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Plock (noun/verb) p-lok A short low clicking sound / Make a short low clicking sound.…

Thermic (adj) thur-mik Relating to heat. Mid 19th century from Greek thermē ‘heat’ + -ic.…

Schuss (noun/verb) sh-us A straight downhill run on skis. / To make a straight downhill…

Pudendum (noun) pu-den-dum A person's external genitals, especially a woman's. Mid 17th century from Latin…

Prithee (exclamation) (archaic) prith-ee Please (used to convey a polite request) Late 16th century abbreviation…

Scandalmonger (noun) skan-del-mun-ger A person who stirs up public outrage towards someone or their actions…

Lissom (adj) lis-um (of a person or their body) thin, supple, and graceful. Late 18th…

Hippodrome (noun) hip-o-drowm (modern) a concert hall or theatre. (in ancient Greece or Rome) a…