| BACKSPEIRED | • BACKSPEIR v. (Scots) to cross-question, also BACKSPEER. |
| BANKERLIEST | • BANKERLY adj. like a banker. |
| BARKENTINES | • barkentines n. Plural of barkentine. • BARKENTINE n. a three-masted vessel, with the foremast square-rigged, and the mainmast and mizzenmast fore-and-aft-rigged, also BARKANTINE, BARQUANTINE, BARQUENTINE. |
| BEDARKENING | • bedarkening v. Present participle of bedarken. • BEDARKEN v. to make dark. |
| BESTREAKING | • bestreaking v. Present participle of bestreak. • BESTREAK v. to overspread with streaks. |
| BLADDERLIKE | • bladderlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a bladder. • BLADDERLIKE adj. like a bladder in form. |
| BOILERMAKER | • boilermaker n. A person qualified to make or repair boilers. • boilermaker n. (US) A whiskey with a beer chaser. • BOILERMAKER n. a drink of whiskey followed by a beer chaser. |
| BOKMAKIERIE | • bokmakierie n. A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget. • BOKMAKIERIE n. (South African) a large yellow shrike. |
| BREADKNIVES | • breadknives n. Plural of breadknife. • bread␣knives n. Plural of bread knife. • BREADKNIFE n. a knife for cutting bread. |
| DISEMBARKED | • disembarked v. Simple past tense and past participle of disembark. • DISEMBARK v. to leave a ship, to land. |
| HACKBERRIES | • hackberries n. Plural of hackberry. • HACKBERRY n. a genus of trees related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp, also HAGBERRY. |
| ICEBREAKERS | • icebreakers n. Plural of icebreaker. • ice-breakers n. Plural of ice-breaker (alternative spelling of icebreakers). • ice␣breakers n. Plural of ice breaker (alternative spelling of icebreakers). |
| ICEBREAKING | • icebreaking adj. Serving the purpose of breaking ice. • ICEBREAKING adj. of a vessel, designed to break ice. |
| JAILBREAKER | • jailbreaker n. One who breaks out of jail. • JAILBREAKER n. one who escapes from jail. |
| LINEBACKERS | • linebackers n. Plural of linebacker. • LINEBACKER n. in American football, a defensive player. |
| REEMBARKING | • reembarking v. Present participle of reembark. • re-embarking v. Present participle of re-embark. • REEMBARK v. to embark again. |
| TIEBREAKERS | • tiebreakers n. Plural of tiebreaker. • tie-breakers n. Plural of tie-breaker. • TIEBREAKER n. a deciding game in a set at tennis. |
| WINDBREAKER | • windbreaker n. A thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain. • wind␣breaker n. Alternative form of windbreaker. • WINDBREAKER n. (tradename) a type of windproof jacket with elasticated cuffs and waistband. |