kickers
They score fieldgoals
Kickers is the plural of kicker—someone or something that kicks.
In football, kickers are specialists who kick field goals and extra points.
The word also means an unexpected twist or catch: Here's the kicker—they never told anyone.
In poker, a kicker is a high card held alongside a pair to break ties.
Kickers can be small outboard motors, or in journalism, attention-grabbing headlines above the main headline.
Casual athletic footwear
- trainersThose who coach athletes
- footwearGarments for feet
- casual shoesInformal everyday footwear
- slip-onsShoes entered directly
rubber soles · streetwear shoes · comfortable · collectible · limited edition · high-tops · low-tops
People who bet
- placekickersScoring kick specialists
- field goalsKicked scores through uprights
- extra pointsScore beyond the base
- special teamsKick and return squads
NFL · college football · leg strength · hangtime · touchbacks · onside · holders · snappers
Article titles in newspapers
- closing linesFinal sentences of text
- lead-insPreliminary portions
- hooksCurved catching devices
- taglinesMemorable marketing phrases
ledes · subheads · pull quotes · teasers · openers · copy · editorial · bylines
Card game with replacement
- wild cardsSubstitutable values or unknowns
- card gamesPastimes using shuffled decks
- hole cardsPlayer's concealed dealt cards
- community cardsShared cards in poker
Unexpected narrative developments
- revealsMakes visible or known
- punchlinesJokes' concluding zingers
- ironic twistsContrary outcomes with edge
- dramatic ironyAudience-character knowledge gap
sneakers
Casual athletic footwear
- trainersThose who coach athletes
- footwearGarments for feet
- casual shoesInformal everyday footwear
slip-ons · rubber soles · streetwear shoes · comfortable · collectible · limited edition · high-tops · low-tops
punters
People who bet
- placekickersScoring kick specialists
- field goalsKicked scores through uprights
- extra pointsScore beyond the base
special teams · NFL · college football · leg strength · hangtime · touchbacks · onside · holders · snappers · range
headlines
Article titles in newspapers
- closing linesFinal sentences of text
- lead-insPreliminary portions
- hooksCurved catching devices
taglines · ledes · subheads · pull quotes · teasers · openers · copy · editorial · bylines
draw poker
Card game with replacement
- wild cardsSubstitutable values or unknowns
- card gamesPastimes using shuffled decks
- hole cardsPlayer's concealed dealt cards
plot twists
Unexpected narrative developments
- revealsMakes visible or known
- punchlinesJokes' concluding zingers
- ironic twistsContrary outcomes with edge
- running rigginghalyards, sheets, guys, braces, lifts
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- action sports featuresramps, half-pipes, rails, jumps, terrain parks
- foosballfoosball, table, rods, ball, goal
- journalism termsheadline, headlines, byline, bylines, lead
- formworkforms, molds, panels, plywood panels, sheathing
kickersquarterbacks
Football's primary passers
linemen · ball carriers · receivers · wide receivers · running backs
- kicked outForced to leave
- kicked inBegan to function
- kicked offInitiated an activity
- kicked backRested in leisure
- kicked aroundDiscussed loosely, informally
- kicked the bucketDied, colloquially