| ANTIBACKLASH | • antibacklash adj. (Mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery). • ANTIBACKLASH adj. arising in opposition to a backlash. |
| BACKCHATTING | • backchatting v. Present participle of backchat. • back-chatting v. Present participle of back-chat. • back␣chatting v. Present participle of back chat. |
| BACKLIGHTING | • backlighting v. Present participle of backlight. • backlighting n. The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow. • BACKLIGHT v. to illumine a subject from the rear. |
| BACKSTITCHED | • backstitched v. Simple past tense and past participle of backstitch. • BACKSTITCH v. to stitch in this way. |
| BACKSTITCHES | • backstitches n. Plural of backstitch. • backstitches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstitch. • BACKSTITCH n. a stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end. |
| BACKSTRAIGHT | • backstraight n. Alternative form of back straight (“backstretch”). • back␣straight n. (Athletics, horse racing) The straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing… |
| BLATHERSKITE | • blatherskite n. A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer. • blatherskite n. A worthless fellow; a deadbeat. • blatherskite n. Nonsense or blather; empty talk. |
| BREATHTAKING | • breathtaking adj. Stunningly beautiful; amazing. • breathtaking adj. Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment. • BREATHTAKING adj. making one out of breath. |
| DOUBLETHINKS | • doublethinks n. Plural of doublethink. • DOUBLETHINK n. thought marked by the acceptance of gross contradictions and falsehoods, esp. when used as a technique of self-indoctrination. |
| PATHBREAKING | • pathbreaking adj. Opening a new path or approach. • PATHBREAKING adj. trailblazing. |
| SHOCKABILITY | • shockability n. The condition of being shockable; the capacity to be shocked. • SHOCKABILITY n. the quality of being shockable. |
| SVARABHAKTIS | • svarabhaktis n. Plural of svarabhakti. • SVARABHAKTI n. (Sanskrit) the development of a vowel between consonants. |
| SWITCHBACKED | • switchbacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |
| THUMBTACKING | • thumbtacking v. Present participle of thumbtack. • THUMBTACK v. to fasten with a thumbtack. |