(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
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
calpacked
calpacked
adj
Wearing a calpack.
capeneddick
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
crackpottedness
dekaparsec
dekaparsec
noun
Alternative form of decaparsec
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
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
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
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.
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
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
pickabacked
pickabacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickaback
pickaxed
pickaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickax
pickedevant
piggybacked
piggybacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piggyback
placekicked
placekicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of placekick
pockmarked
pockmarked
adj
having pockmarks
incomplete, lacking, having holes
pitted, or scarred with holes
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pockmark
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
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
prickmedainty
problockade
repackaged
repackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repackage
repacked
repacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repack
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
specklehead
spikedace
spikedaces
splatterdock
splatterdock
noun
Alternative form of spatterdock (“species of water lily”)
superacknowledgment
underpacking
underpacking
noun
Insufficient, or less than the usual amount of packing
unpackaged
unpackaged
adj
Not packaged.
unpacked
unpacked
adj
(sometimes proscribed) Not yet having had its packing removed. (Especially after still. For more on this use, see http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002171.html)
Having had its packing removed.
Not yet packed.
verb
past participle of unpack
unpadlocked
unpadlocked
adj
Not secured by a padlock.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unpadlock