(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
cheekiness
cheekiness
noun
The state of being cheeky
chekhovian
chekhovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) or his writings.
chelyuskin
chemicking
chemicking
verb
present participle of chemic
cherubikon
chickening
chickening
verb
present participle of chicken
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
chickstone
chronodeik
chunkiness
chunkiness
noun
the state of being chunky
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
enkerchief
frenchlick
hackneying
hackneying
verb
present participle of hackney
hackneyism
haeckelian
haeckelian
Adjective
Of or relating to the zoologist (1834-1919).
haimsucken
hancockite
hancockite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral of the epidote group, with lead and strontium replacing some of the calcium.
handpicked
handpicked
adj
(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handpick
henpecking
henpecking
noun
An instance of somebody being henpecked; nagging.
verb
present participle of henpeck
hockenheim
intercheck
interchoke
intershock
intershock
adj
Between shocks.
verb
To shock mutually, as if by collision.
kirichenko
kitchendom
kitchendom
noun
(dated) The domain of the kitchen; kitchenry.
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
kitchenman
kitchenman
noun
A man employed in a kitchen.
kurchicine
lichenlike
lichenlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of lichen.
liebknecht
outkitchen
outkitchen
noun
An outbuilding used as a kitchen.
rechecking
rechecking
noun
A second or subsequent checking; reverification.
verb
present participle of recheck
reichsbank
shackanite
shankpiece
shinnecock
theoktonic
thickeners
thickeners
noun
plural of thickener
thickening
thickening
adj
Beginning to thicken, becoming thicker.
noun
A substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce.
A thickened part of a structure.
The process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous.
verb
present participle of thicken
trenchlike
trenchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a trench.
twickenham
twickenham
Proper noun
A town in southwest London
Twickenham Stadium, the largest rugby stadium in England
urchinlike
urchinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sea urchin.
Resembling or characteristic of an urchin (mischievous child).