(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
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.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
bellowsmaker
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
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.
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
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
breaststroke
breaststroke
noun
A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's
verb
to swim using this stroke
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
brokennesses
brokennesses
noun
plural of brokenness
buddenbrooks
cabinetworks
chokeberries
chokeberries
noun
plural of chokeberry
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
doublespeaks
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doukhobortsy
doukhobortsy
Noun
The Doukhobors.
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
gadsbodikins
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
guidebookish
guidebookish
adj
Having the tone or style of a guidebook.
horsebreaker
horsebreaker
noun
One who trains, or breaks in, horses.
housebreaker
housebreaker
noun
A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime.
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
knowableness
knowableness
noun
The state or quality of being knowable.
knucklebones
knucklebones
noun
A children's game, originally played with the knucklebones of sheep, in which small objects are picked up, moved, thrown, and caught according to various rules.
plural of knucklebone
kongsbergite
kongsbergite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of silver containing about 5% mercury
kotschubeite
kotschubeite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium chlorite mineral.
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
manakinsabot
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
nonbookishly
pawnbrokings
poikiloblast
poikiloblast
noun
A porphyroblast mineral containing small inclusions of the previous rock.
rockabillies
rockabillies
noun
plural of rockabilly
sambhogakaya
sambhogakaya
noun
(Buddhism) The second aspect of the Trikaya: a subtle body of limitless form.
schomburgkia
shacklebones
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.
skateboarded
skateboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skateboard
skateboarder
skateboarder
noun
A person who rides a skateboard.
stockbreeder
stockbreeder
noun
A person who breeds and raises livestock.
stockbrokers
stockbrokers
noun
plural of stockbroker
stockbroking
stockbroking
noun
The profession of a stockbroker.
stockjobbers
stockjobbers
noun
plural of stockjobber
stockjobbery
stockjobbing
stockjobbing
noun
(trading, dated) Making markets in equity securities; dealing in stocks and shares.
subnetworked
superbazooka
tankerabogus
tankerabogus
noun
(UK, regional) A bogeyman; a fanciful monster used to frighten children.
textbookless
textbookless
adj
Without a textbook.
turkophobist
unbrokenness
unbrokenness
noun
The state or condition of being unbroken.
wakeboarders
wakeboarders
noun
plural of wakeboarder
workableness
workableness
noun
The quality or state of being workable, or the extent to which a thing is workable.