| BACKSTROKE | • backstroke n. A backhanded stroke or blow. • backstroke n. (Swimming) A stroke swum lying on one’s back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel… • backstroke n. (Bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke). |
| BACKWORKER | • BACKWORKER n. a miner who does backwork, work done underground but not at the coalface. |
| BASKETWORK | • basketwork n. Material woven in the style of a basket. • basketwork n. The craft of making such material. • basket-work n. Alternative spelling of basketwork. |
| BOOKKEEPER | • bookkeeper n. (Accounting) A person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business. • bookkeeper n. A bookseller. • book-keeper n. Alternative spelling of bookkeeper. |
| BOOKMAKERS | • bookmakers n. Plural of bookmaker. • BOOKMAKER n. a person who accepts bets at racecourses, etc., and pays out the winnings. |
| BOOKMARKED | • bookmarked v. Simple past tense and past participle of bookmark. • BOOKMARK v. to place a bookmark. |
| BOOKMARKER | • bookmarker n. A slip of paper, card, etc. used to mark one’s place in reading a book; a bookmark. • BOOKMARKER n. a marker for indicating the reader's current place, also BOOKMARK. |
| CHECKBOOKS | • checkbooks n. Plural of checkbook. • CHECKBOOK n. (US) a chequebook. |
| DUIKERBOKS | • duikerboks n. Plural of duikerbok. • DUIKERBOK n. (South African) a small South African antelope, also DUIKER, DUYKER. |
| KICKBOXERS | • kickboxers n. Plural of kickboxer. • KICKBOXER n. one who practises kickboxing. |
| KNOBKERRIE | • knobkerrie n. Alternative form of knobkerry. • KNOBKERRIE n. a short South African knobbed-head club. |
| POCKETBIKE | • pocket␣bike n. A miniature motorcycle, with a wheelbase in the range of 1000 mm and an engine displacing as little as 40cc. • POCKETBIKE n. a type of small bicycle. |
| POCKETBOOK | • pocketbook n. (US) a purse or handbag. • pocketbook n. (Dated) A wallet for paper money. • pocketbook n. (Figuratively) One’s personal budget or economic capacity - the amount one can afford. |
| SJAMBOKKED | • sjambokked v. Simple past tense and past participle of sjambok. • SJAMBOK v. (South African) to beat with a rhinoceros-hide whip, also JAMBOK. |
| SKETCHBOOK | • sketchbook n. A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad. • sketchbook n. A book of printed sketches. • sketchbook n. (Dated) A printed book of literary sketches or skits. |
| WORKBASKET | • workbasket n. A basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc. • WORKBASKET n. a basket for holding materials for needlework, or the like. |