Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forebespeak
forepeak
forepeak
noun
(nautical) The part of the hold of a ship within the angle of the bow
forepeaks
forepeaks
noun
plural of forepeak
forespake
forespake
verb
(archaic) simple past tense of forespeak
forespeak
forespeak
verb
(transitive, archaic) To foretell, to predict.
Alternative spelling of forspeak
forespeaker
forespeaker
noun
(obsolete or historical) One who speaks on behalf of another; an advocate.
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forespoke
forespoke
verb
simple past tense of forespeak
forespoken
forespoken
adj
Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
verb
past participle of forespeak.
forspeak
forspeak
verb
(transitive, dialectal, Northern England and Scotland) To injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to affect with the curse of an evil tongue, which brings ill luck upon all objects of its praise.
(transitive, obsolete) Alternative spelling of forespeak
(transitive, obsolete) To bewitch, to charm.
(transitive, obsolete) To forbid, to prohibit; to oppose.
(transitive, obsolete) To say bad things about; to slander.
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
forspoke
forspoke
verb
simple past tense of forspeak
forspoken
forspoken
adj
(obsolete) Bewitched, charmed.
verb
past participle of forspeak.
freakpot
freckleproof
jokeproof
jokeproof
adj
(rare) Unable or unwilling to understand a joke; humorless.
(rare) Unable to be joked about.
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease
kerflop
kerflop
intj
The sound of something flopping heavily, or moving along in a flopping manner.
knifepoints
knifepoints
noun
plural of knifepoint
knifeproof
knifeproof
adj
Resistant to knives.
koopbrief
leakproof
leakproof
adj
Resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to leakage.
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
musketproof
musketproof
adj
resistant to damage by muskets
parkerford
perkoff
perofskite
perofskite
noun
Alternative form of perovskite
peskoff
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
pocketful
pocketful
noun
(figurative) A small or moderate amount.
The amount that a pocket would hold.
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketknife
pocketknife
noun
A knife with blades or tools that the user can fold or retract into its handle, and of a size small enough for carrying safely and handily in a pocket. Since the late 19th century the term "penknife" has not been distinct from "pocketknife", but the latter tends to refer to larger and more robust versions, sometimes with more attached tools, suited to heavier duty for casual or ad hoc applications outdoors or in workshops.
pocketsful
pokeful
pokeful
noun
Enough to fill a poke; a bagful or sackful.
pokerface
porkfishes
postbreakfast
postbreakfast
adj
After breakfast.
professorlike
professorlike
adj
Resembling a professor, characteristic of a professor.
prokofieff
prokofiev
prooflike
prooflike
adj
(numismatics) Of a coin: highly reflective, like the first batch struck from a new die.
quakeproof
quakeproof
adj
Capable of withstanding an earthquake.
verb
(transitive) To modify (a structure) to make it capable of withstanding an earthquake.
racketproof
rebukeproof
shakeproof
shakeproof
adj
(engineering) Of a washer: resistant to being loosened by vibration.