakeproof
adj
Capable of withstanding an earthquake.
verb
(transitive) To modify (a structure) to make it capable of withstanding an earthquake.
roomkeeper
roomkeeper
noun
A person employed by a hotel or similar establishment to clean, maintain and restock the rooms.
ropemaking
ropemaking
noun
The manufacture of rope.
ropewalker
ropewalker
noun
An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer.
scrapbooks
scrapbooks
noun
plural of scrapbook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scrapbook
scrapworks
shakeproof
shakeproof
adj
(engineering) Of a washer: resistant to being loosened by vibration.
sheepcrook
shipbroken
shipbroken
adj
Synonym of shipwrecked
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
skeuomorph
skeuomorph
noun
A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary.
slopworker
smokeproof
smokeproof
adj
Resistant to smoke.
snakeproof
snakeproof
adj
Resistant to snakes.
sparkproof
sparkproof
adj
Designed not to emit sparks.
speckproof
spiderwork
spiderwork
noun
Lace worked by spider stitch.
spookeries
spookeries
noun
plural of spookery
spoonmaker
spoonmaker
noun
A manufacturer of spoons.
springboks
springboks
noun
plural of springbok
springlock
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.
tollkeeper
tollkeeper
noun
One who mans a tollbooth.
topworking
topworking
verb
present participle of topwork
trickproof
trickproof
adj
Resistant to trickery.
turkophile
turkophobe
unprovoked
unprovoked
adj
Happening without provocation or motivation.
adv
He attacked me, suddenly, unprovoked.
Without provocation or motivation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unprovoke
upperworks
upperworks
noun
(nautical) superstructure
(slang) head; brains
woodpecker
woodpecker
noun
(military slang) Type 92 heavy machine gun
Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.