(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
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.
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bandytown
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
bartholomewtide
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
batfowled
battleward
battleward
adv
Toward battle.
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
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
beetleweed
beetleweed
noun
Galax urceolata, an evergreen herbaceous perennial plant native to the southeastern United States.
bennetweed
bentwood
bentwood
noun
(countable) An object, especially a piece of furniture, made from bentwood.
(woodworking, countable and uncountable, sometimes attributive) Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships' hulls, etc.).
bentwoods
bentwoods
noun
plural of bentwood
bestowed
bestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestow
bestrewed
bestrewed
verb
simple past tense of bestrew
bestrowed
bestrowed
verb
simple past tense of bestrow
besweatered
besweatered
Adjective
Wearing a sweater.
betowered
betwattled
betwattled
adj
(archaic, West Country) surprised, confounded, befuddled, to be in a distressed state of mind.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of betwattle
betweenmaid
bewaitered
bewilderment
bewilderment
noun
A confusing or perplexing situation.
The state of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewitched
bewitched
adj
(Of a person) entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence.
Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewitch
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewrathed
billetwood
bindwith
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).
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bondelswarts
bordentown
bowditch
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
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
bulletwood
bulletwood
noun
A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.
A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
The timber of this tree.
burntweed
butterweed
butterweed
noun
Any of various herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Conyza.
butterweeds
butterweeds
noun
plural of butterweed
buttonweed
buttonweed
noun
Abutilon theophrasti, velvetleaf, Indian mallow
Any of several plants of the genera Diodia and Diodella, of the madder family.
Centaurea spp., certain knapweeds
Oldenlandia uniflora, clustered bluet
Spermacoce, false buttonweeds.
buttonwood
buttonwood
noun
California sycamore or western sycamore (Platanus racemosa).
The American sycamore or American plane tree (Platanus occidentalis, family Platanaceae).
The mangrove tree (Conocarpus erectus, family Combretaceae) a tropical and subtropical species.
buttonwoods
buttonwoods
noun
plural of buttonwood
buttwood
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.
deathblow
deathblow
noun
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
deathblows
deathblows
noun
plural of deathblow
detacwable
disembowelment
disembowelment
noun
The act of disemboweling.
disembowelments
disembowelments
noun
plural of disembowelment
doublewidth
downbeat
downbeat
adj
Cautiously optimistic.
Sad or pessimistic.
noun
(music) The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke).
downbeats
downbeats
noun
plural of downbeat
downbent
downbent
adj
Bent downward.
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
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
misbestowed
misbestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbestow
outbawled
outbawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbawl
outbowed
outbowed
adj
Bowed outward, curved outward.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbow
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
subtwined
swathband
sweatband
sweatband
noun
A band of fabric worn around the wrist or head during sports to absorb perspiration.
A band of fabric, inside the crown of a hat, designed to absorb perspiration.
sweetbread
sweetbread
noun
The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.
sweetbreads
sweetbreads
noun
plural of sweetbread
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
switchblades
switchblades
noun
plural of switchblade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade
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
takedownable
thimbleweed
thimbleweed
noun
Anemone cylindrica
Anemone virginiana
Rudbeckia laciniata
thimbleweeds
thimbleweeds
noun
plural of thimbleweed
timberwood
tobaccoweed
tobaccowood
trowbridge
trowbridge
Proper noun
the county town of Wiltshire, England.
tumbledown
tumbledown
adj
in disrepair; poorly maintained
tumbleweed
tumbleweed
noun
(attributive) Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received by one's audience, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert with rolling tumbleweeds.
A tan colour, like that of a tumbleweed.
Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as Russian thistle, witch grass, wild indigo, Amaranthus albus, etc.
tumbleweeds
tumbleweeds
noun
plural of tumbleweed
twayblade
twayblade
noun
Any of several orchids, of the genera Neottia (syn. Listera) and Liparis, that have a pair of basal leaves.
twibilled
twitterboned
twyblade
twyblade
noun
Alternative form of twayblade
unbestowed
unbestowed
adj
Not bestowed; ungiven.
unbewitched
unbewitched
adj
Not bewitched.
unwithdrawable
unwithdrawable
adj
Not withdrawable.
waistband
waistband
noun
A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.