| ADORKABLE | • adorkable adj. (Informal) Adorable in a dorky, socially awkward manner. • ADORKABLE adj. (slang) socially inept or unfashionable in a charming or endearing way. |
| ALKALISED | • alkalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of alkalise. • ALKALISE v. to convert into an alkali, also ALKALIFY, ALKALIZE. |
| ALKALIZED | • alkalized v. Simple past tense and past participle of alkalize. • ALKALIZE v. to convert into an alkali, also ALKALISE, ALKALIFY. |
| ALKYLATED | • alkylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of alkylate. • alkylated adj. That has been modified by alkylation. • ALKYLATE v. to combine with alkyl. |
| 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. |
| BLACKHEAD | • blackhead n. (Countable, medicine) A comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged… • blackhead n. (Uncountable) A form of histomoniasis in poultry, characterized by cyanotic discoloration on the bird’s head. • blackhead n. (Countable) A scaup: any of various ducks of the genus Aythya. |
| BLACKLEAD | • blacklead v. To cover, treat or polish with graphite. • blacklead n. Alternative form of black lead. • black␣lead n. (Now historical) The metal lead. |
| DEALMAKER | • dealmaker n. One who makes or brokers business or political transactions. • deal-maker n. Alternative spelling of dealmaker. • DEALMAKER n. a person who makes deals, especially commercial deals. |
| JACKALLED | • jackalled v. Simple past tense and past participle of jackal. • JACKAL v. to play the jackal, do someone else's dirty work. |
| JAYWALKED | • jaywalked v. Simple past tense and past participle of jaywalk. • JAYWALK v. to cross a street carelessly. |
| KALENDARS | • kalendars n. Plural of kalendar. • KALENDAR v. to schedule, also CALENDAR. |
| KALEYARDS | • kaleyards n. Plural of kaleyard. • KALEYARD n. a cabbage patch, a kitchen garden, also KAILYAIRD, KAILYARD. |
| KNEADABLE | • kneadable adj. Capable of being kneaded, or worked into a mass. • KNEADABLE adj. that may be kneaded. |
| LAKEHEADS | • lakeheads n. Plural of lakehead. • LAKEHEAD n. the shore of a lake furthest from the outlet. |
| LAKELANDS | • lakelands n. Plural of lakeland. • LAKELAND n. scenery with lakes. |
| LAKEWARDS | • LAKEWARDS adj. facing a lake, also LAKEWARD. |
| LAYBACKED | • laybacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of layback. • LAYBACK v. to climb using the layback technique. |