| BACKSTORY | • backstory n. The previous life and experiences of a person, especially a character in a dramatic work, but also a real-life person. • backstory n. A fictitious account of a person’s history designed to conceal their actual history and motives. • backstory n. A prequel. |
| BLACKBOYS | • blackboys n. Plural of blackboy. • black␣boys n. Plural of black boy. • BLACKBOY n. an Australian grass tree, aka yacca. |
| BOBBYSOCK | • bobbysock n. A woman’s ankle sock. • BOBBYSOCK n. an ankle-sock, esp. as worn by teenage girls. |
| BODYWORKS | • bodyworks n. Plural of bodywork. • BODYWORK n. the metal outer shell of a motor vehicle. |
| BOOKISHLY | • bookishly adv. In a bookish manner. • BOOKISH adv. pertaining to books. |
| BOYCHICKS | • boychicks n. Plural of boychick. • BOYCHICK n. (Yiddish) boy, a term of endearment, also BOYCHIK. |
| BUCKAYROS | • buckayros n. Plural of buckayro. • BUCKAYRO n. (US) a cowboy, also BUCKAROO, BUCKEROO. |
| BUSYWORKS | • BUSYWORK n. active but valueless work. |
| COPYBOOKS | • copybooks n. Plural of copybook. • COPYBOOK n. a book used in teaching penmanship. |
| CRYOBANKS | • cryobanks n. Plural of cryobank. • CRYOBANK n. a place for storing human tissue at very low temperatures. |
| HYMNBOOKS | • hymnbooks n. Plural of hymnbook. • hymn-books n. Plural of hymn-book. • hymn␣books n. Plural of hymn book. |
| KEYBOARDS | • keyboards n. Plural of keyboard. • keyboards v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keyboard. • KEYBOARD v. to enter data on a keyboard. |
| KILOBYTES | • kilobytes n. Plural of kilobyte. • KILOBYTE n. one thousand bytes. |
| KYBOSHING | • kyboshing v. Present participle of kybosh. • KYBOSH v. to put a stop to, also KIBOSH. |
| PLAYBOOKS | • playbooks n. Plural of playbook. • PLAYBOOK n. a printed book of plays. |
| ROCKABYES | • rockabyes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rockabye. • rockabyes n. Plural of rockabye. • ROCKABYE n. a song used to lull children to sleep, also ROCKABY. |
| SKYBOARDS | • skyboards n. Plural of skyboard. • SKYBOARD n. a board with foot bindings that is used for skysurfing. |
| STORYBOOK | • storybook n. A book containing stories, especially children’s stories. • storybook adj. As in a story for children; pleasant and idealized, or having a happy conclusion. • STORYBOOK n. a book of tales true or fictitious, esp. one for children. |
| STYLEBOOK | • stylebook n. A manual containing an organization’s standardized usage conventions for how to write. • STYLEBOOK n. a book of rules for printers and editors. |
| YEARBOOKS | • yearbooks n. Plural of yearbook. • year-books n. Plural of year-book. • YEARBOOK n. a book published annually. |