| ATTACKABLE | • attackable adj. Which may be attacked. • ATTACKABLE adj. capable of being attacked. |
| BACKBITTEN | • backbitten v. Past participle of backbite. • back-bitten v. Past participle of back-bite. • BACKBITE v. to speak ill of. |
| BACKFITTED | • backfitted v. Simple past tense and past participle of backfit. • BACKFIT v. to modify later. |
| BACKSTITCH | • backstitch n. (Sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles… • backstitch v. To sew with a backstitch. • BACKSTITCH n. a stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end. |
| BACKSTREET | • backstreet adj. Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents. • backstreet adj. (Figuratively) Done in poor and unsanitary conditions, secretly and illegally; back-alley. • backstreet n. Alternative spelling of back street. |
| BETHANKITS | • BETHANKIT n. (Scots) a grace, elliptical for God be thanked. |
| BITTERBARK | • bitterbark n. Alternative form of bitter bark. • bitter␣bark n. Any of various trees with bitter bark. • BITTERBARK n. an Australian tree with bitter tasting bark, used for tonic medicine. |
| BLACKBUTTS | • blackbutts n. Plural of blackbutt. • BLACKBUTT n. a type of eucalyptus tree. |
| HACKBUTTER | • hackbutter n. An arquebusier. • HACKBUTTER n. one who uses a hackbut, also HACKBUTEER, HAGBUTEER, HAGBUTTER. |
| KOTTABOSES | • KOTTABOS n. (Greek) an ancient Greek game of throwing wine into a vessel, also COTTABUS. |
| PICKETBOAT | • picketboat n. Alternative form of picket boat. • picket␣boat n. A small naval craft used for harbor patrol and other close inshore work. • PICKETBOAT n. a craft used (as by the coastguard) for harbour patrol. |
| TANKBUSTER | • tankbuster n. (Colloquial) A military aircraft suited to the destruction of tanks. • TANKBUSTER n. a plane that specialises in attacking tanks. |
| THUMBTACKS | • thumbtacks n. Plural of thumbtack. • THUMBTACK v. to fasten with a thumbtack. |
| TURTLEBACK | • turtleback n. Anything having the shape of a turtle’s back (that is, its shell). • turtleback n. (Nautical) A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, designed to shed seawater quickly. • turtleback n. (Military, nautical) An armor layout with an armored deck which slopes downwards towards the sides of… |
| WATTLEBARK | • WATTLEBARK n. the bark of various acacias, used for tanning. |