| 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. |
| BACKPLANE | • backplane n. (Electronics) A circuit board that connects several connectors in parallel to each other, so that each… • BACKPLANE n. the circuit board on a computer to which other circuit boards and components can be connected. |
| 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. |
| CAPABLEST | • capablest adj. (Nonstandard) superlative form of capable: most capable. • CAPABLE adj. competent. |
| CLAPBREAD | • clapbread n. Clapcake. • clap-bread n. Alternative form of clapbread. • CLAPBREAD n. a kind of hard-baked oatmeal cake. |
| CRABAPPLE | • crabapple n. Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison… • crabapple n. The fruit of this tree. • crabapple n. An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby. |
| ESCAPABLE | • escapable adj. Able to be escaped or run from. • escapable adj. Not needed or necessary (Can we add an example for this sense?). • ESCAPABLE adj. avoidable. |
| IMPACABLE | • impacable adj. (Obsolete) Not to be appeased or quieted. • IMPACABLE adj. not able to be quieted or appeased. |
| INCAPABLE | • incapable adj. Not capable (of doing something); unable. • incapable adj. Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit. • incapable n. (Dated) One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton. |
| PATCHABLE | • patchable adj. Able to be repaired; mendable. • patchable adj. Able to be patched into an electrical circuit or system. • PATCHABLE adj. that can be patched. |
| PEACEABLE | • peaceable adj. Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (Of people, actions etc.). • peaceable adj. Characterized by peace; peaceful, tranquil. • PEACEABLE adj. inclined to peace. |
| PEACEABLY | • peaceably adv. In a peaceable manner. • PEACEABLE adv. inclined to peace. |
| PLACEABLE | • placeable adj. Capable of being placed. • placeable n. (Business) A jobseeker who is considered by an employment agency to be suitable for placement, but not… • placeable n. (Translation studies) In computer-aided translation, an element, such as a symbol or numeral, that is… |
| POACHABLE | • poachable adj. Capable of being poached, or stolen. • poachable adj. Suitable for being cooked by poaching. • POACHABLE adj. that can be poached. |
| SCRAPABLE | • scrapable adj. Alternative form of scrapeable. • SCRAPABLE adj. that can be scraped. |
| SPACELABS | • SPACELAB n. a laboratory in space where scientific experiments are performed. |
| UNCAPABLE | • uncapable adj. (Obsolete) Not capable; incapable. • UNCAPABLE adj. (Shakespeare) incapable. |