| ARCHBISHOPRIC | • archbishopric n. (Ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop. • archbishopric n. (Ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop. • ARCHBISHOPRIC n. the see or province over which an archbishop exercises authority. |
| BACCHANALIANS | • bacchanalians n. Plural of bacchanalian. • Bacchanalians n. Plural of Bacchanalian. • BACCHANALIAN n. a drunken reveller, also BACCHANAL. |
| BACKSCRATCHED | • backscratched v. Simple past tense and past participle of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCH v. to scratch the back; (figurative) to do favours in return for favours, to engage in servile flattery. |
| BACKSCRATCHER | • backscratcher n. A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed… • back␣scratcher n. Alternative spelling of backscratcher. • BACKSCRATCHER n. a person who practises backscratching. |
| BACKSCRATCHES | • backscratches n. Plural of backscratch. • backscratches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCH v. to scratch the back; (figurative) to do favours in return for favours, to engage in servile flattery. |
| BACKSTITCHING | • backstitching v. Present participle of backstitch. • BACKSTITCH v. to stitch in this way. |
| BACKSTRETCHES | • backstretches n. Plural of backstretch. • back-stretches n. Plural of back-stretch (alternative form of backstretches). • back␣stretches n. Plural of back stretch (alternative form of backstretches). |
| BEACHCOMBINGS | • beachcombings n. Plural of beachcombing. • BEACHCOMBING n. wandering along a beach looking for useful objects. |
| BRACHYCEPHALS | • BRACHYCEPHAL n. a short-headed person. |
| CANCERPHOBIAS | • CANCERPHOBIA n. fear of cancer, also CANCEROPHOBIA. |
| CHECKERBOARDS | • checkerboards n. Plural of checkerboard. • CHECKERBOARD n. a board used in various games (as checkers) with usually 64 squares in 2 alternating colors. |
| CHICKABIDDIES | • chickabiddies n. Plural of chickabiddy. • CHICKABIDDY n. a term of endearment. |
| CHLORAMBUCILS | • CHLORAMBUCIL n. an oral drug used to treat some cancers, e.g. cancer of the ovary and leukaemia. |
| COACHBUILDERS | • coachbuilders n. Plural of coachbuilder. • COACHBUILDER n. a craftsman who builds the bodies of cars, lorries, railway carriages, etc. |
| OCHLOPHOBIACS | • ochlophobiacs n. Plural of ochlophobiac. • OCHLOPHOBIAC n. one who suffers from ochlophobia, a morbid fear of crowds. |
| SCRATCHBOARDS | • scratchboards n. Plural of scratchboard. • SCRATCHBOARD n. a scraperboard. |
| SCRATCHBUILDS | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
| SWITCHBACKING | • switchbacking v. Present participle of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |