A pointed stick, which when placed with the point against another piece of wood, and spun rapidly in alternate directions with the aid of attached cords, produces enough heat by friction to create a fire; a fire drill.
Charcoal; coke.
verb
(Scotland) To make a grating sound.
To reduce by strong heat, as to produce charcoal or coke; to calcine.
chirk
chirk
adj
(colloquial, US, chiefly New England) lively; cheerful; in good spirits
noun
the sound of a spoon rapidly whisking around a pot or basin.
verb
(intransitive, especially as "chirk up") To become happier.
(transitive, especially as "chirk up") To make happier.
To make the sound of a bird; to chirp.
dhikr
dhikr
noun
(Islam) An Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually.
harka
harka
noun
(historical) In Maghrebi history, a military campaign, often a punitive expedition against insurgents.
harks
harks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hark
hiker
hiker
noun
One who hikes, especially frequently.
hoker
hurok
kahar
karch
kerch
kerch
Proper noun
A city on the Kerch Peninsula of eastern Crimea, on the shore of Kerch Strait; an important industrial, transport and tourist centre of Ukraine.
khair
khair
noun
The tree Senegalia catechu from which cutch is obtained
khmer
kirch
korah
kragh
krogh
kursh
kurth
shark
shark
noun
(UK, university slang) A university student who is not a fresher that has engaged in sexual activity with a fresher; usually habitually and with multiple people.
(ichthyology) A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
(informal) A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
(informal) A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).
(informal, derogatory) A sleazy and amoral lawyer.
(informal, derogatory) An ambulance chaser.
(sports and games) A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.
Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
verb
(UK, university slang) Of a university student who is not a fresher, to engage in sexual activity with a fresher, or to be at a bar or club with the general intention of engaging in such activity.
(obsolete) To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.
(obsolete) To steal or obtain through fraud.
(obsolete, intransitive) To live by shifts and stratagems.
(obsolete, intransitive) To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
(rare) To fish for sharks.
shirk
shirk
noun
(Islam) The unforgivable sin of idolatry.
One who shirks, who avoids a duty or responsibility.
verb
(intransitive) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
(transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
(transitive) To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.