| BACKLIGHTS | • backlights n. Plural of backlight. • BACKLIGHT v. to illumine a subject from the rear. |
| BALDACHINS | • baldachins n. Plural of baldachin. • BALDACHIN n. a rich embroidered material, originally woven with woof of silk and warp of gold thread, also BALDACHINO, BALDAQUIN, BAUDEKIN, BAWDKIN. |
| BASOPHILIC | • basophilic adj. Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin. • BASOPHILIC adj. of white blood cells, having an affinity for stains, also BASOPHIL, BASOPHILE. |
| BLACKISHLY | • blackishly adv. In a blackish way. • BLACKISH adv. somewhat black. |
| BLACKSHIRT | • blackshirt n. (Historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party. • blackshirt n. (By extension) Any member of a fascist party. • Blackshirt n. Alternative letter-case form of blackshirt. |
| BLACKSMITH | • blacksmith n. A person who forges iron. • blacksmith n. (Informal) A person who shoes horses. • blacksmith n. A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis). |
| BLEACHINGS | • bleachings n. Plural of bleaching. • BLEACHING n. the act of whitening. |
| BLOCKISHLY | • BLOCKISH adv. block shaped. |
| BLOCKSHIPS | • blockships n. Plural of blockship. • BLOCKSHIP n. a warship too old for action, but useful in port defence. |
| BLOTCHIEST | • blotchiest adj. Superlative form of blotchy: most blotchy. • BLOTCHY adj. covered with blotches. |
| BLOTCHINGS | • blotchings n. Plural of blotching. • BLOTCHING n. a pattern of large spots. |
| CHALYBITES | • chalybites n. Plural of chalybite. • CHALYBITE n. native iron carbonate, aka siderite. |
| CHARBROILS | • charbroils v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil. • CHARBROIL v. to broil over charcoal. |
| CHILBLAINS | • chilblains n. Plural of chilblain. • chilblains n. (Usually with "the") The condition of having chilblains. • CHILBLAIN n. a painful red swelling, esp. on hands and feet, caused by constriction of small blood vessels in cold weather. |
| LIBECCHIOS | • libecchios n. Plural of libecchio. • LIBECCHIO n. (Milton) a strong westerly (or southwesterly) wind that blows on to Corsica's western coast, also LIBECCIO. |
| NIGHTCLUBS | • nightclubs n. Plural of nightclub. • nightclubs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nightclub. • night␣clubs n. Plural of night club. |
| SWITCHABLE | • switchable adj. Capable of being switched. • SWITCHABLE adj. that can be switched. |