| BACKPACKS | • backpacks n. Plural of backpack. • backpacks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backpack. • BACKPACK v. to hike with a pack on one's back. |
| BACKPEDAL | • backpedal v. (Intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle. • backpedal v. (Intransitive) To step backwards. • backpedal v. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea. |
| BACKPLANE | • backplane n. (Electronics) A circuit board that connects several connectors in parallel to each other, so that each… • BACKPLANE n. the circuit board on a computer to which other circuit boards and components can be connected. |
| BACKPLATE | • backplate n. A plate protecting a fighting person’s back. • backplate n. (Underwater diving) A plate harnessed to a diver’s back, to which the gas cylinders are attached. • backplate n. A metal plate on the rear of a computer’s casing, used to cover a port or slot. |
| BACKSLAPS | • backslaps v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslap. • back␣slaps n. Plural of back slap. • BACKSLAP v. to show approval. |
| BACKSPACE | • backspace n. The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards. • backspace n. (Computing) A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one… • backspace n. (Computing) The non-printable text character representing a backspace. |
| BACKSTAMP | • BACKSTAMP n. a mark stamped on the back of an envelope. • BACKSTAMP v. to mark with a backstamp. |
| BACKSTRAP | • backstrap n. A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe. • backstrap n. The backbone of a book. • backstrap n. A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine. |
| BACKWRAPS | • backwraps n. Plural of backwrap. • backwraps v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwrap. • BACKWRAP n. a wrap around garment that fastens at the back. |
| BLACKCAPS | • blackcaps n. Plural of blackcap. • black␣caps n. Plural of black cap. • Black␣Caps n. (Plural only) The New Zealand national cricket team. |
| BLACKDAMP | • blackdamp n. Choke damp. • BLACKDAMP n. air that is low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide as a result of an explosion in a mine. |
| BRATPACKS | • BRATPACK n. a clique of rowdy film stars. |
| CRAMPBARK | • crampbark n. Viburnum opulus, the highbush cranberry. • CRAMPBARK n. (US) the guelder rose; its medicinal bark. |
| LAMPBLACK | • lampblack n. An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks. • lampblack v. (Transitive) To blacken (something) using this form of carbon. • LAMPBLACK n. a finely divided form of almost pure carbon produced by the incomplete combustion of organic compounds. |
| PACKBOARD | • packboard n. A board worn on the back like a backpack for carrying goods while travelling. • PACKBOARD n. a canvas-covered wooden or metal frame for carrying goods etc. |
| PAPERBACK | • paperback n. A book with flexible binding. • paperback adj. (Of a book) Having flexible binding. • paperback v. (Transitive, publishing) To issue or publish (a book) in a paperback edition. |
| PICKABACK | • pickaback adv. (Carried) on the back or the shoulders. • pickaback v. (Transitive) Dated form of piggyback (“carry someone on the back or shoulders”). • PICKABACK n. a carry on one's back. |
| PLAYBACKS | • playbacks n. Plural of playback. • PLAYBACK n. the act of replaying a newly made recording. |
| SNAPBACKS | • snapbacks n. Plural of snapback. • SNAPBACK n. a sudden rebound or recovery. |