(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
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
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptship
basketballer
basketballer
noun
(informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
bellowsmaker
bernkasteler
biscuitmaker
blackberries
blackberries
noun
plural of blackberry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackberry
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blacklisters
blacklisters
noun
plural of blacklister
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blackshirted
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
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
breadbaskets
breadbaskets
noun
plural of breadbasket
breakfasters
breakfasters
noun
plural of breakfaster
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
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
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
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.
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
cabinetworks
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
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
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.
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
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
leatherbacks
leatherbacks
noun
plural of leatherback
markleysburg
patricksburg
pawnbrokings
prebreakfast
prebreakfast
adj
Before breakfast.
quarterbacks
quarterbacks
noun
plural of quarterback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback
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.
unshrinkable
unshrinkable
adj
That will not shrink
wakeboarders
wakeboarders
noun
plural of wakeboarder
windbreakers
windbreakers
noun
plural of windbreaker
workableness
workableness
noun
The quality or state of being workable, or the extent to which a thing is workable.