| BACKFALL | • backfall n. (Wrestling) A fall or throw on the back. • backfall n. (Music) A lever in the coupler of an organ. • BACKFALL n. a fall or throw on the back in wrestling. |
| BACKFILL | • backfill v. To refill a hole with the material dug out of it. • backfill v. (Archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the… • backfill v. (US) To provide reserve support. |
| BACKWALL | • backwall n. (Sports) Alternative form of back wall. • back␣wall n. (Squash, racquetball) The wall at the back of a racquetball or squash court, directly opposite the front wall. • back␣wall n. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, wall. |
| BALLCOCK | • ballcock n. A floating sphere, attached to a lever, that controls the level of liquid in a cistern. • ball␣cock n. Alternative spelling of ballcock. • BALLCOCK n. the stopcock in a cistern. |
| BALLOCKS | • ballocks n. Alternative form of bollocks. • ballocks v. Alternative form of bollocks. • BALLOCKS v. (vulgar) to make a mess of, also BOLLIX, BOLIX, BOLLOCKS, BOLLOX. |
| BLACKFLY | • blackfly n. A black or dark green aphid (Aphis fabae) that is a common pest of agricultural crops. • blackfly n. Any of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family Simuliidae. • black␣fly n. Alternative spelling of blackfly. |
| BLACKLEG | • blackleg n. (Uncountable, agriculture, veterinary medicine) A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium… • blackleg n. (Countable) A person who cheats in a game; a cheater, especially a dishonest bookmaker. • blackleg n. (Countable) A person who takes the place of striking workers; a scab. |
| CALLBACK | • callback n. The return of a situation to a previous position or state. • callback n. (Telephony) A return telephone or radio call; especially one made automatically to authenticate a logon… • callback n. A product recall because of a defect or safety concern. |
| FALLBACK | • fallback n. An act of falling back. • fallback n. A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with… • fallback n. (Construction) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in… |
| FULLBACK | • fullback n. (American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on… • fullback n. (Rugby) A position behind the main line of backs in both rugby union and rugby league. In rugby union… • fullback n. (Field hockey) A defensive player who assists the goalie in preventing the opposing team from scoring. |
| KICKBALL | • kickball n. (Uncountable) A sport similar to baseball, where a ball is kicked rather than hit. • kickball n. (Countable) The ball used in the above sport. • KICKBALL n. a child's game, similar to baseball. |
| LOCKABLE | • lockable adj. Capable of being locked. • LOCKABLE adj. able to be locked. |
| PULLBACK | • pullback n. The act or result of pulling back; a withdrawal. • pullback n. (Film) The act of drawing a camera back to broaden the visible scene. • pullback n. That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance. |
| ROLLBACK | • rollback n. A return to a prior state by undoing some operation, especially of policy or price changes. • rollback n. A withdrawal of military forces. • rollback n. (Databases) An operation which returns a database, or group of records in a database, to a previous… |