(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.
A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.
basketry
basketry
noun
Baskets collectively.
The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
buckstay
buckstay
noun
A vertical support for a furnace or boiler, to give it rigidity.
daktylos
eyestalk
eyestalk
noun
(anatomy) A motile stalk having an eye at the tip.
haystack
haystack
noun
(canoeing) A standing wave in a rapid.
(programming) The text string within which another string is searched for. (see: needle in a haystack)
A dish composed of a starchy food (rice, tortillas, crackers, etc.) topped by a protein (beans, cheese, meat, etc.) in combination with fresh vegetables, assembled on the plate by the diner.
A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.
jackstay
jackstay
noun
(nautical) A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.
(nautical) A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.
(nautical) A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.
(underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.
joystick
joystick
noun
A mechanical device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.
verb
(rare) To manoeuvre by means of a joystick.
katalyst
katalyst
noun
Alternative form of catalyst
katydids
katydids
noun
plural of katydid
katyusha
katyusha
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Katyusha
kayastha
kazatsky
kazatsky
noun
A squatting dance of Ukraine.
kerystic
kerystic
adj
(religion, rare) Concerning preaching, particularly preaching of the gospels.
keynotes
keynotes
noun
plural of keynote
keysmith
keysmith
noun
A person who cuts keys.
keysters
keysters
noun
plural of keyster
keystone
keystone
noun
(architecture) The top stone of an arch.
(baseball) The combination of the shortstop and second baseman.
(retail) A retail price that is double the cost price; a markup of 100%.
A native or resident of the American state of Pennsylvania.
Something on which other things depend for support.
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by projecting it onto a surface at an angle, which for example causes a square to look like a trapezoid.
(transitive, retail) To double the cost price in order to determine the retail price; to apply a markup of 100%.
kittysol
kittysol
noun
(historical) A Chinese parasol of paper and bamboo.
klystron
klystron
noun
(physics) an electron tube used to amplify microwave-frequency electromagnetic radiation.
kryptons
kryptons
noun
plural of krypton
krystyna
kyanites
kyanites
noun
plural of kyanite
lekythos
lekythos
noun
A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.
lekythus
musketry
musketry
noun
A collection of muskets or musketeers.
Musket fire.
The technique of using small arms such as muskets.
petoskey
petoskey
Proper noun
a city and coastal resort in Michigan, USA
psykters
psykters
noun
plural of psykter
schottky
skatoxyl
skeyting
skimmity
skimmity
noun
Short for skimmity-ride.
skittery
skittery
adj
skittish
skycraft
skycraft
noun
A vehicle that flies; an aircraft.
skylight
skylight
noun
(architecture) A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.
(physics) Diffuse sky radiation—solar radiation reaching the earth's surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by molecules or suspensoids in the atmosphere.
(volcanology) A hole in the upper part of a lava tube, yielding a view of the lava within.
A region of flat, thin ice allowing a submarine to surface.
skyplast
skystone
skywrite
skywrite
verb
(education) To spell a word by tracing it in the air with one's finger.
To write a message in the sky using the trail of smoke from a moving airplane.
skywrote
skywrote
verb
simple past tense of skywrite
stalkily
stalkily
adv
As if covertly following or hunting a person; sneakily, surreptitiously.
Like, or as if made up of, one or several stalks or sticks; with a tall and thin appearance; lankily.
staticky
staticky
adj
Resembling or containing static
stickery
stickery
adj
Of, or pertaining to, stickers
Similar to a sticker
sticky, able to stick
stickily
stickily
adv
In a sticky manner.
stickney
stockily
stockily
adv
In a stocky manner.
streckly
sykeston
tryworks
tryworks
noun
Synonym of trywork
plural of trywork
turnkeys
turnkeys
noun
plural of turnkey
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of turnkey