Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
bareknuckled
blockaderunning
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
buckden
buckhound
buckhound
noun
(UK) A hound for deer hunting.
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
buckland
bucklandite
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
bullnecked
bullnecked
adj
Having a thick, muscular neck
bunchbacked
bundocks
chuckleheadedness
chuckleheadedness
noun
The quality of being chuckleheaded.
chunked
chunked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chunk
chunkhead
cloudcuckooland
cloudcuckooland
noun
Alternative spelling of cloud-cuckoo-land
clunked
clunked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clunk
counterattacked
counterattacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterattack
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterdike
cuckolding
cuckolding
noun
The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
verb
present participle of cuckold
cuckoomaiden
drucken
duckblind
duckhunting
ducking
ducking
adj
(slang, humorous) Euphemistic form of fucking.
noun
(countable) An instance of ducking (a person in water, etc).
(uncountable) The action of the verb to duck.
verb
present participle of duck
duckling
duckling
noun
A young duck.
ducklings
ducklings
noun
plural of duckling
ducklingship
duckpin
duckpin
noun
A short, squat form of tenpin.
duckpins
duckpins
noun
A game played by bowling a small ball at such pins.
plural of duckpin
duckpond
duckpond
noun
A pond that is populated by ducks.
duckstone
ducktown
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
duckwing
duckwing
noun
Any of various types of chicken noted for their triangular wing patch
dumbstricken
dungbeck
dunnock
dunnock
noun
A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.
dunpickle
dunpickle
noun
(obsolete) marsh harrier (a bird)
duveneck
funduck
gumpoldskirchner
gundeck
gundeck
noun
Alternative form of gun deck
verb
(naval slang) Synonym of pencil whip (“to falsify records to suggest that work has been done”)
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
honeysuckled
honeysuckled
adj
Covered with honeysuckle.
humperdinck
hunchbacked
hunchbacked
adj
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others
jackpuddinghood
keypunched
keypunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keypunch
klendusic
klendusic
adj
(botany) resistant to infection
knuckled
knuckled
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having a certain type of knuckles.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knuckle
knucklehead
knucklehead
noun
An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
knuckleheaded
knuckleheaded
adj
Stupid or inept, like a knucklehead.
knuckleheadedness
knuckleheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being knuckleheaded; foolishness or ineptitude.
knuckleheads
knuckleheads
noun
plural of knucklehead
leukocidin
leukocidin
noun
Alternative form of leucocidin
mockground
muckender
muckender
Noun
A handkerchief.
muckmidden
muckmidden
noun
(dialect, Scotland) A dunghill.
neckguard
neckguard
noun
Alternative form of neck guard
neckmould
neckmould
noun
(architecture) A small convex moulding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.
neudeckian
nudnick
nudnick
noun
Alternative form of nudnik
nudnicks
nudnicks
noun
plural of nudnick
outreckoned
outreckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outreckon
pluckedness
pluckedness
noun
The quality of being plucked (in various senses).
poundcake
poundcake
noun
Alternative spelling of pound cake
puckneedle
quickened
quickened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quicken
quicksand
quicksand
noun
Anything that pulls one down or buries one metaphorically
Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
quicksands
quicksands
noun
plural of quicksand
quicksandy
quicksandy
adj
quicksandlike
quickwittedness
quickwittedness
noun
The state or condition of being quickwitted.
ravenduck
ravenduck
noun
Alternative form of raven's duck
rockbound
rockbound
adj
(CB radio slang) Limited in frequency because of a limited supply of crystals.
Surrounded by rocks.
rockhounding
rockhounding
noun
The activities of a rock hound; amateur geology.
roughnecked
roughnecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of roughneck
roundrock
rubbernecked
rubbernecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rubberneck
soundtrack
soundtrack
noun
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.
A recording of such music for sale.
Background sounds that are part of a bigger event.
The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc.
verb
To provide, or to act as the sound or music component of a film
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
spondulicks
spondulicks
noun
(slang, UK) Money.
stackencloud
stackencloud
noun
A cumulus cloud.
stockjudging
superacknowledgment
thundercrack
thundercrack
noun
A peal of thunder; thunderclap.
thunderstick
thunderstick
noun
A gun or cannon, especially a rifle.
A narrow plastic balloon that is used as a promotional noise maker by hitting one against another.
thunderstricken
thunderstricken
adj
Thunderstruck.
verb
past participle of thunderstrike
thunderstruck
thunderstruck
adj
Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.
trackhound
tunicked
tunicked
adj
Wearing a tunic.
turtlenecked
turtlenecked
adj
(slang) Not circumcised; uncircumcised.
Wearing a turtleneck.
unacknowledged
unacknowledged
adj
Not acknowledged.
unacknowledgedness
unacknowledging
unacknowledging
adj
Failing to acknowledge.
verb
present participle of unacknowledge
unacknowledgment
unacknowledgment
noun
Lack of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge.
unattacked
unattacked
adj
Not having been attacked.
unbackboarded
unbacked
unbacked
adj
(not comparable) Having no back.
(obsolete, not comparable) Of an animal: never having been ridden or not accustomed to being ridden; not (currently) being ridden.
(photography, holography) (of a plate) Not having an antihalation backing.
Having no (or few) backers.
Not supported or backed up (by someone or something).
unbackward
unbackward
adj
Not backward.
unbeckoned
unbeckoned
adj
Without having been beckoned.
unbedecked
unbedecked
adj
Not bedecked.
unbickered
unblacked
unblacked
adj
Not blacked.
unblackened
unblackened
adj
Not blackened.
unblockaded
unblockaded
adj
Not blockaded.
unblocked
unblocked
adj
Not blocked (in various senses).
verb
past participle of unblock
unbracketed
unbracketed
adj
Not bracketed.
unbricked
unbricked
adj
Not paved or blocked up with bricks.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unbrick
unbuckled
unbuckled
adj
Not buckled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unbuckle
unbuckramed
unbuckramed
adj
(archaic) Not stiffened with buckram; not stiff.
uncaked
uncaked
adj
Not caked.
uncalked
uncalked
adj
Not having been calked.
uncankered
uncankered
adj
Not cankered.
uncasked
uncasked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncask
uncasketed
uncasketed
adj
Not enclosed in a casket.
unchalked
unchalked
adj
Not chalked.
unchecked
unchecked
adj
(chiefly computing) Of a check box: not checked (ticked or enabled).
(crossword puzzles) Of a square: part of only one entry (that is, across or down, but not both).
Not examined for accuracy, efficiency, etc.
Unrestrained, not held back.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncheck.
uncheckered
uncheckered
adj
Not checkered; constant, unvarying.
uncheckmated
unchildlike
unchildlike
adj
Not childlike; inappropriate for a child to do or be
unchinked
unchinked
adj
Lacking any filling or caulking in the cracks and chinks; particularly of log cabins and similar constructions.
unchoked
unchoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unchoke
uncloaked
uncloaked
adj
Not cloaked.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncloak
uncocked
uncocked
adj
Not cocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncock
uncoked
uncoked
adj
Not coked.
uncommanderlike
uncooked
uncooked
adj
raw and not cooked, especially of something that should be, or is sometimes cooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncook
uncorked
uncorked
adj
(of an engine) Allowing exhaust gasses to be released to the atmosphere immediately after exiting the exhaust manifold.
Not corked; allowing liquid to flow freely.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncork
uncracked
uncracked
adj
Not cracked (in various senses)
uncranked
uncranked
adj
Not cranked.
uncrinkled
uncrinkled
adj
Not crinkled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncrinkle
uncrooked
uncrooked
adj
Not crooked; straight.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncrook
uncrookedly
uncuckold
uncuckold
verb
(transitive) To undo the cuckolding of.
uncuckolded
uncuckolded
adj
Not cuckolded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncuckold
undeadlocked
undeck
undeck
verb
(transitive) To divest of ornaments.
undecked
undecked
adj
Having no deck.
unadorned
underback
underback
noun
(brewing) A vessel that receives the wort as it flows from the mashing tub.
underclerk
underclerk
noun
A subordinate clerk.
underclerks
underclerks
noun
plural of underclerk
underclerkship
underclerkship
noun
The position of underclerk.
undercloak
undercloak
noun
(construction) A fixed underlayer of tile or fibre cement on a roof, to support the mortar above.
verb
(construction, transitive) To apply such an underlayer to.
undercook
undercook
noun
A subordinate cook.
verb
(transitive) To cook insufficiently.
undercooked
undercooked
adj
(figurative) Done with insufficient energy, enthusiasm, etc.
Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible.
The broccoli was nicely undercooked.
Very lightly cooked.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of undercook.