| BACKFILE | • backfile n. A file of documents in paper or fiche format that have no digital equivalent. • backfile n. A file containing non-current items. • BACKFILE n. the back numbers of a newspaper. |
| BACKFILL | • backfill v. To refill a hole with the material dug out of it. • backfill v. (Archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the… • backfill v. (US) To provide reserve support. |
| BACKFLIP | • backflip n. (Gymnastics) An act of rotating one’s body 360 degrees in the backward direction. • backflip n. (By extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn. • backflip v. To perform a backflip (rotation of body). |
| BACKLIFT | • backlift n. (Cricket) The lifting of the bat in preparation for hitting the ball. • BACKLIFT n. the backwards lifting of a bat. |
| BLACKFIN | • blackfin n. Bluefin tuna. • BLACKFIN n. a food fish, a kind of tuna. |
| CALFLICK | • calflick n. Synonym of cowlick (“unruly lock of hair”). • CALFLICK n. a cowlick (a lock of unruly hair). |
| CALFLIKE | • calflike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow). • CALFLIKE adj. like a calf. |
| CALFSKIN | • calfskin n. A fine leather made from the hide of a calf. • CALFSKIN n. the skin of a calf. |
| FLACKING | • flacking v. Present participle of flack. • FLACK v. to work as a press agent. |
| FLATPICK | • flatpick v. To play acoustic guitar in the flatpicking style. • flat-pick v. Alternative spelling of flatpick. • FLATPICK v. to play (a guitar, banjo, etc.) by plucking individual strings with a plectrum. |
| LIFEHACK | • lifehack n. (Colloquial) Any process or technique that reduces the chaos in one’s life and makes it easier to manage… • lifehack n. (Colloquial) The sharing (communication) of such a technique: synonym of life pro tip (but see usage note). • life␣hack n. Alternative spelling of lifehack. |
| LIFTBACK | • liftback n. (US) hatchback. • LIFTBACK n. a motorcar with a sloping rear door; a hatchback. |