a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
antiknocks
antiknocks
noun
plural of antiknock
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
bakerstown
blackstone
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
centistoke
centistoke
noun
(physics) Misconstruction of centistokes (unit of kinematic viscosity)
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.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
checkstone
chickstone
chockstone
chockstone
noun
(climbing) A metal wedge or nut, threaded on a wire, used in rock climbing for protection by wedging it into a crack in the rock.
A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft.
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
downstroke
downstroke
noun
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
drakestone
evtushenko
flintlocks
flintlocks
noun
plural of flintlock
folkestone
folkestone
Proper noun
A coastal town in Kent, England
foretokens
foretokens
noun
plural of foretoken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foretoken
frankforts
frithsoken
gunstocker
gunstocker
noun
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
honkytonks
honkytonks
noun
plural of honkytonk
hoskinston
inkhornist
inkhornist
noun
One who uses or favours inkhorn terms.
interlocks
interlocks
noun
plural of interlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlock
intershock
intershock
adj
Between shocks.
verb
To shock mutually, as if by collision.
interworks
interworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwork
jacksonite
jacksonite
Noun
A Jacksonian.
jackstones
jackstones
noun
plural of jackstone
kenoticism
kenoticism
noun
The doctrine of kenosis
kenoticist
kenoticist
noun
kenotist
kensington
kensington
noun
(dated, Midwestern US and Western US) A sewing circle for women.
keratinose
keratinous
keratinous
adj
Consisting of, or made from keratin.
keratoncus
kinetosome
kinetosome
noun
A basal body.
knobbliest
knobbliest
adj
superlative form of knobbly: most knobbly
knobnoster
knockstone
knockstone
noun
(mining) A block upon which ore is broken up.
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
knottiness
knottiness
noun
The state of being knotty.
knowingest
knowingest
adj
superlative form of knowing: most knowing
konstantin
kopperston
kurtistown
loranskite
mackintosh
mackintosh
noun
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
By extension, any waterproof coat or raincoat.
Waterproof rubberized cloth.
moonstruck
moonstruck
adj
(by extension) Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature.
(obsolete) Crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon.
(obsolete) Made sick, or (like fishes) unsuitable for food, by the supposed influence of the Moon.
motherkins
motherkins
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's mother.
nightstock
nonskeptic
nonskeptic
noun
One who is not a skeptic.
nonstriker
nonstriker
noun
One who is not participating in an industrial strike.
outkissing
outkissing
verb
present participle of outkiss
outseeking
outsmoking
outsmoking
verb
present participle of outsmoke
outsulking
outsulking
verb
present participle of outsulk
outtasking
outtasking
verb
present participle of outtask
perkinston
pistonlike
pistonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a piston.
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.
restocking
restocking
noun
An act of replenishing stock.
verb
present participle of restock
shackleton
shonkinite
shonkinite
noun
(mineralogy) A kind of mafic foidal syenite.
skeletonic
skeletonic
Adjective
Like a skeleton.
skellytown
skeltonian
skeltonian
Adjective
Relating to (c.1460–1529), English poet.
skeltonics
skillenton
skillenton
noun
(nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of skeleton.
skimmelton
skimmerton
skimmerton
noun
Alternative form of skimmington
slickstone
slickstone
noun
Synonym of sleekstone
smokestone
snakemouth
snakemouth
noun
The orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides.
snakestone
snakestone
noun
(India) A usually porous substance made from charred bones, earth, etc. and believed to cure snakebites.
(paleontology) An ammonite (because of its coiled form).
A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.
sonnetlike
sonnetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sonnet.
soundtrack
soundtrack
noun
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.
A recording of such music for sale.
Background sounds that are part of a bigger event.
The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc.
verb
To provide, or to act as the sound or music component of a film
sternworks
stinkeroos
stinkeroos
noun
plural of stinkeroo
stinkstone
stinkstone
noun
(mineralogy) One of the varieties of calcite, barite, and feldspar that emit a foetid odour on being struck.
stinkyfoot
stockading
stockading
verb
present participle of stockade
stockannet
stockiness
stockiness
noun
The state or quality of being stocky.
stockinets
stockinets
noun
plural of stockinet
stockinged
stockinged
adj
Wearing socks but no shoes.
Wearing stockings.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stocking
stockinger
stockinger
noun
One who weaves stockings.
stockowner
stockstone
stolonlike
stolonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a stolon.
stonebreak
stonebreak
noun
The meadow saxifrage.
stoneworks
stoneworks
noun
A place where quarried stone is processed.
plural of stonework
stonybrook
strokesman
strokesman
noun
The member of a rowing team who rows the aftermost oar, and whose stroke is to be followed by the rest.
strongback
strongback
noun
(carpentry) A load-bearing post with a T-shaped cross-section, where the short T-tail prevents bowing of the long post.
(nautical) A strong bar placed across a hatch opening to hold hatch boards or hatch covers. (FM 55-501)
(nautical) The fore-and-aft spar extending from stem to stern on a lifeboat and serving as a raised spreader for a boat cover. (FM 55-501)
(sculpture) A backing pole used to reinforce and stabilize vertically-oriented sculptures.
(space science) A vertical structure used to support and stabilize a rocket, often hosting fuel and power umbilical connections. Usually retracted immediately before launch.
strongbark
stronglike
subnetwork
subnetwork
noun
A subsection of a network.
sunstrokes
sunstrokes
noun
plural of sunstroke
swingstock
timoshenko
tinselwork
toddlekins
toddlekins
noun
(dated, informal) A toddler.
toshakhana
toshakhana
noun
(India, historical) A repository of articles received as presents, or intended to be given as presents, attached to a government office or to a rich person's establishment.
triskelion
triskelion
noun
A figure composed of three interlocked spirals (or three bent human legs), with threefold rotational symmetry.
twinbrooks
understock
understock
noun
(horticulture) The rootstock onto which the scion is grafted.
verb
(transitive) To stock with an insufficient amount.