| APPARATCHIK | • apparatchik n. (Historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent. • apparatchik n. A blindly loyal bureaucrat. • APPARATCHIK n. (Russian) a member of the (Soviet) bureaucracy; now extended to apply to any inflexible organisation man, particularly in a political party. |
| BACKCASTING | • backcasting v. Present participle of backcast. • BACKCAST v. to make a backward cast in fishing. |
| CARETAKINGS | • caretakings n. Plural of caretaking. • care-takings n. Plural of care-taking. • CARETAKING n. acting as caretaker (for a property, etc.). |
| JACKRABBITS | • jackrabbits n. Plural of jackrabbit. • jack-rabbits n. Plural of jack-rabbit (alternative form of jackrabbits). • JACKRABBIT n. a long-eared American hare. |
| KABBALISTIC | • kabbalistic adj. Alternative spelling of cabalistic. • KABBALISTIC adj. relating to the kabbala. |
| KINEMATICAL | • kinematical adj. Kinematic. • KINEMATICAL adj. relating to the kinema. |
| KITCHENALIA | • kitchenalia n. Miscellaneous kitchen utensils, pieces of cooking equipment, and other items typically found in kitchens. • KITCHENALIA n. apparatus for the kitchen. |
| KURDAITCHAS | • kurdaitchas n. Plural of kurdaitcha. • KURDAITCHA n. (Native Australian) in certain Central Australian aboriginal tribes, a man with the mission of avenging the death of a tribesman, also KADAITCHA. |
| MATCHMAKING | • matchmaking n. An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up… • matchmaking n. (Business) A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners. • matchmaking n. (Video games) The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session. |
| MEATPACKING | • meatpacking n. (US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat. • MEATPACKING n. the wholesale meat industry. |
| PACKABILITY | • packability n. The quality or state of being packable. • PACKABILITY n. the ability to be packed. |
| REATTACKING | • reattacking v. Present participle of reattack. • REATTACK v. to attack again. |
| TRACKLAYING | • tracklaying n. (Rail transport) The work that involves putting the track in place. • TRACKLAYING n. the laying of tracks on a railway line. |
| WATCHMAKING | • watchmaking n. The making (and repairing) of watches. • WATCHMAKING n. the profession of making watches. |