BICEP | • bicep n. (Sometimes proscribed) A biceps. • BICEP n. the two-headed muscle at the front of the arm, also BICEPS. |
BLEEP | • bleep n. A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device. • bleep n. (Euphemistic) Something named by an explicit noun in the original, unedited version of the containing sentence. • bleep n. (Music, slang, uncountable) A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as… |
CHEEP | • cheep v. Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds. • cheep v. To express in a chirping tone. • cheep n. A short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird. |
CLEEP | • cleep v. Alternative form of clepe. • CLEEP v. (archaic) to call, name, also CLEPE. |
CREEP | • creep v. (Intransitive) To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground. • creep v. (Intransitive, of plants) To grow across a surface rather than upwards. • creep v. (Intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction. |
JULEP | • julep n. A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs, especially mint, and sometimes alcohol. • julep n. (Historical, medicine) A pleasant-tasting liquid medicine in which other nauseous medicines are taken. • JULEP n. (Persian) a cocktail of bourbon, sugar, and mint. |
KELEP | • kelep n. The Guatemalan stinging ant Ectatomma tuberculatum. • KELEP n. a stinging ant, introduced into the Unitd States from Guatemala, that preys on the boll weevil. |
KREEP | • KREEP n. (Geology) potassium-phosphorus-rare earth elements crustal material of the Moon. • KREEP n. a basaltic lunar rock. |
SALEP | • salep n. A starch or jelly made out of plants in the Orchidaceae family, such as the early-purple orchid (Orchis mascula). • salep n. Alternative form of saloop (“aromatic drink originally made with salep”). • SALEP n. (Turkish) dried orchid tubers; a food or drug prepared from them, also SALOOP, SALOP. |
SHEEP | • sheep n. (Countable) A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis. • sheep n. (Countable, strictly) The domestic Ovies aries, the most well known species of Ovis. • sheep n. (Countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others. |
SHLEP | • shlep n. Alternative form of schlep. • shlep v. Alternative form of schlep. • SHLEP v. (Yiddish) to drag one's feet; travel a great distance, also SCHLEP, SCHLEPP, SHLEPP. |
SLEEP | • sleep v. (Intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness. • sleep v. (Intransitive, of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion. • sleep v. (Transitive) To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion. |
SNOEP | • SNOEP adj. (South African) tightfisted. |
STEEP | • steep adj. Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical. • steep adj. (Informal) expensive. • steep adj. (Obsolete) Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high. |
STOEP | • stoep n. A raised veranda in front of a house. • STOEP n. (Dutch) a platform along the front, and sometimes the side, of a house. |
STREP | • strep n. (Informal, pathology) A strep throat. • strep n. (Informal) A streptococcus. • strep n. (Informal) Clipping of streptocarpus. |
SWEEP | • sweep v. (Transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush. • sweep v. (Intransitive) To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke. • sweep v. (Transitive) To search (a place) methodically. |
TWEEP | • tweep n. A chirp or beep. • tweep v. To chirp or beep. • tweep v. (US, intelligence, euphemistic) To kill; to assassinate. |
WHEEP | • WHEEP v. (Scots) to give a prolonged whistle, also WHEEPLE. |