| BACKINGS | • backings n. Plural of backing. • BACKING n. a support. |
| BACKLOGS | • backlogs n. Plural of backlog. • BACKLOG v. to accumulate. |
| BIGSTICK | • BIGSTICK adj. of or relating to irresistible military strength. |
| BLACKGUM | • blackgum n. Alternative form of black gum (“tree”). • black␣gum n. A tree native to eastern North America, Nyssa sylvatica. • black␣gum n. Certain eucalyptus trees of Australia. |
| BLACKING | • blacking v. Present participle of black. • blacking n. A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating. • blacking n. Shoe polish. |
| BLACKLEG | • blackleg n. (Uncountable, agriculture, veterinary medicine) A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium… • blackleg n. (Countable) A person who cheats in a game; a cheater, especially a dishonest bookmaker. • blackleg n. (Countable) A person who takes the place of striking workers; a scab. |
| BLOCKAGE | • blockage n. (Uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked. • blockage n. (Countable) The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage. • blockage n. (Biology, medicine) Occlusion of a lumen (especially that of a blood vessel or intestine), or the thing… |
| BLOCKING | • blocking v. Present participle of block. • blocking n. The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction. • blocking n. The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned… |
| BRICKING | • bricking v. Present participle of brick. • bricking n. The act of pelting with bricks. • BRICKING n. brickwork. |
| BROCKAGE | • brockage n. (Coin collecting) A type of error coin in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other… • BROCKAGE n. (Scots) fragments of crockery etc. |
| BUCKINGS | • buckings n. Plural of bucking. • BUCKING n. the process of steeping in lye before bleaching. |
| BUCKLING | • buckling n. The act of fastening a buckle. • buckling n. (Geology) A folding into hills and valleys. • buckling n. The action of collapsing under pressure or stress. |
| GEMSBUCK | • gemsbuck n. Alternative form of gemsbok. • GEMSBUCK n. (South African) a kind of antelope, having long, sharp, nearly straight horns, also GEMSBOK. |
| GIVEBACK | • giveback n. A rebate. • giveback n. A reduction in pay or conditions as a result of unfavourable economic conditions. • give␣back v. (Transitive) To return, restore (A thing to its original owner or location etc.). |
| GRAYBACK | • grayback n. Alternative spelling of greyback. • GRAYBACK n. any of various animals having a grey back, such as the grey whale, also GREYBACK. |
| GREYBACK | • greyback n. (Historical, US, colloquial) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms). • greyback n. (Dated) A louse. • greyback n. (Regional) Any of various grey birds. |
| HOGBACKS | • hogbacks n. Plural of hogback. • HOGBACK n. an eroded, steeply tilted ridge of resistant rocks with equal slopes on the sides, also SOWBACK. |
| MEGABUCK | • megabuck n. (Informal) A million dollars. • mega-buck n. Alternative spelling of megabuck. • MEGABUCK n. one million dollars. |
| WINGBACK | • wingback n. (Soccer) A player who doubles on either side of the center as a defender when their team is defending… • wingback n. (American football) A running back who is in formation near the line of scrimmage and outside the tackles, a slotback. • wingback n. One of the projecting side pieces on a wingback chair. |