(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
alanbrooke
ankyloblepharon
ankyloblepharon
noun
(pathology) fusion of the margins of the eyelids
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backpointer
backpointers
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
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
bakerstown
bakerton
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
bankroll
bankroll
noun
A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
The monetary assets of a person or organization.
verb
(transitive) To fund a project; to underwrite something.
bankrolled
bankrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankroll
bankroller
bankroller
noun
One who bankrolls; usually an individual who has enough seed capital to launch a venture; one who can fund a project; angel investor.
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
barkstone
barnstock
baronduki
beakiron
beakiron
noun
Alternative form of beak-iron
beckiron
beckoner
beckoner
noun
One who, or that which, beckons.
beckoners
beckoners
noun
plural of beckoner
benbrook
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
betokener
betokener
noun
That which betokens.
bickiron
biforking
billbroking
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
blockaderunning
boarskin
bobbinwork
bobbinwork
noun
Work woven with bobbins.
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bokharan
bolingbroke
bombernickel
bonebreaker
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
bonework
bonework
noun
The art or process of making objects from bone.
bonkers
bonkers
adj
(informal) Mad; crazy.
noun
plural of bonker
bookbinder
bookbinder
noun
A person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
boondocker
boondocker
noun
A kind of combat boot worn in the US Marine Corps.
borodankov
boundbrook
bradyteleokinesis
brainwork
brainwork
noun
Work done with the brain; mental effort.
brainworker
branstock
breakbone
breakbone
adj
Violent; rough and painful.
noun
(US dialect, countable) A chicken's wishbone.
(pathology, uncountable) dengue fever
breakbones
breakbones
noun
Alternative form of break-bones
plural of breakbone
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
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.
brickmason
brideknot
brinklow
brinktown
brocken
brocklin
brockton
brockton
Proper noun
a city in Massachusetts, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
a small town in Montana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, USA.
a town in Ontario, Canada. The name is formed from Brant, Greenock and Walkerton, places that merged into Brockton.
a township in parish, Shropshire, England
brodekin
brodekin
noun
Alternative form of brodequin
broken
broken
adj
(colloquial, US, of a situation) Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
(meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
(of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
(of a line) Dashed; made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
(of a melody) Having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
(of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
(of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.
(of an electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
(of land) Uneven.
(of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
(of skin) Split or ruptured.
(of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.
(software, informal) Badly designed or implemented.
(sports and gaming, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.
Fragmented; in separate pieces.
Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
Non-functional; not functioning properly.
verb
past participle of break
brokenbow
brokenhearted
brokenhearted
adj
Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation of a romantic relationship.
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
brokenly
brokenly
adv
(Of speech) with gaps between words so that normal flow or fluency is affected, as due to emotion; disjointedly.
In a broken manner.
brokenness
brokenness
noun
The characteristic of being broken.
brokennesses
brokennesses
noun
plural of brokenness
broking
broking
noun
(computing) The action of a broker agent; exchange of messages or transactions involving a software agent.
The craft or profession of a broker; mediation in a sale or transaction.
bromeikon
bromoketone
bromoketone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any brominated derivative of a ketone
bromopikrin
bronk
bronzelike
bronzelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bronze.
brookeland
brookhaven
brookhaven
Proper noun
Any of several towns and cities in the United States and Canada:
a city in Mississippi, USA, and the county seat of Named after Brookhaven, New York.
brooking
brooking
verb
present participle of brook
brookings
brookings
Proper noun
A city in South Dakota, USA
A city in Oregon, USA.
brookland
brooklandville
brooklawn
brooklin
brookline
brookline
Proper noun
a town in Massachusetts, USA, which is an exclave of
a former village in Missouri, USA, now part of the city of
a town in New Hampshire, USA.
a neighbourhood in Pennsylvania, USA.
a town in Vermont, USA.
brooklyn
brooklynese
brooklynese
Proper noun
The dialect of American English spoken in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
brookneal
brookner
brookston
brookton
brooktondale
broommaking
broomshank
brownback
brownback
noun
A bird, the dowitcher or red-breasted snipe.
A note of scrip printed on brown paper, such as that issued by the city of St. Louis during a financial crisis.
A postage stamp printed in brown ink, used in the 1890s.
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
buckthorn
buckthorn
noun
Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn.
also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
especially genus Rhamnus,
especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
buddenbrooks
burrknot
byeworkman
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
cairnbrook
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
cherubikon
cockbrain
cockbrain
noun
(vulgar) a stupid person
cockburn
cockneybred
cornbinks
cornerback
cornerback
noun
(American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.
cornerbacks
cornerbacks
noun
plural of cornerback
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
denbrook
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembarkations
disembarkations
noun
plural of disembarkation
dobrinsky
donnybrook
donnybrook
adj
Chaotic.
noun
A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.
donnybrooks
donnybrooks
noun
plural of donnybrook
doorknob
doorknob
noun
(informal, derogatory) A stupid person.
A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.