| BACKSWING | • backswing n. (Sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated… • backswing v. To swing backward. • BACKSWING n. the first stage in a swing of a club, racket, etc. in which it is swung back and away from the ball. |
| BACKWINDS | • backwinds n. Plural of backwind. • BACKWIND v. to deflect airflow into the back of a sail. |
| BAILIWICK | • bailiwick n. The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction. • bailiwick n. A person’s concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority. • BAILIWICK n. the region in which a sheriff (bailie) has legal powers. |
| BEWITCHED | • bewitched adj. Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft. • bewitched adj. (Of a person) entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence. • bewitched v. Simple past tense and past participle of bewitch. |
| BEWITCHER | • bewitcher n. One who bewitches; an enchanter. • BEWITCHER n. one who bewitches. |
| BEWITCHES | • bewitches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch. • BEWITCH v. to affect by witchcraft. |
| BIRCHWOOD | • birchwood n. (Countable) A wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.). • birchwood n. (Uncountable) The wood from a birch tree. • Birchwood prop.n. A civil parish of Warrington, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6491). |
| BIRDWATCH | • birdwatch v. (Intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds. • birdwatch n. A session of observing and identifying birds. • BIRDWATCH v. to watch birds as a hobby. |
| BRICKWALL | • brickwall n. (Nonstandard) Alternative form of brick wall. • brick␣wall n. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brick, wall. A wall made of bricks. • brick␣wall n. (Figurative) An obstacle. |
| BRICKWORK | • brickwork n. Those parts of items that are made of brick. • brickwork n. The quality of the construction of brick built items. • BRICKWORK n. a structure, such as a wall, built of bricks. |
| CLIMBDOWN | • climbdown n. A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown. • climb-down n. Alternative form of climb down. • climb␣down n. (Idiomatic, sometimes hyphenated) An abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed… |
| COWBOYING | • cowboying v. Present participle of cowboy. • COWBOYING n. working as a cowboy. |
| CRIBWORKS | • cribworks n. Plural of cribwork. • CRIBWORK n. a timber framework for e.g. a pier or mine. |
| CROWBAITS | • crowbaits n. Plural of crowbait. • CROWBAIT n. an old horse. |
| MICAWBERS | • micawbers n. Plural of micawber. • Micawbers n. Plural of Micawber. • MICAWBER n. a person who remains hopeful despite adversity. |
| MICROBREW | • microbrew n. A beer produced by a small local brewery, or microbrewery. • microbrew v. To produce beer on a small scale, as a microbrewer. • MICROBREW n. a beer produced by a microbrewery. |
| SCRAWBING | • SCRAWB v. to scrape with or as with claws. |
| WHITECOMB | • WHITECOMB n. a fungal disease affecting the combs of certain fowls. |
| WINGBACKS | • wingbacks n. Plural of wingback. • wing-backs n. Plural of wing-back. • wing␣backs n. Plural of wing back. |
| ZWIEBACKS | • zwiebacks n. Plural of zwieback. • ZWIEBACK n. (German) a usually sweetened bread that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp. |