| BACKCASTING | • backcasting v. Present participle of backcast. • BACKCAST v. to make a backward cast in fishing. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| CLICKSTREAM | • clickstream n. (Computing, marketing) A profile of a user’s activity in a web browser or other software, based on what is clicked. • CLICKSTREAM n. a path used in navigating cyberspace. |
| COCKATRICES | • cockatrices n. Plural of cockatrice. • COCKATRICE n. a fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal. |
| COCKTAILING | • cocktailing n. Work as a cocktail waitress. • COCKTAIL v. to dock a horse's tail. |
| MATCHSTICKS | • matchsticks n. Plural of matchstick. • match␣sticks n. Plural of match stick. • MATCHSTICK n. a slender piece esp. of wood from which a match is made. |
| PEACOCKIEST | • peacockiest adj. Superlative form of peacocky: most peacocky. • PEACOCKY adj. vain, strutting. |
| PRACTICKING | • PRACTIC v. (archaic) to put (a theory, idea, etc.) into practice, also PRACTICK. |
| STICKLEBACK | • stickleback n. Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or… • STICKLEBACK n. a freshwater fish with a spiny back. |
| SWITCHBACKS | • switchbacks n. Plural of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |
| TICKTACKING | • TICKTACK v. to use arm signals for bookmaker information, also TICTAC, TICTOC, TICKTOCK. |
| TICKTACKTOE | • ticktacktoe n. Alternative spelling of tic-tac-toe. • tick-tack-toe n. Alternative spelling of tic-tac-toe. • TICKTACKTOE n. the game of noughts and crosses. |
| TRICKTRACKS | • TRICKTRACK n. a form of backgammon in which pegs as well as pieces are used, also TRICTRAC. |