| BACKWARD | • backward adj. Situated toward or at the rear of something. • backward adj. Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing. • backward adj. Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement. |
| BADWARES | • BADWARE n. malicious computer software, aka malware. |
| BANDSAWS | • bandsaws n. Plural of bandsaw. • band-saws n. Plural of band-saw. • band␣saws n. Plural of band saw. |
| BEARWARD | • bearward n. A keeper of bears. • bear-ward n. Alternative form of bearward. • BEARWARD n. a keeper of bears. |
| BRADAWLS | • bradawls n. Plural of bradawl. • BRADAWL n. a small boring tool. |
| BROADWAY | • broadway n. An esplanade. • broadway n. (Poker slang) A straight from ace to ten in Texas hold ’em. • Broadway prop.n. A street name, typically for a wide road; a broad way. |
| DAWBAKES | • DAWBAKE n. (dialect) a slow-witted person. |
| DRAWABLE | • drawable adj. Capable of being drawn (represented graphically). • drawable adj. Capable of being drawn (pulled or extracted). • drawable adj. Capable of being drawn (deduced or inferred). |
| DRAWBACK | • drawback n. A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away. • drawback n. A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee. • drawback n. The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette. |
| DRAWBARS | • drawbars n. Plural of drawbar. • DRAWBAR n. a sliding bar. |
| SAWBLADE | • sawblade n. The blade of a saw. • SAWBLADE n. the blade of a saw. |
| WADEABLE | • wadeable adj. Able to be waded across. • WADEABLE adj. capable of being passed through by wading, also WADABLE. |
| WAVEBAND | • waveband n. (Physics) A range of electromagnetic wavelengths or frequencies; for example shortwave or mediumwave radio. • WAVEBAND n. a range of radio frequencies. |
| WAYBOARD | • wayboard n. (Geology, mining) A thin layer or band of rock that separates or defines the boundaries of thicker strata. • WAYBOARD n. a thin geological seam separating larger strata, also WEIGHBOARD. |
| WAYBREAD | • waybread n. The Eurasian plantain (Plantago major). • WAYBREAD n. the common dooryard plantain. |