accountantship | (noun) the position of accountant | - |
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cadetship | (noun) the position of cadet | - |
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courtship | (noun) a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) | Synonyms: courting, suit, wooing |
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hotshot | (noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | Synonyms: ace, adept, champion, genius, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard |
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lightship | (noun) a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable | - |
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nightshade | (noun) any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit | - |
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nightshirt | (noun) nightclothes worn by men | - |
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nutshell | (noun) the shell around the kernel of a nut | - |
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potsherd | (noun) a shard of pottery | - |
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potshot | (noun) a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter) | - |
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(noun) criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration | - |
presidentship | (noun) the office and function of president | Synonyms: presidency |
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saltshaker | (noun) a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt | Synonyms: salt shaker |
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studentship | (noun) the position of student | - |
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sweatshirt | (noun) cotton knit pullover with long sleeves worn during athletic activity | - |
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sweatshop | (noun) factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry | - |
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thriftshop | (noun) a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices | Synonyms: second-hand store |
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tshatshke | (noun) (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket | Synonyms: chachka, tchotchke, tsatske |
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(noun) (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman | Synonyms: chachka, tchotchke, tchotchkeleh, tsatske |