(economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
(nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
verb
(transitive) To affect with backwash.
To clean the oil from wool after combing.
To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
baklawas
baklawas
noun
plural of baklawa
bandsawn
bandsawn
verb
past participle of bandsaw
barwares
barwares
noun
plural of barware
basswood
basswood
noun
(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.
batfowls
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
bawcocks
bawcocks
noun
plural of bawcock
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
bawhorse
bawhorse
noun
Obsolete form of bathorse.
baywoods
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
bedstraw
bedstraw
noun
(obsolete) straw put into a bed
Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
bedwards
bedwards
adv
Alternative form of bedward
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
beltways
beltways
noun
plural of beltway
bendways
bendways
adv
Bendwise.
bescrawl
bescrawl
verb
(transitive) To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over.
beshadow
beshadow
verb
(transitive) To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
bestowal
bestowal
noun
The act of bestowing.
beswarms
beswarms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beswarm
biasways
biaswise
bikeways
bikeways
noun
plural of bikeway
blowcase
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
bodewash
boleslaw
boneshaw
bookways
botswana
bowheads
bowheads
noun
plural of bowhead
bowstaff
bowstave
bowstave
noun
The stave of a bow, to which the string is attached.
bowyangs
bowyangs
noun
plural of bowyang
bradawls
bradawls
noun
plural of bradawl
bradshaw
bradshaw
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern England.
derived from these places.
Noun
A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw
braswell
brawlers
brawlers
noun
plural of brawler
brewages
brewages
noun
plural of brewage
browsage
bucksaws
bucksaws
noun
plural of bucksaw
buckwash
bulwarks
bulwarks
noun
plural of bulwark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulwark
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
bushwahs
bywaters
catawbas
catawbas
noun
plural of catawba
cowbanes
cowbanes
noun
plural of cowbane
crabwise
crabwise
adj
(figuratively) Incidental.
In the manner of a crab; sideways.
crowbars
crowbars
noun
plural of crowbar
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crowbar
dowsabel
drawbars
drawbars
noun
plural of drawbar
jawbones
jawbones
noun
plural of jawbone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jawbone
lawbooks
lawbooks
noun
plural of lawbook
lowballs
lowballs
noun
plural of lowball
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lowball
newsbeat
newsboat
newsboat
noun
(historical) A boat used to relay news from one place to another.
outbawls
outbawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbawl
rainbows
rainbows
noun
plural of rainbow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rainbow
rawbones
rowboats
rowboats
noun
plural of rowboat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rowboat
sawbelly
sawbelly
noun
(US) A fish, the alewife.
sawbills
sawbills
noun
plural of sawbill
sawbones
sawbones
noun
(slang) A surgeon.
sawbucks
sawbucks
noun
plural of sawbuck
scabwort
scabwort
noun
The plant elecampane.
schwaben
scowbank
serwamby
shadblow
shadblow
noun
Synonym of shadbush
shawabti
shawboro
showable
showable
adj
Capable of, or suitable for, being shown; exhibitable.
noun
Something that can be shown.
showboat
showboat
noun
(US) A river steamboat having a resident theatre.
(informal, chiefly US, by extension) A showoff.
verb
(informal, chiefly US) To show off.
skewback
skewback
noun
(architecture) The side of an arch; the course of masonry on the top of an abutment with a slope for the base of the arch to rest against.
skewbald
skewbald
adj
(of horses) Marked with patches of white and non-black colours.
noun
A skewbald horse.
slabwood
slawbank
slowback
slowback
noun
(archaic, slang) A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer.
snowball
snowball
adj
Of something with rapid growth, often uncontrolled. Compare snowball effect.
noun
(US) A type of ice dessert.
(figuratively) Something that snowballs (grows rapidly out of control).
A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.
A cocktail made from lemonade and advocaat.
A sex act involving passing ejaculated semen from one person's mouth to another's.
A type of cake.
verb
(intransitive) To play at throwing snowballs.
(intransitive) To rapidly grow out of proportion or control.
(intransitive, slang) To receive ejaculated semen in one's mouth, and to then pass it back and forth between one’s mouth and another person’s mouth.
(transitive) To pelt with snowballs; to throw snowballs at.
snowbank
snowbank
noun
A heap of snow.
soembawa
sowbread
sowbread
noun
Cyclamen, plant of the genus Cyclamen.
stabwort
stabwort
noun
Aster atticus, the European Michaelmas daisy.
stewable
stewable
adj
Suitable for stewing.
stowable
stowable
adj
Capable of being stowed away.
noun
Something that can be stowed away, such as luggage.
stowball
subdwarf
subdwarf
noun
(astronomy) A star that is dimmer than a main sequence star of same temperature. They are located below the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
subwater
subwayed
subwayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of subway
swabbers
swabbers
noun
plural of swabber
swabbies
swabbies
noun
plural of swabbie
plural of swabby
swabbing
swabbing
noun
The act of one who swabs.
verb
present participle of swab
swayable
swayable
adj
Capable of being swayed; whose mind can be changed.
swayback
swayback
noun
An animal with such excessive sagging.
An excessive sagging of the spine of a quadruped animal, especially a horse.
sweatbox
sweatbox
noun
(UK, slang) A compartment in a police van to hold a prisoner being transported.
(US, slang) A jail cell.
(animation) The review process that takes place in a sweat box.
(animation) The room where a scene is reviewed.
(slang) A small nightclub packed to capacity where people get hot and sweaty.
A small overheated cell or room used for solitary confinement or torture.
Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco
teabowls
teabowls
noun
plural of teabowl
towboats
towboats
noun
plural of towboat
wabblers
wabblers
noun
plural of wabbler
wahabism
warblers
warblers
noun
plural of warbler
washable
washable
adj
Capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by a specified method, for example machine-washable.
noun
Something that can be washed without being damaged.
washbowl
washbowl
noun
A basin for washing the face and hands; a washbasin.
A sink in a bathroom, connected to a supply of water and a drain, in which one may wash one's face and hands.
washbrew
washburn
washburn
Proper noun
a small city in North Dakota, USA
a city in Wisconsin, USA
washtubs
washtubs
noun
plural of washtub
wastable
wastable
adj
Alternative form of wasteable
wastebin
wastebin
noun
A wastebasket; a bin used for household or office waste.
waxbills
waxbills
noun
plural of waxbill
waybills
waybills
noun
plural of waybill
weisbart
welsbach
wetbacks
wetbacks
noun
plural of wetback; a slur towards persons of Mexican descent in the United States
windbags
windbags
noun
plural of windbag
windslab
windslab
noun
Snow that peels off in large slabs when disturbed, increasing the risk of avalanche.