(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backpointers
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backstabbing
backstabbing
noun
The act of one who backstabs.
verb
present participle of backstab
backstamping
backstitched
backstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
backstitches
backstitches
noun
plural of backstitch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstitch
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptship
basilicalike
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
biscuitmaker
blackberries
blackberries
noun
plural of blackberry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackberry
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blacklisters
blacklisters
noun
plural of blacklister
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blackshirted
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
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.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
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.
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.
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
bookbindings
bookbindings
noun
plural of bookbinding
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
booksellings
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
businesslike
businesslike
adj
Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.
Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson.
buttresslike
buttresslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buttress.
cabinetworks
chokeberries
chokeberries
noun
plural of chokeberry
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
dumbstricken
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
fasibitikite
fishybacking
gadsbodikins
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
guidebookish
guidebookish
adj
Having the tone or style of a guidebook.
kemblesville
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
kissableness
kongsbergite
kongsbergite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of silver containing about 5% mercury
kotschubeite
kotschubeite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium chlorite mineral.
lamblikeness
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
likabilities
likabilities
noun
plural of likability
likeableness
likeableness
noun
likeability
linebackings
manakinsabot
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
nonbookishly
patricksburg
pawnbrokings
pickableness
pikeblennies
poikiloblast
poikiloblast
noun
A porphyroblast mineral containing small inclusions of the previous rock.
rockabillies
rockabillies
noun
plural of rockabilly
safebreaking
safebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a safe.
schomburgkia
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shockability
shockability
noun
The condition of being shockable; the capacity to be shocked.
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
sikandarabad
slipperyback
speckledbill
stickability
stickability
noun
The motivation and ability to keep at something in the face of obstacles;determination and persistence;
sticklebacks
sticklebacks
noun
plural of stickleback
stinkberries
stockbroking
stockbroking
noun
The profession of a stockbroker.
stockjobbing
stockjobbing
noun
(trading, dated) Making markets in equity securities; dealing in stocks and shares.
stringybarks
stringybarks
noun
plural of stringybark
subbailiwick
subclerkship
subclerkship
noun
The state or business of a subclerk.
svarabhaktic
svarabhaktic
adj
Of or relating to svarabhakti.
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchbacker
ticklenburgs
ticklenburgs
noun
plural of ticklenburg
turkophobist
unbasketlike
unmistakable
unmistakable
adj
Unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else.