(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
aktyubinsk
athabaskan
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backstairs
backstairs
adj
Secret or furtive.
noun
A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen.
An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse.
backstitch
backstitch
noun
(sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.
verb
To sew with a backstitch.
backstreet
backstreet
adj
(figuratively) Done in poor and unsanitary conditions, secretly and illegally; back-alley.
Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.
noun
Alternative spelling of back street
backstring
backstroke
backstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
A backhanded stroke or blow.
verb
To swim the backstroke.
backtracks
backtracks
noun
plural of backtrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backtrack
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
bakerstown
bakuninist
bakuninist
Adjective
Relating to, or supporting the revolutionary anarchism of
(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
(sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
verb
To play basketball
To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
basketlike
basketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a basket.
basketries
basketries
noun
plural of basketry
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
beanstalks
beanstalks
noun
plural of beanstalk
beatnikism
beatnikism
noun
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beefsteaks
beefsteaks
noun
plural of beefsteak
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
blacklists
blacklists
noun
plural of blacklist
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
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.
blackstick
blackstock
blackstone
blackstrap
blackstrap
noun
(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
blanketers
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
bloodstock
bloodstock
noun
(countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal.
(uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.
boltstrake
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
bookstores
bookstores
noun
plural of bookstore
bootblacks
bootblacks
noun
plural of bootblack
breakfasts
breakfasts
noun
plural of breakfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breakfast
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
breasthook
breasthook
noun
(nautical) A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.
breastmark
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
bridestake
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.
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
bucktooths
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
byrthynsak
dumbstruck
dumbstruck
adj
so shocked as to be unable to speak
grubstaked
grubstaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grubstake
grubstaker
grubstaker
noun
One who provides a prospector with a grubstake.
grubstakes
grubstakes
noun
plural of grubstake
hatchbacks
hatchbacks
noun
plural of hatchback
katabolism
katabolism
noun
Alternative form of catabolism
keithsburg
knobbliest
knobbliest
adj
superlative form of knobbly: most knobbly
knobnoster
leukoblast
leukoblast
noun
An immature leukocyte.
matchbooks
matchbooks
noun
plural of matchbook
mistakable
mistakable
adj
Possible to be mistaken or misunderstood.
mistakably
mistakably
adv
In a mistakable manner
motorbikes
motorbikes
noun
plural of motorbike
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of motorbike
oosterbeek
rabbitskin
rabbitskin
noun
The skin of a rabbit.
sabathikos
saltimbank
saltimbank
noun
Alternative form of saltimbanque
skateboard
skateboard
noun
(automotive) A vehicle chassis format, used for electric vehicles, which holds the drive motors and power energy store (ie. batteries), forming the vehicular base.
(sports, recreation) A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.
verb
(intransitive) To use a skateboard.
sketchable
sketchable
adj
Capable of being sketched.
sketchbook
sketchbook
noun
(dated) A printed book of literary sketches or skits.
A book of printed sketches.
A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad.
skirtboard
skirtboard
noun
Synonym of skirting board
skittyboot
skogbolite
smoothback
stablelike
stablelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a stable.
starksboro
stickybeak
stickybeak
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) An act of looking at or watching something, especially something which does not directly concern the one looking.
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.
verb
(Australia, New Zealand) To pry or snoop.
stinkberry
stonebreak
stonebreak
noun
The meadow saxifrage.
stonybrook
storksbill
storksbill
noun
Any plant of genus Erodium.
storybooks
storybooks
noun
plural of storybook
strikeboat
strongback
strongback
noun
(carpentry) A load-bearing post with a T-shaped cross-section, where the short T-tail prevents bowing of the long post.
(nautical) A strong bar placed across a hatch opening to hold hatch boards or hatch covers. (FM 55-501)
(nautical) The fore-and-aft spar extending from stem to stern on a lifeboat and serving as a raised spreader for a boat cover. (FM 55-501)
(sculpture) A backing pole used to reinforce and stabilize vertically-oriented sculptures.
(space science) A vertical structure used to support and stabilize a rocket, often hosting fuel and power umbilical connections. Usually retracted immediately before launch.
strongbark
studebaker
stylebooks
stylebooks
noun
plural of stylebook
subnetwork
subnetwork
noun
A subsection of a network.
subtasking
switchback
switchback
noun
(aviation) A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
(chiefly Britain) A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
(chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.
verb
(intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path.
tewkesbury
tewkesbury
Proper noun
a town in Gloucestershire, England
throwbacks
throwbacks
noun
plural of throwback
thumbikins
thumbikins
noun
An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbkin or thumbscrew.
plural of thumbikin
thumbtacks
thumbtacks
noun
plural of thumbtack
touchbacks
touchbacks
noun
plural of touchback
tribesfolk
tribesfolk
noun
Synonym of tribespeople
trubetskoi
turkeybush
twinbrooks
uzbekistan
washbasket
washbasket
noun
Alternative form of wash basket
waterbucks
waterbucks
noun
plural of waterbuck
westbrooke
workbasket
workbasket
noun
A basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc.