A decorated comb that attaches a veil to the back of a bride's head.
A large tattoo on a person's back.
A piece or plate of armour protecting a person's back.
backspeir
backspier
backspins
backspins
noun
plural of backspin
backstrip
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
capeskins
capeskins
noun
plural of capeskin
capmaking
capmaking
noun
The manufacture of caps (the headgear).
chapstick
chapstick
noun
Lip balm.
chickpeas
chickpeas
noun
plural of chickpea
chinkapin
chinkapin
noun
Alternative form of chinquapin.
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chopstick
chopstick
noun
(ethnic slur) An Asian person.
(usually in the plural) An East Asian eating utensil usually used as a pair and held in one hand to grip pieces of food or occasionally to mix liquids or scoop up small pieces of food. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood and measuring approximately 23cm (10 inches) in length.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To pick up (food) using chopsticks.
clapstick
clapstick
noun
A clapperboard.
A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
clumplike
clumplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a clump.
copintank
coupstick
coupstick
noun
(historical) A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.
crankpins
crankpins
noun
plural of crankpin
crapelike
crapelike
Adjective
Resembling crape.
cupmaking
cupmaking
noun
The manufacture of cups.
dipsticks
dipsticks
noun
plural of dipstick
dripstick
dripstick
noun
(aviation) A thin hollow tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large aircraft, used to check fuel levels; now mostly superseded by the floatstick.
dropkicks
dropkicks
noun
plural of dropkick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dropkick
dunpickle
dunpickle
noun
(obsolete) marsh harrier (a bird)
figpecker
figpecker
noun
A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.
gripsacks
gripsacks
noun
plural of gripsack
handpicks
handpicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handpick
hoopstick
jacksnipe
jacksnipe
noun
Lymnocryptes minimus, a migratory small stocky wader, the smallest of the snipes.
kamarupic
kickplate
kickplate
noun
A usually metal strip mounted at the base of a door to prevent scuffing.
kinescope
kinescope
noun
(historical) An early television receiver tube.
A recording of a television broadcast made by filming the screen of a monitor; a telerecording.
verb
(transitive) To record (a television broadcast) by filming the screen of a monitor.
kingpiece
klipdachs
klipdachs
noun
Alternative form of klipdas
kneepiece
kneepiece
noun
(construction) An angular piece of timber strengthening a joint where two roof timbers meet.
The piece of armour that covers the knee.
koniscope
koniscope
noun
An instrument for indicating the quantity of dust in the atmosphere.
lickpenny
lickpenny
adj
(obsolete) Expensive.
noun
(obsolete) Something that devours or absorbs lots of money; something expensive.
A miserly person.
lickspits
lickspits
noun
plural of lickspit
lipsticks
lipsticks
noun
plural of lipstick
lopsticks
lopsticks
noun
plural of lopstick
mispacked
mispacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispack
mispickel
mispickel
noun
The mineral arsenopyrite
neckpiece
neckpiece
noun
A piece of clothing to be worn around the neck.
nickpoint
nickpoint
noun
Alternative form of knickpoint
nitpicked
nitpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nitpick
nitpicker
nitpicker
noun
One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).
outpicket
outpicket
noun
A military picket or outpost.
overprick
packaging
packaging
noun
(by extension) The manner in which a person or product is promoted.
The act of packing something.
The industry that produces such material.
The materials used to pack something.
verb
present participle of package
packeries
packeting
packeting
verb
present participle of packet
packtrain
paintlick
pancaking
pancaking
verb
present participle of pancake
panickier
panickier
adj
comparative form of panicky: more panicky
panicking
panicking
verb
present participle of panic
paniclike
paniclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of panic.
peacelike
peacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of peace.
peachlike
peachlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a peach.
peckiness
peckiness
noun
The quality of being pecky.
peckinpah
peckishly
peckishly
adv
In a peckish manner.
pecksniff
pecksniff
Proper noun
A character in the Dickensian novel , known for his great hypocrisy
peckville
peritrack
peritrack
noun
Synonym of taxiway
physicked
physicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of physic
physicker
physicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A physician; a doctor.
piblockto
pickaback
pickaback
adv
(Carried) on the back or the shoulders.
verb
(transitive) Dated form of piggyback (“carry someone on the back or shoulders”).
pickadils
pickadils
noun
plural of pickadil
pickaroon
pickaroon
noun
Archaic form of picaroon.
pickaxing
pickaxing
verb
present participle of pickax
pickeered
pickeered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickeer
pickerels
pickerels
noun
plural of pickerel
pickering
pickering
Proper noun
A town in North Yorkshire, England.
A city in Ontario, Canada.
from the town.
picketeer
picketeer
noun
Synonym of picketer
picketers
picketers
noun
plural of picketer
picketing
picketing
noun
The act of one who pickets (in any sense).
verb
present participle of picket
pickietar
pickleman
picklocks
picklocks
noun
plural of picklock
pickpenny
pickpenny
noun
A sharper
pickproof
pickproof
adj
(of a lock) Resistant to being picked.
pickpurse
pickpurse
noun
One who steals purses, or money from purses.
pickshaft
picksmith
pickstown
pickthank
pickthank
adj
Of or relating to pickthanks.
noun
A sycophant, a yes-man; one who meddles, tattles, informs (often in order to curry favour).
picktooth
picktooth
Noun
A toothpick.
pickwicks
picnicked
picnicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of picnic
picnicker
picnicker
noun
Someone who has a picnic.
piecework
piecework
noun
Alternative spelling of piece work
piggyback
piggyback
adj
Attached or appended to something larger or more important.
On somebody's back or shoulders.
Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train.
noun
(countable) A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.
(medicine, countable, uncountable) The connection of one intravenous drip to another.
An act or instance of piggybacking.
verb
(transitive) To carry (someone) on the back or shoulders.
(transitive) To enter a secured area at the same time along with someone having authorized access; to tailgate
(transitive) To transport (a lorry/truck) on a flatbed railway waggon
(transitive, Internet) To obtain a wireless internet connection by bringing one's own computer within the range of another's wireless connection without that subscriber's permission or knowledge.
(transitive, Internet) To utilize "last-mile" wiring rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP.
(transitive, intransitive) To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.
pigsticks
pigsticks
noun
plural of pigstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pigstick
pikeperch
pikeperch
noun
Alternative form of pike-perch
pillicock
pillicock
noun
(archaic) A penis.
(obsolete, endearing) A boy or man.
pinchback
pinchbeck
pinchbeck
adj
(not comparable) Made of pinchbeck.
Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive.
noun
An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry.
pinchcock
pinchcock
noun
A clamp on a flexible pipe to regulate the flow of fluid.
pinchecks
pinchecks
noun
plural of pincheck
pinckneya
pinpricks
pinpricks
noun
plural of pinprick
pitchfork
pitchfork
noun
(casual, loosely) Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered ignorant by experienced farmers).
(rare) A tuning fork.
A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader.
An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).
verb
(transitive) To toss or carry with a pitchfork.
(transitive, figurative) To throw suddenly.
pitchlike
pitchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of pitch (the tarry substance).
pitchpike
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
placekick
placekick
noun
(in several forms of football) A kick of the ball from a stationary position.
verb
(in several forms of football) To kick the ball from a stationary position, especially as a means of scoring extra points.
plainback
planckian
planckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist and founder of quantum theory.
Relating to the Planck length or Planck time
pluckemin
pluckiest
pluckiest
adj
superlative form of plucky: most plucky
pocketing
pocketing
noun
A structure resembling a pocket or pouch.
Material used for making pockets for clothing.
The act of something being illicitly taken or purloined.
verb
present participle of pocket
pockiness
pockiness
noun
The state or quality of being pocky.
pohickory
pohickory
noun
A kind of hickory nut milk prepared by Native Americans in New England and used as a beverage.
politicks
politicks
noun
Obsolete form of politics.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of politick
porchlike
porchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a porch.
potlicker
pouchlike
pouchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pouch.
prakritic
prakritic
Adjective
Relating to Prakrit.
prestwick
prestwick
Proper noun
a coastal town in council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport
prickfoot
prickiest
prickiest
adj
superlative form of pricky: most pricky
prickless
prickless
adj
Without a prick or prickle.
pricklier
pricklier
adj
comparative form of prickly: more prickly
prickling
prickling
noun
A sensation that prickles.
verb
present participle of prickle
prickseam
prickshot
prickspur
prickwood
prickwood
noun
A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree.
princekin
princekin
noun
A petty prince; a princeling.
princocks
princocks
noun
plural of princock
puckerier
puckering
puckering
noun
A fold or pinched bunch of fabric caused by the shrinkage of one layer among many.
verb
present participle of pucker
puckfoist
puckishly
puckishly
adv
mischievously; playfully
punchlike
punchlike
adj
Resembling a punch (tool for punching holes).
Resembling or characteristic of punch (the drink).
quickstep
quickstep
noun
A fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork.
verb
To dance the quickstep.
To move with a hurried step.
ragpicker
ragpicker
noun
A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man (UK) or ragman (US).
repacking
repacking
noun
The process of packing something again or anew.
verb
present participle of repack
ropetrick
shipwreck
shipwreck
noun
(countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
(figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
verb
To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.
sicklepod
sicklepod
noun
Senna obtusifolia, a legume used in folk medicine.
skeptical
skeptical
adj
Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
Of or relating to philosophical skepticism or the skeptics.
skiascope
skiascope
noun
A retinoscope.
skiascopy
skiascopy
noun
retinoscopy
skipjacks
skipjacks
noun
plural of skipjack
slapstick
slapstick
noun
(countable) A pair of sticks attached at one end and used to create a slapping sound effect, used especially in slapstick comedy; a type of clapper.
(uncountable) A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations.
slipstick
slipstick
noun
(informal) A slide rule.
spackling
spackling
noun
Something used to spackle; a material that fills cracks or holes.