A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.
gangplank
gangplank
noun
(nautical) A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.
gipsylike
gipsylike
adj
Alternative form of gypsylike
goldspink
goldspink
noun
(obsolete) The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
gorakhpur
grapelike
grapelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grape.
grapeskin
grapeskin
noun
The skin of a grape.
gripsacks
gripsacks
noun
plural of gripsack
gypsylike
gypsylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gypsy.
imparking
imparking
verb
present participle of impark
jonkoping
kalumpang
keepering
keepering
noun
gamekeeping
kidnaping
kidnaping
noun
(US, proscribed) Alternative spelling of kidnapping
verb
(US) Alternative spelling of kidnapping
(US) present participle of kidnap
kingpiece
kingposts
kingposts
noun
plural of kingpost
kingships
kingships
noun
plural of kingship
kingsport
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
kopagmiut
kymograph
kymograph
noun
A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum.
linkoping
mapmaking
mapmaking
noun
Cartography, the making of maps and charts.
napkining
napkining
noun
Material for making napkins.
norrkping
packagers
packagers
noun
plural of packager
packaging
packaging
noun
(by extension) The manner in which a person or product is promoted.
The act of packing something.
The industry that produces such material.
The materials used to pack something.
verb
present participle of package
packeting
packeting
verb
present participle of packet
pancaking
pancaking
verb
present participle of pancake
panicking
panicking
verb
present participle of panic
partaking
partaking
noun
(archaic) An act of taking sides; partiality.
The act of taking part in something.
verb
present participle of partake
peakgoose
pekingese
pekingese
Proper noun
The Beijing dialect of Chinese, as distinct from standardized Mandarin.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China.
A small toy dog from China.
Adjective
of or related to Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China
penmaking
penmaking
noun
The manufacture of pens for writing.
perkingly
pickaxing
pickaxing
verb
present participle of pickax
pickering
pickering
Proper noun
A town in North Yorkshire, England.
A city in Ontario, Canada.
from the town.
picketing
picketing
noun
The act of one who pickets (in any sense).
verb
present participle of picket
piggyback
piggyback
adj
Attached or appended to something larger or more important.
On somebody's back or shoulders.
Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train.
noun
(countable) A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.
(medicine, countable, uncountable) The connection of one intravenous drip to another.
An act or instance of piggybacking.
verb
(transitive) To carry (someone) on the back or shoulders.
(transitive) To enter a secured area at the same time along with someone having authorized access; to tailgate
(transitive) To transport (a lorry/truck) on a flatbed railway waggon
(transitive, Internet) To obtain a wireless internet connection by bringing one's own computer within the range of another's wireless connection without that subscriber's permission or knowledge.
(transitive, Internet) To utilize "last-mile" wiring rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP.
(transitive, intransitive) To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.
pigmaking
pigsticks
pigsticks
noun
plural of pigstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pigstick
pinmaking
pitmaking
plankings
plankings
noun
plural of planking
pocketing
pocketing
noun
A structure resembling a pocket or pouch.
Material used for making pockets for clothing.
The act of something being illicitly taken or purloined.
verb
present participle of pocket
pokelogan
pokelogan
Noun
A marsh.
potmaking
potmaking
noun
The manufacture of pots.
premaking
premaking
verb
present participle of premake
prickling
prickling
noun
A sensation that prickles.
verb
present participle of prickle
prongbuck
prongbuck
noun
(dated) The springbok.
The pronghorn
pronglike
pronglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prong.
provoking
provoking
adj
annoying; irritating
noun
provocation
verb
present participle of provoke
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.
repacking
repacking
noun
The process of packing something again or anew.
verb
present participle of repack
reperking
reperking
verb
present participle of reperk
skiagraph
skiagraph
noun
(physics) Alternative form of sciagraph
verb
Alternative form of sciagraph
skiograph
spackling
spackling
noun
Something used to spackle; a material that fills cracks or holes.
verb
present participle of spackle
spankings
spankings
noun
plural of spanking
sparkling
sparkling
adj
(figurative) Brilliant and vivacious.
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.
noun
A sparkling wine.
Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
verb
present participle and gerund of sparkle
sparkplug
sparkplug
noun
Alternative form of spark plug
verb
(transitive) To serve as the driving force behind (a new endeavour).
speakings
speakings
noun
plural of speaking
speckling
speckling
noun
A pattern of small spots
ticking (the fabric)
verb
present participle of speckle
springbok
springbok
noun
A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.
topmaking
topmaking
noun
The processing of wool into "top" (bundles of combed slivers with the noils removed).
unpacking
unpacking
noun
(linguistics) The separation of the features of a segment (such as a nasal vowel or palatal consonant) into distinct segments; for example, the separation of a nasal vowel such as /ɑ̃/ into a vowel /ɑ/ and a nasal consonant /n/ (i.e., into /ɑn/) which often occurs when a language which does not use nasal vowels borrows from a language which does use them.
The act by which something is unpacked.
verb
present participle of unpack
unparking
unparking
verb
present participle of unpark
unpicking
unpicking
noun
The act or process by which something is unpicked or disentangled.