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
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
gainspeaker
gainspeaker
noun
(obsolete) A gainsayer; opponent.
gamekeeper
gamekeeper
noun
A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects. Often shortened to keeper.
gamekeepers
gamekeepers
noun
plural of gamekeeper
garpike
garpike
noun
(especially UK) A saltwater fish in the family Belonidae.
(especially US) A freshwater fish in the family Lepisosteidae.
garpikes
garpikes
noun
plural of garpike
gatekeeper
gatekeeper
noun
(psychology) In dissociative identity disorder, an aspect of the personality that controls access to the various identities.
A common orange and brown butterfly with eyespots, Pyronia tithonus, of the family Nymphalidae.
A person or group who controls access to something or somebody.
A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.
One who gatekeeps.
gatekeepers
gatekeepers
noun
plural of gatekeeper
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
goalkeeper
goalkeeper
noun
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
goalkeepers
goalkeepers
noun
plural of goalkeeper
grapelike
grapelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grape.
grapeskin
grapeskin
noun
The skin of a grape.
grapestalk
greenkeeper
greenkeeper
noun
(golf) An employee responsible for the maintenance of a golf course.
greenkeepers
greenkeepers
noun
plural of greenkeeper
greenkeeping
greenkeeping
noun
The maintenance of a golf course.
greenskeeper
greenskeeper
noun
Alternative form of greenkeeper
grippelike
groundkeeper
groundkeeper
noun
Alternative form of groundskeeper
groundskeep
groundskeeping
groundskeeping
noun
The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution
gumpoldskirchner
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
horsekeeping
hyperlinking
hyperlinking
verb
present participle of hyperlink
intersprinkling
intersprinkling
noun
A sprinkling between.
verb
present participle of intersprinkle
isokeraunographic
kapfenberg
katjepiering
keepering
keepering
noun
gamekeeping
keraunograph
keraunograph
noun
(archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.
A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning.
keraunographic
keraunographic
adj
Of or pertaining to keraunography.
keraunography
keraunography
noun
(archaic) The study of keraunographs (figures or pictures impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere).
kerplunking
kerplunking
verb
present participle of kerplunk
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kinetographer
kinetographer
noun
A person involved in kinetography (in either sense).
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
kinetophonograph
kinetophonograph
noun
Synonym of kinetophone
kippering
kippering
noun
The development of an acquired hypospadias, usually as a result of long use of a catheter.
The trait of walking on the front legs while dragging the hind legs (applied to a dog).
verb
present participle of kipper
klipspringer
klipspringer
noun
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat.
knipperdolling
kriegspiel
kriegspiel
noun
A board game used to train military tactics and strategy.
A variant of chess in which the player cannot see their opponent's pieces.
krugersdorp
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
marlingspike
overpackage
overpackage
verb
(transitive) To package wastefully in more material than necessary.
overpackaged
overpackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpackage
overpackages
overpackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpackage
overpacking
overpacking
verb
present participle of overpack
overprovoking
overprovoking
verb
present participle of overprovoke
overspeaking
overspeaking
verb
present participle of overspeak
packager
packager
noun
A comic book studio that produces content for comic book publishers on demand.
A person who packages.
A tool or machine used to package objects.
packagers
packagers
noun
plural of packager
paligorskite
papermaking
papermaking
noun
The craft of making paper.
papermakings
papermakings
noun
plural of papermaking
parkersburg
parkersburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
parkesburg
partridgelike
partridgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a partridge.
passagework
passagework
noun
(music) An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage
passageworks
passageworks
noun
plural of passagework
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
patternmaking
patternmaking
noun
The creation of patterns for either sewing or casting.
pawnbrokerage
pawnbrokerage
noun
(countable) A pawnbroker's shop.
(uncountable) The business of pawnbroking.
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
peacebreaking
peacebreaking
noun
Disturbing or destroying a state of peace.
pelargikon
perking
perking
noun
The act of something being perked.
verb
present participle of perk
perkingly
pharyngokeratosis
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
pickeering
pickeering
verb
present participle of pickeer
pickering
pickering
Proper noun
A town in North Yorkshire, England.
A city in Ontario, Canada.
from the town.
pickeringite
pickeringite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and sulfur.
pickerington
picturemaking
pigmaker
pigsticker
pigsticker
noun
(UK, India) A horse well-suited to hunt wild boar.
(UK, India) A hunter of wild boar.
(US, dialect) A sled with a pointed front.
A large knife, used as a weapon.
A pork butcher.
A spike bayonet
pigstickers
pigstickers
noun
plural of pigsticker
pikemonger
pilgrimlike
pilgrimlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pilgrim.
porkburger
porkburger
noun
A burger made with pork instead of beef.
porridgelike
porridgelike
adj
Resembling porridge or some aspect of it.
prayermaking
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
preblockading
prechecking
prechecking
verb
present participle of precheck
precooking
precooking
verb
present participle of precook
predisliking
prefranking
prekindergarten
prekindergarten
adj
Before kindergarten, or not yet old enough to attend it.
noun
(US) The first formal academic learning environment for children, before kindergarten.
prekindergartens
prekindergartens
noun
plural of prekindergarten
prekindling
preknowing
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
premaking
premaking
verb
present participle of premake
premarketing
premarketing
adj
Before the marketing of a product or service.
prepackage
prepackage
verb
(transitive) To enclose in packaging prior to sale.
prepackaged
prepackaged
adj
That has been packaged prior to being sold
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prepackage
prepackages
prepackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prepackage
prepackaging
prepackaging
noun
packaging applied prior to an object being sold
verb
present participle of prepackage
prepacking
prepacking
verb
present participle of prepack
prepartaking
preprovoking
prereckoning
preshrinkage
preshrinking
preshrinking
verb
present participle of preshrink
presoaking
presoaking
noun
The soaking of something in advance.
verb
present participle of presoak
presprinkling
presprinkling
verb
present participle of presprinkle
preundertaking
prokindergarten
prologlike
prologuelike
prologuelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prologue.
pronglike
pronglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prong.
provokingness
provokingness
noun
The state or condition of being provoking.
puckering
puckering
noun
A fold or pinched bunch of fabric caused by the shrinkage of one layer among many.
verb
present participle of pucker
ragpicker
ragpicker
noun
A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man (UK) or ragman (US).
repackage
repackage
verb
To package again, to give new packaging to.
repackaged
repackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repackage
repackager
repackager
noun
An individual or company that repackages a product.
repackagers
repackagers
noun
plural of repackager
repackages
repackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repackage
repackaging
repackaging
noun
The process of packaging something again or anew.
verb
present participle of repackage
repacking
repacking
noun
The process of packing something again or anew.
verb
present participle of repack
reperking
reperking
verb
present participle of reperk
resprinkling
ropemaking
ropemaking
noun
The manufacture of rope.
scorekeeping
scorekeeping
noun
The keeping of score.
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.