(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
arabesk
arabesk
noun
Obsolete form of arabesque.
arabesks
arabesks
noun
plural of arabesk
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backbreakers
backbreakers
noun
plural of backbreaker
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backcrosses
backcrosses
noun
plural of backcross
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcross
backers
backers
noun
plural of backer
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backlasher
backlasher
noun
A participant in a backlash
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backpackers
backpackers
noun
A hostel catering to backpackers.
plural of backpacker
backpointers
backrest
backrest
noun
A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.
The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.
backrests
backrests
noun
plural of backrest
backropes
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
backscatter
backscatter
noun
(computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
(military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that is scattered back in the direction of the source of radiation by an obscurant.
(physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner.
verb
To scatter particles and/or radiation back to the direction from which they come.
backscattered
backscattered
verb
past participle of backscatter
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backscatters
backscatters
noun
plural of backscatter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backscatter
backscraper
backscratcher
backscratcher
noun
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
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
backspacer
backspacer
noun
A mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.
backspear
backspeer
backspeir
backspier
backspierer
backspread
backstabber
backstabber
noun
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.
backstabbers
backstabbers
noun
plural of backstabber
backster
backster
noun
(obsolete) A baker.
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstrapped
backstreet
backstreet
adj
(figuratively) Done in poor and unsanitary conditions, secretly and illegally; back-alley.
Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.
noun
Alternative spelling of back street
backstreets
backstreets
noun
plural of backstreet
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
backstretches
backstretches
noun
plural of backstretch.
backstroke
backstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
A backhanded stroke or blow.
verb
To swim the backstroke.
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backstrokes
backstrokes
noun
plural of backstroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backtrackers
backtrackers
noun
plural of backtracker
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
backwoodser
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
baedekers
bakeress
bakeress
noun
(dated) A female baker.
bakeries
bakeries
noun
plural of bakery
bakerless
bakerless
adj
Without a baker.
bakers
bakers
noun
plural of baker
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
bakerstown
bakersville
bakersville
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
a town in North Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Mitchell County.
an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, USA.
balkers
balkers
noun
plural of balker
bankeress
bankeress
noun
(obsolete) A female banker.
bankers
bankers
noun
plural of banker
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
baresark
baresark
noun
(obsolete) A berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armour.
baresarks
baresarks
noun
plural of baresark
barkeepers
barkeepers
noun
plural of barkeeper
barkeeps
barkeeps
noun
plural of barkeep
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
barkers
barkers
noun
plural of barker
barkiest
barkiest
adj
superlative form of barky: most barky
barkless
barkless
adj
(of a dog) That does not bark.
Without bark (the tree covering).
barksdale
barksome
barksome
adj
Characterised or marked by barking
barkstone
barleysick
basker
basker
noun
Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Urothemis, endemic to Africa and Asia.
One who or that which basks; agent noun of bask.
Short for basking shark.
baskerville
baskerville
Proper noun
A serif typeface from the 18th century.
basketballer
basketballer
noun
(informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
basketmaker
basketmaker
noun
A person who weaves baskets.
basketries
basketries
noun
plural of basketry
basketry
basketry
noun
Baskets collectively.
The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
beakers
beakers
noun
plural of beaker
bearskin
bearskin
noun
(dated) A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.
A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.
bearskins
bearskins
noun
plural of bearskin
beaverskin
beaverskin
noun
The pelt of a beaver.
beckoners
beckoners
noun
plural of beckoner
bedarkens
bedarkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedarken
bedmakers
bedmakers
noun
plural of bedmaker
bedrocks
bedrocks
noun
plural of bedrock
beekeepers
beekeepers
noun
plural of beekeeper
bellowsmaker
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
berakes
bergamask
bergomask
bergomask
noun
(obsolete) A kind of rustic dance.
berkeleianism
berkeleyism
berkovets
berkovets
noun
(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.
berkovtsi
berks
berks
noun
plural of berk
berkshire
berkshire
Proper noun
A inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
Noun
A breed of pig from Berkshire county.
berkshires
bernkasteler
berserk
berserk
adj
(rare, dialectal, slang) Wildly joyous; ecstatic.
Bizarre; weird.
Furiously, injuriously, or maniacally violent or out of control.
noun
(historical) Synonym of berserker (“a Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy”)
berserker
berserker
noun
(historical) A Norse warrior who purportedly fought in a trance-like frenzy; a berserk.
(science fiction) A type of von Neumann probe whose mission is to exterminate alien lifeforms.
One who fights as if frenzied, like a berserker.
berserks
berserks
noun
plural of berserk
berskin
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
beshriek
bespeaker
bespeaker
noun
One who bespeaks.
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bestreak
bestreak
verb
(transitive) To mark or cover with streaks.
betsimisaraka
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bialystoker
bickerers
bickerers
noun
plural of bickerer
bickers
bickers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bicker
bidarkees
bidarkees
noun
plural of bidarkee
bikers
bikers
noun
plural of biker
bilkers
bilkers
noun
plural of bilker
billsticker
billsticker
noun
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.
birkies
biscuitmaker
blackberries
blackberries
noun
plural of blackberry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackberry
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackbreast
blackeners
blackeners
noun
plural of blackener
blackfisher
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.