black 5 1 adverb, noun, adjective adv, n, adj adjective • being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
• of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
• British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
• popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
• total absence of light
• (board games) the darker pieces
• a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
• black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
adjective satellite • marked by anger or resentment or hostility
• offering little or no hope
• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
• (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
• (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
• extremely dark
• harshly ironic or sinister
• (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
• distributed or sold illicitly
• (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
• (of coffee) without cream or sugar
• soiled with dirt or soot
verb • make or become black
pack 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a large indefinite quantity
• a complete collection of similar things
• a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
• an association of criminals
• an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
• a group of hunting animals
• a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
• a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
• a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
verb • arrange in a container
• fill to capacity
• compress into a wad
• carry, as on one's back
• set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
• have with oneself; have on one's person
• press tightly together or cram
• hike with a backpack
• press down tightly
• seal with packing
• have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
• load with a pack
• treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood
backpack 8 2 noun n noun • a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
verb • hike with a backpack
comeback 8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
• return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
feedback 8 2 noun n noun • the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output
• response to an inquiry or experiment
hack 4 1 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj noun • one who works hard at boring tasks
• a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
• a mediocre and disdained writer
• a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
• a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
• an old or over-worked horse
• a horse kept for hire
• a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
verb • cut with a hacking tool
• be able to manage or manage successfully
• cut away
• kick on the arms
• kick on the shins
• fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
• significantly cut up a manuscript
• cough spasmodically
mack 4 1 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj noun • a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
payback 7 2 verb, noun v, n noun • financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
• the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
rack 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
• the destruction or collapse of something
• an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
• a support for displaying ot holding various articles
• a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
• a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
verb • go at a rack
• stretch to the limits
• put on a rack and pinion
• obtain by coercion or intimidation
• run before a gale
• fly in high wind
• draw off from the lees
• torment emotionally or mentally
• work on a rack
• seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
• place in a rack
• torture on the rack
sack 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
• an enclosed space
• the quantity contained in a sack
• any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
• a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
• a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
• the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
verb • plunder (a town) after capture
• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
• make as a net profit
• put in a sack
shack 5 1 noun n noun • small crude shelter used as a dwelling
verb • make one's home in a particular place or community
• move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
slack 5 1 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj noun • dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
• a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
• a stretch of water without current or movement
• a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
• the quality of being loose (not taut)
• a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
adjective satellite • not tense or taut
• flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
• lacking in rigor or strictness
verb • avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
• be inattentive to, or neglect
• release tension on
• make less active or fast
• become slow or slower
• make less active or intense
• become less in amount or intensity
• cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
snack 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a light informal meal
verb • eat a snack; eat lightly
whack 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • the sound made by a sharp swift blow
• the act of hitting vigorously
quarterback 11 3 noun n noun • (football) the person who plays quarterback
• (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
verb • play the quarterback
aback 5 2 adverb adv adverb • having the wind against the forward side of the sails
• by surprise
backtrack 9 2 verb v verb • retrace one's course
barrack 7 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
verb • lodge in barracks
• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
• laugh at with contempt and derision
blackjack 9 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets
• a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
• a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship
• a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
verb • exert pressure on someone through threats
callback 8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
clack 5 1 verb v noun • a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
• a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
verb • make a rattling sound
• make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
• speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
cossack 7 2 noun n noun • a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
drawback 8 2 noun n noun • the quality of being a hindrance
fallback 8 2 noun n noun • to break off a military action with an enemy
flack 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
• intense adverse criticism
• artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
flashback 9 2 noun n noun • a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
• an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
fullback 8 2 noun n noun • (football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team
• (American football) the position of a back on a football team, generally larger in size than halfbacks
haystack 8 2 noun n hijack 6 2 verb, noun v, n noun • seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
verb • take arbitrarily or by force
• seize control of
horseback 9 2 adverb, noun adv, n noun • the back of a horse
• a narrow ridge of hills
adverb • on the back of a horse
hunchback 9 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
• a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
kickback 8 2 noun n noun • a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
knapsack 8 2 noun n noun • a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
outback 7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • the bush country of the interior of Australia
adjective satellite • inaccessible and sparsely populated
playback 8 2 noun n noun • the act of reproducing recorded sound
• electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material
pollack 7 2 verb, noun v, n noun • lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish
• United States filmmaker (born in 1934)
• important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod
racetrack 9 2 noun n noun • a course over which races are run
rucksack 8 2 noun n noun • a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
setback 7 2 noun n noun • an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
tack 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
• a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
• gear for a horse
• (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
• (nautical) the act of changing tack
• sailing a zigzag course
verb • fasten with tacks
• turn into the wind
• create by putting components or members together
• sew together loosely, with large stitches
• fix to; attach
• reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
unpack 6 2 verb v verb • remove from its packing
wack 4 1 verb, adjective v, adj noun • An eccentric; an oddball; a weirdo.
adjective • Egregious.
• Bad (not good), inauthentic, of an inferior quality, contemptible, lacking integrity, lame, or strange.
• Crazy, mad, insane.
• Cool, bizarre, and potentially scary.
crackerjack 11 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • someone excellent of their kind
• something excellent of its kind
lumberjack 10 3 noun n noun • a person who fells trees
• a short warm outer jacket
paperback 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a book with paper covers
adjective satellite • (of books) having a flexible binding
piggyback 9 3 verb, noun v, n noun • the act of carrying something piggyback
adverb • on a railroad flatcar
• on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip
verb • ride on someone's shoulders or back
• haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars
• haul by railroad car
• support on the back and shoulders
• bring into alignment with
arrack 6 2 noun n noun • any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
blowback 8 2 noun n noun • the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
• misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service
• Blowback is a system of operation for self-loading firearms that obtains energy from the motion of the cartridge case as it is pushed to the rear by expanding gases created by the ignition of the propellant charge.
bootblack 9 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a person who polishes shoes and boots
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