A small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts
chapbooks
chapbooks
noun
plural of chapbook
chapnick
chappaquiddick
chappelka
chapstick
chapstick
noun
Lip balm.
chaunoprockt
cheapjack
cheapjack
adj
shabby
noun
A peddler, a travelling hawker.
cheapskate
cheapskate
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not give freely.
Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkrope
checkstrap
checkup
checkup
noun
A routine inspection.
A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like.
checkups
checkups
noun
plural of checkup
cheekpiece
cheekpiece
noun
A piece of armour, or the bridle of a horse, that protects the cheek.
chempaduk
chesapeake
chesapeake
Noun
Any member of a Native American tribe that once inhabited the area now known as in Virginia, United States.
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
chickpea
chickpea
noun
A seed of this plant, often used as a food.
An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
chickpeas
chickpeas
noun
plural of chickpea
chinkapin
chinkapin
noun
Alternative form of chinquapin.
chipmuck
chipmuck
noun
Archaic form of chipmunk.
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chlorpikrin
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chopsockies
chopsockies
noun
plural of chopsocky
chopstick
chopstick
noun
(ethnic slur) An Asian person.
(usually in the plural) An East Asian eating utensil usually used as a pair and held in one hand to grip pieces of food or occasionally to mix liquids or scoop up small pieces of food. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood and measuring approximately 23cm (10 inches) in length.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To pick up (food) using chopsticks.
chopsticks
chopsticks
noun
plural of chopstick
chuipek
chumpaka
chupak
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
clapcake
clapcake
noun
(obsolete) Oatmeal cake or bread clapped or beaten until it is thin.
clapstick
clapstick
noun
A clapperboard.
A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
clockkeeper
clumplike
clumplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a clump.
cockapoo
cockapoo
noun
A cross between an American cocker spaniel and a miniature poodle.
cockapoos
cockapoos
noun
plural of cockapoo
cockneyship
cockpaddle
cockpaddle
noun
The (male of the) lumpfish
cockpit
cockpit
noun
(Jamaica) A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes.
(figurative) A site of conflict; a battlefield.
(figurative) An area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control.
(nautical) A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located.
(nautical, now historical) The area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay.
(now chiefly historical) A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.
(vulgar, slang) The vagina.
The compartment in an aircraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled; an analogous area in a spacecraft.
The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile).
cockpits
cockpits
noun
plural of cockpit
cocksparrow
cockspur
cockspur
noun
A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.
A kind of grass (Echinochloa crus-galli).
A kind of hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli).
cockspurs
cockspurs
noun
plural of cockspur
cockup
cockup
noun
(archaic) A hat or cap worn turned up in front.
A large edible fish of India (Lates calcarifer)
Alternative spelling of cock-up
cockups
cockups
noun
plural of cockup
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
cookshop
cookshop
noun
A shop that sells cooked food.
cookshops
cookshops
noun
plural of cookshop
copake
copartaker
copartaker
noun
One who partakes in something with others.
copeck
copeck
noun
Alternative spelling of kopek
copecks
copecks
noun
plural of copeck
copintank
copperskin
copperworks
copperworks
noun
A place where copper is manufactured and/or shaped.
coppock
copybook
copybook
noun
(Quebec, UK) A notebook containing blank, often lined, pages for writing answers.
(programming, COBOL) A series of instructions or data definitions copied into multiple programs from a shared library; boilerplate.
A student's exercise book containing samples of good handwriting to be copied.
copybooks
copybooks
noun
plural of copybook
copydesk
copydesk
noun
Alternative form of copy desk
copydesks
copydesks
noun
plural of copydesk
corapeake
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
corpselikeness
cottonpicking
counterprick
coupstick
coupstick
noun
(historical) A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.
cowkeeper
cowkeeper
noun
(archaic) cowherd
cowpock
cowpock
noun
Obsolete form of cowpox.
cowpoke
cowpoke
noun
(US, dated) A 19th-century device used around the necks of cows and other livestock to prevent them from challenging fencing. The action of the device was to poke the cow when the device came into contact with the fence.
(US, slang) A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle)
cowpokes
cowpokes
noun
plural of cowpoke
crackhemp
crackpot
crackpot
adj
(informal) Eccentric or impractical.
noun
(informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
(informal) Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).
crackpotism
crackpots
crackpots
noun
plural of crackpot
crackpottedness
crackrope
crackrope
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of crack-rope
crackup
crackup
noun
A crash or wreck, generally involving a car or airplane.
crackups
crackups
noun
plural of crackup
crankpin
crankpin
noun
The pin that attaches a connecting rod to a crank
crankpins
crankpins
noun
plural of crankpin
crankplate
crapelike
crapelike
Adjective
Resembling crape.
cropsick
cropsick
adj
(obsolete) Sick in the stomach, especially from excess in eating or drinking.
cropsickness
cropsickness
noun
The quality of being cropsick.
crowkeeper
crowkeeper
noun
(obsolete) A person employed to scare off crows.
(obsolete) A scarecrow.
crowkeepers
crowkeepers
noun
plural of crowkeeper
cryoplankton
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
cuckoopintle
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cupcake
cupcake
noun
(slang) A weak or effeminate man.
(slang) An attractive young woman.
A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.
verb
(slang, intransitive) To flirt; to talk or act amorously or intimately.
To cover; to be abundant.
To eat/feed cupcakes.
To handle/succeed (easily).
To make cupcakes.
To mash a cupcake at; to cover with cupcake.
cupcakes
cupcakes
noun
plural of cupcake
cuplike
cuplike
adj
Resembling a cup.
cupmaker
cupmaker
noun
someone who makes cups
cupmaking
cupmaking
noun
The manufacture of cups.
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
dcpsk
deckpipe
dekaparsec
dekaparsec
noun
Alternative form of decaparsec
depickle
dikaryophasic
dikaryophytic
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
dipchick
dipchick
noun
Alternative form of dabchick
dipstick
dipstick
noun
(slang) A useless person of inferior intellect; a dipshit.
A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.
verb
(mechanical engineering) To measure the level of a fluid using a dipstick.
To check (a person) for their understanding of something, as of a lesson, or attitude toward something.
dipsticks
dipsticks
noun
plural of dipstick
disciplelike
disciplelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a disciple.
dopchick
downpatrick
dripstick
dripstick
noun
(aviation) A thin hollow tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large aircraft, used to check fuel levels; now mostly superseded by the floatstick.
dropkick
dropkick
noun
(Australia, derogatory, informal) An unintelligent or useless person.
(professional wrestling) a kick made to the opponent by leaping into the air and kicking with both feet before dropping to the ground.
(soccer) kicking where the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground.
verb
to make a dropkick
to score via a dropkick
dropkicker
dropkicker
noun
One who dropkicks.
dropkickers
dropkickers
noun
plural of dropkicker
dropkicks
dropkicks
noun
plural of dropkick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dropkick
ducklingship
duckpin
duckpin
noun
A short, squat form of tenpin.
duckpins
duckpins
noun
A game played by bowling a small ball at such pins.
plural of duckpin
duckpond
duckpond
noun
A pond that is populated by ducks.
dunpickle
dunpickle
noun
(obsolete) marsh harrier (a bird)
earpick
earpick
noun
An instrument for removing earwax from the ear.
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
empacket
empacket
verb
(transitive, archaic, Scotland) To pack up.
empocket
epiclike
epiclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an epic.
epiplanktonic
epiplanktonic
adj
Relating to epiplankton
figpecker
figpecker
noun
A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.
fingerpicked
fingerpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerpick
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
fitzpatrick
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.