simple past tense and past participle of backlight
backout
backout
noun
(aerospace) A reversed countdown (i.e. ascending numbers) in response to problems leading up to a launch.
A reversal or undoing of tasks previously done (often in reverse order).
backset
backset
noun
A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
Whatever is thrown back in its course, such as water.
verb
(US, especially Western US) To plow again in the fall; said of prairie land broken up in the spring.
bakatan
bakeout
bakeout
noun
The act of heating a material in a vacuum in order to drive off volatile components
bakhmut
baskets
baskets
noun
plural of basket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of basket
baskett
batakan
batekes
bathkol
batiked
batiked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of batik
batiker
batiker
noun
A manufacturer of batik fabrics.
batlike
batlike
adj
Having characteristics similar to those of a bat, usually used with reference to the flying mammal.
Similar to that of a bat.
battiks
battiks
noun
plural of battik
beatnik
beatnik
noun
A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.
A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior.
berakot
betaken
betaken
verb
past participle of betake
betakes
betakes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of betake
bethank
bethank
verb
(transitive, rare) To bestow thanks upon; to thank.
bhaktas
bhaktas
noun
plural of bhakta
bhaktis
bhaktis
noun
plural of bhakti
bickart
blackit
blanket
blanket
adj
General; covering or encompassing everything.
noun
A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
A layer of anything.
A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
verb
(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
(transitive) To nullify the impact of (someone or something).
(transitive) To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it.
(transitive) To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
(transitive) To traverse or complete thoroughly.
Of a radio signal: to override or block out another radio signal.
blankit
blautok
botchka
bracket
bracket
noun
(UK) "(" and ")" specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.
(US) "[" and "]" specifically - as opposed to the other forms, which have their own technical names.
(algebra) A pair of values that represent the smallest and largest elements of a range.
(engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
(land surveying, 19th century) a mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench.
(military) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage, supporting the trunnions.
(military) Typically of stationary weapons, the zone enclosed by one long and one short shot impact expected to be hit very accurately.
(nautical) A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
(sports) A prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament, used for betting purposes.
(sports) A printed diagram of games in a tournament.
(typography) The small curved or angular corner formed by a serif and a stroke in a letter.
A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
Alternative form of bragget (“drink made with ale and honey”)
One of several ranges of numbers.
verb
(military) To gauge the range of a target by firing equally short and long of it and ranging the weapon between the two to achieve a very accurate hit.
(philosophy, phenomenology) In the philosophical system of Edmund Husserl and his followers, to set aside metaphysical theories and existential questions concerning what is real in order to focus philosophical attention simply on the actual content of experience.
(photography) To take multiple images of the same subject, using a range of exposure settings, in order to help ensure that a satisfactory image is obtained.
To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets.
To enclose in typographical brackets.
To mark distinctly for special treatment.
To place in the same category.
To set aside, discount, ignore.
To support by means of mechanical brackets.
britska
britzka
britzka
noun
Alternative form of britchka
bytalks
cutback
cutback
noun
(roofing) Solvent-thinned bitumen used in cold process roofing adhesives, cements and coatings.
(soccer) An offensive pass played into a position further from the attacking goal line.
(surfing) Maneuver where the surfer turns and surfs back towards where the wave is breaking.
A reduction of some sort in an existing program or service.
cutbank
cutbank
noun
(Canada, US) The outer edge of the bend in a stream or river, where the water cuts into the bank leaving the opposite side flat.
fatback
fatback
noun
(US) A layer of fat, along the back of a pig, used as a cut of meat or to make lard
A fish, the menhaden.
hackbut
hawkbit
hawkbit
noun
Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.
ketubah
ketubah
noun
A traditional Jewish marriage contract that outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom in relation to the bride.
khutbah
khutbah
noun
(Islam) A talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer, or at other special occasions.
kibitka
kibitka
noun
A Russian type of telega or sleigh with a (usually rounded) cover over the passenger seats.
A circular tent or yurt used by various nomadic peoples such as the Kalmyks and Kyrgyz.
kitabis
outback
outback
adj
Characteristic of the most remote and desolate areas of Australia; very remote from urban areas.
adv
To or towards the most remote and desolate areas of Australia.
noun
(Australia) The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops.
outbake
outbake
verb
(transitive) To heat (equipment) at low pressure to remove adsorbed gas from surfaces.
(transitive) To surpass in baking; to bake better than.
outbark
outbark
verb
(transitive) To surpass in barking.
potbank
potbank
noun
(historical) A bottle-shaped oven used in parts of England for firing pottery.
putback
putback
noun
(basketball) A move in which a player scores a basket immediately after securing an offensive rebound
sackbut
sackbut
noun
(music) A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.
setback
setback
noun
(US) The required distance between a structure and a road.
(archaic) A backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse.
(architecture) A step-like recession in a wall.
(possibly archaic) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome)
An offset to the temperature setting of a thermostat to cover a period when more or less heating is required than usual.
subtack
subtack
noun
An underlease in Scotland.
subtask
subtask
noun
An act that must be completed as an element of completing a larger and more complex task.
takable
takable
adj
Alternative spelling of takeable
tambaks
tambaks
noun
plural of tambak
tambuki
tambuki
noun
Andropogon gayanus, a tufting perennial bunchgrass of the African savanna.
tanbark
tanbark
noun
The bark of the oak (or other trees) used as a source of tannin
The spent bark used as a ground covering
tieback
tieback
noun
(journalism) A newspaper rewrite or short synopsis of the information presented in the original story. in order to refresh the memories of readers who saw the old story and to update new readers.
A loop of cloth, cord, etc., which is placed around a curtain to hold it open to one side.
tomback
tombaks
tombaks
noun
plural of tombak
tumbaki
wetback
wetback
noun
(derogatory slang) A Mexican or Central American who illegally enters the United States of America from its southern border.
(derogatory slang) A person of the mestizo race; a mojado.