A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
backlighted
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backpointer
backscatter
backscatter
noun
(computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
(military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that is scattered back in the direction of the source of radiation by an obscurant.
(physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner.
verb
To scatter particles and/or radiation back to the direction from which they come.
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
backstabbed
backstabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstab
backstabber
backstabber
noun
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.
backstamped
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstreets
backstreets
noun
plural of backstreet
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backstrokes
backstrokes
noun
plural of backstroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke
backtracked
backtracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backtrack
backtracker
backtracker
noun
One who, or that which, backtracks.
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
beetlestock
billsticker
billsticker
noun
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.
biokinetics
biokinetics
noun
(medical biology) The study of movements of or within organisms
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
blackbeetle
blackbreast
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blackington
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blacktongue
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
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.
bloodstocks
bloodstocks
noun
plural of bloodstock
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
bottlenecks
bottlenecks
noun
plural of bottleneck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bottleneck
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brickbatted
brickbatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brickbat
bricksetter
bricktimber
broomsticks
broomsticks
noun
plural of broomstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broomstick
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
buckeystown
bucklandite
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bullsticker
cabinetmake
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
hatchetback
jackrabbits
jackrabbits
noun
plural of jackrabbit
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
leatherback
leatherback
noun
A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back.
packability
packability
noun
The quality or state of being packable
picketboats
picketboats
noun
plural of picketboat
pocketbooks
pocketbooks
noun
plural of pocketbook
pricktimber
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.
scratchback
scratchback
noun
(UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.
sketchbooks
sketchbooks
noun
plural of sketchbook
stickleback
stickleback
noun
Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct nests from weeds.
stockbridge
stockbroker
stockbroker
noun
(finance) A person who buys and sells shares (stock) on a stock exchange on behalf of clients. May also provide investment advice and/or company information, depending on the level of service offered (or chosen by the client).
stockjobber
stockjobber
noun
(Britain, derogatory, trading) An unscrupulous stockbroker.
(chiefly Britain, trading) A stock exchange worker who deals only with brokers.
subjectlike
subjectlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a subject.
subtacksman
subtacksmen
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
thumbtacked
thumbtacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thumbtack
ticklebrain
ticklebrain
noun
(obsolete) Alcoholic liquor.
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.