| BACKPIECE | • backpiece n. A decorated comb that attaches a veil to the back of a bride’s head. • backpiece n. A large tattoo on a person’s back. • backpiece n. A piece or plate of armour protecting a person’s back. |
| BACKSPEER | • BACKSPEER v. (Scots) to cross-question, also BACKSPEIR. |
| BAKEAPPLE | • bakeapple n. (Atlantic Canada) The cloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus. • BAKEAPPLE n. (Canadian) the fruit of the cloudberry. |
| BARKEEPER | • barkeeper n. A bartender: a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. • bar-keeper n. Alternative spelling of barkeeper. • BARKEEPER n. a bartender. |
| BEEKEEPER | • beekeeper n. A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey. • BEEKEEPER n. one who keeps bees. |
| BESPECKLE | • bespeckle v. To add speckles. • BESPECKLE v. to mark with speckles or spots. |
| BOXKEEPER | • boxkeeper n. (Now historical) A theatre attendant in charge of the boxes. • BOXKEEPER n. an attendant at a theatre who has charge of the boxes. |
| PEEKABOOS | • peekaboos v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peekaboo. • PEEKABOO n. a peeping game played by small children, also PEEKABO. |
| PEMBROKES | • PEMBROKE n. a small four-legged table with hinged flaps. |
| POKEBERRY | • pokeberry n. Synonym of pokeweed (the plant Phytolacca americana or its dark red or purple fruit). • POKEBERRY n. an American plant, a species of Phytolacca. |
| PREBOOKED | • prebooked adj. Booked in advance. • pre-booked adj. Alternative form of prebooked. • PREBOOK v. to book beforehand. |
| SPEAKABLE | • speakable adj. That can be spoken; utterable, verbalizable. • speakable adj. Acceptable as a topic of discussion; not subject to taboo. • speakable adj. (Obsolete) Capable of speech. |
| SUPERBIKE | • superbike n. (Motorcycling) A super sport bike with a large engine, usually between 800 and 1200 cc. • SUPERBIKE n. a high-powered motorbike. |
| SWEEPBACK | • sweepback n. The rearward angle of the leading edge of a wing, or airfoil. • SWEEPBACK n. the angle at which an aircraft wing is set back relative to the axis. |
| UNBESPEAK | • unbespeak v. (Obsolete, transitive) To unsay; to annul or cancel. • UNBESPEAK v. to unsay; hence, to annul or cancel. |
| UNBESPOKE | • unbespoke v. Simple past tense of unbespeak. • UNBESPEAK v. to unsay; hence, to annul or cancel. |