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
ampherotokous
amphitokous
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
apikores
apikoros
apikoros
noun
A Jewish skeptic or apostate.
apikorsim
apikorsim
noun
plural of apikoros
apokatastasis
apokatastasis
noun
Alternative form of apocatastasis
apokatastatic
apokatastatic
adj
Alternative form of apocatastatic
apokreos
asklepios
aspartokinase
aspartokinase
noun
(organic chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backpointers
backropes
backstop
backstop
noun
(baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.
(baseball, slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.
(cricket, dated) The longstop.
(cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.
(espionage) Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.
(rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
verb
(transitive) To bolster, support.
(transitive) To serve as backstop for.
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstops
backstops
noun
plural of backstop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstop
bakeshop
bakeshop
noun
A shop where baked goods are made and sold.
bakeshops
bakeshops
noun
plural of bakeshop
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
capeworks
caprocks
caprocks
noun
plural of caprock
chapbooks
chapbooks
noun
plural of chapbook
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
cockapoos
cockapoos
noun
plural of cockapoo
cocksparrow
crackpotism
crackpots
crackpots
noun
plural of crackpot
crackpottedness
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
dikelocephalus
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disworkmanship
doublespeak
doublespeak
noun
Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.
doublespeaks
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
forebespeak
forepeaks
forepeaks
noun
plural of forepeak
forespake
forespake
verb
(archaic) simple past tense of forespeak
forespeak
forespeak
verb
(transitive, archaic) To foretell, to predict.
Alternative spelling of forspeak
forespeaker
forespeaker
noun
(obsolete or historical) One who speaks on behalf of another; an advocate.
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forspeak
forspeak
verb
(transitive, dialectal, Northern England and Scotland) To injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to affect with the curse of an evil tongue, which brings ill luck upon all objects of its praise.
(transitive, obsolete) Alternative spelling of forespeak
(transitive, obsolete) To bewitch, to charm.
(transitive, obsolete) To forbid, to prohibit; to oppose.
(transitive, obsolete) To say bad things about; to slander.
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
goalkeepers
goalkeepers
noun
plural of goalkeeper
handspoke
handspoke
noun
Alternative form of handspike
hopkinsian
hopkinsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1721–1803).
hopkinsianism
hopkinsonian
hopsack
hopsack
noun
(countable) A hemp sack used for holding hops.
(uncountable) A coarse, loosely-woven clothing fabric.
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
hopsacks
hopsacks
noun
plural of hopsack
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperkeratoses
hyperkeratoses
noun
plural of hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
noun
(pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions.
hypermakroskelic
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
jackpots
jackpots
noun
plural of jackpot
jacksonport
jockstrap
jockstrap
noun
(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
kakapos
kakapos
noun
plural of kakapo
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.
kamloops
kamloops
Proper noun
A city and a lake in British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the
kampongs
kampongs
noun
plural of kampong
kanephoros
kannapolis
kannapolis
Proper noun
A city in North Carolina.
kanopolis
kapoks
kapoks
noun
plural of kapok
kapowsin
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
karyoplasm
karyoplasm
noun
nucleoplasm
karyoplasma
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
karyopyknosis
karyopyknosis
noun
(biology) Synonym of pyknosis
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
kathopanishad
katipuneros
keraphyllous
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keratoplasties
keratoplasties
noun
plural of keratoplasty
keratoplasty
keratoplasty
noun
(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea
keratoscope
keratoscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An ophthalmic instrument for assessing the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratosropy
keraunoscopia
keraunoscopy
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
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
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
kopans
koppas
koppas
noun
plural of koppa
kornskeppa
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
kyphosidae
lakeports
lakeports
noun
plural of lakeport
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
mannoketoheptose
mesopeak
mesoplankton
mesoplankton
noun
plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
navpaktos
nobackspace
nonskeptical
nonskeptical
adj
Not skeptical.
nonsparking
nonsparking
adj
That does not give off sparks.
nonsparkling
nonsparkling
adj
Not sparkling; uncarbonated.
nonspeaker
nonspeaker
noun
One who cannot speak; a mute.
One who does not speak a particular language or dialect.
nonspeakers
nonspeakers
noun
plural of nonspeaker
nonspeaking
nonspeaking
adj
Not speaking.
npaktos
oikoplast
okapis
okapis
noun
plural of okapi
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