Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
firepinks
firepinks
noun
plural of firepink
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
kelpfish
kelpfish
noun
A perciform fish in the family Chironemidae, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.
kelpfishes
kelpfishes
noun
plural of kelpfish
kissproof
kissproof
adj
(of lipstick) Resistant to smearing when the wearer is kissed.
klipfish
klipfish
noun
A fish of certain genera in the family Clinidae.
Sun-dried salted cod, exported from Norway.
knifepoints
knifepoints
noun
plural of knifepoint
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
pecksniff
pecksniff
Proper noun
A character in the Dickensian novel , known for his great hypocrisy
pecksniffery
pecksniffery
Noun
unctuous, hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour
pecksniffian
pecksniffian
adj
Of or pertaining to Pecksniffery; unctuously hypocritical; sanctimonious.
pecksniffianism
pecksniffism
perofskite
perofskite
noun
Alternative form of perovskite
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pickoffs
pickoffs
noun
plural of pickoff
pickshaft
pikestaff
pikestaff
noun
A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping.
The wooden shaft of a pike.
pinkfish
pinkfishes
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
plainsfolk
porkfish
porkfish
noun
Any grunt (fish) of the species Anisotremus virginicus.
porkfishes
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
professorlike
professorlike
adj
Resembling a professor, characteristic of a professor.
puckfist
puckfist
noun
A puffball (Lycoperdon giganteum).
puckfoist
riskproof
riskproof
adj
Resistant to risk.
safekeeping
safekeeping
noun
(US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.
the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
the responsibility of a guardian
the storage of assets in a protected area
safekeepings
safekeepings
noun
plural of safekeeping
shriekproof
shrinkageproof
shrinkproof
shrinkproof
adj
resistant to shrinkage
sicknessproof
skidproof
skidproof
adj
Resistant to skidding; nonslip.
spikefish
spikefish
noun
Any of the family Triacanthodidae of ray-finned fishes related to the pufferfishes and triggerfishes.
