(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
athabaskan
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backbenches
backbenches
noun
plural of backbench
backbends
backbends
noun
plural of backbend
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backboneless
backboneless
adj
Cowardly, spineless.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
backbonelessness
backbonelessness
noun
cowardice; spinelessness
backbones
backbones
noun
plural of backbone
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhandedness
backhandedness
noun
(of writing) Leftward slant.
Backwardness of direction.
Deceit or neglect.
Indirection.
Insincerity, irony, or sarcasm.
The use of a backward flip of the hand.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhands
backhands
noun
plural of backhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand
backings
backings
noun
plural of backing
backlands
backlands
noun
plural of backland
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlings
backlins
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backplanes
backplanes
noun
plural of backplane
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
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backslidingness
backspacing
backspacing
verb
present participle of backspace
backspang
backspin
backspin
noun
(music) Synonym of spinback
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
backspins
backspins
noun
plural of backspin
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backspringing
backstabbing
backstabbing
noun
The act of one who backstabs.
verb
present participle of backstab
backstamping
backstein
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
backstone
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstring
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
badakhshan
badakhshan
Proper noun
A region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.
A province of Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province.
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, or Kūhistoni Badakhshon, a province of Tajikistan.
bakerstown
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
bakings
bakings
noun
plural of baking
bakshishing
bakshishing
verb
present participle of bakshish
bakuninism
bakuninist
bakuninist
Adjective
Relating to, or supporting the revolutionary anarchism of
balkanise
balkanise
verb
Alternative spelling of balkanize
balkanised
balkanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanise
balkanising
balkanising
verb
present participle of balkanise
balkanism
balkanism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanism
balkans
balkans
Proper noun
A geographical region in the southeast of Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia (and Kosovo), sometimes including Romania and Slovenia.
balkiness
balkiness
noun
The state or quality of being balky or uncooperative.
balkinesses
balklines
balklines
noun
plural of balkline
baloskion
baloskionaceae
bangkoks
bangkoks
noun
plural of bangkok
bangwaketsi
bankbooks
bankbooks
noun
plural of bankbook
bankcards
bankcards
noun
plural of bankcard
bankeress
bankeress
noun
(obsolete) A female banker.
bankers
bankers
noun
plural of banker
bankings
bankings
noun
plural of banking
banknotes
banknotes
noun
plural of banknote
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
bankruptship
banks
banks
noun
plural of bank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bank
bankshall
bankshall
noun
(India, historical) A warehouse.
(India, historical) The office of a harbormaster or other port authority.
banksia
banksia
noun
A plant belonging to the genus Banksia.
banksian
banksian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist.
Of or pertaining to Iain Banks (born 1954) or his writings, most notably a utopian style of science fiction.
banksias
banksias
noun
plural of banksia
bankside
bankside
noun
The land by a riverbank.
banksides
banksides
noun
plural of bankside
banksman
banksman
noun
(UK, civil engineering) The person who directs the operation of a crane or larger vehicle from the point near where loads are attached and detached.
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A blacksmith's leather apron.
barnstock
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
basinlike
basinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a basin.
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
baskin
basking
basking
noun
The act of one who basks.
verb
present participle of bask
baskonize
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
beanstalk
beanstalk
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A space elevator.
(figuratively, colloquial, by extension) A tall, slim person.
The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
beanstalks
beanstalks
noun
plural of beanstalk
bearskin
bearskin
noun
(dated) A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.
A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.
bearskins
bearskins
noun
plural of bearskin
beatnikism
beatnikism
noun
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beatniks
beatniks
noun
plural of beatnik
beaverskin
beaverskin
noun
The pelt of a beaver.
beckoners
beckoners
noun
plural of beckoner
beckons
beckons
noun
plural of beckon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beckon
bedarkens
bedarkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedarken
beekeepings
bekissing
bekissing
verb
present participle of bekiss
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
beknots
beknottedness
beknottedness
noun
(mathematics) The measure or degree to which a knot is complicated, i.e., a knot's complexity; the number of times that it is necessary to pass one part of the curve of the knot projected upon a plane through another in order to untie the knot.
bellowsmaking
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
benedicks
benedicks
noun
plural of benedick
bengkalis
bensky
bentincks
berkeleianism
bernkasteler
berskin
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
bespecklement
bespoken
bespoken
adj
(obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married (compare with: spoken for)
verb
past participle of bespeak
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
bestink
beswink
beswink
verb
(obsolete) to labour, toil; belabour
bethanks
bethanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethank