METHINKETH | • methinketh cont. (Archaic) methinks. • METHINKETH v. (obsolete) I think, also METHINK, METHINKS. |
SHEEPSHANK | • sheepshank n. (Nautical) A type of knot which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack without cutting it. • sheepshank v. (Transitive) To shorten (a rope) using a sheepshank knot. • SHEEPSHANK n. a hitch by which a rope may be temporarily shortened. |
HANDKERCHER | • handkercher n. Obsolete form of handkerchief. • HANDKERCHER n. a handkerchief, also HANDKERCHIEF. |
HECKELPHONE | • heckelphone n. A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower. • HECKELPHONE n. an instrument of the oboe family. |
SHEEPSHANKS | • sheepshanks n. Plural of sheepshank. • SHEEPSHANK n. a hitch by which a rope may be temporarily shortened. |
BAKSHEESHING | • baksheeshing v. Present participle of baksheesh. • BAKSHEESH v. to give a tip, also BACKSHEESH, BACKSHISH, BAKHSHISH, BAKSHISH, BUCKSHISH. |
HANDKERCHERS | • handkerchers n. Plural of handkercher. • HANDKERCHER n. a handkerchief, also HANDKERCHIEF. |
HANDKERCHIEF | • handkerchief n. A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands. • handkerchief n. A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth. • HANDKERCHIEF n. a small usually square piece of cloth used for usually personal purposes (as blowing the nose) or as a clothing accessory, also HANDKERCHER. |
HEADSHRINKER | • headshrinker n. Alternative form of head-shrinker. • head-shrinker n. (Slang) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist; a shrink. • head-shrinker n. (Literally) One who shrinks heads, as previously done by some Amazon tribes. |
HECKELPHONES | • heckelphones n. Plural of heckelphone. • HECKELPHONE n. an instrument of the oboe family. |
BACKSHEESHING | • backsheeshing v. Present participle of backsheesh. • BACKSHEESH v. to give a tip, also BACKSHISH, BAKHSHISH, BAKSHEESH, BAKSHISH, BUCKSHISH. |
CHINKERINCHEE | • chinkerinchee n. Ornithogalum thyrsoides, a flowering plant endemic to the Cape Province in South Africa. • CHINKERINCHEE n. a kind of African flower, also CHINCHERINCHEE. |
HANDKERCHIEFS | • handkerchiefs n. Plural of handkerchief. • HANDKERCHIEF n. a small usually square piece of cloth used for usually personal purposes (as blowing the nose) or as a clothing accessory, also HANDKERCHER. |
HAWKISHNESSES | • HAWKISHNESS n. the state of being hawkish. |
HEADSHRINKERS | • headshrinkers n. Plural of headshrinker. • head-shrinkers n. Plural of head-shrinker. • HEADSHRINKER n. (colloquial) a psychiatrist. |
CHICKENHEARTED | • chickenhearted adj. Alternative form of chicken-hearted. • chicken-hearted adj. Not brave; lacking courage; cowardly. • CHICKENHEARTED adj. timid, cowardly. |
CHINKERINCHEES | • chinkerinchees n. Plural of chinkerinchee. • CHINKERINCHEE n. a kind of African flower, also CHINCHERINCHEE. |
HANDKERCHIEVES | • handkerchieves n. Plural of handkerchief. • HANDKERCHIEF n. a small usually square piece of cloth used for usually personal purposes (as blowing the nose) or as a clothing accessory, also HANDKERCHER. |
THICKHEADEDNESS | • thickheadedness n. Stupidity. • THICKHEADEDNESS n. the state of being thickheaded. |