| BACKPEDALING | • backpedaling v. (US) present participle of backpedal. • backpedaling n. The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| FINGERPICKED | • fingerpicked v. Simple past tense and past participle of fingerpick. • FINGERPICK v. to play the guitar with fingers rather than a plectrum. |
| KALEIDOPHONE | • kaleidophone n. (Obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate… • KALEIDOPHONE n. an instrument for demonstrating sound waves by lines of light. |
| KALEIDOSCOPE | • kaleidoscope n. An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when… • kaleidoscope n. (Figuratively) A constantly changing series of colours or other things. • kaleidoscope v. (Intransitive) To move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns. |
| KINDERSPIELS | • KINDERSPIEL n. (German) a children's cantata or play. |
| KINDREDSHIPS | • KINDREDSHIP n. relatedness. |
| LEOPARDSKINS | • leopardskins n. Plural of leopardskin. • LEOPARDSKIN n. the skin of a leopard. |
| PICKADILLIES | • PICKADILLY n. a cut or vandyked edging, esp. to a woman's collar, also PICCADILLY, PICKADIL. |
| PICKADILLOES | • PICKADILLO n. (Spanish) a traditional Mexican dish of ground meat, tomatoes etc, also PICADILLO, PICCADILLO. |
| PICKEDNESSES | • PICKEDNESS n. the state of being sharpened. |
| PICKERELWEED | • pickerelweed n. (US) Any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves. • pickerel␣weed n. Any of the genus Pontederia of tristylous aquatic plants with large waxy leaves, succulent stems, and… • PICKERELWEED n. a shallow-water perennial plant chiefly of the eastern United States and Canada with large leaves and a spike of purplish-blue flowers. |
| PICKPOCKETED | • pickpocketed v. Simple past tense and past participle of pickpocket. • pick-pocketed v. Simple past tense and past participle of pick-pocket. • PICKPOCKET v. to steal from pockets. |
| POSTCARDLIKE | • postcardlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque. • POSTCARDLIKE adj. resembling a postcard. |
| PUMPKINSEEDS | • pumpkinseeds n. Plural of pumpkinseed. • pumpkin␣seeds n. Plural of pumpkin seed. • PUMPKINSEED n. the seed of the pumpkin. |
| QUICKSTEPPED | • quickstepped v. Simple past tense and past participle of quickstep. • QUICKSTEP v. to do the quickstep. |
| SPEEDSKATING | • speedskating n. Alternative form of speed skating. • speed␣skating n. The sport of racing around an oval course, on ice skates. • SPEEDSKATING n. the sport of skating for speed. |
| SPITCHCOCKED | • spitchcocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of spitchcock. • SPITCHCOCK v. to split open (a fowl, eel etc.) for grilling, also SPATCHCOCK. |
| SUPERKINGDOM | • superkingdom n. (Taxonomy) domain. • SUPERKINGDOM n. a taxonomical classification comprising several kingdoms. |
| UNDERKEEPING | • underkeeping v. Present participle of underkeep. • UNDERKEEP v. (Spenser) to keep under; to suppress. |