A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backpointers
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backtracking
backtracking
noun
(aviation) The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.
(computer science) The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
(countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
verb
present participle of backtrack
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
brickbatting
brickbatting
noun
The act of assailing with criticism.
The act of attacking by throwing brickbats.
verb
present participle of brickbat
cabinetmaker
cabinetmaker
noun
A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture
cabinetworks
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
chakravartin
chakravartin
noun
(India, religion) An ideal universal ruler, who rules ethically and benevolently over the entire world.
chandrakanta
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chaunoprockt
cryoplankton
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
karyokinetic
karyokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
khachaturian
kickstarting
kickstarting
verb
present participle of kickstart
kinesiatrics
kinesiatrics
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease by muscular movements.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kittikachorn
leathernecks
leathernecks
noun
plural of leatherneck
lindackerite
lindackerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.
matchmarking
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
rackateering
racketeering
racketeering
noun
The criminal action of being involved in a racket.
verb
present participle of racketeer
rackrentable
rebankruptcy
sidetracking
sidetracking
verb
present participle of sidetrack
starchmaking
stencilmaker
stencilmaker
noun
A manufacturer of stencils.
stickhandler
stickhandler
noun
(ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) A player who is skilled in stickhandling.
thackerayana
thickbrained
thundercrack
thundercrack
noun
A peal of thunder; thunderclap.
tracklayings
trackmanship
trackmanship
noun
The role or work of a trackman.
tuckermanity
tuckermanity
noun
(rare) Poetry or literature, especially that which is excessively proper or moralist; literature by or in the style of Henry T. Tuckerman.