| AEROBRAKING | • aerobraking n. (Astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as… • aerobraking v. Present participle of aerobrake. • AEROBRAKING n. using a planet's atmosphere to reduce the speed of a spacecraft. |
| BACKGAMMONS | • backgammons v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon. • backgammons n. Plural of backgammon. • BACKGAMMON v. to defeat at the game of backgammon. |
| BACKLOADING | • backloading n. (Transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for… • backloading v. Present participle of backload. • BACKLOAD v. to load a lorry for a return journey. |
| BASHIBAZOUK | • bashibazouk n. Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk. • bashi-bazouk n. An irregular soldier of the Ottoman army, reputed to be undisciplined and brutal. • BASHIBAZOUK n. one of a group of irregular Turkish soldiers notorious for their brutality. |
| BERGAMASKOS | • BERGAMASKO n. an inhabitant of Bergamo. |
| BLACKBOARDS | • blackboards n. Plural of blackboard. • blackboards v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard. • BLACKBOARD n. a hard smooth usually dark surface used esp. in a classroom for writing or drawing on with chalk. |
| CHALKBOARDS | • chalkboards n. Plural of chalkboard. • CHALKBOARD n. a blackboard. |
| DEBARKATION | • debarkation n. Disembarkation. • DEBARKATION n. the act of debarking, also DEBARCATION. |
| DIAMONDBACK | • diamondback n. (Common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus… • diamondback n. The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin). • DIAMONDBACK n. a kind of rattlesnake. |
| EMBARKATION | • embarkation n. The act of embarking. • embarkation n. The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft. • embarkation n. (Obsolete) A vessel. |
| KABARAGOYAS | • kabaragoyas n. Plural of kabaragoya. • KABARAGOYA n. (Tagalog) a very large monitor lizard of SE Asia. |
| KATABOLISMS | • katabolisms n. Plural of katabolism. • KATABOLISM n. destructive metabolism, the disruptive processes of chemical change in organisms, also CATABOLISM. |
| KATABOTHRON | • KATABOTHRON n. (Modern Greek) an underground water channel, also KATAVOTHRON. |
| KOOKABURRAS | • kookaburras n. Plural of kookaburra. • KOOKABURRA n. (Native Australian) a large Australian kingfisher, with a call sounds like a raucous laugh, also GOBURRA. |
| KOULIBIACAS | • koulibiacas n. Plural of koulibiaca. • KOULIBIACA n. (Russian) a Russian fish pie, also COULIBIAC, COULIBIACA. |
| SKATEBOARDS | • skateboards n. Plural of skateboard. • skateboards v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skateboard. • SKATEBOARD v. to ride or perform stunts on a skateboard. |
| WAKEBOARDED | • wakeboarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of wakeboard. • WAKEBOARD v. to ride a short, very broad water ski while being towed by a motorboat. |
| WAKEBOARDER | • wakeboarder n. Someone who takes part in wakeboarding. • WAKEBOARDER n. one who practises wakeboarding. |