Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 13 compound words that contain pokes. The most common are listed below. Open pokes in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- blow pokesplural of blow poke: A hollow poker through which air can be blown to fuel a fire.
- holy pokesplural of holy poke: A kind of frybread.
- killer pokesplural of killer poke: Any method of inducing physical harm to a computer or peripheral by software means, especially by inserting invalid values into a control register or by building up harmonic oscillations in a hard disk, etc.
- meal-pokesplural of meal-poke: A mealbag.
- nose pokesplural of nose poke: To make a selection in a psychological experiment by poking the nose through one of several apertures in order to break a light beam
- pokes aboutthird-person singular simple present indicative of poke about: To search for something, especially in an unorganized way
- pokes alongthird-person singular simple present indicative of poke along: To move along very slowly.
- pokes aroundthird-person singular simple present indicative of poke around: To search for something, especially in an unorganized way
- pokes funthird-person singular simple present indicative of poke fun: To subject someone to laughter or ridicule.
- pokes outthird-person singular simple present indicative of poke out: To be barely visible past an obstruction or obstructions; to protrude.
- slow pokesplural of slow poke: A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.
- toe-pokesplural of toe-poke: To kick (the ball) with the toe end of the boot.
- pokes boraxthird-person singular simple present indicative of poke borax: To ridicule.
- pigs in pokesplural of pig in a poke: Something whose true value is concealed or unknown and may be lower than expected by the buyer or claimed by the seller, especially something offered for sale.
- pokes holes inthird-person singular simple present indicative of poke holes in: To criticize someone by finding flaws or weaknesses in their work or to criticize something by demonstrating that it is not correct.
- pokes the bearthird-person singular simple present indicative of poke the bear: To deliberately aggravate somebody, especially somebody in a position of power or authority.
- stick-and-pokesplural of stick-and-poke: Being or relating to a kind of tattoo made without a machine, by dipping a needle into ink and poking dots into the skin.
- pokes borakthird-person singular simple present indicative of poke borak: To impart false information in an attempt to mislead.
- pokes borackthird-person singular simple present indicative of poke borack: To impart false information in an attempt to mislead.
- pokes mullockthird-person singular simple present indicative of poke mullock: Synonym of poke borack (“to tease or ridicule”).
- pokes one's nose intothird-person singular simple present indicative of poke one's nose into: To interfere or try to intervene in (an issue that does not concern one).
- pokes someone's eye outthird-person singular simple present indicative of poke someone's eye out: To damage or harm someone's eye to the point that it can no longer see.
- pokes one's funthird-person singular simple present indicative of poke one's fun: To subject someone to laughter or ridicule.
Compound words 13
- dumpokesplural of dumpoke: A dish of boneless stuffed poultry cooked in dough, butter, and spices.
- gunpokesplural of gunpoke: Someone who carries a gun; an armed man.
- handspokesplural of handspoke: A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
- morepokesplural of morepoke: The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania.
- nosepokesplural of nosepoke: To make a selection in a psychological experiment by poking the nose through one of several apertures in order to break a light beam
- PokesdownA suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ1292).
- respokesthird-person singular simple present indicative of respoke: simple past of respeak
- shitepokesplural of shitepoke: The green heron, Butorides virescens.
- shypokesplural of shypoke: The green heron, Butorides virescens.
- slowpokesplural of slowpoke: A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.