simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backcrosses
backcrosses
noun
plural of backcross
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcross
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backlashers
backlashers
noun
plural of backlasher
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backpackers
backpackers
noun
A hostel catering to backpackers.
plural of backpacker
backscatter
backscatter
noun
(computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
(military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that is scattered back in the direction of the source of radiation by an obscurant.
(physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner.
verb
To scatter particles and/or radiation back to the direction from which they come.
backscraper
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
backslashes
backslashes
noun
plural of backslash
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backspacing
backspacing
verb
present participle of backspace
backspierer
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
backstabbed
backstabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstab
backstabber
backstabber
noun
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.
backstamped
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstreets
backstreets
noun
plural of backstreet
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backstrokes
backstrokes
noun
plural of backstroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
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.
backwoodser
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
becassocked
becassocked
adj
Wearing a cassock.
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackbreast
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blacknesses
blacknesses
noun
plural of blackness
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blacksnakes
blacksnakes
noun
plural of blacksnake
blacksville
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
bricklayers
bricklayers
noun
plural of bricklayer
buckwashing
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
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).
canvasbacks
canvasbacks
noun
plural of canvasback
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chelyabinsk
cornerbacks
cornerbacks
noun
plural of cornerback
crackbrains
crackbrains
noun
plural of crackbrain
deckswabber
fiddlebacks
fiddlebacks
noun
plural of fiddleback
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
horsebacker
horsebacker
noun
One who rides on horseback.
icebreakers
icebreakers
noun
plural of icebreaker
jackrabbits
jackrabbits
noun
plural of jackrabbit
jacksonboro
jacksonburg
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
linebackers
linebackers
noun
plural of linebacker
lobachevsky
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
nobackspace
picketboats
picketboats
noun
plural of picketboat
quackenbush
saarbrucken
scratchback
scratchback
noun
(UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.
shacklebone
shcherbakov
silverbacks
silverbacks
noun
plural of silverback
snapperback
stickleback
stickleback
noun
Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct nests from weeds.
subakhmimic
subtacksman
subtacksmen
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
turtlebacks
turtlebacks
noun
plural of turtleback
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).