| ANTIBACKLASH | • antibacklash adj. (Mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery). • ANTIBACKLASH adj. arising in opposition to a backlash. |
| BACKDRAUGHTS | • backdraughts n. Plural of backdraught. • BACKDRAUGHT n. a reverse movement of air, also BACKDRAFT. |
| 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. |
| BLETHERSKATE | • bletherskate n. Alternative form of blatherskite. • BLETHERSKATE n. (Scots) a garrulous talker of nonsense, also BLATHERSKITE, BLETHERANSKATE. |
| BRUSHSTROKES | • brushstrokes n. Plural of brushstroke. • BRUSHSTROKE n. a stroke with a brush. |
| 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. |
| HALTERBREAKS | • halterbreaks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak. • HALTERBREAK v. to break (as a colt) to a halter. |
| KATABOTHRONS | • KATABOTHRON n. (Modern Greek) an underground water channel, also KATAVOTHRON. |
| LEATHERBACKS | • leatherbacks n. Plural of leatherback. • LEATHERBACK n. a kind of large sea turtle. |
| LUCKENBOOTHS | • LUCKENBOOTH n. (Scots) a shop or booth esp. in 18th century Edinburgh. |
| SCRATCHBACKS | • scratchbacks n. Plural of scratchback. • SCRATCHBACK n. a backscratcher. |
| 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. |