BACKSWIMMER | • backswimmer n. Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs. • BACKSWIMMER n. one who swims on the back. |
BACKWASHING | • backwashing n. A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with… • back␣washing v. Present participle of back wash. • BACKWASH v. to affect with receding water. |
BESCRAWLING | • bescrawling v. Present participle of bescrawl. • BESCRAWL v. to cover with scrawls. |
BIRDWATCHES | • birdwatches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch. • BIRDWATCH v. to watch birds as a hobby. |
COBWEBBIEST | • cobwebbiest adj. Superlative form of cobwebby: most cobwebby. • COBWEBBY adj. covered with cobwebs. |
CROWBERRIES | • crowberries n. Plural of crowberry. • CROWBERRY n. a low creeping moorland shrub with small black berries. |
SWITCHBACKS | • switchbacks n. Plural of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |
SWITCHBLADE | • switchblade n. A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed. • switchblade v. (Transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade. • switchblade v. (Intransitive) To spring open or up. |
SWITCHBOARD | • switchboard n. (Telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient. • switchboard n. (Electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads. • SWITCHBOARD n. a board or frame bearing apparatus for making or breaking an electric current or circuit. |
SWIVELBLOCK | • SWIVELBLOCK n. a block on which a swivel is mounted. |
WEBCASTINGS | • webcastings n. Plural of webcasting. • WEBCASTING n. broadcasting over the Internet. |
WITCHBROOMS | • WITCHBROOM n. a dense abnormal growth of shoots on a tree or other woody plant, usually caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Taphrina. |