A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
leatherback
leatherback
noun
A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back.
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
leskeaceous
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
linebackers
linebackers
noun
plural of linebacker
linebacking
linebacking
noun
(American football) Playing as a linebacker
lobachevsky
lukaszewicz
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
macflecknoe
machinelike
machinelike
adj
Resembling a machine; mechanical in form
mackereling
mackereling
noun
Alternative form of mackerelling
mackeyville
maeterlinck
makhachkala
makhachkala
Proper noun
The capital city of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia
makroskelic
marketplace
marketplace
noun
(by extension) The world of commerce and trade.
(figurative) A place or sphere for the exchange of anything, such as ideas or fashions.
An open area in a town housing a public market.
The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
muschelkalk
nonchokable
nonchokable
adj
On which a person cannot choke.
That cannot become choked or blocked up.
nonpickable
nonpickable
adj
Not pickable.
nyckelharpa
nyckelharpa
noun
(music) A string instrument (chordophone) with a long body and a boat-shaped soundbox, with keys attached to tangents that act like frets when the keys are depressed, and most commonly featuring chromatic and sympathetic strings in modern instruments, originating in the traditional music of Sweden.
packability
packability
noun
The quality or state of being packable
packbuilder
packsaddles
packsaddles
noun
plural of packsaddle
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
peacocklike
peacocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a peacock.
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
pickthankly
pilgarlicky
placekicked
placekicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of placekick
placekicker
placekicker
noun
(in several forms of football) A player who takes a placekick
placemaking
placemaking
noun
The planning, design and management of public spaces with regard to the communities that will inhabit them.
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
policymaker
policymaker
noun
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
preblockade
preblockade
adj
Before a blockade.
prickleback
prickleback
noun
Any of the fish in the family Stichaeidae.
The stickleback
pricklyback
problockade
quacksalver
quacksalver
noun
(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
racewalkers
racewalkers
noun
plural of racewalker
racewalking
racewalking
noun
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
present participle of racewalk
ramshackled
ramshackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ramshackle
ratchetlike
ratchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet.
rickettsial
rickettsial
adj
Relating to rickettsia.
rickstaddle
rickstaddle
noun
A staddle for a hayrick.
roadblocked
roadblocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of roadblock
rockafellow
romancelike
romancelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of romance or the romance genre.
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
salesclerks
salesclerks
noun
plural of salesclerk
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
saracenlike
scholarlike
scholarlike
adj
scholarly
adv
in a scholarly fashion
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
shacklebone
shacklewise
shellackers
shellackers
noun
plural of shellacker
shellacking
shellacking
noun
(informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.
The act or process of coating with shellac.
verb
present participle of shellac
silverbacks
silverbacks
noun
plural of silverback
skeltonical
skeptically
skeptically
adv
(American spelling) In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.
slackminded
slacknesses
slacknesses
noun
plural of slackness
slackwitted
slammocking
sockdolager
sockdolager
noun
(US, fishing) A combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites.
(US, slang, dated) A hard hit, a knockout or finishing blow, or conclusive argument.
(US, slang, dated) Something large or otherwise exceptional; a whopper.
spacewalked
spacewalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spacewalk
spacewalker
spacewalker
noun
An astronaut engaging in a space walk or other activity outside the spacecraft.
specklehead
spinachlike
spinachlike
Adjective
Resembling spinach.
steeplejack
steeplejack
noun
A person whose job involves climbing tall structures like steeples in order to make repairs.
stickhandle
stickhandle
verb
(chiefly Canada, by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
(transitive, intransitive, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
stickleback
stickleback
noun
Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct nests from weeds.
superflacks
superflacks
noun
plural of superflack
supplejacks
supplejacks
noun
plural of supplejack
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
tanglewrack
teacherlike
teacherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a teacher.
thickleaves
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
ticklebrain
ticklebrain
noun
(obsolete) Alcoholic liquor.
tobaccolike
tobaccolike
adj
Resembling tobacco or some aspect of it.
tracklayers
tracklayers
noun
plural of tracklayer
tracklaying
tracklaying
noun
(rail transport) The work that involves putting the track in place.
tracklessly
tracklessly
adv
Without a track.
trackwalker
trackwalker
noun
A person employed to walk over and inspect a section of railway track.
trafflicker
treaclelike
treaclelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of treacle.
turtlebacks
turtlebacks
noun
plural of turtleback
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
unblackened
unblackened
adj
Not blackened.
unblockaded
unblockaded
adj
Not blockaded.
uncheckable
uncheckable
adj
Incapable of being checked or restrained.
Incapable of being checked or verified.
uncloakable
uncloakable
adj
Not cloakable.
unpadlocked
unpadlocked
adj
Not secured by a padlock.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unpadlock
unshackling
unshackling
verb
present participle of unshackle
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).
unskeptical
unskeptical
adj
Not skeptical; having an open mind.
unslackened
unslackened
adj
Not slackened.
untrickable
untrickable
adj
That cannot be tricked.
waterlocked
whalebacker
whalesucker
whalesucker
noun
A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.