(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backpointers
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
backspringing
backstring
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
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
bakerstown
bankcards
bankcards
noun
plural of bankcard
bankeress
bankeress
noun
(obsolete) A female banker.
bankers
bankers
noun
plural of banker
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
bankruptship
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
barkstone
barmskin
barmskin
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A blacksmith's leather apron.
barnstock
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
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
berkeleianism
bernkasteler
berskin
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
bilskirnir
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
bismarckianism
blackeners
blackeners
noun
plural of blackener
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blanketers
blinkards
blinkards
noun
plural of blinkard
blinkers
blinkers
noun
(plural only) A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc.
(plural only, slang) Spectacles.
A pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order to impede the rear vision of racehorses and harness horses; blinders in (USA).
plural of blinker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blinker
boarskin
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
bonkers
bonkers
adj
(informal) Mad; crazy.
noun
plural of bonker
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
brackens
brackens
noun
plural of bracken
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
bradykinins
bradykinins
noun
plural of bradykinin
bradyteleokinesis
brainsick
brainsick
adj
Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
brainsickness
brainsickness
noun
The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness
brakesman
brakesman
noun
A brakeman; a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
Someone who operates the winch in a mine.
brakesmen
brakesmen
noun
plural of brakesman
brankiest
branks
branks
noun
(historical) A punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth; a scold's bridle.
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
branstock
breakableness
breakableness
noun
breakability
breakbones
breakbones
noun
Alternative form of break-bones
plural of breakbone
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakings
breakings
noun
plural of breaking
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
brecknockshire
brecknockshire
Proper noun
An inland traditional county of Wales, bordered by Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Glamorganshire.
breskin
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
brickleness
brickleness
noun
(obsolete) brittleness
brickmason
brinkless
brinkless
adj
Without a brink.
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinks
brinks
noun
plural of brink
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
brisken
brisken
verb
(transitive) To become, or make, brisk; to hasten.
briskened
briskened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brisken
briskening
briskening
verb
present participle of brisken
brisking
brisking
verb
present participle of brisk
briskness
briskness
noun
The property of being brisk.
brisknesses
brisknesses
noun
plural of briskness
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
brokenness
brokenness
noun
The characteristic of being broken.
brokennesses
brokennesses
noun
plural of brokenness
brookings
brookings
Proper noun
A city in South Dakota, USA
A city in Oregon, USA.
brooklynese
brooklynese
Proper noun
The dialect of American English spoken in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.
brookston
broomshank
bruckleness
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
bruskness
bruskness
noun
The state of being brusk
bryansk
bryansk
Proper noun
A city in Russia, administrative centre of Bryansk oblast.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buddenbrooks
bunkers
bunkers
noun
plural of bunker
bunrakus
burbankism
byrthynsak
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
cabinetworks
canebrakes
canebrakes
noun
plural of canebrake
chickenbreasted
cornbinks
cornerbacks
cornerbacks
noun
plural of cornerback
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
crackableness
crackbrainedness
crackbrainedness
noun
The quality of being crackbrained; idiocy.
crackbrains
crackbrains
noun
plural of crackbrain
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
debunkers
debunkers
noun
plural of debunker
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembarkations
disembarkations
noun
plural of disembarkation
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
disembarkment
disembarkment
noun
disembarkation
dobrinsky
donnybrooks
donnybrooks
noun
plural of donnybrook
doorknobs
doorknobs
noun
plural of doorknob
drakensberg
drinkableness
drinkableness
noun
The quality of being drinkable.
drinkables
drinkables
noun
plural of drinkable
dumbstricken
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
embarkments
embarkments
noun
plural of embarkment
fairbanks
fairbanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fairbank
fibrinokinase
finksburg
foreknowableness
greenbackers
greenbackers
noun
plural of greenbacker
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
greenbacks
greenbacks
noun
plural of greenback
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
heartbrokenness
heartbrokenness
noun
The state or quality of being heartbroken.
hornbooks
hornbooks
noun
plural of hornbook
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
housebroken
housebroken
adj
Of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
housebrokenness
inkberries
inkberries
noun
plural of inkberry
innsbruck
innsbruck
Proper noun
A city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol.