| BACKHANDER | • backhander n. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards. • backhander n. A blow with the back of the hand. • backhander n. (Informal) A bribe, a secret payment. |
| BARNBRACKS | • BARNBRACK n. (Irish) a currant bun, also BARMBRACK. |
| BARRACKING | • barracking v. Present participle of barrack. • barracking n. An act of jeering or heckling. • barracking n. (Australia, New Zealand) The act of cheering for or supporting a team. |
| BREAKDANCE | • breakdance n. The art, or an instance, of breakdancing. • breakdance v. (Intransitive) To dance in this style. • break-dance v. Alternative form of breakdance. |
| CANEBRAKES | • canebrakes n. Plural of canebrake. • cane␣brakes n. Plural of cane brake. • CANEBRAKE n. a thicket of canes. |
| CARETAKING | • caretaking n. The act of taking care or taking charge of something. • care-taking n. Alternative form of caretaking. • CARETAKING n. acting as caretaker (for a property, etc.). |
| CARJACKING | • carjacking v. Present participle of carjack. • carjacking n. The violent hijacking of a vehicle and sometimes its driver. • car-jacking v. Alternative spelling of carjacking. |
| CHAINBRAKE | • CHAINBRAKE n. a cutoff safety device on a chainsaw. |
| CRACKBRAIN | • crackbrain n. (Slang) An eccentric or crazy person. • CRACKBRAIN n. a crazy person. |
| CRANKBAITS | • crankbaits n. Plural of crankbait. • CRANKBAIT n. a fishing lure with a shape that enables it to dive and stay under water. |
| CRANKCASES | • crankcases n. Plural of crankcase. • CRANKCASE n. the case or covering in which a crankshaft is enclosed. |
| CRANKSHAFT | • crankshaft n. A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank. • crankshaft v. (Of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways… • crank␣shaft n. Alternative form of crankshaft. |
| DANCEMAKER | • dancemaker n. A composer of dances. |
| NATTERJACK | • natterjack n. A toad of species Bufo calamita (or Epidalea calamita), known for its running lizard-like gait and very… • NATTERJACK n. a kind of toad, having a yellow line along its back. |
| RACKABONES | • rackabones n. (Informal, derogatory) A very lean person or animal, especially a lean horse. • RACKABONES n. a very lean animal, esp. a horse. |
| RANSACKERS | • ransackers n. Plural of ransacker. • RANSACKER n. one who ransacks. |
| RANSACKING | • ransacking v. Present participle of ransack. • ransacking n. The act by which something is ransacked. • RANSACKING n. the act of searching thoroughly. |
| RANSHACKLE | • RANSHACKLE v. (Scott) to search, ransack, also RANSHAKLE. |
| SANDCRACKS | • sandcracks n. Plural of sandcrack. • sand␣cracks n. Plural of sand crack. • SANDCRACK n. a deep crack or fissure in the wall of a horse's hoof, often causing lameness. |
| TARMACKING | • tarmacking v. Present participle of tarmac. • TARMAC v. to surface with tarmacadam. |