A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
{{lb|en|backgammon}} A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
verb
To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
bakuninism
barkometer
barkometer
noun
A hydrometer calibrated to test the strength of tanning liquors used in tanning leather.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
bazookaman
bazookamen
beatnikism
beatnikism
noun
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beckemeyer
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
bellmaking
bellmaking
noun
The manufacture of bells.
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
biometrika
birkremite
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
blackamoor
blackamoor
noun
(archaic, often offensive) A person with dark skin, especially one from north Africa.
(heraldry) A stylized Negro.
A blackamoor slave, a blackamoor servant; and hence any slave, servant, inferior, or child.
blackmails
blackmails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackmail
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blockmaker
blockmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blocks for use in printing.
A manufacturer of nautical blocks.
bodymaking
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bookmakers
bookmakers
noun
plural of bookmaker
bookmaking
bookmaking
noun
The art or practice of compiling books from the writings of others.
The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
bookmarker
bookmarker
noun
A slip of paper, card, etc. used to mark one's place in reading a book; a bookmark.
bookmobile
bookmobile
noun
A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection.
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
bordermark
brahmaloka
brakemaker
brakemaker
noun
A manufacturer of brakes.
breadmaker
breadmaker
noun
(dated) One who makes bread; a baker.
Alternative form of bread maker
breakerman
breakermen
breastmark
brickmaker
brickmaker
noun
A maker of bricks.
brickmason
broommaker
broomshank
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckjumper
buckjumper
noun
A horse that buckjumps.
One who takes part in buckjumping.
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bullockman
bumblekite
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bumsucking
burbankism
bushmaking
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
byeworkman
cambyuskan
cockscombs
cockscombs
noun
plural of cockscomb
combmaking
combmaking
noun
The manufacture of combs.
comebacker
comebacker
noun
(baseball) A batted ball that travels toward the pitcher.
corymblike
cymballike
cymballike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cymbal.
debarkment
debunkment
debunkment
noun
Synonym of debunking
disembarks
disembarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembark
dombrowski
dumbstruck
dumbstruck
adj
so shocked as to be unable to speak
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
fablemaker
fablemaker
noun
One who invents fables.
fernambuck
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
imbarkment
katabolism
katabolism
noun
Alternative form of catabolism
ketembilla
ketembilla
noun
The plant Dovyalis hebecarpa, native to Sri Lanka and southern India.
khammurabi
kibblerman
kimballton
kimberlite
kimberlite
noun
(geology) A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds.
kishambala
kitambilla
koolokamba
koolokamba
noun
Alternative form of koolakamba
korumburra
kummerbund
kummerbund
noun
Dated form of cummerbund.
limberneck
limberneck
noun
A flaccid paralysis of the neck of poultry afflicted with botulism.
lumberjack
lumberjack
noun
A lumberjacket.
A person whose work is to fell trees.
verb
(transitive) To work as a lumberjack, cutting down trees.
mackaybean
manbarklak
marblelike
marblelike
adj
Resembling a marble or marbles
Resembling marble stone
marketable
marketable
adj
Of or pertaining to marketability; capable of being marketed.
saleable (of goods) or employable (of people)
marketably
marketably
adv
In a marketable way.
matchbooks
matchbooks
noun
plural of matchbook
merribauks
mislikable
mistakable
mistakable
adj
Possible to be mistaken or misunderstood.
mistakably
mistakably
adv
In a mistakable manner
mossbacked
mossbacked
adj
(informal) Having old-fashioned views; very conservative or reactionary.
mossbanker
mossbanker
noun
A fish; a menhaden.
mossbunker
mossbunker
noun
Alternative form of mossbanker
motorbikes
motorbikes
noun
plural of motorbike
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of motorbike
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.
multiblock
multiblock
adj
Of or pertaining to more than one block (in various senses).
multibreak
multibreak
adj
Involving more than one break.
pimpleback
pimpleback
noun
Quadrula pustulosa, an American freshwater mussel.
promptbook
promptbook
noun
An annotated copy of a script used by a prompter
racknumber
reembarked
reembarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reembark
remarkable
remarkable
adj
Worthy of remark; notable.
uncommon; unusual
remarkably
remarkably
adv
(degree) To a noteworthy extent.
(evaluative) Used to draw special attention to a proposition.
(manner) In a remarkable manner.
saltimbank
saltimbank
noun
Alternative form of saltimbanque
semibalked
smicksburg
smoothback
subkingdom
subkingdom
noun
(taxonomy) A taxonomic category below kingdom and above superphylum.
(uncommon) A kingdom that is part of another kingdom, ruled by a subking.
subworkman
subworkman
noun
A subordinate workman.
subworkmen
subworkmen
noun
plural of subworkman
tablemaker
tablemaker
noun
A manufacturer of tables.
thumbikins
thumbikins
noun
An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbkin or thumbscrew.
plural of thumbikin
thumbtacks
thumbtacks
noun
plural of thumbtack
timberjack
timberlike
timberlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of timber.
timberwork
timberwork
noun
Work made of timbers.
tubemaking
tubemaking
noun
The manufacture of tubes.
unembanked
unembanked
adj
Not embanked.
unimbanked
unimbanked
adj
Archaic form of unembanked.
unmarkable
unmarkable
adj
Incapable of being marked.
unsmokable
unsmokable
adj
Impossible or undesirable to smoke.
whiskbroom
whiskbroom
noun
A small hand broom, with a short handle, for brushing clothes.
wimblelike
zombielike
zombielike
adj
Similar to a zombie, having the appearance or character of a zombie.