| BACKSPLIT | • backsplit n. A split-level home whose split level is visible only from the side elevation. • BACKSPLIT n. (Canadian) a house with floors raised half a storey at the rear, having an upper and lower main floor, and an upper and lower basement. |
| BACKSTAMP | • BACKSTAMP n. a mark stamped on the back of an envelope. • BACKSTAMP v. to mark with a backstamp. |
| BACKSTOPS | • backstops n. Plural of backstop. • backstops v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstop. • back-stops n. Plural of back-stop. |
| BACKSTRAP | • backstrap n. A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe. • backstrap n. The backbone of a book. • backstrap n. A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine. |
| BACKSWEPT | • backswept adj. Swept back. • BACKSWEPT adj. swept backwards. |
| BECARPETS | • becarpets v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becarpet. • BECARPET v. to cover with a carpet. |
| BENCHTOPS | • benchtops n. Plural of benchtop. • BENCHTOP n. a flat surface area to work on. |
| BLACKSPOT | • blackspot n. Alternative form of black spot. • black␣spot n. (Phytopathology) A fungal disease among plants, particularly roses, that results in black spots on the leaves. • black␣spot n. (Transport) A section of roadway that has been designated as being particularly accident-prone. |
| BLACKTIPS | • blacktips n. Plural of blacktip. • BLACKTIP n. a kind of small shark. |
| BLACKTOPS | • blacktops v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop. • black-tops v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of black-top. • black-tops n. Plural of black-top. |
| BRATPACKS | • BRATPACK n. a clique of rowdy film stars. |
| CAPABLEST | • capablest adj. (Nonstandard) superlative form of capable: most capable. • CAPABLE adj. competent. |
| CYBERPETS | • cyberpets n. Plural of cyberpet. • CYBERPET n. a computer simulated pet. |
| PRESBYTIC | • presbytic adj. Presbyopic. • PRESBYTIC adj. relating to an old man. |
| PUBESCENT | • pubescent adj. At or just after the age of puberty. • pubescent adj. (Botany, zoology) Covered with down or fine hairs. • pubescent n. An individual who is going through puberty. |
| PUBLICIST | • publicist n. A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker. • publicist n. A journalist, often a commentator, who focusses on politics. • publicist n. (Now rare and archaic) A scholar, of public or international law. |
| SUBSCRIPT | • subscript n. (Typography) A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it. • subscript n. (Programming) An index into an array or hash. • subscript v. (Mathematics, sciences, typography, transitive, of a variable) To provide with a subscript. |
| SUBTOPICS | • subtopics n. Plural of subtopic. • SUBTOPIC n. a secondary topic. |
| SUBTROPIC | • subtropic n. A subtropical region. • SUBTROPIC adj. relating to the area lying between the Tropic of Cancer and 40 degrees N, and the Tropic of Capricorn and 40 degrees south, also SUBTROPICAL. • SUBTROPIC n. a subtropical region. |
| SWEPTBACK | • sweptback adj. (Of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage. • sweptback adj. (Of a hairstyle) Backswept. • swept-back adj. Alternative form of sweptback. |