| BACKSWIMMERS | • backswimmers n. Plural of backswimmer. • BACKSWIMMER n. one who swims on the back. |
| BACKSWORDMEN | • backswordmen n. Plural of backswordman. • BACKSWORDMAN n. one who uses a backsword, a sword with one sharp edge, also BACKSWORDSMAN. |
| BACKWARDNESS | • backwardness n. The state of being backward. • backwardness n. Reluctance. • BACKWARDNESS n. the state of being backward. |
| BACKWOODSIER | • BACKWOODSY adj. uncouth, rustic. |
| BACKWOODSMEN | • backwoodsmen n. Plural of backwoodsman. • BACKWOODSMAN n. a provincial, a country bumpkin. |
| BENCHWARMERS | • benchwarmers n. Plural of benchwarmer. • bench-warmers n. Plural of bench-warmer. • bench␣warmers n. Plural of bench warmer (alternative spelling of bench-warmers). |
| BIRDWATCHERS | • birdwatchers n. Plural of birdwatcher. • bird␣watchers n. Plural of bird watcher. • BIRDWATCHER n. one who watches birds as a hobby. |
| BLADDERWRACK | • bladderwrack n. Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed in which iodine was first discovered. • bladder␣wrack n. Fucus vesiculosus, seaweed widespread in the cool waters of the Atlantic and Pacific. • bladder␣wrack n. Nereocystis luetkeana, kelp common on the northeastern Pacific coast. |
| BUSHWHACKERS | • bushwhackers n. Plural of bushwhacker. • BUSHWHACKER n. a guerrilla fighter; a bumpkin. |
| CABBAGETOWNS | • CABBAGETOWN n. from Cabbagetown, a depressed area of Toronto, where the Anglo-Saxon population was thought to exist on cabbage. |
| CABBAGEWORMS | • cabbageworms n. Plural of cabbageworm. • cabbage␣worms n. Plural of cabbage worm. • CABBAGEWORM n. the larva of the cabbage butterfly. |
| CABINETWORKS | • CABINETWORK n. finished woodwork made by a cabinetmaker. |
| MICROWAVABLE | • microwavable adj. Suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers. • MICROWAVABLE adj. capable of being microwaved, also MICROWAVEABLE. |
| SWASHBUCKLED | • swashbuckled v. Simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle. • SWASHBUCKLE v. to act the part of a swashbuckler. |
| SWASHBUCKLER | • swashbuckler n. A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play. • swashbuckler n. A daring adventurer. • swashbuckler n. A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and lighthearted tone. |
| SWASHBUCKLES | • swashbuckles v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swashbuckle. • SWASHBUCKLE v. to act the part of a swashbuckler. |
| SWITCHBACKED | • switchbacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |
| SWITCHBLADES | • switchblades n. Plural of switchblade. • switchblades v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade. • switch-blades n. Plural of switch-blade. |
| WALLCLIMBERS | • WALLCLIMBER n. a glass-walled elevator whose shaft is on the exterior wall of a building. |