English words for 'Alternative spelling of pork-knocker.'
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- (cooking, in the singular in British) The crispy rind of roast pork.
- (cooking, countable) A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.
- (cooking, often in the plural, US) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens
- The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
- Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.
- the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
- the sharp sound of snapping noises
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- Synonym of crackling (“crispy rind of roast pork”).
- (ceramics) A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.
- (physics) The fifth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, and jounce), i.e. the rate of change of jounce.
- A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.
- glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
- the sharp sound of snapping noises
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- (obsolete except UK, dialectal) The crispy rind of roast pork; crackling.
- (originally US, also figurative) Chiefly in to a crisp: a food item that has been overcooked, or a thing which has been burned, to the point of becoming charred or dried out.
- (chiefly Canada, US) A type of baked dessert consisting of fruit topped with a crumbly mixture made with fat, flour, and sugar; a crumble.
- (Ireland, UK, by extension) Sometimes with a descriptive word: a crispy, savoury snack made of some other ingredient(s) (such as cornmeal or a vegetable) which is baked or deep-fried and eaten like a potato crisp.
- (Ireland, UK, chiefly in the plural) In full potato crisp: a thin slice of potato which has been deep-fried until it is brittle and crispy, and eaten when cool; they are typically packaged and sold as a snack.
- a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
adj
- (computing theory) Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.
- (wine) Of wine: having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.
- Having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture; crumbly, friable, short.
- Not limp; firm, stiff; not stale or wilted; fresh; also, effervescent, lively.
- Of fabric, paper, etc.: clean and uncreased.
- Of something heard or seen: clearly defined; clean, neat, sharp.
- Of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry; also, of a period of time: characterized by such weather.
- Of action, movement, a person's manner, etc.: precise and quick; brisk.
- tender and brittle
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- (of hair) in small tight curls
- pleasantly cold and invigorating
- pleasingly firm and fresh
- brief and to the point; effectively cut short
verb
- (intransitive) To become firm yet brittle; specifically (cooking), of food: to form a crispy surface through frying, grilling, or roasting.
- (transitive) To make (something) firm yet brittle; specifically (cooking), to give (food) a crispy surface through frying, grilling, or roasting.
- make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic
- make brown and crisp by heating
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- (British informal) pork sausage
- firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
- (US, crime, slang) Clipping of gangbanger; a member of a gang.
- (British, sexuality, slang) A man's penis.
- (automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.
- (slang, idiomatic, music) A powerfully energetic or exceptional song, especially in hip-hop and dance music.
- (slang, by extension) Any particularly good or pleasing thing.
- (curling) One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw.
- (curling) One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.
- (soccer) A spectacular goal.
- (British, sexuality, slang) A woman's breast.
- (British) A firework that makes a bang.
- (sexuality, slang) A person who has sex.
- (Internet slang, also attributive) A good or popular post.
- (US, automotive, slang) A car or an engine; referring to the cylinders of an engine in a car. From the explosive bangs on every cylinder firing.
- (military, slang) A Bangalore torpedo.
- (British, New Zealand, Australia, food, slang) A sausage.
noun
noun
- (cooking, in the singular in British) The crispy rind of roast pork.
- (cooking, countable) A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.
- (cooking, often in the plural, US) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens
- The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
- Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.
- the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
- the sharp sound of snapping noises
adj
verb
noun
noun
noun
- Synonym of crackling (“crispy rind of roast pork”).
- (ceramics) A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.
- (physics) The fifth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, and jounce), i.e. the rate of change of jounce.
- A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.
- glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
- the sharp sound of snapping noises
verb
adj
noun
noun
- (obsolete except UK, dialectal) The crispy rind of roast pork; crackling.
- (originally US, also figurative) Chiefly in to a crisp: a food item that has been overcooked, or a thing which has been burned, to the point of becoming charred or dried out.
- (chiefly Canada, US) A type of baked dessert consisting of fruit topped with a crumbly mixture made with fat, flour, and sugar; a crumble.
- (Ireland, UK, by extension) Sometimes with a descriptive word: a crispy, savoury snack made of some other ingredient(s) (such as cornmeal or a vegetable) which is baked or deep-fried and eaten like a potato crisp.
- (Ireland, UK, chiefly in the plural) In full potato crisp: a thin slice of potato which has been deep-fried until it is brittle and crispy, and eaten when cool; they are typically packaged and sold as a snack.
- a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
adj
- (computing theory) Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.
- (wine) Of wine: having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.
- Having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture; crumbly, friable, short.
- Not limp; firm, stiff; not stale or wilted; fresh; also, effervescent, lively.
- Of fabric, paper, etc.: clean and uncreased.
- Of something heard or seen: clearly defined; clean, neat, sharp.
- Of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry; also, of a period of time: characterized by such weather.
- Of action, movement, a person's manner, etc.: precise and quick; brisk.
- tender and brittle
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- (of hair) in small tight curls
- pleasantly cold and invigorating
- pleasingly firm and fresh
- brief and to the point; effectively cut short
verb
- (intransitive) To become firm yet brittle; specifically (cooking), of food: to form a crispy surface through frying, grilling, or roasting.
- (transitive) To make (something) firm yet brittle; specifically (cooking), to give (food) a crispy surface through frying, grilling, or roasting.
- make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic
- make brown and crisp by heating
noun
verb
noun
- (British informal) pork sausage
- firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
- (US, crime, slang) Clipping of gangbanger; a member of a gang.
- (British, sexuality, slang) A man's penis.
- (automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.
- (slang, idiomatic, music) A powerfully energetic or exceptional song, especially in hip-hop and dance music.
- (slang, by extension) Any particularly good or pleasing thing.
- (curling) One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw.
- (curling) One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.
- (soccer) A spectacular goal.
- (British, sexuality, slang) A woman's breast.
- (British) A firework that makes a bang.
- (sexuality, slang) A person who has sex.
- (Internet slang, also attributive) A good or popular post.
- (US, automotive, slang) A car or an engine; referring to the cylinders of an engine in a car. From the explosive bangs on every cylinder firing.
- (military, slang) A Bangalore torpedo.
- (British, New Zealand, Australia, food, slang) A sausage.