BACKFISCH | • backfisch n. A teenage or late-adolescent girl. • BACKFISCH n. (German) a young girl, a flapper. |
BACKLIGHT | • backlight n. (Uncountable) Light shining from a source behind the object of interest or attention. • backlight n. (Countable) The rear window of a motor car. • backlight v. (Transitive) To illuminate something from behind. |
BACKSHISH | • backshish n. Alternative spelling of baksheesh. • backshish v. Alternative spelling of baksheesh. • BACKSHISH n. (Persian) in Eastern countries, a gift or present of money, a tip. |
BACKSIGHT | • backsight n. The rear sight of a firearm. • backsight n. (Surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate… • backsight n. (Surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position. |
BIOHACKER | • biohacker n. (Informal) A person that engages in biohacking. • BIOHACKER n. one who engages in biohacking. |
BIRCHBARK | • birchbark n. The bark of the birch tree, especially the white bark of the paper birch, Betula papyrifera. • birchbark n. A piece of this bark, formerly used for writing on. • BIRCHBARK n. the bark of the birch tree. |
BLACKFISH | • blackfish n. (Chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning. • blackfish n. Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger). • blackfish n. A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales). |
BLOCKSHIP | • blockship n. (Nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy). • BLOCKSHIP n. a warship too old for action, but useful in port defence. |
BOYCHICKS | • boychicks n. Plural of boychick. • BOYCHICK n. (Yiddish) boy, a term of endearment, also BOYCHIK. |
BRITSCHKA | • britschka n. Alternative form of britchka. • BRITSCHKA n. (Polish) an open four-wheeled carriage with a folding top, also BRITSKA, BRITZKA, BRITZSKA. |
BUCKISHLY | • buckishly adv. In a buckish manner. • BUCKISH adv. dandified; foppish. |
BUCKSHISH | • buckshish n. Alternative form of baksheesh. • BUCKSHISH n. (Persian) in Eastern countries, a gift or present of money, a tip. • BUCKSHISH v. to give a tip, also BACKSHEESH, BACKSHISH, BAKHSHISH, BAKSHEESH, BAKSHISH. |
CHAIRBACK | • chairback n. The rear part of a chair that supports the sitter’s back. • CHAIRBACK n. the part of a chair that supports the sitter's back. |
DABCHICKS | • dabchicks n. Plural of dabchick. • DABCHICK n. the little grebe, also DIPCHICK, DOBCHICK. |
DOBCHICKS | • dobchicks n. Plural of dobchick. • DOBCHICK n. the little grebe, also DABCHICK, DIPCHICK. |
FIGHTBACK | • fightback n. A campaign of resistance; a counterattack. • fight␣back v. (Intransitive) to defend oneself by fighting. • fight␣back v. (Intransitive) to counterattack; to resist an attack. |
FISHYBACK | • FISHYBACK n. (US) transportation of freight containers and trailers by ship or barge. |
HAIRYBACK | • hairyback n. A gastrotrich. • hairyback n. (South Africa, slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A white Afrikaner. • HAIRYBACK n. (offensive South African) an Afrikaaner. |
PINCHBECK | • pinchbeck n. An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry. • pinchbeck adj. (Not comparable) Made of pinchbeck. • pinchbeck adj. Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive. |