(cooking) An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.
(obsolete, UK, US, dialectal) Any of various species of titmouse (of the family Paridae), including the black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus, syn. Parus atricapillus).
A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown.
blackpot
blacktop
blacktop
noun
(US, countable) A paved area on a schoolground reserved for recess activities, often doubling as a parking lot.
(US, countable) A road so paved.
(US, uncountable) Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for the surface of roads (e.g., tarmacadam, tarmac).
verb
(US) To pave with blacktop.
calpacks
calpacks
noun
plural of calpack
chalkpit
chalkpit
noun
A quarry where chalk is found.
clapcake
clapcake
noun
(obsolete) Oatmeal cake or bread clapped or beaten until it is thin.
depickle
droplike
droplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a drop of liquid.
ekpweles
ekpweles
noun
plural of ekpwele
enkolpia
epiclike
epiclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an epic.
flapcake
flapcake
noun
(US) flapjack; pancake
flapdock
flapjack
flapjack
noun
(Britain) A bar made of (though not limited to) rolled oats, butter, golden syrup, and brown sugar, baked in a tray.
(US) A pancake.
flipjack
flyspeck
flyspeck
noun
(by extension) Anything tiny or insignificant.
Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
verb
To bespeckle with tiny spatters of color.
To inspect in minute detail to ensure that something contains no flaws; nitpick.
harplike
harplike
adj
Resembling a harp or the sound of harp music
hemplike
hemplike
adj
Resembling hemp or some aspect of it.
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hooplike
hooplike
adj
Resembling a hoop.
jackpile
kalipaya
kalipaya
noun
(Philippines) Palaquium luzoniense, a sapotaceous plant.
kalispel
kalumpit
kalyptra
kalyptra
noun
Alternative form of calyptra
kamloops
kamloops
Proper noun
A city and a lake in British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the
kappland
kappland
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of area, equivalent to 154.3 m² (1,661 sq ft).
keepable
keepable
adj
That can be kept or is worth keeping.
noun
Something that can or should be kept.
kelpfish
kelpfish
noun
A perciform fish in the family Chironemidae, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.
kelpware
kelpware
noun
kelp
kelpwort
kelpwort
noun
The plant kali.
kephalin
kephalin
noun
Alternative spelling of cephalin
kerplunk
kerplunk
noun
A thudding or thunking sound.
verb
To make a thudding or thunking sound.
killcrop
killcrop
noun
(obsolete) A changeling.
kingklip
kingklip
noun
A popular South African food fish; Genypterus capensis .
kitalpha
klaipeda
klaproth
klephtic
klephtic
adj
(historical) Relating to the klephts.
klipfish
klipfish
noun
A fish of certain genera in the family Clinidae.
Sun-dried salted cod, exported from Norway.
kliphaas
kolhapur
kolhapur
Proper noun
A city in Maharashtra province, western India.
kreplach
kreplach
noun
(plural only) Small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup.
kreplech
kreplech
noun
Alternative form of kreplach
kualapuu
kulpmont
kyklopes
lakeport
lakeport
noun
A port located on a lake.
lampwick
landskip
landskip
noun
Obsolete form of landscape.
larkspur
larkspur
noun
Any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida.
lickspit
lickspit
noun
Synonym of lickspittle
limpkins
limpkins
noun
plural of limpkin
linkping
lipinski
lipstick
lipstick
noun
(countable) A stick of this makeup.
(countable, colloquial) A dog's penis.
(uncountable) Makeup for the lips.
verb
(transitive) To apply lipstick to; to paint with lipstick.
lockport
lockport
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada.
a city in Illinois, USA.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
a town in Louisiana, USA.
a city and a town in New York, USA. The city is the county seat of
a ghost town in Ohio, USA.
lockspit
lockspit
noun
(cartography) A trench dug in the ground to mark a boundary or other imaginary line.
verb
to dig a such a trench
lockstep
lockstep
noun
(figuratively) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization.
(military) A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front.
An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern.
lokapala
loopback
loopback
noun
The routing of a signal, data stream, etc. from its origin back to the origin, primarily as a means of testing the transmission or transportation infrastructure.
looplike
looplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a loop.
lopstick
lopstick
noun
Alternative form of lobstick
milkshop
milksops
milksops
noun
plural of milksop
opalocka
packable
packable
adj
Capable of being packed.
packless
packless
adj
Of valve: without a packed gland for stem sealing, having a metal diaphragm instead.
packwall
padlocks
padlocks
noun
plural of padlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of padlock
pagelike
pagelike
adj
Resembling a page (sheet in a book, etc.).
palebuck
palikars
palmlike
palmlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a palm tree.
palookas
palookas
noun
plural of palooka
parkdale
parkhall
parkland
parkland
noun
(Canada, US) A landscape characterized by a mixture of treed groves and open grasslands, akin to a Eurasian forest steppe.
Land suitable for use as a park.
parklike
parklike
adj
Resembling a park
parksley
pashalik
pashalik
noun
The jurisdiction or the territory of a pasha.
pastelki
peakedly
peakless
peakless
adj
Without a peak or peaks.
peaklike
peaklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a peak.
pearlike
pearlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pear.
pellekar
pellikka
penclerk
penuckle
phulkari
phulkari
noun
(countable) A cloth or garment embroidered in this style.
(uncountable) A style of Punjabi embroidery characterized by patterns of flowers.
piblokto
piblokto
noun
A condition affecting dogs or other animals in the Arctic, characterized by aggressive behavior and seizures.
A condition affecting the Inuit peoples in winter, characterised by a period of frenzied activity or irrational behaviour, followed by unconsciousness or stupor.
pickable
pickable
adj
Able to be picked.
pickadil
pickedly
pickerel
pickerel
noun
(Canada) Walleye, A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.
A freshwater fish of the genus Esox.
A wading bird, the dunlin.
pickling
pickling
noun
A process by which the oxide scale on steel (especially stainless steels) or other metallic objects is chemically removed (by strong acids).
An instance of processing something in brine or other solution.
verb
present participle of pickle
picklock
picklock
noun
A device designed to pick locks.
One who picks locks; a thief.
pickpole
pickrell
pierlike
pierlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pier.
pikelike
pikelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pike (fish).
piketail
piketail
noun
(dialect) A kind of duck, the pintail.
pilework
pilework
noun
A structure built of piles; piling.
pinelike
pinelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pine tree.
pipelike
pipelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pipe.
plackart
plackart
noun
Alternative form of placard (“extra plate on the lower part of a breastplate (armor)”)
plackets
plackets
noun
plural of placket
plankage
planking
planking
noun
A series of planks; a group of planks.
The practice of lying face down with arms to the sides, in unusual public spaces, and taking photographs to record the act.
verb
present participle of plank
plankter
plankter
noun
A single organism of plankton.
plankton
plankton
noun
(uncountable) A plankter, any single organism that drifts in water.
(uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.
playback
playback
noun
The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.
playbook
playbook
noun
(US, American football) A book of strategies (plays) for use in American football (and by extension other sports or disciplines).
(US, figurative) A set of commonly employed tactics and strategies.
A book containing the text of a play or plays.
A book of games and amusements for children.
playfolk
playlike
playlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a play (dramatic production).
Resembling or characteristic of play (recreational behaviour).
playwork
playwork
noun
(UK) A branch of childcare involving the supervision and development of play.
A role.
Work that is very easy or enjoyable.
plinkers
plinkers
noun
plural of plinker
plinking
plinking
noun
(firearms) informal target shooting done at non-traditional targets such as tin cans, glass bottles and wood blocks.
A noise that plinks.
verb
present participle of plink
pliskies
pliskies
noun
plural of plisky
plonking
plonking
noun
A noise that plonks.
verb
present participle of plonk
plotcock
plowback
pluckage
pluckers
pluckers
noun
plural of plucker
pluckier
pluckier
adj
comparative form of plucky: more plucky
pluckily
pluckily
adv
In a plucky manner.
plucking
plucking
noun
(gerund of pluck) An act in which something is plucked.
(printing) The undesirable situation in which printed ink becomes detached from the paper.