(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backpointers
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backtracking
backtracking
noun
(aviation) The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.
(computer science) The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
(countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
verb
present participle of backtrack
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bandaranaike
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptship
bareknuckled
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
bernkasteler
berrypicking
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blanketmaker
blanketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blankets.
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bombernickel
brackenridge
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
breckenridge
breckenridge
Proper noun
A town in Colorado, USA
an unincorporated community in Indiana, in the United States
A village/town in Michigan, US.
A city and county seat in Minnesota, US.
A city/town in Missouri, US.
A town in Oklahoma, US.
A city in Texas, USA
breckinridge
brickbatting
brickbatting
noun
The act of assailing with criticism.
The act of attacking by throwing brickbats.
verb
present participle of brickbat
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
bridgemaking
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brokennesses
brokennesses
noun
plural of brokenness
brooktondale
buddenbrooks
buttermaking
cabinetmaker
cabinetmaker
noun
A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture
cabinetworks
chickenberry
crackbrained
crackbrained
adj
Idiotic.
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
drinkability
drinkability
noun
The extent to which something is drinkable.
The state or property of being drinkable.
dumbstricken
ekaterinburg
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
goldbricking
goldbricking
verb
present participle of goldbrick
greenbackers
greenbackers
noun
plural of greenbacker
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
interbanking
kolombangara
kongsbergite
kongsbergite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of silver containing about 5% mercury
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
membranelike
membranelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a membrane.
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
neighborlike
neighborlike
adj
US standard spelling of neighbourlike.
nonbreakable
nonbreakable
adj
Not easily broken.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something that cannot be easily broken.
nonchokebore
nondrinkable
nonrevokable
nonrevokable
adj
Not revokable.
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
pawnbrokings
rackrentable
rebankruptcy
roadblocking
roadblocking
verb
present participle of roadblock
rubbernecked
rubbernecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rubberneck
rubbernecker
rubbernecker
noun
(originally US) A person who rubbernecks; someone who cranes their neck as though it were made of rubber to see something (such as a tourist attraction) or to watch an event (such as an accident); a rubberneck.
safebreaking
safebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a safe.
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
sikandarabad
stinkberries
stockbroking
stockbroking
noun
The profession of a stockbroker.
stringybarks
stringybarks
noun
plural of stringybark
subnetworked
tankerabogus
tankerabogus
noun
(UK, regional) A bogeyman; a fanciful monster used to frighten children.
thickbrained
ticklenburgs
ticklenburgs
noun
plural of ticklenburg
unbrokenness
unbrokenness
noun
The state or condition of being unbroken.
undertakable
undertakable
adj
Capable of being undertaken; practicable.
unmarketable
unmarketable
adj
Not marketable
unprovokable
unprovokable
adj
That cannot be provoked.
unrebukeable
unreckonable
unreckonable
adj
That cannot be reckoned; uncountable, innumerable.
unremarkable
unremarkable
adj
Not remarkable.
unremarkably
unremarkably
adv
In a way or to an extent that is unremarkable.
unshrinkable
unshrinkable
adj
That will not shrink
wakeboarding
wakeboarding
noun
(sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, attached by a cable.
windbreakers
windbreakers
noun
plural of windbreaker
workableness
workableness
noun
The quality or state of being workable, or the extent to which a thing is workable.