(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.
A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.
backstays
backstays
noun
plural of backstay
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
backyards
backyards
noun
plural of backyard
barleysick
barsky
bashlyk
bashlyk
noun
A protective cone-shaped hood with lappets for wrapping around the neck, used especially by Turks and Cossacks.
bashlyks
bashlyks
noun
plural of bashlyk
basketry
basketry
noun
Baskets collectively.
The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
belsky
bensky
berkeleyism
beyliks
beyliks
noun
plural of beylik
bialystok
bialystoker
bikeways
bikeways
noun
plural of bikeway
biysk
blackboys
blackboys
noun
plural of blackboy
blackeyes
blackeyes
noun
plural of blackeye
blackishly
blackishly
adv
In a blackish way.
blavatsky
blickeys
blockishly
bobbysocks
bodykins
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
boguslawsky
bookishly
bookishly
adv
In a bookish manner.
booksy
booksy
adj
(informal) Inclined to read books; literate.
(informal) Pertaining to books.
bookways
bosky
bosky
adj
(obsolete, slang) Drunk; inebriated.
Bushy, bristling.
Caused by trees or shrubs.
Having abundant bushes, shrubs or trees.
boychicks
boychicks
noun
plural of boychick
boychiks
boychiks
noun
plural of boychik
boykins
boykins
noun
plural of boykin
boylikeness
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
bradykinins
bradykinins
noun
plural of bradykinin
bradyteleokinesis
brailowsky
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
breshkovsky
brickeys
bricklayers
bricklayers
noun
plural of bricklayer
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
briskly
briskly
adv
Fast, quickly, swiftly.
brisky
brisky
adj
(rare) Somewhat brisk; lively; energetic.
noun
(rare, probably obsolete, possibly nonstandard) A britchka, a type of horse-drawn carriage.
brodsky
brooklynese
brooklynese
Proper noun
The dialect of American English spoken in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.
brufsky
bruskly
bruskly
adv
Alternative spelling of brusquely
bryansk
bryansk
Proper noun
A city in Russia, administrative centre of Bryansk oblast.
buckayros
buckayros
noun
plural of buckayro
buckeyes
buckeyes
noun
plural of buckeye
buckeystown
buckishly
buckishly
adv
In a buckish manner.
buckstay
buckstay
noun
A vertical support for a furnace or boiler, to give it rigidity.
busky
busky
adj
Alternative form of bosky
busywork
busywork
noun
Alternative spelling of busy work
busyworks
buttinsky
buttinsky
noun
(derogatory) One who is prone to butt in, interrupt, or get involved where they are not welcome; a busybody.
(telecommunications) Alternative spelling of buttinski (“a robust portable one-piece telephone instrument with clips, used by technicians and lines staff for testing telephone circuits or making a temporary connection to a telephone line”)
buybacks
buybacks
noun
plural of buyback
byelostok
byrthynsak
bysacki
bytalks
byworks
byworks
noun
plural of bywork
cambyuskan
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
chelyabinsk
claybanks
claybanks
noun
plural of claybank
copybooks
copybooks
noun
plural of copybook
daybooks
daybooks
noun
plural of daybook
daybreaks
daybreaks
noun
plural of daybreak
dobrinsky
dobzhansky
donnybrooks
donnybrooks
noun
plural of donnybrook
doukhobortsy
doukhobortsy
Noun
The Doukhobors.
dubinsky
dukhobortsy
dybbuks
dybbuks
noun
plural of dybbuk
fishyback
fishybacking
gobbledygooks
gobbledygooks
noun
plural of gobbledygook
graybacks
graybacks
noun
plural of grayback
grysbok
grysbok
noun
A small antelope of genus Raphicerus from South Africa.
hymnbooks
hymnbooks
noun
plural of hymnbook
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
jablonsky
kabalevsky
kabayas
kabayas
noun
plural of kabaya
keasbey
keyboarders
keyboarders
noun
plural of keyboarder
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
keyboards
keyboards
noun
plural of keyboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keyboard
kibsey
kibsey
noun
Alternative form of kipsy (“basket”)
kielbasy
kilobytes
kilobytes
noun
plural of kilobyte
kingsbury
kingsbury
Proper noun
a suburb in the London Borough of England
a village in district, Warwickshire, England
a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
a village municipality in region, Quebec, Canada.
a town in Indiana, USA.
a CDP in Nevada, USA.
a town in New York, USA.
a small city in Texas, USA.
kissability
kissability
noun
The quality of being kissable.
kissably
kissably
adv
In a kissable way.
kobayashi
korymbos
korymbos
noun
(historical) A jewel-studded globe containing the top hair of the ruler of the Sasanian dynasty of Iran, resting on his crown.
korzybski
krobylos
krobylos
noun
(historical) An ancient Athenian hairstyle in which the hair was rolled up into a kind of knot on the crown of the head, and fastened with golden clasps in the shape of grasshoppers.
kuibyshev
leukocytoblast
linkboys
linkboys
noun
plural of linkboy
lobachevsky
markleysburg
megakaryoblast
megakaryoblast
noun
(cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.
mistakably
mistakably
adv
In a mistakable manner
mossyback
mossyback
noun
(fishing, obsolete) A fish that is large and old, especially one that has algae growing on its back; a mossback.
(informal) A person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary; a mossback.
(informal, historical, obsolete) Synonym of mossback (“a person who stayed hidden to evade conscription (especially by the Confederate States Army) during the American Civil War (1861–1865)”)
(obsolete) The menhaden, mossbanker, or mossbunker, a marine fish of the genus Brevoortia or Ethmidium.
nonbookishly
overbookishly
paybacks
paybacks
noun
plural of payback
piggybacks
piggybacks
noun
plural of piggyback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of piggyback
playbacks
playbacks
noun
plural of playback
playbooks
playbooks
noun
plural of playbook
raspberrylike
raspberrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a raspberry (plant or fruit).
rekeyboards
rekeyboards
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rekeyboard
rockabyes
rockabyes
noun
plural of rockabye
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rockabye
rustyback
rustyback
noun
Asplenium ceterach (syn. Ceterach officinarum), a fern with orange-brown trichomes.
rybinsk
saltimbankery
sambhogakaya
sambhogakaya
noun
(Buddhism) The second aspect of the Trikaya: a subtle body of limitless form.
sassybark
saybrook
shakably
shakebly
shockability
shockability
noun
The condition of being shockable; the capacity to be shocked.
sickbay
sickbay
noun
A place used as a hospital on board a ship, on a spaceship (in science fiction).
A room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured in a school.
sickbays
sickbays
noun
plural of sickbay
sketchability
sketchability
noun
The quality of being sketchable.
skibby
skittyboot
skybal
skybald
skybolt
skyborne
skyborne
adj
airborne
skylab
skylab
noun
(Philippines) A motorcycle taxi with extension seats on the sides, configured by placing a wooden beam across the pillion.