An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
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
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.
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
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
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
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bakerstown
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bangwaketsi
bankweed
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.
beekmantown
beknow
beknow
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge; own; confess.
(transitive) To know about; have knowledge of; recognise; understand; be aware (of); be knowledgeable about.
beknown
beknown
adj
(obsolete) known
verb
past participle of beknow
bellowsmaking
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
beswink
beswink
verb
(obsolete) to labour, toil; belabour
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
blanketweed
blanketweed
noun
a filamentous alga often found in ponds
bobbinwork
bobbinwork
noun
Work woven with bobbins.
bodkinwise
bonework
bonework
noun
The art or process of making objects from bone.
bowknot
bowknot
noun
A knot that has two loops and two loose ends, either used decoratively, or to tie shoelaces.
bowknots
bowknots
noun
plural of bowknot
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
brainwork
brainwork
noun
Work done with the brain; mental effort.
brainworker
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.
brinklow
brinktown
brokenbow
brooklawn
brownback
brownback
noun
A bird, the dowitcher or red-breasted snipe.
A note of scrip printed on brown paper, such as that issued by the city of St. Louis during a financial crisis.
A postage stamp printed in brown ink, used in the 1890s.
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
buckeystown
buckwagon
buckwagon
noun
(South Africa) A strong wagon with a frame over the wheels used for hauling goods.
(US) A buckboard; a wagon for personal transport as well as transporting goods.
buckwashing
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
byeworkman
bywalking
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
counterbreastwork
fliegerabwehrkanone
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
foreknowableness
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
jabberwockian
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
kabinettwein
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.
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
knowable
knowable
adj
Capable of being known, understood or comprehended.
knowableness
knowableness
noun
The state or quality of being knowable.
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.
kwabena
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
newsbreak
newsbreak
noun
An instance of news broadcasting.
nonknowledgeable
nonwrinkleable
pawnbroker
pawnbroker
noun
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
pawnbrokerage
pawnbrokerage
noun
(countable) A pawnbroker's shop.
(uncountable) The business of pawnbroking.
pawnbrokeress
pawnbrokeress
noun
A female pawnbroker.
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnbrokery
pawnbrokery
noun
A pawnbroker's shop.
The trade of pawnbroking.
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pawnbrokings
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
scowbank
scowbanker
slawbank
snowbank
snowbank
noun
A heap of snow.
snowbanks
snowbanks
noun
plural of snowbank
snowblink
snowblink
noun
Synonym of iceblink
snowbreak
subnetwork
subnetwork
noun
A subsection of a network.
subnetworked
subnetworks
subnetworks
noun
plural of subnetwork
subwink
subworkman
subworkman
noun
A subordinate workman.
subworkmen
subworkmen
noun
plural of subworkman
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
swingback
takedownable
twinbrooks
unawakable
unawakable
adj
Unable to be awoken.
unawakableness
unbackward
unbackward
adj
Not backward.
unbeknown
unbeknown
adj
Not beknown.
unbeknownst
unbeknownst
adv
(followed by to) without the knowledge of
unforeknowable
unforeknowable
adj
Not foreknowable.
unknowability
unknowability
noun
The quality or state of being unknowable.
unknowable
unknowable
adj
Not knowable; not able to be known.
noun
Something that cannot be known.
unknowableness
unknowableness
noun
Quality or state of not being knowable.
unknowably
unknowably
adv
In an unknowable way; ineffably.
unknowledgeable
unknowledgeable
adj
Lacking knowledge, ignorant, naive, or foolish.
unwalkable
unwalkable
adj
That cannot be traversed by walking.
unworkability
unworkability
noun
An unworkable aspect or element.
The quality or state of being unworkable, lack of workability.
unworkable
unworkable
adj
Not workable or operable; not practical; unmanageable.
noun
Something that is not workable, or cannot be made to work.
unworkableness
unworkableness
noun
The quality or state of being unworkable; lack of workableness.
unworkably
unworkably
adv
In an unworkable fashion; not workably.
unwrinkleable
unwrinkleable
adj
Not wrinkleable.
wakeboarding
wakeboarding
noun
(sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, attached by a cable.
wakerobin
wakerobin
noun
Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals.
Any plant of the genus Arum, especially the cuckoopint.
waterbank
waterblink
weakbrained
weakbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of weak-brained
webmaking
wickenburg
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
wingback
wingback
noun
(American football) A running back who is in formation near the line of scrimmage and outside the tackles, a slotback.
(soccer) A player who doubles on either side of the center as a defender when their team is defending, and a winger when they are attacking.
A wingback chair.
One of the projecting side pieces on a wingback chair.
wingbacks
wingbacks
noun
plural of wingback
workableness
workableness
noun
The quality or state of being workable, or the extent to which a thing is workable.
workablenesses
workbank
workbench
workbench
noun
A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc.