simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
peacockiest
peacockiest
adj
superlative form of peacocky: most peacocky
peasticking
pickedevant
picketboats
picketboats
noun
plural of picketboat
pickthankly
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
prokaryotic
prokaryotic
adj
Of cells, lacking a nucleus.
Of or having the characteristics of prokaryotes, especially bacteria.
quarterback
quarterback
noun
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
(American football, historical) An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
(rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.
verb
(American football) To play the position of quarterback.
(by extension) To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity.
quarterdeck
quarterdeck
noun
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
racetracker
racetracker
noun
Any person employed at a racetrack for horses.
racketeered
racketeered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of racketeer
racketiness
racketiness
noun
Quality of being rackety.
racketproof
ratchetlike
ratchetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet.
reattacking
reattacking
verb
present participle of reattack
rejacketing
rejacketing
verb
present participle of rejacket
rheumaticky
rheumaticky
adj
(colloquial) Of, pertaining to or having rheumatism.
rickettsiae
rickettsiae
noun
plural of rickettsia
rickettsial
rickettsial
adj
Relating to rickettsia.
rickettsias
rickstaddle
rickstaddle
noun
A staddle for a hayrick.
rockhampton
rockhampton
Proper noun
A village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Proper noun
A regional city of Queensland, Australia.
rockhearted
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
scratchback
scratchback
noun
(UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.
scratchlike
scratchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
shattuckite
shattuckite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.
sickhearted
sidetracked
sidetracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sidetrack
skeltonical
skeptically
skeptically
adv
(American spelling) In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.
slackwitted
smokestacks
smokestacks
noun
plural of smokestack
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
spatterdock
spatterdock
noun
A species of water lily, Nuphar advena
stackhousia
stagestruck
stagestruck
adj
Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses.
starchmaker
starchworks
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.
stockfather
stockhausen
stockmaking
stocktaking
stocktaking
noun
the act of taking an inventory of merchandise etc.
the reappraisal of a situation or of one's prospects
subtacksman
subtacksmen
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
tackinesses
tackinesses
noun
plural of tackiness
tandstickor
tanglewrack
tapersticks
tapersticks
noun
plural of taperstick
tchaikovsky
tchaikovsky
Proper noun
definition usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
teacherlike
teacherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a teacher.
terracework
thackerayan
thackerayan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1811–1863), English novelist and satirist.
thickheaded
thickheaded
adj
(informal) stupid, obtuse or dumb.
thickleaves
thumbtacked
thumbtacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thumbtack
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
thwackstave
ticklebrain
ticklebrain
noun
(obsolete) Alcoholic liquor.
ticktacking
ticktacktoe
ticktacktoo
tobaccolike
tobaccolike
adj
Resembling tobacco or some aspect of it.
trackbarrow
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.
trackmaster
trackmaster
noun
(dated) One who is in charge of a railroad track.
trackwalker
trackwalker
noun
A person employed to walk over and inspect a section of railway track.
traffickers
traffickers
noun
plural of trafficker
trafficking
trafficking
noun
(biochemistry) The movement of an enzyme (or other protein) through tissue.
Clipping of arms trafficking: the smuggling of illegal arms.
Clipping of drug trafficking: the distribution of illegal drugs.
Clipping of human trafficking.
verb
present participle of traffic
present participle of traffick
trafflicker
treaclelike
treaclelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of treacle.
trucemaking
truckmaster
truckmaster
noun
(historical) The manager of a colonially-sanctioned store that traded goods with the Native Americans.
tunkhannock
tunkhannock
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
turtlebacks
turtlebacks
noun
plural of turtleback
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
unbracketed
unbracketed
adj
Not bracketed.
underjacket
unskeptical
unskeptical
adj
Not skeptical; having an open mind.
untrickable
untrickable
adj
That cannot be tricked.
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
waterlocked
weathercock
weathercock
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) A kind of wind pump whose top behaves like a weather vane, moving with the wind direction, but which also has a wheel attached to measure wind speed.
(figuratively) One who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
verb
(intransitive, of a boat) To turn upwind because of the difference in water pressure on two sides.
(intransitive, of an airplane or missile) To veer into the direction of the oncoming (relative) wind.