| 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. |
| BACKFLIPPED | • backflipped v. Simple past tense and past participle of backflip. • BACKFLIP v. to perform a backward somersault. |
| DIPLOSPEAKS | • DIPLOSPEAK n. the polite and placatory language usually associated with diplomats. |
| KIDNAPPINGS | • kidnappings n. Plural of kidnapping. • KIDNAPPING n. the act of kidnapping. |
| 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. |
| LANDSKIPPED | • LANDSKIP v. to landscape. |
| PAPERKNIVES | • paperknives n. Plural of paperknife. • paper-knives n. Plural of paper-knife (alternative spelling of paperknives). • PAPERKNIFE n. a knife for cutting paper. |
| PAPERMAKING | • papermaking n. The craft of making paper. • PAPERMAKING n. the business of making paper. |
| PAPRIKASHES | • paprikashes n. Plural of paprikash. • PAPRIKASH n. a chicken dish of Hungarian origin, also PAPRIKAS. |
| PICKAPACKED | • PICKAPACK v. to carry on one's back, also PICKABACK, PICKBACK, PIGGYBACK. |
| PLAINSPOKEN | • plainspoken adj. Speaking plainly or simply. • plain-spoken adj. Speaking in an honest, forthright manner. • PLAINSPOKEN adj. candid, frank. |
| SPANAKOPITA | • spanakopita n. (Usually short for spanakotiropita) A Greek dish made with pre-cooked spinach, butter, olive oil, cheese… • spanakopita n. The same or similar dishes made without cheese. • SPANAKOPITA n. (Modern Greek) a Greek dish of spinach and feta cheese in filo pastry, also SPANOKOPITA. |
| SPANOKOPITA | • spanokopita n. Alternative spelling of spanakopita. • SPANOKOPITA n. (Modern Greek) a Greek dish of spinach and feta cheese in filo pastry, also SPANAKOPITA. |
| SPEAKERSHIP | • speakership n. (Politics) The role or status of speaker. • SPEAKERSHIP n. the office of speaker. |
| TEPPANYAKIS | • teppanyakis n. Plural of teppanyaki. |