| APPARATCHIK | • apparatchik n. (Historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent. • apparatchik n. A blindly loyal bureaucrat. • APPARATCHIK n. (Russian) a member of the (Soviet) bureaucracy; now extended to apply to any inflexible organisation man, particularly in a political party. |
| BACKDROPPED | • backdropped v. Simple past tense and past participle of backdrop. • BACKDROP v. to create a background for a stage. |
| BACKFLIPPED | • backflipped v. Simple past tense and past participle of backflip. • BACKFLIP v. to perform a backward somersault. |
| BACKSLAPPED | • backslapped v. Simple past tense and past participle of backslap. • BACKSLAP v. to show approval. |
| BACKSLAPPER | • backslapper n. One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such… • BACKSLAPPER n. one who backslaps. |
| BACKSTOPPED | • backstopped v. Simple past tense and past participle of backstop. • BACKSTOP v. to act as a backstop. |
| BLACKTOPPED | • blacktopped v. Simple past tense and past participle of blacktop. • black-topped v. Simple past tense and past participle of black-top. • black-topped adj. Having a top that is black. |
| KNEECAPPERS | • kneecappers n. Plural of kneecapper. |
| KNEECAPPING | • kneecapping n. (Gerund) The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment… • kneecapping n. (Gerund, figurative, by extension) An excessively and needlessly damaging attack or disparagement. • kneecapping v. Present participle of kneecap. |
| PAPERBACKED | • paperbacked adj. Having the sort of flexible binding characteristic of a paperback book. • PAPERBACK v. to bring out in paperback. |
| PAPERBACKER | • paperbacker n. A publisher of paperback books. • PAPERBACKER n. one who publishes in paperback. |
| PEACEKEEPER | • peacekeeper n. One that preserves the peace. • peacekeeper n. A member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties in a troublespot. • peacekeeper n. (Canada, law enforcement) An officer of the peace (police officer) in a force run by a Canadian aboriginal community. |
| PICKAPACKED | • PICKAPACK v. to carry on one's back, also PICKABACK, PICKBACK, PIGGYBACK. |
| PREPACKAGED | • prepackaged adj. That has been packaged prior to being sold. • prepackaged v. Simple past tense and past participle of prepackage. • pre-packaged adj. Alternative spelling of prepackaged. |
| PREPACKAGES | • prepackages v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prepackage. • PREPACKAGE v. to package in advance. |
| SUPPLEJACKS | • supplejacks n. Plural of supplejack. • SUPPLEJACK n. a woody climber with a tough pliant stem. |