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
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bepranked
capeneddick
crackpottedness
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
disworkmanship
downpatrick
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
handpick
handpick
verb
To pick or harvest by hand.
To select carefully and with individual attention.
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
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
handpicks
handpicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handpick
handspike
handspike
noun
A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
handspoke
handspoke
noun
Alternative form of handspike
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others
jackpuddinghood
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kaleidophone
kaleidophone
noun
(obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate, that produces optical figures that correspond to the mode of vibration of the rod or plate
kappland
kappland
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of area, equivalent to 154.3 m² (1,661 sq ft).
kathopanishad
kidnap
kidnap
noun
The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.
verb
(transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
kidnaped
kidnaped
verb
(US) Alternative spelling of kidnapped
(US) simple past tense and past participle of kidnap
kidnapee
kidnapee
noun
Alternative form of kidnappee
kidnaper
kidnaper
noun
Alternative spelling of kidnapper
kidnapers
kidnapers
noun
plural of kidnaper
kidnaping
kidnaping
noun
(US, proscribed) Alternative spelling of kidnapping
verb
(US) Alternative spelling of kidnapping
(US) present participle of kidnap
kidnapped
kidnapped
adj
subjected to kidnapping
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kidnap
kidnappee
kidnappee
noun
One who is kidnapped.
kidnapper
kidnapper
noun
A person who kidnaps someone.
kidnappers
kidnappers
noun
plural of kidnapper
kidnapping
kidnapping
noun
(crime) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.
verb
present participle of kidnap
kidnappings
kidnappings
noun
plural of kidnapping
kidnaps
kidnaps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kidnap
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
knapped
knapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knap
knapsacked
knapsacked
adj
Wearing a knapsack.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knapsack
knapweed
knapweed
noun
Any of various common weeds of the genus Centaurea
especially Centaurea nigra.
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
kneepad
kneepad
noun
Alternative spelling of knee pad
kneepads
kneepads
noun
plural of kneepad
landskip
landskip
noun
Obsolete form of landscape.
landskips
landskips
noun
plural of landskip
leopardskin
leopardskin
noun
(uncountable, attributive) A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.
Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
The skin or pelt of a leopard.
loudspeaking
napkined
napkined
adj
Alternative form of napkinned
nonpeaked
nonpeaked
adj
Not peaked.
paddocking
paddocking
verb
present participle of paddock
paddockstone
paddywacking
padlocking
padlocking
verb
present participle of padlock
palankeened
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
parkland
parkland
noun
(Canada, US) A landscape characterized by a mixture of treed groves and open grasslands, akin to a Eurasian forest steppe.
Land suitable for use as a park.
parklands
parklands
noun
plural of parkland
peakedness
peakedness
noun
(chiefly in combination) The condition of having a (specified form of) peak
(statistics) kurtosis (archaic).
peakednesses
peakednesses
noun
plural of peakedness
pendantlike
pendantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pendant.
pickedevant
pinakoid
pinakoid
noun
Alternative form of pinacoid
pinakoidal
pinakoidal
adj
Alternative form of pinacoidal
pinckard
plandok
planked
planked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plank
poundcake
poundcake
noun
Alternative spelling of pound cake
pranked
pranked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prank
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
preblockading
predarkness
predarkness
noun
The period of time before darkness falls.
predikant
predikant
noun
(chiefly South Africa) A minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or allied denomination.
prefranked
prefranked
adj
Of mail, an envelope, etc.: franked in advance.
prekindergarten
prekindergarten
adj
Before kindergarten, or not yet old enough to attend it.
noun
(US) The first formal academic learning environment for children, before kindergarten.
prekindergartens
prekindergartens
noun
plural of prekindergarten
premankind
preundertake
preundertaken
preundertaking
prickmedainty
prokindergarten
pseudankylosis
pseudoankylosis
pseudobankrupt
skaalpund
skalpund
skidpan
skidpan
noun
A skidpad.
spanked
spanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spank
spankled
spikenard
spikenard
noun
A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.
Any plant of the genus Aralia of the Araliaceae family.
Lavandula stoechas, another species used in antiquity to produce an aromatic oil.
Ploughman's spikenard (Inula conyza, now Pentanema conyzae).
The plant Nardostachys jatamansi (syn. Nardostachys grandiflora).
Wild spikenard (Asarum europaeum).
spindleshank
spindleshanks
spindleshanks
noun
(archaic, derogatory) A thin, lanky person with long legs.
stinkdamp
stinkdamp
noun
hydrogen sulfide when it builds up in an enclosed space such as a mine
superacknowledgment
tandjungpriok
undergamekeeper
undergamekeeper
noun
A subordinate gamekeeper.
underpacking
underpacking
noun
Insufficient, or less than the usual amount of packing
unkidnaped
unkidnapped
unkidnapped
adj
(rare) Not kidnapped.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unkidnap
unnapkined
unnapkined
adj
Not covered with a napkin.
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