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
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle 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
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
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
badakhshan
badakhshan
Proper noun
A region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.
A province of Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province.
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, or Kūhistoni Badakhshon, a province of Tajikistan.
balkanised
balkanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanise
bankcards
bankcards
noun
plural of bankcard
bankside
bankside
noun
The land by a riverbank.
banksides
banksides
noun
plural of bankside
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
bedarkens
bedarkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedarken
beknottedness
beknottedness
noun
(mathematics) The measure or degree to which a knot is complicated, i.e., a knot's complexity; the number of times that it is necessary to pass one part of the curve of the knot projected upon a plane through another in order to untie the knot.
benedicks
benedicks
noun
plural of benedick
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blankmindedness
blinkards
blinkards
noun
plural of blinkard
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadishness
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
bodkins
bodkins
noun
plural of bodkin
bodkinwise
bodykins
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindings
bookbindings
noun
plural of bookbinding
bookends
bookends
noun
(poker, slang) An ace and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
plural of bookend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bookend
bookstand
bookstand
noun
A rack for holding books; a bookrack.
A small stall where books are sold.
A stand, made for holding books open.
boondocks
boondocks
noun
plural of boondock
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
bradykinins
bradykinins
noun
plural of bradykinin
bradyteleokinesis
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
briskened
briskened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brisken
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
buddenbrooks
budennovsk
bundocks
buskined
buskined
adj
Tragic, dignified or serious in style.
Trodden by buskins.
Wearing buskins.
chickenbreasted
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
crackbrainedness
crackbrainedness
noun
The quality of being crackbrained; idiocy.
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
debunkers
debunkers
noun
plural of debunker
debunks
debunks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debunk
deskbound
deskbound
adj
(of an employee) Whose work confines him or her to a desk.
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
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
dobzhansky
donnybrooks
donnybrooks
noun
plural of donnybrook
doorknobs
doorknobs
noun
plural of doorknob
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
drakensberg
drinkableness
drinkableness
noun
The quality of being drinkable.
drinkables
drinkables
noun
plural of drinkable
dubinsky
dumbstricken
gadsbodikins
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
handbooks
handbooks
noun
plural of handbook
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
kingbirds
kingbirds
noun
plural of kingbird
knightsbridge
knowledgableness
knowledgableness
noun
Misspelling of knowledgeableness.
knowledgeableness
knowledgeableness
noun
The state, quality, or measure of being knowledgeable; wisdom.
lackbrainedness
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
neckbands
neckbands
noun
plural of neckband
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of neckband
odsbodkins
pseudobankrupt
redbanks
sandbank
sandbank
noun
A ridge of sand along a shore that is partially or totally submerged and thus a hazard to shipping.
sandbanks
sandbanks
noun
plural of sandbank
sbodikins
sikandarabad
skateboarding
skateboarding
noun
the act of riding on a skateboard
verb
present participle of skateboard
skinbound
skinbound
adj
Having the skin adhering closely and rigidly to the flesh; hidebound.
snakebird
snakebird
noun
A darter: any bird of the genus Anhinga.
A wryneck
standback
stinkbird
stinkbird
noun
The hoatzin.
stockbreeding
stockbreeding
noun
The breeding and rearing of livestock.
strikebound
strikebound
adj
Not operating normally because of strike action.
subkingdom
subkingdom
noun
(taxonomy) A taxonomic category below kingdom and above superphylum.
(uncommon) A kingdom that is part of another kingdom, ruled by a subking.