| BACKDOWNS | • backdowns n. Plural of backdown. • BACKDOWN n. the abandonment of one's position. |
| BACKSWORD | • backsword n. A sword with one sharp edge. • backsword n. (UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements. • backsword n. (UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used. |
| BACKWOODS | • backwoods n. Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America. • backwoods n. A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the… • backwoods adj. Pertaining to the backwoods. |
| BACKWORDS | • backwords n. Plural of backword. • BACKWORD n. a retort. |
| BEADWORKS | • beadworks n. Plural of beadwork. • BEADWORK n. decorative work done with beads. |
| HANDWORKS | • handworks n. Plural of handwork. • hand-works n. Plural of hand-work. • HANDWORK n. work done by the hands or by direct personal agency, also HANDIWORK, HANDYWORK. |
| HEADWORKS | • headworks n. Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used… • HEADWORK n. mental work. |
| LEADWORKS | • leadworks n. Plural of leadwork. • leadworks n. A factory that processes lead (the metal). • LEADWORK n. something made of lead. |
| MARKDOWNS | • markdowns n. Plural of markdown. • MARKDOWN n. the act of labelling an article with a lower price than before. |
| ROADWORKS | • roadworks n. Plural of roadwork. • road␣works n. Plural of road work. • ROADWORK n. outdoor running as a form of physical exercise. |
| SHAKEDOWN | • shakedown n. (Slang) Extortion, especially through blackmail. • shakedown n. (Slang) A thorough search; a frisk. • shakedown n. A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft. |
| SMACKDOWN | • smackdown n. A physical or emotional confrontation; a battle, a fight; also, a bitter rivalry. • smackdown n. A significant or humiliating setback or defeat; a beating, a thrashing. • smack␣down v. To defeat utterly and decisively, especially in a humiliating way. |
| SNAKEWOOD | • snakewood n. Brosimum guianense (family Rosaceae), an Amazonian tree having hard, speckled wood that resembles snakeskin;… • snakewood n. Acacia xiphophylla and Acacia intorta (family Fabaceae), trees with curving, snake-like limbs, antive to Australia. • snakewood n. Any of various North American shrubs of the genus Colubrina (family Rhamnaceae), often specifically… |
| SPADEWORK | • spadework n. Work done by digging with a spade. • spadework n. (Figuratively) Work done in preparation for something else. • SPADEWORK n. preparatory drudgery. |
| TAKEDOWNS | • takedowns n. Plural of takedown. • TAKEDOWN n. an article that can be easily taken apart. |
| TEAKWOODS | • teakwoods n. Plural of teakwood. • TEAKWOOD n. the wood of the teak. |
| WOODLARKS | • woodlarks n. Plural of woodlark. • WOODLARK n. a kind of lark, smaller than the skylark and having a shorter tail. |
| WORKADAYS | • WORKADAY n. a working day. |
| WORKLOADS | • workloads n. Plural of workload. • WORKLOAD n. the amount of work assigned to an individual. |
| YARDWORKS | • YARDWORK n. the work of caring for a lawn. |