Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
backspins
backspins
noun
plural of backspin
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backspringing
backstamping
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
bankruptship
beekeepings
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
bespecklement
bespoken
bespoken
adj
(obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married (compare with: spoken for)
verb
past participle of bespeak
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
blankenship
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
nobackspace
pawnbrokeress
pawnbrokeress
noun
A female pawnbroker.
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnbrokings
pickableness
pikeblennies
plainbacks
pocketableness
prisonbreak
pseudobankrupt
sabbathkeeping
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shipbroken
shipbroken
adj
Synonym of shipwrecked
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
skipbrain
snakephobia
snakephobia
noun
Fear of snakes.
snapback
snapback
noun
(slang) An adjustable, flat-brimmed baseball cap with snap fasteners on the back.
The reimposition of an earlier and usually higher tariff.
snapbacks
snapbacks
noun
plural of snapback
snapperback
speakableness
spoilbank
spoonback
springbok
springbok
noun
A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.
springboks
springboks
noun
plural of springbok
springbrook
springbrook
Proper noun
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada
A city in Iowa
A city in North Dakota
A town in Wisconsin
springbuck
springbuck
noun
Alternative form of springbok
stopbank
stopbank
noun
levee, dyke
unbespeak
unbespeak
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unsay; to annul or cancel.
unbespoke
unbespoke
verb
simple past tense of unbespeak
unbespoken
unbespoken
adj
Not having been bespoken; not specifically requested.