BAKSHEESH | • baksheesh n. In the Middle East, southwest Asia and Eastern Europe: a bribe or tip. • baksheesh n. (Military slang) A minor wound that is severe enough to get a soldier sent away from the front. • baksheesh v. To bribe with a baksheesh. |
CHATCHKES | • chatchkes n. Plural of chatchke. • CHATCHKE n. (Yiddish) a knicknack, also CHACHKA, CHATCHKA, TSATSKE, TCHOTCHKE. |
CHECHAKOS | • chechakos n. Plural of chechako. • CHECHAKO n. (Native American) a tenderfoot, also CHECHAQUO, CHEECHAKO, CHEECHALKO. |
CHEECHAKO | • cheechako n. Someone new to Alaska or the Yukon; originally, a gold rush newcomer. • CHEECHAKO n. (Native American) a tenderfoot, also CHECHAKO, CHECHAQUO, CHEECHALKO. |
CHOKEHOLD | • chokehold n. (Martial arts, wrestling) A grappling hold around the neck that cuts off the flow of air to the brain. • chokehold n. (By extension) A strong and powerful grasp on something. • chokehold v. To put in a chokehold. |
CHUCKHOLE | • chuckhole n. (US) A pothole. • CHUCKHOLE n. (US) a hole or rut in the road. |
HANDSHAKE | • handshake n. The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement. • handshake n. (Computing) An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization. • handshake v. To perform a handshake; to shake hands. |
HATCHECKS | • hatchecks n. Plural of hatcheck. • HATCHECK n. the receiving of hats for safekeeping. |
HEADSHAKE | • headshake n. A shake of the head. • HEADSHAKE n. a shake of the head. |
HEATHCOCK | • heathcock n. Alternative form of heath cock. • Heathcock prop.n. A surname transferred from the nickname. • heath␣cock n. The male black grouse. |
HEATHLIKE | • heathlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a heath. • HEATHLIKE adj. like a heath. |
HITCHHIKE | • hitchhike v. To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either… • hitchhike v. (By extension) To be carried along with something else. • hitchhike n. (Radio, advertising) Alternative form of hitchhiker (“advertisement at the end of a programme”). |
HOOKCHECK | • HOOKCHECK n. in ice hockey, the acting of hooking an opposing player. |
KOHEKOHES | • KOHEKOHE n. (Maori) a New Zealand tree with large glossy leaves and reddish flowers. |
SHEIKHDOM | • sheikhdom n. Alternative spelling of sheikdom. • SHEIKHDOM n. the domain of a sheikh, also SHEIKDOM. |
TCHOTCHKE | • tchotchke n. (North American) A trinket. • tchotchke n. (North American, dated) An attractive woman or girl. • TCHOTCHKE n. (Yiddish) a knickknack, also CHACHKA, CHATCHKE, CHATCHKA, TSATSKE. |
THICKHEAD | • thickhead n. Someone stupid. • thickhead n. Any of several species of Australian songbirds of the genus Pachycephala. • THICKHEAD n. a thickheaded or stupid person; any bird of an Australian family related to flycatchers. |