| BLACKHEART | • blackheart n. A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin. • blackheart n. Any of various plant diseases that cause darkening of the central tissue. • blackheart n. A type of malleable cast iron with minimum tensile strength of 350 N/mm2. |
| BLACKSHIRT | • blackshirt n. (Historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party. • blackshirt n. (By extension) Any member of a fascist party. • Blackshirt n. Alternative letter-case form of blackshirt. |
| BLACKSTRAP | • blackstrap n. The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in… • blackstrap n. (Obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses. • blackstrap n. (Obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean. |
| BLACKTHORN | • blackthorn n. A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa… • blackthorn n. A stick or staff taken from this tree. • Blackthorn prop.n. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6219). |
| BLACKWATER | • blackwater n. Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance. • blackwater n. Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. • blackwater n. Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter. |
| BLITZKRIEG | • blitzkrieg n. A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support. • BLITZKRIEG n. (German) a rapid advance in warfare. |
| BLOKARTING | • BLOKARTING n. the sport of travelling by a land vehicle with a sail. |
| BOOTLICKER | • bootlicker n. (Derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady. • bootlicker n. (By extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism. • BOOTLICKER n. a toady. |
| BUTTERMILK | • buttermilk n. The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called… • buttermilk n. Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow’s milk, with a characteristically sour taste. • BUTTERMILK n. the milk that remains after the butter is separated from the cream. |
| KIMBERLITE | • kimberlite n. (Geology) A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds. • KIMBERLITE n. a mica-peridotite, an intrusive igneous rock, in which the Kimberley diamonds were found. |
| MARKETABLE | • marketable adj. Of or pertaining to marketability; capable of being marketed. • marketable adj. Saleable (of goods) or employable (of people). • MARKETABLE adj. that can be marketed. |
| MARKETABLY | • marketably adv. In a marketable way. • MARKETABLE adv. that can be marketed. |
| RACKETBALL | • racketball n. Alternative spelling of racquetball. |
| STORKSBILL | • storksbill n. Any plant of genus Erodium. • STORKSBILL n. any plant of the genus Erodium. |
| TRACKBALLS | • trackballs n. Plural of trackball. • TRACKBALL n. a spherical ball mounted in a box structure that can be used to control a computer cursor, also TRACKERBALL. |
| TURNBUCKLE | • turnbuckle n. A coupling device consisting of two eyelets or other connection points connected in screw threads. The… • turnbuckle n. (Nautical) A link threaded on both ends of a short bar which is used to pull objects together. (FM 55-501) • TURNBUCKLE n. a coupling with screw threads for adjusting tension. |
| TURTLEBACK | • turtleback n. Anything having the shape of a turtle’s back (that is, its shell). • turtleback n. (Nautical) A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, designed to shed seawater quickly. • turtleback n. (Military, nautical) An armor layout with an armored deck which slopes downwards towards the sides of… |
| WATTLEBARK | • WATTLEBARK n. the bark of various acacias, used for tanning. |
| WORKTABLES | • worktables n. Plural of worktable. • WORKTABLE n. a table for holding working materials and implements; esp. a small table with drawers and other conveniences for needlework, etc. |