| APPARATCHIK | • apparatchik n. (Historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent. • apparatchik n. A blindly loyal bureaucrat. • APPARATCHIK n. (Russian) a member of the (Soviet) bureaucracy; now extended to apply to any inflexible organisation man, particularly in a political party. |
| CHALKSTRIPE | • CHALKSTRIPE n. clothing with a pattern of thin white stripes on a dark background. |
| CHEAPSKATES | • cheapskates n. Plural of cheapskate. • cheap-skates n. Plural of cheap-skate. • cheap␣skates n. Plural of cheap skate. |
| CHECKPOINTS | • checkpoints n. Plural of checkpoint. • CHECKPOINT n. a point at which a check is performed. |
| KETCHUPIEST | • KETCHUPY adj. of or like ketchup. |
| PACKTHREADS | • packthreads n. Plural of packthread. • PACKTHREAD n. a strong two- or three ply thread. |
| PATCHCOCKES | • PATCHCOCKE n. (Spenser) perhaps a clown, also PATCHOCKE. |
| PATCHWORKED | • patchworked v. Simple past tense and past participle of patchwork. • PATCHWORK v. in needlework, to sew pieces together. |
| PITCHFORKED | • pitchforked v. Simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork. • PITCHFORK v. to toss with a pitchfork. |
| POCKETPHONE | • pocketphone n. (Dated or science fiction) A telephone that fits in one’s pocket; a mobile phone. • POCKETPHONE n. a mobile phone. |
| SHEEPTRACKS | • SHEEPTRACK n. a track made by sheep. |
| SPATCHCOCKS | • spatchcocks n. Plural of spatchcock. • spatchcocks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spatchcock. • SPATCHCOCK v. to split open (a fowl, eel etc.) for grilling, also SPITCHCOCK. |
| SPITCHCOCKS | • spitchcocks n. Plural of spitchcock. • SPITCHCOCK v. to split open (a fowl, eel etc.) for grilling, also SPATCHCOCK. |
| TECHNOSPEAK | • technospeak n. Technobabble. • TECHNOSPEAK n. technical jargon. |
| THINKPIECES | • thinkpieces n. Plural of thinkpiece. • think␣pieces n. Plural of think piece. • THINKPIECE n. a journalistic piece designed to provoke thought. |