(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
backpedaled
backpedaled
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
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
backpedalled
backpedalled
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backspaced
backspaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backspace
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
backspread
backstamped
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstrapped
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bepranked
bespecked
bespeckled
bespeckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespeckle
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
bridgekeeper
bridgekeeper
noun
One who guards (or keeps) a bridge.
calpacked
calpacked
adj
Wearing a calpack.
capeneddick
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
chempaduk
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
cockpaddle
cockpaddle
noun
The (male of the) lumpfish
copydesk
copydesk
noun
Alternative form of copy desk
copydesks
copydesks
noun
plural of copydesk
crackpottedness
deckpipe
dekaparsec
dekaparsec
noun
Alternative form of decaparsec
dekapode
demipike
depark
depickle
desktop
desktop
adj
(computing) Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer.
Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
noun
(computing) A desktop computer.
(computing) A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
(computing, graphical user interface) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.
(computing, graphical user interface, synecdoche) The wallpaper of this interface.
The top surface of a desk.
desktops
desktops
noun
plural of desktop
desmopyknosis
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
dikephobia
disciplelike
disciplelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a disciple.
diskophile
disparkle
disparkle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter around.
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
divekeeper
divekeeper
noun
The proprietor of a seedy bar or tavern.
dneprodzerzhinsk
dnepropetrovsk
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
doorkeep
doorkeeper
doorkeeper
noun
The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes something more.
doorkeepers
doorkeepers
noun
plural of doorkeeper
dopebook
doppelkummel
doublespeak
doublespeak
noun
Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.
doublespeaks
dressmakership
dropkicker
dropkicker
noun
One who dropkicks.
dropkickers
dropkickers
noun
plural of dropkicker
droplike
droplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a drop of liquid.
dukeship
dukeship
noun
The quality or condition of being a duke.
dukkeripen
dumpoke
dumpoke
noun
(Anglo-Indian) A dish of boneless stuffed poultry cooked in dough, butter, and spices.
dunpickle
dunpickle
noun
(obsolete) marsh harrier (a bird)
dykehopper
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
fingerpicked
fingerpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerpick
flyspecked
flyspecked
adj
Covered with flyspecks.
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
geeldikkop
geeldikkop
noun
(South Africa) tribulosis
goldenknop
groundkeeper
groundkeeper
noun
Alternative form of groundskeeper
groundskeep
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
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
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
henpecked
henpecked
adj
(particularly of husbands or boyfriends) Intimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing wife or girlfriend.
hermokopid
hoddypeak
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
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
jampacked
jampacked
adj
Alternative spelling of jam-packed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jampack
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.
kellupweed
kelped
kelped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kelp
kenspeckled
kepped
keypad
keypad
noun
A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine.
keypads
keypads
noun
plural of keypad
keypunched
keypunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keypunch
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
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
kidneylipped
kindredship
kindredship
noun
The quality of being kindred.
kinescoped
kinescoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kinescope
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
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
knipperdolling
knopped
knopped
adj
(obsolete) Having knops or knobs; fastened as with buttons.
knopweed
knopweed
noun
Alternative form of knapweed
knosped
knosped
adj
Having a knosp.
krugersdorp
kyphosidae
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
lampblacked
lampblacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lampblack
lapstreaked
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.
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
leukopedesis
loudspeak
loudspeaker
loudspeaker
noun
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.
loudspeakers
loudspeakers
noun
plural of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
loudspeaking
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
mispacked
mispacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispack
misprovoked
monkeypod
monkeypod
noun
Albizia saman, a flowering tree in the pea family, native to the neotropics.
Couroupita nicaraguarensis (syn. Lecythis nicaraguarensis) (coco de mono)
Lecythis ollaria (coco de mono)
Pithecellobium dulce (blackbead)
Senna petersiana (dwarf cassia)
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.