| BACKDROPPING | • backdropping v. Present participle of backdrop. • BACKDROP v. to create a background for a stage. |
| BACKGROUNDING | • backgrounding v. Present participle of background. • backgrounding n. The act by which something is backgrounded, in any sense. • backgrounding n. An intermediate stage in cattle production, between weaning and placement in a feedlot, during which… |
| BACKLOADING | • backloading n. (Transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for… • backloading v. Present participle of backload. • BACKLOAD v. to load a lorry for a return journey. |
| 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… |
| BACKWARDATIONS | • backwardations n. Plural of backwardation. • BACKWARDATION n. on the Stock Exchange, the postponement of the delivery of stock; a charge associated with this. |
| BACKWOODSIER | • BACKWOODSY adj. uncouth, rustic. |
| BACKWOODSIEST | • BACKWOODSY adj. uncouth, rustic. |
| BIOFEEDBACK | • biofeedback n. A technique consisting of measuring a person’s quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure… • BIOFEEDBACK n. a technique for learning control of autonomic body functions in response to monitoring by electronic instruments such as an electrocardiograph. |
| BIOFEEDBACKS | • biofeedbacks n. Plural of biofeedback. • BIOFEEDBACK n. a technique for learning control of autonomic body functions in response to monitoring by electronic instruments such as an electrocardiograph. |
| BIVOUACKED | • bivouacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of bivouac. • BIVOUAC v. (French) to spend the night in a makeshift camp without tents etc. |
| BLACKBODIES | • blackbodies n. Plural of blackbody. • black␣bodies n. Plural of black body. • BLACKBODY n. a body absorbing all incident radiation. |
| BLOCKADING | • blockading v. Present participle of blockade. • BLOCKADE v. to block with troops or ships. |
| BRACHYPINAKOID | • BRACHYPINAKOID n. a pinakoid or prism parallel to the brachydiagonal. |
| BRACHYPINAKOIDS | • BRACHYPINAKOID n. a pinakoid or prism parallel to the brachydiagonal. |
| DIAMONDBACK | • diamondback n. (Common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus… • diamondback n. The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin). • DIAMONDBACK n. a kind of rattlesnake. |
| DIAMONDBACKS | • diamondbacks n. Plural of diamondback. • DIAMONDBACK n. a kind of rattlesnake. |
| KICKBOARD | • kickboard n. A small, buoyant board used to support a swimmer’s upper body and arms while allowing free kicking movements. • kickboard n. On pianos and organs, a vertical panel located above the pedals. • kickboard n. Synonym of kickplate (“strip at base of door to prevent scuffing”). |
| KICKBOARDS | • kickboards n. Plural of kickboard. • kick-boards n. Plural of kick-board. • KICKBOARD n. a buoyant rectangular board held by swimmers to practise kicking technique. |
| ROADBLOCKING | • roadblocking v. Present participle of roadblock. • ROADBLOCK v. to bar by means of a roadblock. |