| BACKDOWN | • backdown n. An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal. • back␣down v. (Idiomatic) To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to. • back␣down v. (Idiomatic) To withdraw from a commitment or position. |
| 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. |
| BACKWIND | • backwind v. (Nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel. • backwind n. (Nautical) The flow of air so deflected. • backwind v. (Transitive) To wind backwards. |
| BACKWOOD | • backwood adj. Native to or located in a remote rural location. • backwood adj. Rustic, unsophisticated, countrified. • BACKWOOD adj. uncouth. |
| BACKWORD | • backword n. A contention, retort, or reply. • backword n. A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand. • backword n. A section of commentary at the end of a book. |
| BAWDRICS | • bawdrics n. Plural of bawdric. • BAWDRIC n. a warrior's sword belt, also BALDRIC, BALDRICK, BAUDRIC, BAUDRICK. |
| BECOWARD | • BECOWARD v. to accuse of cowardice. |
| BECROWDS | • becrowds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd. • BECROWD v. to press closely together. |
| COWBINDS | • COWBIND n. a species of bryony. |
| COWBIRDS | • cowbirds n. Plural of cowbird. • COWBIRD n. a kind of American starling, so called because frequently associated with cattle. |
| COWBOYED | • cowboyed v. Simple past tense and past participle of cowboy. • COWBOY v. to behave like a cowboy. |
| CRABWOOD | • crabwood n. A flowering plant of the genus Carapa in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. • CRABWOOD n. a tropical American tree. |
| 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. |
| SCRAWBED | • SCRAWB v. to scrape with or as with claws. |