| BACKBENCHER | • backbencher n. (Politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the… • backbencher n. (Education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom. • backbencher n. (Sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve. |
| BACKSTRETCH | • backstretch n. (Athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running… • backstretch n. (Horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees. • backstretch n. (Figuratively) The middle part of an event. |
| BEACHCOMBER | • beachcomber n. (Nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others. • beachcomber n. Any loafer around a waterfront. • beachcomber n. A person who collects marine salvage at the coast. |
| BESCORCHING | • bescorching v. Present participle of bescorch. • BESCORCH v. to scorch thoroughly. |
| BREECHBLOCK | • breechblock n. (Firearms) The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge. • BREECHBLOCK n. part of a gun. |
| BREECHCLOTH | • breechcloth n. An apron-like garment held on by a belt tied around the waist to cover the loins; a loincloth. • breech-cloth n. Alternative spelling of breechcloth. • BREECHCLOTH n. a loincloth. |
| BREECHCLOUT | • breechclout n. (Dated) A breechcloth or loincloth. • BREECHCLOUT n. a loincloth. |
| CHARGEBACKS | • chargebacks n. Plural of chargeback. • CHARGEBACK n. the charge a credit card merchant pays to a customer after the customer successfully disputes an item on his or her credit card statement. |
| CIBACHROMES | • Cibachromes n. Plural of Cibachrome. • CIBACHROME n. a type of colour print made directly form a colour transparency. |
| CRAUNCHABLE | • CRAUNCHABLE adj. that can be craunched. |
| CYBERPHOBIC | • cyberphobic adj. Pertaining to, or afflicted by, cyberphobia. • CYBERPHOBIC adj. suffering from cyberphobia. |
| NECROPHOBIC | • necrophobic adj. Relating to necrophobia. • NECROPHOBIC adj. having a morbid fear of corpses. |
| TECTIBRANCH | • tectibranch n. (Zoology) One of the order Tectibranchiata. • TECTIBRANCH n. any member of the Tectibranchiata, molluscs including sea-slugs. |