| BACKRONYMS | • backronyms n. Plural of backronym. • BACKRONYM n. an acronym formed using the initial letters or syllables of an existing word, also BACRONYM. |
| BRICKCLAYS | • brickclays n. Plural of brickclay. • BRICKCLAY n. a clay containing sand and a good deal of iron; any clay used for brickmaking. |
| BRICKYARDS | • brickyards n. Plural of brickyard. • BRICKYARD n. a place where bricks are made. |
| CARRYBACKS | • carrybacks n. Plural of carryback. • CARRYBACK n. in accounting, a loss set against the previous year's profit, in order to minimise the total tax. |
| CHROMAKEYS | • chromakeys v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chromakey. • CHROMAKEY n. a special television effect by which a coloured background can be removed from a picture and a different one substituted. |
| COPYTAKERS | • copytakers n. Plural of copytaker. • COPYTAKER n. a person employed to type reports as journalists dictate them over the telephone. |
| CYBERSPEAK | • cyberspeak n. (Informal) The language used on the Internet or in cyberspace. |
| FANCYWORKS | • fancyworks n. Plural of fancywork. • FANCYWORK n. ornamental needlework. |
| GRAYWACKES | • graywackes n. Plural of graywacke. • GRAYWACKE n. any coarse-grained, usually dark sandstone containing angular mineral and rock fragments in a fine-grained clayey matrix, also GREYWACKE. |
| GREYWACKES | • greywackes n. Plural of greywacke. • GREYWACKE n. any coarse-grained, usually dark sandstone containing angular mineral and rock fragments in a fine-grained clayey matrix, also GRAYWACKE. |
| HAIRYBACKS | • hairybacks n. Plural of hairyback. • HAIRYBACK n. (offensive South African) an Afrikaaner. |
| JACKASSERY | • jackassery n. The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass. • JACKASSERY n. being a jackass. |
| PASTRYCOOK | • pastrycook n. A cook who makes desserts and pastries. • pastry␣cook n. Synonym of pastry chef. • PASTRYCOOK n. a maker or seller of pastry. |
| ROCKSTEADY | • rocksteady n. (Music) A genre of Jamaican music somewhat slower than ska. • rock-steady adj. Absolutely or completely steady. • rock-steady adj. Consistent and dependable in one’s behaviour or performance. |
| SKYJACKERS | • skyjackers n. Plural of skyjacker. • SKYJACKER n. one who skyjacks, hijacks an aeroplane. |
| SKYSCRAPER | • skyscraper n. (Architecture) A very tall building with a large number of floors. • skyscraper n. (Nautical, archaic) A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail. • skyscraper n. (Figuratively) Anything very tall or high. |
| SKYWATCHER | • skywatcher n. One who skywatches. |
| STACKYARDS | • stackyards n. Plural of stackyard. • STACKYARD n. a yard or inclosure for stacks of hay or grain. |
| STOCKYARDS | • stockyards n. Plural of stockyard. • STOCKYARD n. a large yard with pens where cattle are kept for slaughter, market etc. |
| YARDSTICKS | • yardsticks n. Plural of yardstick. • YARDSTICK n. a stick three feet long; any standard of measurement, also YARDWAND. |