(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
backpedaled
backpedaled
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backpedalled
backpedalled
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backspaced
backspaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backspace
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
backspread
backstamped
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstrapped
bespecked
bespeckled
bespeckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespeckle
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
calpacked
calpacked
adj
Wearing a calpack.
capeneddick
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
chempaduk
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
cockpaddle
cockpaddle
noun
The (male of the) lumpfish
copydesk
copydesk
noun
Alternative form of copy desk
copydesks
copydesks
noun
plural of copydesk
crackpottedness
deckpipe
dekaparsec
dekaparsec
noun
Alternative form of decaparsec
depickle
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
disciplelike
disciplelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a disciple.
dropkicker
dropkicker
noun
One who dropkicks.
dropkickers
dropkickers
noun
plural of dropkicker
dunpickle
dunpickle
noun
(obsolete) marsh harrier (a bird)
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
fingerpicked
fingerpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerpick
flyspecked
flyspecked
adj
Covered with flyspecks.
gumpoldskirchner
handpicked
handpicked
adj
(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handpick
henpecked
henpecked
adj
(particularly of husbands or boyfriends) Intimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing wife or girlfriend.
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
humperdinck
jampacked
jampacked
adj
Alternative spelling of jam-packed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jampack
kaleidescope
kaleidoscope
kaleidoscope
noun
(figuratively) A constantly changing series of colours or other things.
An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen.
verb
(intransitive) To move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns.
kaleidoscopes
kaleidoscopes
noun
plural of kaleidoscope
kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopic
adj
(figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope.
Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
kaleidoscopical
kaleidoscopical
adj
Alternative form of kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopically
kaleidoscopically
adv
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.
kenspeckled
keypunched
keypunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keypunch
kinescoped
kinescoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kinescope
knapsacked
knapsacked
adj
Wearing a knapsack.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knapsack
lampblacked
lampblacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lampblack
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
mispacked
mispacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispack
nitpicked
nitpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nitpick
overpackaged
overpackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpackage
packaged
packaged
adj
Having been placed in a package.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of package
packbuilder
packed
packed
adj
(colloquial) Filled to capacity with people.
Filled with a large number or large quantity of something.
Put into a package.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pack
packeted
packeted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of packet
packsaddle
packsaddle
noun
A saddle designed to secure and carry goods on the back of an animal.
packsaddles
packsaddles
noun
plural of packsaddle
packthread
packthread
noun
(archaic) A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.
packthreaded
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
paddlecock
paddlecock
noun
(UK, dialect) The lumpfish.
paddocked
paddocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paddock
paddockride
paddockstone
paddywacked
padlocked
padlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of padlock
pancaked
pancaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pancake
panicked
panicked
adj
Experiencing or in a state of panic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of panic
paperbacked
paperbacked
adj
Having the sort of flexible binding characteristic of a paperback book.
parbuckled
parbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parbuckle
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
peacocked
peacocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of peacock
pecked
pecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of peck
peckerwood
peckerwood
noun
(Southern US, Appalachia) A peckerwood sawmill.
(Southern US, Appalachia, slang) A woodpecker.
(US, offensive, slang) A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted.
(prison slang) A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
peckerwoods
peckerwoods
noun
plural of peckerwood
peckled
peckled
adj
(now UK dialectal) Speckled, spotted.
pedrick
pedricktown
penderecki
physicked
physicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of physic
pickabacked
pickabacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickaback
pickaxed
pickaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickax
picked
picked
adj
(obsolete) fine; spruce; smart; precise; dainty
(obsolete) pointed; sharp
(zoology, of fishes) Having a pike or spine on the back.
Chosen; selected.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pick
pickedevant
pickedly
pickedness
pickedness
noun
(obsolete) The state of being sharpened or pointed.
(obsolete) fineness; spruceness; smartness
pickeered
pickeered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickeer
pickerelweed
pickerelweed
noun
(US) Any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves
picketed
picketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of picket
pickled
pickled
adj
Preserved by pickling.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickle
pickleweed
pickleweed
noun
Any flowering plant of the genus Batis (family Bataceae).
Any flowering plant of the genus Salicornia (family Amaranthaceae).
picnicked
picnicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of picnic
piggybacked
piggybacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piggyback
pigsticked
pinpricked
pinpricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pinprick
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
placekicked
placekicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of placekick
plucked
plucked
adj
(UK, slang, dated) Having courage and spirit; plucky.
(of the strings of an instrument) Played by plucking.
Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pluck
pluckedness
pluckedness
noun
The quality of being plucked (in various senses).
pocked
pocked
adj
pockmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pock
pocketed
pocketed
adj
(in combination) Having a certain type or number of pockets.
Having a pocket; with pockets.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pocket
pockmarked
pockmarked
adj
having pockmarks
incomplete, lacking, having holes
pitted, or scarred with holes
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pockmark
pockweed
politicked
politicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of politic
simple past tense and past participle of politick
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
poundcake
poundcake
noun
Alternative spelling of pound cake
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
preblockade
preblockade
adj
Before a blockade.
preblockaded
preblockading
prechecked
prechecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of precheck
precooked
precooked
adj
Alternative spelling of pre-cooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of precook
prepackaged
prepackaged
adj
That has been packaged prior to being sold
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prepackage
prepacked
prepacked
adj
packed in advance
pricked
pricked
adj
punctured by small holes
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prick
prickled
prickled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prickle
prickmedainty
problockade
pseudoleukemic
puckered
puckered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pucker
puckneedle
repackaged
repackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repackage
repacked
repacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repack
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
sicklepod
sicklepod
noun
Senna obtusifolia, a legume used in folk medicine.
skepticized
skepticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skepticize
sketchpad
sketchpad
noun
Alternative spelling of sketch pad
spacewalked
spacewalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spacewalk
spackled
spackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spackle
spatterdock
spatterdock
noun
A species of water lily, Nuphar advena
spatterdocks
spatterdocks
noun
plural of spatterdock
specked
specked
adj
Having specks or spots, speckled.
speckedness
speckled
speckled
adj
Marked with dots or spots, spotted.
Sporadically and irregularly marked.
speckledbill
speckledness
speckledness
noun
The quality of being speckled.
speckledy
specklehead
spikedace
spikedaces
spitchcocked
spitchcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spitchcock
spitscocked
splatterdock
splatterdock
noun
Alternative form of spatterdock (“species of water lily”)
stockpiled
stockpiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stockpile