a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
blackplate
boatkeeper
boatkeeper
noun
(historical) A person who operated small-crew open fishing boats and fishing rooms on the shores around Newfoundland in the early 19th century.
A person in charge of a boat.
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
cheapskate
cheapskate
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not give freely.
Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
checkstrap
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
copartaker
copartaker
noun
One who partakes in something with others.
crankplate
gatekeeper
gatekeeper
noun
(psychology) In dissociative identity disorder, an aspect of the personality that controls access to the various identities.
A common orange and brown butterfly with eyespots, Pyronia tithonus, of the family Nymphalidae.
A person or group who controls access to something or somebody.
A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.
One who gatekeeps.
geopolitik
grapestalk
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
housekkept
impackment
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
keratophyr
kineplasty
kittenship
kittenship
noun
The state or condition of a kitten; kittenhood.
kittlepins
kittlepins
Noun
The game of skittles.
kleptistic
knapbottle
knapbottle
noun
Bladder campion.
kopperston
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
kryptomere
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
kupfferite
mckeesport
nickeltype
nitpickers
nitpickers
noun
plural of nitpicker
nonskeptic
nonskeptic
noun
One who is not a skeptic.
outkeeping
outkeeping
verb
present participle of outkeep
outskipped
outskipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outskip
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outspeaker
outspeaker
noun
One who speaks out.
packstaves
packstaves
noun
plural of packstaff
packthread
packthread
noun
(archaic) A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.
painstaker
painstaker
noun
One who takes pains; a careful worker.
palatelike
palatelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a palate.
panickiest
panickiest
adj
superlative form of panicky: most panicky
papistlike
parentlike
parentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parent.
parrakeets
parrakeets
noun
plural of parrakeet
parrotbeak
parrotlike
parrotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parrot.
partakable
partakable
adj
(rare) Alternative form of partakeable
pastorlike
pastorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pastor.
peastaking
peckhamite
pelletlike
pelletlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pellet.
pentelikon
perjinkety
perkinston
pernickety
pernickety
adj
(chiefly Britain) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
Requiring attention to minor details.
pernickity
perofskite
perofskite
noun
Alternative form of perovskite
perovskite
perovskite
noun
(mineralogy) A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO₃, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.
petrouchka
pettiskirt
pettiskirt
noun
A kind of skirt modelled on old-fashioned petticoats.
picketboat
picketboat
noun
Alternative form of picket boat
pickpocket
pickpocket
noun
One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
verb
To pick pockets; to steal.
pigsticked
pigsticker
pigsticker
noun
(UK, India) A horse well-suited to hunt wild boar.
(UK, India) A hunter of wild boar.
(US, dialect) A sled with a pointed front.
A large knife, used as a weapon.
A pork butcher.
A spike bayonet
pikestaves
piratelike
piratelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pirate.
pistollike
pistollike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pistol.
pistonlike
pistonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a piston.
planetlike
planetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a planet.
platemaker
platemaker
noun
One who produces plates (printing surfaces).
plattekill
plinthlike
plinthlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plinth.
pocketable
pocketable
adj
Able to be put in one's pocket
pocketbook
pocketbook
noun
(US) a purse or handbag.
(dated) A wallet for paper money.
(figuratively) One's personal budget or economic capacity - the amount one can afford.
(uncommon) A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket.
pocketcase
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketless
pocketless
adj
Without pockets.
pocketlike
pocketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pocket.
pocketsful
pockmantie
pointmaker
pointmaker
noun
(historical) A manufacturer of laces for fastening clothing.
politicked
politicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of politic
simple past tense and past participle of politick
politicker
politicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A politician; one who employs politics.
One who politicks; one who engages in politicking to increase their stature or power within a (non-governmental) business, organization, profession, etc.
porterlike
porterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a porter (person employed to carry things).
Resembling or characteristic of porter (type of beer).
postmarked
postmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postmark
pothookery
prakritize
pranksters
pranksters
noun
plural of prankster
prekantian
prepartake
prepartook
prickliest
prickliest
adj
superlative form of prickly: most prickly
priestlike
priestlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a priest.
printmaker
printmaker
noun
A person who makes prints of works of art, (particularly) a self-employed craftsman.
prizetaker
prokaryote
prokaryote
noun
An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded).
proletkult
puckeriest
puppetlike
puppetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puppet; mechanical, controlled by another.
quicksteps
quicksteps
noun
plural of quickstep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quickstep
rebankrupt
rebankrupt
verb
(transitive) To bankrupt again.
skepticism
skepticism
noun
A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty though scientific or logical observation.
A studied attitude of questioning and doubt
Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines
The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible
The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
skepticize
skepticize
verb
To doubt; to pretend to doubt everything.
spiritlike
spiritlike
adj
Resembling a spirit.
spirketing
spirketing
noun
(nautical) The planking from the waterways up to the portsills.
spritelike
spritelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sprite (fairy creature).
stockpiled
stockpiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stockpile
stockpiler
stockpiler
noun
One who stockpiles.
stockpiles
stockpiles
noun
plural of stockpile
superthick
superthick
adj
Very thick.
sweepstake
sweepstake
noun
(US) A prize draw.
A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
swoopstake
swoopstake
adv
All at once, without making distinctions.
noun
Alternative form of sweepstake
tapemaking
tapermaker
taperstick
taperstick
noun
A miniature candlestick.
templelike
templelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a temple
timekeeper
timekeeper
noun
(usually with adjective) A person (or something controlled by a person) that is or isn't punctual.
A device that shows the time; a timepiece.
A person who keeps records of the hours of attendance of employees.
A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event.
tollkeeper
tollkeeper
noun
One who mans a tollbooth.
topknotted
topknotted
adj
Having a topknot.
tripleback
turkophile
turkophobe
turniplike
turniplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a turnip.
unpartaken
unpartaken
adj
Not partaken of.
unpicketed
unpicketed
adj
Not picketed.
unpocketed
unpocketed
adj
Not having been pocketed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unpocket
verkrampte
verkrampte
noun
(South Africa) A person with a verkramp political attitude.