| BACKCLOTHS | • backcloths n. Plural of backcloth. • back-cloths n. Plural of back-cloth. • BACKCLOTH n. the painted cloth or curtain at the back of the stage. |
| BLACKSPOTS | • blackspots n. Plural of blackspot. • black␣spots n. Plural of black spot. • BLACKSPOT n. as in accident blackspot, a spot where many accidents occur. |
| BLOCKBUSTS | • BLOCKBUST v. to bring about the sale of property in an area by stirring up fears of racial change. |
| BLOODSTOCK | • bloodstock n. (Uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses. • bloodstock n. (Countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal. • BLOODSTOCK n. horses of thoroughbred breeding. |
| BOOKLIGHTS | • booklights n. Plural of booklight. • BOOKLIGHT n. a light that clips on to a book. |
| BOOKPLATES | • bookplates n. Plural of bookplate. • BOOKPLATE n. a label usually pasted inside the cover of a book, bearing the owner's name or other distinguishing information. |
| BOOKSTALLS | • bookstalls n. Plural of bookstall. • BOOKSTALL n. a stall for the sale of books. |
| BOOTBLACKS | • bootblacks n. Plural of bootblack. • boot-blacks n. Plural of boot-black. • BOOTBLACK n. a person whose job is to clean and polish shoes. |
| KATABOLISM | • katabolism n. Alternative form of catabolism. • KATABOLISM n. destructive metabolism, the disruptive processes of chemical change in organisms, also CATABOLISM. |
| KNOBBLIEST | • knobbliest adj. Superlative form of knobbly: most knobbly. • KNOBBLY adj. having very small knobs. |
| LEUKOBLAST | • leukoblast n. An immature leukocyte. • LEUKOBLAST n. an immature leukocyte, also LEUCOBLAST. |
| STORKSBILL | • storksbill n. Any plant of genus Erodium. • STORKSBILL n. any plant of the genus Erodium. |
| STYLEBOOKS | • stylebooks n. Plural of stylebook. • STYLEBOOK n. a book of rules for printers and editors. |
| WALKABOUTS | • walkabouts n. Plural of walkabout. • WALKABOUT n. (Australian) a period of wandering in the bush by an Australian Aborigine. |
| WORKTABLES | • worktables n. Plural of worktable. • WORKTABLE n. a table for holding working materials and implements; esp. a small table with drawers and other conveniences for needlework, etc. |