(basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.
(medicine) A spine board.
(nautical) The port or larboard side of a ship
(tennis) A flat vertical wall with the image of a tennis net drawn or painted on it, designed to practice hitting against such that the ball rebounds.
A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, etc.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To place (a patient) on a spine board.
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backbrand
backdated
backdated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdate
backdates
backdates
noun
plural of backdate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backfield
backfield
noun
(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
backhands
backhands
noun
plural of backhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand
backlands
backlands
noun
plural of backland
backorder
backorder
noun
An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.
verb
To place such an order
backpedal
backpedal
verb
(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
(intransitive) To step backwards.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
backsides
backsides
noun
plural of backside
backslide
backslide
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
verb
(Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
backsword
backsword
noun
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backwards
backwards
adj
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
backwoods
backwoods
adj
Pertaining to the backwoods.
Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.
noun
A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
backyards
backyards
noun
plural of backyard
baedekers
baekeland
baidarkas
baidarkas
noun
plural of baidarka
bakeboard
bakeboard
noun
(now rare) A board upon which dough is prepared (kneaded, etc) while making bread.
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
bankcards
bankcards
noun
plural of bankcard
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
bankrider
banksides
banksides
noun
plural of bankside
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
barksdale
baronduki
barracked
barracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barrack
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
beardlike
beardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beard.
bechalked
bechalked
adj
Chalk-covered or chalky.
Having a surface that has been written on in chalk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechalk
becloaked
becloaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloak
bedarkens
bedarkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedarken
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
bedmakers
bedmakers
noun
plural of bedmaker
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
beflecked
beflecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befleck
befrocked
befrocked
adj
Wearing a frock.
beknotted
beknotted
adj
Knotted again and again; covered with knots.
benedicks
benedicks
noun
plural of benedick
benedikta
bepranked
bespecked
bethanked
bethanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethank
betokened
betokened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betoken
bidarkees
bidarkees
noun
plural of bidarkee
birdyback
blackband
blackband
noun
(mineralogy) An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous matter, valuable as an iron ore.
blackbird
blackbird
noun
(slang, derogatory, historical, among slavers and pirates) A native of the South Pacific islands.
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
verb
To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
blackbody
blackbody
noun
(physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum
blackcods
blackdamp
blackdamp
noun
Choke damp.
blackduck
blackened
blackened
adj
(food) Synonym of charred.
(steel) Synonym of blued.
Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacken
blackford
blackhead
blackhead
noun
(countable) A scaup: any of various ducks of the genus Aythya.
(countable, medicine) A comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.
(uncountable) A form of histomoniasis in poultry, characterized by cyanotic discoloration on the bird's head.
blackland
blackland
noun
The land making up the Texas Blackland Prairies, a temperate grassland ecoregion in Texas with rich, dark soil.
blacklead
blacklead
noun
Alternative form of black lead
verb
To cover, treat or polish with graphite
blackseed
blackseed
noun
A spice plant with aromatic black seeds, Nigella sativa
blackweed
blackweed
noun
Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia.)
blackwood
blackwood
noun
(uncountable) The very dark wood of such trees.
African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa
Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), of eastern Australia
Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia), of India
Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico.
bladelike
bladelike
adj
Resembling a blade
blanketed
blanketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blanket
blinkards
blinkards
noun
plural of blinkard
blinkered
blinkered
adj
(figuratively) Having tunnel vision; unable to see what is happening around one.
Wearing blinkers or blinders.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blinker
blockaded
blockaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockade
blockader
blockader
noun
A person who blockades
A ship used in blockading
blockades
blockades
noun
plural of blockade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
blockwood
bloodlike
bloodlike
adj
Resembling blood.
bloodsuck
boardlike
boardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a board.
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
bodymaker
bodymaker
noun
a craftsman
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bookboard
bookstand
bookstand
noun
A rack for holding books; a bookrack.
A small stall where books are sold.
A stand, made for holding books open.
bookwards
boondocks
boondocks
noun
plural of boondock
boskopoid
brackened
bracketed
bracketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bracket
brackmard
brackmard
noun
Alternative form of braquemard (“type of sword”)
bradmaker
brakehand
brakehead
brakeload
brakeload
noun
Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage).
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.
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
brickhood
brickyard
brickyard
noun
A factory where bricks are produced or distributed
bridecake
bridecake
noun
(archaic) Rich or highly ornamented cake, to be distributed to the guests at a wedding, or sent to friends after the wedding.
brideknot
bridelike
bridelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bride.
briskened
briskened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brisken
broderick
broderick
noun
(slang, early 20th century) A thorough beating
verb
(transitive) To administer a beating to
brookdale
brookland
brookside
brookside
adj
On the side of a brook.
noun
The side of a brook.
brookweed
brookweed
noun
A small white-flowered herb (Samolus valerandi) usually found in wet places; the water pimpernel.
brookwood
buckboard
buckboard
noun
A simple, distinctively American four-wheeled horse-drawn wagon designed for personal transport as well as for transporting animal fodder and domestic goods, often with a spring-mounted seat for the driver.
buckfield
buckhound
buckhound
noun
(UK) A hound for deer hunting.
bucklered
bucklered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckler
buckramed
buckramed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckram
bulkheads
bulkheads
noun
plural of bulkhead
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
burkhardt
burkundaz
burkundaz
noun
(India, now historical) An armed guard or watchman.
buttocked
buttocked
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of buttocks
cakebread
caudebeck
checkbird
clockbird
clockbird
noun
Synonym of laughing kookaburra
clydebank
clydebank
Proper noun
a town on the north side of the River in council area, Scotland
codebooks
codebooks
noun
plural of codebook
codebreak
coldbrook
corkboard
corkboard
noun
Alternative spelling of cork-board
crankbird
crankbird
noun
(dialect, dated) A small European woodpecker (Picus minor).
dabchicks
dabchicks
noun
plural of dabchick
darabukka
darabukka
noun
Alternative form of darbuka
daybreaks
daybreaks
noun
plural of daybreak
debarking
debarking
verb
present participle of debark
deblocked
deblocked
adj
(computing, of a physical block) Separated into logical records
unblocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deblock
debunkers
debunkers
noun
plural of debunker
debunking
debunking
noun
The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum)
verb
present participle of debunk
deerbrook
dekabrist
dekabrist
Noun
Decembrist
dembowski
deskbound
deskbound
adj
(of an employee) Whose work confines him or her to a desk.
dickybird
disembark
disembark
verb
(intransitive) To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a train or aircraft.
(transitive) To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore
ditchbank
dobrinsky
doorknobs
doorknobs
noun
plural of doorknob
doukhobor
doukhobor
Noun
A member of a religious group of Russian origin who rejected the Czarist government of the late 1800s and the Russian Orthodox priests, icons, and rituals, aiming to internalize the living spirit of God in each individual.
drawbacks
drawbacks
noun
plural of drawback
drinkable
drinkable
adj
(of an alcoholic beverage, especially wine) Of good or satisfactory quality.
(of water) Safe to drink.
Able to be drunk (as liquid).
noun
(chiefly in the plural) That which can be drunk.
drinkably
dubrovnik
dubrovnik
Proper noun
A city and port in southern Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.
duckbills
duckbills
noun
plural of duckbill
duckblind
duckboard
duckboard
noun
A panel of wooden slats typically lain on a concrete floor in a workshop. Compliance of slats arranged in two crossed layers reduces fatigue for a person operating a machine tool or working at a bench.
One of a long series of boards laid from side to side as a path across wet or muddy ground; normally used in plural.
Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each other lengthwise, often two planks wide; also called bog board, bog bridge, or puncheon.