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
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bepranked
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
capeneddick
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
crackpottedness
desmopyknosis
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
disworkmanship
dneprodzerzhinsk
dnepropetrovsk
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
duckpond
duckpond
noun
A pond that is populated by ducks.
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
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
goldenknop
goldspink
goldspink
noun
(obsolete) The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
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
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.
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.
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
kappland
kappland
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of area, equivalent to 154.3 m² (1,661 sq ft).
kathopanishad
kenspeckled
keypunched
keypunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keypunch
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
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
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.
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
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)
napkined
napkined
adj
Alternative form of napkinned
nitpicked
nitpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nitpick
nonpeaked
nonpeaked
adj
Not peaked.
paddocking
paddocking
verb
present participle of paddock
paddockstone
paddywacking
padlocking
padlocking
verb
present participle of padlock
palankeened
pancaked
pancaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pancake
panicked
panicked
adj
Experiencing or in a state of panic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of panic
parkland
parkland
noun
(Canada, US) A landscape characterized by a mixture of treed groves and open grasslands, akin to a Eurasian forest steppe.
Land suitable for use as a park.
parklands
parklands
noun
plural of parkland
peakedness
peakedness
noun
(chiefly in combination) The condition of having a (specified form of) peak
(statistics) kurtosis (archaic).
peakednesses
peakednesses
noun
plural of peakedness
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
plandok
planked
planked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plank
plinked
plinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plink
plonked
plonked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plonk
pluckedness
pluckedness
noun
The quality of being plucked (in various senses).
plunked
plunked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plunk
podunk
podunk
adj
(US) Small, rural, and unimportant.
pondlike
pondlike
adj
Resembling a pond
pondok
pondok
noun
A crudely-built hut in parts of Asia.
pondokkie
pondokkie
noun
In Africa, a primitive makeshift shelter, often made with iron or tin
poundcake
poundcake
noun
Alternative spelling of pound cake
poundkeeper
poundkeeper
noun
The keeper of a pound.
poundlike
pranked
pranked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prank
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
preblockading
predarkness
predarkness
noun
The period of time before darkness falls.
predikant
predikant
noun
(chiefly South Africa) A minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or allied denomination.
predisliking
prefranked
prefranked
adj
Of mail, an envelope, etc.: franked in advance.
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
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
premankind
preshrinked
presprinkled
presprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of presprinkle