| ACKNOWNE | • ACKNOWNE adj. (Shakespeare) aware, confessedly cognizant. |
| BACKDOWN | • backdown n. An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal. • back␣down v. (Idiomatic) To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to. • back␣down v. (Idiomatic) To withdraw from a commitment or position. |
| BACKWIND | • backwind v. (Nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel. • backwind n. (Nautical) The flow of air so deflected. • backwind v. (Transitive) To wind backwards. |
| HACKSAWN | • hacksawn v. Past participle of hacksaw. • HACKSAW v. to cut with a type of saw. |
| MACKINAW | • mackinaw n. A heavy woolen cloth. • mackinaw n. A blanket made of wool, formerly distributed to the Amerindians by the U.S. government. • mackinaw n. A flat-bottomed cargo boat; mackinaw boat. |
| NECKWEAR | • neckwear n. Articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from the neck, such as ties or necklaces. • NECKWEAR n. something that is worn around the neck. |
| SNOWPACK | • snowpack n. An accumulation of packed snow, usually the seasonal amount. • SNOWPACK n. an accumulation of packed snow. |
| SWACKING | • swacking v. Present participle of swack. • swacking adj. (Slang) Huge; whopping. • swacking adj. Characteristic of a swack. |
| WHACKING | • whacking v. Present participle of whack. • whacking adj. (Informal) Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big). • whacking n. A beating. |
| WINDPACK | • WINDPACK n. snow that has been compacted by the wind. |
| WINGBACK | • wingback n. (Soccer) A player who doubles on either side of the center as a defender when their team is defending… • wingback n. (American football) A running back who is in formation near the line of scrimmage and outside the tackles, a slotback. • wingback n. One of the projecting side pieces on a wingback chair. |
| WRACKING | • wracking v. Present participle of wrack. • WRACK v. to wreck. |