| BACKPADDLING | • backpaddling v. Present participle of backpaddle. |
| BACKPEDALING | • backpedaling v. (US) present participle of backpedal. • backpedaling n. The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| BACKPEDALLED | • backpedalled v. (British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| BACKSLAPPERS | • backslappers n. Plural of backslapper. • BACKSLAPPER n. one who backslaps. |
| BACKSLAPPING | • backslapping v. Present participle of backslap. • backslapping n. Action of the verb to backslap. • back-slapping n. Alternative spelling of backslapping. |
| BACKSPLASHES | • backsplashes n. Plural of backsplash. • BACKSPLASH n. a vertical surface (as of tiles) designed to protect the wall behind a stove or countertop. |
| FLASHPACKERS | • flashpackers n. Plural of flashpacker. • FLASHPACKER n. a backpacker who has a considerable disposable income. |
| KARYOPLASMIC | • karyoplasmic adj. Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm. • KARYOPLASMIC adj. of or like karyoplasm, nucleoplasm. |
| KARYOTYPICAL | • karyotypical adj. Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype. • KARYOTYPICAL adj. of or like a karyotype, the appearance, number and arrangements of chromosomes, also KARYOTYPIC. |
| KLEPTOMANIAC | • kleptomaniac n. One who steals compulsively. • KLEPTOMANIAC n. a person having an obsessive urge to steal, also CLEPTOMANIAC, KLEPTO. |
| LAMPBLACKING | • lampblacking v. Present participle of lampblack. • LAMPBLACK v. to blacken with lampblack. |
| LEUCOPLAKIAS | • leucoplakias n. Plural of leucoplakia. • LEUCOPLAKIA n. the stage of a chronically inflamed area at which the surface becomes hard, white and smooth, also LEUKOPLAKIA. |
| MARKETPLACES | • marketplaces n. Plural of marketplace. • market␣places n. Plural of market place. • MARKETPLACE n. an open square or place in a town where markets or public sales are held. |
| SPACEWALKERS | • spacewalkers n. Plural of spacewalker. • SPACEWALKER n. one who walks in space. |
| SPACEWALKING | • spacewalking v. Present participle of spacewalk. • SPACEWALK v. to walk in space. |