(obsolete) The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
grapeskin
grapeskin
noun
The skin of a grape.
handpicks
handpicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handpick
handspike
handspike
noun
A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
hopkinson
hopkinton
imparking
imparking
verb
present participle of impark
innkeeper
innkeeper
noun
The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.
ispravnik
ispravnik
noun
Alternative spelling of ispravnic
ispraynik
jacksnipe
jacksnipe
noun
Lymnocryptes minimus, a migratory small stocky wader, the smallest of the snipes.
jonkoping
kanopolis
katipunan
keepering
keepering
noun
gamekeeping
kephalins
kephalins
noun
plural of kephalin
keplerian
keplerian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Keplerian
kidnapers
kidnapers
noun
plural of kidnaper
kidnaping
kidnaping
noun
(US, proscribed) Alternative spelling of kidnapping
verb
(US) Alternative spelling of kidnapping
(US) present participle of kidnap
kidnapped
kidnapped
adj
subjected to kidnapping
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kidnap
kidnappee
kidnappee
noun
One who is kidnapped.
kidnapper
kidnapper
noun
A person who kidnaps someone.
kilopound
kilopound
noun
(US, engineering, architecture) A non-SI unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force.
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
kingposts
kingposts
noun
plural of kingpost
kingships
kingships
noun
plural of kingship
kingsport
kinoplasm
kinoplasm
noun
an active protoplasm used to make filaments and mobile structures.
kinospore
kippering
kippering
noun
The development of an acquired hypospadias, usually as a result of long use of a catheter.
The trait of walking on the front legs while dragging the hind legs (applied to a dog).
verb
present participle of kipper
knaveship
knaveship
noun
(countable, obsolete, Scotland) A quantity of corn or flour due to a miller's servant from each batch in a thirlage mill
(uncountable) The condition of being a knave (used mockingly)
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.
kneippism
kneippism
Noun
The treatment of disease by forms of hydrotherapy, such as walking barefoot in the morning dew, baths, wet compresses, cold affusions, etc.
kniphofia
kniphofia
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Kniphofia, having bright, upright flowers.
koniscope
koniscope
noun
An instrument for indicating the quantity of dust in the atmosphere.
kraepelin
kropotkin
kyprianou
landskips
landskips
noun
plural of landskip
lickpenny
lickpenny
adj
(obsolete) Expensive.
noun
(obsolete) Something that devours or absorbs lots of money; something expensive.
A miserly person.
linkoping
mapmaking
mapmaking
noun
Cartography, the making of maps and charts.
misspoken
misspoken
verb
past participle of misspeak
napkining
napkining
noun
Material for making napkins.
neckpiece
neckpiece
noun
A piece of clothing to be worn around the neck.
nickpoint
nickpoint
noun
Alternative form of knickpoint
nipperkin
nipperkin
noun
(archaic) A small amount of beer, wine, or other liquid, of perhaps 1/8 pint in volume.
(archaic) A small cup or other vessel, of perhaps 1/8 pint in volume.
nitpicked
nitpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nitpick
nitpicker
nitpicker
noun
One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).
norrkping
nymphlike
nymphlike
adj
Resembling a nymph.
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
packeting
packeting
verb
present participle of packet
packtrain
paintbank
paintlick
pakistani
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.
pannikins
pannikins
noun
plural of pannikin
pansylike
pansylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pansy.
parkinson
partaking
partaking
noun
(archaic) An act of taking sides; partiality.
The act of taking part in something.
verb
present participle of partake
pawkiness
pawkiness
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
The quality of being pawky.
peakiness
peakiness
noun
The quality of being peaky.
peckiness
peckiness
noun
The quality of being pecky.
peckinpah
pecksniff
pecksniff
Proper noun
A character in the Dickensian novel , known for his great hypocrisy
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
penknives
penknives
noun
plural of penknife
penmaking
penmaking
noun
The manufacture of pens for writing.
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.
peskiness
peskiness
noun
The condition of being pesky.
phenakism
phenakism
noun
(dated) deception; trickery.
phenakite
phenakite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.
phonodeik
pianokoto
pickaroon
pickaroon
noun
Archaic form of picaroon.
pickaxing
pickaxing
verb
present participle of pickax
pickering
pickering
Proper noun
A town in North Yorkshire, England.
A city in Ontario, Canada.
from the town.
picketing
picketing
noun
The act of one who pickets (in any sense).
verb
present participle of picket
pickleman
pickpenny
pickpenny
noun
A sharper
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).
picnicked
picnicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of picnic
picnicker
picnicker
noun
Someone who has a picnic.
pigmaking
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
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.
pinkroots
pinkroots
noun
plural of pinkroot
pinmaking
pinpricks
pinpricks
noun
plural of pinprick
pitmaking
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
planetkin
plankings
plankings
noun
plural of planking
planklike
planklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plank.
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
plantlike
plantlike
adj
Having characteristics of a plant
pluckemin
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.
poltinnik
poltinnik
noun
A Russian silver half-ruble or 50-kopeck piece.
pomperkin
pondokkie
pondokkie
noun
In Africa, a primitive makeshift shelter, often made with iron or tin
pontianak
pontianak
noun
(countable) A female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.
Alternative form of pontianac (“fossil resin”)
porkiness
porkiness
noun
The quality of being porky.
potmaking
potmaking
noun
The manufacture of pots.
potyomkin
poundlike
prankiest
prankiest
adj
superlative form of pranky: most pranky
predikant
predikant
noun
(chiefly South Africa) A minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or allied denomination.
prekindle
premaking
premaking
verb
present participle of premake
preshrink
preshrink
verb
(transitive, of clothing) To shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit.
prettikin
prickling
prickling
noun
A sensation that prickles.
verb
present participle of prickle
princekin
princekin
noun
A petty prince; a princeling.
princocks
princocks
noun
plural of princock
printmake
pronglike
pronglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prong.
provoking
provoking
adj
annoying; irritating
noun
provocation
verb
present participle of provoke
puckering
puckering
noun
A fold or pinched bunch of fabric caused by the shrinkage of one layer among many.