| ABAPICAL | • abapical adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to something at its lowest point; designating the part opposite to the apex. • ABAPICAL adj. directed away from the apex. |
| BACKPACK | • backpack n. A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back… • backpack n. A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment. • backpack v. (Intransitive) To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one’s gear carried in a backpack. |
| BACKSLAP | • backslap v. To enthusiastically affirm or congratulate a person, especially by patting them on the back. • back␣slap n. A slap delivered with the back of one’s hand instead of the palm-side of an open hand. • back␣slap n. (Martial arts) A controlled landing, slapping to the mat with one’s back. |
| BACKWRAP | • backwrap n. A portion of something that is wrapped backward. • backwrap n. (Computing, dated) A word wrap feature that restores a word to the preceding line when space is made… • backwrap v. To wrap around the back of something. |
| BLACKCAP | • blackcap n. A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown. • blackcap n. (Obsolete, UK, US, dialectal) Any of various species of titmouse (of the family Paridae), including… • blackcap n. (Cooking) An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard. |
| BRATPACK | • bratpack adj. (Informal, film) Of or relating to the Brat Pack. • Brat␣Pack prop.n. (Informal, film, historical) A group of young actors who frequently appeared together in teen-oriented… • Brat␣Pack prop.n. (Informal, literature, historical) A group of young authors who emerged on the East Coast in the 1980s. |
| CAPABLER | • capabler adj. (Nonstandard) comparative form of capable: more capable. • CAPABLE adj. competent. |
| CAPYBARA | • capybara n. A semi-aquatic South American rodent, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, the largest living rodent. • CAPYBARA n. (Tupi) a large South American rodent. |
| COPAIBAS | • copaibas n. Plural of copaiba. • COPAIBA n. (Tupi) a transparent resin obtained from certain South American trees, also COPAIVA. |
| PACKABLE | • packable adj. Capable of being packed. • PACKABLE adj. able to be packed. |
| PAYBACKS | • paybacks n. Plural of payback. • PAYBACK n. a return on an investment equal to the original capital outlay. |
| PLACABLE | • placable adj. Able to be easily pacified; quick to forgive. • placable adj. Peaceable; quiet. • placable adj. (Obsolete) Having the effect of pacifying, appeasing or pleasing. |
| PLACABLY | • placably adv. In a placable manner. • PLACABLE adv. capable of being placated. |
| PLAYBACK | • playback n. The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images. • play␣back v. (Idiomatic, transitive) To replay a recording. • PLAYBACK n. the act of replaying a newly made recording. |
| SNAPBACK | • snapback n. The reimposition of an earlier and usually higher tariff. • snapback n. (Slang) An adjustable, flat-brimmed baseball cap with snap fasteners on the back. • SNAPBACK n. a sudden rebound or recovery. |
| SPACELAB | • SPACELAB n. a laboratory in space where scientific experiments are performed. |