| HANDSPIKE | • handspike n. A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified… • hand-spike n. Alternative form of handspike. • HANDSPIKE n. a bar used as a lever. |
| HYPERLINK | • hyperlink n. Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or… • hyperlink n. (By extension) The URL or other address that defines a hyperlink’s target or function. • hyperlink v. (Of a hypertext document) To point to another document by a hyperlink. |
| KEPHALINS | • kephalins n. Plural of kephalin. • KEPHALIN n. a compound of phosphorus found in the brain and nervous tissue, also CEPHALIN. |
| KNAVESHIP | • knaveship n. (Uncountable) The condition of being a knave (used mockingly). • knaveship n. (Countable, obsolete, Scotland) A quantity of corn or flour due to a miller’s servant from each batch… • KNAVESHIP n. a small due, in meal, established by usage, which is paid to the under miller. |
| NYMPHLIKE | • nymphlike adj. Resembling a nymph. • NYMPHLIKE adj. like a nymph. |
| PHENAKISM | • phenakism n. (Dated) deception; trickery. • PHENAKISM n. deceit. |
| PHENAKITE | • phenakite n. (Mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon. • PHENAKITE n. a mineral, beryllium silicate, sometimes deceptively like quartz, also PHENACITE. |
| PHREAKING | • phreaking n. The cracking or exploring of a telephone system, e.g. trying to get free calls or to discover special… • phreaking v. Present participle of phreak. • PHREAKING n. making illegal phone-calls. |
| PHRENTICK | • phrentick adj. Obsolete form of frenetic. • PHRENTICK adj. (obsolete) frenetic, also FRENETIC, PHRENETIC, PHRENETICAL. |
| PINCHBECK | • pinchbeck n. An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry. • pinchbeck adj. (Not comparable) Made of pinchbeck. • pinchbeck adj. Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive. |
| PINCHECKS | • pinchecks n. Plural of pincheck. • PINCHECK n. a fabric design. |
| PINHOOKER | • pinhooker n. A speculator who buys and sells tobacco. • pinhooker n. One who buys and quickly sells young horses for a profit. • PINHOOKER n. (slang) a speculator who buys up foals hoping to make a profit on them when selling them as yearlings for racing. |
| PRESHRINK | • preshrink v. (Transitive, of clothing) To shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit. • PRESHRINK v. to shrink in advance. |
| SHEEPSKIN | • sheepskin n. (Uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding. • sheepskin n. (US, countable) A diploma. • sheepskin n. (Countable or uncountable) The tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on, especially when used… |
| SHUNPIKED | • shunpiked v. Simple past tense and past participle of shunpike. • SHUNPIKE v. to travel on sideroads to avoid expressways. |
| SHUNPIKER | • shunpiker n. One who avoids toll roads, or who uses sideroads to avoid toll booths. • SHUNPIKER n. one who avoids toll roads. |
| SHUNPIKES | • shunpikes n. Plural of shunpike. • SHUNPIKE v. to travel on sideroads to avoid expressways. |
| WHIPSNAKE | • whipsnake n. Alternative form of whip snake. • whip␣snake n. Any of the slender snakes of diverse general and species… • WHIPSNAKE n. a kind of long thin snake. |