(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
boskopoid
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.
copintank
coupstick
coupstick
noun
(historical) A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.
dropkicks
dropkicks
noun
plural of dropkick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dropkick
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
ekphorize
enkolpion
epikouros
epinikion
epinikion
noun
Alternative form of epinicion
goldspink
goldspink
noun
(obsolete) The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
hoopskirt
hoopskirt
noun
Alternative spelling of hoop skirt
hoopstick
hopkinson
hopkinton
jonkoping
kakotopia
kakotopia
noun
Alternative form of cacotopia
kanopolis
kilopoise
kilopound
kilopound
noun
(US, engineering, architecture) A non-SI unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force.
kinescope
kinescope
noun
(historical) An early television receiver tube.
A recording of a television broadcast made by filming the screen of a monitor; a telerecording.
verb
(transitive) To record (a television broadcast) by filming the screen of a monitor.
kingposts
kingposts
noun
plural of kingpost
kingsport
kinoplasm
kinoplasm
noun
an active protoplasm used to make filaments and mobile structures.
kinospore
kissproof
kissproof
adj
(of lipstick) Resistant to smearing when the wearer is kissed.
kniphofia
kniphofia
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Kniphofia, having bright, upright flowers.
koniscope
koniscope
noun
An instrument for indicating the quantity of dust in the atmosphere.
koopbrief
kopagmiut
kropotkin
kyprianou
linkoping
lopsticks
lopsticks
noun
plural of lopstick
milksoppy
milksoppy
Adjective
weak; timid; ineffectual
misspoken
misspoken
verb
past participle of misspeak
nickpoint
nickpoint
noun
Alternative form of knickpoint
norrkping
oikoplast
outpicket
outpicket
noun
A military picket or outpost.
overprick
parkinson
perioikoi
perioikoi
noun
Alternative form of Perioikoi
pharmakoi
pharmakoi
noun
plural of pharmakos
philbrook
phonodeik
pianokoto
piblockto
pibloktos
pickaroon
pickaroon
noun
Archaic form of picaroon.
picklocks
picklocks
noun
plural of picklock
pickproof
pickproof
adj
(of a lock) Resistant to being picked.
pickstown
picktooth
picktooth
Noun
A toothpick.
piecework
piecework
noun
Alternative spelling of piece work
pillicock
pillicock
noun
(archaic) A penis.
(obsolete, endearing) A boy or man.
pinchcock
pinchcock
noun
A clamp on a flexible pipe to regulate the flow of fluid.
pinebrook
pinkerton
pinkerton
Proper noun
for someone from a place of that name near Dunbar.
Noun
An operative employed by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency founded by Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884).
pinkroots
pinkroots
noun
plural of pinkroot
pitchfork
pitchfork
noun
(casual, loosely) Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered ignorant by experienced farmers).
(rare) A tuning fork.
A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader.
An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).
verb
(transitive) To toss or carry with a pitchfork.
(transitive, figurative) To throw suddenly.
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
plaitwork
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
pockiness
pockiness
noun
The state or quality of being pocky.
pohickory
pohickory
noun
A kind of hickory nut milk prepared by Native Americans in New England and used as a beverage.
pokerlike
pokerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a poker (metal rod).
Resembling or characteristic of the card game of poker.
politicks
politicks
noun
Obsolete form of politics.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of politick
polkville
poltinnik
poltinnik
noun
A Russian silver half-ruble or 50-kopeck piece.
pomperkin
pondokkie
pondokkie
noun
In Africa, a primitive makeshift shelter, often made with iron or tin
pontianak
pontianak
noun
(countable) A female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.
Alternative form of pontianac (“fossil resin”)
poppylike
poppylike
adj
Resembling a poppy (flower).
porchlike
porchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a porch.
porkiness
porkiness
noun
The quality of being porky.
potlicker
potlikker
potmaking
potmaking
noun
The manufacture of pots.
potwhisky
potyomkin
pouchlike
pouchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pouch.
poundlike
prickfoot
prickshot
prickwood
prickwood
noun
A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree.
princocks
princocks
noun
plural of princock
prokofiev
pronglike
pronglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prong.
prooflike
prooflike
adj
(numismatics) Of a coin: highly reflective, like the first batch struck from a new die.
proselike
proselike
adj
Resembling prose.
prostrike
provoking
provoking
adj
annoying; irritating
noun
provocation
verb
present participle of provoke
puckfoist
riskproof
riskproof
adj
Resistant to risk.
ropetrick
shitepoke
shitepoke
noun
the American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus
the black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
the green heron, Butorides virescens
sicklepod
sicklepod
noun
Senna obtusifolia, a legume used in folk medicine.
skiascope
skiascope
noun
A retinoscope.
skiascopy
skiascopy
noun
retinoscopy
skidproof
skidproof
adj
Resistant to skidding; nonslip.
skiograph
skiophyte
skiophyte
noun
(biology, rare) Alternative form of sciophyte
slipknots
slipknots
noun
plural of slipknot
spikehole
spikehorn
spikehorn
noun
A deer whose antlers do not branch.
spoilbank
spokewise
spokewise
adj
Radial, like the spokes of a wheel.
adv
In a spokewise fashion.
spookiest
spookiest
adj
superlative form of spooky: most spooky
spoollike
spoollike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a spool.
spoonlike
spoonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a spoon.
spoutlike
spoutlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a spout.
springbok
springbok
noun
A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.
stinkpots
stinkpots
noun
plural of stinkpot
stockpile
stockpile
noun
(mining) A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined.
(specifically, military, weaponry) A supply of nuclear weapons kept by a country; a nuclear stockpile.
A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage.
verb
(intransitive) To build up a supply; to accumulate.
(mining) To heap up piles of (coal or ore) on the ground after it has been mined.
(specifically, military, weaponry) To build up a stock of (nuclear weapons).
To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).
tickproof
tickproof
adj
Resistant to ticks (type of arachnid).
tipstocks
tipstocks
noun
plural of tipstock
toothpick
toothpick
noun
A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.
verb
(transitive) To spear (food) on a toothpick.
(transitive) To transfer (a sample of bacteria, etc.) by means of a toothpick.
topmaking
topmaking
noun
The processing of wool into "top" (bundles of combed slivers with the noils removed).
turkophil
vaporlike
vaporlike
adj
Resembling vapor; vaporous, misty.
whipstock
whipstock
noun
(by extension) The driver of a carriage.
The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip.
whooplike
whooplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whooping sound.
workpiece
workpiece
noun
(machining, woodworking, etc.) The raw material or partially finished piece that is shaped by performing various operations.