CHECKBOOK | • checkbook n. Alternative form of chequebook. • CHECKBOOK n. (US) a chequebook. |
CHECKBOOKS | • checkbooks n. Plural of checkbook. • CHECKBOOK n. (US) a chequebook. |
CHOCKABLOCK | • chockablock adj. (Nautical, of a ship’s hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement… • chockablock adj. (By extension) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed. • chockablock adv. In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible. |
CLOCKWORK | • clockwork n. A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted… • clockwork n. The action of behaving mechanically in the manner of a clock. • clockwork adj. Driven by clockwork. |
CLOCKWORKS | • clockworks n. Plural of clockwork. • CLOCKWORK n. the works or machinery of a clock. |
COOKSHACK | • cookshack n. A simple building where food is cooked, for example in a logging settlement. • COOKSHACK n. a shack used for cooking. |
COOKSHACKS | • cookshacks n. Plural of cookshack. • COOKSHACK n. a shack used for cooking. |
CROOKBACK | • crookback n. A crooked back, or a person with such a back; a hunchback. • CROOKBACK n. (Shakespeare) a hunchback. |
CROOKBACKED | • crookbacked adj. Hunchbacked. • CROOKBACKED adj. hunchbacked. |
CROOKBACKS | • crookbacks n. Plural of crookback. • CROOKBACK n. (Shakespeare) a hunchback. |
CROOKNECK | • crookneck n. Any of several yellow varieties of squash having a curved neck. • CROOKNECK n. a squash with a long recurved neck. |
CROOKNECKS | • crooknecks n. Plural of crookneck. • CROOKNECK n. a squash with a long recurved neck. |
HOOKCHECK | • HOOKCHECK n. in ice hockey, the acting of hooking an opposing player. |
HOOKCHECKS | • HOOKCHECK n. in ice hockey, the acting of hooking an opposing player. |
STOCKLOCK | • stocklock n. Alternative form of stock lock. • stock␣lock n. A lock enclosed in a wooden case and attached to the face of a door. • STOCKLOCK n. a lock with a wooden case. |
STOCKLOCKS | • stocklocks n. Plural of stocklock. • stock␣locks n. Plural of stock lock. • STOCKLOCK n. a lock with a wooden case. |