BACKSEYS | • BACKSEY n. (Scots) sirloin. |
CHYACKED | • chyacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of chyack. • CHYACK v. (Australian slang) to tease, deride, also CHIACK. |
CLAYLIKE | • claylike adj. Resembling clay. • CLAYLIKE adj. like clay. |
CREAKILY | • creakily adv. In a creaky manner. • CREAKY adv. creaking, also SCREAKY. |
EYEBLACK | • eyeblack n. Alternative spelling of eye black. • eye␣black n. (US) a grease smeared under the eyes of sports players to reduce glare from sunlight or stadium lights. • EYEBLACK n. a dark pigment applied under the eyes. |
FLACKERY | • flackery n. The aggressive public relations activity associated with press agents. • FLACKERY n. publicity. |
GREYBACK | • greyback n. (Historical, US, colloquial) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms). • greyback n. (Dated) A louse. • greyback n. (Regional) Any of various grey birds. |
HACKNEYS | • hackneys n. Plural of hackney. • hackneys v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hackney. • HACKNEY v. to make trite. |
KEYCARDS | • keycards n. Plural of keycard. • key␣cards n. Plural of key card (alternative spelling of keycards). • KEYCARD n. a coded card for operating a device. |
KNACKERY | • knackery adj. Something to do with knackers. • knackery adj. Scummy (behaviour). • knackery n. The workplace of a knacker; a knacker’s yard. |
LACKEYED | • lackeyed v. Simple past tense and past participle of lackey. • LACKEY v. to serve in a servile manner, also LACQUEY. |
LATCHKEY | • latchkey n. A key, especially to an outside door. • latchkey n. A child who is given a key to the home and is expected to remain at home alone (without adult supervision… • latchkey adj. Equipped with a key; generally in the phrase latchkey child. |
PAYCHECK | • paycheck n. (US) Money received on payday as payment for work performed. • pay␣check n. Alternative form of paycheck. • PAYCHECK n. a check in payment of wages or salary, also PAYCHEQUE. |
PEACOCKY | • peacocky adj. Proud and boastful. • peacocky adj. Of a horse: showy in motion; holding itself high while running. • PEACOCKY adj. vain, strutting. |
QUACKERY | • quackery n. (Law, medicine, uncountable) The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or… • quackery n. (Countable) An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine. • QUACKERY n. the practise of a charlatan, also QUACKISM. |
RACKETRY | • racketry n. The operation of criminal rackets. • RACKETRY n. illegal interference. |
ROCKABYE | • rockabye v. (Transitive, intransitive) To rock soothingly. • rockabye n. A soothing rocking motion. • ROCKABYE n. a song used to lull children to sleep, also ROCKABY. |
SKYSCAPE | • skyscape n. The view of the sky, often including the skyline. • SKYSCAPE n. a picture of the sky. |