| BACKFISCHES | • backfisches n. Plural of backfisch. • BACKFISCH n. (German) a young girl, a flapper. |
| CANDLESTICK | • candlestick n. A holder with a socket or spike for a candle. • candlestick n. (Gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward. • candlestick n. (Finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart. |
| CANDLEWICKS | • candlewicks n. Plural of candlewick. • CANDLEWICK n. a soft cotton tufted material. |
| CARSICKNESS | • carsickness n. Motion sickness caused by riding in a motor car. • carsickness n. (Dated) Motion sickness caused by riding in a railway carriage. • car␣sickness n. Alternative spelling of carsickness. |
| CLACKDISHES | • clackdishes n. Plural of clackdish. • clack␣dishes n. Plural of clack dish. • CLACKDISH n. (archaic) a wooden dish carried by beggars, with a moveable lid which they clacked to attract attention, also CLAPDISH. |
| CLICKSTREAM | • clickstream n. (Computing, marketing) A profile of a user’s activity in a web browser or other software, based on what is clicked. • CLICKSTREAM n. a path used in navigating cyberspace. |
| COCKATRICES | • cockatrices n. Plural of cockatrice. • COCKATRICE n. a fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal. |
| COCKSWAINED | • COCKSWAIN v. to take charge of a boat and crew, also COXSWAIN. |
| NECKLACINGS | • necklacings n. Plural of necklacing. • NECKLACING n. (South African) the punishment of having a petrol-soaked tyre placed round the neck or shoulders and set alight, traditionally used by black people on those thought to be government sympathizers. |
| PEACOCKIEST | • peacockiest adj. Superlative form of peacocky: most peacocky. • PEACOCKY adj. vain, strutting. |
| STICKLEBACK | • stickleback n. Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or… • STICKLEBACK n. a freshwater fish with a spiny back. |
| WISECRACKED | • wisecracked v. Simple past tense and past participle of wisecrack. • WISECRACK v. to make a wisecrack. |
| WISECRACKER | • wisecracker n. A person who makes wisecrack remarks; a smart aleck. • WISECRACKER n. one who wisecracks. |