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.
bridgekeeper
bridgekeeper
noun
One who guards (or keeps) a bridge.
capeneddick
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
deckpipe
demipike
depickle
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
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
knipperdolling
kyphosidae
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.
paddockride
paderewski
padlike
padlike
adj
Like a pad; having characteristics of a pad; cushionlike.
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
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
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
piggybacked
piggybacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piggyback
pigsticked
piked
piked
adj
Describing a dive in which the knees are kept straight, but the body is bent at a right-angle at the hips
Furnished with a pike; ending in a point
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pike
pinked
pinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pink
pinkened
pinkened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pinken
pinkified
pinkweed
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
plinked
plinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plink
podlike
podlike
adj
Resembling a pod
Resembling a pod person
politicked
politicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of politic
simple past tense and past participle of politick
pondlike
pondlike
adj
Resembling a pond
pondokkie
pondokkie
noun
In Africa, a primitive makeshift shelter, often made with iron or tin
porridgelike
porridgelike
adj
Resembling porridge or some aspect of it.
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
poundlike
powderlike
powderlike
adj
Resembling powder.
powdike
powdike
noun
(UK, dialect) A dike; a marsh or fen.
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preblockading
predikant
predikant
noun
(chiefly South Africa) A minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or allied denomination.
predislike
predisliked
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
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
prickmedainty
prinked
prinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prink
prokindergarten
proskomide
prudelike
prudelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prude; prudish.
pseudankylosis
pseudoalkaloid
pseudoalkaloid
noun
Any alkaloid-like compound that does not originate from amino acids.