| BACKCOMBED | • backcombed v. Simple past tense and past participle of backcomb. • back-combed v. Simple past tense and past participle of back-comb. • BACKCOMB v. to comb back e.g. the hair. |
| CAMELBACKS | • camelbacks n. Plural of camelback. • CAMELBACK n. an inferior grade of rubber, used for retreading tyres. |
| CAMIKNICKS | • CAMIKNICKS n. a woman's undergarment combining a camisole and knickers, also CAMIKNICKERS. |
| CHECKMARKS | • checkmarks n. Plural of checkmark. • check␣marks n. Plural of check mark. • CHECKMARK v. to mark items on a list with a checkmark. |
| CHECKMATED | • checkmated adj. (Chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game. • checkmated adj. (Figuratively) Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss. • checkmated v. Simple past tense and past participle of checkmate. |
| CHECKMATES | • checkmates n. Plural of checkmate. • checkmates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkmate. • CHECKMATE v. in chess, to put (a player's king) in checkmate; to defeat or render incapable of counterattack. |
| CLOCKMAKER | • clockmaker n. A person who makes clocks. • CLOCKMAKER n. one who makes clocks. |
| COCKALORUM | • cockalorum n. (Countable) A menial yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts. • cockalorum n. (Uncountable) Boastful speech, crowing. • cockalorum n. (Uncountable) A game similar to leapfrog. |
| COCKAMAMIE | • cockamamie n. (US, chiefly dated) A decal, a design that can be transferred to a surface. • cockamamie n. A foolish or ridiculous person. • cockamamie adj. (Informal) Foolish, ill-considered, silly, unbelievable. |
| COMEBACKER | • comebacker n. (Baseball) A batted ball that travels toward the pitcher. |
| HACKMATACK | • hackmatack n. A larch, a tree of the species Larix laricina. • hackmatack n. A balsam poplar, a tree of the species Populus balsamifera. • HACKMATACK n. (Native American) the American larch, a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves. |
| MATCHLOCKS | • matchlocks n. Plural of matchlock. • MATCHLOCK n. an early form of gun. |
| MATCHSTICK | • matchstick n. A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match. • matchstick n. (Chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece. • match␣stick n. Alternative spelling of matchstick. |
| MICROCRACK | • microcrack n. A microscopic crack. • microcrack v. To cause the formation of microscopic cracks. • MICROCRACK v. to crack microscopically. |
| MUCKAMUCKS | • muckamucks n. Plural of muckamuck. • muck-a-mucks n. Plural of muck-a-muck. • MUCKAMUCK n. (Canadian) food. |
| NAMECHECKS | • namechecks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of namecheck. • name-checks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of name-check. • NAMECHECK v. to mention by name. |
| TACMAHACKS | • TACMAHACK n. (Nahuatl) a gum resin yielded by various tropical trees, also TACAMAHAC, TAKAMAKA. |