BACKBLOCKS | • backblocks n. Plural of backblock. • back␣blocks n. (Slang) Remote countryside. • BACKBLOCKS n. (Australian) remote, sparsely populated country. |
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). |
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. |
BLACKCOCKS | • blackcocks n. Plural of blackcock. • black␣cocks n. Plural of black cock. • BLACKCOCK n. the male of the black grouse. |
BLOCKWORKS | • blockworks n. Plural of blockwork. • BLOCKWORK n. hollow blocks of precast concrete used for building. |
BOOKMAKERS | • bookmakers n. Plural of bookmaker. • BOOKMAKER n. a person who accepts bets at racecourses, etc., and pays out the winnings. |
BRICKWORKS | • brickworks n. A place where bricks are made. • BRICKWORK n. a structure, such as a wall, built of bricks. |
CHECKBOOKS | • checkbooks n. Plural of checkbook. • CHECKBOOK n. (US) a chequebook. |
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. |
KICKABOUTS | • kickabouts n. Plural of kickabout. • KICKABOUT n. an informal game of football, also KICKAROUND. |
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. |
KNOBSTICKS | • knobsticks n. Plural of knobstick. • KNOBSTICK n. a stick with a round knob at the end, used as a club or missile by South African tribesmen. |
KNOCKBACKS | • knockbacks n. Plural of knockback. • knock-backs n. Plural of knock-back. • KNOCKBACK n. a refusal, a setback. |
SJAMBOKKED | • sjambokked v. Simple past tense and past participle of sjambok. • SJAMBOK v. (South African) to beat with a rhinoceros-hide whip, also JAMBOK. |
SKETCHBOOK | • sketchbook n. A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad. • sketchbook n. A book of printed sketches. • sketchbook n. (Dated) A printed book of literary sketches or skits. |
WORKBASKET | • workbasket n. A basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc. • WORKBASKET n. a basket for holding materials for needlework, or the like. |