(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pickshaft
pikestaff
pikestaff
noun
A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping.
The wooden shaft of a pike.
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.
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
pitchforking
pitchforking
noun
The act of pricking with a pitchfork
verb
present participle of pitchfork
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural 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.
prickfoot
puckfist
puckfist
noun
A puffball (Lycoperdon giganteum).
puckfoist
pumpkinification
pumpkinification
noun
The act of turning into a pumpkin; usually in jocular opposition to deification.