(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backpointers
backstone
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
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
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
bakerstown
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
baloskion
baloskionaceae
bangkoks
bangkoks
noun
plural of bangkok
bankbooks
bankbooks
noun
plural of bankbook
banknotes
banknotes
noun
plural of banknote
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
bankston
bannocks
bannocks
noun
plural of bannock
barkstone
barnstock
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
baskonize
beckoners
beckoners
noun
plural of beckoner
beckons
beckons
noun
plural of beckon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beckon
beknots
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.
bellowsmaking
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
bespoken
bespoken
adj
(obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married (compare with: spoken for)
verb
past participle of bespeak
betokens
betokens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of betoken
biokinetics
biokinetics
noun
(medical biology) The study of movements of or within organisms
blackstone
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blagoveshchensk
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadishness
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
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
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
boarskin
bobolinks
bobolinks
noun
plural of bobolink
bockstein
bodkins
bodkins
noun
plural of bodkin
bodkinwise
bodykins
bohunks
bohunks
noun
plural of bohunk
bolshevikian
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
bonkers
bonkers
adj
(informal) Mad; crazy.
noun
plural of bonker
bonks
bonks
noun
plural of bonk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bonk
bonnocks
bonteboks
bonteboks
noun
plural of bontebok
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
bontoks
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
bookiness
bookiness
noun
The quality of being booky.
bookings
bookings
noun
plural of booking
bookishness
bookishness
noun
The property of being bookish.
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
bookmakings
bookmakings
noun
plural of bookmaking
bookselling
bookselling
noun
The sale of books.
booksellings
bookstand
bookstand
noun
A rack for holding books; a bookrack.
A small stall where books are sold.
A stand, made for holding books open.
boomkins
boomkins
noun
plural of boomkin
boondocks
boondocks
noun
plural of boondock
bootikins
bootikins
noun
plural of bootikin
boskiness
boskiness
noun
The state or quality of being bosky.
boscage
boskinesses
bosniak
bosniak
Noun
A person belonging to an autochthonous South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro.
A person typically characterized by their ties to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language.
botkins
botkins
noun
plural of botkin
bottlenecks
bottlenecks
noun
plural of bottleneck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bottleneck
bowknots
bowknots
noun
plural of bowknot
boykins
boykins
noun
plural of boykin
boylikeness
bradyteleokinesis
branstock
breakbones
breakbones
noun
Alternative form of break-bones
plural of breakbone
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
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
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
buckeystown
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
buckstone
buddenbrooks
budennovsk
bundocks
bunkhouse
bunkhouse
noun
A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.
bunkhouses
bunkhouses
noun
plural of bunkhouse
bunkos
bunkos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bunko
buttonhooks
buttonhooks
noun
plural of buttonhook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhook
cabinetworks
cheekbones
cheekbones
noun
plural of cheekbone
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
cornbinks
cornerbacks
cornerbacks
noun
plural of cornerback
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
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
dobrinsky
dobzhansky
donnybrooks
donnybrooks
noun
plural of donnybrook
doorknobs
doorknobs
noun
plural of doorknob
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
embosking
embosking
verb
present participle of embosk
fibrinokinase
foreknowableness
gadsbodikins
handbooks
handbooks
noun
plural of handbook
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.