FLIPBOOKS | • flipbooks n. Plural of flipbook. • flip␣books n. Plural of flip book. • FLIPBOOK n. a book of a series of images that when flipped give the illusion of movement. |
HOOPSKIRT | • hoopskirt n. Alternative spelling of hoop skirt. • hoop␣skirt n. A women’s undergarment worn in various historical periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable… • HOOPSKIRT n. a skirt stiffened with or as if with a hoop. |
KILOPONDS | • kiloponds n. Plural of kilopond. • KILOPOND n. a unit of measurement equal to the gravitational force on a mass of one kilogram. |
KONISCOPE | • koniscope n. An instrument for indicating the quantity of dust in the atmosphere. • KONISCOPE n. an instrument for measuring the amount of dust in the air, also KONIMETER. |
PHOTODISK | • photodisk n. (Astronomy) The circular area of an astronomical object that emits light. • PHOTODISK n. a disk for use in a computer that contains photographs or can have photographs stored on it in a digitally coded manner. |
PICKAROON | • pickaroon n. Archaic form of picaroon. • PICKAROON n. (Spanish) a pirate ship, also PICAROON. |
PICKPROOF | • pickproof adj. (Of a lock) Resistant to being picked. • PICKPROOF adj. of a lock, proof against picking. |
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. |
PINKROOTS | • pinkroots n. Plural of pinkroot. • PINKROOT n. a medicinal plant root, aka wormroot. |
PLOOKIEST | • PLOOKY adj. pimply, also PLOOKIE, PLOUKY, PLOUKIE. |
PONDOKKIE | • pondokkie n. In Africa, a primitive makeshift shelter, often made with iron or tin. • PONDOKKIE n. (Hottentot) in South Africa, a small hut, a shack, also PONDOK. |
PRICKWOOD | • prickwood n. A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree. • PRICKWOOD n. the spindle tree. |
PROVOKING | • provoking v. Present participle of provoke. • provoking adj. Annoying; irritating. • provoking n. Provocation. |
SKIDPROOF | • skidproof adj. Resistant to skidding; nonslip. • SKIDPROOF adj. of a road surface etc., designed to prevent skids. |
SPOOKIEST | • spookiest adj. Superlative form of spooky: most spooky. • SPOOKY adj. scary, also SPOOKISH. |
SPOONLIKE | • spoonlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a spoon. • SPOONLIKE adj. like a spoon. |
TOOTHPICK | • toothpick n. A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth. • toothpick v. (Transitive) To spear (food) on a toothpick. • toothpick v. (Transitive) To transfer (A sample of bacteria, etc.) by means of a toothpick. |
UPLOOKING | • uplooking v. Present participle of uplook. • UPLOOK v. to look up. |