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
backpointer
backpointers
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
berrypicking
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
capeneddick
capeskin
capeskin
noun
A soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves.
capeskins
capeskins
noun
plural of capeskin
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
cockneyship
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
copperskin
corpselikeness
counterprick
cropsickness
cropsickness
noun
The quality of being cropsick.
cuckoopintle
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
dunpickle
dunpickle
noun
(obsolete) marsh harrier (a bird)
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
epiplanktonic
epiplanktonic
adj
Relating to epiplankton
fingerpicked
fingerpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerpick
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
glockenspiel
glockenspiel
noun
(music) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.
glockenspiels
glockenspiels
noun
plural of glockenspiel
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
henpecking
henpecking
noun
An instance of somebody being henpecked; nagging.
verb
present participle of henpeck
humperdinck
hyperkinetic
hyperkinetic
adj
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
noun
A person exhibiting hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
hypokinetic
hypokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypokinesis
impackment
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
jacksnipe
jacksnipe
noun
Lymnocryptes minimus, a migratory small stocky wader, the smallest of the snipes.
jacksnipes
jacksnipes
noun
plural of jacksnipe
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
keraunographic
keraunographic
adj
Of or pertaining to keraunography.
keraunophonic
keraunoscopia
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinescope
kinescope
noun
(historical) An early television receiver tube.
A recording of a television broadcast made by filming the screen of a monitor; a telerecording.
verb
(transitive) To record (a television broadcast) by filming the screen of a monitor.
kinescoped
kinescoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kinescope
kinescopes
kinescopes
noun
plural of kinescope
kinescoping
kinescoping
verb
present participle of kinescope
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kinetoscope
kinetoscope
noun
An early device for exhibiting motion pictures, creating the illusion of movement from a strip of perforated film bearing sequential images that is conveyed over a light source with a high-speed shutter.
An instrument for illustrating the production of kinematic curves by the combination of circular movements of different radii.
kinetoscopes
kinetoscopes
noun
plural of kinetoscope
kinetoscopic
kinetoscopic
adj
Relating to the kinetoscope.
kingpiece
kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac
noun
One who steals compulsively.
kleptomaniacal
kleptomaniacal
adj
Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
kneecapping
kneecapping
noun
(gerund) The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
(gerund, figurative, by extension) An excessively and needlessly damaging attack or disparagement.
verb
present participle of kneecap
kneecappings
kneecappings
noun
plural of kneecapping
kneepiece
kneepiece
noun
(construction) An angular piece of timber strengthening a joint where two roof timbers meet.
The piece of armour that covers the knee.
koniscope
koniscope
noun
An instrument for indicating the quantity of dust in the atmosphere.
kryptocyanine
kryptocyanine
noun
Alternative form of cryptocyanine
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
lickpenny
lickpenny
adj
(obsolete) Expensive.
noun
(obsolete) Something that devours or absorbs lots of money; something expensive.
A miserly person.
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
meatpackings
meroplanktonic
meroplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to meroplankton
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
neckpiece
neckpiece
noun
A piece of clothing to be worn around the neck.
nickeltype
nickerpecker
nitpicked
nitpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nitpick
nitpicker
nitpicker
noun
One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).
nitpickers
nitpickers
noun
plural of nitpicker
nitpickiest
nitpickiest
adj
superlative form of nitpicky: most nitpicky
nonpickable
nonpickable
adj
Not pickable.
nonskeptic
nonskeptic
noun
One who is not a skeptic.
nonskeptical
nonskeptical
adj
Not skeptical.
optokinetic
optokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to movement of the eyes
outpocketing
outpocketing
noun
The growth of a surface so as to form a cavity (sac or pocket); the cavity so formed
overpacking
overpacking
verb
present participle of overpack
overskepticalness
pacemaking
pacemaking
noun
The action of a pacemaker (in any sense)
pacemakings
packeting
packeting
verb
present participle of packet
packinghouse
packinghouse
noun
A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
paleokinetic
panicked
panicked
adj
Experiencing or in a state of panic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of panic
panickier
panickier
adj
comparative form of panicky: more panicky
panickiest
panickiest
adj
superlative form of panicky: most panicky
panickiness
paniclike
paniclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of panic.
parakinetic
parakinetic
adj
Relating to parakinesis
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
peacebreaking
peacebreaking
noun
Disturbing or destroying a state of peace.
peacekeeping
peacekeeping
noun
(as a noun modifier) (for example) a peacekeeping force.
The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force.
peacekeepings
peacekeepings
noun
plural of peacekeeping
peacemaking
peacemaking
noun
The act of reconciling two people or groups who disagree.
peacemakings
peacemakings
noun
plural of peacemaking
peacenik
peacenik
noun
(sometimes derogatory) Someone who publicly opposes armed conflict in general, or a particular conflict, or who publicly opposes the proliferation of weapons.
peacocking
peacocking
noun
(seduction community) Ostentatious dress or behaviour employed by a man in an attempt to impress women.
peacockishness
peacockishness
noun
The quality of being peacockish.
peasticking
peckiness
peckiness
noun
The quality of being pecky.
pecking
pecking
noun
(obsolete) The sport of throwing pebbles at birds.
The act by which something is pecked.
The ancient skill of shaping stone into tools, containers, or artworks.
verb
present participle of peck
peckinpah
peckishness
peckishness
noun
The quality of being peckish; mild hunger.
pecksniff
pecksniff
Proper noun
A character in the Dickensian novel , known for his great hypocrisy
pecksniffery
pecksniffery
Noun
unctuous, hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour
pecksniffian
pecksniffian
adj
Of or pertaining to Pecksniffery; unctuously hypocritical; sanctimonious.
pecksniffianism
pecksniffism
pedricktown
pencillike
pencillike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pencil.
penderecki
penstick
pernick
pernicketiness
pernicketiness
noun
The state or condition of being pernickety.
pernicketty
pernickety
pernickety
adj
(chiefly Britain) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
Requiring attention to minor details.
pernickity
persnicketiness
persnicketiness
noun
The state or condition of being persnickety.
persnickety
persnickety
adj
US standard form of pernickety.
pharmacokinetic
pharmacokinetic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacokinetics.
pharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetics
noun
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
phenakistoscope
phenakistoscope
noun
An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through slits, often via a mirror, thus producing the illusion of motion.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
photokinetic
photokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to photokinesis.
pickableness
pickaninnies
pickaninnies
noun
plural of pickaninnie
plural of pickaninny
pickedevant
pickedness
pickedness
noun
(obsolete) The state of being sharpened or pointed.
(obsolete) fineness; spruceness; smartness
pickeering
pickeering
verb
present participle of pickeer
pickens
pickens
Proper noun
A city in South Carolina, USA, and county seat of Pickens County.
pickering
pickering
Proper noun
A town in North Yorkshire, England.
A city in Ontario, Canada.
from the town.
pickeringite
pickeringite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and sulfur.