(chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
(cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
(cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
(figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
(figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
(figuratively) Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
(obsolete) Already past or gone; bygone.
(obsolete) Unwilling; averse; reluctant.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
Late or behindhand.
Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
Reversed in order or sequence.
Situated toward or at the rear of something.
adv
(figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
(obsolete) In the past.
At, near or towards the rear of something.
By way of reflection; reflexively.
In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
In a reversed order or sequence.
In a reversed orientation; back to front.
Toward or into the past;
noun
The state behind or past.
backword
backword
noun
A contention, retort, or reply.
A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
A section of commentary at the end of a book.
backworm
backworm
noun
(obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks.
backwort
backwrap
backwrap
noun
(computing, dated) A word wrap feature that restores a word to the preceding line when space is made for it by deletion.
A portion of something that is wrapped backward.
verb
(computing, dated) To restore a word to the preceding line when space is made for it by deletion.
To wrap around the back of something.
bawdrick
berewick
berewick
noun
(now historical) An outlying estate.
brockway
browsick
cagework
cagework
noun
A cage or cage-like structure.
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
checkrow
checkrow
verb
(agriculture) To plant seeds at the intersections of a criss-cross pattern previously marked out on the ground.
chewbark
cockcrow
cockcrow
noun
The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light
cookware
cookware
noun
The assorted objects, such as pots, pans, baking sheets, etc., used for cooking
corkwing
corkwing
noun
corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
corkwood
corkwood
noun
Annona glabra, a plant found in the West Indies.
Caldcluvia paniculosa, a soft barked corkwood from Australia in the coachwood family.
Commiphora angolensis or sand corkwood, a shrub species growing mainly in Angola and Namibia.
Duboisia, a genus with species found in Australia.
Endiandra sieberi, a corkwood from Australia in the laurel family.
Entelea arborescens, a species found in New Zealand.
Erythrina vespertilio (grey corkwood), a species from Australia.
Hakea suberea, a species found in Australia.
Leitneria floridana, a species found in southeastern North America.
Melicope, a genus with species in Australia.
Musanga cecropioides or African corkwood, a species found in Africa.
Sesbania grandiflora, a species found in southeast Asia and northern Australia, with edible flowers.
The wood of Quercus suber, the cork oak.
coworker
coworker
noun
Somebody with whom one works.
crackjaw
crackjaw
adj
Difficult or unpleasant to pronounce.
cragwork
crewneck
crewneck
noun
Alternative form of crew neck
cribwork
cribwork
noun
cribbing (structural members)
cutworks
cutworks
noun
plural of cutwork
drawback
drawback
noun
A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette.
ductwork
ductwork
noun
The system of ducts in a particular building.
facework
facework
noun
(mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
(sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
hackwork
hackwork
noun
Work, usually of a professional nature, either repetitive or done to a formula.
hardwick
hartwick
herdwick
herdwick
Noun
A sheep of a Cumbrian breed prized for their robust health and durable wool.
kenwrick
krawczyk
lacework
lacework
noun
A piece or example of lace.
lockwork
lockwork
noun
(firearms) The assembly forming the firing mechanism of a gun.
muckworm
muckworm
noun
A larva living in mud or manure.
Someone who gathers wealth through overwork of employees and sordid means; a miser.
nawrocki
neckward
neckwear
neckwear
noun
Articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from the neck, such as ties or necklaces.
packware
packware
noun
Goods carried in a pack, especially those for sale by a peddler.
pickwork
rackwork
rackwork
noun
Any mechanism with a rack, such as a rack and pinion.
rickshaw
rickshaw
noun
A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
verb
To move someone by means of a rickshaw.
rickwood
rockaway
rockaway
noun
(dated, uncommon) A light, low, four-wheeled carriage with standing top, open at the sides, but with waterproof curtains for bad weather.
(dated, uncommon) A similar but heavier carriage, enclosed except at the front, and with a door at each side.
rockview
rockwall
rockward
rockweed
rockweed
noun
Ascophyllum nodosum, a seaweed also known as knotted wrack.
Fucus vesiculosus, a similar seaweed also known as bladderwrack.
rockwell
rockwood
rockwood
noun
(mineralogy) fossil wood
(mineralogy) ligniform asbestos
rockwork
rockwork
noun
(climbing) The act of climbing a rock face, cliff, etc.
Ornamental work done with rocks, as for example around a pond.
rowlocks
rowlocks
noun
plural of rowlock
swordick
swordick
noun
(Orkney) The spotted gunnel (Muraenoides gunnellus).
thwacker
thwacker
noun
A club, rod, stick, etc., used to thwack.
A person who strikes a resounding blow with an object.
trackway
trackway
noun
A set of footprints left in soft ground by a human or animal, especially if fossilized.
Any of two or more narrow paths, of steel, smooth stone, or similar, laid in a public roadway otherwise formed of an inferior pavement, such as cobblestones, to provide an easy way for wheeled vehicles.
tresckow
truckway
truckway
noun
A special road for the exclusive use of trucks.
warlocks
warlocks
noun
plural of warlock
whackers
whackers
noun
plural of whacker
whackier
whackier
adj
comparative form of whacky: more whacky
whatreck
whetrock
whickers
whickers
noun
plural of whicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whicker
whirrick
whitrack
wickeder
wickeder
adj
comparative form of wicked: more wicked
wickerby
woodrick
woodrick
noun
A rick, or stack, of wood.
woodrock
woodrock
noun
(mineralogy) A compact wood-like variety of asbestos.
wrackful
wrackful
adj
Full of wrack or wreckage; ruinous; destructive.
wracking
wracking
verb
present participle of wrack
wrannock
wrannock
noun
(UK, dialect) The common wren.
wreckage
wreckage
noun
Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.
wreckers
wreckers
noun
plural of wrecker
wreckful
wreckful
adj
(poetic) Causing wreckage; ruinous.
wrecking
wrecking
noun
The act by which something is wrecked.
The taking of valuables from a shipwreck close to the shore.