(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
backscatters
backscatters
noun
plural of backscatter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backscatter
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backstabbers
backstabbers
noun
plural of backstabber
backstrapped
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
backtrackers
backtrackers
noun
plural of backtracker
backtracking
backtracking
noun
(aviation) The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.
(computer science) The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
(countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
verb
present participle of backtrack
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bandaranaike
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptship
bareknuckled
barkevikitic
barkevikitic
adj
Of or relating to the mineral barkevikite.
barrackville
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
basketballer
basketballer
noun
(informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
bellowsmaker
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
bernkasteler
biscuitmaker
blackberries
blackberries
noun
plural of blackberry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackberry
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackfigured
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackleggery
blacklisters
blacklisters
noun
plural of blacklister
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blackshirted
bladderwrack
bladderwrack
noun
Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed in which iodine was first discovered.
blanketmaker
blanketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blankets.
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
bletherskate
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brackenridge
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
breadbaskets
breadbaskets
noun
plural of breadbasket
breakability
breakability
noun
The state or property of being breakable.
breakfasters
breakfasters
noun
plural of breakfaster
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
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.
breakweather
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
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
brickbatting
brickbatting
noun
The act of assailing with criticism.
The act of attacking by throwing brickbats.
verb
present participle of brickbat
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
bridgemaking
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brooktondale
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
buttermaking
cabinetmaker
cabinetmaker
noun
A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture
cabinetworks
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.
crackability
crackability
noun
Quality or degree of being crackable.
crackbrained
crackbrained
adj
Idiotic.
crackerberry
crackerberry
noun
The Canadian bunchberry, Cornus canadensis.
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
drinkability
drinkability
noun
The extent to which something is drinkable.
The state or property of being drinkable.
ekaterinburg
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
faithbreaker
faithbreaker
noun
Someone who breaks a promise or violates a treaty.
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
greenbackers
greenbackers
noun
plural of greenbacker
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
halterbreaks
halterbreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
heartbreaker
heartbreaker
noun
(dated) A curl or lovelock.
(role-playing games) An independent role-playing game that attempts to fix various perceived design flaws in an established RPG, but whose few innovations will not reach a wide audience due to its lack of marketability.
(sports) A match which ends in defeat for a promising player or team.
Someone, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours a person, but does not reciprocate their love.
Something that causes sorrow, grief or extreme disappointment.
hedgebreaker
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.
interbanking
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
kolombangara
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
leatherbacks
leatherbacks
noun
plural of leatherback
lumberjacket
lumberjacket
noun
A lumberjack shirt.
markleysburg
membranelike
membranelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a membrane.
nonbreakable
nonbreakable
adj
Not easily broken.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something that cannot be easily broken.
nondrinkable
nonrevokable
nonrevokable
adj
Not revokable.
overbreakage
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
patricksburg
pawnbrokings
peacebreaker
peacebreaker
noun
One who disturbs the public peace.
preblockaded
prebreakfast
prebreakfast
adj
Before breakfast.
quarterbacks
quarterbacks
noun
plural of quarterback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback
rackrentable
rebankruptcy
rekeyboarded
rekeyboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rekeyboard
roadblocking
roadblocking
verb
present participle of roadblock
rockabillies
rockabillies
noun
plural of rockabilly
safebreaking
safebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a safe.
schomburgkia
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
sikandarabad
skateboarded
skateboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skateboard
skateboarder
skateboarder
noun
A person who rides a skateboard.
slipperyback
sparkleberry
sparkleberry
noun
The farkleberry.
stablekeeper
stablekeeper
noun
The person who maintains a stable where animals are kept.
straddleback
stringybarks
stringybarks
noun
plural of stringybark
superbazooka
svarabhaktic
svarabhaktic
adj
Of or relating to svarabhakti.
swashbuckler
swashbuckler
noun
A daring adventurer.
A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and lighthearted tone.
A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play.
switchbacker
tankerabogus
tankerabogus
noun
(UK, regional) A bogeyman; a fanciful monster used to frighten children.
thickbrained
thimblemaker
trailbreaker
troublemaker
troublemaker
noun
A complainer.
One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.
trucebreaker
trucebreaker
noun
One who violates a truce, covenant, or engagement.
umbrellalike
umbrellalike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an umbrella.
undertakable
undertakable
adj
Capable of being undertaken; practicable.
unmarketable
unmarketable
adj
Not marketable
unprovokable
unprovokable
adj
That cannot be provoked.
unrebukeable
unreckonable
unreckonable
adj
That cannot be reckoned; uncountable, innumerable.