| BACKSWEPT | • backswept adj. Swept back. • BACKSWEPT adj. swept backwards. |
| BACKWARDATIONS | • backwardations n. Plural of backwardation. • BACKWARDATION n. on the Stock Exchange, the postponement of the delivery of stock; a charge associated with this. |
| BACKWATERS | • backwaters n. Plural of backwater. • backwaters v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater. • back-waters n. Plural of back-water. |
| BACKWOODSIEST | • BACKWOODSY adj. uncouth, rustic. |
| BETHWACKS | • bethwacks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethwack. • BETHWACK v. to thrash soundly. |
| BLACKWATERS | • blackwaters n. Plural of blackwater. • BLACKWATER n. a complication of malaria. |
| BUCKWHEATS | • buckwheats n. Plural of buckwheat. • BUCKWHEAT n. a cereal plant, the seed of which is used for horse and poultry food, and in North America is milled for making breakfast pancakes. |
| CABINETWORKS | • CABINETWORK n. finished woodwork made by a cabinetmaker. |
| CONSTABLEWICK | • constablewick n. (Obsolete) The district to which a constable’s power is limited. • CONSTABLEWICK n. (historical) the district of a constable. |
| CONSTABLEWICKS | • constablewicks n. Plural of constablewick. • CONSTABLEWICK n. (historical) the district of a constable. |
| SWATCHBOOK | • SWATCHBOOK n. a collection of swatches bound together in book form. |
| SWATCHBOOKS | • SWATCHBOOK n. a collection of swatches bound together in book form. |
| SWEPTBACK | • sweptback adj. (Of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage. • sweptback adj. (Of a hairstyle) Backswept. • swept-back adj. Alternative form of sweptback. |
| SWITCHBACK | • switchback n. (Rail transport). • switchback n. (By extension). • switchback v. (Intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path. |
| SWITCHBACKED | • switchbacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |
| SWITCHBACKING | • switchbacking v. Present participle of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |
| SWITCHBACKS | • switchbacks n. Plural of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |
| THROWBACKS | • throwbacks n. Plural of throwback. • THROWBACK n. a reversion (e.g. to an earlier developmental type). |
| WATERBUCKS | • waterbucks n. Plural of waterbuck. • WATERBUCK n. any of several kinds of antelope, native to Central Africa. |