(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.
A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.
backstays
backstays
noun
plural of backstay
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
backyards
backyards
noun
plural of backyard
barleysick
barsky
bashlyk
bashlyk
noun
A protective cone-shaped hood with lappets for wrapping around the neck, used especially by Turks and Cossacks.
bashlyks
bashlyks
noun
plural of bashlyk
basketry
basketry
noun
Baskets collectively.
The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
bialystok
bialystoker
bikeways
bikeways
noun
plural of bikeway
blackboys
blackboys
noun
plural of blackboy
blackeyes
blackeyes
noun
plural of blackeye
blackishly
blackishly
adv
In a blackish way.
blavatsky
boguslawsky
bookways
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
bradykinins
bradykinins
noun
plural of bradykinin
bradyteleokinesis
brailowsky
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
bricklayers
bricklayers
noun
plural of bricklayer
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
bryansk
bryansk
Proper noun
A city in Russia, administrative centre of Bryansk oblast.
buckayros
buckayros
noun
plural of buckayro
buckstay
buckstay
noun
A vertical support for a furnace or boiler, to give it rigidity.
buybacks
buybacks
noun
plural of buyback
byrthynsak
bysacki
bytalks
cambyuskan
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
chelyabinsk
claybanks
claybanks
noun
plural of claybank
daybooks
daybooks
noun
plural of daybook
daybreaks
daybreaks
noun
plural of daybreak
dobzhansky
fishyback
fishybacking
graybacks
graybacks
noun
plural of grayback
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
jablonsky
kabalevsky
kabayas
kabayas
noun
plural of kabaya
keasbey
keyboarders
keyboarders
noun
plural of keyboarder
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
keyboards
keyboards
noun
plural of keyboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keyboard
kielbasy
kissability
kissability
noun
The quality of being kissable.
kissably
kissably
adv
In a kissable way.
kobayashi
leukocytoblast
lobachevsky
markleysburg
megakaryoblast
megakaryoblast
noun
(cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.
mistakably
mistakably
adv
In a mistakable manner
mossyback
mossyback
noun
(fishing, obsolete) A fish that is large and old, especially one that has algae growing on its back; a mossback.
(informal) A person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary; a mossback.
(informal, historical, obsolete) Synonym of mossback (“a person who stayed hidden to evade conscription (especially by the Confederate States Army) during the American Civil War (1861–1865)”)
(obsolete) The menhaden, mossbanker, or mossbunker, a marine fish of the genus Brevoortia or Ethmidium.
paybacks
paybacks
noun
plural of payback
piggybacks
piggybacks
noun
plural of piggyback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of piggyback
playbacks
playbacks
noun
plural of playback
playbooks
playbooks
noun
plural of playbook
raspberrylike
raspberrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a raspberry (plant or fruit).
rekeyboards
rekeyboards
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rekeyboard
rockabyes
rockabyes
noun
plural of rockabye
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rockabye
rustyback
rustyback
noun
Asplenium ceterach (syn. Ceterach officinarum), a fern with orange-brown trichomes.
saltimbankery
sambhogakaya
sambhogakaya
noun
(Buddhism) The second aspect of the Trikaya: a subtle body of limitless form.
sassybark
saybrook
shakably
shakebly
shockability
shockability
noun
The condition of being shockable; the capacity to be shocked.
sickbay
sickbay
noun
A place used as a hospital on board a ship, on a spaceship (in science fiction).
A room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured in a school.
sickbays
sickbays
noun
plural of sickbay
sketchability
sketchability
noun
The quality of being sketchable.
skybal
skybald
skylab
skylab
noun
(Philippines) A motorcycle taxi with extension seats on the sides, configured by placing a wooden beam across the pillion.