Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backboard
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backdates
backdates
noun
plural of backdate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhandedness
backhandedness
noun
(of writing) Leftward slant.
Backwardness of direction.
Deceit or neglect.
Indirection.
Insincerity, irony, or sarcasm.
The use of a backward flip of the hand.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhands
backhands
noun
plural of backhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand
backlands
backlands
noun
plural of backland
backlashed
backlashed
adj
Having a backlash.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlash
backscattered
backscattered
verb
past participle of backscatter
backside
backside
adj
(board sports) Approaching an obstacle backward
noun
(euphemistic) A person's buttocks.
(figuratively) The reverse or opposite of anything.
(obsolete) The back side of a page: a verso.
The back side of an estate: the backyard and outbuildings behind a main house, especially (UK dialect, euphemistic) an outhouse.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, side.
backsides
backsides
noun
plural of backside
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backslid
backslid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslide
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backslide
backslide
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
verb
(Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
backslided
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backslides
backslides
noun
plural of backslide
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslide
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backslidingness
backspaced
backspaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backspace
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
backspread
backstabbed
backstabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstab
backstamped
backstitched
backstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstrapped
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backsword
backsword
noun
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
backwards
backwards
adj
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
backwoods
backwoods
adj
Pertaining to the backwoods.
Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.
noun
A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
backwoodser
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
backyards
backyards
noun
plural of backyard
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
bankcards
bankcards
noun
plural of bankcard
becassocked
becassocked
adj
Wearing a cassock.
bedecks
bedecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedeck
bedrocks
bedrocks
noun
plural of bedrock
bedsick
bedsock
bedsock
noun
A sock worn in bed, to keep the feet warm.
bedstock
bedstock
noun
(obsolete) The front or back part of the frame of a bedstead.
bedticks
bedticks
noun
plural of bedtick
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
benedicks
benedicks
noun
plural of benedick
bespecked
bespeckled
bespeckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespeckle
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackcods
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackheads
blackheads
noun
plural of blackhead
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blackseed
blackseed
noun
A spice plant with aromatic black seeds, Nigella sativa
blackshirted
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockades
blockades
noun
plural of blockade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade
blockbusted
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
bloodstock
bloodstock
noun
(countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal.
(uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.
bloodstocks
bloodstocks
noun
plural of bloodstock
bloodsuck
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bodstick
boondocks
boondocks
noun
plural of boondock
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
bundocks
burdocks
burdocks
noun
plural of burdock
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
chickenbreasted
cockscombed
codebooks
codebooks
noun
plural of codebook
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
crackbrainedness
crackbrainedness
noun
The quality of being crackbrained; idiocy.
dabchicks
dabchicks
noun
plural of dabchick
deckswabber
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
diebacks
diebacks
noun
plural of dieback
drawbacks
drawbacks
noun
plural of drawback
duckbills
duckbills
noun
plural of duckbill
duckboards
duckboards
noun
plural of duckboard
dumbstricken
dumbstruck
dumbstruck
adj
so shocked as to be unable to speak
feedbacks
feedbacks
noun
(proscribed) plural of feedback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of feedback
fiddlebacks
fiddlebacks
noun
plural of fiddleback
fredericksburg
fredericksburg
Proper noun
A town in Posey County, Indiana, United States.
A city/town in Iowa State.
A village in Ohio State.
A city in Texas State.
A city in the northern part Virginia Commonwealth.
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
goldbricks
goldbricks
noun
plural of goldbrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick
hardbacks
hardbacks
noun
plural of hardback
holdbacks
holdbacks
noun
plural of holdback
kirkcudbrightshire
kirkcudbrightshire
Proper noun
A historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the informal Galloway area of south-western Scotland.
lackbrainedness
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
mossbacked
mossbacked
adj
(informal) Having old-fashioned views; very conservative or reactionary.
neckbands
neckbands
noun
plural of neckband
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of neckband
redbricks
redbricks
noun
plural of redbrick
reedbucks
reedbucks
noun
plural of reedbuck
roadblocks
roadblocks
noun
plural of roadblock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of roadblock
saddleback
saddleback
adj
saddle-backed
noun
(New Zealand) The bird Philesturnus carunculatis.
(UK) The great black-backed gull.
(architecture) A coping that is thicker in the middle than at the edges.
(geology) An anticline.
A breed of pig which is black with a pink saddle-shaped marking.
A raccoon oyster.
A roof in the same shape, having a gable at each end.
A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.
A variety of domestic goose.
Any of various creatures having a saddle-shaped marking on the back.
The larva of the bombycid moth.
verb
(slang) To engage in anal sex with the intention of preserving one's virginity (chiefly by Christian teenagers)
saddlebacked
saddlebacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of saddleback
sickbed
sickbed
noun
A bed used by a person who is sick.
A place for convalescence.
sickbeds
sickbeds
noun
plural of sickbed
skewbacked
sowbacked
speckledbill
standback
stockbreeder
stockbreeder
noun
A person who breeds and raises livestock.
stockbreeding
stockbreeding
noun
The breeding and rearing of livestock.
stockbridge
straddleback
swashbuckled
swashbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle
swashbucklerdom
swaybacked
swaybacked
adj
(figuratively) Old.
Having a sagged back.
Having sagged or hollow surface.
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback