(nautical) The compartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
drinkproof
fairkeeper
figpecker
figpecker
noun
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
firepink
firepink
noun
Silene virginica, a brilliant red wildflower of eastern North America in the family Caryophyllaceae.
firepinks
firepinks
noun
plural of firepink
fitzpatrick
flickerproof
flowerpecker
flowerpecker
noun
Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forebespeak
forepeak
forepeak
noun
(nautical) The part of the hold of a ship within the angle of the bow
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
forespeaker
forespeaker
noun
(obsolete or historical) One who speaks on behalf of another; an advocate.
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forespoke
forespoke
verb
simple past tense of forespeak
forespoken
forespoken
adj
Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
verb
past participle of forespeak.
forspeak
forspeak
verb
(transitive, dialectal, Northern England and Scotland) To injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to affect with the curse of an evil tongue, which brings ill luck upon all objects of its praise.
(transitive, obsolete) Alternative spelling of forespeak
(transitive, obsolete) To bewitch, to charm.
(transitive, obsolete) To forbid, to prohibit; to oppose.
(transitive, obsolete) To say bad things about; to slander.
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
forspoke
forspoke
verb
simple past tense of forspeak
forspoken
forspoken
adj
(obsolete) Bewitched, charmed.
verb
past participle of forspeak.
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
freakpot
freckleproof
jokeproof
jokeproof
adj
(rare) Unable or unwilling to understand a joke; humorless.
(rare) Unable to be joked about.
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease
kapfenberg
kerflap
kerflop
kerflop
intj
The sound of something flopping heavily, or moving along in a flopping manner.
kissproof
kissproof
adj
(of lipstick) Resistant to smearing when the wearer is kissed.
knifeproof
knifeproof
adj
Resistant to knives.
koopbrief
kopfring
krapfen
krapfen
noun
A Berliner (doughnut with sweet filling).
kulturkampf
kulturkampf
noun
(historical) A conflict between secular and religious authorities, especially the struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck.
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
kupfferite
leakproof
leakproof
adj
Resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to leakage.
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
musketproof
musketproof
adj
resistant to damage by muskets
paperknife
paperknife
noun
A knife for cutting paper or opening envelopes.
parkerford
pecksniffery
pecksniffery
Noun
unctuous, hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour
perkoff
perofskite
perofskite
noun
Alternative form of perovskite
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pickford
pickfork
pickproof
pickproof
adj
(of a lock) Resistant to being picked.
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
plafker
pokerface
porkfish
porkfish
noun
Any grunt (fish) of the species Anisotremus virginicus.
porkfishes
postbreakfast
postbreakfast
adj
After breakfast.
prankful
prankful
adj
Full of pranks; mischievous.
prankfulness
prankfulness
noun
The quality of being prankful.
prebreakfast
prebreakfast
adj
Before breakfast.
prefrank
prefranked
prefranked
adj
Of mail, an envelope, etc.: franked in advance.
prefranking
prefrankness
prefranks
prickfoot
pricklefish
pricklefish
noun
Any of the family Stephanoberycidae of stephanoberyciform fishes.
prickproof
professorlike
professorlike
adj
Resembling a professor, characteristic of a professor.
prokofieff
prokofiev
prooflike
prooflike
adj
(numismatics) Of a coin: highly reflective, like the first batch struck from a new die.
quakeproof
quakeproof
adj
Capable of withstanding an earthquake.
verb
(transitive) To modify (a structure) to make it capable of withstanding an earthquake.
racketproof
rackproof
rebukeproof
riskproof
riskproof
adj
Resistant to risk.
safekeeper
safekeeper
noun
A person kept in prison while awaiting trial.
schwarzkopf
shakeproof
shakeproof
adj
(engineering) Of a washer: resistant to being loosened by vibration.
shockproof
shockproof
adj
Made sturdily enough to withstand knocks and shocks without being damaged.
Protected from imparting electric shocks.
verb
(transitive) To protect from imparting electric shocks.