| ANTIBACKLASH | • antibacklash adj. (Mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery). • ANTIBACKLASH adj. arising in opposition to a backlash. |
| ANTIBLACKISM | • antiblackism n. Antiblack sentiments or politics. • ANTIBLACKISM n. prejudice against black people. |
| ANTIKICKBACK | • antikickback adj. Serving to counter kickbacks (illicit payments); antibribery. • antikickback adj. Serving to prevent kickbacks (accidents with machinery). • ANTIKICKBACK adj. opposed to kickbacks. |
| BACKCHATTING | • backchatting v. Present participle of backchat. • back-chatting v. Present participle of back-chat. • back␣chatting v. Present participle of back chat. |
| BACKCOURTMAN | • backcourtman n. (Basketball) A backcourt player. • BACKCOURTMAN n. a guard on a basketball team. |
| BACKSTABBING | • backstabbing v. Present participle of backstab. • backstabbing n. The act of one who backstabs. • back-stabbing adj. Alternative spelling of backstabbing. |
| BACKSTALLING | • BACKSTALL v. of a kite, to lose power and begin to drop in low winds. |
| BACKSTAMPING | • BACKSTAMP v. to mark with a backstamp. |
| BACKSTARTING | • BACKSTARTING n. a marketing technique in publishing, whereby new customers are sent back issues of magazines or journals as part of their subscription. |
| BACKTRACKING | • backtracking n. (Countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one’s steps. • backtracking n. (Aviation) The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports. • backtracking n. (Computer science) The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning… |
| BLACKCURRANT | • blackcurrant n. A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries. • blackcurrant n. The berry borne by this shrub. • black-currant n. Alternative spelling of blackcurrant. |
| CABINETMAKER | • cabinetmaker n. A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture. • cabinet␣maker n. Alternative form of cabinetmaker. • CABINETMAKER n. a skilled woodworker who makes fine furniture. |
| CANTANKEROUS | • cantankerous adj. Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby. • CANTANKEROUS adj. difficult or irritating to deal with. |
| KITCHENALIAS | • KITCHENALIA n. apparatus for the kitchen. |
| KLEPTOMANIAC | • kleptomaniac n. One who steals compulsively. • KLEPTOMANIAC n. a person having an obsessive urge to steal, also CLEPTOMANIAC, KLEPTO. |
| MATCHMAKINGS | • matchmakings n. Plural of matchmaking. • match-makings n. Plural of match-making. • MATCHMAKING n. the business of bringing suitable people together for marriage. |
| MATCHMARKING | • MATCHMARK v. to mark mating components of an engine etc. |
| MEATPACKINGS | • MEATPACKING n. the wholesale meat industry. |
| TRACKLAYINGS | • TRACKLAYING n. the laying of tracks on a railway line. |
| WATCHMAKINGS | • WATCHMAKING n. the profession of making watches. |