(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backcrosses
backcrosses
noun
plural of backcross
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcross
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backpointer
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
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
backwoodser
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
beaverbrook
bialystoker
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
bodicemaker
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.
bonebreaker
bookmarkers
bookmarkers
noun
plural of bookmarker
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bottlemaker
bottlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of bottles.
brainworker
brassworker
brassworker
noun
A person who manufactures or shapes brass.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
broommaking
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
clodbreaker
codebreaker
codebreaker
noun
A cryptanalyst, one who decodes messages without the key.
cornerbacks
cornerbacks
noun
plural of cornerback
crookbacked
crookbacked
adj
hunchbacked
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
forebespeak
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
horsebacker
horsebacker
noun
One who rides on horseback.
housebreaks
housebreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak
imbarkation
jabberwocky
jabberwocky
adj
absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
meaningless, worthless
noun
invented or meaningless language; nonsense
jacksonboro
jacksonburg
katabothron
keyboarders
keyboarders
noun
plural of keyboarder
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
koeberlinia
kookaburras
kookaburras
noun
plural of kookaburra
meadowbrook
monkeyboard
monkeyboard
noun
(historical) The footboard on which a bus conductor stands.
A derrickman's work platform.
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
overbraking
overbraking
verb
present participle of overbrake
overtakable
overtakable
adj
That can be overtaken
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.
preblockade
preblockade
adj
Before a blockade.
prisonbreak
problockade
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
rekeyboards
rekeyboards
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rekeyboard
ribbonmaker
ribbonmaker
noun
One who makes ribbons.
roadblocked
roadblocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of roadblock
sharebroker
sharebroker
noun
A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities.
shcherbakov
shopbreaker
shopbreaker
noun
One who breaks into a shop with unlawful intent.
skateboards
skateboards
noun
plural of skateboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skateboard
strikeboard
trackbarrow
turkophobia
unbrookable
unbrookable
adj
Not to be brooked or borne; intolerable.
unbrookably
unbrookably
adv
In an unbrookable manner.
unrevokable
wakeboarder
wakeboarder
noun
Someone who takes part in wakeboarding.
workability
workability
noun
The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned.
The quality of being workable; practical capacity to succeed.