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
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
capeneddick
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
desmopyknosis
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
disworkmanship
dneprodzerzhinsk
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
downpatrick
drinkproof
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
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
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.
humperdinck
hyperlinked
hyperlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink
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
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
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
knipperdolling
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
nitpicked
nitpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nitpick
paddocking
paddocking
verb
present participle of paddock
paddywacking
padlocking
padlocking
verb
present participle of padlock
panicked
panicked
adj
Experiencing or in a state of panic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of panic
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
pickedevant
pickedness
pickedness
noun
(obsolete) The state of being sharpened or pointed.
(obsolete) fineness; spruceness; smartness
picnicked
picnicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of picnic
pinakoid
pinakoid
noun
Alternative form of pinacoid
pinakoidal
pinakoidal
adj
Alternative form of pinacoidal
pinckard
pinked
pinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pink
pinkened
pinkened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pinken
pinkified
pinkweed
pinkwood
pinpricked
pinpricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pinprick
plinked
plinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plink
pondlike
pondlike
adj
Resembling a pond
pondokkie
pondokkie
noun
In Africa, a primitive makeshift shelter, often made with iron or tin
poundlike
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preblockading
predikant
predikant
noun
(chiefly South Africa) A minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or allied denomination.
predisliking
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
prekindle
prekindled
prekindling
premankind
preshrinked
presprinkled
presprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of presprinkle
preundertaking
prickmedainty
prinked
prinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prink
prokindergarten
pseudankylosis
pseudoankylosis
pseudoskink
puddinglike
puddinglike
adj
Resembling a pudding.
pudovkin
pumpkinseed
pumpkinseed
noun
A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus.
The seed of a pumpkin.
pumpkinseeds
pumpkinseeds
noun
plural of pumpkinseed
resprinkled
shunpiked
shunpiked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shunpike
skidpan
skidpan
noun
A skidpad.
skipdent
skippund
skippund
noun
Alternative form of skeppund
spidermonkey
spikedness
spikedness
noun
The quality of being spiked.
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.