A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backrun
backrun
noun
A reverse flow, either of a fluid or of an anchor chain.
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
bankrupcy
bankrupcy
noun
Misspelling of bankruptcy.
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
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
bareknuckle
bareknuckled
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
baronduki
betrunk
betrunk
verb
(transitive) To deprive (a river) of its lower course or trunk by submergence or erosion of the land by the sea.
blackburn
blackburn
Proper noun
A town in Lancashire, England
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blockaderunning
blunker
boundbrook
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
bruckleness
bruckner
bruckner
Proper noun
of German origin. Widely known as the surname of the Austrian composer (1824-96).
brunk
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
bruskness
bruskness
noun
The state of being brusk
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buckner
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
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.
buddenbrooks
bukharin
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bungmaker
bunker
bunker
noun
(Britain, chiefly historical) A large bin or container for storing coal, often built outdoors in the yard of a house.
(Britain, slang) One who bunks off; a truant from school.
(US, regional) The menhaden, any of several species of fish in the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium.
(golf) A hazard on a golf course consisting of a sand-filled hollow.
(military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
(nautical) A container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine; (by extension) the quantity of fuel needed to replenish that container.
(paintball) An obstacle used to block an opposing player's view and field of fire.
(rail transport) The coal compartment on a tank engine.
(slang) A kitchen worktop.
A sort of box or chest, as in a window, the lid of which serves as a seat.
verb
(Nigeria) To steal bunker fuel by illicitly siphoning it off.
(by extension, Britain, informal) To place (someone) in a position that is difficult to get out of; to hinder.
(golf) To hit (a golf ball) into a bunker; (chiefly passive) to place (a golfer) in the position of having a golf ball in a bunker.
(nautical) Of a vessel: to take a load of coal or fuel oil for its engine.
(paintball) To fire constantly at (an opponent hiding behind an obstacle), trapping them and preventing them from firing at other players; also, to eliminate (an opponent behind an obstacle) by rushing to the position and firing at extremely close range as the player becomes exposed.
Often followed by down: to take shelter in a bunker or other place.
To load (a vessel) with coal or fuel oil for the engine.
bunkerage
bunkerage
noun
(nautical) Oil or coal used for the engine of a vessel
(nautical) The act of bunkering (loading a vessel with oil or coal)
bunkered
bunkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bunker
bunkering
bunkering
noun
(chiefly Nigeria) The illicit removal of oil from a pipeline or other distribution system.
(nautical) The taking on board of bunker fuel.
verb
present participle of bunker
bunkerman
bunkerman
noun
(historical) A man in charge of an industrial coal storage bunker.
bunkermen
bunkermen
noun
plural of bunkerman
bunkers
bunkers
noun
plural of bunker
bunkerville
bunkery
bunraku
bunraku
noun
A traditional form of Japanese puppet theatre.
bunrakus
burbank
burbank
Proper noun
A city in California
A heavy cotton canvas, used for convertible tops for cars in the early 20th century
burbankian
burbankism
burkburnett
burking
burking
verb
present participle of burke
burkundauze
burkundauze
noun
Alternative form of burkundaz
burkundaz
burkundaz
noun
(India, now historical) An armed guard or watchman.
burrknot
buttermaking
cherubikon
cockburn
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
debunker
debunker
noun
Someone who debunks.
debunkers
debunkers
noun
plural of debunker
dubrovnik
dubrovnik
Proper noun
A city and port in southern Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.
dumbstricken
ekaterinburg
fernambuck
finksburg
groundbreaker
groundbreaker
noun
First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.
grubstaking
grubstaking
verb
present participle of grubstake
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
housebroken
housebroken
adj
Of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
housebrokenness
innsbruck
innsbruck
Proper noun
A city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol.
jacksonburg
jenkinsburg
junkboard
junkboard
noun
A kind of heavy millboard.
karaburan
karaburan
noun
A hot dusty wind in parts of Asia
keansburg
keenesburg
keensburg
kennebunker
kennebunkport
keraunophobia
keraunophobia
Noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
kilbourne
kingsburg
kingsbury
kingsbury
Proper noun
a suburb in the London Borough of England
a village in district, Warwickshire, England
a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
a village municipality in region, Quebec, Canada.
a town in Indiana, USA.
a CDP in Nevada, USA.
a town in New York, USA.
a small city in Texas, USA.
klausenburg
kneebrush
knobular
knobular
adj
knobby; knob-shaped
knubbier
knuckleballer
knuckleballer
noun
(baseball) A baseball pitcher known for throwing knuckleballs.
koeberliniaceous
kranzburg
kummerbund
kummerbund
noun
Dated form of cummerbund.
kurbashing
kurbashing
verb
present participle of kurbash
lieberkuhn
lockbourne
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
mecklenburgian
mossbunker
mossbunker
noun
Alternative form of mossbanker
mountebankeries
mountebankeries
noun
plural of mountebankery
mountebankery
mountebankery
noun
The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
neighbourlike
neighbourlike
adj
(Britain, Canada) Synonym of neighbourly
nutbreaker
nutbreaker
noun
The nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes).
osnabruck
outbarking
outbarking
verb
present participle of outbark
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
overbulkiness
pakanbaru
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
prebankruptcy
prebankruptcy
adj
Preceding a bankruptcy.
probankruptcy
prongbuck
prongbuck
noun
(dated) The springbok.
The pronghorn
pseudobankrupt
purbeckian
quarterbacking
quarterbacking
noun
(American football) The act of playing as a quarterback
(US) The action of making criticisms after the event
verb
present participle of quarterback
quickborn
quickborn
adj
(archaic) born alive; not stillborn
racknumber
rebankrupt
rebankrupt
verb
(transitive) To bankrupt again.
rebankruptcy
rebuckling
rebuckling
verb
present participle of rebuckle
rebukefulness
rebukefulness
noun
The quality of being rebukeful.
rebuking
rebuking
noun
The act of giving a rebuke.
verb
present participle of rebuke
rebukingly
rebukingly
adv
In a rebuking manner.
rebunker
rockbound
rockbound
adj
(CB radio slang) Limited in frequency because of a limited supply of crystals.
Surrounded by rocks.
rubberneck
rubberneck
noun
(US, obsolete) A tourist.
Someone or something with a flexible neck.
Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring.
verb
To watch by craning the neck (as though it were made of rubber), especially if the observer and observed are in motion relative to each other.
rubbernecked
rubbernecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rubberneck
rubbernecker
rubbernecker
noun
(originally US) A person who rubbernecks; someone who cranes their neck as though it were made of rubber to see something (such as a tourist attraction) or to watch an event (such as an accident); a rubberneck.
rubbernecking
rubbernecking
noun
Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly.
The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident.
verb
present participle of rubberneck
rubbernecks
rubbernecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rubberneck
runback
runback
noun
(American football) The act of returning a kicked ball, such as from a punt or kickoff