(intransitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To be in fear; gaze in alarm or astonishment; look downcast
(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To terrify; astonish; surprise.
grapnel
grapnel
noun
(nautical) A grappling iron.
(nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.
A device with a multiple hook at one end and attached to a rope, which is thrown or hooked over a firm mooring to secure an object attached to the other end of the rope.
verb
(transitive, nautical) To connect (ships) with a grapnel.
helping
helping
noun
(countable) A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself.
(figurative, countable) An amount or quantity
verb
present participle of help
kelping
kelping
verb
present participle of kelp
leaping
leaping
verb
present participle and gerund of leap
pealing
pealing
noun
The sound made by bells as they peal.
verb
present participle of peal
peeling
peeling
noun
Strips of an outer rind or surface that has been removed.
The act of removing the outer surface in strips.
verb
present participle of peel
pelagon
pelegon
pelting
pelting
adj
(obsolete) mean; paltry
noun
The act by which somebody or something is pelted.
verb
present participle of pelt
perling
petling
petling
noun
term of affection or endearment; darling.
phelgen
phelgon
pingler
pingler
noun
(rare) One who plays with his food, but does not eat.
plugmen
plunged
plunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plunge
plunger
plunger
noun
(dated, slang) A reckless gambler.
(firearms) The firing pin of a breechloader.
(military) A cavalryman.
(pinball) The spring-loaded assembly that propels the ball onto the table.
(pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistency.
A device similar to a piston but without a mechanism; a long solid cylinder used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.
A horse that plunges, or throws itself suddenly forward.
One who plunges; a diver.
The internal piece of a syringe that pushes out or pulls in any contents.
The moving portion of a solenoid.
The part of a cafetière that is pushed down to remove grounds from coffee.
The sliding activator of an exploder, an electrical generator used to trigger electrical detonators such as blasting caps.
plunges
plunges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plunge
pringle
pringle
verb
(intransitive) To prickle or tingle.
pungled
pungled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pungle
pungles
pungles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pungle
spangle
spangle
noun
(figuratively) A star.
A point of light; also (rare), a glitter, a sparkle.
A shiny particle of a mineral.
A small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration; a sequin.
A speckle or spot, especially on the body of an animal.
Any of a number of swallowtail butterflies (genus Papilio); specifically Papilio protenor.
Any small sparkling object.
verb
(also figuratively) To fix spangles or sparkling objects to (something); to bespangle.
(figuratively) To adorn or decorate (something).
(intransitive) To flash, glitter, or sparkle.
spignel
spignel
noun
(obsolete) The dried, powdered root of Meum athamanticum used as a cooking spice or a medicine.
Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family found in mountain areas in Central and Western Europe, with roots and feathery leaves used as food and for medicinal purposes.
Preceded by a descriptive word: a plant resembling Meum athamanticum.