pwd
Abbreviation of password.
Unix command to print the working directory

pwds
plural of pwd

pword
Abbreviation of password.

pwords
plural of pword

pws
plural of pw

pyrocotton
Nitrated cotton, a high explosive that is the main constituent of smokeless powder.

qama
A Persian shortsword.

qamas
plural of qama

quarte
The fourth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at neck height, the palm of the hand facing upwards.

quarterstaff
A wooden staff with an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.
Fighting or exercise with a wooden staff of this sort.

quarterstaffs
plural of quarterstaff

quarterstaves
plural of quarterstaff

quartes
plural of quarte

quidditas
quiddity

quiddities
plural of quiddity

quiddity
The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing.
A trifle; a nicety or quibble.
An eccentricity; an odd feature.

quillion
Alternative form of quillon.

quillions
plural of quillion

quillon
Synonym of crossguard (“a metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword or other bladed weapon that stops an opponent's similar weapon from sliding along the blade and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword”).
Either of the two arms of a crossguard.

quillons
plural of quillon

quinte
The fifth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee height.

quivers
plural of quiver

radixin
Synonym of RDX gene Ellipsis of radixin gene (“a human gene, for a cytoskeletal protein resembling ezrin and moesin that may be important in linking actin to the plasma membrane”).
A protein coded for by the gene.

railgun
An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails.
A railway gun.
A benchrest rifle.

railguns
plural of railgun

rainguard
A thing which protects (something) from rain.
In particular, a sword's chappe, when interpreted as being to protect against rain.

rainguards
plural of rainguard

rambade
The raised platform above the main artillery in the bow of the type of galley used from the 15th to the 19th century, used as a fighting platform and command post.

rambades
plural of rambade

rambizzy
Alternative form of rambo.

rambo
A knife.

rambos
plural of rambo

rammies
plural of rammy

rammy
Of a food, taste, odour etc.: like a ram; pungent, rank.
Frisky, lecherous.

ramrod
Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.
Ranch or trail foreman, usually the first or second person in charge. The person responsible for getting the work done.
An erect penis.

ramrods
plural of ramrod

rangemaster
A police officer who has received special training on firearms safety and instruction.

rangemasters
plural of rangemaster

ranseur
Any of several types of spear with a long sharp end and two projections on each side.

ranseurs
plural of ranseur

rapier
A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless), designed predominantly for thrusting; used during the Renaissance period of Europe for civilian duelling

rapiers
plural of rapier

ratshot
Synonym of shotshell.

raygun
Alternative spelling of ray gun.

rayguns
plural of raygun

razor
A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.
The sharp tusk of a wild boar.
A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.

razorblade
Alternative spelling of razor blade.

razorclam
Alternative form of razor clam.

razorclams
plural of razorclam

razorman
A thug who uses a razor as a weapon.

razormen
plural of razorman

razors
plural of razor

razorshell
Alternative form of razor shell.

razorshells
plural of razorshell

razorstrop
Alternative form of razor strop.

razorstrops
plural of razorstrop

razorwire
Alternative form of razor wire.

razour
Obsolete spelling of razor.

razours
plural of razour

rearsight
A sight at the rear of a weapon.

rearsights
plural of rearsight

rebi
plural of rebus

rebus
An arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.
A pictographic component of a compound character (e.g. sinograph) used to hint at the pronunciation of the compound.
An arrangement of pictures on a coat of arms which suggests the name of the person to whom it belongs.
A type of crossword puzzle in which some squares contain entire words, or symbols representing words, instead of single letters.

rebuses
plural of rebus

rebusses
plural of rebus

recibiendo
A matador's technique of standing still so that the charging bull runs onto the sword.

recoil
A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.
The state or condition of having recoiled.
The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.
An escapement in which, after each beat, the scape-wheel recoils slightly.

recoils
plural of recoil

recurve
A type of knife blade shape that involves several curves including a concave curve on a portion of the edge, resulting in a belly that is lower than the handle bottom.
A recurve bow.
A landform consisting of a hook at the tip of a coastal spit.

recurves
third-person singular simple present indicative of recurve

replicores
plural of replicore

retroflexes
plural of retroflex

revolver
A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
Any (personal) firearm with such a mechanism.
Synonym of revolving line of credit, a form of credit permitting the holder to repeatedly borrow money.
Agent noun of revolve; something that revolves.

revolvers
plural of revolver

rhomphaia
A large, broad sword used by the Thracians.

rib
Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.
A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones.
Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull.
Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength.
A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
A strip of metal running along the top of the barrel that serves as a sighting plane.
A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth.
The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf.
A teasing joke.
A single strand of hair.
A stalk of celery.
A wife or woman.

ribaudequin
Alternative form of ribauldequin.

ribaudequins
plural of ribaudequin

ribauldequin
An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. After the 14th century it was furnished with small cannon.
A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting javelins.
Synonym of organ gun.

ribauldequins
plural of ribauldequin

ribbe
Obsolete form of rib.

ribbes
plural of ribbe

ribcage
Alternative spelling of rib cage.

ribcages
plural of ribcage (alternative spelling of rib cages).

ribible
A ribibe or rebec.

ribibles
plural of ribible

ribs
plural of rib

ricasso
The base of a sword or knife blade where it joins the tang.
The blunt area of a sword just above the hilt, used for grip and maneuverability.
The comparable portion of a knife.

ricassos
plural of ricasso

rifle
A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel.
A rifleman.
An artillery piece with a rifled barrel.
A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.