| BACKBURNED | • backburned v. Simple past tense and past participle of backburn. • BACKBURN v. to set a fire in order to halt the spread of another fire. |
| 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. |
| BAUDRICKES | • baudrickes n. Plural of baudricke. • BAUDRICKE n. (Spenser) the zodiac. |
| BLACKGUARD | • blackguard n. The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment. • blackguard n. (Old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person. • blackguard n. (Archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society. |
| BUCKBOARDS | • buckboards n. Plural of buckboard. • BUCKBOARD n. a light horse-drawn vehicle consisting of a flexible board on four wheels, with a two-person seat. |
| DUCKBOARDS | • duckboards n. Plural of duckboard. • DUCKBOARD n. a board with slats nailed across it to help passage across wet ground. |
| KICKAROUND | • kickaround n. An impromptu soccer game without strict adherence to the rules. • kick␣around n. An informal game of football, rugby or similar sports. • kick␣around v. To abuse or mistreat; to bully; to be rough with. |
| KURDAITCHA | • kurdaitcha n. An aboriginal evil spirit; a sorcerer. • kurdaitcha n. An expedition taken to heal or avenge someone afflicted by evil sorcery. • kurdaitcha n. A man chosen to go on such an expedition. |
| MUCKSPREAD | • MUCKSPREAD v. to spread manure on fields. |
| PARBUCKLED | • parbuckled v. Simple past tense and past participle of parbuckle. • PARBUCKLE v. to raise or lower (a cask, gun, etc.) with a parbuckle, a sling made by wrapping both ends of rope around object. |
| RUDBECKIAS | • rudbeckias n. Plural of rudbeckia. • RUDBECKIA n. (Swedish) a composite plant of the sunflower family. |
| SANDSUCKER | • sandsucker n. A barge that collected sand from the bottom of lakes, for use in metal founding. • SANDSUCKER n. a fish, the rough dab. |
| SOUNDTRACK | • soundtrack n. A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures. • soundtrack n. The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc. • soundtrack n. A recording of such music for sale. |
| TRUCKLOADS | • truckloads n. Plural of truckload. • TRUCKLOAD n. the contents of a truck. |