| KRIEGSPIEL | • kriegspiel n. A board game used to train military tactics and strategy. • kriegspiel n. A variant of chess in which the player cannot see their opponent’s pieces. • KRIEGSPIEL n. (German) a game in which miniature characters and blocks represent armies, ships, etc. as they move around on a drawing of a battlefield, used to simulate war, also KRIEGSSPIEL. |
| PAINKILLER | • painkiller n. (Pharmacology) A drug that numbs the pain in the body. • pain␣killer n. Alternative spelling of painkiller. • PAINKILLER n. something (as a drug) that relieves pain. |
| PERIWINKLE | • periwinkle n. Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers. • periwinkle n. Similar plants of genus Catharanthus. • periwinkle n. A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light. |
| PILGARLICK | • pilgarlick n. Obsolete form of pilgarlic. • PILGARLICK n. a bald person; a person looked upon with humorous contempt or mock pity, also PEELGARLIC, PILGARLIC. |
| PINCERLIKE | • pincerlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a pincer. • PINCERLIKE adj. like a pincer. |
| POLITICKER | • politicker n. (Dated, colloquial or dialect) A politician; one who employs politics. • politicker n. One who politicks; one who engages in politicking to increase their stature or power within a (non-governmental)… • POLITICKER n. one who engages in politics. |
| PRICKLIEST | • prickliest adj. Superlative form of prickly: most prickly. • PRICKLY adj. having many sharp points, also PRICKY. |
| PRICKLINGS | • pricklings n. Plural of prickling. • PRICKLING n. the act of prickling. |
| PRIESTLIKE | • priestlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a priest. • PRIESTLIKE adj. like a priest. |
| PRINCELIKE | • princelike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a prince. • PRINCELIKE adj. princely. |
| RAPIERLIKE | • rapierlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a rapier; sharp, piercing. • RAPIERLIKE adj. like a rapier. |
| SHRIMPLIKE | • shrimplike adj. Resembling a shrimp. • SHRIMPLIKE adj. like a shrimp. |
| SPIDERLIKE | • spiderlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a spider. • SPIDERLIKE adj. like a spider. |
| SPRINGLIKE | • springlike adj. (Chiefly of the weather) Typical of spring (the season). • springlike adj. Resembling a spring (coiled-shaped usually metal object). • spring-like adj. Alternative spelling of springlike. |
| SPRINKLING | • sprinkling v. Present participle of sprinkle. • sprinkling n. The action of the verb to sprinkle. • sprinkling n. A small thinly distributed amount, e.g. of some liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled… |