| BACKSIGHTS | • backsights n. Plural of backsight. • BACKSIGHT n. the sight of a rifle nearer the stock. |
| BACKSLIDES | • backslides v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslide. • backslides n. Plural of backslide. • BACKSLIDE v. to fall back. |
| BACKSPEIRS | • BACKSPEIR v. (Scots) to cross-question, also BACKSPEER. |
| BACKSPLITS | • backsplits n. Plural of backsplit. • 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. |
| BACKSTAIRS | • backstairs n. A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen. • backstairs n. An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse. • backstairs adj. Secret or furtive. |
| BACKSWINGS | • backswings n. Plural of backswing. • backswings v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backswing. • BACKSWING n. the first stage in a swing of a club, racket, etc. in which it is swung back and away from the ball. |
| BLACKLISTS | • blacklists n. Plural of blacklist. • BLACKLIST v. to ban or deem unacceptable. |
| BLOCKINESS | • blockiness n. The state or condition of being blocky. • BLOCKINESS n. the state of being blocky, block-like. |
| BLOCKSHIPS | • blockships n. Plural of blockship. • BLOCKSHIP n. a warship too old for action, but useful in port defence. |
| BOOMSTICKS | • boomsticks n. Plural of boomstick. • BOOMSTICK n. (Canadian) one of the logs that surrounds a boom and holds it together. |
| BRITSCHKAS | • britschkas n. Plural of britschka. • BRITSCHKA n. (Polish) an open four-wheeled carriage with a folding top, also BRITSKA, BRITZKA, BRITZSKA. |
| CRABSTICKS | • crabsticks n. Plural of crabstick. • crab␣sticks n. Plural of crab stick. • CRABSTICK n. a stick, cane, or cudgel, made of the wood of the crab tree. |
| FISHYBACKS | • FISHYBACK n. (US) transportation of freight containers and trailers by ship or barge. |
| KNOBSTICKS | • knobsticks n. Plural of knobstick. • KNOBSTICK n. a stick with a round knob at the end, used as a club or missile by South African tribesmen. |
| SLINGBACKS | • slingbacks n. Plural of slingback. • SLINGBACK n. a shoe without a covering for the heel, supported by a strap round the heel. |
| STEINBOCKS | • steinbocks n. Plural of steinbock. • STEINBOCK n. (South African) a small South African antelope, also STEENBOK, STEENBUCK, STEINBOK, STEMBOK, STEMBUCK. |
| STICKBALLS | • stickballs n. Plural of stickball. • STICKBALL n. baseball adapted for play in streets, using a broom handle and a lightweight ball. |