| BACKDATING | • backdating v. Present participle of backdate. • backdating n. The act by which something is backdated. • BACKDATE v. to date to an earlier time. |
| BACKGROUND | • background adj. Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system. • background n. One’s social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past. • background n. A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context. |
| BACKLOGGED | • backlogged v. Simple past tense and past participle of backlog. • backlogged adj. Having an excessive list of tasks to do, especially tasks that should have already been performed. • BACKLOG v. to accumulate. |
| BEKNIGHTED | • beknighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of beknight. • BEKNIGHT v. to raise to knighthood. |
| BLACKGUARD | • blackguard n. The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment. • blackguard n. (Old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person. • blackguard n. (Archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society. |
| BLOCKADING | • blockading v. Present participle of blockade. • BLOCKADE v. to block with troops or ships. |
| BOOKENDING | • bookending v. Present participle of bookend. • book-ending v. Alternative spelling of bookending. • BOOKEND v. to place something at either end of. |
| BRIDGELIKE | • bridgelike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a bridge. • bridgelike adj. Similar to the card game of bridge. • BRIDGELIKE adj. like a bridge. |
| BRIDGEWORK | • bridgework n. (Dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth. • bridgework n. The construction or repair of bridges. • bridgework n. The component parts of a bridge. |
| DISBARKING | • disbarking v. Present participle of disbark. • DISBARK v. to strip of bark. |
| GOBSMACKED | • gobsmacked adj. (Chiefly Britain, Australia, slang) Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed. • GOBSMACKED adj. (colloquial) taken aback, speechless. |
| GOLDBRICKS | • goldbricks n. Plural of goldbrick. • goldbricks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick. • gold-bricks n. Plural of gold-brick. |
| GRUBSTAKED | • grubstaked v. Simple past tense and past participle of grubstake. • GRUBSTAKE v. to provide with funds for an enterprise. |
| GUIDEBOOKS | • guidebooks n. Plural of guidebook. • guide␣books n. Plural of guide book. • GUIDEBOOK n. a book of information for tourists. |
| RIDGEBACKS | • ridgebacks n. Plural of ridgeback. • RIDGEBACK n. a large hunting-dog. |
| RINGBARKED | • ringbarked v. Simple past tense and past participle of ringbark. • ring-barked v. Simple past tense and past participle of ring-bark. • RINGBARK v. to strip a ring of bark from a tree. |
| SKYBRIDGES | • skybridges n. Plural of skybridge. • SKYBRIDGE n. a covered elevated bridge connecting two buildings. |
| SUBKINGDOM | • subkingdom n. (Taxonomy) A taxonomic category below kingdom and above superphylum. • subkingdom n. (Uncommon) A kingdom that is part of another kingdom, ruled by a subking. • SUBKINGDOM n. a taxonomic division of a kingdom; a phylum. |