A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
{{lb|en|backgammon}} A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
verb
To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
backstamping
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
becalming
becalming
verb
present participle of becalm
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
becoming
becoming
adj
decent, respectable
pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
noun
(chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
verb
present participle of become
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
becomingness
becomingness
noun
The state or quality of being becoming (pleasingly suitable).
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
becriming
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
biologicohumanistic
biomagnetic
biomagnetic
adj
Relating to biomagnetism.
biscuitmaking
blackmailing
blackmailing
noun
The act of one who blackmails.
verb
present participle of blackmail
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blancmange
blancmange
noun
(historical) A dish, eaten in the Middle Ages, generally consisting of chicken (or sometimes capon or fish), milk or almond milk, rice, and sugar.
A simple dessert made by cooking sweetened milk with cornstarch and vanilla.
blancmanger
blancmanger
noun
(historical) A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of capon, fish, etc.; blancmange.
blancmanges
blancmanges
noun
plural of blancmange
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bodicemaking
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)
braggadocianism
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
bromocyanogen
bronchohemorrhagia
bucaramanga
bucaramanga
Proper noun
A city in northeastern Colombia.
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bumsucking
cabinetmaking
cabinetmaking
noun
The art of the cabinetmaker
cabinetmakings
cambering
cambering
noun
A slight convexity or slope for drainage etc.; a camber.
verb
present participle of camber
cambiogenetic
caramboling
caramboling
verb
present participle of carambole
carbohemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
cerebromeningeal
cerebromeningeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the meninges
cerebromeningitis
cerebromeningitis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of meningoencephalitis
chambering
chambering
noun
The chamber of a gun or other firearm.
verb
present participle of chamber
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
circumambulating
circumambulating
verb
present participle of circumambulate
circumnavigable
circumnavigable
adj
able to be circumnavigated
circumscribing
circumscribing
verb
present participle of circumscribe
clambering
clambering
noun
The act of one who clambers.
verb
present participle of clamber
climbing
climbing
adj
(botany, of a plant) That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.
noun
(countable) Climb; ascent.
(uncountable) The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.
verb
present participle of climb
climbingfish
climbingfishes
clubmonger
coembodying
combating
combating
verb
Alternative spelling of combatting: present participle of combat
combatting
combatting
verb
present participle of combat
combing
combing
noun
(in the plural) Individual hairs that drop out when the hair is combed.
Alternative spelling of coaming
The act by which something is combed.
verb
present participle of comb
combings
combings
noun
Fragments of hair etc. removed with a comb.
combining
combining
noun
The act by which things are combined or brought together.
verb
present participle of combine
combmaking
combmaking
noun
The manufacture of combs.
combusting
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
counterembargo
counterembargo
noun
An embargo that a nation sets up in response to another embargo against it.
counterembargos
countergambit
countergambit
noun
(chess) A gambit offered by the black (non-starting) player.
crumbing
crumbing
verb
present participle of crumb
crumbling
crumbling
noun
Material that has crumbled away; crumbs.
verb
present participle and gerund of crumble
crumblingness
crumblingness
noun
The quality of crumbling.
crumblings
crumblings
noun
plural of crumbling
cumbering
cumbering
verb
present participle of cumber
currycombing
currycombing
verb
present participle of currycomb
cyanmethemoglobin
cyanmethemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A relatively non-toxic cyanide derivative of methemoglobin formed when amyl nitrite and sodium nitrite are used as antidotes to cyanide poisoning
cyanomethaemoglobin
cyanomethemoglobin
cymballing
cymbling
cymbling
noun
Alternative form of cymling
cymblings
cymblings
noun
plural of cymbling
cymbopogon
discombobulating
discombobulating
adj
Confusing; tending to befuddle or perplex.
verb
present participle of discombobulate
disencumbering
disencumbering
verb
present participle of disencumber
embracing
embracing
noun
The act of embracing (in various senses).
verb
present participle of embrace
embracingly
embracingly
adj
in an embracing manner
embracingness
embrocating
embrocating
verb
present participle of embrocate
embryogenetic
embryogenetic
adj
Relating to embryogenesis.
embryogenic
embryogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to embryogenesis
emcumbering
encumbering
encumbering
verb
present participle of encumber
encumberingly
encumberingly
adv
In an encumbering manner.
germanophobic
germanophobic
adj
Alternative form of Germanophobic
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
gubernaculum
gubernaculum
noun
(biology) (rare) A trailing flagellum in certain protists used for steering.
(dentistry) (more fully gubernaculum dentis) A cord or sheath of connective tissue that connects the sac of an unerupted permanent tooth with the surface of the gum.
(embryology) Either of a pair of folds of peritoneum which connects the caudal end of the fetal testis with the bottom of the scrotum in a male fetus, and by failing to elongate in proportion to the rest of the fetus causes the descent of the testis into the scrotum; or an analogous cord of connective tissue attached to the ovary in a female fetus, which is the precursor of the round and ovarian ligaments.
(zoology) The reproductive tract of an invertebrate, or part of it; especially the section containing the gonophores (in a hydrozoan); a sclerotized structure in the cloaca (in a nematode).
gymnoblastic
gymnoblastic
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Gymnoblastea.
hemoglobinic
hemoglobinocholia
hemoglobinophilic
hemoglobinuric
hemoglobinuric
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hemoglobinuria
noun
An individual who has hemoglobinuria
honeycombing
honeycombing
noun
A honeycomb pattern or structure.
verb
present participle of honeycomb
imbricating
imbricating
verb
present participle of imbricate
incombining
incombining
verb
present participle of incombine
incumbering
incumbering
verb
present participle of incumber
intercombining
intercombining
verb
present participle of intercombine
interembracing
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
limnobiologic
limnobiologic
adj
Of or related to limnobiology.
limnobiological
limnobiological
adj
Synonym of limnobiologic
limnobiologically
macroglobulin
macroglobulin
noun
A plasma globulin of high molecular weight
macroglobulinemia
macroglobulinemia
noun
(medicine) The presence of high levels of macroglobulins in the blood
macroglobulinemic
macroglobulinemic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to macroglobulinemia.
manganbrucite
manganocolumbite
manganocolumbite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of columbite in which manganese replaces iron
mastigobranchia
mastigobranchial
matchboarding
matchboarding
noun
A type of softwood panelling formerly used for walls and ceilings.
mcconnellsburg
mechanicsburg
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
mecklenburgian
membranocartilaginous
membranocartilaginous
adj
Composed of, or relating to, membrane and cartilage.
membranogenic
membranogenic
adj
That generates membranes.
meningocerebritis
mentobregmatic
mentobregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the mentum and the bregma.
microbrewing
microbrewing
noun
Small-scale commercial brewing, as carried out in a microbrewery.
micropublishing
micropublishing
noun
Publishing on a small scale, or for a niche audience.
The publishing of microform publications.
misbalancing
misbalancing
verb
present participle of misbalance
misbecoming
misbecoming
adj
unbecoming; unbefitting
verb
present participle of misbecome
misbecomingly
misbecomingly
adv
In a misbecoming manner.
misbecomingness
misbecomingness
noun
Quality of being misbecoming.
miscognizable
misdescribing
misdescribing
verb
present participle of misdescribe
misscribing
misscribing
verb
present participle of misscribe
mistranscribing
mistranscribing
verb
present participle of mistranscribe
mockingbird
mockingbird
noun
(archaic) Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”)
A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.