| BACKPEDALING | • backpedaling v. (US) present participle of backpedal. • backpedaling n. The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| BACKPEDALLED | • backpedalled v. (British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| BACKSLAPPERS | • backslappers n. Plural of backslapper. • BACKSLAPPER n. one who backslaps. |
| BACKSPEERING | • BACKSPEER v. (Scots) to cross-question, also BACKSPEIR. |
| BACKSPEIRING | • BACKSPEIR v. (Scots) to cross-question, also BACKSPEER. |
| BACKSPLASHES | • backsplashes n. Plural of backsplash. • BACKSPLASH n. a vertical surface (as of tiles) designed to protect the wall behind a stove or countertop. |
| BANKRUPTCIES | • bankruptcies n. Plural of bankruptcy. • BANKRUPTCY n. the state of being bankrupt. |
| DOUBLESPEAKS | • DOUBLESPEAK n. language used to deceive usually through concealment or misrepresentation of truth. |
| PAPERBACKERS | • paperbackers n. Plural of paperbacker. • PAPERBACKER n. one who publishes in paperback. |
| PAPERBACKING | • paperbacking v. Present participle of paperback. • PAPERBACK v. to bring out in paperback. |
| PATHBREAKING | • pathbreaking adj. Opening a new path or approach. • PATHBREAKING adj. trailblazing. |
| PICKELHAUBES | • pickelhaubes n. Plural of pickelhaube. • PICKELHAUBE n. (German) the spiked helmet worn by German or Prussian soldiers before World War I. |
| PREBREAKFAST | • prebreakfast adj. Before breakfast. • PREBREAKFAST adj. taking place before breakfast. |
| SCRAPBOOKERS | • scrapbookers n. Plural of scrapbooker. |
| SHOPBREAKERS | • shopbreakers n. Plural of shopbreaker. • SHOPBREAKER n. a person who breaks into a shop. |
| SHOPBREAKING | • shopbreaking n. The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent. • SHOPBREAKING n. the act of breaking into a shop. |
| SPARKLEBERRY | • sparkleberry n. The farkleberry. • SPARKLEBERRY n. a shrub or small tree bearing black berries, native to southern parts of North America. |
| UNBESPEAKING | • unbespeaking v. Present participle of unbespeak. • UNBESPEAK v. to unsay; hence, to annul or cancel. |