| 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. |
| DOCKWALLOPER | • DOCKWALLOPER n. an informal US name for docker. |
| DOUBLESPEAKS | • DOUBLESPEAK n. language used to deceive usually through concealment or misrepresentation of truth. |
| FRANKPLEDGES | • frankpledges n. Plural of frankpledge. • frank-pledges n. Plural of frank-pledge. • FRANKPLEDGE n. a system of sureties under Old English law by which each adult member of a tithing was held responsible for the good conduct of the others. |
| KALEIDOPHONE | • kaleidophone n. (Obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate… • KALEIDOPHONE n. an instrument for demonstrating sound waves by lines of light. |
| KALEIDOSCOPE | • kaleidoscope n. An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when… • kaleidoscope n. (Figuratively) A constantly changing series of colours or other things. • kaleidoscope v. (Intransitive) To move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns. |
| LEOPARDSKINS | • leopardskins n. Plural of leopardskin. • LEOPARDSKIN n. the skin of a leopard. |
| LOUDSPEAKERS | • loudspeakers n. Plural of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel. • LOUDSPEAKER n. a device that changes electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance. |
| MUCKSPREADER | • muckspreader n. Alternative form of muck spreader. • muck␣spreader n. A piece of farm machinery, usually towed behind a tractor, used to spray liquified manure on fields. • MUCKSPREADER n. an agricultural machine for spreading manure. |
| OVERPACKAGED | • overpackaged v. Simple past tense and past participle of overpackage. • OVERPACKAGE v. to package excessively. |
| PEAKEDNESSES | • peakednesses n. Plural of peakedness. • PEAKEDNESS n. the state of being peaked. |
| PICKADILLIES | • PICKADILLY n. a cut or vandyked edging, esp. to a woman's collar, also PICCADILLY, PICKADIL. |
| PICKADILLOES | • PICKADILLO n. (Spanish) a traditional Mexican dish of ground meat, tomatoes etc, also PICADILLO, PICCADILLO. |
| POSTCARDLIKE | • postcardlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque. • POSTCARDLIKE adj. resembling a postcard. |
| SPARKPLUGGED | • sparkplugged v. Simple past tense and past participle of sparkplug. • SPARKPLUG v. to spark something off, in the manner of a sparkplug in a car carrying wires between which an electric spark passes to fire the explosive mixture of gases. |
| SPATCHCOCKED | • spatchcocked adj. Pertaining to spatchcocking. • spatchcocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of spatchcock. • SPATCHCOCK v. to split open (a fowl, eel etc.) for grilling, also SPITCHCOCK. |
| SPATTERDOCKS | • spatterdocks n. Plural of spatterdock. • SPATTERDOCK n. the yellow water lily of the genus Nuphar. |
| SPEEDSKATING | • speedskating n. Alternative form of speed skating. • speed␣skating n. The sport of racing around an oval course, on ice skates. • SPEEDSKATING n. the sport of skating for speed. |