| BACKCASTING | • backcasting v. Present participle of backcast. • BACKCAST v. to make a backward cast in fishing. |
| BACKPACKERS | • backpackers n. Plural of backpacker. • backpackers n. A hostel catering to backpackers. • BACKPACKER n. one who travels with a backpack. |
| BACKSCATTER | • backscatter n. (Physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the… • backscatter n. The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner. • backscatter n. (Military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that… |
| BACKSCRATCH | • backscratch n. A scratch on the back. • backscratch v. To scratch one’s or another’s back. • backscratch v. (Business, politics, slang) To engage in a reciprocal action. |
| BACKSPACERS | • backspacers n. Plural of backspacer. • BACKSPACER n. the backspace key on a typewriter. |
| BACKSPACING | • backspacing v. Present participle of backspace. • BACKSPACE v. to move the cursor of a computer or the carriage of a typewriter one or more spaces back by means of a particular key. |
| CANVASBACKS | • canvasbacks n. Plural of canvasback. • CANVASBACK n. a species of duck, so named from the markings of the plumage on its back. |
| CARJACKINGS | • carjackings n. Plural of carjacking. • car-jackings n. Plural of car-jacking. • car␣jackings n. Plural of car jacking. |
| CHARGEBACKS | • chargebacks n. Plural of chargeback. • CHARGEBACK n. the charge a credit card merchant pays to a customer after the customer successfully disputes an item on his or her credit card statement. |
| CHUCKWALLAS | • chuckwallas n. Plural of chuckwalla. • CHUCKWALLA n. (Spanish) an iguanid lizard of Mexico and the southwestern US, also CHUCKAWALLA. |
| CRACKAJACKS | • crackajacks n. Plural of crackajack. • CRACKAJACK n. a person or thing of highest excellence, also CRACKERJACK. |
| CRACKBRAINS | • crackbrains n. Plural of crackbrain. • CRACKBRAIN n. a crazy person. |
| HACKMATACKS | • hackmatacks n. Plural of hackmatack. • HACKMATACK n. (Native American) the American larch, a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves. |
| SAFECRACKER | • safecracker n. One who breaks into safes. • safe-cracker n. Alternative spelling of safecracker. • SAFECRACKER n. one that breaks open safes to steal. |
| SCRATCHBACK | • scratchback n. (UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting… • SCRATCHBACK n. a backscratcher. |