petticoat petticoat /ˈpɛtiːˌkoʊt/

noun

1. Undergarment worn under a skirt  ( half-slip , petticoat , underskirt )
   undergarment worn under a skirt
   
   

 American flagfish American flagfish /əˈmɛɹɪkən ˈflæɡˌfɪʃ/

noun

1. A fish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida  ( American flagfish , flagfish , Jordanella floridae )
   a fish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida
   
   

 sulfur sulfur /ˈsʌlfɝ/

noun

1. () [ N. American] An abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)  ( atomic number 16 , S , sulphur [Canadian, British] , sulfur [ N. American] )
   an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
    The geothermal area smelled strongly of sulphur, a mineral that gives off a rotten egg odor
   The geothermal area smelled strongly of sulphur, a mineral that gives off a rotten egg odor
   
   

verb

1. Treat with sulphur in order to preserve  ( sulfur , sulphur )
   treat with sulphur in order to preserve
    These dried fruits are sulphured
   These dried fruits are sulphured
   

 Damocles Damocles /ˈdæməˌkliːz/

noun

1. The Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)  ( Damocles )
   the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)
    The Sword of Damocles is a metaphor for imminent danger.
   The Sword of Damocles is a metaphor for imminent danger.