| BACKCOMB | • backcomb v. To hold hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look. • backcomb n. The hairstyle produced by backcombing. • backcomb n. (Dated) A decorative comb worn as an ornament and to secure a hairstyle. |
| BACKMOST | • backmost adj. Farthest back. • BACKMOST adj. hindmost. |
| BACKROOM | • backroom n. A room near the rear of a premises, especially one that is only accessible to a privileged few and can… • backroom adj. Of, relating to, or happening in a backroom. • backroom adj. (Figurative) Characterized by secrecy or anonymity. |
| BISMARCK | • bismarck n. (North America) A dessert pastry… • Bismarck prop.n. A German family name. • Bismarck prop.n. Otto von Bismarck, one of the prominent German statesmen of the nineteenth century. |
| BLACKGUM | • blackgum n. Alternative form of black gum (“tree”). • black␣gum n. A tree native to eastern North America, Nyssa sylvatica. • black␣gum n. Certain eucalyptus trees of Australia. |
| BROCKRAM | • brockram n. A basal breccia of cemented limestone and sandstone fragments dating from the Permian period, found… • BROCKRAM n. (dialect) fragmented rock, breccia. |
| BUCKRAMS | • buckrams n. Alternative form of buckram ("ramson"). • buckrams v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buckram. • BUCKRAM v. to pad or stiffen with buckram. |
| CLAMBAKE | • clambake n. (New England) An informal beach party in which food, usually seafood, is cooked in a firepit dug in… • clambake n. (Slang, chiefly West Coast US) An instance of smoking (usually marijuana) in an enclosed space. • clambake n. (Slang, vulgar) A meeting of predominantly females. |
| COMEBACK | • comeback n. A return (E.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity. • comeback n. A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one. • comeback n. (Sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage… |
| HUMPBACK | • humpback n. A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine). • humpback n. (Derogatory, now offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis. • humpback n. A humpback whale. |
| MEGABUCK | • megabuck n. (Informal) A million dollars. • mega-buck n. Alternative spelling of megabuck. • MEGABUCK n. one million dollars. |
| MOCKABLE | • mockable adj. Able to be mocked or ridiculed. • mockable adj. (Software engineering) Of which a mockup or prototype may be made. • MOCKABLE adj. able to be mocked. |
| MOSSBACK | • mossback n. (Informal) Synonym of mossyback (“a person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative… • mossback n. (Informal, historical) A person who stayed hidden to evade conscription (especially by the Confederate… • mossback n. Senses relating to animals. |
| TOMBACKS | • TOMBACK n. (Malay) an alloy of copper and zinc, also TOMBAC, TAMBAC, TAMBAK, TOMBAK. |
| ZAMBUCKS | • zambucks n. Plural of zambuck. • ZAMBUCK n. (New Zealand) a member of the St John's ambulance brigade, esp. one on duty at a sporting event, also ZAMBUK. |