a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
amoebalike
amoebalike
adj
Having the characteristics of an amoeba.
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
anklebones
anklebones
noun
plural of anklebone
ankylomele
ankylotome
backlogged
backlogged
adj
Having an excessive list of tasks to do, especially tasks that should have already been performed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlog
backlotter
bankrolled
bankrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankroll
bankroller
bankroller
noun
One who bankrolls; usually an individual who has enough seed capital to launch a venture; one who can fund a project; angel investor.
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
blackstone
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
blockholer
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
blocklayer
blocklayer
noun
A person employed to lay down blocks of material, for example as a road surface.
blockmaker
blockmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blocks for use in printing.
A manufacturer of nautical blocks.
blouselike
blouselike
adj
Resembling a blouse.
bocklogged
bolsheviki
bolsheviks
bolsheviks
noun
plural of bolshevik
boltstrake
bonnetlike
bonnetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
bookdealer
bookdealer
noun
One who trades in books.
bookholder
bookholder
noun
(obsolete) A prompter at a theatre.
A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.
bookmobile
bookmobile
noun
A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection.
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
bookseller
bookseller
noun
A business that sells books.
A person engaged in the business of selling books.
bookshelfs
bootlicked
bootlicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootlick
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
bottlelike
bottlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bottle.
bottleneck
bottleneck
noun
(by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
(figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
verb
(intransitive) To form a bottleneck.
(transitive) To slow by causing a bottleneck.
bouckville
boullework
bronzelike
bronzelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bronze.
brookeland
brookfield
brookville
bullockite
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
cellblocks
cellblocks
noun
plural of cellblock
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
chuckholes
chuckholes
noun
plural of chuckhole
clearbrook
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
cloakmaker
cloakmaker
noun
Someone who makes cloaks.
clockhouse
clockhouse
noun
(architecture) A house or dwelling featuring a large visible clock on its exterior.
(architecture) A part of a building featuring such a clock; the section of a clocktower in which the clock is housed.
clockmaker
clockmaker
noun
A person who makes clocks.
clockville
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
cobleskill
cockbilled
cockbilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockbill
cockeyedly
cockeyedly
adv
In a cockeyed manner.
cockleboat
cockleboat
noun
Alternative form of cockboat
cocklewife
cockpaddle
cockpaddle
noun
The (male of the) lumpfish
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cocktailed
cocktailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocktail
cofferlike
cofferlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a coffer.
coldturkey
collielike
collielike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a collie (type of dog).
colormaker
colormaker
noun
(American spelling) A maker of paints or dyes; a colorman.
cookeville
cooksville
corncockle
corncockle
noun
Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
corymblike
crewelwork
crewelwork
noun
embroidery made using a crewel
cuckoldize
cuckoldize
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To cuckold.
deadlocked
deadlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deadlock
deblocking
deblocking
verb
present participle of deblock
diskophile
doctorlike
doctorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a doctor.
doodlesack
doodlesack
noun
(archaic or UK dialectal) The bagpipes.
downlinked
downlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downlink
downlooked
downlooked
adj
(obsolete) Having a downcast countenance; dejected; gloomy; sullen.
downlooker
downlooker
noun
(fishing) A kind of artificial fly used in fly fishing.
Any of various snipe flies of the genus Rhagio.
dragonlike
dragonlike
Adjective
Resembling a dragon or some aspect of one.
dreadlocks
dreadlocks
noun
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.
eikonology
ekasilicon
ekasilicon
noun
(chemistry, element, obsolete) The predicted element lying below silicon in the periodic table — later named germanium.
enamelwork
enamelwork
noun
Objects decorated with enamel
eskimology
eskimology
Noun
The study of the Eskimo people.
falconlike
falconlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a falcon.
fellowlike
fellowlike
adj
Like a comrade; companionable; on equal terms.
fetterlock
fetterlock
noun
(heraldry) A shackle or lock.
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
flakeboard
flakeboard
noun
A type of board manufactured from wood flakes
floatmaker
floatmaker
noun
A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
flowerlike
flowerlike
adj
Resembling a flower, especially in shape
flowerwork
flunkeydom
flunkeydom
noun
The state of a being a flunkey
folkestone
folkestone
Proper noun
A coastal town in Kent, England
folkething
folkmooter
folksiness
folksiness
noun
The quality of being folksy.
folksinger
folksinger
noun
A person who sings folk songs.
footlicker
footlicker
noun
A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
footlocker
footlocker
noun
A long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lies flat on the floor, especially one used for personal belongings and kept at the foot of a bed, commonly used in barracks and dormitories.
forestlike
forestlike
adj
Like a forest.
foretackle
foretackle
noun
(nautical) The tackle that attaches or hooks on to the pendant (on a masthead or foremast) for the purposes of hoisting, tautening, or securing a stay.
forksville
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
fossillike
fossillike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fossil.
frolickers
frolickers
noun
plural of frolicker
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
geeldikkop
geeldikkop
noun
(South Africa) tribulosis
gentlefolk
gentlefolk
noun
(archaic) People of superior social position.
geopolitik
getmjlkost
ginkgoales
glovemaker
glovemaker
noun
A maker of gloves; a glover.
glykopexic
goalkeeper
goalkeeper
noun
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
goldenback
goldenback
noun
(regional) The natterjack.
Any of a group of large woodpeckers that are resident breeders in tropical southern Asia.
goldenknop
goldworker
goldworker
noun
A metalworker who fashions gold into objects.
gorgonlike
gorgonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gorgon.
gospellike
gospellike
adj
(Christianity) Like a proper Christian; according to the gospel.
(music) Similar to gospel music.
grillework
grillework
noun
Alternative spelling of grillwork
groovelike
groovelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a groove (channel or depression).
grottolike
grottolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grotto
grouselike
grouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grouse.
halfcocked
halfcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halfcock
hammerlock
hammerlock
noun
A hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back; an armlock
heartblock
hektoliter
herakleion
herrenvolk
herrenvolk
noun
A master race, especially with reference to Nazi ideology.
hokaltecan
hollenbeck
holyokeite
homesickly
homesickly
adv
In a homesick way.
hucklebone
hucklebone
noun
Alternative form of huckle bone
inglenooks
inglenooks
noun
plural of inglenook
interblock
interblock
adj
Between blocks.
noun
A space or interval between two adjacent blocks or cells on a grid.
interlocks
interlocks
noun
plural of interlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlock
jackrolled
jackrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackroll
jockeylike
jockeylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jockey (rider of racehorses).
jogglework
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease