An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in chaining.
outpicket
outpicket
noun
A military picket or outpost.
outspeaks
outspeaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspeak
outspoken
outspoken
adj
Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.
verb
past participle of outspeak.
overprick
overspeak
overspeak
verb
To exceed in speaking.
To speak too much; to use too many words.
overspoke
overspoke
verb
simple past tense of overspeak
oxpeckers
oxpeckers
noun
plural of oxpecker
pacemaker
pacemaker
noun
(anatomy) A set of nerves which stimulate the heart to beat.
(by extension, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.
One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
packagers
packagers
noun
plural of packager
packeries
packeting
packeting
verb
present participle of packet
packhorse
packhorse
noun
A horse used as a pack animal.
packhouse
packhouse
noun
A building where fruit and vegetables are packed prior to distribution to shops.
packmaker
packplane
packwaxes
paddocked
paddocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paddock
padlocked
padlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of padlock
palankeen
palankeen
noun
Alternative spelling of palanquin
palsylike
palsylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a palsy, especially shaking motions.
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
panickier
panickier
adj
comparative form of panicky: more panicky
paniclike
paniclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of panic.
pansylike
pansylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pansy.
paperback
paperback
adj
(of a book) Having flexible binding.
noun
A book with flexible binding.
verb
(transitive, publishing) To issue or publish (a book) in a paperback edition.
paperbark
paperbark
noun
Any of several Australian plants, of the genus Melaleuca, that have flaky bark
paperlike
paperlike
adj
Resembling paper or some aspect of it.
paperwork
paperwork
noun
(US, prison slang) Court documents or pre-sentencing investigation reports detailing the prisoner's criminal history (usually in the context of discerning whether an inmate has been charged for sex-related offenses or is likely to be an informant).
(hyperbolic) excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape.
routine work involving written documents
written documents
parabrake
parabrake
noun
Synonym of drag parachute
parakeets
parakeets
noun
plural of parakeet
parbuckle
parbuckle
noun
A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc.
A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is fastened aloft, and both ends of the rope are looped under, then over the cylinder and looped back towards the attachment point. The object rests in the loops, and rolls upward in them as the rope ends are hauled up, or downward when the ends are payed out.
verb
To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle
parkville
parrakeet
parrakeet
noun
Alternative spelling of parakeet
parrokets
parrokets
noun
plural of parroket
partakers
partakers
noun
plural of partaker
pasternak
pawkiness
pawkiness
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
The quality of being pawky.
pawtucket
pawtucket
Proper noun
A large city in Rhode Island.
paychecks
paychecks
noun
plural of paycheck
peacelike
peacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of peace.
peacemake
peachlike
peachlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a peach.
peacocked
peacocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of peacock
peacockly
peakgoose
peakiness
peakiness
noun
The quality of being peaky.
peakishly
peaselike
peatstack
peatstack
noun
A stack of peat.
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
peekaboos
peekaboos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peekaboo
peekskill
pekingese
pekingese
Proper noun
The Beijing dialect of Chinese, as distinct from standardized Mandarin.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China.
A small toy dog from China.
Adjective
of or related to Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China
penkeeper
penkeeper
noun
The person in charge of a pen in which animals are kept.
penknives
penknives
noun
plural of penknife
penmaking
penmaking
noun
The manufacture of pens for writing.
pennacook
pennuckle
penstocks
penstocks
noun
plural of penstock
pentstock
pentstock
noun
Alternative form of penstock
penuckles
penworker
pequabuck
perikarya
perikarya
noun
plural of perikaryon
perioikoi
perioikoi
noun
Alternative form of Perioikoi
peritrack
peritrack
noun
Synonym of taxiway
perjinkly
perkiness
perkiness
noun
The condition of being perky
perkingly
perkinism
perkinism
Noun
A pseudoscientific treatment in which two pointed metal rods ("tractors") were waved over the body, supposed to cure inflammation, rheumatism, etc. by drawing off an electrical fluid.
perrukery
perwitsky
perwitsky
noun
(archaic) The fur of the marbled polecat.
peskiness
peskiness
noun
The condition of being pesky.
petallike
petallike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a petal.
phenakism
phenakism
noun
(dated) deception; trickery.
phenakite
phenakite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.
phiallike
phonodeik
physicked
physicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of physic
physicker
physicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A physician; a doctor.
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
pickpenny
pickpenny
noun
A sharper
pickpurse
pickpurse
noun
One who steals purses, or money from purses.
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
piemarker
pikeperch
pikeperch
noun
Alternative form of pike-perch
pikestaff
pikestaff
noun
A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping.
The wooden shaft of a pike.
pikeville
pikeville
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Alabama, USA, which was located on a turnpike.
a ghost town in Alabama, which was the county seat until 1882.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
a city in Kentucky, USA
a town in North Carolina, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
a small city in Tennessee, USA
pillmaker
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.
pinchecks
pinchecks
noun
plural of pincheck
pinckneya
pinebrook
pinkberry
pinkerton
pinkerton
Proper noun
for someone from a place of that name near Dunbar.
Noun
An operative employed by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency founded by Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884).
pinkified
pinkiness
pinkiness
noun
The condition of being pinky, or somewhat pink.
pipsqueak
pipsqueak
noun
Alternative spelling of pip-squeak
pitchlike
pitchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of pitch (the tarry substance).
pitchpike
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.
plackless
plackless
adj
(Scotland, obsolete) penniless; broke
planetkin
plankless
plankless
adj
Without a plank or planks.
planklike
planklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plank.
plankters
plankters
noun
plural of plankter
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
plantlike
plantlike
adj
Having characteristics of a plant
platelike
platelike
adj
Having characteristics of a plate
platemark
platemark
noun
A mark or emblem stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, etc.
platework
playmaker
playmaker
noun
(dated) A playwright.
(sports) A sportsman who leads attacks for his team and creates chances to score.
plowmaker
pluckemin
pluckiest
pluckiest
adj
superlative form of plucky: most plucky
pluckless
pluckless
adj
Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted.
plumelike
plumelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plume.
plushlike
plushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of plush.
pocketers
pocketers
noun
plural of pocketer
pocketful
pocketful
noun
(figurative) A small or moderate amount.
The amount that a pocket would hold.
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
pockhouse
pockiness
pockiness
noun
The state or quality of being pocky.
pokanoket
pokanoket
Noun
A member of the headship tribe of the many tribes that make up the
pokeberry
pokeberry
noun
Synonym of pokeweed (the plant Phytolacca americana or its dark red or purple fruit).
pokelogan
pokelogan
Noun
A marsh.
pokeloken
pokeloken
noun
Alternative form of pokelogan
pokerface
pokerlike
pokerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a poker (metal rod).
Resembling or characteristic of the card game of poker.
pokeroots
pokeroots
noun
plural of pokeroot
pokeweeds
pokeweeds
noun
plural of pokeweed
polkville
pomperkin
pondokkie
pondokkie
noun
In Africa, a primitive makeshift shelter, often made with iron or tin