(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.
backwater
backwater
noun
(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
verb
(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
backwort
bakerstown
bangwaketsi
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
beekmantown
beetewk
berkowitz
bethwack
bethwack
verb
(transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
blackwort
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
blanketweed
blanketweed
noun
a filamentous alga often found in ponds
bolsterwork
boltwork
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bostwick
botchwork
botchwork
noun
Inferior and shoddy work.
bowknot
bowknot
noun
A knot that has two loops and two loose ends, either used decoratively, or to tie shoelaces.
bowknots
bowknots
noun
plural of bowknot
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
breakwater
breakwater
noun
(nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
(on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
breakwaters
breakwaters
noun
plural of breakwater
breakweather
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brinktown
buckeystown
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
butterworker
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
counterbreastwork
hawkbit
hawkbit
noun
Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.
kabinettwein
kawabata
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
stockbow
strawberrylike
strawberrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a strawberry (plant or fruit).
subnetwork
subnetwork
noun
A subsection of a network.
subnetworked
subnetworks
subnetworks
noun
plural of subnetwork
swartback
swartback
noun
(UK, dialect) The black-backed gull (Larus marinus), or swarbie.
sweptback
sweptback
adj
(of a hairstyle) Backswept.
(of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage.
switchback
switchback
noun
(aviation) A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
(chiefly Britain) A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
(chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.
verb
(intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path.
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchbacker
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
takedownable
tewkesbury
tewkesbury
Proper noun
a town in Gloucestershire, England
tewksbury
throwback
throwback
noun
(US, accounting) A practice to avoid untaxed nowhere income by instead taxing such income in the originating state for a given transaction.
(derogatory) A person considered to be primitive, uncivilized and mentally deficient.
(slang, often attributive) A person or thing that evokes memories.
A person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed.
A reversion to an earlier stage of development.
An atavism.
An organism that has characteristics of a more primitive form.
Coordinate terms: nowhere income, throwout
throwbacks
throwbacks
noun
plural of throwback
timberwork
timberwork
noun
Work made of timbers.
timberworks
timberworks
noun
plural of timberwork
trackbarrow
trowelbeak
tubework
tubework
noun
An assemblage of tubes.
tubeworks
twinbrooks
unbeknownst
unbeknownst
adv
(followed by to) without the knowledge of
unknowability
unknowability
noun
The quality or state of being unknowable.
unworkability
unworkability
noun
An unworkable aspect or element.
The quality or state of being unworkable, lack of workability.
walkabout
walkabout
noun
(Australian aboriginal) A nomadic excursion into the bush, especially one taken by young teenage boys in certain ancient-custom honoring tribes.
(Britain) A public stroll by some celebrity to meet a group of people informally.
A walking trip.
An absence, usually from a regular place with a possibility of a return.
wartyback
wartyback
noun
Synonym of pimpleback (mussel)
washbasket
washbasket
noun
Alternative form of wash basket
wastebasket
wastebasket
noun
A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin.
verb
(transitive) To discard in a wastebasket.
wastebaskets
wastebaskets
noun
plural of wastebasket
waterbank
waterblink
waterbok
waterbok
noun
Alternative form of waterbuck
waterbuck
waterbuck
noun
A species of antelope endemic to Africa, Kobus ellipsiprymnus.
waterbucks
waterbucks
noun
plural of waterbuck
weatherbreak
westbrook
westbrook
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in England and elsewhere.
westbrooke
wetback
wetback
noun
(derogatory slang) A Mexican or Central American who illegally enters the United States of America from its southern border.
(derogatory slang) A person of the mestizo race; a mojado.
wetbacks
wetbacks
noun
plural of wetback; a slur towards persons of Mexican descent in the United States
whiteback
whiteback
noun
A wild duck, the canvasback.
whitebark
whitebark
noun
The North American pine Pinus albicaulis, found in mountainous and subalpine regions, often as krummholz.
whitebook
workability
workability
noun
The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned.
The quality of being workable; practical capacity to succeed.
workbasket
workbasket
noun
A basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc.
workbaskets
workbaskets
noun
plural of workbasket
workboat
workboat
noun
A boat used for purposes other than recreation, passenger transport, or combat.
workboats
workboats
noun
plural of workboat
workbrittle
worktable
worktable
noun
(historical) A small table used by ladies for doing needlework.