A band that passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage.
backbend
backbend
noun
(gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.
verb
To perform such a move.
backbone
backbone
noun
(figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
(figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.
The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
backdown
backdown
noun
An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backened
backhand
backhand
adj
(ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick
(of handwriting) Slanting to the left.
(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style
noun
(Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
(surfing) the hand towards the back of the board.
(tennis) a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
Handwriting that leans to the left
The reverse side of the human hand.
verb
to execute a backhand stroke or throw
to slap with the back of one's hand
backings
backings
noun
plural of backing
backland
backland
noun
Land that lies behind or beyond some primary settlement or development.
backlins
backspin
backspin
noun
(music) Synonym of spinback
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
backwind
backwind
noun
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
verb
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
(transitive) To wind backwards.
bagtikan
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
bakeoven
bakerman
bakerton
bakingly
bakingly
adv
So as to bake.
baldakin
balkanic
balkanic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Balkan peninsula.
balkline
balkline
noun
baulk line
banakite
banakite
noun
(geology) A form of trachyandesite
bandhook
bandikai
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bangkoks
bangkoks
noun
plural of bangkok
bankable
bankable
adj
Acceptable to a bank.
Certain to bring profit and success, especially in the entertainment industry.
Reliable.
bankbook
bankbook
noun
(transferred sense) wealth
passbook, chequebook
bankcard
bankcard
noun
A card that a bank issues used by the cardholder in the course of authorization to receive bank services.
bankfull
bankfull
adj
(of a river, etc) Risen to a height just sufficient to spill over its banks into the floodplain.
bankhead
bankings
bankings
noun
plural of banking
banknote
banknote
noun
(now historical) A promissory note issued by a bank, payable at a given time to a specific beneficiary.
A piece of paper currency.
bankroll
bankroll
noun
A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
The monetary assets of a person or organization.
verb
(transitive) To fund a project; to underwrite something.
bankrupt
bankrupt
adj
(finance) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts.
Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
Having been legally declared insolvent.
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person.
verb
(transitive) To force into bankruptcy.
banksian
banksian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist.
Of or pertaining to Iain Banks (born 1954) or his writings, most notably a utopian style of science fiction.
banksias
banksias
noun
plural of banksia
bankside
bankside
noun
The land by a riverbank.
banksman
banksman
noun
(UK, civil engineering) The person who directs the operation of a crane or larger vehicle from the point near where loads are attached and detached.
banksmen
banksmen
noun
plural of banksman
bankston
bankweed
bannocks
bannocks
noun
plural of bannock
barkened
barkened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barken
barkinji
barmskin
barmskin
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A blacksmith's leather apron.
barnlike
barnlike
adj
Resembling a barn
barrikin
batiking
batiking
verb
present participle of batik
baudekin
baulking
baulking
noun
Alternative form of balking
verb
present participle of baulk
beakiron
beakiron
noun
Alternative form of beak-iron
beanlike
beanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bean.
bearskin
bearskin
noun
(dated) A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.
A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.
beatniks
beatniks
noun
plural of beatnik
beckiron
beckmann
beckoned
beckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beckon
beckoner
beckoner
noun
One who, or that which, beckons.
bedarken
bedarken
verb
To make dim, or to darken, or obscure.
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
beknived
benbrook
benedick
benedick
noun
A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.
benedikt
benkulen
bentinck
beraking
bespoken
bespoken
adj
(obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married (compare with: spoken for)
verb
past participle of bespeak
betaking
betaking
verb
present participle of betake
bethanks
bethanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethank
bethinks
bethinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethink
betokens
betokens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of betoken
bhikkuni
bickiron
bicknell
bikinied
bikinied
adj
Wearing a bikini.
billiken
billiken
noun
Alternative form of Billiken
billikin
birdikin
birdikin
Noun
A young bird.
birkenia
blackens
blackens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacken
blackfin
blackfin
noun
bluefin tuna
blacking
blacking
noun
A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
Shoe polish.
verb
present participle of black
blackman
blackman
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative form of black man
blackmun
blackneb
blacknob
blankard
blankeel
blankest
blankest
adj
superlative form of blank: most blank
blankets
blankets
noun
plural of blanket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanket
blankety
blankety
adj
(dated, euphemistic) damnable, damned
Resembling or related to a blanket.
blanking
blanking
noun
(television) The reduction of the brightness of the scanning beam to zero when it needs to be moved without updating the picture.
A metalworking process to form the rough shape of a sheet-metal workpiece.
An instance of something being blanked out.
verb
present participle of blank
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
blankite
blinkard
blinkard
noun
(obsolete) One with bad eyes.
A dim-witted or stupid person; an idiot.
blinkers
blinkers
noun
(plural only) A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc.
(plural only, slang) Spectacles.
A pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order to impede the rear vision of racehorses and harness horses; blinders in (USA).
plural of blinker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blinker
blinking
blinking
adj
(UK, euphemistic, slang) bloody
That blinks.
noun
The act of something that blinks.
verb
present participle of blink
blocking
blocking
noun
(computing) A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.
Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).
verb
present participle of block
blockman
blockton
bloomkin
boarskin
bobolink
bobolink
noun
An American migratory songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, resembling a blackbird with the bill of a finch.
bodanzky
bodykins
bokharan
bondfolk
bonelike
bonelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bone.
bonework
bonework
noun
The art or process of making objects from bone.
bonnocks
bontebok
bontebok
noun
A South African antelope of genus Damaliscus
bookbind
bookends
bookends
noun
(poker, slang) An ace and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
plural of bookend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bookend
bookings
bookings
noun
plural of booking
bookland
bookland
noun
(Anglo-Saxon) In Anglo-Saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee, service, and/or fines. Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility and denominated freeholders.
bookling
bookling
noun
A short-length or compact book, typically under one hundred pages.
boomkins
boomkins
noun
plural of boomkin
boondock
boondock
noun
(US, with article, in the plural) A brushy, rural area or location.
(tiddlywinks) A shot that strikes a squopped wink and sends it flying far away.
verb
(US) To camp in a dry brushy location.
(US) To stay in a self-contained recreational vehicle without connections to water, electricity, or sewer services, especially in a remote location.
(tiddlywinks) To strike a squopped wink and send it flying far away.
bootikin
bootikin
noun
(obsolete) A small boot or gaiter.
(obsolete) The boot (torture device).
A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout.
bottekin
bowknots
bowknots
noun
plural of bowknot
boydekyn
brackens
brackens
noun
plural of bracken
bracking
brackney
brakeman
brakeman
noun
(US, rail transport) A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
(mining, historical) A person employed to work the steam engine or other machinery that raises the coal from the mine.
(sports) A person who pulls the brake lever in the sport of bobsleigh.
brakemen
brakemen
noun
plural of brakeman
brankier
breaking
breaking
noun
(linguistics) A change of a vowel to a diphthong.
(music) A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones.
Breakdancing.
The act by which something is broken.
verb
present participle of break
bricking
bricking
noun
The act of pelting with bricks.
verb
present participle of brick
brinkema
brinkley
brinklow
brisking
brisking
verb
present participle of brisk
brocklin
brockton
brockton
Proper noun
a city in Massachusetts, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
a small town in Montana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, USA.
a town in Ontario, Canada. The name is formed from Brant, Greenock and Walkerton, places that merged into Brockton.
a township in parish, Shropshire, England
brodekin
brodekin
noun
Alternative form of brodequin
brokenly
brokenly
adv
(Of speech) with gaps between words so that normal flow or fluency is affected, as due to emotion; disjointedly.
In a broken manner.
brooking
brooking
verb
present participle of brook
brooklin
brooklyn
brookner
brookton
bruckner
bruckner
Proper noun
of German origin. Widely known as the surname of the Austrian composer (1824-96).
buckbean
buckbean
noun
Menyanthes trifoliata, a plant with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine.
buckeens
buckeens
noun
plural of buckeen
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
buckland
buckling
buckling
adj
Wavy; curly, as hair.
noun
(geology) A folding into hills and valleys.
A young male domestic goat of between one and two years.
Smoked herring.
The act of fastening a buckle.
The action of collapsing under pressure or stress.
verb
present participle of buckle
bucknell
buckskin
buckskin
adj
Of a grayish yellow in colour.
noun
A grayish yellow in colour.
A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.
A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.