| BACKBENCHER | • backbencher n. (Politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the… • backbencher n. (Education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom. • backbencher n. (Sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve. |
| BACKBLOCKER | • BACKBLOCKER n. one who lives in the backblocks. |
| BACKCROSSED | • backcrossed v. Simple past tense and past participle of backcross. • BACKCROSS v. to create a cross between a hybrid and a parent. |
| BACKCROSSES | • backcrosses n. Plural of backcross. • backcrosses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcross. • back-crosses n. Plural of back-cross. |
| BACKPACKERS | • backpackers n. Plural of backpacker. • backpackers n. A hostel catering to backpackers. • BACKPACKER n. one who travels with a backpack. |
| BACKSCATTER | • backscatter n. (Physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the… • backscatter n. The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner. • backscatter n. (Military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that… |
| BACKSPACERS | • backspacers n. Plural of backspacer. • BACKSPACER n. the backspace key on a typewriter. |
| BACKSTRETCH | • backstretch n. (Athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running… • backstretch n. (Horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees. • backstretch n. (Figuratively) The middle part of an event. |
| BACKTRACKED | • backtracked v. Simple past tense and past participle of backtrack. • back-tracked v. Simple past tense and past participle of back-track. • BACKTRACK v. to go back on a previous statement. |
| CACKLEBERRY | • cackleberry n. (Dated, slang) A chicken’s egg. • CACKLEBERRY n. (slang) an egg. |
| CHARGEBACKS | • chargebacks n. Plural of chargeback. • CHARGEBACK n. the charge a credit card merchant pays to a customer after the customer successfully disputes an item on his or her credit card statement. |
| COMEBACKERS | • comebackers n. Plural of comebacker. |
| CORNERBACKS | • cornerbacks n. Plural of cornerback. • CORNERBACK n. a position in American football. |
| CROOKBACKED | • crookbacked adj. Hunchbacked. • CROOKBACKED adj. hunchbacked. |
| CYBERATTACK | • cyberattack n. An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying. • cyberattack v. To launch a cyberattack. • cyber-attack n. Alternative form of cyberattack. |