| HARDBACK | • hardback n. A book with a solid binding. • hardback adj. (Of a book) Having a solid binding. • HARDBACK n. a book with a hard cover. |
| HARDBAKE | • hardbake n. A sweetmeat of boiled brown sugar or molasses with almonds, flavoured with orange or lemon juice. • HARDBAKE n. a sweetmeat of boiled brown sugar or molasses made with almonds etc. |
| HANDBRAKE | • handbrake n. (Mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually… • handbrake n. (Mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated… • handbrake v. To apply the handbrake in a vehicle. |
| HARDBACKS | • hardbacks n. Plural of hardback. • HARDBACK n. a book with a hard cover. |
| HARDBAKES | • hardbakes n. Plural of hardbake. • HARDBAKE n. a sweetmeat of boiled brown sugar or molasses made with almonds etc. |
| BACKHANDER | • backhander n. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards. • backhander n. A blow with the back of the hand. • backhander n. (Informal) A bribe, a secret payment. |
| CHALKBOARD | • chalkboard n. A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard. • chalkboard v. To write or draw on a chalkboard. • CHALKBOARD n. a blackboard. |
| HANDBRAKES | • handbrakes n. Plural of handbrake. • hand␣brakes n. Plural of hand brake. • HANDBRAKE n. a brake applied by a hand-operated lever. |
| HARDBACKED | • hardbacked adj. (Of a book) Having a solid binding; hardback. • hardbacked adj. Having a hard back. • HARDBACKED adj. of a book, having hard covers. |
| HAWKSBEARD | • hawksbeard n. Any of various annual and perennial flowering plants of the genus Crepis, superficially resembling the dandelion. • hawksbeard n. Any of several plants of the genus Youngia, of Asia. • HAWKSBEARD n. a flower of the dandelion family. |
| BACKDRAUGHT | • backdraught n. (Firefighting, chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of backdraft. • BACKDRAUGHT n. a reverse movement of air, also BACKDRAFT. |
| BACKHANDERS | • backhanders n. Plural of backhander. • back-handers n. Plural of back-hander. • BACKHANDER n. a bribe. |
| BLACKHANDER | • blackhander n. Alternative form of Black Hander. • Blackhander n. Alternative form of Black Hander. • Black␣Hander n. A person who carries on the Black Hand extortion racket. |
| CHALKBOARDS | • chalkboards n. Plural of chalkboard. • CHALKBOARD n. a blackboard. |
| HAWKSBEARDS | • hawksbeards n. Plural of hawksbeard. • HAWKSBEARD n. a flower of the dandelion family. |
| BACKDRAUGHTS | • backdraughts n. Plural of backdraught. • BACKDRAUGHT n. a reverse movement of air, also BACKDRAFT. |
| BLACKHANDERS | • blackhanders n. Plural of blackhander. • Blackhanders n. Plural of Blackhander. • Black␣Handers n. Plural of Black Hander. |
| BACKSCRATCHED | • backscratched v. Simple past tense and past participle of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCH v. to scratch the back; (figurative) to do favours in return for favours, to engage in servile flattery. |
| BRACHYPINAKOID | • BRACHYPINAKOID n. a pinakoid or prism parallel to the brachydiagonal. |
| BRACHYPINAKOIDS | • BRACHYPINAKOID n. a pinakoid or prism parallel to the brachydiagonal. |