| 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. |
| CRACKHEADS | • crackheads n. Plural of crackhead. • crack␣heads n. Plural of crack head. • CRACKHEAD n. a drug addict. |
| DECKCHAIRS | • deckchairs n. Plural of deckchair. • deck-chairs n. Plural of deck-chair. • deck␣chairs n. Plural of deck chair. |
| HALLMARKED | • hallmarked v. Simple past tense and past participle of hallmark. • hallmarked adj. Stamped with a hallmark. • HALLMARK v. to mark with an official stamp. |
| HANDBRAKES | • handbrakes n. Plural of handbrake. • hand␣brakes n. Plural of hand brake. • HANDBRAKE n. a brake applied by a hand-operated lever. |
| HANDSTROKE | • handstroke n. (Bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle. • HANDSTROKE n. the downward movement of the bell rope as the bell swings around allowing the ringer to grasp and pull it. |
| HANDWORKED | • handworked adj. Worked by hand. • hand-worked adj. Alternative form of handworked. • hand-worked adj. Operated by hand. |
| HANDWORKER | • handworker n. One who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine. • HANDWORKER n. one who does handwork. |
| HARDBACKED | • hardbacked adj. (Of a book) Having a solid binding; hardback. • hardbacked adj. Having a hard back. • HARDBACKED adj. of a book, having hard covers. |
| HAWKSBEARD | • hawksbeard n. Any of various annual and perennial flowering plants of the genus Crepis, superficially resembling the dandelion. • hawksbeard n. Any of several plants of the genus Youngia, of Asia. • HAWKSBEARD n. a flower of the dandelion family. |
| HEADWORKER | • headworker n. One who performs mental or intellectual labour. • HEADWORKER n. one who does headwork, mental work. |
| JERKINHEAD | • jerkinhead n. (Architecture) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable. • JERKINHEAD n. a truncated gable with a lipped roof. |
| KOURBASHED | • kourbashed v. Simple past tense and past participle of kourbash. • KOURBASH v. (Arabic) to whip with a hide whip, also KURBASH. |
| PACKTHREAD | • packthread n. (Archaic) A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels. • PACKTHREAD n. a strong two- or three ply thread. |
| PECKERHEAD | • peckerhead n. (Chiefly US, derogatory) A dickhead: an unpleasant, stupid or mean person. • peckerhead n. (US) An electric motor’s terminal connection or wiring box. • pecker␣head n. Alternative form of peckerhead. |
| RANSHAKLED | • RANSHAKLE v. (Scott) to search, ransack, also RANSHACKLE. |
| SHELDRAKES | • sheldrakes n. Plural of sheldrake. • Sheldrakes prop.n. Plural of Sheldrake. • SHELDRAKE n. a male shelduck, also SHELLDRAKE, SHIELDRAKE. |
| SHELLDRAKE | • SHELLDRAKE n. a male shelduck, also SHELDRAKE, SHIELDRAKE. |
| SHIELDRAKE | • shieldrake n. Obsolete form of sheldrake. • SHIELDRAKE n. a male shelduck, also SHELDRAKE, SHELLDRAKE. |
| THREADLIKE | • threadlike adj. Having the form of a thread. • threadlike adj. Resembling a thread in length or thinness. • THREADLIKE adj. like thread. |