| AHORSEBACK | • ahorseback adv. On the back of a horse; horseback. • a-horseback adv. Alternative form of ahorseback. • AHORSEBACK adv. (archaic) on horseback, also AHORSE. |
| CANVASBACK | • canvasback n. A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird. • CANVASBACK n. a species of duck, so named from the markings of the plumage on its back. |
| CHARGEBACK | • chargeback n. (Banking) A reversal of an accounting entry, especially of a disputed credit-card transaction. • 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. |
| CORNERBACK | • cornerback n. (American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Any of the defensive players who are in position on each… • CORNERBACK n. a position in American football. |
| FIDDLEBACK | • fiddleback n. The brown recluse spider. • fiddleback n. A feature of maple wood where the fibers are distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern. • fiddleback n. A kind of chasuble with the front cut away. |
| LADDERBACK | • ladderback n. A chair whose back incorporates a series of horizontal bars. • ladder-back n. Alternative form of ladderback. • ladder␣back n. Alternative form of ladderback. |
| PLOUGHBACK | • plough␣back v. To reinvest profits into a business. • PLOUGHBACK n. the reinvestment of profits, also PLOWBACK. |
| SADDLEBACK | • saddleback n. A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks. • saddleback n. A roof in the same shape, having a gable at each end. • saddleback n. (Architecture) A coping that is thicker in the middle than at the edges. |
| SILVERBACK | • silverback n. (Mammalogy) A mature male gorilla, so named from the silver streaking on its back. • silverback n. (Informal, by extension) A dominant older human male. • silverback n. Any of various ferns of the genus Pityrogramma. |
| SPLASHBACK | • splashback n. (Uncountable, countable) Splashes of liquid, especially noxious liquid, rebounding from a surface. • splashback n. (Countable) A shield of an easily-cleaned material, such as those placed behind an oven top or kitchen… • SPLASHBACK n. a sheet of glass, plastic, etc. attached to a wall above a basin to protect the wall against splashing. |
| SWITCHBACK | • switchback n. (Rail transport). • switchback n. (By extension). • switchback v. (Intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path. |
| TURTLEBACK | • turtleback n. Anything having the shape of a turtle’s back (that is, its shell). • turtleback n. (Nautical) A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, designed to shed seawater quickly. • turtleback n. (Military, nautical) An armor layout with an armored deck which slopes downwards towards the sides of… |
| WOOLLYBACK | • woollyback n. Alternative form of woolly back. • woolly␣back n. (Liverpudlian slang, now historical) A non-Liverpudlian person who travels to Liverpool, especially… • woolly␣back n. (Liverpudlian slang, derogatory) A person from the area surrounding Liverpool such as Skelmersdale… |
| YELLOWBACK | • yellowback n. A cheap sensational novel. • yellow-back n. Alternative form of yellowback. • yellow␣back n. (Informal) A coward. |