I tried to use two part one “this AND this” but some of them are just basic actions we gave a word to so many of them aren’t impressive, but if you want to skip some quincux is a good and oddly specific one.:
akimbo
of the arms, with the hands on the hips and elbows bent outward
anadromous
of fish, migrating up rivers from the sea to spawn in fresh water.
bastinado
torture by beating on the soles of the feet.
bibcock
a faucet that is bent downward
dandle
to dance (a child) on one’s knees; the action taken by a dandler.
dottle
the plug of unburned tobacco left in a pipe after smoking.
draggle
make wet and dirty by dragging on the ground.
factotum
employee or assistant who does just about everything.
floccinaucinihilipilification
the categorizing of something as worthless. (okay not really I jsut REALLY wanted to put that one in here)
genuflect
bend the knee and lower the body, especially in reverence.
gowpen
two hands placed together to form a bowl-shape; also, the amount that can be contained in a pair of cupped hands.
grimthorpe
remodel or restore an old building without proper grounding or knowledge of its authentic character or without exercising care to remain faithful to its original quality and uniqueness
liripipe
a long scarf or cord attached to and hanging from a hood.
malinger
pretend to be ill in order to avoid work or shirk duty.
nosocomephrenia
depression due to a prolonged hospital stay. (though this one’s about as fair as listing claustrophobia really)
obdormition
numbness caused by pressure on a nerve, as when one’s foot is “asleep.”
omphaloskepsis
contemplation of one’s navel.
ovoviviparous
producing eggs that hatch within the female’s body without obtaining nourishment from it.
pandiculation
the stretching that accompanies yawning.
quincunx
the pattern of five objects arranged such that four of the five objects form a square, while the fifth is positioned in the middle.
spanghew
to cause a frog or toad to fly up in the air
tonsure
the shaving of the head of those entering certain priesthoods or monastic orders; also, the part of the head left bare after such a shaving.