A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backpointer
backpointers
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
backstring
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backtender
backtenter
backtracking
backtracking
noun
(aviation) The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.
(computer science) The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
(countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
verb
present participle of backtrack
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
baikerinite
bakerstown
bakerton
bankrupt
bankrupt
adj
(finance) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts.
Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
Having been legally declared insolvent.
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person.
verb
(transitive) To force into bankruptcy.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
bankruptship
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
barkantine
barkentine
barkentine
noun
(sailing) Alternative spelling of barquentine
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
barkstone
barnstock
bernkasteler
betokener
betokener
noun
That which betokens.
betrinket
betrunk
betrunk
verb
(transitive) To deprive (a river) of its lower course or trunk by submergence or erosion of the land by the sea.
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackprint
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blanketeer
blanketer
blanketers
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
blanketmaker
blanketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blankets.
blanketry
blitzkrieging
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
bradyteleokinesis
brankiest
branstock
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
brickbatting
brickbatting
noun
The act of assailing with criticism.
The act of attacking by throwing brickbats.
verb
present participle of brickbat
brideknot
brinktown
brockton
brockton
Proper noun
a city in Massachusetts, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
a small town in Montana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, USA.
a town in Ontario, Canada. The name is formed from Brant, Greenock and Walkerton, places that merged into Brockton.
a township in parish, Shropshire, England
brokenhearted
brokenhearted
adj
Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation of a romantic relationship.
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
bromoketone
bromoketone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any brominated derivative of a ketone
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
brookston
brookton
brooktondale
buckthorn
buckthorn
noun
Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn.
also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
especially genus Rhamnus,
especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
burkburnett
burrknot
buttermaking
byrthynsak
cabinetmaker
cabinetmaker
noun
A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
chickenbreasted
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
debarkment
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembarkations
disembarkations
noun
plural of disembarkation
disembarkment
disembarkment
noun
disembarkation
drinkability
drinkability
noun
The extent to which something is drinkable.
The state or property of being drinkable.
dumbstricken
ekaterinburg
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
embarkment
embarkment
noun
embarkation; the act of setting out
embarkments
embarkments
noun
plural of embarkment
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
heartbreaking
heartbreaking
adj
That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
noun
The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.
heartbreakingly
heartbreakingly
adv
In a heartbreaking manner
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
heartbrokenly
heartbrokenly
adv
In a heartbroken manner.
heartbrokenness
heartbrokenness
noun
The state or quality of being heartbroken.
imbarkation
imbarkment
interbank
interbank
adj
Of, pertaining to, or taking place between two or more banks (financial institutions).
interbanking
interblock
interblock
adj
Between blocks.
noun
A space or interval between two adjacent blocks or cells on a grid.
kabirpanthi
katabothron
kennebunkport
kerbstone
kerbstone
noun
A paving stone that forms part of a kerb
kilbrickenite
kilbrickenite
noun
(mineralogy) A mixed sulphide and antimonide of lead.
kimberton
knightsbridge
knobnoster
knotberry
knotberry
noun
(archaic) The cloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus.
kongsbergite
kongsbergite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of silver containing about 5% mercury
korenblat
marketableness
marketableness
noun
The state or quality of being marketable.
motorbiking
motorbiking
verb
present participle of motorbike
mountebankeries
mountebankeries
noun
plural of mountebankery
mountebankery
mountebankery
noun
The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
nonembarkation
nonembarkation
noun
Failure to embark.
nonmarketability
nonmarketable
nonmarketable
adj
Not marketable.
nutbreaker
nutbreaker
noun
The nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes).
outbarking
outbarking
verb
present participle of outbark
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
prebankruptcy
prebankruptcy
adj
Preceding a bankruptcy.
probankruptcy
pseudobankrupt
quarterbacking
quarterbacking
noun
(American football) The act of playing as a quarterback
(US) The action of making criticisms after the event