| BACKGROUND | • background adj. Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system. • background n. One’s social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past. • background n. A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context. |
| BLACKGUARD | • blackguard n. The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment. • blackguard n. (Old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person. • blackguard n. (Archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society. |
| BUCKRAMING | • buckraming v. Present participle of buckram. • BUCKRAM v. to pad or stiffen with buckram. |
| CHUCKWAGON | • chuckwagon n. Alternative form of chuck wagon. • chuck␣wagon n. (US, historical) A wagon equipped with food and cooking utensils, and used to prepare meals, as on a… • chuck␣wagon n. A sandwich composed of a piece of chicken-fried steak or a breaded beef patty, with typical toppings… |
| CRAIGFLUKE | • CRAIGFLUKE n. a type of flat fish, aka the witch. |
| GOATSUCKER | • goatsucker n. Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. • GOATSUCKER n. the nightjar, a bird similar to the swift, falsely thought to suck goats' udders for milk. |
| GUNNYSACKS | • gunnysacks n. Plural of gunnysack. • gunny␣sacks n. Plural of gunny sack. • GUNNYSACK n. a sack made of a coarse heavy material, such as burlap. |
| MUCKRAKING | • muckraking v. Present participle of muckrake. • MUCKRAKING n. the exposure of misconduct. |
| PLOUGHBACK | • plough␣back v. To reinvest profits into a business. • PLOUGHBACK n. the reinvestment of profits, also PLOWBACK. |
| ROUGHBACKS | • ROUGHBACK n. a rough-skinned flatfish. |
| TUCKERBAGS | • tuckerbags n. Plural of tuckerbag. • TUCKERBAG n. a bag used to carry food in the bush or by jolly swagmen. |
| UNCLOAKING | • uncloaking v. Present participle of uncloak. • UNCLOAK v. to remove a cloak from. |
| UNPACKINGS | • unpackings n. Plural of unpacking. • UNPACKING n. the act of unpacking. |
| UNSTACKING | • unstacking v. Present participle of unstack. • UNSTACK v. to remove from a stack. |
| UNTACKLING | • untackling v. Present participle of untackle. • UNTACKLE v. to free from tackle. |
| UNTRACKING | • untracking v. Present participle of untrack. • UNTRACK v. to remove from a track, change course. |