(historical) A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force.
bikers
bikers
noun
plural of biker
biskra
bricks
bricks
noun
plural of brick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brick
brinks
brinks
noun
plural of brink
brisks
brisks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brisk
brisky
brisky
adj
(rare) Somewhat brisk; lively; energetic.
noun
(rare, probably obsolete, possibly nonstandard) A britchka, a type of horse-drawn carriage.
chirks
chirks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chirk
cricks
cricks
noun
plural of crick
dhikrs
dhikrs
noun
plural of dhikr
dierks
dikers
dikers
noun
plural of diker
disker
disker
noun
Alternative form of discer
drinks
drinks
noun
(cricket) A short break in play to allow the players to have a drink, and for quick repairs to be made to equipment or the pitch.
plural of drink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drink
drisko
fakirs
fakirs
noun
plural of fakir
frisks
frisks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frisk
frisky
frisky
adj
(informal) Sexually aroused.
Abounding in energy or playfulness.
gorski
hikers
hikers
noun
plural of hiker
ickers
ickers
noun
plural of icker
inkers
inkers
noun
plural of inker
irakis
kafirs
kairos
kairos
noun
A time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action; the opportune and decisive moment.
kaiser
kaiser
noun
Alternative form of Kaiser.
karisa
karlis
kartis
kauris
kauris
noun
plural of kauri
kefirs
kefirs
noun
plural of kefir
keiser
kermis
kermis
noun
Alternative form of kirmess
kirsch
kirsch
noun
(often capitalized) A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.
kirsen
kirsti
kirsty
kirsty
Proper noun
name, Scottish diminutive of Christine.
kishar
kishar
Proper noun
In Akkadian mythology, the daughter of Lahmu and Lahamu, the first children of Tiamat and Apsu.
kissar
kissar
noun
(music) A five-stringed lyre used in Nubia, Abyssinia, and northern Africa.
kisser
kisser
noun
(archery) A button on a bowstring that indicates consistent height when drawing a bow, for example by being placed against the archer's mouth .
(slang) Face.
(slang) Mouth.
One who kisses.
The kissing gourami.
kiters
kiters
noun
plural of kiter
kosiur
kraits
kraits
noun
plural of krait
krasis
kreigs
krepis
kresic
krills
krills
noun
plural of krill
krises
krisha
krissy
krissy
Proper noun
A diminutive of the female given names Kristine/Christine or Kristina/Christina.
krista
kriste
kristi
kristo
kristy
kristy
Proper noun
A variant of Christie, a diminutive of Christina and related female names.
krubis
kukris
kukris
noun
plural of kukri
kurtis
kurtis
noun
plural of kurti
kyries
kyries
noun
plural of kyrie
kyrios
likers
likers
noun
plural of liker
markis
oriska
osrick
pikers
pikers
noun
plural of piker
pricks
pricks
noun
plural of prick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prick
prinks
prinks
noun
(UK, university slang, humorous) Contraction of pre-drinks.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prink
quirks
quirks
noun
plural of quirk
rakish
rakish
adj
(dated) Like a rake; dissolute; profligate.
Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance.
raskin
rastik
rastik
noun
A blend of henna and various other ingredients, traditionally used to dye the hair.
reinks
reinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reink
rekiss
resink
resink
verb
(transitive) To sink again.
reskin
reskin
noun
Something that uses the exact same model as something else, but has superficial differences such as textures.
verb
(computing) To change the skin, or visual appearance, of an application.
To replace the skin of a motor vehicle, especially so as to market the same car under different brands
riksha
risked
risked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of risk
risker
risker
noun
One who risks or hazards something.
ruskin
sarkis
sarkis
noun
plural of sarki
sarkit
sarkit
adj
(Scotland, obsolete) clothed
schrik
scrike
scrike
verb
(Manchester) To cry (shed tears)
(UK dialect, Northern England) To shriek; to screech.
serkin
sharki
shikar
shikar
noun
(India) Hunting, sport; a hunting expedition.
hunting guide (elsewhere besides India, e.g. Australia)
verb
(India, dated, transitive, intransitive) To hunt; to go hunting.
shikra
shikra
noun
A species of hawk, Accipiter badius.
shirks
shirks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shirk
shirky
shirky
adj
(colloquial) Disposed to shirk.
shriek
shriek
noun
(UK, slang) An exclamation mark.
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
verb
(intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
(transitive) To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.
shrike
shrike
noun
Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.
shrink
shrink
noun
(slang, sometimes derogatory) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.
(uncountable, business) Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.
Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
verb
(intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
(intransitive) To cower or flinch.
(intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
(intransitive, figuratively) To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
(transitive) To cause to become smaller.
(transitive) To draw back; to withdraw.
sicker
sicker
adj
(obsolete outside dialects) Certain.
(obsolete outside dialects) Secure, safe.
comparative form of sick: more sick.
adv
(obsolete outside dialects) Certainly.
(obsolete outside dialects) Securely.
verb
(intransitive, literally, figurative) To percolate, trickle, or seep; to ooze, as water through a crack.
sikara
sikhra
sikhra
noun
Alternative form of shikhara
silker
silker
noun
A machine that removes silk from corn.
Someone who works with silk such as an embroiderer.
sinker
sinker
noun
(baseball) Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball.
(construction) Sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.
(fishing) A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.
(slang) A doughnut; a biscuit.
In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles.
One who sinks something.
sirkar
sirkar
noun
(India) A native steward or housekeeper.
(India) A province or district.
(India) The Government, the State.
sirkin
skiers
skiers
noun
plural of skier
skieur
skirls
skirls
noun
plural of skirl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skirl
skirrs
skirrs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skirr
skirts
skirts
noun
plural of skirt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skirt
skirty
skirty
adj
Fond of wearing skirts; tending to wear skirts.
Like a skirt; featuring a skirt or skirts.
skiter
skiver
skiver
noun
(dialect) A skewer.
A slacker.
A truant; one who is absent without permission, especially from school.
An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed, formerly used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc.
One who uses a skive (or skives).
The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins.
verb
(UK, dialect) To skewer, impale.
skrike
skrike
noun
(UK, dialect) The mistle thrush.
(UK, regional) A cry or scream.
verb
(Britain, regional) To cry, sob, cry out or yell; to scream.
skyrin
skyrin
noun
(organic chemistry) The dimeric quinone 2,4,5-trihydroxy-7-methyl-1-(2,4,5-trihydroxy-7-methyl-9,10-dioxoanthracen-1-yl)anthracene-9,10-dione that is a glucagon antagonist
smirks
smirks
noun
plural of smirk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of smirk
smirky
smirky
adj
(obsolete) Smart; spruce.
Smirking, or as if smirking
soorki
sorkin
spiker
spiker
noun
(railways) A mechanical device for driving in the nails.
(railways) An engineer employed to drive in the nails that fasten the rails.
(volleyball) One who spikes.
sprink
sprink
verb
(now chiefly dialectal) To sprinkle; splash
spruik
spruik
verb
(transitive, Australia) To promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally.
squirk
starik
stirks
stirks
noun
plural of stirk
straik
straik
noun
Alternative form of strake
strick
strick
noun
A bunch of hackled flax prepared for drawing into slivers.
A bushel measure.
A flat piece of wood used for levelling off grain in a measure; a strickle.
strike
strike
noun
(baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
(bowling) The act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame.
(cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
(finance) In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
(fishing) A nibble on the bait by a fish.
(geology) The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth.
(historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
(ironworking) A puddler's stirrer.
(obsolete) Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality.
(obsolete) The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmail.
(philately) A cancellation postmark.
A blow or application of physical force against something.
A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
The discovery of a source of something.
The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
The strike plate of a door.
verb
(by extension) To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
(dated) To break forth; to commence suddenly; with into.
(intransitive) To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
(intransitive) To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
(intransitive) To carry out a violent or illegal action.
(intransitive) To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
(intransitive) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
(intransitive) To set off on a walk or trip.
(intransitive) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
(intransitive) To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
(intransitive, UK, obsolete, slang) To steal or rob; to take forcibly or fraudulently.
(intransitive, dated) To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; to run aground.
(masonry) To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
(nautical) To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
(obsolete) To advance; to cause to go forward; used only in the past participle.
(slang, archaic) To borrow money from; to make a demand upon.
(sports) To score a goal.
(sugar-making, obsolete) To lade thickened sugar cane juice from a teache into a cooler.
(transitive) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
(transitive) To cause to ignite by friction.
(transitive) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
(transitive) To create an impression.
(transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
(transitive) To hit.
(transitive) To impress, seem or appear (to).
(transitive) To manufacture, as by stamping.
(transitive) To punish; to afflict; to smite.
(transitive) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
(transitive, dated) To quit (one's job).
(transitive, figurative) To impinge upon.
(transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
To balance (a ledger or account).
To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.
To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
To make and ratify.
To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
To touch; to act by appulse.
To unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.).
tarski
traiks
tricks
tricks
noun
plural of trick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of trick