| 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. |
| 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. |
| BANDOOKS | • bandooks n. Plural of bandook. • BANDOOK n. (Urdu) Indian army slang for a rifle, a shotgun, also BUNDOOK. |
| BECKONED | • beckoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of beckon. • BECKON v. to indicate by sign. |
| BODIKINS | • bodikins n. Plural of bodikin; alternative form of bodkins. • BODIKIN n. a diminutive of body, in Od's bodikins, God's little body. |
| BOOKENDS | • bookends n. Plural of bookend. • bookends n. (Poker, slang) An ace and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em. • bookends v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bookend. |
| BOOKLAND | • bookland n. (Anglo-Saxon) In Anglo-Saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee… • Bookland prop.n. (Informal) The notional "country" associated with a numeric country prefix allocated in the 1980s for… • BOOKLAND n. (Old English) in Old English law, land taken from the folkland or common land and granted by written charter to a private owner. |
| 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?) |
| BRODEKIN | • brodekin n. Alternative form of brodequin. • BRODEKIN n. a high boot worn by classical actors, also BRODKIN. |
| BRODKINS | • brodkins n. Plural of brodkin. • BRODKIN n. a high boot worn by classical actors, also BRODEKIN. |
| BUNDOOKS | • bundooks n. Plural of bundook. • BUNDOOK n. (Urdu) Indian army slang for a rifle, a shotgun, also BANDOOK. |
| DOORKNOB | • doorknob n. A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door. • doorknob n. (Informal, derogatory) A stupid person. • door␣knob n. Alternative form of doorknob. |
| FOODBANK | • foodbank n. Alternative spelling of food bank. • food␣bank n. A charitable non-profit organization that distributes mostly donated food to a wide variety of agencies… • FOODBANK n. a charitable organization which distributes food aid to people in financial difficulty. |
| HANDBOOK | • handbook n. A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size. • handbook n. (US, gambling) A place where illicit bets can be placed. • HANDBOOK n. a manual. |
| KNOBBLED | • knobbled v. Simple past tense and past participle of knobble. • knobbled adj. Possessing a bumpy surface; knobbly. • KNOBBLE v. to beat with the fists, also KNUBBLE, NUBBLE. |
| KNOBHEAD | • knob␣head n. Alternative form of knobhead. • KNOBHEAD n. (vulgar slang) a stupid person. |
| UNBOOKED | • unbooked adj. Not booked. • unbooked v. Simple past tense and past participle of unbook. • UNBOOKED adj. not entered in a book. |