BACKSWEPT | • backswept adj. Swept back. • BACKSWEPT adj. swept backwards. |
BACKWATER | • backwater n. The water held back by a dam or other obstruction. • backwater n. (Idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc. • backwater n. A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water. |
BETHWACKS | • bethwacks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethwack. • BETHWACK v. to thrash soundly. |
BEWITCHED | • bewitched adj. Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft. • bewitched adj. (Of a person) entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence. • bewitched v. Simple past tense and past participle of bewitch. |
BEWITCHER | • bewitcher n. One who bewitches; an enchanter. • BEWITCHER n. one who bewitches. |
BEWITCHES | • bewitches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch. • BEWITCH v. to affect by witchcraft. |
BIRDWATCH | • birdwatch v. (Intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds. • birdwatch n. A session of observing and identifying birds. • BIRDWATCH v. to watch birds as a hobby. |
BLOWTORCH | • blowtorch n. A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce… • blowtorch n. (US, military, slang) A jet fighter. • blowtorch v. To apply a blowtorch to something. |
BUCKWHEAT | • buckwheat n. An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. • buckwheat n. (Cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal. • buckwheat n. (Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum. |
CROWBAITS | • crowbaits n. Plural of crowbait. • CROWBAIT n. an old horse. |
CROWBOOTS | • CROWBOOT n. a type of Inuit boot made of fur and leather. |
SWEPTBACK | • sweptback adj. (Of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage. • sweptback adj. (Of a hairstyle) Backswept. • swept-back adj. Alternative form of sweptback. |
THROWBACK | • throwback n. A reversion to an earlier stage of development. • throwback n. (Derogatory) A person considered to be primitive, uncivilized and mentally deficient. • throwback n. An organism that has characteristics of a more primitive form. |
WATCHABLE | • watchable adj. That can be watched. • watchable adj. That is worth watching; interesting or thrilling to watch. • watchable n. Something to be watched, or worth watching. |
WATCHBAND | • watchband n. A band of leather, metal etc that fastens a wristwatch to the wrist; a watchstrap. • WATCHBAND n. a band on which a watch is worn. |
WATERBUCK | • waterbuck n. A species of antelope endemic to Africa, Kobus ellipsiprymnus. • WATERBUCK n. any of several kinds of antelope, native to Central Africa. |
WEBCASTED | • WEBCAST v. to transmit sound and images via the World Wide Web. |
WEBCASTER | • webcaster n. A person or organization that transmits a webcast over the Internet. • WEBCASTER n. one who broadcasts over the Internet. |
WHITECOMB | • WHITECOMB n. a fungal disease affecting the combs of certain fowls. |