| BACKSPLITS | • backsplits n. Plural of backsplit. • BACKSPLIT n. (Canadian) a house with floors raised half a storey at the rear, having an upper and lower main floor, and an upper and lower basement. |
| BACKSTALLS | • BACKSTALL v. of a kite, to lose power and begin to drop in low winds. |
| BLACKLISTS | • blacklists n. Plural of blacklist. • BLACKLIST v. to ban or deem unacceptable. |
| BLACKSPOTS | • blackspots n. Plural of blackspot. • black␣spots n. Plural of black spot. • BLACKSPOT n. as in accident blackspot, a spot where many accidents occur. |
| CORNSTALKS | • cornstalks n. Plural of cornstalk. • CORNSTALK n. a stalk of corn. |
| CROSSTALKS | • crosstalks n. Plural of crosstalk. • crosstalks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crosstalk. • CROSSTALK n. rapid or witty talk. |
| FLAGSTICKS | • flagsticks n. Plural of flagstick. • FLAGSTICK n. a pole for displaying a flag, also FLAGPOLE, FLAGSTAFF. |
| JACKETLESS | • jacketless adj. Without a jacket (coat). • jacketless adj. Without a jacket (book cover). • JACKETLESS adj. without a jacket. |
| JACKSMELTS | • jacksmelts n. Plural of jacksmelt. • JACKSMELT n. a large fish of the Pacific coast of North America. |
| MAHLSTICKS | • mahlsticks n. Plural of mahlstick. • MAHLSTICK n. (Dutch) a stick used by painters to steady the hand, also MALSTICK, MAULSTICK. |
| MAULSTICKS | • maulsticks n. Plural of maulstick. • MAULSTICK n. (Dutch) a stick used by painters to steady the hand, also MAHLSTICK, MALSTICK. |
| SACKCLOTHS | • sackcloths n. Plural of sackcloth. • SACKCLOTH n. a coarse cloth worn by penitents. |
| SALTCHUCKS | • saltchucks n. Plural of saltchuck. • salt␣chucks n. Plural of salt chuck. • SALTCHUCK n. (Canadian) a body of salt water. |
| SHOCKSTALL | • shockstall n. Alternative form of shock stall. • shock-stall n. Alternative form of shock stall. • shock-stall v. Alternative form of shock stall. |
| SLAPSTICKS | • slapsticks n. Plural of slapstick. • SLAPSTICK n. comedy stressing farce and horseplay. |
| SLAPSTICKY | • slapsticky adj. (Informal) Characterised by slapstick. |
| STICKBALLS | • stickballs n. Plural of stickball. • STICKBALL n. baseball adapted for play in streets, using a broom handle and a lightweight ball. |
| TAILSTOCKS | • tailstocks n. Plural of tailstock. • TAILSTOCK n. a slidable casting mounted on a lathe, aligned with the headstock, used to support the free end of the piece being worked on. |