(music) The sharp accent on the second and fourth beats of rock music in 4/4 time.
backbite
backbite
noun
One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.
verb
(informal) To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
To speak badly of an absent individual.
backdate
backdate
noun
An assigned date that is earlier than the current or true date.
verb
To give or assign a date to a document that is earlier than the current or true date.
backrest
backrest
noun
A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.
The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.
backseat
backseat
noun
Alternative spelling of back seat
backsets
backsets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backset
backsite
backster
backster
noun
(obsolete) A baker.
bakelite
bakelite
noun
Alternative form of Bakelite
bakemeat
bakemeat
noun
(obsolete) Any baked product (such as a pie)
bakerite
bakerite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
bakerton
balkiest
balkiest
adj
superlative form of balky: most balky
banakite
banakite
noun
(geology) A form of trachyandesite
banknote
banknote
noun
(now historical) A promissory note issued by a bank, payable at a given time to a specific beneficiary.
A piece of paper currency.
barkiest
barkiest
adj
superlative form of barky: most barky
basketry
basketry
noun
Baskets collectively.
The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
batukite
beakiest
beakiest
adj
superlative form of beaky: most beaky
beatniks
beatniks
noun
plural of beatnik
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
bedstock
bedstock
noun
(obsolete) The front or back part of the frame of a bedstead.
bedticks
bedticks
noun
plural of bedtick
beetlike
bekilted
bekilted
adj
Wearing a kilt.
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
belostok
benedikt
bentinck
berakoth
berakoth
noun
plural of berakah
bestreak
bestreak
verb
(transitive) To mark or cover with streaks.
betaking
betaking
verb
present participle of betake
bethanks
bethanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethank
bethinks
bethinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethink
bethwack
bethwack
verb
(transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
betokens
betokens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of betoken
betusked
blackest
blackest
adj
superlative form of black: most black
blackett
blakeite
blankest
blankest
adj
superlative form of blank: most blank
blankets
blankets
noun
plural of blanket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanket
blankety
blankety
adj
(dated, euphemistic) damnable, damned
Resembling or related to a blanket.
blankite
bleakest
bleakest
adj
superlative form of bleak: most bleak
blomkest
bluetick
bluetick
noun
A coonhound of a certain breed originating in the United States,
verb
(Internet slang) To ignore (a message) sent via a social messaging app, especially one where a reply is expected or requested.
boatlike
boatlike
adj
Resembling a boat
bockeret
boltlike
boltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bolt (mechanical fastener).
Resembling or characteristic of a bolt, as of lightning.
bontebok
bontebok
noun
A South African antelope of genus Damaliscus
booklets
booklets
noun
plural of booklet
bookmate
bookmate
noun
A schoolfellow; an associate in studying.
bookrest
bookrest
noun
A support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading.
boskiest
boskiest
adj
superlative form of bosky: most bosky
bothlike
bottekin
brackets
brackets
noun
plural of bracket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bracket
brackett
brakiest
breakout
breakout
adj
Of a book, film, or other work: leading its author to mainstream success.
noun
(aviation) The point at which visibility returns after passing through cloud.
A breakdown of statistics; a detailed view of component parts.
A room in a hotel etc. that can be taken by a smaller group at a large conference.
An escape from any restrictive or confining situation.
An escape from prison.
An outbreak (sudden eruption of disease etc.).
brickset
briskest
briskest
adj
superlative form of brisk: most brisk
briskets
briskets
noun
plural of brisket
brockets
brockets
noun
plural of brocket
brookite
brookite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown mineral form of titanium dioxide, with the chemical formula TiO₂.
brooklet
brooklet
noun
A little brook.
bruskest
bruskest
adj
superlative form of brusk: most brusk
bucketed
bucketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bucket
bucketer
bucketer
noun
(finance) A bucket shop operator.
A person employed to use a bucket in some capacity.
bulkiest
bulkiest
adj
superlative form of bulk: most bulk
bunkmate
bunkmate
noun
Especially, one who shares a bunk bed.
One who sleeps in the same area as another person.
burkites
checkbit
datebook
datebook
noun
A book in which appointments are kept, each listed beside the day when it occurs.
gerbatka
jestbook
jestbook
noun
joke book
keelboat
keelboat
noun
(sailing) Any sailboat having a keel (as opposed to a centerboard or daggerboard).
ketubahs
ketubahs
noun
plural of ketubah
ketuboth
kibitzed
kibitzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kibitz
kibitzer
kibitzer
noun
A person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism; one who kibitzes.
kibitzes
kibitzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kibitz
kilobyte
kilobyte
noun
(computing, especially RAM) A unit of storage capacity, equal to 1024 (2¹⁰) bytes : a kibibyte. Frequently abbreviated KB.
(computing, especially networking) 1000 (10³) bytes. SI Symbol: kB
kotzebue
makebate
makebate
noun
A plant, bush jasmine (Chrysojasminum fruticans, syn. Jasminum fruticans).
One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator.
nekhebet
nekhebit
notebook
notebook
noun
(computing, dated) Ellipsis of notebook computer.
(computing, sometimes attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.
A book in which notes or memoranda are written.
outbaked
outbaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbake
outbakes
outbakes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbake
outbreak
outbreak
noun
(figurative) An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
A sudden increase.
An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
Synonym of breakout (“escape from prison”)
verb
(intransitive) To burst out or break forth.
rebetake
reitboks
reitboks
noun
plural of reitbok
reitbuck
reitbuck
noun
Alternative form of reitbok (“reedbuck”)
restbalk
setbacks
setbacks
noun
plural of setback
stabroek
steenbok
steenbok
noun
A common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa, Raphicerus campestris.
steinbok
steinbok
noun
Alternative spelling of steenbok
takeable
takeable
adj
Capable of being taken.
talebook
talebook
noun
(rare) A storybook.
talkable
talkable
adj
Capable of being talked (to or about) (construed with a preposition).
Capable of offering engaging conversation.
terbecki
textbook
textbook
adj
Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook.
Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.
noun
A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.
tickbean
tiebacks
tiebacks
noun
plural of tieback
tomblike
tomblike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tomb.
trekboer
trekboer
noun
(now historical) A nomadic pastoralist descended from European settlers on the frontiers of the Dutch Cape Colony in Southern Africa.
tubelike
tubelike
adj
Resembling a tube, especially in shape
tubework
tubework
noun
An assemblage of tubes.
tubmaker
tubmaker
noun
A manufacturer of tubs.
unbasket
waterbok
waterbok
noun
Alternative form of waterbuck
wetbacks
wetbacks
noun
plural of wetback; a slur towards persons of Mexican descent in the United States