| ALPENSTOCK | • alpenstock n. A stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain. • ALPENSTOCK n. (German) a long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps. |
| KINESIPATH | • kinesipath n. A practitioner of kinesipathy. • KINESIPATH n. one who heals by kinesiology. |
| KISSPEPTIN | • kisspeptin n. (Biochemistry) A protein-coupled ligand that plays a role in puberty. • KISSPEPTIN n. a protein molecule that is responsible for triggering the onset of puberty in humans. |
| MONKEYPOTS | • monkeypots n. Plural of monkeypot. • monkey␣pots n. Plural of monkey pot. • MONKEYPOT n. the round-lidded outer shell of the sapucaia nut. |
| NITPICKERS | • nitpickers n. Plural of nitpicker. • nit-pickers n. Plural of nit-picker. • NITPICKER n. one who makes petty criticisms of minor details. |
| NUTPECKERS | • nutpeckers n. Plural of nutpecker. • NUTPECKER n. the nuthatch. |
| PAINSTAKER | • painstaker n. One who takes pains; a careful worker. • PAINSTAKER n. one who takes pains. |
| PANICKIEST | • panickiest adj. Superlative form of panicky: most panicky. • PANICKY adj. tending to panic. |
| PHENAKITES | • phenakites n. Plural of phenakite. • PHENAKITE n. a mineral, beryllium silicate, sometimes deceptively like quartz, also PHENACITE. |
| PICKETINGS | • picketings n. Plural of picketing. • PICKETING n. standing outside some location, as a business, to publicize one's grievances against it. |
| PINKERTONS | • Pinkertons n. Plural of Pinkerton. • PINKERTON n. a private detective. |
| PRANKSTERS | • pranksters n. Plural of prankster. • PRANKSTER n. one who plays pranks. |
| PREDIKANTS | • predikants n. Plural of predikant. • PREDIKANT n. (Dutch) a Dutch reformed preacher, esp. in South Africa, also PREDICANT. |
| SKATEPUNKS | • skatepunks n. Plural of skatepunk. • skate␣punks n. Plural of skate punk. • SKATEPUNK n. a participant in a skateboarding subculture. |
| SPLINTLIKE | • splintlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a splint. • SPLINTLIKE adj. like a splint. |
| STEAMPUNKS | • steampunks n. Plural of steampunk. • STEAMPUNK n. a genre of science fiction set in an era of steam power, esp. Victorian Britain. |
| WAPENTAKES | • wapentakes n. Plural of wapentake. • WAPENTAKE n. (Old English) an archaic subdivision of certain counties. |