(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) An instrument with radiating arms resembling a star which is placed over the diskos (or paten) used during the Eucharist to prevent the veil covering the chalice and diskos from touching the host on the diskos.
(US, sports, figuratively) A blemish in an otherwise outstanding achievement.
(dated) A small star; also (by extension), something resembling or shaped like a star.
(figuratively) Something which is of little importance or which is marginal; a footnote.
Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol.
The star-shaped symbol *, which is used in printing and writing for various purposes, including to refer a reader to a note at the bottom of a page or in a margin, and to indicate the omission of letters or words; a star.
verb
(transitive) To mark or replace (text, etc.) with an asterisk symbol (*; noun sense 1.1); to star.
bakeries
bakeries
noun
plural of bakery
barkiest
barkiest
adj
superlative form of barky: most barky
barmskin
barmskin
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A blacksmith's leather apron.
bearskin
bearskin
noun
(dated) A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.
A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.
beshriek
bidarkas
bidarkas
noun
plural of bidarka
bismarck
bismarck
noun
(Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northern US, Midwestern US) A jelly doughnut: a doughnut filled with jam and coated with sugar.
(Manitoba) A doughnut filled with cream, often with chocolate icing.
(Midland US) A fried cruller, or a sort of pancake.
blinkers
blinkers
noun
(plural only) A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc.
(plural only, slang) Spectacles.
A pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order to impede the rear vision of racehorses and harness horses; blinders in (USA).
plural of blinker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blinker
boarskin
brackish
brackish
adj
(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.
Repulsive
brakiest
breislak
brickeys
brickish
brickish
adj
(slang, UK, dated) Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.
Resembling or characteristic of brick.
brickles
brickles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brickle
brickset
briskest
briskest
adj
superlative form of brisk: most brisk
briskets
briskets
noun
plural of brisket
brisking
brisking
verb
present participle of brisk
briskish
briskish
adj
Somewhat brisk.
britskas
britskas
noun
plural of britska
britzkas
britzkas
noun
plural of britzka
britzska
brockish
brockish
adj
(obsolete) beastly; brutal
browsick
burkites
chinkers
chirkest
chirkest
adj
superlative form of chirk: most chirk
clarkias
clarkias
noun
plural of clarkia
clerkish
clerkish
adj
Like or resembling a clerk.
clickers
clickers
noun
plural of clicker
clinkers
clinkers
noun
(Ulster, anatomy) testicles
plural of clinker
corkiest
corkiest
adj
superlative form of corky: most corky
crankish
crankish
adj
(informal) cranky; grumpy; bad-tempered
(informal) pseudoscientific
crankism
crickets
crickets
intj
Expressing mild annoyance or surprise.
noun
(US, Canada, slang, humorous) Used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases: absolute silence; no communication.
plural of cricket.
crinkles
crinkles
noun
plural of crinkle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crinkle
cropsick
cropsick
adj
(obsolete) Sick in the stomach, especially from excess in eating or drinking.
cruisken
cruisken
noun
Alternative form of cruiskeen
darkskin
darkskin
noun
A black person who has relatively dark-coloured skin.
deerskin
deerskin
noun
(countable) An article of clothing manufactured from deerskin. Often constructed in the plural.
(countable) The hide, whether tanned or not, of one deer.
(uncountable) Leather made from deer hide.
derricks
derricks
noun
plural of derrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derrick
disfrock
disfrock
verb
(transitive) To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.
disliker
disliker
noun
One who dislikes.
dorkiest
dorkiest
adj
superlative form of dorky: most dorky
dornicks
dornicks
noun
plural of dornick
drinkers
drinkers
noun
plural of drinker
driskill
droskies
droskies
noun
plural of drosky
drumskin
drumskin
noun
The skin of a drum.
einkorns
einkorns
noun
plural of einkorn
eirikson
ericksen
erickson
erickson
Proper noun
A town in Manitoba, Canada
An unincorporated community in British Columbia, Canada
erlkings
erlkings
noun
plural of erlking
eurokies
euskaric
fairoaks
fakeries
fakeries
noun
plural of fakery
fakirism
fakirism
noun
The practices of fakirs.
fernsick
finmarks
flickers
flickers
noun
plural of flicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flicker
fliskier
folksier
folksier
adj
comparative form of folksy: more folksy
foreskin
foreskin
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of clitoral foreskin.
(anatomy) The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the head of the penis in humans and some other animals.
verb
To remove the foreskin.
To sexually stimulate by manipulating the foreskin.
forkiest
forkwise
forkwise
adv
In the manner of a fork.
frankish
frankish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Franks.
In or of the language of the Franks.
Proper noun
The language of the Franks, an extinct West Germanic language.
frankist
frankist
Noun
A follower of Frankism.
freakish
freakish
adj
Capricious, unpredictable.
Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.
friskers
friskers
noun
plural of frisker
friskest
friskets
friskets
noun
plural of frisket
friskful
friskful
adj
(rare) Lively; frolicsome.
friskier
friskier
adj
comparative form of frisky: more frisky
friskily
friskily
adv
in a frisky manner
frisking
frisking
noun
The action or motion of one who frisks; a gambol.
verb
present participle of frisk
frogskin
frogskin
noun
(US, slang) A greenback, a United States dollar.
The skin of a frog, or leather made from it.
frolicks
frolicks
noun
plural of frolick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frolick
frsikets
garpikes
garpikes
noun
plural of garpike
gherkins
gherkins
noun
plural of gherkin
greekish
greekish
Adjective
Resembling or having the characteristics of Greek or the Greeks
greekism
greekist
greyskin
gripsack
gripsack
noun
(colloquial, dated) A traveller's bag.
griskins
griskins
noun
plural of griskin
hayricks
hayricks
noun
plural of hayrick
heirskip
henricks
hydroski
hydroski
noun
A ski allowing a seaplane to land on water.
inkhorns
inkhorns
noun
plural of inkhorn
instroke
instroke
noun
An inward stroke; specifically, in a steam engine or other engine, a stroke in which the piston is moving away from the crankshaft.
invokers
invokers
noun
plural of invoker
irislike
irislike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an iris (the plant or its flower).
jaworski
jerkiest
jerkiest
adj
superlative form of jerky: most jerky
jerkings
jerkings
noun
plural of jerking
kaiserin
karshuni
kartings
kashmiri
kashmirs
keisters
keisters
noun
plural of keister
keramics
keramics
noun
Dated form of ceramics.
kerasine
kerasine
adj
Resembling horn; horny.
keratins
keratins
noun
plural of keratin
kerenski
kermesic
kermises
kermises
noun
plural of kermis
kernites
kerosine
kerosine
noun
Alternative spelling of kerosene
kerrison
kerystic
kerystic
adj
(religion, rare) Concerning preaching, particularly preaching of the gospels.
khirkahs
khirkahs
noun
plural of khirkah
kielstra
kiersten
kiesters
kiesters
noun
plural of kiester
kilobars
kilobars
noun
plural of kilobar
kilorads
kilorads
noun
plural of kilorad
kindlers
kindlers
noun
plural of kindler
kindreds
kindreds
noun
plural of kindred
kirkenes
kirsches
kirsches
noun
plural of kirsch
kirsteni
kitharas
klarrisa
klingsor
klisters
klisters
noun
plural of klister
knickers
knickers
intj
A mild exclamation of annoyance.
noun
(UK, New Zealand) Women's underpants.
(colloquial, now US, rare) Knickerbockers.
For attributive usage of sense 2 see knicker.
knitster
knitster
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A woman who knits.
knitters
knitters
noun
plural of knitter
koranist
krausite
krausite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.
kreisler
kreistag
kreistle
kreistle
verb
(transitive, US, dialect) To cause (a person) to shudder; to disgust.