Phrase Hound found 3 phrases and 25 compound words that contain peck. The most common are listed below. Open peck in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 3
- hunt-and-peckDescribing a method of typing used by a person unfamiliar with the layout of a keyboard or keypad in which the person has to search for the keys to be pressed or struck one by one and uses one or both index fingers to operate the keys …
- hen-peckAlternative form of henpeck: To nag persistently.
- Gregory PeckThe neck.
Compound words 25
- peckerSomeone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill, particularly
- peckishmildly hungry
- henpeckTo nag persistently.
- peckyDiscoloured by fungus growth or insects.
- peckableAble to be pecked.
- peckfulEnough to make up a peck (dry measure, quarter of a bushel).
- peckproofResistant to being pecked.
- peckestsecond-person singular simple present indicative of peck
- peckeththird-person singular simple present indicative of peck: To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
- woodpeckObsolete form of woodpecker: Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.