ANTIBACKLASH | • antibacklash adj. (Mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery). • ANTIBACKLASH adj. arising in opposition to a backlash. |
BACKLIGHTING | • backlighting v. Present participle of backlight. • backlighting n. The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow. • BACKLIGHT v. to illumine a subject from the rear. |
BLACKLEADING | • blackleading v. Present participle of blacklead. • BLACKLEAD v. to coat with blacklead. |
BLACKLEGGING | • blacklegging n. The practice of working in place of those who are engaged in a strike. • blacklegging v. Present participle of blackleg. • BLACKLEG v. to work even though a strike has been declared. |
BLACKLISTERS | • blacklisters n. Plural of blacklister. • BLACKLISTER n. one who blacklists. |
BLACKLISTING | • blacklisting v. Present participle of blacklist. • blacklisting n. The act of placing onto a blacklist. • BLACKLISTING n. the act of putting on a blacklist. |
CRACKLEWARES | • cracklewares n. Plural of crackleware. • CRACKLEWARE n. pottery with a crackled glaze. |
HAMSHACKLING | • hamshackling v. Present participle of hamshackle. • HAMSHACKLE v. to fetter; to restrain. |
JACKLIGHTING | • jacklighting n. (Hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the… • jacklighting v. Present participle of jacklight. • JACKLIGHT v. to fish with a jacklight. |
RANSHACKLING | • RANSHACKLE v. (Scott) to search, ransack, also RANSHAKLE. |
SHACKLEBONES | • shackle-bones n. Plural of shackle-bone. • SHACKLEBONE n. (Scots) the wrist. |
SLACKLININGS | • SLACKLINING n. the activity of walking across a narrow line of synthetic webbing hung slackly above the ground. |
TRACKLAYINGS | • TRACKLAYING n. the laying of tracks on a railway line. |
TRACKLEMENTS | • tracklements n. Plural of tracklement. • TRACKLEMENT n. (dialect) a condiment, accompaniment, etc., to food. |