(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
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
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
calpacked
calpacked
adj
Wearing a calpack.
cockpaddle
cockpaddle
noun
The (male of the) lumpfish
depickle
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
disciplelike
disciplelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a disciple.
diskophile
disparkle
disparkle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter around.
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
doppelkummel
doublespeak
doublespeak
noun
Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.
doublespeaks
droplike
droplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a drop of liquid.
ducklingship
dunpickle
dunpickle
noun
(obsolete) marsh harrier (a bird)
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
geeldikkop
geeldikkop
noun
(South Africa) tribulosis
goldenknop
goldspink
goldspink
noun
(obsolete) The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
gumpoldskirchner
hyperlinked
hyperlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink
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.
kappland
kappland
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of area, equivalent to 154.3 m² (1,661 sq ft).
kellupweed
kelped
kelped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kelp
kenspeckled
kidneylipped
kilopound
kilopound
noun
(US, engineering, architecture) A non-SI unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force.
klaipeda
klipdachs
klipdachs
noun
Alternative form of klipdas
klipdas
klipdas
noun
A small mammal (Hyrax capensis), found in South Africa, that closely resembles the daman.
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
knipperdolling
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
lampblacked
lampblacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lampblack
landskip
landskip
noun
Obsolete form of landscape.
landskips
landskips
noun
plural of landskip
lapstreaked
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.
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
leukopedesis
loudspeak
loudspeaker
loudspeaker
noun
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.
loudspeakers
loudspeakers
noun
plural of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
loudspeaking
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
packbuilder
packsaddle
packsaddle
noun
A saddle designed to secure and carry goods on the back of an animal.
packsaddles
packsaddles
noun
plural of packsaddle
paddlecock
paddlecock
noun
(UK, dialect) The lumpfish.
paddlelike
paddlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a paddle.
paddockstool
padlike
padlike
adj
Like a pad; having characteristics of a pad; cushionlike.
padlock
padlock
noun
A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle
verb
To lock using a padlock.
padlocked
padlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of padlock
padlocking
padlocking
verb
present participle of padlock
padlocks
padlocks
noun
plural of padlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of padlock
pagodalike
pagodalike
adj
Resembling a pagoda.
palankeened
paradelike
paradelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parade.
parbuckled
parbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parbuckle
parkdale
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
partridgelike
partridgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a partridge.
peakedly
peckled
peckled
adj
(now UK dialectal) Speckled, spotted.
pendantlike
pendantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pendant.
pendulumlike
pendulumlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pendulum; having a back-and-forth motion.
periwinkled
periwinkled
adj
(poetic) Covered in periwinkles.
pickadil
pickadils
pickadils
noun
plural of pickadil
pickedly
pickerelweed
pickerelweed
noun
(US) Any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves
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).
pilsudski
pinakoidal
pinakoidal
adj
Alternative form of pinacoidal
placekicked
placekicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of placekick
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
plouked
plucked
plucked
adj
(UK, slang, dated) Having courage and spirit; plucky.
(of the strings of an instrument) Played by plucking.
Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pluck
pluckedness
pluckedness
noun
The quality of being plucked (in various senses).
plunked
plunked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plunk
podlike
podlike
adj
Resembling a pod
Resembling a pod person
podolsk
podolsk
Proper noun
A city in Moscow Oblast of Russia.
politicked
politicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of politic
simple past tense and past participle of politick
polkadot
polkaed
polkaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of polka
pondlike
pondlike
adj
Resembling a pond
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.
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
preblockade
preblockade
adj
Before a blockade.
preblockaded
preblockading
predislike
predisliked
predisliking
prekindle
prekindled
prekindling
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
presprinkled
presprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of presprinkle
prickled
prickled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prickle
problockade
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.
pseudoankylosis
pseudoleukemia
pseudoleukemic
pseudoskeletal
pseudoskeleton
puckneedle
puddinglike
puddinglike
adj
Resembling a pudding.
puddlelike
puddlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puddle.
pyramidlike
pyramidlike
adj
Resembling a pyramid.
resprinkled
shepherdlike
shepherdlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shepherd.
sicklepod
sicklepod
noun
Senna obtusifolia, a legume used in folk medicine.