| BACKWASHING | • backwashing n. A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with… • back␣washing v. Present participle of back wash. • BACKWASH v. to affect with receding water. |
| BIRDWATCHES | • birdwatches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch. • BIRDWATCH v. to watch birds as a hobby. |
| BLACKWASHED | • blackwashed v. Simple past tense and past participle of blackwash. • blackwashed adj. Covered in the color black. • blackwashed adj. Having been villainized through a blackwashing campaign. |
| BLACKWASHES | • blackwashes n. Plural of blackwash. • blackwashes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackwash. • BLACKWASH v. to treat with blackwash, a lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water. |
| BLOWTORCHES | • blowtorches n. Plural of blowtorch. • blowtorches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch. • blow␣torches n. Plural of blow torch. |
| BUSHWHACKED | • bushwhacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack. • BUSHWHACK v. to shoot from ambush. |
| BUSHWHACKER | • bushwhacker n. (US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path. • bushwhacker n. (Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country. • bushwhacker n. (US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War. |
| SWASHBUCKLE | • swashbuckle v. (Intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures. • SWASHBUCKLE v. to act the part of a swashbuckler. |
| SWATCHBOOKS | • SWATCHBOOK n. a collection of swatches bound together in book form. |
| SWITCHBACKS | • switchbacks n. Plural of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |
| SWITCHBLADE | • switchblade n. A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed. • switchblade v. (Transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade. • switchblade v. (Intransitive) To spring open or up. |
| SWITCHBOARD | • switchboard n. (Telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient. • switchboard n. (Electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads. • SWITCHBOARD n. a board or frame bearing apparatus for making or breaking an electric current or circuit. |
| THUMBSCREWS | • thumbscrews n. Plural of thumbscrew. • THUMBSCREW n. an instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw. |
| WITCHBROOMS | • WITCHBROOM n. a dense abnormal growth of shoots on a tree or other woody plant, usually caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Taphrina. |
| WORKBENCHES | • workbenches n. Plural of workbench. • WORKBENCH n. a bench, often purpose-built, at which a craftsman, mechanic, etc. works. |