An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backsword
backsword
noun
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
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
backswordsman
backward
backward
adj
(chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
(cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
(cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
(figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
(figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
(figuratively) Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
(obsolete) Already past or gone; bygone.
(obsolete) Unwilling; averse; reluctant.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
Late or behindhand.
Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
Reversed in order or sequence.
Situated toward or at the rear of something.
adv
(figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
(obsolete) In the past.
At, near or towards the rear of something.
By way of reflection; reflexively.
In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
In a reversed order or sequence.
In a reversed orientation; back to front.
Toward or into the past;
noun
The state behind or past.
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
backwardly
backwardly
adv
In a backward direction.
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
backwards
backwards
adj
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
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.
backwinded
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
backwood
backwood
adj
Native to or located in a remote rural location.
Rustic, unsophisticated, countrified.
backwoods
backwoods
adj
Pertaining to the backwoods.
Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.
noun
A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
backwoodser
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
backword
backword
noun
A contention, retort, or reply.
A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
A section of commentary at the end of a book.
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bankweed
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
bawdrick
beadwork
beadwork
noun
Decorative work involving beads.
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
blackweed
blackweed
noun
Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia.)
blackwood
blackwood
noun
(uncountable) The very dark wood of such trees.
African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa
Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), of eastern Australia
Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia), of India
Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico.
bladderwrack
bladderwrack
noun
Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed in which iodine was first discovered.
blanketweed
blanketweed
noun
a filamentous alga often found in ponds
blockwood
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
bodkinwise
bodywork
bodywork
noun
A service offered that includes an erotic massage and may also include prostitution.
The application of physical therapy as a preventive measure.
The exterior body of a motor vehicle.
The repair of a such body.
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bookward
bookwards
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brookweed
brookweed
noun
A small white-flowered herb (Samolus valerandi) usually found in wet places; the water pimpernel.
brookwood
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
deckswabber
dembowski
dombrowski
drawback
drawback
noun
A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette.
drawbacks
drawbacks
noun
plural of drawback
forebackwardly
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
knobweed
knobweed
noun
Hyptis capitata, an erect annual lamiaceous shrub.
knobwood
knobwood
noun
Any of various South African trees of genus Zanthoxylum that have knob-like protuberances on the bark.
knowledgable
knowledgable
adj
(rare) Alternative form of knowledgeable
knowledgableness
knowledgableness
noun
Misspelling of knowledgeableness.
knowledgably
knowledgably
adv
Misspelling of knowledgeably.
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
knowledgeable
knowledgeable
adj
Educated and well informed.
Having knowledge, especially of a particular subject.
noun
(India) A person who has knowledge; an informed party.
knowledgeableness
knowledgeableness
noun
The state, quality, or measure of being knowledgeable; wisdom.
knowledgeably
knowledgeably
adv
In a knowledgeable manner.
kowbird
meadowbrook
nonknowledgeable
skewbacked
skewbald
skewbald
adj
(of horses) Marked with patches of white and non-black colours.
noun
A skewbald horse.
skewbalds
skewbalds
noun
plural of skewbald
sowbacked
subnetworked
swashbuckled
swashbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle
swashbucklerdom
swaybacked
swaybacked
adj
(figuratively) Old.
Having a sagged back.
Having sagged or hollow surface.
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
takedownable
unbackward
unbackward
adj
Not backward.
unknowledgeable
unknowledgeable
adj
Lacking knowledge, ignorant, naive, or foolish.
wakeboarder
wakeboarder
noun
Someone who takes part in wakeboarding.
wakeboarders
wakeboarders
noun
plural of wakeboarder
wakeboarding
wakeboarding
noun
(sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, attached by a cable.
weakbrained
weakbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of weak-brained
windbreak
windbreak
noun
(agriculture) A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops.
A sheet or stack of material used to protect people or fire from wind.
The act of breaking wind; flatulence.
windbreaker
windbreaker
noun
A thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain.
windbreakers
windbreakers
noun
plural of windbreaker
windbreaks
windbreaks
noun
plural of windbreak
woodbark
woodblock
woodblock
noun
(music) A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick.
(philately) The emergency issue of the Cape triangles, printed in 1861.
(printing) A wooden block used as a printing form.
A woodcut.
woodblocks
woodblocks
noun
plural of woodblock
woordbook
wordbook
wordbook
noun
A dictionary or other reference book that lists words; a lexicon, vocabulary.