| BACKCOUNTRY | • backcountry n. A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks. • back␣country n. Alternative form of backcountry. • BACKCOUNTRY n. a remote rural region. |
| 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. |
| BACKSTRETCH | • backstretch n. (Athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running… • backstretch n. (Horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees. • backstretch n. (Figuratively) The middle part of an event. |
| BACKTRACKED | • backtracked v. Simple past tense and past participle of backtrack. • back-tracked v. Simple past tense and past participle of back-track. • BACKTRACK v. to go back on a previous statement. |
| 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. |
| COCKTEASERS | • cockteasers n. Plural of cockteaser. • cock-teasers n. Plural of cock-teaser. • cock␣teasers n. Plural of cock teaser. |
| CYBERATTACK | • cyberattack n. An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying. • cyberattack v. To launch a cyberattack. • cyber-attack n. Alternative form of cyberattack. |
| KLEPTOCRACY | • kleptocracy n. A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by greed. • KLEPTOCRACY n. a government by the corrupt in which rulers use their official positions for personal gain. |
| NUTCRACKERS | • nutcrackers n. Plural of nutcracker. • NUTCRACKER n. a bird of the crow family. |
| PRACTICKING | • PRACTIC v. (archaic) to put (a theory, idea, etc.) into practice, also PRACTICK. |
| RACETRACKER | • racetracker n. Any person employed at a racetrack for horses. • RACETRACKER n. one who attends a racetrack. |
| SALTCHUCKER | • saltchucker n. (Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater. • SALTCHUCKER n. (Canadian) a saltwater angler. |
| 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. |
| TRICKTRACKS | • TRICKTRACK n. a form of backgammon in which pegs as well as pieces are used, also TRICTRAC. |
| WEATHERCOCK | • weathercock n. A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel. • weathercock n. (Figuratively) One who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person. • weathercock n. (Chiefly North America) A kind of wind pump whose top behaves like a weather vane, moving with the wind… |