| BACKWALLS | • backwalls n. Plural of backwall. • back␣walls n. Plural of back wall. • BACKWALL n. a rear wall. |
| BACKWARDS | • backwards adj. Synonym of backward; see usage notes there. • backwards adv. Synonym of backward; see usage notes there. • BACKWARDS adv. in a reverse direction, also BACKWARD. |
| BACKWATER | • backwater n. The water held back by a dam or other obstruction. • backwater n. (Idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc. • backwater n. A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water. |
| BACKWRAPS | • backwraps n. Plural of backwrap. • backwraps v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwrap. • BACKWRAP n. a wrap around garment that fastens at the back. |
| BAKEWARES | • bakewares n. Plural of bakeware. • BAKEWARE n. heat-resistant dishes suitable for use in an oven. |
| BALLHAWKS | • ballhawks n. Plural of ballhawk. • ball␣hawks n. Plural of ball hawk. • BALLHAWK v. to act as a good defensive player. |
| BLACKWASH | • blackwash n. (Slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team. • blackwash n. (Slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash"… • blackwash n. (Medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater. |
| BOARDWALK | • boardwalk n. A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically… • boardwalk v. To install a boardwalk over. • Boardwalk prop.n. A board game space and the most expensive real estate property in the predominant U.S. form of Monopoly. |
| BREAKAWAY | • breakaway adj. Having broken away from a larger unit. • breakaway adj. Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure. • breakaway adj. (Ice hockey) Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun). |
| BREAKWALL | • breakwall n. A wall, typically built outside of a harbour, that diminishes damage due to battering by the waves. • BREAKWALL n. a protective wall built offshore and usually parallel to the shore. |
| CLAWBACKS | • clawbacks n. Plural of clawback. • CLAWBACK n. taking by taxation what has been given as benefit. |
| DRAWBACKS | • drawbacks n. Plural of drawback. • DRAWBACK n. a hinderance. |
| SWAYBACKS | • swaybacks n. Plural of swayback. • SWAYBACK n. an abnormal sagging of the back. |
| WAKEBOARD | • wakeboard n. The board one stands on for wakeboarding. • wakeboard v. To take part in wakeboarding. • WAKEBOARD v. to ride a short, very broad water ski while being towed by a motorboat. |
| WALKABOUT | • walkabout n. (Australian aboriginal) A nomadic excursion into the bush, especially one taken by young teenage boys… • walkabout n. A walking trip. • walkabout n. (Britain) A public stroll by some celebrity to meet a group of people informally. |
| WHALEBACK | • whaleback n. (Historical) A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curves above the waterline from… • whaleback n. (Geology) A landform (typically a sand dune) having the form of the back of a whale. • WHALEBACK n. a kind of steamboat used on the Great Lakes to carry grain, etc. having a rounded upper deck. |