| BACKBENCHER | • backbencher n. (Politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the… • backbencher n. (Education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom. • backbencher n. (Sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve. |
| BACKBENCHES | • backbenches n. Plural of backbench. • back-benches n. Plural of back-bench. • back␣benches n. Plural of back bench. |
| BACKCHANNEL | • backchannel v. To employ a back channel. • backchannel v. (Linguistics) To employ non-verbal (oral and visual) means to influence a speaker without interruption. • backchannel n. Alternative form of back channel. |
| CANDLESTICK | • candlestick n. A holder with a socket or spike for a candle. • candlestick n. (Gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward. • candlestick n. (Finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart. |
| CANDLEWICKS | • candlewicks n. Plural of candlewick. • CANDLEWICK n. a soft cotton tufted material. |
| CARSICKNESS | • carsickness n. Motion sickness caused by riding in a motor car. • carsickness n. (Dated) Motion sickness caused by riding in a railway carriage. • car␣sickness n. Alternative spelling of carsickness. |
| CHECKLATONS | • CHECKLATON n. (Spenser) a kind of gilt leather, also SCHECKLATON, SHECKLATON. |
| CHECKMATING | • checkmating v. Present participle of checkmate. • CHECKMATE v. in chess, to put (a player's king) in checkmate; to defeat or render incapable of counterattack. |
| COCKSWAINED | • COCKSWAIN v. to take charge of a boat and crew, also COXSWAIN. |
| CORNERBACKS | • cornerbacks n. Plural of cornerback. • CORNERBACK n. a position in American football. |
| CYCLOALKANE | • cycloalkane n. (Organic chemistry) Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon. • CYCLOALKANE n. an alicyclic hydrocarbon with a saturated ring, aka cycloparaffin. |
| HUNCHBACKED | • hunchbacked adj. Having an abnormally curved or hunched back. • HUNCHBACKED adj. having a hunchback. |
| NAMECHECKED | • namechecked v. Simple past tense and past participle of namecheck. • name-checked v. Simple past tense and past participle of name-check. • NAMECHECK v. to mention by name. |
| NECKLACINGS | • necklacings n. Plural of necklacing. • NECKLACING n. (South African) the punishment of having a petrol-soaked tyre placed round the neck or shoulders and set alight, traditionally used by black people on those thought to be government sympathizers. |
| NUTCRACKERS | • nutcrackers n. Plural of nutcracker. • NUTCRACKER n. a bird of the crow family. |
| SCHECKLATON | • SCHECKLATON n. (Spenser) a kind of gilt leather, also CHECKLATON, SHECKLATON. |
| UNCHECKABLE | • uncheckable adj. Incapable of being checked or verified. • uncheckable adj. Incapable of being checked or restrained. • UNCHECKABLE adj. that cannot be checked. |