| BACKBURNED | • backburned v. Simple past tense and past participle of backburn. • BACKBURN v. to set a fire in order to halt the spread of another fire. |
| 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. |
| BACKHAULED | • backhauled v. Simple past tense and past participle of backhaul. • BACKHAUL v. to return after delivering a cargo. |
| BAUDRICKES | • baudrickes n. Plural of baudricke. • BAUDRICKE n. (Spenser) the zodiac. |
| BIVOUACKED | • bivouacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of bivouac. • BIVOUAC v. (French) to spend the night in a makeshift camp without tents etc. |
| 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. |
| BUCKBOARDS | • buckboards n. Plural of buckboard. • BUCKBOARD n. a light horse-drawn vehicle consisting of a flexible board on four wheels, with a two-person seat. |
| BUCKETLOAD | • bucketload n. As much as a bucket can hold. • bucketload n. (Informal) A large amount. |
| BUCKHOUNDS | • buckhounds n. Plural of buckhound. • BUCKHOUND n. a hound for hunting deer. |
| BULLNECKED | • bullnecked adj. Having a thick, muscular neck. • bull-necked adj. Having a short and thick neck, like that of a bull. • BULLNECKED adj. having a thick neck. |
| BUTTERDOCK | • butterdock n. Butterbur. • BUTTERDOCK n. a wild plant, butterbur. |
| DUCKBOARDS | • duckboards n. Plural of duckboard. • DUCKBOARD n. a board with slats nailed across it to help passage across wet ground. |
| DUMBSTRUCK | • dumbstruck adj. So shocked as to be unable to speak. • DUMBSTRUCK adj. made silent by astonishment, also DUMBSTRICKEN. |
| HUMPBACKED | • humpbacked adj. Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition. • humpbacked adj. Being a humpback bridge. • humpbacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of humpback. |
| PARBUCKLED | • parbuckled v. Simple past tense and past participle of parbuckle. • PARBUCKLE v. to raise or lower (a cask, gun, etc.) with a parbuckle, a sling made by wrapping both ends of rope around object. |
| RUDBECKIAS | • rudbeckias n. Plural of rudbeckia. • RUDBECKIA n. (Swedish) a composite plant of the sunflower family. |