A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.
fingerpicked
fingerpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerpick
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
flickerproof
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
pecksniff
pecksniff
Proper noun
A character in the Dickensian novel , known for his great hypocrisy
pecksniffery
pecksniffery
Noun
unctuous, hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour
pecksniffian
pecksniffian
adj
Of or pertaining to Pecksniffery; unctuously hypocritical; sanctimonious.
pecksniffianism
pecksniffism
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
pocketknife
pocketknife
noun
A knife with blades or tools that the user can fold or retract into its handle, and of a size small enough for carrying safely and handily in a pocket. Since the late 19th century the term "penknife" has not been distinct from "pocketknife", but the latter tends to refer to larger and more robust versions, sometimes with more attached tools, suited to heavier duty for casual or ad hoc applications outdoors or in workshops.
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.