(non-native speakers' English, medicine) Misconstruction of pacemaker.
A person who restores peace, especially by settling disputes.
peacockery
peacockery
noun
gaudy showiness; ostentation
peacockier
peacocking
peacocking
noun
(seduction community) Ostentatious dress or behaviour employed by a man in an attempt to impress women.
peacockish
peacockish
adj
Characteristic of a peacock; striking; ostentatious.
peacockism
peakedness
peakedness
noun
(chiefly in combination) The condition of having a (specified form of) peak
(statistics) kurtosis (archaic).
peastaking
peckhamite
pelargikon
pelasgikon
pennebaker
pennsauken
pequannock
perikaryal
perikaryal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a perikaryon
perikaryon
perikaryon
noun
The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.
petrouchka
phokomelia
phrasemake
piankashaw
piatigorsk
piazzalike
piazzalike
adj
Resembling a piazza.
pickaninny
pickaninny
adj
(now rare) Little, small.
noun
(colloquial, now offensive, ethnic slur) A black child.
picketboat
picketboat
noun
Alternative form of picket boat
pickthatch
picnickian
piecemaker
piggybacks
piggybacks
noun
plural of piggyback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of piggyback
pikestaves
pillarlike
pillarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pillar.
pillmaking
pimpleback
pimpleback
noun
Quadrula pustulosa, an American freshwater mussel.
pinakoidal
pinakoidal
adj
Alternative form of pinacoidal
pipewalker
pipsqueaks
pipsqueaks
noun
plural of pipsqueak
piratelike
piratelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pirate.
placemaker
placemaker
noun
A person involved in placemaking.
plainbacks
plainsfolk
planetlike
planetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a planet.
plankbuilt
plankinton
plankinton
Proper noun
A city in South Dakota, USA.
planksheer
planktonic
planktonic
adj
Floating in the open sea rather than living on the seafloor.
Of or pertaining to plankton.
platemaker
platemaker
noun
One who produces plates (printing surfaces).
plattekill
playbroker
playbroker
noun
An agent involved in procuring and selling theatrical plays.
playmaking
playmaking
noun
(sports) The initiation of offensive play with the intent of scoring a goal (or the equivalent)
plowmaking
pluckerian
plumemaker
pocketable
pocketable
adj
Able to be put in one's pocket
pocketcase
pockmantie
pockmarked
pockmarked
adj
having pockmarks
incomplete, lacking, having holes
pitted, or scarred with holes
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pockmark
pohutukawa
pohutukawa
noun
A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers made up of a mass of stamens around Christmastime.
pointblank
pointblank
adv
(obsolete or rare) point blank
pointmaker
pointmaker
noun
(historical) A manufacturer of laces for fastening clothing.
poltoratsk
postattack
postattack
adj
After an attack.
postmarked
postmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postmark
prakritize
prankingly
prankingly
adv
(archaic) With showy display or adornment.
prankishly
prankishly
adv
In a prankish way.
pranksters
pranksters
noun
plural of prankster
prealkalic
prefranked
prefranked
adj
Of mail, an envelope, etc.: franked in advance.
prekantian
premankind
prepackage
prepackage
verb
(transitive) To enclose in packaging prior to sale.
prepacking
prepacking
verb
present participle of prepack
prepartake
prepartook
presoaking
presoaking
noun
The soaking of something in advance.
verb
present participle of presoak
pricemaker
pricemaker
noun
(gambling) A person who determines the odds to be offered to bettors.
prickmadam
prickmadam
noun
(dated) Any of several species of stonecrop, formerly used as ingredients of vermifuge medicines.
printmaker
printmaker
noun
A person who makes prints of works of art, (particularly) a self-employed craftsman.
prizetaker
prokaryote
prokaryote
noun
An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded).
proklausis
provokable
provokable
adj
That may be provoked.
purbeckian
purkinjean
purkinjean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Johannes Evangelists Purkinje, 1787-1869), Czech anatomist and physiologist, or to his discoveries.
puschkinia
puschkinia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Puschkinia of bulbous perennials in the family Asparagaceae.
pyatigorsk
pyatigorsk
Proper noun
spa city in south-Stavropol krai, administrative center of the of Russia
quakeproof
quakeproof
adj
Capable of withstanding an earthquake.
verb
(transitive) To modify (a structure) to make it capable of withstanding an earthquake.
quakership
rebankrupt
rebankrupt
verb
(transitive) To bankrupt again.
repackaged
repackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repackage
repackager
repackager
noun
An individual or company that repackages a product.
repackages
repackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repackage
ropemaking
ropemaking
noun
The manufacture of rope.
ropewalker
ropewalker
noun
An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer.
safekeeper
safekeeper
noun
A person kept in prison while awaiting trial.
sagaponack
saloonkeep
sanjakship
sapsuckers
sapsuckers
noun
plural of sapsucker
scrapbooks
scrapbooks
noun
plural of scrapbook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scrapbook
scrapworks
seakeeping
seakeeping
noun
Effective operation of a ship at sea; remaining seaworthy.
seraphlike
seraphlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a seraph.
shakeproof
shakeproof
adj
(engineering) Of a washer: resistant to being loosened by vibration.
shankpiece
sheepbacks
sheepbacks
noun
plural of sheepback
sheepshank
sheepshank
noun
(nautical) A type of knot which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack without cutting it.
verb
(transitive) To shorten (a rope) using a sheepshank knot.
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
silverpeak
skatoscopy
skiagraphy
skiapodous
skipjackly
skipperage
skupshtina
skyscraper
skyscraper
noun
(architecture) A very tall building with a large number of floors.
(figuratively) Anything very tall or high.
(nautical, archaic) A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail.
slapsticks
slapsticks
noun
plural of slapstick
slapsticky
slapsticky
adj
(informal) Characterised by slapstick.
sleepwaker
sleepwaker
noun
One in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep.
sleepwalks
sleepwalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sleepwalk
slickpaper
slopmaking
snakepiece
snakeproof
snakeproof
adj
Resistant to snakes.
soapmaking
soapmaking
noun
The business or process of producing soap
spacewalks
spacewalks
noun
plural of spacewalk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spacewalk
spankingly
spankingly
adv
In a spanking manner; vigorously; freshly.
sparkiness
sparkiness
noun
The quality of being sparky.
sparkingly
sparkingly
adv
With or by sparks.
sparkishly
sparkishly
adv
In a sparkish manner.
sparkproof
sparkproof
adj
Designed not to emit sparks.
spatchcock
spatchcock
noun
A rushed effort.
Chicken meat when prepared by spatchcocking. (See below.)
verb
To cut (poultry) along the spine and spread the halves apart, for more even cooking when grilled.
To interpolate, insert or sandwich (in or into).
To prepare in haste.
speakeress
speakeress
noun
A female speaker (all human senses)
speakhouse
speakingly
speakingly
adv
(rare) In an expressive manner.
spikedaces
spinnakers
spinnakers
noun
plural of spinnaker
splacknuck
splashback
splashback
noun
(countable) A shield of an easily-cleaned material, such as those placed behind an oven top or kitchen sink and at industrial facilities, construction sites, etc, in order to catch splashes of liquid.
(uncountable, countable) Splashes of liquid, especially noxious liquid, rebounding from a surface.
spokeshave
spokeshave
noun
A woodworking tool used to shape and smooth rods and shafts - often for use as wheel spokes, chair legs, or arrows.
verb
(transitive) To shape or smooth with a spokeshave.
spongecake
spongecake
noun
Alternative spelling of sponge cake
spoonmaker
spoonmaker
noun
A manufacturer of spoons.
sprackness
sprackness
noun
(UK, dialectal) The quality of being sprack, lively, full of energy.
subpackage
subpackage
noun
(object-oriented programming) A package situated hierarchically below another package.
A physical package contained within another package.
verb
(transitive) To place (an object) in a package which is itself inside a package.
supplejack
supplejack
noun
A cane made from such a plant used as a walking stick or as a whip.
A child's toy in the form of a man with jointed limbs controlled by a string; a jumping jack.
Any of several vines belonging to the genus Ripogonum, native to New Zealand.
Any of various North American vines that have supple stems.
sweepstake
sweepstake
noun
(US) A prize draw.
A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.