| BOOKSHELF | • bookshelf n. A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference. • BOOKSHELF n. a shelf for books. |
| CHECKOFFS | • checkoffs n. Plural of checkoff. • CHECKOFF n. a marking off on a list. |
| CHOCKFULL | • chockfull adj. Alternative form of chock full. • chock-full adj. Alternative spelling of chock full. • chock␣full adj. (Informal) Containing the maximum amount possible, flush on all sides, jam-packed, crammed. |
| COCKFIGHT | • cockfight n. A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs. • cockfight v. To participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookmaker), a cockfighting event. • COCKFIGHT n. a fight between cocks. |
| FISHHOOKS | • fishhooks n. Plural of fishhook. • fishhooks n. (Slang) A pair of jacks (the playing card). • fish␣hooks n. Plural of fish hook. |
| FLUSHWORK | • flushwork n. (Architecture) A decorative combination of flint and ashlar on a wall, typically of a church. • FLUSHWORK n. decorative treatment of the surface of an outside wall with flints split to show their smooth black surface. |
| FORECHECK | • forecheck v. (Ice hockey) To pressure the puck carrier for the opposing team. • FORECHECK v. to check an opponent in ice hockey in his own defensive zone. |
| FOREHOCKS | • forehocks n. Plural of forehock. • FOREHOCK n. a foreleg cut of bacon or pork. |
| FORESHANK | • foreshank n. The upper part of the foreleg of cattle. • foreshank n. A cut of meat from this part. • FORESHANK n. the upper part of the foreleg of cattle. |
| FORESHOCK | • foreshock n. (Geology) A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks… • foreshock n. Any shock or disturbance that precedes an event. • FORESHOCK n. a minor tremor that precedes an earthquake. |
| FORETHINK | • forethink v. (Transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate. • forethink v. (Transitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate. • FORETHINK v. to think beforehand. |
| FORKHEADS | • forkheads n. Plural of forkhead. • FORKHEAD n. the forked end of a rod, holding a connecting pin. |
| FORTHINKS | • forthinks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forthink. • FORTHINK v. to repent; to regret. |
| FOXSHARKS | • fox␣sharks n. Plural of fox shark. • FOXSHARK n. a large long-tailed shark, aka thresher. |
| FUNKHOLES | • funkholes n. Plural of funkhole. • funk␣holes n. Plural of funk hole. • FUNKHOLE n. a place of retreat for shelter or refuge. |
| KNIPHOFIA | • kniphofia n. Any of several plants, of the genus Kniphofia, having bright, upright flowers. • Kniphofia prop.n. The tritoma or red-hot poker. • KNIPHOFIA n. any plant of the Kniphofia genus, the red-hot poker. |
| PITCHFORK | • pitchfork n. An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for… • pitchfork n. A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding… • pitchfork n. (Casual, loosely) Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered… |
| ROCKSHAFT | • rock␣shaft n. A shaft in a steam engine that oscillates instead of revolving. • ROCKSHAFT n. a shaft that rocks. |
| SHIFTWORK | • shiftwork n. Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours. • shiftwork n. A mode of employment in which sets of workers are rotated to maintain a continuous 24/7 operation. • shift␣work n. Alternative spelling of shiftwork. |
| STOCKFISH | • stockfish n. A cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt. • stockfish n. (South Africa) The shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis). • STOCKFISH n. unsalted dried hake, cod, etc., commonly beaten with a stick before cooking. |