| CAPEWORKS | • CAPEWORK n. a matador's performance with his cape. |
| CHOKEDAMP | • chokedamp n. (Mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate. • choke␣damp n. An asphyxiant found in enclosed places such as mines and sewers; a mixture of several gases left after… • CHOKEDAMP n. an asphyxiating gas, mainly carbon dioxide, found in mines. |
| COPYTAKER | • copytaker n. (Journalism, historical) A person employed to type up news stories telephoned in by reporters. • COPYTAKER n. a person employed to type reports as journalists dictate them over the telephone. |
| JACKALOPE | • jackalope n. A folkloric animal, a supposed cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope, goat, or deer, usually portrayed… • JACKALOPE n. a mythical animal that is reported chiefly from the western US and is reputed to be the size of a small deer and to have the body of a jackrabbit and the horns of an antelope. |
| KOPASETIC | • kopasetic adj. Alternative spelling of copacetic. • KOPASETIC adj. (US colloquial) sound, adequate, excellent, also COPACETIC, COPASETIC, COPESETIC, COPESETTIC. |
| OVERPACKS | • overpacks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpack. • overpacks n. Plural of overpack. • OVERPACK v. to pack to excess. |
| PACKHORSE | • packhorse n. A horse used as a pack animal. • pack-horse n. Alternative spelling of packhorse. • pack␣horse n. A horse used for carrying luggage. |
| PADDOCKED | • paddocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of paddock. • PADDOCK v. to confine in a grassed enclosure. |
| PADLOCKED | • padlocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of padlock. • PADLOCK v. to lock securely. |
| PARROCKED | • parrocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of parrock. • PARROCK v. to confine in a parrock. |
| PATCHOCKE | • PATCHOCKE n. (Spenser) perhaps a clown, also PATCHCOCKE. |
| PEACOCKED | • peacocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of peacock. • PEACOCK v. to strut vainly. |
| POUNDCAKE | • poundcake n. Alternative spelling of pound cake. • pound␣cake n. (US) A dense yellow cake, the traditional recipe for which consists of equal quantities (nominally one… • pound␣cake n. (Slang) A term of attraction or desire. |
| RETROPACK | • retropack n. A group of retrorockets on a spacecraft. • RETROPACK n. a system of auxiliary rockets on a spacecraft. |
| SHOEPACKS | • shoepacks n. Plural of shoepack. • SHOEPACK n. a waterproof boot, also SHOEPAC. |
| SKIASCOPE | • skiascope n. A retinoscope. • SKIASCOPE n. a medical instrument for examining the eye to detect errors of refraction. |
| WORKPLACE | • workplace n. The place where someone works. • work-place n. Alternative spelling of workplace. • WORKPLACE n. a place of work. |
| WORKSPACE | • workspace n. An area allocated for someone to work in, especially in an office. • workspace n. (Computing) A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated or developed… • workspace n. (Computing, graphical user interface) An empty portion of the screen or window that serves as a container… |