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.
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
bandikai
bankings
bankings
noun
plural of banking
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.
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
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
beknived
benedick
benedick
noun
A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.
benedikt
bentinck
beraking
betaking
betaking
verb
present participle of betake
bethinks
bethinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethink
bhikkuni
bickiron
bicknell
bikinied
bikinied
adj
Wearing a bikini.
billiken
billiken
noun
Alternative form of Billiken
billikin
birdikin
birdikin
Noun
A young bird.
birkenia
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
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
bloomkin
boarskin
bobolink
bobolink
noun
An American migratory songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, resembling a blackbird with the bill of a finch.
bodykins
bonelike
bonelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bone.
bookbind
bookings
bookings
noun
plural of booking
bookling
bookling
noun
A short-length or compact book, typically under one hundred pages.
boomkins
boomkins
noun
plural of boomkin
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
bracking
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
brodekin
brodekin
noun
Alternative form of brodequin
brooking
brooking
verb
present participle of brook
brooklin
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
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.
Breeches made of buckskin.
Clothing made from buckskin.
The skin of a male deer, a buck.
bukharin
bukidnon
bukovina
bullskin
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
bunkoing
bunkoing
verb
present participle of bunko
buskined
buskined
adj
Tragic, dignified or serious in style.
Trodden by buskins.
Wearing buskins.
byrlakin
chinbeak
dubinsky
embuskin
eyeblink
eyeblink
noun
(idiomatic) A moment (a very short period of time).
An act of blinking one's eyelids one time.
fairbank
fairbank
verb
(gambling, slang, transitive) For the bank or dealer to assist (the player) by cheating in his/her favour, to encourage further play and facilitate a later swindle.
finbacks
finbacks
noun
plural of finback
iceblink
iceblink
noun
A glare in the sky caused by reflection of light from an ice field.
ikebanas
ikebanas
noun
plural of ikebana
inkberry
inkberry
noun
Any plant of the genus Phytolacca, especially Phytolacca americana, the pokeweed.
Ilex glabra (winterberry, gallberry)
Ilex verticillata, American winterberry
Scaevola plumieri, a fan flower
inkblots
inkblots
noun
plural of inkblot
ironback
ironbark
ironbark
noun
(chiefly Australia) Any of several unrelated eucalypts that have dark, deeply furrowed bark.
(chiefly Australia) The hard wood of these trees, as used in building and construction.
kabistan
kasubian
kibbling
kibbling
verb
present participle of kibble
kimbundu
kinabalu
kinabulu
kingbird
kingbird
noun
A group of large insectivorous passerine birds of the genus Tyrannus.
kingbolt
kingbolt
noun
The main bolt of a structure, especially the bolt in a motor vehicle that links the chassis to the axle, providing the steering pivot.
kinkable
kinkable
adj
In which kinks may be formed.
knitback
knitback
noun
(archaic) The plant comfrey.
knobbier
knobbier
adj
comparative form of knobby: more knobby
knobbing
knobbing
noun
(UK, vulgar, slang) A session of penetrative sexual intercourse.
A pattern of knobs or lumps.
verb
present participle of knob
knoblick
knoblike
knoblike
Adjective
Resembling a knob.
knubbier
kolobion
kolobion
noun
(historical) A short-sleeved or sleeveless tunic worn in Ancient Greece.
kuebbing
lambkins
lambkins
noun
plural of lambkin
lambskin
lambskin
noun
A kind of woollen cloth resembling this.
The skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece still attached. A very fine form of leather.
linkable
linkable
adj
Capable of being linked.
linkboys
linkboys
noun
plural of linkboy
minibike
minibike
noun
A small motorcycle, rarely street-legal.
monkbird
nekhebit
niblicks
niblicks
noun
plural of niblick
ninebark
ninebark
noun
Any flowering plant of the genus Physocarpus.
nykobing
pinebank
rebaking
rebaking
verb
present participle of rebake
rebuking
rebuking
noun
The act of giving a rebuke.
verb
present participle of rebuke
reinbeck
ringbark
ringbark
verb
To remove the bark, phloem, and cambium from a tree in a ring all the way around its trunk, thereby normally killing the tree.
sbaikian
sinkable
sinkable
adj
Capable of being sunk
sinkboat
skinball
steinbok
steinbok
noun
Alternative spelling of steenbok
stinkbug
stinkbug
noun
(Southwestern US) A pinacate beetle or stink beetle (genus Eleodes) that releases a pungent odor when threatened.
(entomology) Any of various insects of the Hemiptera order (the "true bugs"), in the Heteroptera suborder, principally in the superfamilies Pentatomoidea and Coreoidea.
Any of several insects, usually shield-shaped, possessing a gland that produces a foul-smelling liquid, usually containing aldehydes which they use to discourage predators.
sunblink
sunblink
noun
A glimpse or flash of the sun.
thumbkin
thumbkin
noun
An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.
tickbean
unbuskin
wingback
wingback
noun
(American football) A running back who is in formation near the line of scrimmage and outside the tackles, a slotback.
(soccer) A player who doubles on either side of the center as a defender when their team is defending, and a winger when they are attacking.
A wingback chair.
One of the projecting side pieces on a wingback chair.