a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
antiskeptical
applejacks
applejacks
noun
plural of applejack
asklepios
asparkle
asparkle
adj
Sparkling.
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
backplanes
backplanes
noun
plural of backplane
backslap
backslap
verb
To enthusiastically affirm or congratulate a person, especially by patting them on the back.
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backslaps
backslaps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslap
backspacefile
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
backsplice
backsplice
noun
Such a knot
verb
To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
ballparks
ballparks
noun
plural of ballpark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballpark
bespeakable
blackcaps
blackcaps
noun
plural of blackcap
blackstrap
blackstrap
noun
(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
blankenship
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
calpacks
calpacks
noun
plural of calpack
clapstick
clapstick
noun
A clapperboard.
A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.
dikelocephalus
disparkle
disparkle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter around.
doublespeak
doublespeak
noun
Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.
doublespeaks
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
episkeletal
episkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Above or outside the endoskeleton; epaxial.
evilspeaker
evilspeaking
flapjacks
flapjacks
noun
plural of flapjack; pancakes.
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
gangplanks
gangplanks
noun
plural of gangplank
goalkeepers
goalkeepers
noun
plural of goalkeeper
grapestalk
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hypermakroskelic
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
kaleidescope
kaleidoscope
kaleidoscope
noun
(figuratively) A constantly changing series of colours or other things.
An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen.
verb
(intransitive) To move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns.
kaleidoscopes
kaleidoscopes
noun
plural of kaleidoscope
kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopic
adj
(figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope.
Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
kaleidoscopical
kaleidoscopical
adj
Alternative form of kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopically
kaleidoscopically
adv
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.
kaliphs
kaliphs
noun
plural of kaliph
kalispel
kalispell
kalispell
Proper noun
a city in Montana, USA
kalpaks
kalpaks
noun
plural of kalpak
kalpas
kalpas
noun
plural of kalpa
kalpis
kalpis
noun
A kind of Ancient Greek water jug.
kalyptras
kamloops
kamloops
Proper noun
A city and a lake in British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the
kampliles
kampsville
kannapolis
kannapolis
Proper noun
A city in North Carolina.
kanopolis
kapellmeister
kapellmeister
noun
(music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
(music, historical) Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period.
kappellmeister
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
karyoplasm
karyoplasm
noun
nucleoplasm
karyoplasma
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
kataplasia
kataplasia
noun
Alternative form of cataplasia
katlaps
kephalins
kephalins
noun
plural of kephalin
keraphyllous
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keratoplasties
keratoplasties
noun
plural of keratoplasty
keratoplasty
keratoplasty
noun
(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kilopascals
kilopascals
noun
plural of kilopascal
kineplasty
kinetoplast
kinetoplast
noun
(microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
A kinetoplastid.
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kinetoplasts
kinetoplasts
noun
plural of kinetoplast
kinoplasm
kinoplasm
noun
an active protoplasm used to make filaments and mobile structures.
kinoplasmic
kinoplasmic
adj
of or related to kinoplasm
klappvisier
klappvisier
noun
(historical) A type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a single point in the middle of the brow of the helmet (rather than hinged on the sides of the skull).
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
klipdachs
klipdachs
noun
Alternative form of klipdas
klipdas
klipdas
noun
A small mammal (Hyrax capensis), found in South Africa, that closely resembles the daman.
kliphaas
knappishly
knapscull
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lakeports
lakeports
noun
plural of lakeport
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
landskip
landskip
noun
Obsolete form of landscape.
landskips
landskips
noun
plural of landskip
lapstrake
lapstrake
adj
Descriptive of or resembling a boat, or a section of a boat, so constructed.
noun
(countable) A boat built in this style.
(uncountable) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.
lapstreak
lapstreak
noun
Alternative form of lapstrake
lapstreaked
lapstreaker
larkspur
larkspur
noun
Any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida.
larkspurs
larkspurs
noun
plural of larkspur
leopardskin
leopardskin
noun
(uncountable, attributive) A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.
Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
The skin or pelt of a leopard.
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukoplakias
leukoplakias
noun
plural of leukoplakia
loudspeak
loudspeaker
loudspeaker
noun
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.
loudspeakers
loudspeakers
noun
plural of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
loudspeaking
marketplaces
marketplaces
noun
plural of marketplace
marlinespike
marlinespike
noun
Alternative spelling of marlinspike
marlinespikes
marlinespikes
noun
plural of marlinespike
marlingspike
marlinspike
marlinspike
noun
A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.
marlinspikes
marlinspikes
noun
plural of marlinspike
mesoplankton
mesoplankton
noun
plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
nonskeptical
nonskeptical
adj
Not skeptical.
nonsparkling
nonsparkling
adj
Not sparkling; uncarbonated.
oikoplast
omphaloskepsis
omphaloskepsis
noun
(figuratively) Ratiocination to the point of self-absorption.
Contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overskeptically
overskepticalness
packless
packless
adj
Of valve: without a packed gland for stem sealing, having a metal diaphragm instead.
packsaddle
packsaddle
noun
A saddle designed to secure and carry goods on the back of an animal.
packsaddles
packsaddles
noun
plural of packsaddle
paddockstool
padlocks
padlocks
noun
plural of padlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of padlock
painkillers
painkillers
noun
plural of painkiller
painstakingly
painstakingly
adv
In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.
paligorskite
palikarism
palikars
palikinesia
palookas
palookas
noun
plural of palooka
palsylike
palsylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a palsy, especially shaking motions.