| BACKFLIP | • backflip n. (Gymnastics) An act of rotating one’s body 360 degrees in the backward direction. • backflip n. (By extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn. • backflip v. To perform a backflip (rotation of body). |
| BACKSLAP | • backslap v. To enthusiastically affirm or congratulate a person, especially by patting them on the back. • back␣slap n. A slap delivered with the back of one’s hand instead of the palm-side of an open hand. • back␣slap n. (Martial arts) A controlled landing, slapping to the mat with one’s back. |
| BALLPARK | • ballpark n. (US) A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played. • ballpark n. (US, figuratively) The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation. • ballpark adj. Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude. |
| BLACKCAP | • blackcap n. A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown. • blackcap n. (Obsolete, UK, US, dialectal) Any of various species of titmouse (of the family Paridae), including… • blackcap n. (Cooking) An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard. |
| BLACKTIP | • blacktip n. Any of various fish having black-colored tips. • blacktip n. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Elphinstonia, having black tips to the upper forewings. • BLACKTIP n. a kind of small shark. |
| BLACKTOP | • blacktop n. (US, uncountable) Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for the surface… • blacktop n. (US, countable) A road so paved. • blacktop n. (US, countable) A paved area on a schoolground reserved for recess activities, often doubling as a parking lot. |
| FLIPBOOK | • flipbook n. Alternative spelling of flip book. • flip␣book n. A booklet containing a sequence of near-identical images so that flipping rapidly through the pages… • FLIPBOOK n. a book of a series of images that when flipped give the illusion of movement. |
| KEEPABLE | • keepable adj. That can be kept or is worth keeping. • keepable n. Something that can or should be kept. • KEEPABLE adj. able to be kept. |
| PACKABLE | • packable adj. Capable of being packed. • PACKABLE adj. able to be packed. |
| PALEBUCK | • PALEBUCK n. a kind of antelope, aka oribi. |
| PICKABLE | • pickable adj. Able to be picked. • PICKABLE adj. able to be picked. |
| PLAYBACK | • playback n. The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images. • play␣back v. (Idiomatic, transitive) To replay a recording. • PLAYBACK n. the act of replaying a newly made recording. |
| PLAYBOOK | • playbook n. A book containing the text of a play or plays. • playbook n. A book of games and amusements for children. • playbook n. (US, American football) A book of strategies (plays) for use in American football (and by extension… |
| PLOWBACK | • plow␣back v. To reinvest profits into a business. • PLOWBACK n. a reinvestment of profits in a business, also PLOUGHBACK. |
| PULLBACK | • pullback n. The act or result of pulling back; a withdrawal. • pullback n. (Film) The act of drawing a camera back to broaden the visible scene. • pullback n. That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance. |