A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backbreaking
backbreaking
adj
(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backpointers
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
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
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bareknuckled
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
berrypicking
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
bombernickel
brackenridge
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
breckenridge
breckenridge
Proper noun
A town in Colorado, USA
an unincorporated community in Indiana, in the United States
A village/town in Michigan, US.
A city and county seat in Minnesota, US.
A city/town in Missouri, US.
A town in Oklahoma, US.
A city in Texas, USA
breckinridge
brickbatting
brickbatting
noun
The act of assailing with criticism.
The act of attacking by throwing brickbats.
verb
present participle of brickbat
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
cabinetmaker
cabinetmaker
noun
A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture
cabinetworks
camiknickers
camiknickers
noun
(dated) A women's undergarment covering the torso, worn for example under short dresses or slacks.
cankeredness
cankeredness
noun
The state or quality of being cankered.
cankerflower
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
carnivallike
carnivallike
adj
Like a carnival; festive.
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
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
chickenberry
cockernonnie
cockernonnie
noun
Alternative form of cockernony
cocksureness
cocksureness
noun
the state or condition of being cocksure
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
concertstuck
confervalike
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
countercheck
countercheck
noun
A restriction or limit.
A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one).
verb
To recheck.
To restrict or limit by counteracting.
counterprick
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
countersinks
countersinks
noun
plural of countersink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersink
counterstock
counterstock
noun
(dated) counterfoil
crackbrained
crackbrained
adj
Idiotic.
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
crankinesses
crankinesses
noun
plural of crankiness
creakinesses
creakinesses
noun
plural of creakiness
crescentlike
crescentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crescent.
crooksterned
cropsickness
cropsickness
noun
The quality of being cropsick.
cryoplankton
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
cylinderlike
cylinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cylinder.
dumbstricken
fingerpicked
fingerpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerpick
flickeringly
flickeringly
adv
Briefly
In a flickering manner
forechecking
forechecking
verb
present participle of forecheck
frankincense
frankincense
noun
A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
freckledness
freckledness
noun
The quality of being freckled.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
goldbricking
goldbricking
verb
present participle of goldbrick
greenbackers
greenbackers
noun
plural of greenbacker
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
greenockites
greenockites
noun
plural of greenockite
handkerchief
handkerchief
noun
A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
honeystucker
hydrokinetic
hydrokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrokinetics
Of or pertaining to the kinetic energy of moving fluids
hyperkinetic
hyperkinetic
adj
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
noun
A person exhibiting hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
interchoking
interkinetic
interkinetic
adj
Relating to interkinesis.
interlocking
interlocking
noun
(rail transport) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.
verb
present participle of interlock
karyokinetic
karyokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
keraunoscopy
khachaturian
kickstarting
kickstarting
verb
present participle of kickstart
kinesiatrics
kinesiatrics
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease by muscular movements.
kinetochores
kinetochores
noun
plural of kinetochore
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kittikachorn
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
leathernecks
leathernecks
noun
plural of leatherneck
lindackerite
lindackerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.
marlinsucker
matchmarking
merchantlike
merchantlike
adj
Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
misreckoning
misreckoning
noun
A false reckoning; a miscalculation.
verb
present participle of misreckon
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
moonstricken
moonstricken
adj
moonstruck
nackenheimer
neckerchiefs
neckerchiefs
noun
plural of neckerchief
neugkroschen
nickerpecker
nonchokebore
norridgewock
outreckoning
outreckoning
verb
present participle of outreckon
overstocking
overstocking
noun
A stocking intended to be worn over another stocking.
verb
present participle of overstock
overstricken
overstricken
verb
past participle of overstrike
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pecksniffery
pecksniffery
Noun
unctuous, hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour
pickeringite
pickeringite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and sulfur.
pickerington
pitchforking
pitchforking
noun
The act of pricking with a pitchfork
verb
present participle of pitchfork
prepackaging
prepackaging
noun
packaging applied prior to an object being sold
verb
present participle of prepackage
prereckoning
princesslike
princesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a princess.
pumpernickel
pumpernickel
noun
A German sourdough bread made from rye.
racewalkings
rackateering
racketeering
racketeering
noun
The criminal action of being involved in a racket.
verb
present participle of racketeer
rackrentable
rebankruptcy
recklessness
recklessness
noun
The state or quality of being reckless or heedless, of taking unnecessary risks.
roadblocking
roadblocking
verb
present participle of roadblock
rockhounding
rockhounding
noun
The activities of a rock hound; amateur geology.
rollickingly
rollickingly
adv
In a rollicking manner.
roughnecking
roughnecking
verb
present participle of roughneck
rubbernecked
rubbernecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rubberneck
rubbernecker
rubbernecker
noun
(originally US) A person who rubbernecks; someone who cranes their neck as though it were made of rubber to see something (such as a tourist attraction) or to watch an event (such as an accident); a rubberneck.
safecracking
safecracking
noun
The act of defeating the security mechanisms of a safe or vault to gain access to its contents.
schnorkeling
scorekeeping
scorekeeping
noun
The keeping of score.
scrimshanker
scrimshanker
noun
(UK, military, slang) A shirker; one who scrimshanks.
sheetrocking
sheetrocking
verb
present participle of sheetrock
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
sidetracking
sidetracking
verb
present participle of sidetrack
silkscreened
silkscreened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of silkscreen
skyrocketing
skyrocketing
verb
present participle of skyrocket
sneckdrawing
snickdrawing
snickeringly
snickeringly
adv
In a snickering manner.
snickersnees
snickersnees
noun
plural of snickersnee
specksioneer
specksioneer
noun
A chief harpooner, who also directs in cutting up the speck, or blubber, of the whale.
starchmaking
stencilmaker
stencilmaker
noun
A manufacturer of stencils.
stickhandler
stickhandler
noun
(ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) A player who is skilled in stickhandling.