| BACKLIGHTS | • backlights n. Plural of backlight. • BACKLIGHT v. to illumine a subject from the rear. |
| BACKLOGGED | • backlogged v. Simple past tense and past participle of backlog. • backlogged adj. Having an excessive list of tasks to do, especially tasks that should have already been performed. • BACKLOG v. to accumulate. |
| BAULKINGLY | • baulkingly adv. Alternative form of balkingly. • BAULKING adv. BAULK, to refrain from proceeding, also BALK, BAUK. |
| BECHALKING | • bechalking v. Present participle of bechalk. • BECHALK v. to cover with chalk. |
| BECLOAKING | • becloaking v. Present participle of becloak. • BECLOAK v. to place a cloak on. |
| BLACKENING | • blackening v. Present participle of blacken. • blackening n. (Uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black#Adjective in colour. • blackening n. (Countable) The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain#Noun or mark#Noun. |
| BLACKGAMES | • blackgames n. Plural of blackgame. • BLACKGAME n. black grouse. |
| BLACKGUARD | • blackguard n. The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment. • blackguard n. (Old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person. • blackguard n. (Archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society. |
| BLANKETING | • blanketing v. Present participle of blanket. • blanketing n. (Uncountable, countable) Cloth for making blankets. • blanketing n. (Countable) A layer of something that covers like a blanket. |
| BLOCKADING | • blockading v. Present participle of blockade. • BLOCKADE v. to block with troops or ships. |
| BLOKARTING | • BLOKARTING n. the sport of travelling by a land vehicle with a sail. |
| BULWARKING | • bulwarking v. Present participle of bulwark. • BULWARK v. to fortify. |
| GAOLBREAKS | • gaolbreaks n. Plural of gaolbreak. • GAOLBREAK v. to break out of gaol, also JAILBREAK. |
| GAOLBROKEN | • GAOLBREAK v. to break out of gaol, also JAILBREAK. |
| KLANGFARBE | • KLANGFARBE n. (German) tone-colour; timbre. |
| LAYBACKING | • laybacking v. Present participle of layback. • LAYBACK v. to climb using the layback technique. |
| PLOUGHBACK | • plough␣back v. To reinvest profits into a business. • PLOUGHBACK n. the reinvestment of profits, also PLOWBACK. |
| SLINGBACKS | • slingbacks n. Plural of slingback. • SLINGBACK n. a shoe without a covering for the heel, supported by a strap round the heel. |