(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
beknighting
beknighting
verb
present participle of beknight
bhaktimarga
bibliotheke
bibliotheke
noun
Alternative form of bibliotheque
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
breithablik
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brookesmith
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buttonhooks
buttonhooks
noun
plural of buttonhook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhook
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
dukhobortsy
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
halterbreak
halterbreak
verb
To get an animal used to wearing and being handled in a halter.
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
hatchetback
heartbreaks
heartbreaks
noun
plural of heartbreak
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
kabirpanthi
katabothron
leatherback
leatherback
noun
A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back.
leatherbark
pathbreaker
pathbreaker
noun
A person who carries out pathbreaking work.
sabbathlike
scratchback
scratchback
noun
(UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.
sketchbooks
sketchbooks
noun
plural of sketchbook
svarabhakti
svarabhakti
noun
(linguistics, phonology) Epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
textbookish
textbookish
adj
Characteristic of a textbook
thimblelike
thimblelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a thimble.
thumbtacked
thumbtacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thumbtack
turkophobia
unthinkable
unthinkable
adj
Incapable of being believed; incredible.
Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.