| 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. |
| CACHECTICAL | • cachectical adj. Alternative form of cachectic. • CACHECTICAL adj. relating to cachexy, severe wasting of the body, also CACHECTIC, CACHEXIC. |
| CAOUTCHOUCS | • caoutchoucs n. Plural of caoutchouc. • CAOUTCHOUC n. (Quechua) un-vulcanized natural rubber. |
| CATECHETICS | • catechetics n. Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation. • catechetics n. (Archaic) The science or practice of instructing by questions and answers. • CATECHETICS n. the art or practice of teaching by question and answer; that part of theology which deals with catechesis. |
| CATECHISTIC | • catechistic adj. Pertaining to a catechism. • CATECHISTIC adj. relating to catechism, also CATECHISTICAL. |
| CHALCOCITES | • chalcocites n. Plural of chalcocite. • CHALCOCITE n. a greyish-black mineral, native copper sulphide. |
| CHEMOTACTIC | • chemotactic adj. Relating to or exhibiting chemotaxis. • CHEMOTACTIC adj. exhibiting chemotaxis. |
| CHLORACETIC | • chloracetic adj. Alternative form of chloroacetic. • CHLORACETIC adj. an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid, also CHLOROACETIC. |
| COCKMATCHES | • cockmatches n. Plural of cockmatch. • COCKMATCH n. a cockfight. |
| COWCATCHERS | • cowcatchers n. Plural of cowcatcher. • cow␣catchers n. Plural of cow catcher. • COWCATCHER n. a device on the front of a train for clearing obstacles off the track. |
| ECPHRACTICS | • ecphractics n. Plural of ecphractic. • ECPHRACTIC n. a drug that removes obstructions. |
| LACCOLITHIC | • laccolithic adj. Relating to laccoliths. • LACCOLITHIC adj. of or like a laccolith, a mass of igneous rock intruded between two sedimentary beds. |
| OCHLOCRATIC | • ochlocratic adj. Pertaining to ochlocracy. • OCHLOCRATIC adj. relating to ochlocracy, rule by the mob, also OCHLOCRATICAL. |
| PATCHCOCKES | • PATCHCOCKE n. (Spenser) perhaps a clown, also PATCHOCKE. |
| PTOCHOCRACY | • ptochocracy n. A society or a system ruled and dominated by the poor. • PTOCHOCRACY n. government by the poor. |
| 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. |
| SCRATCHCARD | • scratchcard n. Alternative spelling of scratch card. • scratch␣card n. A lottery ticket containing sections covered with an opaque waxy film which may be removed by scratching… • SCRATCHCARD n. a type of lottery card covered with an opaque film which is scratched off to reveal numbers or symbols which may entitle the holder to a prize. |
| SPATCHCOCKS | • spatchcocks n. Plural of spatchcock. • spatchcocks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spatchcock. • SPATCHCOCK v. to split open (a fowl, eel etc.) for grilling, also SPITCHCOCK. |
| TECHNOCRACY | • technocracy n. A system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise. • TECHNOCRACY n. government by technical experts. |