(obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married (compare with: spoken for)
verb
past participle of bespeak
bookkeep
bookkeep
verb
Alternative spelling of book-keep
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
copydesk
copydesk
noun
Alternative form of copy desk
cowpokes
cowpokes
noun
plural of cowpoke
dekapode
desktops
desktops
noun
plural of desktop
doorkeep
dopebook
droplike
droplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a drop of liquid.
ekphoria
empocket
enkolpia
forepeak
forepeak
noun
(nautical) The part of the hold of a ship within the angle of the bow
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.
forspoke
forspoke
verb
simple past tense of forspeak
freakpot
hooplike
hooplike
adj
Resembling a hoop.
impocket
impocket
verb
(transitive, rare) To place into a pocket.
inspoken
kelpwort
kelpwort
noun
The plant kali.
knopweed
knopweed
noun
Alternative form of knapweed
koupreys
koupreys
noun
plural of kouprey
kyklopes
kyphoses
kyphoses
noun
plural of kyphosis
lakeport
lakeport
noun
A port located on a lake.
lockstep
lockstep
noun
(figuratively) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization.
(military) A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front.
An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern.
looplike
looplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a loop.
mesopeak
misspoke
misspoke
verb
simple past tense of misspeak
mopehawk
mopehawk
noun
Alternative form of morepork (“the bird”)
morepork
morepork
intj
The call of a morepork.
noun
(chiefly New Zealand) The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania.
A foolish person; also, a person who is wearisome.
A person who is lazy or slow; a slowcoach, a slowpoke.
openbeak
openwork
openwork
noun
(mining) A quarry; an open cut.
Any of several forms of metalwork or needlework having decorative openings.
outkeeps
outkeeps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outkeep
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.
outspoke
outspoke
verb
simple past tense of outspeak
overkeep
overkeep
verb
(transitive) To keep or observe too strictly.
(transitive) To keep too long.
overpack
overpack
noun
A container intended to hold smaller containers.
verb
(intransitive) To pack too much.
overpark
overpark
verb
(intransitive) To park (a vehicle) for longer than is permitted.
overpeck
overpick
overskip
overskip
verb
To skip or leap over; to treat with indifference.
oxpecker
oxpecker
noun
Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, in the monotypic family Buphagidae, endemic to sub-Saharan African savannah.
parroket
parroket
noun
Archaic form of parakeet.
peacocks
peacocks
noun
plural of peacock
peacocky
peacocky
adj
Of a horse: showy in motion; holding itself high while running.
Proud and boastful.
peekaboo
peekaboo
adj
(boxing) Being or using a style of boxing with the hands kept close to the face to defend it.
(of clothing) with holes, slits or transparent fabric to reveal what is normally hidden.
intj
Boo (when showing oneself unexpectedly).
noun
(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".
verb
(intransitive) To peep out.
pembroke
pembroke
Proper noun
A town in Pembrokeshire, Wales
pembrook
penstock
penstock
noun
A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.
The barrel of a wooden pump.
pepeekeo
petcocks
petcocks
noun
plural of petcock
petoskey
petoskey
Proper noun
a city and coastal resort in Michigan, USA
petrovsk
pickover
pickpole
picksome
picksome
adj
Characterised by picking and choosing, or by being picky; selective.
Valued for picking; choice; select.
pilework
pilework
noun
A structure built of piles; piling.
pineknot
pinksome
pipework
pipework
noun
(music) The pipes and stops of an organ
Any system of pipes or tubes; piping
pocketed
pocketed
adj
(in combination) Having a certain type or number of pockets.
Having a pocket; with pockets.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pocket
pocketer
pocketer
noun
One who pockets something, or (figurative) appropriates money or goods.
pockiest
pockweed
poetlike
poetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a poet.
poikilie
pokerish
pokerish
adj
(US, archaic, colloquial) unsafe, dangerous
(archaic, colloquial) nervous, uneasy
Stiff, like a poker.
pokeroot
pokeroot
noun
Synonym of pokeweed
pokeweed
pokeweed
noun
A poisonous North American plant, Phytolacca americana, with reddish stems, broad leaves, clusters of white flowers, and dark purple berries.
pokiness
pokiness
noun
The state or condition of being poky.
pondlike
pondlike
adj
Resembling a pond
popelike
popelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pope.
porelike
porelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of pores.
porkiest
porkiest
adj
superlative form of porky: most porky
porkless
porkless
adj
Without pork.
porkpies
porkpies
noun
plural of porkpie
postlike
postlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a post (upright stake).
potemkin
potmaker
potmaker
noun
A manufacturer of pots.
precooks
precooks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of precook
preknown
preknown
adj
Already known; known in advance.
presoaks
presoaks
noun
plural of presoak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of presoak
prestock
pretoken
provoked
provoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of provoke
provokee
provokee
noun
One who is subjected to provocation.
provoker
provoker
noun
A person who provokes; a troublemaker
provokes
provokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of provoke
punketto
pyknoses
pyknoses
noun
plural of pyknosis
reaphook
repocket
repocket
verb
(transitive) To pocket again; to return to one's pocket.
respoken
respoken
verb
past participle of respeak
ropebark
ropelike
ropelike
adj
Resembling rope.
ropewalk
ropewalk
noun
A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.
A place where rope is made, a rope factory.
Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails.
ropework
ropework
noun
(nautical) The making, repairing, knotting, splicing and storing of rope, and the manufacture of devices from rope, mostly by use of the marlinspike
A form of raised convex or painted decoration in the form of twisted rope applied to architecture, ceramics, metalwork and furniture
shakopee
shakopee
Proper noun
a city in Minnesota, USA
shoepack
shoepack
noun
Alternative spelling of shoepac
shopkeep
shopkeep
noun
(informal) A shopkeeper.
shoplike
shoplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shop.
slowpoke
slowpoke
noun
(US, Canada, informal, mildly derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.
smokepot
smokepot
noun
(apiculture) A bee smoker.
soaplike
soaplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a soap opera.
Resembling or characteristic of soap.
souplike
souplike
adj
Resembling soup; soupy.
spaebook
spaework
spekboom
spekboom
noun
A South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder.
spiketop
spookery
spookery
noun
(countable) Something characteristic of a spook.
(uncountable) The condition of being spooky.
spookier
spookier
adj
comparative form of spooky: more spooky
spookies
spotlike
spotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a spot.
sprocket
sprocket
noun
(architecture) A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.
(mechanical engineering) A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
(usually in the plural) The tooth of such a wheel.
A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
szopelka
szopelka
noun
(music) A Russian double-reed wind instrument, similar in form to the zurna.
tapework
tophaike
tophaike
noun
(obsolete) A Turkish musket
topmaker
topmaker
noun
A person or company in the business of topmaking.
treckpot
turnpoke
unpocket
unpocket
verb
(transitive) To remove from a pocket.
unspoken
unspoken
adj
(sometimes postpositive) Not formally articulated or stated; implicit or understood.