| BACKFLOW | • backflow n. The flow of a fluid (Through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended. • backflow v. To flow in the wrong or backward direction. • BACKFLOW n. the action of flowing back towards a source. |
| BLOWBACK | • blowback n. (Firearms) A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward… • blowback n. An unintended adverse result, especially of covert political action. • blowback n. (Slang) The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker’s mouth). |
| BLOWKART | • BLOWKART n. a land vehicle with a sail, also BLOKART. |
| BOWLLIKE | • bowllike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a bowl. • BOWLLIKE adj. concave. |
| BUHLWORK | • buhlwork n. (Woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work. • buhl␣work n. (Woodworking) Carved pieces of brass or other material for inlay in furniture and other woodwork. • BUHLWORK n. (French) a form of marquetry with e.g. gold and silver inlaid in tortoiseshell, also BOULLE, BOULLEWORK, BUHL. |
| HOWLBACK | • howlback n. A high-pitched squeal produced by feedback when a microphone is too close to its connected speakers. • HOWLBACK n. a condition resulting in a howling noise when recording from a mike, also HOWLROUND. |
| KNOWABLE | • knowable adj. Capable of being known, understood or comprehended. • KNOWABLE adj. able to be known. |
| LAWBOOKS | • lawbooks n. Plural of lawbook. • LAWBOOK n. a book containing laws and the practise of it. |
| PLOWBACK | • plow␣back v. To reinvest profits into a business. • PLOWBACK n. a reinvestment of profits in a business, also PLOUGHBACK. |
| SLOWBACK | • slowback n. (Archaic, slang) A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer. • SLOWBACK n. (obsolete) a lazy person. |
| WOMBLIKE | • womblike adj. Resembling a womb or uterus in shape or function. • womblike adj. Resembling an infant’s experience of the womb. • WOMBLIKE adj. like a womb. |
| WORKABLE | • workable adj. Capable of functioning. • workable adj. Able to be worked or fashioned. • WORKABLE adj. capable of being done. |
| WORKABLY | • workably adv. In an workable fashion. • WORKABLE adv. capable of being done. |