| ALKALOTIC | • alkalotic adj. Exhibiting or relating to alkalosis. • ALKALOTIC adj. affected by alkalosis, an illness in which the blood or tissues of the body become too alkaline. |
| ANTIBLACK | • antiblack adj. Hostile to black people, often specifically African Americans. • ANTIBLACK adj. against black people. |
| BACKPLATE | • backplate n. A plate protecting a fighting person’s back. • backplate n. (Underwater diving) A plate harnessed to a diver’s back, to which the gas cylinders are attached. • backplate n. A metal plate on the rear of a computer’s casing, used to cover a port or slot. |
| BACKSTALL | • BACKSTALL v. of a kite, to lose power and begin to drop in low winds. |
| BACKTALKS | • backtalks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backtalk. • BACKTALK n. an impudent reply. |
| BLACKTAIL | • blacktail n. A fish: the ruffe or pope (Gymnocephalus cernua). • blacktail n. A black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), of California and Oregon. • blacktail n. A mule deer, of the Rocky Mountains. |
| FLAPTRACK | • flaptrack n. (Aviation) The track on which the flaps of an aircraft are mounted. • FLAPTRACK n. a racetrack for flapping i.e. unregistered horse-racing. |
| FLATBACKS | • flatbacks n. Plural of flatback. • FLATBACK n. a pottery figure with a flat back. |
| FLATPACKS | • flatpacks n. Plural of flatpack. • flat␣packs n. Plural of flat pack. • FLATPACK n. an item of furniture in a carton to be assembled. |
| HALFTRACK | • halftrack n. Alternative form of half-track. • halftrack adj. Alternative form of half-track. • half-track n. A vehicle combining both wheels and treads (caterpillar tracks). |
| KATABOLIC | • katabolic adj. Alternative form of catabolic. • KATABOLIC adj. relating to catabolism, destructive chemical processes in living creatures, also CATABOLIC. |
| STACKABLE | • stackable adj. Capable of being stacked. • stackable adj. (Retail, colloquial, of a coupon or similar offer) Capable of being combined with others on a single purchase. • stackable n. (Computing) A network switch that can be set up to operate with other network switches. |
| TAILBACKS | • tailbacks n. Plural of tailback. • TAILBACK n. a member of a football formation. |
| TALKBACKS | • talkbacks n. Plural of talkback. • TALKBACK n. a phone-in. |
| TRACKABLE | • trackable adj. Able to be tracked, or worthy of being tracked. • trackable n. Any object capable of being tracked. • TRACKABLE adj. that can be tracked. |
| TRACKBALL | • trackball n. (Computing) A pointing device consisting of a ball housed in a socket. • TRACKBALL n. a spherical ball mounted in a box structure that can be used to control a computer cursor, also TRACKERBALL. |