| BACKSWEPT | • backswept adj. Swept back. • BACKSWEPT adj. swept backwards. |
| BACKWATER | • backwater n. The water held back by a dam or other obstruction. • backwater n. (Idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc. • backwater n. A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water. |
| BACKWATERS | • backwaters n. Plural of backwater. • backwaters v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater. • back-waters n. Plural of back-water. |
| BACKWOODSIEST | • BACKWOODSY adj. uncouth, rustic. |
| BETHWACK | • bethwack v. (Transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly. • BETHWACK v. to thrash soundly. |
| BETHWACKED | • bethwacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of bethwack. • BETHWACK v. to thrash soundly. |
| BETHWACKING | • bethwacking v. Present participle of bethwack. • BETHWACK v. to thrash soundly. |
| BETHWACKS | • bethwacks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethwack. • BETHWACK v. to thrash soundly. |
| BLACKWATER | • blackwater n. Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance. • blackwater n. Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. • blackwater n. Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter. |
| BLACKWATERS | • blackwaters n. Plural of blackwater. • BLACKWATER n. a complication of malaria. |
| BUCKWHEAT | • buckwheat n. An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. • buckwheat n. (Cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal. • buckwheat n. (Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum. |
| BUCKWHEATS | • buckwheats n. Plural of buckwheat. • BUCKWHEAT n. a cereal plant, the seed of which is used for horse and poultry food, and in North America is milled for making breakfast pancakes. |
| CABINETWORK | • cabinetwork n. Furniture made by a cabinetmaker. • cabinetwork n. Cabinetmaking. • CABINETWORK n. finished woodwork made by a cabinetmaker. |
| CABINETWORKS | • CABINETWORK n. finished woodwork made by a cabinetmaker. |
| CONSTABLEWICK | • constablewick n. (Obsolete) The district to which a constable’s power is limited. • CONSTABLEWICK n. (historical) the district of a constable. |
| CONSTABLEWICKS | • constablewicks n. Plural of constablewick. • CONSTABLEWICK n. (historical) the district of a constable. |
| SWEPTBACK | • sweptback adj. (Of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage. • sweptback adj. (Of a hairstyle) Backswept. • swept-back adj. Alternative form of sweptback. |
| SWITCHBACKED | • switchbacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |
| WATERBUCK | • waterbuck n. A species of antelope endemic to Africa, Kobus ellipsiprymnus. • WATERBUCK n. any of several kinds of antelope, native to Central Africa. |
| WATERBUCKS | • waterbucks n. Plural of waterbuck. • WATERBUCK n. any of several kinds of antelope, native to Central Africa. |