| ANTIKNOCKS | • antiknocks n. Plural of antiknock. • ANTIKNOCK n. an additive in petrol, used to prevent knock. |
| BACKSTROKE | • backstroke n. A backhanded stroke or blow. • backstroke n. (Swimming) A stroke swum lying on one’s back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel… • backstroke n. (Bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke). |
| BACKTRACKS | • backtracks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backtrack. • backtracks n. Plural of backtrack. • back-tracks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of back-track. |
| 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. |
| KICKABOUTS | • kickabouts n. Plural of kickabout. • KICKABOUT n. an informal game of football, also KICKAROUND. |
| KICKPLATES | • kickplates n. Plural of kickplate. • kick␣plates n. Plural of kick plate. • KICKPLATE n. a metal plate at the base of a door or panel to protect it from damage or wear. |
| KICKSTANDS | • kickstands n. Plural of kickstand. • KICKSTAND n. a support for a motorbike. |
| KICKSTARTS | • kickstarts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kickstart. • kickstarts n. Plural of kickstart. • kick-starts n. Plural of kick-start. |
| KNACKWURST | • knackwurst n. A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but… • KNACKWURST n. (German) a kind of highly seasoned sausage, also KNOCKWURST. |
| KNOCKABOUT | • knockabout adj. Boisterous. • knockabout adj. Suitable for rough use. • knockabout n. Clothing suitable for rough use. |
| KRAUTROCKS | • KRAUTROCK n. a name applied to experimental German rock music of the late 1960s and 1970s, characterized by repetitive rhythms and the use of electronic instruments. |
| PICKTHANKS | • pickthanks n. Plural of pickthank. • PICKTHANK n. someone who seeks to ingratiate himself or herself by officious favours, or by talebearing. |
| SMOKESTACK | • smokestack n. A conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out, as on a steam locomotive… • SMOKESTACK n. a pipe or funnel through which smoke and gases are discharged. |
| STICKYBEAK | • stickybeak n. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker. • stickybeak n. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) An act of looking at or watching something, especially something… • stickybeak v. (Australia, New Zealand) To pry or snoop. |
| STOCKTAKEN | • STOCKTAKE v. to perform the counting stock. |
| STOCKTAKES | • stocktakes n. Plural of stocktake. • STOCKTAKE v. to perform the counting stock. |
| TICKTACKED | • TICKTACK v. to use arm signals for bookmaker information, also TICTAC, TICTOC, TICKTOCK. |
| TRICKTRACK | • tricktrack n. Alternative form of ticktack (“kind of backgammon”). • TRICKTRACK n. a form of backgammon in which pegs as well as pieces are used, also TRICTRAC. |