(nautical) The compartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
agitpunkt
alkaptone
amphitoky
backplate
backplate
noun
(UK, automotive) A rigid metal plate inside the brake drum, which supports the wheel cylinder, brake shoes, and other parts of a drum brake.
(underwater diving) A plate harnessed to a diver's back, to which the gas cylinders are attached.
A metal plate on the rear of a computer's casing, used to cover a port or slot.
A plate protecting a fighting person's back.
A wood or metal (or glass, etc) plate that serves as a backing for an object.
Part of a condenser microphone that sits behind the diaphragm and which acts, in conjunction with the diaphragm, as a sort of variable capacitor.
backstamp
backstops
backstops
noun
plural of backstop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstop
backstrap
backstrap
noun
(drugs) The rolling a marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion
(firearms) The rearmost surface applied to the grip especially of a pistol below a possible beavertail.
A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine.
A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
An anchoring strap, passed around the waist or hips, for a small loom.
The backbone of a book.
verb
To apply or make into a backstrap.
backstrip
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
bhaktapur
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
blockpate
bookplate
bookplate
noun
A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft.
verb
(transitive) To affix a bookplate to (a book).
buckplate
chapstick
chapstick
noun
Lip balm.
clapstick
clapstick
noun
A clapperboard.
A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.
copintank
crackpots
crackpots
noun
plural of crackpot
jockstrap
jockstrap
noun
(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.
kakotopia
kakotopia
noun
Alternative form of cacotopia
kallitype
kallitype
noun
An early photograph produced using an organic salt of iron, preferably the ferric oxalate.
kalyptras
kamperite
kampylite
kampylite
noun
Alternative form of campylite
karyotype
karyotype
noun
(genetics) A record of such characteristics, usually photographic.
(genetics) The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.
(obsolete, genetics) A group of individuals or species that have the same chromosomal characteristics.
verb
To investigate or record such characteristics
kataplexy
kataplexy
noun
Alternative form of cataplexy
katipunan
kickplate
kickplate
noun
A usually metal strip mounted at the base of a door to prevent scuffing.
kopagmiut
lakarpite
lakeports
lakeports
noun
plural of lakeport
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
mauckport
navpaktos
oikoplast
outspeaks
outspeaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspeak
packcloth
packcloth
noun
A strong, coarse cloth used for packaging
packeting
packeting
verb
present participle of packet
packstaff
packstaff
noun
A pole on which a traveller carries a burden on the shoulder.
packtrain
paintbank
paintlick
pakistani
pankhurst
parakeets
parakeets
noun
plural of parakeet
parrakeet
parrakeet
noun
Alternative spelling of parakeet
parrokets
parrokets
noun
plural of parroket
partakers
partakers
noun
plural of partaker
partaking
partaking
noun
(archaic) An act of taking sides; partiality.
The act of taking part in something.
verb
present participle of partake
pasternak
pataskala
patchcock
patchwork
patchwork
noun
(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
pawcatuck
pawtucket
pawtucket
Proper noun
A large city in Rhode Island.
peatstack
peatstack
noun
A stack of peat.
peritrack
peritrack
noun
Synonym of taxiway
petallike
petallike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a petal.
phenakite
phenakite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.
pianokoto
pickietar
pickshaft
pickthank
pickthank
adj
Of or relating to pickthanks.
noun
A sycophant, a yes-man; one who meddles, tattles, informs (often in order to curry favour).
pikestaff
pikestaff
noun
A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping.
The wooden shaft of a pike.
pitmaking
plaitwork
planetkin
plankters
plankters
noun
plural of plankter
planktons
planktons
noun
plural of plankton
planktont
plantlike
plantlike
adj
Having characteristics of a plant
platelike
platelike
adj
Having characteristics of a plate
platemark
platemark
noun
A mark or emblem stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, etc.
platework
pokanoket
pokanoket
Noun
A member of the headship tribe of the many tribes that make up the
pontianak
pontianak
noun
(countable) A female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.
Alternative form of pontianac (“fossil resin”)
porkeater
postmarks
postmarks
noun
plural of postmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of postmark
potmaking
potmaking
noun
The manufacture of pots.
prakritic
prakritic
Adjective
Relating to Prakrit.
prankiest
prankiest
adj
superlative form of pranky: most pranky
prankster
prankster
noun
One who performs pranks.
predikant
predikant
noun
(chiefly South Africa) A minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or allied denomination.
printmake
proattack
pukateine
pukateine
noun
An alkaloid found in the bark of the pukatea.
pulaskite
pulaskite
noun
(mineralogy) A massive course-grained rock composed chiefly of feldspar with some other minerals such as hornblende and biotite.
repartake
retropack
retropack
noun
A group of retrorockets on a spacecraft
shkupetar
shoptalks
shoptalks
noun
plural of shoptalk
skatepark
skatepark
noun
A recreational area designed for skateboarders.
skeptical
skeptical
adj
Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
Of or relating to philosophical skepticism or the skeptics.
sketchpad
sketchpad
noun
Alternative spelling of sketch pad
slapstick
slapstick
noun
(countable) A pair of sticks attached at one end and used to create a slapping sound effect, used especially in slapstick comedy; a type of clapper.
(uncountable) A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations.
sparkiest
sparkiest
adj
superlative form of sparky: most sparky
spiketail
spiketail
noun
(US, dialect) The pintail duck.
splitbeak
stakerope
stinkdamp
stinkdamp
noun
hydrogen sulfide when it builds up in an enclosed space such as a mine
straplike
straplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a strap.
strapwork
strapwork
noun
(art, historical) A stylized representation of strips or bands of curling leather parchment or metal cut into elaborate shapes, with piercings and often interwoven.
sweptback
sweptback
adj
(of a hairstyle) Backswept.
(of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage.
tackproof
tankships
tankships
noun
plural of tankship
tapamaker
tapemaker
tapemarks
tarnkappe
topmaking
topmaking
noun
The processing of wool into "top" (bundles of combed slivers with the noils removed).
trampcock
tramplike
tramplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tramp (vagrant).
trapmaker
trapmaker
noun
Alternative spelling of trap maker
traprocks
traprocks
noun
plural of traprock
trapstick
trapstick
noun
(figuratively, dated) A slender leg.
A stick used in playing the game of trapball.
tripitaka
tripitaka
Noun
Any of several canons of Buddhist scripture.
tulkepaia
unpartook
wahpekute
wapentake
wapentake
noun
An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England.