| BACKPEDALLING | • backpedalling v. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Britain) present participle of backpedal. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| KALEIDOPHONES | • kaleidophones n. Plural of kaleidophone. • KALEIDOPHONE n. an instrument for demonstrating sound waves by lines of light. |
| KALEIDOSCOPES | • kaleidoscopes n. Plural of kaleidoscope. • KALEIDOSCOPE n. a variegated changing pattern or scene. |
| KALEIDOSCOPIC | • kaleidoscopic adj. Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope. • kaleidoscopic adj. (Figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope. • KALEIDOSCOPIC adj. like a kaleidoscope. |
| KAPELLMEISTER | • kapellmeister n. (Music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra. • kapellmeister n. (Music, historical) Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period. • KAPELLMEISTER n. (German) the director of a choir or orchestra, also CAPELLMEISTER. |
| KERATOPLASTIC | • keratoplastic adj. Relating to keratoplasty. • KERATOPLASTIC adj. relating to keratoplasty, plastic surgery on the cornea. |
| KLEPTOCRACIES | • kleptocracies n. Plural of kleptocracy. • KLEPTOCRACY n. a government by the corrupt in which rulers use their official positions for personal gain. |
| KLEPTOMANIACS | • kleptomaniacs n. Plural of kleptomaniac. • KLEPTOMANIAC n. a person having an obsessive urge to steal, also CLEPTOMANIAC, KLEPTO. |
| MARLINESPIKES | • marlinespikes n. Plural of marlinespike. • marline␣spikes n. Plural of marline spike. • MARLINESPIKE n. a tool used to separate rope strands while splicing, also MARLINGSPIKE, MARLINSPIKE. |
| MARLINGSPIKES | • marlingspikes n. Plural of marlingspike. • marling␣spikes n. Plural of marling spike. • MARLINGSPIKE n. a tool used to separate rope strands while splicing, also MARLINESPIKE, MARLINSPIKE. |
| PACKABILITIES | • PACKABILITY n. the ability to be packed. |
| PANLEUKOPENIA | • panleukopenia n. A distemper of cats caused by a strain of Parvovirus. • PANLEUKOPENIA n. a viral disease of cats marked by a deficiency of white blood cells, also PANLEUCOPENIA. |
| PORCELAINLIKE | • porcelainlike adj. Resembling porcelain or some aspect of it. • PORCELAINLIKE adj. like porcelain. |
| REALPOLITIKER | • realpolitiker n. One who supports or engages in realpolitik. • REALPOLITIKER n. (German) one who practises realpolitik, politics based on practical, rather than moral or ideological, considerations. |
| SKEPTICALNESS | • skepticalness n. Quality of being skeptical. • SKEPTICALNESS n. the state of being skeptical. |
| SLEEPWALKINGS | • sleepwalkings n. Plural of sleepwalking. • SLEEPWALKING n. walking in one's sleep. |
| SPAGHETTILIKE | • spaghettilike adj. Resembling spaghetti; entangled or confused. • SPAGHETTILIKE adj. like spaghetti. |
| SPINDLESHANKS | • spindleshanks n. (Archaic, derogatory) A thin, lanky person with long legs. • SPINDLESHANKS n. long thin legs; a person who has these, also SPINDLELEGS. |
| SPORTSMANLIKE | • sportsmanlike adj. Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner. • SPORTSMANLIKE adj. like a sportsman. |