Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwater
backwater
noun
(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
verb
(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
backwoodser
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
berewick
berewick
noun
(now historical) An outlying estate.
berwick
berwick
Proper noun
Any of various towns, including:
a town in Maine, USA.
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
bewreck
bewreck
verb
(transitive, dialectal) To wreck completely; ruin; destroy.
blackware
blackware
noun
Any pottery of a black or nearly black colour.
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bladderwrack
bladderwrack
noun
Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed in which iodine was first discovered.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brickwise
brickwise
adj
In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
brockwell
buckwasher
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
chewbark
counterbreastwork
deckswabber
forebackwardly
jabberwock
jabberwock
Proper noun
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
jabberwockian
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
jabberwocky
jabberwocky
adj
absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
meaningless, worthless
noun
invented or meaningless language; nonsense
scowbanker
swashbuckler
swashbuckler
noun
A daring adventurer.
A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and lighthearted tone.
A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play.
swashbucklerdom
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbucklers
swashbucklers
noun
plural of swashbuckler
swashbucklery
swashbucklery
noun
adventure and excitement; that which is swashbuckling
switchbacker
warbeck
waterbuck
waterbuck
noun
A species of antelope endemic to Africa, Kobus ellipsiprymnus.
waterbucks
waterbucks
noun
plural of waterbuck
whalebacker
wickenburg
wickerby
workbench
workbench
noun
A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc.