| ANTICLOCKWISE | • anticlockwise adj. (South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to… • anticlockwise adv. (Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion. • anti-clockwise adj. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of anticlockwise. |
| BACKCOUNTRIES | • backcountries n. Plural of backcountry. • BACKCOUNTRY n. a remote rural region. |
| BACKSCATTERED | • backscattered v. Past participle of backscatter. • BACKSCATTER v. to scatter in this way. |
| BACKSCRATCHED | • backscratched v. Simple past tense and past participle of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCH v. to scratch the back; (figurative) to do favours in return for favours, to engage in servile flattery. |
| BACKSCRATCHER | • backscratcher n. A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed… • back␣scratcher n. Alternative spelling of backscratcher. • BACKSCRATCHER n. a person who practises backscratching. |
| BACKSCRATCHES | • backscratches n. Plural of backscratch. • backscratches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCH v. to scratch the back; (figurative) to do favours in return for favours, to engage in servile flattery. |
| BACKSTITCHING | • backstitching v. Present participle of backstitch. • BACKSTITCH v. to stitch in this way. |
| BACKSTRETCHES | • backstretches n. Plural of backstretch. • back-stretches n. Plural of back-stretch (alternative form of backstretches). • back␣stretches n. Plural of back stretch (alternative form of backstretches). |
| BACKTRACKINGS | • backtrackings n. Plural of backtracking. • BACKTRACKING n. the act of backtracking. |
| BLACKCURRANTS | • blackcurrants n. Plural of blackcurrant. • black-currants n. Plural of black-currant. • black␣currants n. Plural of black currant. |
| CONSTABLEWICK | • constablewick n. (Obsolete) The district to which a constable’s power is limited. • CONSTABLEWICK n. (historical) the district of a constable. |
| COUNTERATTACK | • counterattack n. Alternative form of counter-attack. • counterattack v. Alternative form of counter-attack. • counter-attack n. An attack made in response to an attack by the opponents. |
| CYBERATTACKER | • cyberattacker n. (Internet) The perpetrator of a cyberattack. |
| KLEPTOCRACIES | • kleptocracies n. Plural of kleptocracy. • KLEPTOCRACY n. a government by the corrupt in which rulers use their official positions for personal gain. |
| SPATCHCOCKING | • spatchcocking n. The practice of making spatchcocked fowl, poultry, birds, in food preparation. • spatchcocking v. Present participle of spatchcock. • SPATCHCOCK v. to split open (a fowl, eel etc.) for grilling, also SPITCHCOCK. |
| SWITCHBACKING | • switchbacking v. Present participle of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |
| WEATHERCOCKED | • weathercocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of weathercock. • WEATHERCOCK v. to serve as a weathercock for. |