(now historical) A theatre attendant in charge of the boxes.
brockport
brookport
bucksport
capeworks
checkrope
cockspurs
cockspurs
noun
plural of cockspur
corapeake
cowkeeper
cowkeeper
noun
(archaic) cowherd
crackpots
crackpots
noun
plural of crackpot
crackrope
crackrope
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of crack-rope
dropkicks
dropkicks
noun
plural of dropkick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dropkick
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
ekphorize
epikouros
forepeaks
forepeaks
noun
plural of forepeak
forespake
forespake
verb
(archaic) simple past tense of forespeak
forespeak
forespeak
verb
(transitive, archaic) To foretell, to predict.
Alternative spelling of forspeak
forespoke
forespoke
verb
simple past tense of forespeak
forspoken
forspoken
adj
(obsolete) Bewitched, charmed.
verb
past participle of forspeak.
gorakhpur
hammerkop
hammerkop
noun
A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidaeand related to the herons.
hoopmaker
hoopskirt
hoopskirt
noun
Alternative spelling of hoop skirt
jockstrap
jockstrap
noun
(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.
jokeproof
jokeproof
adj
(rare) Unable or unwilling to understand a joke; humorless.
(rare) Unable to be joked about.
jumprocks
jumprocks
noun
plural of jumprock
kanephore
karyotype
karyotype
noun
(genetics) A record of such characteristics, usually photographic.
(genetics) The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.
(obsolete, genetics) A group of individuals or species that have the same chromosomal characteristics.
verb
To investigate or record such characteristics
keyesport
kingsport
kinospore
kissproof
kissproof
adj
(of lipstick) Resistant to smearing when the wearer is kissed.
knowperts
koopbrief
kropotkin
kymograph
kymograph
noun
A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum.
kyprianou
lakeports
lakeports
noun
plural of lakeport
leakproof
leakproof
adj
Resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to leakage.
mauckport
moorpunky
morpunkee
norrkping
openworks
openworks
noun
plural of openwork
outkeeper
outkeeper
noun
An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in chaining.
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
packboard
packboard
noun
A board worn on the back like a backpack for carrying goods while travelling.
packhorse
packhorse
noun
A horse used as a pack animal.
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
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
parkinson
parrokets
parrokets
noun
plural of parroket
patchwork
patchwork
noun
(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
penworker
perioikoi
perioikoi
noun
Alternative form of Perioikoi
pharmakoi
pharmakoi
noun
plural of pharmakos
pharmakos
pharmakos
noun
(historical) In Ancient Greek religion, the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat.
philbrook
pickaroon
pickaroon
noun
Archaic form of picaroon.
pickproof
pickproof
adj
(of a lock) Resistant to being picked.
piecework
piecework
noun
Alternative spelling of piece work
pinebrook
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
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
platework
plowmaker
pocketers
pocketers
noun
plural of pocketer
pockmarks
pockmarks
noun
plural of pockmark
pohickory
pohickory
noun
A kind of hickory nut milk prepared by Native Americans in New England and used as a beverage.
pokeberry
pokeberry
noun
Synonym of pokeweed (the plant Phytolacca americana or its dark red or purple fruit).
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
pomperkin
porchlike
porchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a porch.
porkeater
porkiness
porkiness
noun
The quality of being porky.
porkwoods
portsoken
postmarks
postmarks
noun
plural of postmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of postmark
potlicker
potlikker
pranksome
pranksome
adj
(dated, poetic) Characterised by pranks or pranking; mischievous; prone to pull pranks.
precooked
precooked
adj
Alternative spelling of pre-cooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of precook
precooker
prereckon
presoaked
presoaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of presoak
presswork
presswork
noun
(cabinet-making) Work consisting of a series of cross-grained veneers united by glue, heat, and pressure.
(metalwork) The act or process of pressing or drawing with dies or presses; or the product of such work.
Pottery produced by pressing clay into moulds.
Printed material.
The operation of a printing press.
prickfoot
prickshot
prickwood
prickwood
noun
A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree.
princocks
princocks
noun
plural of princock
proattack
prokofiev
prongbuck
prongbuck
noun
(dated) The springbok.
The pronghorn
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
provokers
provokers
noun
plural of provoker
provoking
provoking
adj
annoying; irritating
noun
provocation
verb
present participle of provoke
puttywork
rackproof
reaphooks
reaphooks
noun
plural of reaphook
reprovoke
reprovoke
verb
(transitive) To provoke again.
retropack
retropack
noun
A group of retrorockets on a spacecraft
riskproof
riskproof
adj
Resistant to risk.
ropemaker
ropemaker
noun
A maker of ropes.
ropetrick
ropewalks
ropewalks
noun
plural of ropewalk
scrapbook
scrapbook
noun
a book, similar to a notebook or journal, in which personal or family memorabilia and photos are collected and arranged
verb
to create scrapbooks.
serpukhov
skidproof
skidproof
adj
Resistant to skidding; nonslip.
skiograph
slopmaker
slopworks
slopworks
noun
plural of slopwork
slumpwork
soapbarks
soapbarks
noun
plural of soapbark
soapmaker
soapmaker
noun
A manufacturer of soap.
soapworks
soapworks
noun
A place where soap is manufactured.
spadework
spadework
noun
(figuratively) Work done in preparation for something else.
Work done by digging with a spade.
spellwork
spellwork
noun
Any magical practice involving creating or casting spells, especially new enchantments or spells which are intricate or complex.
The formula or formulation of one or more spells or enchantments; the individual parts constituting such a formulation; the inner workings or structure of a spell.
spikehorn
spikehorn
noun
A deer whose antlers do not branch.
spokester
springbok
springbok
noun
A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.
sprockets
sprockets
noun
plural of sprocket
stakerope
stockport
stockport
Proper noun
A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England
storekeep
storekeep
noun
(informal) A storekeeper.
strapwork
strapwork
noun
(art, historical) A stylized representation of strips or bands of curling leather parchment or metal cut into elaborate shapes, with piercings and often interwoven.
tackproof
tickproof
tickproof
adj
Resistant to ticks (type of arachnid).
topworked
topworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of topwork
trampcock
traprocks
traprocks
noun
plural of traprock
turkophil
unpartook
unprovoke
unprovoke
verb
To undo or counter a provocation.
upstrokes
upstrokes
noun
plural of upstroke
vaporlike
vaporlike
adj
Resembling vapor; vaporous, misty.
volapuker
workpiece
workpiece
noun
(machining, woodworking, etc.) The raw material or partially finished piece that is shaped by performing various operations.
workplace
workplace
noun
The place where someone works.
workshops
workshops
noun
plural of workshop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of workshop