| BACKCROSSING | • backcrossing n. (Genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent. • backcrossing v. Present participle of backcross. • BACKCROSS v. to create a cross between a hybrid and a parent. |
| 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… |
| CAMIKNICKERS | • camiknickers n. (Dated) A women’s undergarment covering the torso, worn for example under short dresses or slacks. • CAMIKNICKERS n. a woman's undergarment combining a camisole and knickers, also CAMIKNICKS. |
| CHECKMARKING | • checkmarking v. Present participle of checkmark. • CHECKMARK v. to mark items on a list with a checkmark. |
| CLICKSTREAMS | • clickstreams n. Plural of clickstream. • CLICKSTREAM n. a path used in navigating cyberspace. |
| CRACKBERRIES | • crackberries n. Plural of crackberry. • CRACKBERRY n. a BlackBerry handheld computer, particularly one used obsessively; a person who uses such a computer obsessively. |
| CRACKBRAINED | • crackbrained adj. Idiotic. • CRACKBRAINED adj. of or like a crackbrain, a crazy person. |
| CRAMBOCLINKS | • CRAMBOCLINK n. (Scots) rhyming doggerel. |
| FIRECRACKERS | • firecrackers n. Plural of firecracker. • FIRECRACKER n. a usually paper cylinder containing an explosive and a fuse and set off to make a noise. |
| KAKISTOCRACY | • kakistocracy n. Government under the control of a nation’s worst or least-qualified citizens. • KAKISTOCRACY n. government by the worst men of the state. |
| KLEPTOCRATIC | • kleptocratic adj. Pertaining to a kleptocracy; characterised by rulers or leaders who are thieves. • KLEPTOCRATIC adj. of or like a kleptocracy, a government characterized by rampant greed and corruption. |
| MICROCRACKED | • microcracked v. Simple past tense and past participle of microcrack. • MICROCRACK v. to crack microscopically. |
| PEACOCKERIES | • peacockeries n. Plural of peacockery. • PEACOCKERY n. vain ostentation. |
| PLACEKICKERS | • placekickers n. Plural of placekicker. • PLACEKICKER n. one who does placekicks. |
| SAFECRACKING | • safecracking n. The act of defeating the security mechanisms of a safe or vault to gain access to its contents. • SAFECRACKING n. the act of breaking open a safe. |
| WISECRACKERS | • wisecrackers n. Plural of wisecracker. • WISECRACKER n. one who wisecracks. |
| WISECRACKING | • wisecracking adj. Making many wisecracks. • wisecracking v. Present participle of wisecrack. • wise-cracking adj. Alternative form of wisecracking. |