| BACKBONE | • backbone n. The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down… • backbone n. (Figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure. • backbone n. (Figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength. |
| BACKHOED | • backhoed v. Simple past tense and past participle of backhoe. • BACKHOE v. to dig with a backhoe. |
| BACKHOES | • backhoes n. Plural of backhoe. • BACKHOE v. to dig with a backhoe. |
| BECLOAKS | • becloaks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloak. • BECLOAK v. to place a cloak on. |
| BLOCKADE | • blockade n. The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and… • blockade n. (By extension) Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms. • blockade n. (Nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade. |
| BLOCKAGE | • blockage n. (Uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked. • blockage n. (Countable) The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage. • blockage n. (Biology, medicine) Occlusion of a lumen (especially that of a blood vessel or intestine), or the thing… |
| BOATNECK | • boatneck n. A wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams. • BOATNECK n. a wide open neck on a garment. |
| BOOKCASE | • bookcase n. A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books. • BOOKCASE n. furniture for holding books. |
| BROCKAGE | • brockage n. (Coin collecting) A type of error coin in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other… • BROCKAGE n. (Scots) fragments of crockery etc. |
| CASEBOOK | • casebook n. A collection of stories or accounts that can individually be described as cases. • casebook n. (Law) A kind of book, used predominantly in United States law schools, containing the text of court… • case-book n. Alternative spelling of casebook. |
| COMEBACK | • comeback n. A return (E.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity. • comeback n. A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one. • comeback n. (Sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage… |
| COOKABLE | • cookable adj. That can be cooked; suitable for cooking. • cookable n. Anything suitable for cooking. • COOKABLE n. something that can be cooked. |
| FACEBOOK | • facebook n. A reference book or electronic directory made up of individuals’ photographs and names. • facebook n. A college publication distributed at the start of the academic year by university administrations with… • facebook v. Alternative form of Facebook. |
| LOCKABLE | • lockable adj. Capable of being locked. • LOCKABLE adj. able to be locked. |
| MOCKABLE | • mockable adj. Able to be mocked or ridiculed. • mockable adj. (Software engineering) Of which a mockup or prototype may be made. • MOCKABLE adj. able to be mocked. |
| ROCKABLE | • rockable adj. (Engineering) Able to rock back and forth. • ROCKABLE adj. able to be rocked. |
| ROCKABYE | • rockabye v. (Transitive, intransitive) To rock soothingly. • rockabye n. A soothing rocking motion. • ROCKABYE n. a song used to lull children to sleep, also ROCKABY. |