| BACKPACK | • backpack n. A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back… • backpack n. A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment. • backpack v. (Intransitive) To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one’s gear carried in a backpack. |
| COCKLIKE | • cocklike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a cock (the bird). • COCKLIKE adj. like a rooster. |
| KICKBACK | • kickback n. (Countable) A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity. • kickback n. (Countable, informal) A covert, often illegal, payment in return for a favor consisting of providing… • kickback n. (Uncountable, firearms, machinery) recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator. |
| LOCKPICK | • lockpick n. Alternative spelling of lock pick. • lockpick v. Alternative spelling of lock pick. • lock-pick n. Alternative spelling of lock pick. |
| MUCKLUCK | • muckluck n. Dated form of mukluk. • MUCKLUCK n. (Inuit) a type of sealskin boot, also MUCLUC, MUKLUK. |
| NICKNACK | • nicknack n. Alternative spelling of knick-knack. • nick-nack n. Alternative spelling of knick-knack. • NICKNACK n. a small ornament, a gewgaw, also KNICKKNACK. |
| PACKSACK | • packsack n. (Chiefly US) A backpack, knapsack, rucksack or similar bag packed with provisions or personal items… • PACKSACK n. a carrying bag worn on the back. |
| PICKBACK | • pickback adv. Archaic form of pickaback. • PICKBACK n. a carry on one's back. • PICKBACK v. to carry someone on one's back, also PICKABACK, PICKAPACK, PIGGYBACK. |
| PICKLOCK | • picklock n. A device designed to pick locks. • picklock n. One who picks locks; a thief. • PICKLOCK n. an instrument for picking locks, also LOCKPICK. |
| PICKWICK | • Pickwick prop.n. A surname. • PICKWICK n. a device for raising wicks in oil lamps. |
| RICKRACK | • rickrack n. A zigzag trim sewn to clothes for decoration. • RICKRACK n. a braid used in trimming, also RICRAC. |
| RUCKSACK | • rucksack n. A bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps. • RUCKSACK n. a knapsack. |
| TICKTACK | • ticktack n. A kind of backgammon played with both men and pegs. • ticktack interj. Dated form of tick tock. • ticktack n. A repeated ticking noise like that made by a clock or a watch. |
| TICKTOCK | • ticktock interj. Alternative form of tick tock. • ticktock n. Alternative form of tick tock. • tick-tock v. To make continual clicking sounds like those of an analog clock. |