(publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
verb
(transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
(transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.
backside
backside
adj
(board sports) Approaching an obstacle backward
noun
(euphemistic) A person's buttocks.
(figuratively) The reverse or opposite of anything.
(obsolete) The back side of a page: a verso.
The back side of an estate: the backyard and outbuildings behind a main house, especially (UK dialect, euphemistic) an outhouse.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, side.
backsite
backslid
backslid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslide
backspin
backspin
noun
(music) Synonym of spinback
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
bakeries
bakeries
noun
plural of bakery
bakshish
balkiest
balkiest
adj
superlative form of balky: most balky
bankings
bankings
noun
plural of banking
banksian
banksian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist.
Of or pertaining to Iain Banks (born 1954) or his writings, most notably a utopian style of science fiction.
banksias
banksias
noun
plural of banksia
bankside
bankside
noun
The land by a riverbank.
barkiest
barkiest
adj
superlative form of barky: most barky
barmskin
barmskin
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A blacksmith's leather apron.
baselike
baselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a base (in various senses).
basilisk
basilisk
adj
Suggesting a basilisk (snake-like dragon): baleful, spellbinding.
noun
(heraldry) A type of dragon used in heraldry.
(science fiction) An infohazard or cognitohazard, especially a Langford's basilisk.
A mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze was deadly.
A tree-dwelling type of lizard of the genus Basiliscus: the basilisk lizard.
A type of large brass cannon.
beakiest
beakiest
adj
superlative form of beaky: most beaky
bearskin
bearskin
noun
(dated) A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.
A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.
beatniks
beatniks
noun
plural of beatnik
bedticks
bedticks
noun
plural of bedtick
bekissed
bekissed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bekiss
bekisses
bekisses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bekiss
beshriek
bethinks
bethinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethink
bibcocks
bibcocks
noun
plural of bibcock
bidarkas
bidarkas
noun
plural of bidarka
bikeways
bikeways
noun
plural of bikeway
bismarck
bismarck
noun
(Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northern US, Midwestern US) A jelly doughnut: a doughnut filled with jam and coated with sugar.
(Manitoba) A doughnut filled with cream, often with chocolate icing.
(Midland US) A fried cruller, or a sort of pancake.
bitstalk
bitstock
bitstock
noun
A hand tool consisting of a crank which holds a fitted rotating drill bit tip, designed to bore holes in rigid materials, by cutting a disc in a spiral fashion.
bittocks
bittocks
noun
plural of bittock
blackies
blackies
noun
plural of blackie
plural of blacky
blackish
blackish
adj
somewhat black
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
bleakish
bleakish
adj
Somewhat bleak.
blickeys
blickies
blickies
noun
plural of blickey
blinkers
blinkers
noun
(plural only) A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc.
(plural only, slang) Spectacles.
A pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order to impede the rear vision of racehorses and harness horses; blinders in (USA).
plural of blinker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blinker
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
boarskin
bodstick
bodykins
bookings
bookings
noun
plural of booking
bookwise
bookwise
adv
In the manner of a book.
boomkins
boomkins
noun
plural of boomkin
boskiest
boskiest
adj
superlative form of bosky: most bosky
bostwick
bousouki
boychiks
boychiks
noun
plural of boychik
brackish
brackish
adj
(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.
Repulsive
brakiest
breislak
brickeys
brickish
brickish
adj
(slang, UK, dated) Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.
Resembling or characteristic of brick.
brickles
brickles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brickle
brickset
briskest
briskest
adj
superlative form of brisk: most brisk
briskets
briskets
noun
plural of brisket
brisking
brisking
verb
present participle of brisk
briskish
briskish
adj
Somewhat brisk.
britskas
britskas
noun
plural of britska
britzkas
britzkas
noun
plural of britzka
britzska
brockish
brockish
adj
(obsolete) beastly; brutal
browsick
buckskin
buckskin
adj
Of a grayish yellow in colour.
noun
A grayish yellow in colour.
A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.
A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.
Breeches made of buckskin.
Clothing made from buckskin.
The skin of a male deer, a buck.
bulkiest
bulkiest
adj
superlative form of bulk: most bulk
bullskin
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
burkites
bushkill
bushlike
bushlike
adj
Resembling a bush; bushly.
buskined
buskined
adj
Tragic, dignified or serious in style.
Trodden by buskins.
Wearing buskins.
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
diebacks
diebacks
noun
plural of dieback
dubinsky
embuskin
finbacks
finbacks
noun
plural of finback
fishback
gobstick
ikebanas
ikebanas
noun
plural of ikebana
inkblots
inkblots
noun
plural of inkblot
kababish
kabistan
kalimbas
kalimbas
noun
plural of kalimba
kasubian
kibitzes
kibitzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kibitz
kiboshed
kiboshed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kibosh
kiboshes
kiboshes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kibosh
kielbasa
kielbasa
noun
A spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind from Eastern Europe.
kielbasi
kielbasi
noun
Alternative spelling of kielbasa
kielbasy
kilobars
kilobars
noun
plural of kilobar
kilobits
kilobits
noun
plural of kilobit
kissable
kissable
adj
Attractive, so as to invite kissing.
Capable of being kissed.
kissably
kissably
adv
In a kissable way.
kolbasis
kolbassi
lambkins
lambkins
noun
plural of lambkin
lambskin
lambskin
noun
A kind of woollen cloth resembling this.
The skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece still attached. A very fine form of leather.
limbecks
limbecks
noun
plural of limbeck
linkboys
linkboys
noun
plural of linkboy
lobstick
lobstick
noun
A traditional marker found in the Boreal Forests of Canada, created by removing the middle or lower branches of a coniferous tree.
milkbush
milkbush
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Euphorbia.
muckibus
niblicks
niblicks
noun
plural of niblick
obelisks
obelisks
noun
plural of obelisk
reitboks
reitboks
noun
plural of reitbok
sbaikian
scablike
scablike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scab (incrustation).
sickbays
sickbays
noun
plural of sickbay
sickbeds
sickbeds
noun
plural of sickbed
simbirsk
simbirsk
Proper noun
definition Ulyanovsk the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born Vladimir Ulyanov).
sinkable
sinkable
adj
Capable of being sunk
sinkboat
skimback
skimback
noun
(US) A fish, the quillback (Carpioides cyprinus).
skinball
slablike
slablike
adj
Resembling a slab.
slipback
steinbok
steinbok
noun
Alternative spelling of steenbok
stinkbug
stinkbug
noun
(Southwestern US) A pinacate beetle or stink beetle (genus Eleodes) that releases a pungent odor when threatened.
(entomology) Any of various insects of the Hemiptera order (the "true bugs"), in the Heteroptera suborder, principally in the superfamilies Pentatomoidea and Coreoidea.
Any of several insects, usually shield-shaped, possessing a gland that produces a foul-smelling liquid, usually containing aldehydes which they use to discourage predators.