To enthusiastically affirm or congratulate a person, especially by patting them on the back.
backspin
backspin
noun
(music) Synonym of spinback
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
backstop
backstop
noun
(baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.
(baseball, slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.
(cricket, dated) The longstop.
(cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.
(espionage) Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.
(rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
verb
(transitive) To bolster, support.
(transitive) To serve as backstop for.
bakeshop
bakeshop
noun
A shop where baked goods are made and sold.
barkeeps
barkeeps
noun
plural of barkeep
bespeaks
bespeaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespeak
breakups
breakups
noun
plural of breakup
calpacks
calpacks
noun
plural of calpack
capeskin
capeskin
noun
A soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves.
caprocks
caprocks
noun
plural of caprock
champaks
champaks
noun
plural of champak
crackups
crackups
noun
plural of crackup
cupcakes
cupcakes
noun
plural of cupcake
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.
garpikes
garpikes
noun
plural of garpike
gripsack
gripsack
noun
(colloquial, dated) A traveller's bag.
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hopsacks
hopsacks
noun
plural of hopsack
jackpots
jackpots
noun
plural of jackpot
kaapstad
kajeputs
kalispel
kamloops
kamloops
Proper noun
A city and a lake in British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the
kampongs
kampongs
noun
plural of kampong
kampseen
kapowsin
kashyapa
kasperak
kavaphis
keepsake
keepsake
noun
(historical) Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.
Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.
keepsaky
kliphaas
knappers
knappers
noun
plural of knapper
knappish
knappish
adj
(obsolete) snappish; peevish
knapsack
knapsack
noun
(chiefly US) A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.
(cryptography) A set of values from which a subset is chosen.
verb
To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight or for longer.
knapscap
kneecaps
kneecaps
noun
plural of kneecap
kneepads
kneepads
noun
plural of kneepad
kneepans
kneepans
noun
plural of kneepan
landskip
landskip
noun
Obsolete form of landscape.
larkspur
larkspur
noun
Any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida.
mesopeak
misspeak
misspeak
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To speak insultingly or disrespectfully.
(transitive, intransitive, chiefly US) To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly.
mudpacks
mudpacks
noun
plural of mudpack
newspeak
newspeak
noun
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.
outspeak
outspeak
verb
(intransitive, rare, dialectal) To speak out or aloud.
(transitive) To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than.
(transitive, rare, dialectal) To declare; utter; express; vocalise.
packages
packages
noun
plural of package
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of package
packings
packings
noun
plural of packing
packless
packless
adj
Of valve: without a packed gland for stem sealing, having a metal diaphragm instead.
packness
packsack
packsack
noun
(chiefly US) A backpack, knapsack, rucksack or similar bag packed with provisions or personal items, especially as carried by a traveller or a hiker, and often slung over the shoulder.
packston
paddocks
paddocks
noun
plural of paddock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paddock
padlocks
padlocks
noun
plural of padlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of padlock
pakistan
palikars
palookas
palookas
noun
plural of palooka
pancakes
pancakes
noun
plural of pancake
panofsky
paprikas
paprikas
noun
plural of paprika
papsukai
parkings
parkings
noun
plural of parking
parksley
parkston
parkways
parkways
noun
plural of parkway
partakes
partakes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of partake
pashalik
pashalik
noun
The jurisdiction or the territory of a pasha.
paskenta
passback
passback
noun
circumvention of an access restriction to a physical site by passing one's access card to another person after having entered
passbook
passbook
noun
(South Africa, historical) A kind of internal passport used during apartheid to limit the movements of citizens outside of their homelands or designated areas.
(banking) A customer's record of deposits and withdrawals from a savings account at a bank, typically recorded in a small booklet. The bank keeps its own record, which is final in any dispute.
(dated) A book that passes between a trader and a customer, used to record credit purchases.
passkeys
passkeys
noun
plural of passkey
pastelki
pawhuska
pawhuska
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA
pawkiest
pawkiest
adj
superlative form of pawky: most pawky
paybacks
paybacks
noun
plural of payback
peacocks
peacocks
noun
plural of peacock
peakiest
peakiest
adj
superlative form of peaky: most peaky
peakless
peakless
adj
Without a peak or peaks.
peakyish
peakyish
adj
Somewhat peaky or sickly.
peastake
peastick
pereskia
perkasie
peshkash
pickaxes
pickaxes
noun
plural of pickaxe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pickax
picksman
plackets
plackets
noun
plural of placket
polanski
pollacks
pollacks
noun
plural of pollack
postmark
postmark
noun
A marking made by a postal service on a letter, package, postcard or the like, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, and often serving to cancel a postage stamp.
verb
To apply a postmark on.
prankish
prankish
adj
Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.
praskeen
prepacks
prepacks
noun
plural of prepack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prepack
presoaks
presoaks
noun
plural of presoak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of presoak
pugmarks
pugmarks
noun
plural of pugmark
rampikes
rampikes
noun
plural of rampike
ranpikes
ranpikes
noun
plural of ranpike
respeaks
respeaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of respeak
sapskull
sapskull
noun
A stupid person; a saphead.
schapska
shakeups
shakeups
noun
plural of shakeup
shakopee
shakopee
Proper noun
a city in Minnesota, USA
shoepack
shoepack
noun
Alternative spelling of shoepac
shopmark
shopmark
noun
A logo indicating the workshop from which a product originated.
shoptalk
shoptalk
noun
Discussion of business in a social setting, especially using jargon.
skalpund
skipetar
skipjack
skipjack
noun
(obsolete) An upstart.
A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.
An elaterid; a click beetle.
Katsuwonus pelamis.
Several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna.
The alewife
The bonito
The butterfish
The common bluefish
The cutlass fish
The jurel
The leatherjacket, leatherjack (genus Oligoplites)
The runner.
The saurel.
The saury.
skiplane
skiplane
noun
An aircraft with skis for landing on snow or ice.
skippack
skiptail
skullcap
skullcap
noun
(anatomy) The calvaria, the top part of the skull, covering the cranial cavity containing the brain.
(botany) Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.
(historical) A torture device for compressing the skull.
A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.
A yarmulke-like hat worn as an element of ghetto fashion.
skyplast
skyscape
skyscape
noun
The view of the sky, often including the skyline
slangkop
slapjack
slapjack
noun
(countable, US, dialect) A type of pancake, or flapjack.
(uncountable) A simple card game similar to snap.
slipback
snapback
snapback
noun
(slang) An adjustable, flat-brimmed baseball cap with snap fasteners on the back.
The reimposition of an earlier and usually higher tariff.
snapjack
snapsack
snapsack
noun
(obsolete) A knapsack.
snipjack
snowpack
snowpack
noun
An accumulation of packed snow, usually the seasonal amount.
soapbark
soapbark
noun
The bark of the evergreen tree, Quillaja saponaria, which when pulverised forms a lather with water.
The tree Quillaja saponaria.
soaplike
soaplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a soap opera.
Resembling or characteristic of soap.
soaprock
soaprock
noun
soapstone
spackled
spackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spackle
spackles
spackles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spackle
spaebook
spaework
spancake
spankers
spankers
noun
plural of spanker
spankily
spankily
adv
In a spanky manner.
spanking
spanking
adj
(often nautical) Brisk and fresh.
Fast and energetic.
adv
(colloquial, now usually with “new”) An intensifier.
noun
A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.
An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.
verb
present participle of spank
spankled
spanspek
spanspek
noun
A cantaloupe.
sparhawk
sparhawk
noun
(UK, dialect) Alternative form of sparrow hawk
sparkers
sparkers
noun
plural of sparker
sparkier
sparkier
adj
comparative form of sparky: more sparky
sparkill
sparkily
sparkily
adv
In a sparky manner.
sparking
sparking
noun
The act of producing a spark.
verb
present participle of spark
sparkish
sparkish
adj
(dated) Like a spark; airy; gay, lively.
(dated) showy; well-dressed
sparkled
sparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sparkle
sparkler
sparkler
noun
(dated) One who scatters; especially, one who scatters money; an improvident person.
(informal) A sparkling wine.
(slang) A gem or ornament that sparkles.
A hand-held firework that emits sparks.
A vivacious and charismatic person.
Anything that sparkles.
sparkles
sparkles
noun
plural of sparkle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sparkle