| ASCLEPIAD | • Asclepiad n. (Poetry) A choriambic verse consisting of four metrical feet: a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus. • Asclepiad n. (Ancient Greece) A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepius, known as physicians or healers. • ASCLEPIAD n. a choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias, consisting of four feet, viz. a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus. |
| BACKPEDAL | • backpedal v. (Intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle. • backpedal v. (Intransitive) To step backwards. • backpedal v. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea. |
| BLACKDAMP | • blackdamp n. Choke damp. • BLACKDAMP n. air that is low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide as a result of an explosion in a mine. |
| CLAPBOARD | • clapboard n. A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures… • clapboard n. (Uncountable) Such boards, arranged horizontally and overlapping with thick edge down, collectively, as siding. • clapboard n. (Archaic, UK) An oak board of a size used for barrel staves. |
| CLAPBREAD | • clapbread n. Clapcake. • clap-bread n. Alternative form of clapbread. • CLAPBREAD n. a kind of hard-baked oatmeal cake. |
| DECAPODAL | • decapodal adj. (Zoology) Belonging to the decapods; having ten feet. • DECAPODAL adj. relating to decapods, an order of crustaceans with ten feet, that includes crabs and lobsters, also DECAPODAN, DECAPODOUS. |
| HANDCLAPS | • handclaps n. Plural of handclap. • HANDCLAP n. a sound made by striking the hands together. |
| HANDCLASP | • handclasp n. A handshake. • HANDCLASP n. a handshake. |
| LANDSCAPE | • landscape n. A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains. • landscape n. A sociological aspect of a physical area. • landscape n. A picture representing a real or imaginary scene by land or sea, the main subject being the general… |
| LAUNCHPAD | • launchpad n. Alternative form of launch pad. • launch␣pad n. The surface or structure from which a launch is made. • launch␣pad n. (Figuratively) A starting point. |
| LOADSPACE | • loadspace n. The space in a vehicle designed for the carrying of a load. • LOADSPACE n. the space available in a vehicle for loading. |
| PARODICAL | • parodical adj. Parodic. • PARODICAL adj. having the character of parody, also PARODIC. |
| PEDALCARS | • pedal␣cars n. Plural of pedal car. • PEDALCAR n. a four-wheeled vehicle that is operated by pedals, usually a child's toy. |
| PHACOIDAL | • phacoidal adj. Having the form of the lens of the eye; lenticular. • PHACOIDAL adj. lens-shaped, lentil-shaped, also PHACOID. |
| PLACARDED | • placarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of placard. • PLACARD v. to publicise by means of posters. |
| PLAYACTED | • playacted v. Simple past tense and past participle of playact. • play-acted v. Simple past tense and past participle of play-act. • PLAYACT v. to take part in a theatrical performance. |
| PRECAUDAL | • precaudal adj. (Zoology) In front of the tail or of the caudal vertebrae. • PRECAUDAL adj. in front of the caudal fin. |