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poke::noun | Spocien Dictionary
tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | garget, phytolacca americana, pigeon berry, scoke |
| Type of | pokeweed |
poke::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | carrier bag, paper bag, sack |
| Type of | bag |
| Has types | doggy bag, doggie bag, grocery bag |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | biff, clout, lick, punch, slug |
| Type of | blow |
| Has types | parry, counter, haymaker, hook, sunday punch, jab, knockout punch, ko punch, sucker punch, rabbit punch, counterpunch |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | pierce |
Examples of poke
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Stuff them in the pork cavity to fill, using the spoon handle to poke them down.
From the kentucky.com
Strangers will come into your home and poke around in your closets and cabinets.
From the denverpost.com
Semin made the goal possible with a crafty poke pass through two Dallas players.
From the washingtonpost.com
We need more like Thomas, who day after day continues to poke the hornet's nest.
From the sacbee.com
I sat on the branch 40ft high and proceeded to poke the nest with a large stick.
From the expressandstar.com
The instant you poke your head in the door, you know you're where you should be.
From the washingtonpost.com
She's outgoing and at times ornery, quick to poke fun at her friends or herself.
From the omaha.com
Now there's an actual compilation from a label not afraid to poke fun at itself.
From the npr.org
That's 2.9 seconds longer than it would take to poke out all four of their eyes.
From the stltoday.com
- Jab: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
- Tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
- Dawdler: someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
- Intrude: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
- Sack: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
- Stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
- Poe is a popular dish in Tahiti, where it is frequently eaten as a dessert, although it can also be served along with other dishes at a traditional tamaraa or feast. It is a sweet, pudding-like confection made from bananas, papaya, or mangoes cooked with manioc and coconut cream. ...
- Facebook is a social networking website, founded in 2004. This is a list of features that can be found on the Facebook website, as well as technology features on the website.
- A Gamut of Games, written by Sid Sackson and first published in 1969, contains rules for a large number of paper and pencil, card, and board games. Many of the games in the book had never before been published. ...
