The setting or background of an acted performance.
verb
(transitive) To serve as a backdrop for.
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backpacked
backpacked
adj
Wearing a backpack.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backpack
backpedal
backpedal
verb
(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
(intransitive) To step backwards.
(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.
blackdamp
blackdamp
noun
Choke damp.
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
boskopoid
bridgekeeper
bridgekeeper
noun
One who guards (or keeps) a bridge.
calpacked
calpacked
adj
Wearing a calpack.
capeneddick
chappaquiddick
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.
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
cockpaddle
cockpaddle
noun
The (male of the) lumpfish
copydesk
copydesk
noun
Alternative form of copy desk
copydesks
copydesks
noun
plural of copydesk
crackpottedness
dcpsk
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
dikaryophasic
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dikaryophytic
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
dikephobia
dikkop
dikkop
noun
(South Africa) A bird of the family Burhinidae.
(South Africa, pathology) A viral infection of horses causing swelling of parts of the head.
dipchick
dipchick
noun
Alternative form of dabchick
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
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.
disimpark
disimpark
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
diskophile
dispark
dispark
verb
(archaic, transitive) To open (a private enclosure, park, etc.) to the public.
disparkle
disparkle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter around.
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
disworkmanship
divekeeper
divekeeper
noun
The proprietor of a seedy bar or tavern.
dneprodzerzhinsk
dnepropetrovsk
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
doodskop
doorkeep
doorkeeper
doorkeeper
noun
The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes something more.
doorkeepers
doorkeepers
noun
plural of doorkeeper
dopchick
dopebook
doppelkummel
doublespeak
doublespeak
noun
Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.
doublespeaks
downpatrick
dpsk
dressmakership
drinkproof
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.
drokpa
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
droplike
droplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a drop of liquid.
drukpa
drukpa
Noun
The Drukpa Kagyu (also Drukpa Kargyu) school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan or the Bhutanese people.
Sometimes (more narrowly) pertaining to the main ethnic group within Bhutan.
Pertaining to the Drukpa Kagyu (Drukpa Kargyu) or Drukpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
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.
dukeship
dukeship
noun
The quality or condition of being a duke.
dukkeripen
dummkopf
dummkopf
noun
A stupid person; a dolt, dimwit, or blockhead.
dummkopfs
dummkopfs
noun
plural of dummkopf
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
flapdock
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
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.
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
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others
jackpuddinghood
jampacked
jampacked
adj
Alternative spelling of jam-packed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jampack
kaapstad
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.
kappland
kappland
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of area, equivalent to 154.3 m² (1,661 sq ft).
kathopanishad
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.