A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
backspacefile
backspringing
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
backstretches
backstretches
noun
plural of backstretch.
backswordsman
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(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.
bespecklement
bikhaconitine
bikhaconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in bikh (Aconitum spicatum).
biscuitmaking
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
bloodsuckings
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
brackettville
brainsickness
brainsickness
noun
The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
cabinetmaking
cabinetmaking
noun
The art of the cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
checkerbreast
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
crackableness
crookedbacked
diamondbacked
huckleberries
huckleberries
noun
plural of huckleberry
jabberwockian
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
katabolically
kazincbarcika
kilbrickenite
kilbrickenite
noun
(mineralogy) A mixed sulphide and antimonide of lead.
kirkcudbright
knickerbocker
knickerbocker
noun
(archaic, used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to knickerbockers.
A linsey-woolsey fabric with a rough knotted surface on the right side, formerly used for women's dresses.
knuckleballer
knuckleballer
noun
(baseball) A baseball pitcher known for throwing knuckleballs.
lobachevskian
lobachevskian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1792–1856), Russian mathematician.
Of or related to hyperbolic geometry, which was developed by Nikolai Lobachevsky.
muehlenbeckia
muehlenbeckia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Muehlenbeckia of maidenhairs.
peacebreaking
peacebreaking
noun
Disturbing or destroying a state of peace.
prebankruptcy
prebankruptcy
adj
Preceding a bankruptcy.
preblockading
probankruptcy
proboscislike
proboscislike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a proboscis.
quarterbacked
quarterbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quarterback
rubbernecking
rubbernecking
noun
Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly.
The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident.
verb
present participle of rubberneck
schnabelkanne
schoolbookish
schoolbookish
adj
Characteristic of a schoolbook; dry, pedantic, etc.
sketchability
sketchability
noun
The quality of being sketchable.
specklebreast
specklebreast
noun
A thrush.
stockbreeding
stockbreeding
noun
The breeding and rearing of livestock.
swashbucklers
swashbucklers
noun
plural of swashbuckler
swashbucklery
swashbucklery
noun
adventure and excitement; that which is swashbuckling