| 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… |
| BACKGROUND | • background adj. Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system. • background n. One’s social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past. • background n. A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context. |
| BACKHOEING | • backhoeing v. Present participle of backhoe. • BACKHOE v. to dig with a backhoe. |
| BACKRONYMS | • backronyms n. Plural of backronym. • BACKRONYM n. an acronym formed using the initial letters or syllables of an existing word, also BACRONYM. |
| BECLOAKING | • becloaking v. Present participle of becloak. • BECLOAK v. to place a cloak on. |
| BIOHACKING | • biohacking n. (Informal) The manipulation of biological functioning through, among others, genetics, nutrition and… |
| BLACKTHORN | • blackthorn n. A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa… • blackthorn n. A stick or staff taken from this tree. • Blackthorn prop.n. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6219). |
| BLOCKADING | • blockading v. Present participle of blockade. • BLOCKADE v. to block with troops or ships. |
| BLOCKCHAIN | • blockchain n. A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency. • block␣chain n. A chain in which the alternate links are broad blocks connected by thin side links pivoted to the ends… • BLOCKCHAIN n. a system in which records of transactions using bitcoins are stored and may be accessed by linked computers. |
| BONEBLACKS | • boneblacks n. Plural of boneblack. • BONEBLACK n. black residue from the destructive distillation of bones. |
| CORNERBACK | • cornerback n. (American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Any of the defensive players who are in position on each… • CORNERBACK n. a position in American football. |
| COUNTBACKS | • countbacks n. Plural of countback. • COUNTBACK n. a system of deciding the winner of a tied competition by comparing earlier points or scores. |
| KNOCKABOUT | • knockabout adj. Boisterous. • knockabout adj. Suitable for rough use. • knockabout n. Clothing suitable for rough use. |
| KNOCKBACKS | • knockbacks n. Plural of knockback. • knock-backs n. Plural of knock-back. • KNOCKBACK n. a refusal, a setback. |
| NOTCHBACKS | • notchbacks n. Plural of notchback. • NOTCHBACK n. a car whose roof does not slope continuously from the roof to the bumper, but juts out from the bottom of the rear window. |
| RACKABONES | • rackabones n. (Informal, derogatory) A very lean person or animal, especially a lean horse. • RACKABONES n. a very lean animal, esp. a horse. |
| RECKONABLE | • reckonable adj. Able to be reckoned or computed. |
| THORNBACKS | • thornbacks n. Plural of thornback. • THORNBACK n. a kind of skate having thornlike spines on its back, aka roker. |
| UNLOCKABLE | • unlockable adj. Not capable of being locked. • unlockable adj. Capable of being unlocked. • unlockable n. (Video games) An initially hidden feature that is made available to reward the player for some achievement. |