(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
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
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
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
impackment
jackpiling
jacksnipes
jacksnipes
noun
plural of jacksnipe
kinescoped
kinescoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kinescope
kinescopes
kinescopes
noun
plural of kinescope
knickpoint
knickpoint
noun
(geomorphology) Part of a river or channel where there is a sharp change in slope, such as a waterfall or lake.
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
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.
pacemaking
pacemaking
noun
The action of a pacemaker (in any sense)
packagings
packagings
noun
plural of packaging
packmaking
paddocking
paddocking
verb
present participle of paddock
padlocking
padlocking
verb
present participle of padlock
panickiest
panickiest
adj
superlative form of panicky: most panicky
peacocking
peacocking
noun
(seduction community) Ostentatious dress or behaviour employed by a man in an attempt to impress women.
pencillike
pencillike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pencil.
penderecki
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
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.
pincerlike
pincerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pincer.
pinpricked
pinpricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pinprick
plainbacks
planktonic
planktonic
adj
Floating in the open sea rather than living on the seafloor.
Of or pertaining to plankton.
pluckerian
pluckiness
pluckiness
noun
The characteristic of being plucky.
pockmantie
precooking
precooking
verb
present participle of precook
prepacking
prepacking
verb
present participle of prepack
prickingly
prickingly
adv
With a pricking action or sensation.
princelike
princelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prince.
princewick
purbeckian
puschkinia
puschkinia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Puschkinia of bulbous perennials in the family Asparagaceae.