The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
beanstalk
beanstalk
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A space elevator.
(figuratively, colloquial, by extension) A tall, slim person.
The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
beanstalks
beanstalks
noun
plural of beanstalk
beatnikism
beatnikism
noun
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beatniks
beatniks
noun
plural of beatnik
bernkasteler
bethanks
bethanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethank
biscuitmaking
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blackstone
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blankest
blankest
adj
superlative form of blank: most blank
blanketers
blanketless
blanketless
adj
Without a blanket or blankets.
blankets
blankets
noun
plural of blanket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanket
bookstand
bookstand
noun
A rack for holding books; a bookrack.
A small stall where books are sold.
A stand, made for holding books open.
bradyteleokinesis
brankiest
branstock
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
bunkmates
bunkmates
noun
plural of bunkmate
byrthynsak
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
cabinetmakings
cabinetworks
chickenbreasted
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
cutbanks
cutbanks
noun
plural of cutbank
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembarkations
disembarkations
noun
plural of disembarkation
disembarkment
disembarkment
noun
disembarkation
embankments
embankments
noun
plural of embankment
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
embarkments
embarkments
noun
plural of embarkment
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
heartbrokenness
heartbrokenness
noun
The state or quality of being heartbroken.
kabistan
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
manakinsabot
marketableness
marketableness
noun
The state or quality of being marketable.
mistakableness
mountebankeries
mountebankeries
noun
plural of mountebankery
mountebankish
mountebankish
adj
Like a mountebank; using or suggesting quackery.
mountebankism
mountebankism
noun
The practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.
mountebanks
mountebanks
noun
plural of mountebank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mountebank
pocketableness
pseudobankrupt
rabbitskin
rabbitskin
noun
The skin of a rabbit.
sabbathbreaking
sabbathkeeping
saltimbank
saltimbank
noun
Alternative form of saltimbanque
saltimbankery
sinkboat
skateboarding
skateboarding
noun
the act of riding on a skateboard
verb
present participle of skateboard
snakebite
snakebite
noun
(countable) Either of a pair of lip piercings below the lower lip, resembling the fangs of a snake.
(countable) The bite of a snake.
(countable, uncountable) A mixture of cider and lager; a serving of this drink.
snakebitten
snakebitten
adj
(US) Alternative form of snakebit
standback
stinkball
stinkball
noun
(military, historical) A composition of substances which in combustion emit a suffocating odour, formerly used in naval warfare.
stonebreak
stonebreak
noun
The meadow saxifrage.
stopbank
stopbank
noun
levee, dyke
strikebreaking
strikebreaking
adj
Of or pertaining to such activity.
noun
Activity intended to disrupt or end a strike without an agreement by workers.
verb
present participle of strikebreak
stringybark
stringybark
noun
Any of a number of Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark, or the wood or bark of such trees.
stringybarks
stringybarks
noun
plural of stringybark
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
subtacksman
subtacksmen
subtasking
tanbarks
tanbarks
noun
plural of tanbark
tankerabogus
tankerabogus
noun
(UK, regional) A bogeyman; a fanciful monster used to frighten children.
thinkableness
thinkableness
noun
The property of being thinkable.
thrombokinase
thrombokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme that converts prothrombin into thrombin during the clotting of blood
transbaikal
transbaikalian
unattackableness
unbasket
unbasketlike
unbreakfasted
unbreakfasted
adj
Without having eaten breakfast.
unmistakable
unmistakable
adj
Unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else.
unmistakableness
unmistakableness
noun
The quality of being unmistakable, or recognizably unique.