a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
archipenko
assapanick
athapaskan
backplanes
backplanes
noun
plural of backplane
balikpapan
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
beekeeping
beekeeping
noun
The practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees.
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
blackprint
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(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.
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
chutzpanik
copperskin
crankplate
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
drinkproof
dukkeripen
epimanikia
epimanikia
noun
plural of epimanikion
episarkine
forespoken
forespoken
adj
Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
verb
past participle of forespeak.
gangplanks
gangplanks
noun
plural of gangplank
goldenknop
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
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
hopkinsian
hopkinsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1721–1803).
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
impackment
innkeepers
innkeepers
noun
plural of innkeeper
inspeaking
jackanapes
jackanapes
noun
(dated, derogatory) An impudent or mischievous person.
(crime) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.
verb
present participle of kidnap
kineplasty
kinescoped
kinescoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kinescope
kinescopes
kinescopes
noun
plural of kinescope
kinspeople
kiplingese
kiplingese
Noun
Language characteristic of the writer (1865-1936), characterised by realism, jingoism, etc.
kiplingism
kiplingism
Noun
An attitude or turn of phrase characteristic of Rudyard Kipling.
kittenship
kittenship
noun
The state or condition of a kitten; kittenhood.
kittlepins
kittlepins
Noun
The game of skittles.
knapbottle
knapbottle
noun
Bladder campion.
knappishly
knapsacked
knapsacked
adj
Wearing a knapsack.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knapsack
knickpoint
knickpoint
noun
(geomorphology) Part of a river or channel where there is a sharp change in slope, such as a waterfall or lake.
knifeproof
knifeproof
adj
Resistant to knives.
knightship
knightship
noun
(mathematics, computing) A spaceship, in a cellular automaton, which moves knightwise (i.e., moving two spaces along the x-axis for every space it moves along the y-axis [or vice versa], in the manner of a chess knight); a spaceship which moves with slope 2; a (2,1) spaceship.
Honorific formal address to a knighted person. Usually used with the relevant possessive pronoun.
The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
kopperston
kornskeppa
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
lampmaking
lampmaking
noun
The manufacture of lamps.
leukopenia
leukopenia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood.
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
lopatnikov
lopeskonce
miskeeping
miskeeping
verb
present participle of miskeep
nickeltype
nitpickers
nitpickers
noun
plural of nitpicker
nitpicking
nitpicking
noun
(figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.
The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
nonskeptic
nonskeptic
noun
One who is not a skeptic.
nonspeaker
nonspeaker
noun
One who cannot speak; a mute.
One who does not speak a particular language or dialect.
norrkoping
outkeeping
outkeeping
verb
present participle of outkeep
overspoken
overspoken
verb
past participle of overspeak
pacemaking
pacemaking
noun
The action of a pacemaker (in any sense)
packagings
packagings
noun
plural of packaging
packmaking
packnesses
paddocking
paddocking
verb
present participle of paddock
padlocking
padlocking
verb
present participle of padlock
painkiller
painkiller
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that numbs the pain in the body.
painstaker
painstaker
noun
One who takes pains; a careful worker.
pakistanis
panickiest
panickiest
adj
superlative form of panicky: most panicky
pankration
pankration
noun
(martial arts) An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.
paperknife
paperknife
noun
A knife for cutting paper or opening envelopes.
parentlike
parentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parent.
parsonlike
parsonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parson.
pawnbroker
pawnbroker
noun
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
pawneerock
peacocking
peacocking
noun
(seduction community) Ostentatious dress or behaviour employed by a man in an attempt to impress women.
peakedness
peakedness
noun
(chiefly in combination) The condition of having a (specified form of) peak
(statistics) kurtosis (archaic).
peastaking
pelargikon
pelasgikon
pencillike
pencillike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pencil.
penderecki
pennebaker
pennsauken
pentelikon
pequannock
perikaryon
perikaryon
noun
The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.
periwinkle
periwinkle
adj
Of pale bluish purple colour.
noun
A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
A mollusk of family Littorinidae.
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.
Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
perjinkety
perkinston
pernickety
pernickety
adj
(chiefly Britain) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
Requiring attention to minor details.
pernickity
physicking
physicking
noun
(archaic) medication
verb
present participle of physic
phytokinin
piankashaw
pickaninny
pickaninny
adj
(now rare) Little, small.
noun
(colloquial, now offensive, ethnic slur) A black child.
pickedness
pickedness
noun
(obsolete) The state of being sharpened or pointed.
(obsolete) fineness; spruceness; smartness
pickeering
pickeering
verb
present participle of pickeer
picknicker
picknicker
noun
Archaic form of picnicker.
picnickers
picnickers
noun
plural of picnicker
picnickery
picnickian
picnicking
picnicking
noun
An expedition for the purpose of having a picnic.
verb
present participle of picnic
picnickish
picnickish
adj
Resembling, characteristic of, or suitable for a picnic.
pikeblenny
pikemonger
pilliwinks
pilliwinks
noun
(chiefly Scotland, historical) A torture device for squeezing the fingers; a thumbscrew.
pillmaking
pinakoidal
pinakoidal
adj
Alternative form of pinacoidal
pincerlike
pincerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pincer.
pinionlike
pinionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pinion.
pinkfishes
pinkifying
pinknesses
pinknesses
noun
plural of pinkness
pinpricked
pinpricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pinprick
pistonlike
pistonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a piston.
plainbacks
plainsfolk
planetlike
planetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a planet.
plankbuilt
plankinton
plankinton
Proper noun
A city in South Dakota, USA.
planksheer
planktonic
planktonic
adj
Floating in the open sea rather than living on the seafloor.
Of or pertaining to plankton.
playmaking
playmaking
noun
(sports) The initiation of offensive play with the intent of scoring a goal (or the equivalent)