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
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
depickle
dikaryophasic
dikaryophytic
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
dipchick
dipchick
noun
Alternative form of dabchick
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.
dopchick
downpatrick
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tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large aircraft, used to check fuel levels; now mostly superseded by the floatstick.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
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
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
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
humperdinck
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others
jackpuddinghood
kaleidescope
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.
kinescoped
kinescoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kinescope
klipdachs
klipdachs
noun
Alternative form of klipdas
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
mispacked
mispacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispack
nitpicked
nitpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nitpick
packbuilder
paddocking
paddocking
verb
present participle of paddock
paddockride
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
pedrick
pedricktown
penderecki
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.
(obsolete) fineness; spruceness; smartness
pickeered
pickeered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickeer
pickerelweed
pickerelweed
noun
(US) Any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves
picketed
picketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of picket
pickford
pickled
pickled
adj
Preserved by pickling.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickle
pickleweed
pickleweed
noun
Any flowering plant of the genus Batis (family Bataceae).
Any flowering plant of the genus Salicornia (family Amaranthaceae).
picnicked
picnicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of picnic
piddock
piddock
noun
Any of the bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas or family Pholadidae, which burrow into soft rocks.
piddocks
piddocks
noun
plural of piddock
piggybacked
piggybacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piggyback
pigsticked
pinckard
pinpricked
pinpricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pinprick
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
placekicked
placekicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of placekick
politicked
politicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of politic
simple past tense and past participle of politick
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preblockading
prickado
pricked
pricked
adj
punctured by small holes
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prick
prickled
prickled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prickle
prickmadam
prickmadam
noun
(dated) Any of several species of stonecrop, formerly used as ingredients of vermifuge medicines.
prickmedainty
prickwood
prickwood
noun
A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree.
pseudoleukemic
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
sicklepod
sicklepod
noun
Senna obtusifolia, a legume used in folk medicine.
skepticized
skepticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skepticize
speckledbill
spickard
spikedace
spikedaces
spitchcocked
spitchcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spitchcock
spitscocked
spondulicks
spondulicks
noun
(slang, UK) Money.
stockpiled
stockpiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stockpile
underclerkship
underclerkship
noun
The position of underclerk.
underpacking
underpacking
noun
Insufficient, or less than the usual amount of packing