(literature) Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
verb
(US) To provide reserve support.
(US) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
(archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
(gaming) To enter an online game that's already in progress, replacing a player who left early.
To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
backfire
backfire
noun
(firefighting) Alternative spelling of back fire
A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
An explosion in other equipment.
An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
verb
(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
(of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
backflap
backflip
backflip
noun
(by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
(gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
verb
To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.
To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
backflow
backflow
noun
The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
backfold
beckford
beefcake
beefcake
noun
(informal, countable) Such a male, especially as seen as physically desirable.
(informal, uncountable) Imagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beef, cake.
beflecks
beflecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befleck
blackfin
blackfin
noun
bluefin tuna
blackfly
blackfly
noun
A black or dark green aphid (Aphis fabae) that is a common pest of agricultural crops.
Any of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family Simuliidae.
calfkill
calflike
calflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow).
calfskin
calfskin
noun
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
checkoff
checkoff
noun
(US) A tax on sales of agricultural goods in order to finance a generic commodity marketing program.
(US) The collection of union dues or other fees from employees via deductions from their wages.
(US) The optional allocation of part of a citizen's income tax towards the presidential election campaign fund.
cheekful
cheekful
noun
A partial mouthful, enough to fill one's cheek.
chirikof
chockful
chockful
adj
Alternative spelling of chock-full
cityfolk
clyfaker
clyfaker
noun
(slang, obsolete) A pickpocket.
cockloft
cockloft
noun
A small attic or garret
cokneyfy
cufflink
cufflink
noun
A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.
defrocks
defrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defrock
disfrock
disfrock
verb
(transitive) To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.
duckfoot
duckfoot
noun
(agriculture, often attributive) A relatively small, shallow share used in tillage, shaped like a duck's foot.
duckwife
ecofreak
ecofreak
noun
(informal, derogatory) A person with a passion for protecting the natural environment; an ecological activist.
elflocks
elflocks
noun
plural of elflock
facemark
facework
facework
noun
(mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
(sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
fackings
fallback
fallback
adj
That can be resorted to as a fallback.
noun
(construction) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in a relatively closed container.
A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
An act of falling back.
Pulverised material that falls back to earth after a nuclear explosion; fallout.
verb
Misspelling of fall back.
fanechka
fastback
fastback
noun
A motor car having a continuous slope from the roof to the rear
fatbacks
fatbacks
noun
plural of fatback
fatstock
fatstock
noun
Fattened livestock.
fecifork
feckless
feckless
adj
(Britain, archaic) Lacking vitality.
Lacking purpose.
Lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way.
Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.
feedback
feedback
noun
(electronics, cybernetics, control theory) The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.
Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
The high-pitched howling noise heard when there is a loop between a microphone and a speaker.
verb
(music) To generate the high-frequency sound by allowing a speaker to cause vibration of the sound generator of a musical instrument connected by an amplifier to the speaker.
(transitive) To convey by means of specialized communications channel.
(transitive) To provide informational feedback to.
fernsick
fetlocks
fetlocks
noun
plural of fetlock
ficklest
ficklest
adj
superlative form of fickle: most fickle
ficklety
ficklety
noun
(humorous) fickleness
finbacks
finbacks
noun
plural of finback
finickin
finickin
adj
Alternative form of finikin
finnicky
finnicky
adj
Alternative form of finicky
fireback
fireback
noun
A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking.
Any of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura.
firelock
firelock
noun
(by extension, historical) A firearm using such a gunlock.
(historical) A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.
fishback
flackery
flackery
noun
The aggressive public relations activity associated with press agents
flacking
flacking
verb
present participle of flack
flapcake
flapcake
noun
(US) flapjack; pancake
flapdock
flapjack
flapjack
noun
(Britain) A bar made of (though not limited to) rolled oats, butter, golden syrup, and brown sugar, baked in a tray.
(US) A pancake.
flatlick
fleadock
fleckier
flecking
flecking
noun
A flecked pattern.
verb
present participle of fleck
fleckled
flickers
flickers
noun
plural of flicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flicker
flickery
flickery
adj
Seeming to flicker; unsteady
flicking
flicking
noun
The act by which something is flicked.
verb
present participle of flick
flipjack
flockbed
flockier
flockier
adj
comparative form of flocky: more flocky
flocking
flocking
noun
A material textured in this way, such as the artificial snow of a Christmas tree.
The process of adding small particles to a surface for the sake of texture.
verb
present participle of flock
flockman
flyspeck
flyspeck
noun
(by extension) Anything tiny or insignificant.
Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
verb
To bespeckle with tiny spatters of color.
To inspect in minute detail to ensure that something contains no flaws; nitpick.
footback
footlock
footpick
forblack
forblack
adj
(archaic) Extremely black; jet-black.
foredeck
foredeck
noun
The part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast
forehock
forehock
noun
The hock from the foreleg of a pig
forelock
forelock
noun
A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.
The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.
The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
verb
To fix in place with a forelock (wedge)
foretack
foretack
noun
(nautical) The fore tack (part of a sail)
forslack
forslack
verb
(intransitive, rare) To slack up; be or grow slack; pall.
(transitive, obsolete) To be slack in; neglect by idleness; relax; render slack; delay; lose or spoil by slackness.
fossicks
fossicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fossick
franckot
freckled
freckled
adj
Having freckles; covered with freckles.
freckles
freckles
noun
plural of freckle
fredrick
fredrick
Proper noun
name, a less common spelling of Frederick.
frocking
frocking
noun
material for making frocks
verb
present participle of frock
frolicks
frolicks
noun
plural of frolick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frolick
frolicky
frolicky
adj
(obsolete) frolicsome
fullback
fullback
noun
(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays.
(field hockey) A defensive player who assists the goalie in preventing the opposing team from scoring.
(rugby) A position behind the main line of backs in both rugby union and rugby league. In rugby union, they wear number 15 jersey at the start of play and are the last line of defence responsible for catching punts.
(soccer) A player who plays on the left or right side of defence.
futtocks
futtocks
noun
plural of futtock
halfback
halfback
noun
(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to carry the ball on running plays and to serve as a receiver or blocker on passing plays.
(Australian rules football) One of three players (the centre halfback and two halfback flankers) on the line between the centre line and the fullback line.
(Canadian football) A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.
(field hockey) A player in the halfback position, with both offensive and defensive roles.
(field sports) Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
(rugby) The player who feeds the ball into the scrum, and receives the ball as it emerges from the back of the scrum.
verb
To play in the position of halfback.
halfcock
halfcock
noun
(firearms) The position when the cock of a gun is at the first notch.
verb
(firearms) To set the cock of a firearm at the first notch.
jackfish
jackfish
noun
A jack (in any of the senses referring to types of fish).
kenscoff
kerchief
kerchief
noun
(dated) A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana.
verb
(dated, transitive) To cover with a kerchief.
kickoffs
kickoffs
noun
plural of kickoff
killcalf
kirchoff
knockoff
knockoff
noun
A device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.
An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually lower in quality and price than the original.
lockfast
lockfast
adj
(Scotland) Fastened or secured with a lock.
mafficks
mafficks
noun
plural of maffick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maffick
offtrack
offtrack
adj
Alternative spelling of off-track
pickford
pickfork
pickoffs
pickoffs
noun
plural of pickoff
puckfist
puckfist
noun
A puffball (Lycoperdon giganteum).
puffback
puffback
noun
Any bird of the genus Dryoscopus.
rackfuls
rackfuls
noun
plural of rackful
reckford
rockfall
rockfall
noun
A quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff etc.
rockfish
rockfish
noun
(derogatory, slang, ethnic slur, US) A black person who does not know how to swim.
A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world
A logperch (Percina caprodes), also known as common logperch or log perch
A long-spined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis)
A stonefishes (genus Synanceia), venomous fishes from the Indo-Pacific
A striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a species of fish from North America
Acanthoclinus, a genus of fish from New Zealand
Certain fish of genus Scorpaena, such as Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis), a common Mediterranean species
Certain groupers, in the subfamily Epinephelinae
Hexagrammos, a genus of greenling from the North Pacific
Hypoplectrodes, a genus of fish in the family Serranidae
Myliobatis goodei (southern eagle ray)
Salvelinus, a genus of fish in the salmon family
Scyliorhinus stellaris (nursehound), a shark known as rock salmon when used in cuisine
Sebastes, mainly of the North Pacific
rockfoil
rockfoil
noun
saxifrage
rockford
rockford
Proper noun
a small town in Alabama, USA
a city in Illinois, USA
unincorporated communities in and Indiana, USA.
a small city in Iowa, USA.
a city in Michigan, USA.
a city in and Minnesota, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
an unincorporated community in North Carolina, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small city in Tennessee, USA.
a small town in Washington, USA.
sackfuls
sackfuls
noun
plural of sackful
sacksful
skycraft
skycraft
noun
A vehicle that flies; an aircraft.
smackful
softback
softback
noun
A softcover or paperback book.
softtack
stackful
stackful
adj
(programming) Using a stack (last-in-first-out data structure).
noun
Enough to fill or form a stack.
stickful
stickful
noun
(printing, dated) As much type as fills a composing stick.
An amount that is held on one stick.
suckfish
suckfish
noun
The suckerfish, or remora.
traffick
traffick
noun
Archaic spelling of traffic.
verb
Alternative spelling of traffic (especially of illegal goods)
trickful
truckful
truckful
noun
As much as a truck can hold.
unfickle
unfickle
adj
Not fickle.
unfrocks
unfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unfrock