Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
bankrupt
bankrupt
adj
(finance) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts.
Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
Having been legally declared insolvent.
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person.
verb
(transitive) To force into bankruptcy.
bespoken
bespoken
adj
(obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married (compare with: spoken for)
verb
past participle of bespeak
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
capeskin
capeskin
noun
A soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves.
chapnick
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.
crankpin
crankpin
noun
The pin that attaches a connecting rod to a crank
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.
enkolpia
epinikia
epinikia
noun
plural of epinikion
firepink
firepink
noun
Silene virginica, a brilliant red wildflower of eastern North America in the family Caryophyllaceae.
handpick
handpick
verb
To pick or harvest by hand.
To select carefully and with individual attention.
henpecks
henpecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of henpeck
hunkpapa
hypernik
inspoken
kampmann
kampongs
kampongs
noun
plural of kampong
kampseen
kapowsin
kappenne
kappland
kappland
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of area, equivalent to 154.3 m² (1,661 sq ft).
keepings
keepings
noun
plural of keeping
kemptken
kenipsim
kenspeck
kenspeck
adj
(UK, dialect, Northern England, obsolete) Easily known or seen; obvious; apparent.
kephalin
kephalin
noun
Alternative spelling of cephalin
kerplunk
kerplunk
noun
A thudding or thunking sound.
verb
To make a thudding or thunking sound.
ketapang
ketapang
noun
The tropical tree Terminalia catappa.
keypunch
keypunch
noun
(computing) A mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular characters.
(computing) An electric machine with a keyboard that has the same function.
verb
To use such a device or machine
kidnaped
kidnaped
verb
(US) Alternative spelling of kidnapped
(US) simple past tense and past participle of kidnap
kidnapee
kidnapee
noun
Alternative form of kidnappee
kidnaper
kidnaper
noun
Alternative spelling of kidnapper
kingcups
kingcups
noun
plural of kingcup
kingklip
kingklip
noun
A popular South African food fish; Genypterus capensis .
kingpins
kingpins
noun
plural of kingpin
kingpost
kingpost
noun
Alternative spelling of king post
kingship
kingship
noun
A monarchy.
The dignity, rank or office of a king; the state of being a king.
The territory or dominion of a king; a kingdom.
kinipetu
kinships
kinships
noun
plural of kinship
kipskins
kipskins
noun
plural of kipskin
knappers
knappers
noun
plural of knapper
knapping
knapping
verb
present participle of knap
knappish
knappish
adj
(obsolete) snappish; peevish
knapsack
knapsack
noun
(chiefly US) A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.
(cryptography) A set of values from which a subset is chosen.
verb
To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight or for longer.
knapscap
knapweed
knapweed
noun
Any of various common weeds of the genus Centaurea
especially Centaurea nigra.
kneecaps
kneecaps
noun
plural of kneecap
kneepads
kneepads
noun
plural of kneepad
kneepans
kneepans
noun
plural of kneepan
knopweed
knopweed
noun
Alternative form of knapweed
kopfring
kryptons
kryptons
noun
plural of krypton
kulpmont
landskip
landskip
noun
Obsolete form of landscape.
limpkins
limpkins
noun
plural of limpkin
linkping
lipinski
minipark
minipark
Noun
A small public park.
monkship
monkship
noun
The position or role of a monk.
napakiak
napkined
napkined
adj
Alternative form of napkinned
newspeak
newspeak
noun
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.
nipmucks
nitpicks
nitpicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nitpick
nutpicks
nutpicks
noun
plural of nutpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nutpick
openbeak
openwork
openwork
noun
(mining) A quarry; an open cut.
Any of several forms of metalwork or needlework having decorative openings.
pachinko
pachinko
noun
A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan.
verb
(intransitive) To tumble down through a series of obstacles.
packings
packings
noun
plural of packing
packness
packston
packtong
packtong
noun
Alternative form of paktong
pakistan
pamunkey
pancaked
pancaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pancake
pancakes
pancakes
noun
plural of pancake
panicked
panicked
adj
Experiencing or in a state of panic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of panic
pannikin
pannikin
noun
A durable cup or other vessel used for drinking made of metal and coated in enamel.
panofsky
parkings
parkings
noun
plural of parking
parkland
parkland
noun
(Canada, US) A landscape characterized by a mixture of treed groves and open grasslands, akin to a Eurasian forest steppe.
Land suitable for use as a park.
parkston
partaken
partaken
verb
past participle of partake
partykin
paskenta
peacenik
peacenik
noun
(sometimes derogatory) Someone who publicly opposes armed conflict in general, or a particular conflict, or who publicly opposes the proliferation of weapons.
pekinese
penclerk
penknife
penknife
noun
(archaic) Originally a small utility knife for cutting the points of quill feathers or reeds into nibs to provide or repair writing implements in times before pens with artificial nibs, generally metal, became commercially available in the 19th century. Early versions of penknives commonly were small sheath knives.
(dated) A small knife designed for safe and convenient storage, typically in the form of a miniature clasp-knife, or with blade retractable into the handle. For the most part, such more convenient designs eventually replaced rigid penknives in cutting quill pens or sharpening pencils.
As the need to cut nibs for pens fell away, but small utility pocket-knives remained popular, "penknife" became synonymous with "pocket-knife". Modern penknives often incorporate other tools such as corkscrews, but as a rule are smaller than general-purpose pocketknives.
penmaker
penmaker
noun
One who makes pens for writing.
penneeck
penstick
penstock
penstock
noun
A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.
The barrel of a wooden pump.
penuckle
perknite
peterkin
phonikon
pickings
pickings
noun
plural of picking
pickling
pickling
noun
A process by which the oxide scale on steel (especially stainless steels) or other metallic objects is chemically removed (by strong acids).
An instance of processing something in brine or other solution.
verb
present participle of pickle
picknick
picknick
noun
Archaic form of picnic.
picksman
picnicky
picnicky
adj
(informal) Picniclike.
pigskins
pigskins
noun
plural of pigskin
pinakoid
pinakoid
noun
Alternative form of pinacoid
pincheck
pincheck
noun
A kind of sturdy cotton cloth with a dot pattern.
pinckard
pinckney
pinebank
pineknot
pinelike
pinelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pine tree.
pinkened
pinkened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pinken
pinkeyes
pinkeyes
noun
plural of pinkeye
pinkfish
pinkiang
pinkings
pinkings
noun
plural of pinking
pinkness
pinkness
noun
The condition of being pink
pinkroot
pinkroot
noun
A perennial North American herb (Spigelia marilandica), sometimes cultivated for its showy red blossoms.
An annual South American and West Indian plant (Spigelia anthelmia).
The root of Spigelia marilandica or Spigelia anthelmia, used as a powerful vermifuge.
pinksome
pinkster
pinkweed
pinkwood
pinkwort
pinmaker
pinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of pins.
pinprick
pinprick
noun
A mildly annoying wound or damage.
A very tiny dot.
An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.
verb
(transitive) To produce a jabbing sensation, like a pinprick, in.
(transitive) To puncture with a tiny hole or holes.
pinworks
pinworks
noun
A factory that makes pins.
pipkinet
pitikins
plankage
planking
planking
noun
A series of planks; a group of planks.
The practice of lying face down with arms to the sides, in unusual public spaces, and taking photographs to record the act.
verb
present participle of plank
plankter
plankter
noun
A single organism of plankton.
plankton
plankton
noun
(uncountable) A plankter, any single organism that drifts in water.
(uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.
plinkers
plinkers
noun
plural of plinker
plinking
plinking
noun
(firearms) informal target shooting done at non-traditional targets such as tin cans, glass bottles and wood blocks.
A noise that plinks.
verb
present participle of plink
plonking
plonking
noun
A noise that plonks.
verb
present participle of plonk
plucking
plucking
noun
(gerund of pluck) An act in which something is plucked.
(printing) The undesirable situation in which printed ink becomes detached from the paper.