| BACKBOND | • backbond n. (Scotland, law) An instrument which, in conjunction with another making an absolute disposition, constitutes a trust. • BACKBOND n. a deed attaching a qualification or condition to the terms of a conveyance or other instrument. |
| BACKBONE | • backbone n. The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down… • backbone n. (Figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure. • backbone n. (Figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength. |
| BACKDOWN | • backdown n. An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal. • back␣down v. (Idiomatic) To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to. • back␣down v. (Idiomatic) To withdraw from a commitment or position. |
| BANNOCKS | • bannocks n. Plural of bannock. • Bannocks n. Plural of Bannock. • BANNOCK n. (Scots) a flat oatmeal cake, also BONNOCK. |
| BECKONED | • beckoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of beckon. • BECKON v. to indicate by sign. |
| BECKONER | • beckoner n. One who, or that which, beckons. • BECKONER n. one who beckons. |
| BLOCKING | • blocking v. Present participle of block. • blocking n. The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction. • blocking n. The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned… |
| BLONCKET | • BLONCKET adj. (Spenser) grey. |
| BOATNECK | • boatneck n. A wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams. • BOATNECK n. a wide open neck on a garment. |
| BONNOCKS | • BONNOCK n. (Scots) a flat oatmeal cake, also BANNOCK. |
| BOONDOCK | • boondock n. (US, with article, in the plural) A brushy, rural area or location. • boondock n. (Tiddlywinks) A shot that strikes a squopped wink and sends it flying far away. • boondock v. (US) To camp in a dry brushy location. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| BUCKHORN | • buckhorn n. A horn of a buck. • buckhorn n. The royal fern, Osmunda regalis. • Buckhorn prop.n. A census-designated place in Amador County, California, United States. |
| CRYOBANK | • cryobank n. A biobank where cryogenically preserved material is stored. • cryobank v. (Transitive) To store in such a biobank. • CRYOBANK n. a place for storing human tissue at very low temperatures. |
| LOANBACK | • loanback n. A loan made from a pension or annuity to someone who has contributed money to that pension or annuity. • loanback n. A loan from a trust fund to the grantor that created the fund. • loan-back n. A money laundering or tax avoidance scheme in which money is deposited in an offshore bank and then… |
| NONBLACK | • nonblack adj. Not black in colour. • nonblack adj. Not of African descent; not racially black. • nonblack n. A nonblack person. |
| SUNBLOCK | • sunblock n. A sunscreen with high sun protection factor (SPF). • SUNBLOCK n. a lotion to protect the skin from the sun. |
| UNBLOCKS | • unblocks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unblock. • unblocks n. Plural of unblock. • UNBLOCK v. to free from blockage. |