| ADORKABLE | • adorkable adj. (Informal) Adorable in a dorky, socially awkward manner. • ADORKABLE adj. (slang) socially inept or unfashionable in a charming or endearing way. |
| BACKBOARD | • backboard n. (Basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached. • backboard n. (Tennis) A flat vertical wall with the image of a tennis net drawn or painted on it, designed to practice… • backboard n. (Medicine) A spine board. |
| BACKDRAFT | • backdraft n. (American spelling, firefighting) Sudden, dangerous recombustion that occurs when there is a rapid reintroduction… • BACKDRAFT n. a reverse movement of air, also BACKDRAUGHT. |
| BACKWARDS | • backwards adj. Synonym of backward; see usage notes there. • backwards adv. Synonym of backward; see usage notes there. • BACKWARDS adv. in a reverse direction, also BACKWARD. |
| BACKYARDS | • backyards n. Plural of backyard. • back␣yards n. Plural of back yard. • BACKYARD n. the area at the rear of a house. |
| BAIDARKAS | • baidarkas n. Plural of baidarka. • BAIDARKA n. (Russian) an Alaskan Inuit kayak, also BAIDAR, BIDARKA, BIDARKEE. |
| BAKEBOARD | • bakeboard n. (Now rare) A board upon which dough is prepared (kneaded, etc) while making bread. • BAKEBOARD n. (Scots) a board for kneading dough on. |
| BANDBRAKE | • BANDBRAKE n. a brake or clutch in the form of a flexible band. |
| BANKCARDS | • bankcards n. Plural of bankcard. • bank␣cards n. Plural of bank card. • BANKCARD n. a card issued by a bank allowing withdrawal of money etc. |
| BARRACKED | • barracked v. Simple past tense and past participle of barrack. • BARRACK v. to shout encouragement. |
| BOARDWALK | • boardwalk n. A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically… • boardwalk v. To install a boardwalk over. • Boardwalk prop.n. A board game space and the most expensive real estate property in the predominant U.S. form of Monopoly. |
| DAYBREAKS | • daybreaks n. Plural of daybreak. • DAYBREAK n. the first appearance of light in the morning. |
| DRAWBACKS | • drawbacks n. Plural of drawback. • DRAWBACK n. a hinderance. |
| HANDBRAKE | • handbrake n. (Mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually… • handbrake n. (Mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated… • handbrake v. To apply the handbrake in a vehicle. |
| HARDBACKS | • hardbacks n. Plural of hardback. • HARDBACK n. a book with a hard cover. |
| HARDBAKES | • hardbakes n. Plural of hardbake. • HARDBAKE n. a sweetmeat of boiled brown sugar or molasses made with almonds etc. |
| 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. |
| TACKBOARD | • tackboard n. Synonym of pinboard. • TACKBOARD n. a board, as of cork, for tacking up notices and display materials. |
| WAKEBOARD | • wakeboard n. The board one stands on for wakeboarding. • wakeboard v. To take part in wakeboarding. • WAKEBOARD v. to ride a short, very broad water ski while being towed by a motorboat. |