(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogging
backlogging
verb
present participle of backlog
backpacking
backpacking
noun
hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.
verb
present participle of backpack
backpointer
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
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
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
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.
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bauckiebird
biofeedback
biofeedback
noun
A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
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
blackington
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.
blackmailed
blackmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackmail
blackmailer
blackmailer
noun
Someone who blackmails.
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blacksville
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bodicemaker
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
brickbatted
brickbatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brickbat
bricklayers
bricklayers
noun
plural of bricklayer
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
bucklandite
buckwashing
cabbagelike
cabbagelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cabbage.
cabinetmake
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
chelyabinsk
chickabiddy
chickabiddy
noun
(childish) A chicken or similar bird.
Term of endearment for a young child or loved one.
crackbrains
crackbrains
noun
plural of crackbrain
demibuckram
diamondback
diamondback
noun
(common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.
The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin).
fiddlebacks
fiddlebacks
noun
plural of fiddleback
finchbacked
hackberries
hackberries
noun
plural of hackberry
icebreakers
icebreakers
noun
plural of icebreaker
jackrabbits
jackrabbits
noun
plural of jackrabbit
lackbrained
linebackers
linebackers
noun
plural of linebacker
linebacking
linebacking
noun
(American football) Playing as a linebacker
nonpickable
nonpickable
adj
Not pickable.
packability
packability
noun
The quality or state of being packable
packbuilder
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
pickabacked
pickabacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickaback
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
picketboats
picketboats
noun
plural of picketboat
piggybacked
piggybacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piggyback
prickleback
prickleback
noun
Any of the fish in the family Stichaeidae.
The stickleback
pricklyback
quickenbeam
silverbacks
silverbacks
noun
plural of silverback
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.