| BACKDATING | • backdating v. Present participle of backdate. • backdating n. The act by which something is backdated. • BACKDATE v. to date to an earlier time. |
| BACKGAMMON | • backgammon n. A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according… • backgammon n. (Backgammon) A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more… • backgammon v. To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row… |
| BACKHANDED | • backhanded adj. With the back of the hand. • backhanded adj. Involving a backward flip of the hand. • backhanded adj. Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory. |
| BACKHANDER | • backhander n. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards. • backhander n. A blow with the back of the hand. • backhander n. (Informal) A bribe, a secret payment. |
| BACKPLANES | • backplanes n. Plural of backplane. • BACKPLANE n. the circuit board on a computer to which other circuit boards and components can be connected. |
| BARNBRACKS | • BARNBRACK n. (Irish) a currant bun, also BARMBRACK. |
| BARRACKING | • barracking v. Present participle of barrack. • barracking n. An act of jeering or heckling. • barracking n. (Australia, New Zealand) The act of cheering for or supporting a team. |
| BLACKBANDS | • blackbands n. Plural of blackband. • BLACKBAND n. iron ore containing enough coal to calcine it. |
| BLACKLANDS | • blacklands n. Plural of blackland. • BLACKLAND n. a heavy, sticky black soil such as that covering large areas of Texas. |
| BLACKSNAKE | • blacksnake n. Alternative form of black snake: any of several relatively harmless North American snakes. • blacksnake n. (US) A long, tapering whip. • blacksnake n. (Chiefly vulgar, slang) A penis, especially a black penis. |
| BREAKDANCE | • breakdance n. The art, or an instance, of breakdancing. • breakdance v. (Intransitive) To dance in this style. • break-dance v. Alternative form of breakdance. |
| CANEBRAKES | • canebrakes n. Plural of canebrake. • cane␣brakes n. Plural of cane brake. • CANEBRAKE n. a thicket of canes. |
| CANTABANKS | • cantabanks n. Plural of cantabank. • CANTABANK n. (Italian) a strolling singer. |
| CANVASBACK | • canvasback n. A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird. • CANVASBACK n. a species of duck, so named from the markings of the plumage on its back. |
| CHAINBRAKE | • CHAINBRAKE n. a cutoff safety device on a chainsaw. |
| CRACKBRAIN | • crackbrain n. (Slang) An eccentric or crazy person. • CRACKBRAIN n. a crazy person. |
| CRANKBAITS | • crankbaits n. Plural of crankbait. • CRANKBAIT n. a fishing lure with a shape that enables it to dive and stay under water. |
| LAYBACKING | • laybacking v. Present participle of layback. • LAYBACK v. to climb using the layback technique. |
| RACKABONES | • rackabones n. (Informal, derogatory) A very lean person or animal, especially a lean horse. • RACKABONES n. a very lean animal, esp. a horse. |