Land that lies behind or beyond some primary settlement or development.
backslid
backslid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslide
backveld
backveld
noun
(southern Africa) Backward and unsophisticated rural areas.
baldakin
baldrick
baldrick
noun
Alternative form of baldric
bardlike
bardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bard.
beadlike
beadlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bead.
bekilted
bekilted
adj
Wearing a kilt.
birdlike
birdlike
adj
Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds; avian.
adv
(postpositive) In the manner of a bird; as, to fly.
blackcod
blankard
blinkard
blinkard
noun
(obsolete) One with bad eyes.
A dim-witted or stupid person; an idiot.
blockade
blockade
noun
(by extension) Any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
(chess) Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it
(nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
verb
(transitive) To create a blockade against.
bondfolk
bookfold
bookland
bookland
noun
(Anglo-Saxon) In Anglo-Saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee, service, and/or fines. Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility and denominated freeholders.
bruckled
buckland
bulkhead
bulkhead
noun
(nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
A pressure-resistant sealed barrier to any fluid in a large structure.
A retaining wall along a waterfront.
A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft.
Mechanically, a partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition.
bunkload
duckbill
duckbill
noun
(informal) A hadrosaur.
(informal) The duck-billed platypus.
A fish of the family Percophidae
Bull ray (Aetomylaeus bovinus, now Pteromylaeus bovinus).
Percophis brasiliensis (Brazilian flathead).
flockbed
gladbeck
holdback
holdback
noun
The projection or loop, on the thill of a vehicle, to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going downhill, or in backing.
The strap or part of the harness so used.
restraint (act or result of holding back, device that restrains)
karlsbad
keelbird
kilbride
kilobaud
kilobaud
noun
(computing) one thousand baud; symbol kBd
knobbled
knobbled
adj
Possessing a bumpy surface; knobbly.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knobble
landbook
landbook
noun
(historical) A book containing details of lands and their ownership.
leadback
skewbald
skewbald
adj
(of horses) Marked with patches of white and non-black colours.