(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.
crankpins
crankpins
noun
plural of crankpin
crapelike
crapelike
Adjective
Resembling crape.
disimpark
disimpark
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.
disparkle
disparkle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter around.
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tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large aircraft, used to check fuel levels; now mostly superseded by the floatstick.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
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
ekphorize
epikouros
figpecker
figpecker
noun
A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.
firepinks
firepinks
noun
plural of firepink
grapelike
grapelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grape.
grapeskin
grapeskin
noun
The skin of a grape.
gripsacks
gripsacks
noun
plural of gripsack
harpylike
harpylike
Adjective
Resembling a harpy; ravenous or shrewish.
hoopskirt
hoopskirt
noun
Alternative spelling of hoop skirt
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
kamarupic
kamperite
kampmeier
keepering
keepering
noun
gamekeeping
keplerian
keplerian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Keplerian
kidnapers
kidnapers
noun
plural of kidnaper
kidnapper
kidnapper
noun
A person who kidnaps someone.
kilampere
kingsport
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
kissproof
kissproof
adj
(of lipstick) Resistant to smearing when the wearer is kissed.
koopbrief
kraepelin
kropotkin
kyprianou
lakarpite
makership
makership
noun
The role or status of a maker.
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.
nitpicker
nitpicker
noun
One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).
norrkping
overprick
packeries
packtrain
panickier
panickier
adj
comparative form of panicky: more panicky
paperlike
paperlike
adj
Resembling paper or some aspect of it.
parakilya
parkinson
parkville
partaking
partaking
noun
(archaic) An act of taking sides; partiality.
The act of taking part in something.
verb
present participle of partake
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.
perwitsky
perwitsky
noun
(archaic) The fur of the marbled polecat.
pharmakoi
pharmakoi
noun
plural of pharmakos
philbrook
physicker
physicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A physician; a doctor.
pickaroon
pickaroon
noun
Archaic form of picaroon.
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
pickietar
pickproof
pickproof
adj
(of a lock) Resistant to being picked.
pickpurse
pickpurse
noun
One who steals purses, or money from purses.
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
pillmaker
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).
pinkroots
pinkroots
noun
plural of pinkroot
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.
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
plaitwork
pohickory
pohickory
noun
A kind of hickory nut milk prepared by Native Americans in New England and used as a beverage.
pokerlike
pokerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a poker (metal rod).
Resembling or characteristic of the card game of poker.
pomperkin
porchlike
porchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a porch.
porkiness
porkiness
noun
The quality of being porky.
potlicker
potlikker
prakritic
prakritic
Adjective
Relating to Prakrit.
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.
prestrike
prestrike
adj
Before a strike (work stoppage as protest).
Before the striking motion of a snake.
prestwick
prestwick
Proper noun
a coastal town in council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport
prettikin
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
printmake
prisiadka
prokofiev
pronglike
pronglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prong.
prooflike
prooflike
adj
(numismatics) Of a coin: highly reflective, like the first batch struck from a new die.
proselike
proselike
adj
Resembling prose.
prostrike
provoking
provoking
adj
annoying; irritating
noun
provocation
verb
present participle of provoke
prudelike
prudelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prude; prudish.
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
purselike
purselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a purse.
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
reperking
reperking
verb
present participle of reperk
riskproof
riskproof
adj
Resistant to risk.
ropetrick
sharkship
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.
shunpiker
shunpiker
noun
One who avoids toll roads, or who uses sideroads to avoid toll booths.
skiagraph
skiagraph
noun
(physics) Alternative form of sciagraph
verb
Alternative form of sciagraph
skidproof
skidproof
adj
Resistant to skidding; nonslip.
skiograph
skipbrain
skippered
skippered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skipper
sparkiest
sparkiest
adj
superlative form of sparky: most sparky
sparklike
sparklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a spark.
sparkling
sparkling
adj
(figurative) Brilliant and vivacious.
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.
noun
A sparkling wine.
Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
verb
present participle and gerund of sparkle
spearlike
spearlike
adj
Resembling a spear.
spikehorn
spikehorn
noun
A deer whose antlers do not branch.
spikenard
spikenard
noun
A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.
Any plant of the genus Aralia of the Araliaceae family.
Lavandula stoechas, another species used in antiquity to produce an aromatic oil.
Ploughman's spikenard (Inula conyza, now Pentanema conyzae).
The plant Nardostachys jatamansi (syn. Nardostachys grandiflora).
Wild spikenard (Asarum europaeum).
spinnaker
spinnaker
noun
(nautical) A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.
verb
(nautical) To sail using a spinnaker
sprackish
spraylike
spraylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a spray.
sprekelia
springbok
springbok
noun
A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.
sprinkled
sprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sprinkle
sprinkler
sprinkler
noun
(preceded by definite article) A dance move in which the dancer places one hand on the head behind the ear, with elbow bent, stretches the other arm forwards and mimics the motions of an irrigation sprinkler with a rotary head.
A heat-activated device that sprays water in the event of a fire, usually mounted on a ceiling.
An irrigation device that sprays water into the air whilst moving back and forth.
Anything that sprinkles.
verb
(transitive) To fit with automatic sprinklers for fire prevention.
sprinkles
sprinkles
noun
Small candy or sugar pieces that are sprinkled over other confections.
plural of sprinkle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sprinkle