| BACKBENCH | • backbench adj. Relating to the back benches in parliament. • backbench adj. Pertaining to the preparation of a donor organ prior to transplantation. • backbench adj. Secondary or inactive. |
| BACKHANDS | • backhands n. Plural of backhand. • backhands v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand. • back-hands n. Plural of back-hand. |
| BENCHMARK | • benchmark n. A standard by which something is evaluated or measured. • benchmark n. A surveyor’s mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point. • benchmark n. (Computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment. |
| BUCKHORNS | • buckhorns n. Plural of buckhorn. • BUCKHORN n. the material of a buck's horn as used for handles etc. |
| BUCKHOUND | • buckhound n. (UK) A hound for deer hunting. • BUCKHOUND n. a hound for hunting deer. |
| BUCKTHORN | • buckthorn n. Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially. • BUCKTHORN n. a shrub of the Rhamnus genus. |
| CHEEKBONE | • cheekbone n. The small prominent bone of the cheek. • cheek-bone n. Alternative spelling of cheekbone. • cheek␣bone n. Alternative spelling of cheekbone. |
| HUNCHBACK | • hunchback n. One who is stooped or hunched over. • hunchback n. A deformed upper spinal column in the shape of a hump in the back. • hunchback n. (Derogatory) A person with kyphosis, a spinal deformity that causes a hunched over appearance. |
| LEBKUCHEN | • lebkuchen n. A traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread. • LEBKUCHEN n. (German) a biscuit containing honey and spices. |
| NOTCHBACK | • notchback n. A motor car whose rear window makes an angle with its back segment. • NOTCHBACK n. a car whose roof does not slope continuously from the roof to the bumper, but juts out from the bottom of the rear window. |
| PINCHBECK | • pinchbeck n. An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry. • pinchbeck adj. (Not comparable) Made of pinchbeck. • pinchbeck adj. Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive. |
| THORNBACK | • thornback n. Any animal with a thorny back, especially marine animals, such as… • thornback n. (Archaic) A woman over a certain age (variously 26 or 30) who has never married, older than a spinster. • THORNBACK n. a kind of skate having thornlike spines on its back, aka roker. |
| WORKBENCH | • workbench n. A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc. • WORKBENCH n. a bench, often purpose-built, at which a craftsman, mechanic, etc. works. |