(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
bairnwort
bandwidth
bandwidth
noun
(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
beeswings
beeswings
noun
plural of beeswing
beewinged
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
besnowing
besnowing
verb
present participle of besnow
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
beweeping
beweeping
verb
present participle of beweep
bewigging
bewigging
verb
present participle of bewig
beworming
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
billowing
billowing
noun
The act of something that billows; a billow.
verb
present participle of billow
bindweeds
bindweeds
noun
plural of bindweed
birdwoman
birdwoman
noun
(informal) a female aviator.
A mythological creature that is part woman and part bird.
A woman who works with birds.
birdwomen
birdwomen
noun
plural of birdwoman
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
blindweed
blindworm
blindworm
noun
Anguis fragilis (slowworm), a small species of legless lizard.
blowiness
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
boatswain
boatswain
noun
A kind of gull, the jaeger.
The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
The tropicbird.
borrowing
borrowing
noun
(linguistics) A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.
An instance of something being borrowed.
verb
(slang, crime) Slang term for shoplifting.
present participle of borrow
bowelling
bowelling
verb
present participle of bowel
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
brainward
brainwash
brainwash
noun
A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
verb
(figuratively, dated) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
To persuade completely and forcibly.
brainwave
brainwave
noun
A sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration; a brainstorm
Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram
brainwood
brainwork
brainwork
noun
Work done with the brain; mental effort.
brandwein
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
bridewain
bridewain
noun
(historical, archaic or dialectal) A cart or waggon, loaded with household goods, conveyed from a bride's house to her new home; (by extension) the bridal gifts transported upon such a wain.
bringdown
bringdown
noun
comedown
disappointment, letdown
brinktown
bronislaw
browniest
browniest
adj
superlative form of browny: most browny
browntail
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
burrowing
burrowing
noun
The act or result of making a burrow.
verb
present participle of burrow
bytownite
bytownite
noun
(mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the fifth member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Bytownite is rare, and normally occurs in small grains in lime-rich igneous rocks. Clear pale yellow crystals have come from Mexico and Oregon.
bywalking
enwombing
enwombing
verb
present participle of enwomb
gibbstown
imbrowned
imbrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbrown
inblowing
inblowing
verb
present participle of inblow
jawbation
jawbation
noun
Alternative spelling of jobation
jawboning
jawboning
noun
Persistent persuasive talk.
verb
present participle of jawbone
naubinway
naubinway
Proper noun
A town in Michigan.
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
nimblewit
saberwing
saberwing
noun
Alternative form of sabrewing
sebewaing
snowbirds
snowbirds
noun
plural of snowbird
snowblink
snowblink
noun
Synonym of iceblink
subtwined
swinburne
swingable
swingable
adj
Capable of being swung, or made to swing.
swingably
swingback
swingboat
swingboat
noun
A fairground ride consisting of an open gondola which swings back and forth.
twinberry
twinberry
noun
A North American species of honeysuckle, Lonicera involucrata.
Its fruit, a bitter edible black berry containing several small seeds.
twineable
twinebush
twinsburg
unbewitch
unbewitch
verb
(transitive) To free from a curse or enchantment.
unimbowed
unwebbing
unwebbing
verb
present participle of unweb
unwirable
waistband
waistband
noun
A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.
wakerobin
wakerobin
noun
Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals.
Any plant of the genus Arum, especially the cuckoopint.
washbasin
washbasin
noun
A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.
A laundry sink.
webmaking
wellbeing
whinberry
whinberry
noun
Alternative form of whimberry
whirlbone
whirlbone
noun
Alternative form of whirl-bone
whizbangs
whizbangs
noun
plural of whizbang
whizzbang
whizzbang
noun
Alternative form of whizbang
wiesbaden
wiesbaden
Proper noun
The capital city of the state of Hesse, in Germany.
wilburton
wilburton
Proper noun
a village in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England
an unincorporated community in Morton County, Kansas, USA
a city in Oklahoma, USA, and the county seat of Latimer County.
a neighbourhood in Bellevue, King County, Washington, USA.
wimbledon
wimbledon
Proper noun
The principal business area and suburb in the London Borough of Merton.
The Wimbledon Championships, a prestigious tennis tournament.
windberry
windblast
windblast
noun
A sudden rush of air or gas due to the collapse of a void, especially in mining.
windblown
windblown
adj
(of a person) having disheveled hair blown about by the wind.
(of a tree) growing in a distorted shape produced by the prevailing winds.
(of seeds, leaves etc) dispersed by the wind.
windbound
windbound
adj
(nautical) Unable to sail because of high winds, or of onshore winds.
windbreak
windbreak
noun
(agriculture) A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops.
A sheet or stack of material used to protect people or fire from wind.
The act of breaking wind; flatulence.
windburns
windburns
noun
plural of windburn
windburnt
windburnt
adj
Alternative form of windburned
wineberry
wineberry
noun
(UK, obsolete) The red currant.
(obsolete, possibly poetic) The grape (fruit of plants of the genus Vitis).
Its edible fruit, a small black berry.
Its edible fruit, resembling a raspberry.
The plant Rubus phoenicolasius, the Japanese wineberry.
The tree Aristotelia serrata, endemic to New Zealand, with broad rose-coloured leaves.
winesburg
winesburg
Proper noun
An in southwestern Township, County,
The town, named after the Holmes County town of the same name, but otherwise based on that serves as the setting of the novel .
wingbacks
wingbacks
noun
plural of wingback
winnebago
winnebago
noun
(Canada, US, automotive, slang) a motorhome; a recreational vehicle (RV)
winnsboro
winnsboro
Proper noun
a city in Louisiana, USA
a town in South Carolina, USA
a city in and Texas, USA.
wishbones
wishbones
noun
plural of wishbone
woodbinds
woodbinds
noun
plural of woodbind
woodbined
woodbined
adj
Covered with woodbine.
woodbines
woodbines
noun
plural of woodbine
wrainbolt
wringbolt
wringbolt
noun
(nautical, historical) A bolt with a ring or eye, used by shipwrights to temporarily bend and secure the planks against the timbers until they are fixed in place.
wristband
wristband
noun
A band that supports a wristwatch.
A cord worn around the wrist, used to hold a small object such as a knife: a lanyard
A decorative band or bracelet that encircles the wearer's wrist.
A strip of material worn around the wrist, e.g. to absorb perspiration, especially in sports.