The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
bethanking
bethanking
verb
present participle of bethank
blackprint
blackstone
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blanketeer
blanketers
blanketing
blanketing
noun
(countable) A layer of something that covers like a blanket.
(nautical, slang) A manoeuvre in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails.
(rail transport) Provision of a layer under the trackbed to prevent clay subsoil and water being forced to the surface by the weight of trains.
(uncountable, countable) Cloth for making blankets.
(uncountable, countable) The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.
verb
present participle of blanket
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
buckatunna
byrthynsak
debarkment
embankment
embankment
noun
a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
embarkment
embarkment
noun
embarkation; the act of setting out
imbarkment
katabanian
kimballton
knapbottle
knapbottle
noun
Bladder campion.
knockabout
knockabout
adj
Boisterous
Suitable for rough use.
noun
(circus) A tumbler.
(entertainment) A slapstick comedy or comedian.
(sailing) A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area
A person living in rough, violent conditions.
A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.
Clothing suitable for rough use.
mountebank
mountebank
noun
(obsolete) An acrobat.
Any boastful, false pretender.
One who sells by deception; a con artist.
One who sells dubious medicines.
verb
(intransitive) To act as a mountebank.
(transitive) To cheat by boasting and false pretenses.
nutbreaker
nutbreaker
noun
The nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes).
outbarking
outbarking
verb
present participle of outbark
outblacken
plankbuilt
pointblank
pointblank
adv
(obsolete or rare) point blank
rabbitskin
rabbitskin
noun
The skin of a rabbit.
rebankrupt
rebankrupt
verb
(transitive) To bankrupt again.
saltimbank
saltimbank
noun
Alternative form of saltimbanque
stonebreak
stonebreak
noun
The meadow saxifrage.
strongback
strongback
noun
(carpentry) A load-bearing post with a T-shaped cross-section, where the short T-tail prevents bowing of the long post.
(nautical) A strong bar placed across a hatch opening to hold hatch boards or hatch covers. (FM 55-501)
(nautical) The fore-and-aft spar extending from stem to stern on a lifeboat and serving as a raised spreader for a boat cover. (FM 55-501)
(sculpture) A backing pole used to reinforce and stabilize vertically-oriented sculptures.
(space science) A vertical structure used to support and stabilize a rocket, often hosting fuel and power umbilical connections. Usually retracted immediately before launch.