| AKARYOTIC | • akaryotic adj. Relating to akaryotes. • AKARYOTIC adj. of or like an akaryote, a cell that does not have a nucleus. |
| ANKYLOTIC | • ankylotic adj. Of or pertaining to ankylosis. • ANKYLOTIC adj. relating to ankylosis, the joining together of bones or hard parts, also ANCHYLOTIC. |
| BACKSTAYS | • backstays n. Plural of backstay. • BACKSTAY n. a stay extending from ship's mastheads to the side of the ship. |
| BACKSTORY | • backstory n. The previous life and experiences of a person, especially a character in a dramatic work, but also a real-life person. • backstory n. A fictitious account of a person’s history designed to conceal their actual history and motives. • backstory n. A prequel. |
| COPYTAKER | • copytaker n. (Journalism, historical) A person employed to type up news stories telephoned in by reporters. • COPYTAKER n. a person employed to type reports as journalists dictate them over the telephone. |
| HAYSTACKS | • haystacks n. Plural of haystack. • HAYSTACK n. a pile of hay. |
| JACKSTAYS | • jackstays n. Plural of jackstay. • JACKSTAY n. an iron or wooden bar running along the yard of a ship to which sails are fastened. |
| LATCHKEYS | • latchkeys n. Plural of latchkey. • latch-keys n. Plural of latch-key. • latch␣keys n. Plural of latch key. |
| PLASTICKY | • plasticky adj. Resembling plastic, especially in the sense of being cheap and lightweight. • PLASTICKY adj. of a plastic nature. |
| STACKYARD | • stackyard n. A farmyard in which stacks of hay etc. are stored. • STACKYARD n. a yard or inclosure for stacks of hay or grain. |
| STOCKYARD | • stockyard n. (US) An enclosed yard, with pens, sheds etc. or stables, where livestock is kept temporarily before… • STOCKYARD n. a large yard with pens where cattle are kept for slaughter, market etc. |
| TRACKWAYS | • trackways n. Plural of trackway. • TRACKWAY n. a trodden path. |
| TRAFFICKY | • trafficky adj. (Informal) Characterised by traffic; having the noise and commotion of motor vehicles. • TRAFFICKY adj. busy with traffic. |
| YARDSTICK | • yardstick n. A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long. • yardstick n. (Figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged. • YARDSTICK n. a stick three feet long; any standard of measurement, also YARDWAND. |