| ERLKING | • erlking n. (Mythology) In German literature and modern pseudo-mythology, a malicious elf or spirit who preys on children. • erl-king n. Alternative form of erlking. • ERLKING n. (German) a spirit that does mischief or evil, esp. to children. |
| GERENUK | • gerenuk n. A type of long-necked gazelle, Litocranius walleri, native to central and eastern Africa. • GERENUK n. (Somali) a long-legged antelope of East Africa. |
| GHERKIN | • gherkin n. A small cucumber, often pickled whole. • gherkin n. (Slang) The penis. • Gherkin prop.n. (UK, informal) The building at 30 St Mary Axe, a distinctively-shaped skyscraper in London, England. |
| GUNKIER | • gunkier adj. Comparative form of gunky: more gunky. • GUNKY adj. covered in gunk. |
| JERKING | • jerking v. Present participle of jerk. • jerking n. A motion that jerks; a jerk. • JERKING adj. jerky. |
| KARENGO | • karengo n. (New Zealand) Pyropia columbina, an edible seaweed. • KARENGO n. (Maori) an edible type of Pacific seaweed. |
| KERBING | • kerbing v. Present participle of kerb. • kerbing n. A strip of kerb. • KERBING n. a concrete border along the street, also CURBING. |
| KERFING | • kerfing v. Present participle of kerf. • kerfing n. (Music, chiefly lutherie) A thin strip of wood kerfed to allow easy bending and then glued inside the… • KERF v. to make an incision with a cutting tool. |
| KERNING | • kerning n. (Typography) The adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs in a typeface. • kerning v. Present participle of kern. • KERNING n. adjustment of adjoining typeset letters. |
| KEROGEN | • kerogen n. Any organic matter present in a sedimentary rock that is insoluble in organic solvents; the precursor… • KEROGEN n. a kind of bitumen found in oil shale. |
| KERVING | • kerving v. Present participle of kerve. • KERVE v. (Spenser) to carve. |
| KEYRING | • keyring n. A ring, normally of metal or plastic, for holding keys together. • keyring n. (Cryptography) A set of data holding linked encryption keys. • key␣ring n. Alternative form of keyring. |
| PERKING | • perking v. Present participle of perk. • perking n. The act of something being perked. • PERK v. to carry oneself jauntily. |
| REAKING | • REAK v. (obsolete) to reckon, care for, heed, also RECK, REKE. |
| RECKING | • recking v. Present participle of reck. • RECK v. to be concerned about, also REAK, REKE. |
| REEKING | • reeking v. Present participle of reek. • reeking adj. Totally stinking. • REEK v. to give off smoke, fumes or smell, also REECH. |
| SKANGER | • skanger n. Alternative form of scanger. • SKANGER n. (Irish) a young working-class person who wears casual clothes. |
| YERKING | • yerking v. Present participle of yerk. • YERK v. to tie with a jerk, also YIRK. |