(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) An instrument with radiating arms resembling a star which is placed over the diskos (or paten) used during the Eucharist to prevent the veil covering the chalice and diskos from touching the host on the diskos.
(US, sports, figuratively) A blemish in an otherwise outstanding achievement.
(dated) A small star; also (by extension), something resembling or shaped like a star.
(figuratively) Something which is of little importance or which is marginal; a footnote.
Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol.
The star-shaped symbol *, which is used in printing and writing for various purposes, including to refer a reader to a note at the bottom of a page or in a margin, and to indicate the omission of letters or words; a star.
verb
(transitive) To mark or replace (text, etc.) with an asterisk symbol (*; noun sense 1.1); to star.
barkiest
barkiest
adj
superlative form of barky: most barky
brakiest
brickset
briskest
briskest
adj
superlative form of brisk: most brisk
briskets
briskets
noun
plural of brisket
britskas
britskas
noun
plural of britska
britzkas
britzkas
noun
plural of britzka
britzska
burkites
chirkest
chirkest
adj
superlative form of chirk: most chirk
corkiest
corkiest
adj
superlative form of corky: most corky
crickets
crickets
intj
Expressing mild annoyance or surprise.
noun
(US, Canada, slang, humorous) Used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases: absolute silence; no communication.
plural of cricket.
dorkiest
dorkiest
adj
superlative form of dorky: most dorky
forkiest
frankist
frankist
Noun
A follower of Frankism.
friskest
friskets
friskets
noun
plural of frisket
frsikets
greekist
instroke
instroke
noun
An inward stroke; specifically, in a steam engine or other engine, a stroke in which the piston is moving away from the crankshaft.
jerkiest
jerkiest
adj
superlative form of jerky: most jerky
kartings
keisters
keisters
noun
plural of keister
keratins
keratins
noun
plural of keratin
kernites
kerystic
kerystic
adj
(religion, rare) Concerning preaching, particularly preaching of the gospels.
kielstra
kiersten
kiesters
kiesters
noun
plural of kiester
kirsteni
kitharas
klisters
klisters
noun
plural of klister
knitster
knitster
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A woman who knits.
knitters
knitters
noun
plural of knitter
koranist
krausite
krausite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.
kreistag
kreistle
kreistle
verb
(transitive, US, dialect) To cause (a person) to shudder; to disgust.
krinthos
kristian
kristien
kristina
kristine
kurtosis
kurtosis
noun
(statistics) A measure of "heaviness of the tails" of a probability distribution, defined as the fourth cumulant divided by the square of the variance of the probability distribution.
(statistics) Excess kurtosis: the difference between a given distribution's kurtosis and the kurtosis of a normal distribution.
larkiest
larkiest
adj
superlative form of larky: most larky
linkster
linkster
noun
(dialectal, obsolete) An interpreter; a person who understands more than one language.
(obsolete, by extension) In West and Central Africa, a bi- or multilingual agent or broker facilitating trade between Europeans and non-Europeans.
A golfer.
listwork
mirkiest
mirkiest
adj
superlative form of mirky: most mirky
mistaker
mistaker
noun
One who mistakes.
murkiest
murkiest
adj
superlative form of murky: most murky
oistrakh
outskirt
outskirt
noun
A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.
verb
(transitive) To surround as an outskirt.
perkiest
perkiest
adj
superlative form of perky: most perky
pinkster
porkiest
porkiest
adj
superlative form of porky: most porky
prickets
prickets
noun
plural of pricket
ratfinks
ratfinks
noun
plural of ratfink.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ratfink
reekiest
reekiest
adj
superlative form of reeky: most reeky
reitboks
reitboks
noun
plural of reitbok
restrike
restrike
noun
(numismatics) A coin newly struck from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.
The reignition of the arc in an arc lamp.
The striking again of a key, for example on a piano.
verb
(transitive) To strike again.
To reignite the arc in an arc lamp.
To strike a coin from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.
rethinks
rethinks
noun
plural of rethink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rethink
ricketts
riskiest
riskiest
adj
superlative form of risky: most risky
rockcist
rockiest
rockiest
adj
superlative form of rocky: most rocky
rookiest
rookiest
adj
superlative form of rookie: most rookie
sanskrit
sarkiest
sarkiest
adj
superlative form of sarky: most sarky
shastrik
sitarski
sitzmark
sitzmark
noun
(skiing) An indentation in the snow made by a fallen skier.
skiatron
skiatron
noun
A kind of cathode ray tube that replaces the conventional light-emitting phosphor layer on the face of the tube screen with a scotophor such as potassium chloride.
skipetar
skirrets
skirrets
noun
plural of skirret
skirters
skirters
noun
plural of skirter
skirting
skirting
noun
Skirting boards collectively.
The act of one who skirts around something, or avoids it.
skirts collectively; material for skirts
verb
present participle of skirt
skirwhit
skirwort
skitters
skitters
noun
plural of skitter.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skitter
skittery
skittery
adj
skittish
skittler
skittler
noun
One who plays the game of skittles.
sklinter
skywrite
skywrite
verb
(education) To spell a word by tracing it in the air with one's finger.
To write a message in the sky using the trail of smoke from a moving airplane.
slitwork
stalkier
stalkier
adj
comparative form of stalky: more stalky
starlike
starlike
adj
(geometry) Convex; having the property that any line segment joining any mapped point to a specified point in the domain lies entirely in the domain.
Resembling a star, especially in shape.
Resembling or characteristic of a celebrity or leading actor.
sternick
stickers
stickers
noun
plural of sticker
stickery
stickery
adj
Of, or pertaining to, stickers
Similar to a sticker
sticky, able to stick
stickier
stickier
adj
comparative form of sticky: more sticky
stickler
stickler
noun
(now only Cornwall) A referee or adjudicator at a fight, wrestling match, duel, etc. who ensures fair play.
Someone who insistently advocates for something, especially for strict observance of a formal rule.
stinkard
stinkard
noun
(figuratively, rare, archaic) A person whose behavior is hurtful and unsavory; a stinker.
(obsolete) Any of various malodorous animals.
The teledu.
stinkers
stinkers
noun
plural of stinker
stinkier
stinkier
adj
comparative form of stinky: more stinky
stockier
stockier
adj
comparative form of stocky: more stocky
storkish
storkish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a stork (the bird).
stricken
stricken
adj
(military, nautical, of a warship) Having its name removed from a country's naval register, e.g. the United States Naval Vessel Register.
Disabled or incapacitated by something.
Struck by something.
verb
past participle of strike
stricker
strickle
strickle
noun
(carpentry, masonry) A templet; a pattern.
A rod used to level grain etc. when being measured, or concrete after pouring.
A tool for sharpening scythes.
An instrument used for smoothing the surface of a core.
An instrument used in dressing flax.
verb
(transitive) To level using a strickle.
strikers
strikers
noun
plural of striker
striking
striking
adj
(non-comparable, of employees) On strike, taking part in industrial action.
Making a strong impression.
noun
The act by which something strikes or is struck.
verb
present participle of strike
strinkle
strinkle
verb
(rare, Scotland, transitive, intransitive) to sprinkle or scatter
stroking
stroking
noun
(textiles) The act of laying small gathers in cloth in regular order.
The act of making strokes.
verb
present participle of stroke
stronski
tamarisk
tamarisk
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.
tarkashi
teskeria
tetrakis
tetrakis
adj
(mathematics, chemistry) Having four identical units
thinkers
thinkers
noun
plural of thinker
ticklers
ticklers
noun
plural of tickler
tinklers
tinklers
noun
plural of tinkler
tinworks
tinworks
noun
A factory where tin products are manufactured.
plural of tinwork
titlarks
titlarks
noun
plural of titlark
transkei
transkei
Proper noun
A bantustan and nominal parliamentary democracy (capital Umtata) in southeastern South Africa.
trickers
trickers
noun
plural of tricker
trickish
trickish
adj
Using tricks or trickery.
trickles
trickles
noun
plural of trickle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of trickle
trinkets
trinkets
noun
plural of trinket
trinkums
tripacks
tripacks
noun
plural of tripack
triskele
triskele
noun
Alternative form of triskeles
trochisk
trochisk
noun
(obsolete) A trochiscus.
tscharik
tughriks
tughriks
noun
plural of tughrik
turfskis
turnskin
turnskin
noun
(obsolete) Someone who can change their skin at will, especially into that of a wolf; a werewolf.
unstrike
unstrike
noun
A collective action by members of a trade union in which they appear at work but protest in some way such as passing out leaflets or refusing to wear a uniform.
verb
(falconry) To loosen the strings that attach the hood on the bird's head.
To cause a blow not to have occurred.
To restore text that has been struck out.
upstrike
upstrike
noun
(often attributive) A kind of early typewriter whose typebar falls back into position under gravity after typing each character, with the disadvantage that typed characters are not immediately visible.