| ANTITAKEOVER | • antitakeover adj. (Business) Countering a corporate takeover. • ANTITAKEOVER adj. against a takeover. |
| BACKSTARTING | • BACKSTARTING n. a marketing technique in publishing, whereby new customers are sent back issues of magazines or journals as part of their subscription. |
| BACKSTRAIGHT | • backstraight n. Alternative form of back straight (“backstretch”). • back␣straight n. (Athletics, horse racing) The straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing… |
| BLATHERSKITE | • blatherskite n. A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer. • blatherskite n. A worthless fellow; a deadbeat. • blatherskite n. Nonsense or blather; empty talk. |
| BREATHTAKING | • breathtaking adj. Stunningly beautiful; amazing. • breathtaking adj. Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment. • BREATHTAKING adj. making one out of breath. |
| KERATOTOMIES | • keratotomies n. Plural of keratotomy. • KERATOTOMY n. surgery of the cornea. |
| KICKSTARTING | • kickstarting v. Present participle of kickstart. • kick-starting v. Present participle of kick-start. • kick␣starting v. Present participle of kick start. |
| 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. |
| LATTICEWORKS | • latticeworks n. Plural of latticework. • lattice-works n. Plural of lattice-work. • LATTICEWORK n. a network of crossed laths or bars. |
| MULTITASKERS | • multitaskers n. Plural of multitasker. |
| MULTITRACKED | • multitracked adj. (Music) Recorded on multiple tracks. • MULTITRACK v. to make a recording using many tracks. |
| STRAITJACKET | • straitjacket n. A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer… • straitjacket n. (Figurative) Any situation seen as confining or restricting. • straitjacket v. (Literally) To put someone into a straitjacket. |
| TASKMISTRESS | • taskmistress n. A woman who assigns tasks; a female overseer. • TASKMISTRESS n. a woman who is a taskmaster. |
| TRAFFICKIEST | • TRAFFICKY adj. busy with traffic. |
| UNARTISTLIKE | • unartistlike adj. Not artistlike; unartistic. • UNARTISTLIKE adj. not like an artist. |
| WORKSTATIONS | • workstations n. Plural of workstation. • work␣stations n. Plural of work station. • WORKSTATION n. an area with equipment for the performance of a specialized task usually by a single individual. |