(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.
A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.
baetylus
baetylus
noun
Alternative form of baetyl (“sacred stone”)
baitylos
baitylos
noun
Alternative form of baetylus
barytons
barytons
noun
plural of baryton
basicity
basicity
noun
(countable, chemistry) The degree to which a substance is basic: its pH level.
(countable, chemistry) The number of replaceable hydrogen atoms in a molecule of an acid.
(uncountable) The condition of being basic.
basilyst
basketry
basketry
noun
Baskets collectively.
The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
basocyte
bastardy
bastardy
noun
(law) The condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman and man or as the fruit of adultery.
bayonets
bayonets
noun
plural of bayonet
baysmelt
beastily
beastily
adv
in a beasty manner
beltways
beltways
noun
plural of beltway
bestayed
bestiary
bestiary
noun
(gaming) A list or guidebook of the monsters to be found in a roleplaying game.
A medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals.
bobstays
bobstays
noun
plural of bobstay
buckstay
buckstay
noun
A vertical support for a furnace or boiler, to give it rigidity.
butyrals
butyrals
noun
plural of butyral
bywaters
flyboats
flyboats
noun
plural of flyboat
hautboys
hautboys
noun
plural of hautboy
myoblast
myoblast
noun
An undifferentiated stem cell that develops into muscle tissue.
obstancy
obstancy
noun
(obsolete) opposition; impediment; obstruction
satiably
seboyeta
sortably
sortably
adv
(obsolete) suitably
standbys
standbys
noun
plural of standby
stayable
stayable
adj
(law) Able to be stayed.
staybolt
staybolt
noun
a rod with threaded ends, used as a stay in a boiler, firebox etc.
subitany
subitany
adj
(obsolete) sudden; hasty
subparty
subparty
noun
A party (group of people, as in politics or the military) forming part of a larger party.
suitably
suitably
adv
In a suitable manner; with propriety.
sybarist
sybarite
sybarite
adj
Synonym of sybaritic (“of or having the qualities of a sybarite; dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent”)
noun
A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.