| BACKCOURTS | • backcourts n. Plural of backcourt. • BACKCOURT n. in lawn tennis, that part of the court lying behind the service line. |
| BACKGROUND | • background adj. Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system. • background n. One’s social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past. • background n. A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context. |
| BUCKBOARDS | • buckboards n. Plural of buckboard. • BUCKBOARD n. a light horse-drawn vehicle consisting of a flexible board on four wheels, with a two-person seat. |
| COCKALORUM | • cockalorum n. (Countable) A menial yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts. • cockalorum n. (Uncountable) Boastful speech, crowing. • cockalorum n. (Uncountable) A game similar to leapfrog. |
| DUCKBOARDS | • duckboards n. Plural of duckboard. • DUCKBOARD n. a board with slats nailed across it to help passage across wet ground. |
| EUKARYOTIC | • eukaryotic adj. (Biology) Having complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei. • eukaryotic adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to a eukaryote. • eukaryotic n. Such a cell or organism. |
| GOATSUCKER | • goatsucker n. Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. • GOATSUCKER n. the nightjar, a bird similar to the swift, falsely thought to suck goats' udders for milk. |
| KICKAROUND | • kickaround n. An impromptu soccer game without strict adherence to the rules. • kick␣around n. An informal game of football, rugby or similar sports. • kick␣around v. To abuse or mistreat; to bully; to be rough with. |
| KRAUTROCKS | • KRAUTROCK n. a name applied to experimental German rock music of the late 1960s and 1970s, characterized by repetitive rhythms and the use of electronic instruments. |
| MICROQUAKE | • microquake n. Microearthquake. • MICROQUAKE n. a very small earthquake. |
| OUTBACKERS | • outbackers n. Plural of outbacker. • OUTBACKER n. one who lives in the outback. |
| ROUGHBACKS | • ROUGHBACK n. a rough-skinned flatfish. |
| SOUNDTRACK | • soundtrack n. A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures. • soundtrack n. The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc. • soundtrack n. A recording of such music for sale. |
| TOUCHMARKS | • touchmarks n. Plural of touchmark. • touch-marks n. Plural of touch-mark. • TOUCHMARK n. the maker's official stamp on pewter. |
| TRUCKLOADS | • truckloads n. Plural of truckload. • TRUCKLOAD n. the contents of a truck. |
| TUCKAMORES | • tuckamores n. Plural of tuckamore. • TUCKAMORE n. (Canadian) a stunted tree or bush, especially a spruce or juniper, with creeping roots and interlacing branches. |