| 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. |
| FIGHTBACK | • fightback n. A campaign of resistance; a counterattack. • fight␣back v. (Intransitive) to defend oneself by fighting. • fight␣back v. (Intransitive) to counterattack; to resist an attack. |
| 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. |
| FORTHINKS | • forthinks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forthink. • FORTHINK v. to repent; to regret. |
| HALFTRACK | • halftrack n. Alternative form of half-track. • halftrack adj. Alternative form of half-track. • half-track n. A vehicle combining both wheels and treads (caterpillar tracks). |
| JACKSHAFT | • jackshaft n. A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine. • jackshaft n. A wheelless axle used to turn the wheels of a locomotive. • jackshaft v. To transfer or synchronize rotational force by means of a jackshaft. |
| KHALIFATE | • khalifate n. Alternative spelling of caliphate. • KHALIFATE n. (Arabic) the office of khalif, also CALIFATE, CALIPHATE, KALIPHATE, KHALIFAT, KHILAFAT. |
| KHALIFATS | • khalifats n. Plural of khalifat. • KHALIFAT n. (Arabic) the office of khalif, also CALIFATE, CALIPHATE, KALIPHATE, KHALIFATE, KHILAFAT. |
| KHILAFATS | • khilafats n. Plural of khilafat. • KHILAFAT n. (Arabic) the office of khalif, also CALIFATE, CALIPHATE, KALIPHATE, KHALIFAT, KHALIFATE. |
| KITSCHIFY | • kitschify v. (Transitive) To make kitschy. • KITSCHIFY v. to make kitsch. |
| MAKESHIFT | • makeshift n. A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution. • makeshift adj. Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted. • makeshift n. (Obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person. |
| 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… |
| RANKSHIFT | • rankshift v. (Linguistics) To use a phrase as a subunit of a longer one. • rankshift n. The action of rankshifting. • RANKSHIFT v. to shift or be shifted from one linguistic rank to another. |
| 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. |
| THICKLEAF | • thickleaf adj. Applied to various kinds of plant characterized by thick leaves. • THICKLEAF n. any of various succulent plants of the genus Crassula. |
| THIEFLIKE | • thieflike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a thief. • THIEFLIKE adj. like a thief. |
| TRUNKFISH | • trunkfish n. Species of genera Lactophrys and Rhinesomus (in boxfish family Ostraciidae). • TRUNKFISH n. any fish of the genus Ostracion, aka boxfish, that has a boxlike bony covering enveloping its entire body. |