| 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. |
| BACKHOEING | • backhoeing v. Present participle of backhoe. • BACKHOE v. to dig with a backhoe. |
| BECHALKING | • bechalking v. Present participle of bechalk. • BECHALK v. to cover with chalk. |
| BENCHMARKS | • benchmarks n. Plural of benchmark. • benchmarks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark. • BENCHMARK v. to test by a preset standard. |
| BETHANKING | • bethanking v. Present participle of bethank. • BETHANK v. to ply with thanks. |
| BETHANKITS | • BETHANKIT n. (Scots) a grace, elliptical for God be thanked. |
| BONESHAKER | • boneshaker n. A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s). • boneshaker n. Something jolty. • bone-shaker n. Alternative spelling of boneshaker. |
| BRANCHLIKE | • branchlike adj. Resembling a branch of a tree. • BRANCHLIKE adj. like a branch. |
| CHAINBRAKE | • CHAINBRAKE n. a cutoff safety device on a chainsaw. |
| HANDBASKET | • handbasket n. A basket with a handle. • hand-basket n. Alternative spelling of handbasket. • HANDBASKET n. a basket carried in the hand. |
| HANDBRAKES | • handbrakes n. Plural of handbrake. • hand␣brakes n. Plural of hand brake. • HANDBRAKE n. a brake applied by a hand-operated lever. |
| KENOPHOBIA | • kenophobia n. An abnormal fear of empty spaces. • KENOPHOBIA n. fear of empty spaces. |
| LUNCHBREAK | • lunchbreak n. A period of rest from work for the purpose of eating lunch. • lunch␣break n. Alternative form of lunchbreak. • LUNCHBREAK n. a break for lunch. |
| SHANKBONES | • shankbones n. Plural of shankbone. • shank-bones n. Plural of shank-bone. • SHANKBONE n. the bone of the shank. |
| SHRINKABLE | • shrinkable adj. Capable of being made to shrink. • SHRINKABLE adj. that can be shrunken. |
| UNSHAKABLE | • unshakable adj. Not able to be shaken; firm, solid. • unshakable adj. Resolute, unfaltering, unwavering. • unshakable adj. (Figuratively) Having no errors or loopholes; unassailable. |