A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
bareknuckle
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bauckiebird
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blacktongue
blockbusted
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bruckleness
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
buckeystown
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
bucklandite
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
buckwashing
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buffaloback
buffaloback
noun
The back of a buffalo
bullsticker
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bunchbacked
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
demibuckram
huckleberry
huckleberry
noun
(US, slang) The person one is looking for; the right person for the job.
(slang) A person of little consequence.
A shrub growing this fruit.
A small amount, a short distance, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.
A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.
verb
(intransitive) To pick huckleberries.
hunchbacked
hunchbacked
adj
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
jacksonburg
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
knuckleball
knuckleball
noun
(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.
(figurative) An event that is hard to predict.
verb
(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.
knucklebone
knucklebone
noun
(slang) A die.
A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.
Such a bone once used in knucklebones and other children's games of chance.
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
packbuilder
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
quackenbush
quarterback
quarterback
noun
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
(American football, historical) An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
(rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.
verb
(American football) To play the position of quarterback.
(by extension) To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity.
quickenbeam
rubbernecks
rubbernecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rubberneck
saarbrucken
sourcebooks
sourcebooks
noun
plural of sourcebook
subakhmimic
subjectlike
subjectlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a subject.
subtacksman
subtacksmen
suikerbosch
superblocks
superblocks
noun
plural of superblock
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
thumbtacked
thumbtacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thumbtack
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
turnbuckles
turnbuckles
noun
plural of turnbuckle
turtlebacks
turtlebacks
noun
plural of turtleback
unbickering
unbickering
adj
Not bickering.
unblackened
unblackened
adj
Not blackened.
unblockaded
unblockaded
adj
Not blockaded.
unbracketed
unbracketed
adj
Not bracketed.
unbuckramed
unbuckramed
adj
(archaic) Not stiffened with buckram; not stiff.
uncheckable
uncheckable
adj
Incapable of being checked or restrained.
Incapable of being checked or verified.
uncloakable
uncloakable
adj
Not cloakable.
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).