(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
bartholomewtide
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
battleward
battleward
adv
Toward battle.
bawdstrot
beardstown
bedstraw
bedstraw
noun
(obsolete) straw put into a bed
Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
bedstraws
bedstraws
noun
plural of bedstraw
bedworth
bestrewed
bestrewed
verb
simple past tense of bestrew
bestrowed
bestrowed
verb
simple past tense of bestrow
besweatered
besweatered
Adjective
Wearing a sweater.
betowered
bewaitered
bewilderment
bewilderment
noun
A confusing or perplexing situation.
The state of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewrathed
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
birdwitted
bitterweed
bitterweed
noun
Any plant in the genus Ambrosia, especially Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed).
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
brantwood
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
breastweed
breastwood
brentwood
brentwood
Proper noun
a town in Essex, England.
a town in New Hampshire, USA
bretwalda
bretwalda
noun
(historical) A title given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 5th century onwards who had achieved overlordship of some or all of the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
bretwaldadom
bretwaldaship
bridewort
bridewort
noun
Filipendula ulmaria
Spiraea alba, the pale bridewort
Spiraea salicifolia
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
bridgewater
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
brightwood
brittlewood
broadwater
broadwayite
budworth
burntweed
butterweed
butterweed
noun
Any of various herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Conyza.
butterweeds
butterweeds
noun
plural of butterweed
byrdstown
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
drawability
drawability
noun
The quality or degree of being drawable.
drawbolt
drawbolt
noun
(engineering) A coupling pin
drawtube
drawtube
noun
The tube that is drawn out in order to expand a telescope.
drawtubes
drawtubes
noun
plural of drawtube
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
outwarbled
outwarbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwarble
rabbitweed
rabbitweed
noun
The plant Gutierrezia sarothrae.
rabbitwood
rabbitwood
noun
Pyrularia pubera, a shrub in the sandalwood family.
stableward
stableward
adv
Toward a stable.
stablewards
stablewards
adv
Towards a stable.
stowboard
stowboard
noun
(UK, dialect, mining) A place into which rubbish is put.
stowbord
stowbord
noun
Alternative form of stowboard
stowbordman
stowbordmen
strawboard
strawboard
noun
A form of cardboard, usually yellow, made from straw
strawbreadth
stubbleward
stubbleward
adv
Toward the stubble.
subheadwaiter
subnetworked
sweetbread
sweetbread
noun
The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.
sweetbreads
sweetbreads
noun
plural of sweetbread
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switchboards
switchboards
noun
plural of switchboard
timberwood
trowbridge
trowbridge
Proper noun
the county town of Wiltshire, England.
twitterboned
unwithdrawable
unwithdrawable
adj
Not withdrawable.
wasteboard
wasteboard
noun
(nautical) Archaic form of washboard.
wastelbread
waterbed
waterbed
noun
A bed with a tough plastic mattress filled with water.
waterbeds
waterbeds
noun
plural of waterbed
waterboard
waterboard
noun
A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water.
A public commission charged with overseeing water quality in a particular area.
verb
To subject to waterboarding, to pour water over a cloth covering the face and breathing passages of an immobilized captive.
waterbound
wattlebird
wattlebird
noun
Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
Any of three birds in the family Callaeidae, endemic to New Zealand.
wattlebirds
wattlebirds
noun
plural of wattlebird
weatherboard
weatherboard
noun
(nautical) A plank placed over an opening to keep out driven water.
(nautical) The windward side of a vessel.
Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.
verb
(transitive) To cover with a weatherboard.
weatherboarding
weatherboarding
noun
(architecture) A type of wooden siding in which a house is sided with long, thin, overlapping boards.
weatherbound
weatherbound
adj
(often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
weetbird
weisbrodt
wetbird
wetbird
noun
(UK, dialect) The chaffinch.
wheatbird
wheatbird
noun
A bird that feeds on wheat, especially the chaffinch.
wheelabrated
whitebeard
whitebeard
noun
An old man; a greybeard.
whitebeards
whitebeards
noun
plural of whitebeard
whitebird
windburnt
windburnt
adj
Alternative form of windburned
winterbound
withdrawable
withdrawable
adj
Capable of being withdrawn.
witherband
witherband
noun
(obsolete) A piece of iron fixed in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.
wonderbright
woodburytype
woodburytype
Noun
A photomechanical printing process in which a relief pattern in gelatin is hardened and pressed against a metal plate, producing an intaglio.
A print of this kind.
worldbeater
worldbeater
noun
Alternative form of world-beater
worldbeaters
worldbeaters
noun
plural of worldbeater
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.