| BACKSWORDSMAN | • BACKSWORDSMAN n. one who uses a backsword, a sword with one sharp edge, also BACKSWORDMAN. |
| BACKWARDATION | • backwardation n. In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery… • backwardation n. The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price. • backwardation n. (Obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer… |
| CARRYFORWARDS | • carryforwards n. Plural of carryforward. • CARRYFORWARD n. a subtotal carried forward to the next column of figures. |
| DISALLOWANCES | • disallowances n. Plural of disallowance. • DISALLOWANCE n. the act of disallowing. |
| DRAUGHTSWOMAN | • draughtswoman n. Alternative spelling of draftswoman. • DRAUGHTSWOMAN n. a female draughtsman. |
| FLASHFORWARDS | • flashforwards n. Plural of flashforward. • FLASHFORWARD n. a transition in a novel, film, etc., to a scene or event in the future. |
| NORTHEASTWARD | • northeastward adj. In or toward the northeast. • northeastward adv. Toward the northeast. • NORTHEASTWARD adv. in a northeasterly direction, also NORTHEASTWARDS. |
| SHADOWCASTING | • shadowcasting n. (Computer graphics) The generation of shadows from a three-dimensional model. • shadowcasting n. (Microscopy) A technique in which an incident ray at a small angle to the horizontal casts a shadow… • shadowcasting n. The live amateur performance of a film by a group of people at the same time as watching the film. |
| SOUTHEASTWARD | • southeastward adj. In or toward the southeast. • southeastward adv. Toward the southeast. • SOUTHEASTWARD adv. in a southeasterly direction, also SOUTHEASTWARDS. |
| WAKEBOARDINGS | • WAKEBOARDING n. a sport similar to waterskiing in which the participant is towed behind a motorboat while riding on a board like a short surfboard. |
| WATERBOARDING | • waterboarding n. A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face… • waterboarding v. Present participle of waterboard. • WATERBOARDING n. a form of torture in which the victim is immobilized and has water poured on his or her face, producing a severe gag reflex, to simulate drowning. |
| WEATHERBOARDS | • weatherboards n. Plural of weatherboard. • WEATHERBOARD n. a board shaped so as to shed water. |
| WOODCRAFTSMAN | • woodcraftsman n. Alternative form of woodcraftman. • WOODCRAFTSMAN n. a craftsman who works with wood. |