(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
akrabattine
alkalisable
alkalizable
bacchuslike
backadation
backbearing
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backfilling
backfilling
noun
The process by which something is backfilled.
verb
present participle of backfill
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighted
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backloading
backloading
noun
(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
baedekerian
baggyrinkle
baikerinite
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
bakersville
bakersville
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
a town in North Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Mitchell County.
an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, USA.
bakshishing
bakshishing
verb
present participle of bakshish
balkanising
balkanising
verb
present participle of balkanise
balkanizing
balkanizing
verb
present participle of balkanize
balkinesses
balloonlike
balloonlike
adj
Resembling a balloon in form
bandkeramik
bangwaketsi
bankability
bankability
noun
The state or condition of being bankable.
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
barkevikite
barkevikite
noun
(mineralogy) A particular hornblende mineral.
barkpeeling
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
baskerville
baskerville
Proper noun
A serif typeface from the 18th century.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bauckiebird
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
beekeepings
beiderbecke
bekinkinite
beknighting
beknighting
verb
present participle of beknight
bellowslike
bellowslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bellows (device for delivering pressurized air).
berkeleyism
berkeleyite
berrypicker
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bhaktimarga
bialystoker
bibliokelpt
biblioklept
biblioklept
noun
A person who steals books
bibliotheke
bibliotheke
noun
Alternative form of bibliotheque
billbroking
billsticker
billsticker
noun
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.
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.
biokinetics
biokinetics
noun
(medical biology) The study of movements of or within organisms
birkeniidae
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
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
bladderlike
bladderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bladder.
blankenship
blanketlike
blanketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a blanket.
blankminded
blitzkriegs
blitzkriegs
noun
plural of blitzkrieg
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bodicemaker
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
boilerworks
boilinglike
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.
bolingbroke
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
bookbinding
bookbinding
noun
The art, craft or process of binding books
bookishness
bookishness
noun
The property of being bookish.
bookkeeping
bookkeeping
noun
(accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.
(computing) General tasks for maintaining a system.
verb
present participle of bookkeep
bookmakings
bookmakings
noun
plural of bookmaking
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bookmobiles
bookmobiles
noun
plural of bookmobile
bookselling
bookselling
noun
The sale of books.
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
boskinesses
boylikeness
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
bradykinins
bradykinins
noun
plural of bradykinin
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
brainworker
brakemaking
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
brecksville
breislakite
breithablik
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
brickbatted
brickbatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brickbat
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
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.