| 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. |
| BANKRUPTED | • bankrupted v. Simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt. • BANKRUPT v. to make insolvent. |
| BAUDRICKES | • baudrickes n. Plural of baudricke. • BAUDRICKE n. (Spenser) the zodiac. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| DUIKERBOKS | • duikerboks n. Plural of duikerbok. • DUIKERBOK n. (South African) a small South African antelope, also DUIKER, DUYKER. |
| DUMBSTRUCK | • dumbstruck adj. So shocked as to be unable to speak. • DUMBSTRUCK adj. made silent by astonishment, also DUMBSTRICKEN. |
| GRUBSTAKED | • grubstaked v. Simple past tense and past participle of grubstake. • GRUBSTAKE v. to provide with funds for an enterprise. |
| KOURBASHED | • kourbashed v. Simple past tense and past participle of kourbash. • KOURBASH v. (Arabic) to whip with a hide whip, also KURBASH. |
| KUMMERBUND | • kummerbund n. Dated form of cummerbund. • KUMMERBUND n. (Hindi) a waistband, a sash, also CUMBERBUND, CUMMERBUND. |
| OVERBULKED | • overbulked v. Simple past tense and past participle of overbulk. • OVERBULK v. (Shakespeare) to oppress by bulk. |
| 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. |
| SKUNKBIRDS | • skunkbirds n. Plural of skunkbird. • SKUNKBIRD n. an American bird, aka bobolink or ricebird. |
| UNDERBAKED | • underbaked v. Simple past tense and past participle of underbake. • UNDERBAKE v. to bake insufficiently. |
| UNDERBAKES | • underbakes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underbake. • UNDERBAKE v. to bake insufficiently. |