BACKWARDS | • backwards adj. Synonym of backward; see usage notes there. • backwards adv. Synonym of backward; see usage notes there. • BACKWARDS adv. in a reverse direction, also BACKWARD. |
BACKWRAPS | • backwraps n. Plural of backwrap. • backwraps v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwrap. • BACKWRAP n. a wrap around garment that fastens at the back. |
BAKEWARES | • bakewares n. Plural of bakeware. • BAKEWARE n. heat-resistant dishes suitable for use in an oven. |
BARRASWAY | • barrasway n. (Newfoundland) A shallow coastal salt lake or inlet. • BARRASWAY n. (Canadian) a shallow lagoon formed by a sandbar, also BARACHOIS. |
BEARWARDS | • bearwards n. Plural of bearward. • bear-wards n. Plural of bear-ward. • BEARWARD n. a keeper of bears. |
BRAINWASH | • brainwash n. A distorting effect upon one’s memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda. • brainwash v. (Psychology) To affect one’s mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process… • brainwash v. (Figuratively, dated) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to… |
BRASSWARE | • brassware n. Articles made from brass, treated as a group. • BRASSWARE n. goods made of brass. |
BROADWAYS | • broadways n. Plural of broadway. • BROADWAY n. a broad road. |
DRAWBACKS | • drawbacks n. Plural of drawback. • DRAWBACK n. a hinderance. |
WARIBASHI | • waribashi n. Disposable chopsticks. • WARIBASHI n. (Japanese) a pair of chopsticks in the form of a single sliver of wood ready scored for splitting in two. |
WASHBOARD | • washboard n. A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed. • washboard n. (Music) Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument. • washboard n. (Nautical) A board fastened along a ship’s gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard. |
WAYBOARDS | • wayboards n. Plural of wayboard. • WAYBOARD n. a thin geological seam separating larger strata, also WEIGHBOARD. |
WAYBREADS | • waybreads n. Plural of waybread. • WAYBREAD n. the common dooryard plantain. |
WEARABLES | • wearables n. Plural of wearable. • WEARABLE n. a garment. |