| ALKALIFY | • alkalify v. (Transitive) To make (more) alkaline (less acidic). • alkalify v. (Intransitive) To become changed into an alkali. • ALKALIFY v. to convert into an alkali, also ALKALISE, ALKALIZE. |
| BACKFALL | • backfall n. (Wrestling) A fall or throw on the back. • backfall n. (Music) A lever in the coupler of an organ. • BACKFALL n. a fall or throw on the back in wrestling. |
| BACKFILL | • backfill v. To refill a hole with the material dug out of it. • backfill v. (Archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the… • backfill v. (US) To provide reserve support. |
| BLACKFLY | • blackfly n. A black or dark green aphid (Aphis fabae) that is a common pest of agricultural crops. • blackfly n. Any of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family Simuliidae. • black␣fly n. Alternative spelling of blackfly. |
| CALFLICK | • calflick n. Synonym of cowlick (“unruly lock of hair”). • CALFLICK n. a cowlick (a lock of unruly hair). |
| CALFLIKE | • calflike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow). • CALFLIKE adj. like a calf. |
| FALLBACK | • fallback n. An act of falling back. • fallback n. A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with… • fallback n. (Construction) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in… |
| FLAPLIKE | • flaplike adj. Similar to a flap. • FLAPLIKE adj. like a flap. |
| FLAXLIKE | • flaxlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of flax. • FLAXLIKE adj. like flax. |
| FOLKLAND | • folkland n. (Law, historical, UK) Land held in villeinage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure… • FOLKLAND n. in Old English times, land held by folk-right, as opposed to bookland. |
| FOLKTALE | • folktale n. A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place. • folk␣tale n. Alternative spelling of folktale. • FOLKTALE n. a tale from the oral tradition of a people. |
| FORKBALL | • forkball n. (Baseball) A baseball pitch, much like the sinker. • FORKBALL n. a breaking pitch in baseball. |
| FULLBACK | • fullback n. (American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on… • fullback n. (Rugby) A position behind the main line of backs in both rugby union and rugby league. In rugby union… • fullback n. (Field hockey) A defensive player who assists the goalie in preventing the opposing team from scoring. |
| KORFBALL | • korfball n. (Uncountable) A non-contact unisex team sport originating from the Netherlands, similar to netball… • korfball n. (Countable) The ball used in the sport of korfball. • KORFBALL n. (Dutch) a basketball-like game played between two teams of six men and six women each. |
| LAKEFILL | • lakefill n. Land reclaimed from a lake by filling it. • LAKEFILL n. an area of land built by filling a lake. |
| LEAFLIKE | • leaflike adj. Having the form or other qualities of a leaf. • LEAFLIKE adj. resembling a leaf. |
| ROCKFALL | • rockfall n. A quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff etc. • rock␣fall n. Alternative form of rockfall. • ROCKFALL n. a mass of fallen rocks. |