ARTICHOKE | • artichoke n. A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara… • artichoke n. A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke. • ARTICHOKE n. a thistle-like perennial plant with large fleshy scaly head and bracts and edible receptacle. |
BACKBITER | • backbiter n. A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person’s back: that is, out of… • back␣biter n. Alternative form of backbiter. • BACKBITER n. one who engages in malicious gossip. |
CRACKIEST | • crackiest adj. Superlative form of cracky: most cracky. • CRACKY adj. full of cracks. |
CRANKIEST | • crankiest adj. Superlative form of cranky: most cranky. • CRANKY adj. cantankerous. |
CREAKIEST | • creakiest adj. Superlative form of creaky: most creaky. • CREAKY adj. creaking, also SCREAKY. |
CROAKIEST | • croakiest adj. Superlative form of croaky: most croaky. • CROAKY adj. low and hoarse. |
FRUITCAKE | • fruitcake n. A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice. • fruitcake n. (Colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person. • fruitcake n. (US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male. |
GEARSTICK | • gearstick n. The lever used to change gear in a vehicle. • gear␣stick n. Alternative spelling of gearstick. • GEARSTICK n. a lever used to operate gears. |
HEARTSICK | • heartsick adj. Very despondent or sorrowful. • HEARTSICK adj. very sad. |
KERATOSIC | • keratosic adj. Relating to keratosis. • KERATOSIC adj. relating to keratosis , excessive growth of horny tissue of skin, also KERATOTIC. |
KERATOTIC | • keratotic adj. Relating to keratosis. • KERATOTIC adj. relating to keratosis, excessive growth of horny tissue of skin, also KERATOSIC. |
PERITRACK | • peritrack n. Synonym of taxiway. • PERITRACK n. at an airport, a specially prepared track used for the movement of aircraft, aka taxiway. |
RACKETIER | • racketier adj. Comparative form of rackety: more rackety. • RACKETY adj. noisy. |
RACKETING | • racketing v. Present participle of racket. • racketing n. (Dated) A carouse; a reckless dissipation. • RACKET v. to make a loud noise. |
RETACKING | • retacking v. Present participle of retack. • RETACK v. to tack again. |
SIDETRACK | • sidetrack n. (Rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined… • sidetrack n. (Sometimes) Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track. • sidetrack n. (Mining) A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well. |
TACKETIER | • TACKETY adj. like a tacket or hobnail. |
TACKIFIER | • tackifier n. (Manufacturing, chemistry) A tackiness agent; a substance which is added in order to increase tack. • TACKIFIER n. something for making a resin tacky or more tacky. |
TRACKSIDE | • trackside adj. Located to the side of a track, especially a racetrack or set of railroad tracks. • trackside n. The area that borders a track. • TRACKSIDE n. the side of a (racing) track. |