(Britain, dialectal) Any of various species of buttercup, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris.
package
package
noun
(euphemistic, vulgar) The male genitalia.
(journalism) A group of related stories spread over several pages.
(software) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
(television, radio) Synonym of wrap (“complete news report ready for broadcast”)
(uncountable, archaic) The act of packing something.
(uncountable, historical) A charge made for packing goods.
A football formation.
A package holiday.
Something resembling a package.
Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.
Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
verb
To pack or bundle something.
To prepare (a book, a television series, etc.), including all stages from research to production, in order to sell the result to a publisher or broadcaster.
To travel on a package holiday.
packing
packing
noun
(rugby) The forming of players into a scrum.
(sciences, mathematics) The spatial arrangement of objects, items or constituent parts.
A fee charged to cover the costs of packaging.
Clipping of meatpacking.
Material used to fill in the space around something, especially to make a piston etc. watertight or airtight.
Material used to wrap a product for sale etc.; packaging.
Special material used to fill containers or vessels for certain chemically related applications.
The action of putting things together, especially of putting clothes into a suitcase for a journey.
The gathering of birds, animals etc. into a pack.
verb
present participle of pack
peckage
pecking
pecking
noun
(obsolete) The sport of throwing pebbles at birds.
The act by which something is pecked.
The ancient skill of shaping stone into tools, containers, or artworks.
verb
present participle of peck
pickage
pickage
noun
Alternative form of piccage
picking
picking
noun
(usually pluralized) Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
(usually pluralized) Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
A gathering to pick fruit.
Dabbing in stoneworking.
Something picked or pulled out.
The act of making a choice; selection.
The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.
