| BACKSPLASHES | • backsplashes n. Plural of backsplash. • BACKSPLASH n. a vertical surface (as of tiles) designed to protect the wall behind a stove or countertop. |
| BASHIBAZOUKS | • bashibazouks n. Plural of bashibazouk. • bashi-bazouks n. Plural of bashi-bazouk. • BASHIBAZOUK n. one of a group of irregular Turkish soldiers notorious for their brutality. |
| EARTHSHAKERS | • earthshakers n. Plural of earthshaker. • EARTHSHAKER n. an event of great importance. |
| FLASHPACKERS | • flashpackers n. Plural of flashpacker. • FLASHPACKER n. a backpacker who has a considerable disposable income. |
| HANDSHAKINGS | • handshakings n. Plural of handshaking. • HANDSHAKING n. communication between a computer system and an external device, by which each tells the other that data is ready to be transferred, and that the receiver is ready to accept it. |
| KALASHNIKOVS | • KALASHNIKOV n. (Russian) a kind of sub-machinegun made in the former USSR. |
| KINAESTHESIA | • kinaesthesia n. Alternative spelling of kinesthesia. • kinæsthesia n. Obsolete form of kinesthesia. • KINAESTHESIA n. a sense of the body's movement or of muscular effort, also KINAESTHESIS, KINESTHESIA, KINESTHESIS. |
| MARKSMANSHIP | • marksmanship n. The ability to shoot accurately at a target. • MARKSMANSHIP n. the skill of a marksman. |
| PHRASEMAKERS | • phrasemakers n. Plural of phrasemaker. • PHRASEMAKER n. a maker of wordy or fine-sounding phrases, also PHRASEMONGER. |
| SCRATCHBACKS | • scratchbacks n. Plural of scratchback. • SCRATCHBACK n. a backscratcher. |
| SPARROWHAWKS | • sparrowhawks n. Plural of sparrowhawk. • sparrow␣hawks n. Plural of sparrow hawk. • SPARROWHAWK n. any of several small hawks of Eurasia and North Africa that prey on smaller birds. |
| STAKHANOVISM | • Stakhanovism n. A system instituted in communist countries to encourage increased productivity. • STAKHANOVISM n. the practice of working like a stakhanovite, a worker who received recognition for his or her part in increasing the rate of production. |
| SVARABHAKTIS | • svarabhaktis n. Plural of svarabhakti. • SVARABHAKTI n. (Sanskrit) the development of a vowel between consonants. |