| CHALKPIT | • chalkpit n. A quarry where chalk is found. • CHALKPIT n. a quarry of chalk. |
| CHAMPAKS | • champaks n. Plural of champak. • CHAMPAK n. (Hindi) an East Indian tree of the magnolia family, sacred to Hindus, also CHAMPAC, CHAMPACA. |
| CHAPBOOK | • chapbook n. A small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts. • CHAPBOOK n. a small book or pamphlet containing stories, poems, or religious tracts. |
| CHICKPEA | • chickpea n. An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in… • chickpea n. A seed of this plant, often used as a food. • chick-pea n. Alternative spelling of chickpea. |
| HANDPICK | • handpick v. To pick or harvest by hand. • handpick v. To select carefully and with individual attention. • hand-pick v. Alternative form of handpick. |
| HARDPACK | • hardpack n. (Uncountable) A material (such as dirt, gravel, or snow) compressed into a hard, smooth surface for roads etc. • hardpack n. (Countable) A hard package, especially of cigarettes. • HARDPACK n. a rigid backpack. |
| HOPSACKS | • hopsacks n. Plural of hopsack. • HOPSACK n. a rough-surfaced loose fabric, also HOPSACKING. |
| HUMPBACK | • humpback n. A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine). • humpback n. (Derogatory, now offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis. • humpback n. A humpback whale. |
| KEPHALIC | • kephalic adj. Dated form of cephalic. • KEPHALIC n. a headache remedy, also CEPHALIC. |
| KREPLACH | • kreplach n. (Plural only) Small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup. • KREPLACH n. (Yiddish) small dough dumplings usually served in soup, also KREPLECH. |
| MUCKHEAP | • muckheap n. Dunghill; dung heap. • MUCKHEAP n. a dunghill. |
| PACHINKO | • pachinko n. A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan. • pachinko v. (Intransitive) To tumble down through a series of obstacles. • PACHINKO n. (Japanese) a Japanese pinball game. |
| PAYCHECK | • paycheck n. (US) Money received on payday as payment for work performed. • pay␣check n. Alternative form of paycheck. • PAYCHECK n. a check in payment of wages or salary, also PAYCHEQUE. |
| PEACHICK | • peachick n. A baby peafowl. • PEACHICK n. a young peafowl. |
| PUSHBACK | • pushback n. The act of repelling an enemy, etc. • pushback n. (Aviation) A procedure in which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from the gate by some external… • pushback n. Criticism of or resistance to a proposal, stance, or event. |
| SCHAPSKA | • schapska n. Alternative spelling of chapka. • SCHAPSKA n. (Polish) a kind of military cap, adapted from the traditional peasant cap, worn by lancers, also CHAPKA, CZAPKA. |
| SHOEPACK | • shoepack n. Alternative spelling of shoepac. • SHOEPACK n. a waterproof boot, also SHOEPAC. |
| WHIPJACK | • whipjack n. (Obsolete, slang) A beggar who pretends to be a sailor. • whip-jack n. (Obsolete) A beggar who pretends to have been on great sea voyages. • WHIPJACK n. a whining beggar posing as a sailor. |