| BACKWARD | • backward adj. Situated toward or at the rear of something. • backward adj. Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing. • backward adj. Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement. |
| DRAWBACK | • drawback n. A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away. • drawback n. A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee. • drawback n. The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette. |
| 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. |
| DRAWBACKS | • drawbacks n. Plural of drawback. • DRAWBACK n. a hinderance. |
| BACKWARDLY | • backwardly adv. In a backward direction. • BACKWARDLY adv. in a reverse direction. |
| BACKWASHED | • backwashed v. Simple past tense and past participle of backwash. • back␣washed v. Simple past tense and past participle of back wash. • BACKWASH v. to affect with receding water. |
| SWAYBACKED | • swaybacked adj. Having a sagged back. • swaybacked adj. Having sagged or hollow surface. • swaybacked adj. (Figuratively) Old. |
| BLACKWASHED | • blackwashed v. Simple past tense and past participle of blackwash. • blackwashed adj. Covered in the color black. • blackwashed adj. Having been villainized through a blackwashing campaign. |
| BACKSWORDMAN | • backswordman n. (Historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick. • BACKSWORDMAN n. one who uses a backsword, a sword with one sharp edge, also BACKSWORDSMAN. |
| BACKWARDNESS | • backwardness n. The state of being backward. • backwardness n. Reluctance. • BACKWARDNESS n. the state of being backward. |
| BACKWOODSMAN | • backwoodsman n. A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences. • backwoodsman n. An uncivilized person. • backwoodsman n. (Informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament… |
| BLADDERWRACK | • bladderwrack n. Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed in which iodine was first discovered. • bladder␣wrack n. Fucus vesiculosus, seaweed widespread in the cool waters of the Atlantic and Pacific. • bladder␣wrack n. Nereocystis luetkeana, kelp common on the northeastern Pacific coast. |
| BACKSWORDSMAN | • BACKSWORDSMAN n. one who uses a backsword, a sword with one sharp edge, also BACKSWORDMAN. |
| BACKWARDATION | • backwardation n. In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery… • backwardation n. The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price. • backwardation n. (Obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer… |
| BLADDERWRACKS | • bladderwracks n. Plural of bladderwrack. • bladder␣wracks n. Plural of bladder wrack. • BLADDERWRACK n. a common brown seaweed with air-bladders. |
| BACKWARDATIONS | • backwardations n. Plural of backwardation. • BACKWARDATION n. on the Stock Exchange, the postponement of the delivery of stock; a charge associated with this. |
| BACKWARDNESSES | • backwardnesses n. Plural of backwardness. • BACKWARDNESS n. the state of being backward. |
| ACKNOWLEDGEABLE | • acknowledgeable adj. Able to be acknowledged. • acknowledgeable adj. Worthy of acknowledgement. • ACKNOWLEDGEABLE adj. capable of being acknowledged. |
| ACKNOWLEDGEABLY | • acknowledgeably adj. Such that it can be acknowledged. • ACKNOWLEDGEABLE adv. capable of being acknowledged. |