(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
barbwires
barbwires
noun
plural of barbwire
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
bashawism
bashawism
noun
The behaviour of a bashaw.
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
beeswings
beeswings
noun
plural of beeswing
besnowing
besnowing
verb
present participle of besnow
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewearies
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
bewhistle
bewilders
bewilders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewilder
bewitches
bewitches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch
beworries
beworries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beworry
beworship
bindweeds
bindweeds
noun
plural of bindweed
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
bladewise
bladewise
adj
In the manner of a blade.
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
blowiness
blowpipes
blowpipes
noun
plural of blowpipe
blowsiest
blowsiest
adj
superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy
blowziest
blowziest
adj
superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy
boatswain
boatswain
noun
A kind of gull, the jaeger.
The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
The tropicbird.
bobwhites
bobwhites
noun
plural of bobwhite
boswellia
boweryish
bowsprits
bowsprits
noun
plural of bowsprit
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
brainwash
brainwash
noun
A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
verb
(figuratively, dated) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
To persuade completely and forcibly.
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
breweries
breweries
noun
plural of brewery
brickwise
brickwise
adj
In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
bronislaw
browniest
browniest
adj
superlative form of browny: most browny
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
budweiser
bullwhips
bullwhips
noun
plural of bullwhip
cribworks
cribworks
noun
plural of cribwork
dembowski
disbowels
disbowels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbowel
fishbowls
fishbowls
noun
plural of fishbowl
gablewise
gablewise
adv
In the manner or orientation of a gable.
gibbstown
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
hebrewism
hebrewism
Noun
A word or phrase characteristic of Hebrew.
highbrows
highbrows
noun
plural of highbrow
lewisburg
lewisburg
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Cass County, Indiana, USA.
a home-rule class city in Logan County, Kentucky, USA.
a village in Preble County, Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA, and the county seat of Union County.
a city in Tennessee, USA, and the county seat of Marshall County.
a city in West Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Greenbrier County.
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
misbestow
misbestow
verb
(transitive) To bestow improperly.
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
saberwing
saberwing
noun
Alternative form of sabrewing
sawtimber
sawtimber
noun
Wood cut from trees that is suitable for processing as sawlogs.
sebewaing
snowbirds
snowbirds
noun
plural of snowbird
snowblink
snowblink
noun
Synonym of iceblink
soberwise
spiderweb
spiderweb
noun
(figurative) Something that resembles a spider's web in being mesh-like, entrapping, or fragile.
The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.
verb
(transitive) To connect or cover as if with spiderwebs.
strawbill
subtwined
subweight
swillbowl
swillbowl
noun
Alternative form of swill-bowl
swimmable
swimmable
adj
(of a body of water) Able to be swum in or across
swinburne
swingable
swingable
adj
Capable of being swung, or made to swing.
swingably
swingback
swingboat
swingboat
noun
A fairground ride consisting of an open gondola which swings back and forth.
swithbart
swithbert
swordbill
swordbill
noun
A hummingbird, Docimastes ensiferus, with a very long, slender bill, exceeding the length of the body of the bird.
tablewise
tablewise
adv
(Christianity) Oriented like the communion table, with the ends east and west, as opposed to altarwise.
Positioned in a way that suggests the shape of a table.
twinebush
twinsburg
twistable
twistable
adj
Capable of being twisted.
wabbliest
wahabiism
wahhabism
wahhabism
Proper noun
A branch of Sunni Islam practised by those who follow the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab
waistband
waistband
noun
A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.
waitsburg
wallabies
wallabies
noun
plural of wallaby
wambliest
washbasin
washbasin
noun
A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.
A laundry sink.
weisbrodt
weisburgh
weissberg
whimbrels
whimbrels
noun
plural of whimbrel
whiteboys
whiteboys
noun
plural of whiteboy
whizbangs
whizbangs
noun
plural of whizbang
wiesbaden
wiesbaden
Proper noun
The capital city of the state of Hesse, in Germany.
willsboro
windblast
windblast
noun
A sudden rush of air or gas due to the collapse of a void, especially in mining.
windburns
windburns
noun
plural of windburn
winesburg
winesburg
Proper noun
An in southwestern Township, County,
The town, named after the Holmes County town of the same name, but otherwise based on that serves as the setting of the novel .
wingbacks
wingbacks
noun
plural of wingback
winnsboro
winnsboro
Proper noun
a city in Louisiana, USA
a town in South Carolina, USA
a city in and Texas, USA.
wishbones
wishbones
noun
plural of wishbone
wobbliest
wobbliest
adj
superlative form of wobbly: most wobbly
woodbinds
woodbinds
noun
plural of woodbind
woodbines
woodbines
noun
plural of woodbine
wristband
wristband
noun
A band that supports a wristwatch.
A cord worn around the wrist, used to hold a small object such as a knife: a lanyard
A decorative band or bracelet that encircles the wearer's wrist.
A strip of material worn around the wrist, e.g. to absorb perspiration, especially in sports.