(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backpointers
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bellowsmaker
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bodicemaking
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
bombernickel
bookbindings
bookbindings
noun
plural of bookbinding
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
booksellings
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bottlenecked
bottlenecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bottleneck
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breaststroke
breaststroke
noun
A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's
verb
to swim using this stroke
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
brokennesses
brokennesses
noun
plural of brokenness
brooktondale
buddenbrooks
butterworker
buttonhooked
buttonhooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhook
cabinetworks
checkerbloom
checkerbloom
noun
Any of the flowering plants in the genus Sidalcea.
checkerboard
checkerboard
noun
(film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
A pattern of squares of alternating colours.
verb
(transitive) To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.
chokeberries
chokeberries
noun
plural of chokeberry
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
doublespeaks
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doukhobortsy
doukhobortsy
Noun
The Doukhobors.
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
gadsbodikins
gobbledegook
gobbledegook
noun
Alternative form of gobbledygook
gobbledygook
gobbledygook
noun
(informal) Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
(informal) Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
goldbricking
goldbricking
verb
present participle of goldbrick
guidebookish
guidebookish
adj
Having the tone or style of a guidebook.
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
horsebreaker
horsebreaker
noun
One who trains, or breaks in, horses.
housebreaker
housebreaker
noun
A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime.
katakiribori
katakiribori
noun
A Japanese sword-making technique employing a chisel at two different angles.
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
kinetophobia
kleptophobia
kleptophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of theft.
knowableness
knowableness
noun
The state or quality of being knowable.
knowledgable
knowledgable
adj
(rare) Alternative form of knowledgeable
knowledgably
knowledgably
adv
Misspelling of knowledgeably.
knucklebones
knucklebones
noun
A children's game, originally played with the knucklebones of sheep, in which small objects are picked up, moved, thrown, and caught according to various rules.
plural of knucklebone
kolombangara
kongsbergite
kongsbergite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of silver containing about 5% mercury
kotschubeite
kotschubeite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium chlorite mineral.
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
manakinsabot
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
mountebanked
mountebanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mountebank
mountebankly
neighborlike
neighborlike
adj
US standard spelling of neighbourlike.
nonblockaded
nonbookishly
nonbreakable
nonbreakable
adj
Not easily broken.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something that cannot be easily broken.
nonchokebore
nondrinkable
nonrevokable
nonrevokable
adj
Not revokable.
overbreakage
pawnbrokings
poikiloblast
poikiloblast
noun
A porphyroblast mineral containing small inclusions of the previous rock.
preblockaded
rekeyboarded
rekeyboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rekeyboard
roadblocking
roadblocking
verb
present participle of roadblock
rockabillies
rockabillies
noun
plural of rockabilly
sambhogakaya
sambhogakaya
noun
(Buddhism) The second aspect of the Trikaya: a subtle body of limitless form.
schomburgkia
shacklebones
shockability
shockability
noun
The condition of being shockable; the capacity to be shocked.
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
skateboarded
skateboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skateboard
skateboarder
skateboarder
noun
A person who rides a skateboard.
stockbreeder
stockbreeder
noun
A person who breeds and raises livestock.
stockbrokers
stockbrokers
noun
plural of stockbroker
stockbroking
stockbroking
noun
The profession of a stockbroker.
stockjobbers
stockjobbers
noun
plural of stockjobber
stockjobbery
stockjobbing
stockjobbing
noun
(trading, dated) Making markets in equity securities; dealing in stocks and shares.
subnetworked
superbazooka
takedownable
tankerabogus
tankerabogus
noun
(UK, regional) A bogeyman; a fanciful monster used to frighten children.
textbookless
textbookless
adj
Without a textbook.
troublemaker
troublemaker
noun
A complainer.
One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.
turkophobist
unbrokenness
unbrokenness
noun
The state or condition of being unbroken.
unprovokable
unprovokable
adj
That cannot be provoked.
unreckonable
unreckonable
adj
That cannot be reckoned; uncountable, innumerable.
wakeboarders
wakeboarders
noun
plural of wakeboarder
wakeboarding
wakeboarding
noun
(sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, attached by a cable.
workableness
workableness
noun
The quality or state of being workable, or the extent to which a thing is workable.