(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
basketry
basketry
noun
Baskets collectively.
The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
bialystok
bialystoker
blavatsky
bradyteleokinesis
buckeystown
buckstay
buckstay
noun
A vertical support for a furnace or boiler, to give it rigidity.
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”)
byelostok
byrthynsak
bytalks
doukhobortsy
doukhobortsy
Noun
The Doukhobors.
dukhobortsy
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
kilobytes
kilobytes
noun
plural of kilobyte
kissability
kissability
noun
The quality of being kissable.
leukocytoblast
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
rustyback
rustyback
noun
Asplenium ceterach (syn. Ceterach officinarum), a fern with orange-brown trichomes.
saltimbankery
shockability
shockability
noun
The condition of being shockable; the capacity to be shocked.
sketchability
sketchability
noun
The quality of being sketchable.
skittyboot
skybolt
stickability
stickability
noun
The motivation and ability to keep at something in the face of obstacles;determination and persistence;
stickybeak
stickybeak
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) An act of looking at or watching something, especially something which does not directly concern the one looking.
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.
verb
(Australia, New Zealand) To pry or snoop.
stinkberry
stockjobbery
stonybrook
storybook
storybook
adj
As in a story for children; pleasant and idealized, or having a happy conclusion.
noun
A book containing stories, especially children's stories.
storybooks
storybooks
noun
plural of storybook
strawberrylike
strawberrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a strawberry (plant or fruit).
stringybark
stringybark
noun
Any of a number of Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark, or the wood or bark of such trees.
stringybarks
stringybarks
noun
plural of stringybark
stylebook
stylebook
noun
A manual containing an organization's standardized usage conventions for how to write.