Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backbite
backcasts
backcasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcast
backchats
backchats
noun
plural of backchat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backchat
backdates
backdates
noun
plural of backdate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate
backlists
backlists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist
backrests
backrests
noun
plural of backrest
backseats
backseats
noun
plural of backseat
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
backsight
backsight
noun
(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
backstaff
backstaff
noun
(nautical) An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
backstage
backstage
adj
Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
Secret, concealed from the public.
adv
Out of view of the public.
Towards the area behind the stage.
noun
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
backstair
backstair
adj
clandestine, secret or furtive
noun
The backstairs (stairs at the rear of a building).
backstamp
backstays
backstays
noun
plural of backstay
backstein
backstick
backstick
noun
(field hockey, often attributively) An illegal shot in which a player strikes the ball with the rounded face of the stick in field hockey.
backstone
backstops
backstops
noun
plural of backstop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstop
backstrap
backstrap
noun
(drugs) The rolling a marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion
(firearms) The rearmost surface applied to the grip especially of a pistol below a possible beavertail.
A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine.
A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
An anchoring strap, passed around the waist or hips, for a small loom.
The backbone of a book.
verb
To apply or make into a backstrap.
backstrip
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
bagritski
bakemeats
bakemeats
noun
plural of bakemeat
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
ballstock
ballstock
noun
(printing, historical) The handle of a printer's ball.
banknotes
banknotes
noun
plural of banknote
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
barkstone
barnstock
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
baulkiest
baulkiest
adj
superlative form of baulky: most baulky
beanstalk
beanstalk
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A space elevator.
(figuratively, colloquial, by extension) A tall, slim person.
The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
beastlike
beastlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beast.
beefsteak
beefsteak
noun
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato.
(countable, archaic): A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.
(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from beef cattle.
(uncountable) The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
bentincks
berkovets
berkovets
noun
(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.
berkovtsi
bialystok
bitstocks
bitstocks
noun
plural of bitstock
blacklist
blacklist
noun
(law, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned.
verb
(transitive) To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
blavatsky
blockiest
blockiest
adj
superlative form of blocky: most blocky
bockstein
bonteboks
bonteboks
noun
plural of bontebok
booklists
booklists
noun
plural of booklist
bookrests
bookrests
noun
plural of bookrest
bookstack
bookstack
noun
One of a set of bookshelves in a library.
bookstall
bookstall
noun
A table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale.
bookstand
bookstand
noun
A rack for holding books; a bookrack.
A small stall where books are sold.
A stand, made for holding books open.
bookstore
bookstore
noun
A store where books are bought and sold.
bootikins
bootikins
noun
plural of bootikin
bootjacks
bootjacks
noun
plural of bootjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootjack
bootlicks
bootlicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootlick
bottstick
brankiest
branstock
breakfast
breakfast
noun
(by extension) A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
(largely obsolete outside religion) A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.
The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
verb
(intransitive) To eat the morning meal.
(transitive) To serve breakfast to.
breaklist
breakouts
breakouts
noun
plural of breakout
brickbats
brickbats
noun
plural of brickbat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brickbat
brickiest
brickiest
adj
superlative form of bricky: most bricky
britzskas
britzskas
noun
plural of britzska
brookiest
brookites
brookites
noun
plural of brookite
brooklets
brooklets
noun
plural of brooklet
brookston
buckholts
buckshots
buckshots
noun
plural of buckshot
bucksport
buckstall
buckstall
noun
(archaic) A net used for catching deer.
buckstone
bucktails
bucktails
noun
plural of bucktail
bunkmates
bunkmates
noun
plural of bunkmate
buttinski
buttinski
noun
(telecommunications) A robust portable one-piece telephone instrument with clips, used by technicians and lines staff for testing telephone circuits or making a temporary connection to a telephone line.
Alternative spelling of buttinsky
buttinsky
buttinsky
noun
(derogatory) One who is prone to butt in, interrupt, or get involved where they are not welcome; a busybody.
(telecommunications) Alternative spelling of buttinski (“a robust portable one-piece telephone instrument with clips, used by technicians and lines staff for testing telephone circuits or making a temporary connection to a telephone line”)
buttstock
buttstock
noun
The stock in a firearm located in the rear of the firing mechanism where one's shoulder is held when shooting
byelostok
checkbits
cockboats
cockboats
noun
plural of cockboat
crabstick
crabstick
noun
(now rare) A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club.
(obsolete) A crabby, ill-tempered person.
A processed food, made of surimi to somewhat resemble the legs of a crab.
dekabrist
dekabrist
Noun
Decembrist
fastbacks
fastbacks
noun
plural of fastback
grubstake
grubstake
noun
(business) An amount of money advanced to someone starting a business in return for a share of the future profits.
(mining) Money, materials, tools, food etc. provided to a prospector in return for a share in future profits.
Money, necessities stockpiled to sustain an effort for a period of time.
verb
(transitive) To supply such funds to.
jackboots
jackboots
noun
plural of jackboot
katabases
katabases
noun
plural of katabasis
katabasis
katabasis
noun
(by extension, humorous) Any journey downwards or fall.
(mythology, literature) A mytheme or trope in which the hero embarks on a journey to the underworld.
(rare) The presence of downward (drainage or katabatic) winds.
A journey from the interior of a country to the coast.
A retreat, especially a military one.
keelboats
keelboats
noun
plural of keelboat
kerbstone
kerbstone
noun
A paving stone that forms part of a kerb
kibitzers
kibitzers
noun
plural of kibitzer
kilobytes
kilobytes
noun
plural of kilobyte
kingbolts
kingbolts
noun
plural of kingbolt
knobbiest
knobbiest
adj
superlative form of knobby: most knobby
knobstick
knobstick
noun
(slang) One who refuses to join, or withdraws from, a trade union.
A stick with a rounded knob at the end.
knobstone
knubbiest
lobsticks
lobsticks
noun
plural of lobstick
makebates
makebates
noun
plural of makebate
notebooks
notebooks
noun
plural of notebook
outbreaks
outbreaks
noun
plural of outbreak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbreak
pibloktos
rubtsovsk
rustyback
rustyback
noun
Asplenium ceterach (syn. Ceterach officinarum), a fern with orange-brown trichomes.
scatbacks
scatbacks
noun
plural of scatback
shackbolt
skaitbird
skateable
skateable
adj
Suitable for skating (or skateboarding) upon.
skibslast
slotbacks
slotbacks
noun
plural of slotback
snakebite
snakebite
noun
(countable) Either of a pair of lip piercings below the lower lip, resembling the fangs of a snake.
(countable) The bite of a snake.
(countable, uncountable) A mixture of cider and lager; a serving of this drink.
softbacks
softbacks
noun
plural of softback
splitbeak
stackable
stackable
adj
(retail, colloquial, of a coupon or similar offer) Capable of being combined with others on a single purchase.
Capable of being stacked.
noun
(computing) A network switch that can be set up to operate with other network switches.
stairbeak
stalkable
stalkable
adj
Capable of being stalked (as of a hunter's prey).
standback
steenbock
steenbock
noun
Archaic form of steenbok.
steenboks
steenboks
noun
plural of steenbok
steinbeck
steinbeck
Proper noun
(1902–2968), American writer.
steinbock
steinbock
noun
A type of ibex.
steinboks
steinboks
noun
plural of steinbok
steinbuck
stickable
stickable
adj
Capable of being stuck; adhesive.
stickball
stickball
noun
A street game similar to baseball, played with a stick, a ball and various ad hoc materials; found primarily in large cities in the northeastern United States.
The ball used in this game.
stickboat
stinkball
stinkball
noun
(military, historical) A composition of substances which in combustion emit a suffocating odour, formerly used in naval warfare.
stinkbird
stinkbird
noun
The hoatzin.
stinkbugs
stinkbugs
noun
plural of stinkbug
stinkbush
stinkbush
noun
(Southern US) star anise plant
stinkibus
stopblock
stopblock
noun
(rail transport, especially US) An obstruction placed at the end of a railway track to prevent rail vehicles from going any further.
storybook
storybook
adj
As in a story for children; pleasant and idealized, or having a happy conclusion.
noun
A book containing stories, especially children's stories.
studbooks
studbooks
noun
plural of studbook
stylebook
stylebook
noun
A manual containing an organization's standardized usage conventions for how to write.
swartback
swartback
noun
(UK, dialect) The black-backed gull (Larus marinus), or swarbie.
sweptback
sweptback
adj
(of a hairstyle) Backswept.
(of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage.
tailbacks
tailbacks
noun
plural of tailback
tewksbury
textbooks
textbooks
noun
plural of textbook
thumbkins
thumbkins
noun
plural of thumbkin
tomsbrook
tubeworks
westbrook
westbrook
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in England and elsewhere.