| 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. |
| BALSAWOOD | • balsawood n. The wood of the balsa tree. • BALSAWOOD n. the very light wood of the balsa tree. |
| BANDSAWED | • bandsawed v. Simple past tense of bandsaw. • BANDSAWED v. BANDSAW. |
| BEARWARDS | • bearwards n. Plural of bearward. • bear-wards n. Plural of bear-ward. • BEARWARD n. a keeper of bears. |
| BROADWAYS | • broadways n. Plural of broadway. • BROADWAY n. a broad road. |
| DRAWBACKS | • drawbacks n. Plural of drawback. • DRAWBACK n. a hinderance. |
| SAWBLADES | • sawblades n. Plural of sawblade. • SAWBLADE n. the blade of a saw. |
| SWEATBAND | • sweatband n. A band of fabric, inside the crown of a hat, designed to absorb perspiration. • sweatband n. A band of fabric worn around the wrist or head during sports to absorb perspiration. • SWEATBAND n. an absorbent wristlet worn by e.g. tennis players to prevent sweat running down to their hands. |
| WAISTBAND | • waistband n. A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt. • WAISTBAND n. the strip of fabric in a garment that fits round the waist. |
| WASHBOARD | • washboard n. A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed. • washboard n. (Music) Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument. • washboard n. (Nautical) A board fastened along a ship’s gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard. |
| WAVEBANDS | • wavebands n. Plural of waveband. • WAVEBAND n. a range of radio frequencies. |
| WAYBOARDS | • wayboards n. Plural of wayboard. • WAYBOARD n. a thin geological seam separating larger strata, also WEIGHBOARD. |
| WAYBREADS | • waybreads n. Plural of waybread. • WAYBREAD n. the common dooryard plantain. |