BACKSTROKE | • backstroke n. A backhanded stroke or blow. • backstroke n. (Swimming) A stroke swum lying on one’s back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel… • backstroke n. (Bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke). |
BACKWORKER | • BACKWORKER n. a miner who does backwork, work done underground but not at the coalface. |
BASKETWORK | • basketwork n. Material woven in the style of a basket. • basketwork n. The craft of making such material. • basket-work n. Alternative spelling of basketwork. |
BLOCKWORKS | • blockworks n. Plural of blockwork. • BLOCKWORK n. hollow blocks of precast concrete used for building. |
BOOKKEEPER | • bookkeeper n. (Accounting) A person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business. • bookkeeper n. A bookseller. • book-keeper n. Alternative spelling of bookkeeper. |
BOOKMAKERS | • bookmakers n. Plural of bookmaker. • BOOKMAKER n. a person who accepts bets at racecourses, etc., and pays out the winnings. |
BOOKMARKED | • bookmarked v. Simple past tense and past participle of bookmark. • BOOKMARK v. to place a bookmark. |
BOOKMARKER | • bookmarker n. A slip of paper, card, etc. used to mark one’s place in reading a book; a bookmark. • BOOKMARKER n. a marker for indicating the reader's current place, also BOOKMARK. |
BRICKWORKS | • brickworks n. A place where bricks are made. • BRICKWORK n. a structure, such as a wall, built of bricks. |
CROOKBACKS | • crookbacks n. Plural of crookback. • CROOKBACK n. (Shakespeare) a hunchback. |
DUIKERBOKS | • duikerboks n. Plural of duikerbok. • DUIKERBOK n. (South African) a small South African antelope, also DUIKER, DUYKER. |
KICKBOARDS | • kickboards n. Plural of kickboard. • kick-boards n. Plural of kick-board. • KICKBOARD n. a buoyant rectangular board held by swimmers to practise kicking technique. |
KICKBOXERS | • kickboxers n. Plural of kickboxer. • KICKBOXER n. one who practises kickboxing. |
KNOBKERRIE | • knobkerrie n. Alternative form of knobkerry. • KNOBKERRIE n. a short South African knobbed-head club. |
KOOKABURRA | • kookaburra n. Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo. • KOOKABURRA n. (Native Australian) a large Australian kingfisher, with a call sounds like a raucous laugh, also GOBURRA. |
WORKBASKET | • workbasket n. A basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc. • WORKBASKET n. a basket for holding materials for needlework, or the like. |