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
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
boskopoid
bridgekeeper
bridgekeeper
noun
One who guards (or keeps) a bridge.
capeneddick
chappaquiddick
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
deckpipe
demipike
depickle
desmopyknosis
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dikaryophytic
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
dikephobia
dikkop
dikkop
noun
(South Africa) A bird of the family Burhinidae.
(South Africa, pathology) A viral infection of horses causing swelling of parts of the head.
dipchick
dipchick
noun
Alternative form of dabchick
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
dipstick
dipstick
noun
(slang) A useless person of inferior intellect; a dipshit.
A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.
verb
(mechanical engineering) To measure the level of a fluid using a dipstick.
To check (a person) for their understanding of something, as of a lesson, or attitude toward something.
dipsticks
dipsticks
noun
plural of dipstick
disciplelike
disciplelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a disciple.
disimpark
disimpark
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
diskophile
dispark
dispark
verb
(archaic, transitive) To open (a private enclosure, park, etc.) to the public.
disparkle
disparkle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter around.
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
disworkmanship
divekeeper
divekeeper
noun
The proprietor of a seedy bar or tavern.
dneprodzerzhinsk
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
dopchick
downpatrick
dressmakership
drinkproof
dripstick
dripstick
noun
(aviation) A thin hollow tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large aircraft, used to check fuel levels; now mostly superseded by the floatstick.
dropkick
dropkick
noun
(Australia, derogatory, informal) An unintelligent or useless person.
(professional wrestling) a kick made to the opponent by leaping into the air and kicking with both feet before dropping to the ground.
(soccer) kicking where the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground.
verb
to make a dropkick
to score via a dropkick
dropkicker
dropkicker
noun
One who dropkicks.
dropkickers
dropkickers
noun
plural of dropkicker
dropkicks
dropkicks
noun
plural of dropkick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dropkick
droplike
droplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a drop of liquid.
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
dukeship
dukeship
noun
The quality or condition of being a duke.
dukkeripen
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
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
geeldikkop
geeldikkop
noun
(South Africa) tribulosis
goldspink
goldspink
noun
(obsolete) The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
groundskeeping
groundskeeping
noun
The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution
gumpoldskirchner
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.
hermokopid
humperdinck
hyperlinked
hyperlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink
imparked
imparked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impark
intersprinkled
intersprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intersprinkle
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others
jackpuddinghood
kaleidescope
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
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.
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
kidneylipped
kilopound
kilopound
noun
(US, engineering, architecture) A non-SI unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force.
kindredship
kindredship
noun
The quality of being kindred.
kinescoped
kinescoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kinescope
kingdomship
kipped
kipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kip
kippered
kippered
adj
Stiff and lacking vitality; stale.
Worn out; tired.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kipper
klaipeda
klipdachs
klipdachs
noun
Alternative form of klipdas
klipdas
klipdas
noun
A small mammal (Hyrax capensis), found in South Africa, that closely resembles the daman.
knipperdolling
kyphosidae
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.
leukopedesis
loudspeaking
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
mispacked
mispacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispack
misprovoked
mudskipper
mudskipper
noun
Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs.
mudskippers
mudskippers
noun
plural of mudskipper
napkined
napkined
adj
Alternative form of napkinned
nitpicked
nitpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nitpick
outskipped
outskipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outskip
packbuilder
paddlelike
paddlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a paddle.
paddocking
paddocking
verb
present participle of paddock
paddockride
paddywacking
paderewski
padlike
padlike
adj
Like a pad; having characteristics of a pad; cushionlike.
padlocking
padlocking
verb
present participle of padlock
pagodalike
pagodalike
adj
Resembling a pagoda.
paiked
panicked
panicked
adj
Experiencing or in a state of panic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of panic
paradelike
paradelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parade.
partridgelike
partridgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a partridge.
pediwak
pedrick
pedricktown
pendantlike
pendantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pendant.
penderecki
pendulumlike
pendulumlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pendulum; having a back-and-forth motion.
periwinkled
periwinkled
adj
(poetic) Covered in periwinkles.
phonodeik
physicked
physicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of physic
pickabacked
pickabacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickaback
pickadil
pickadils
pickadils
noun
plural of pickadil
pickard
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.