BACKBREAKING | • backbreaking adj. (Figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring. • back-breaking adj. Alternative form of backbreaking. • BACKBREAKING adj. exhausting. |
BACKCHECKING | • backchecking v. Present participle of backcheck. • BACKCHECK v. in ice hockey, to return from attack to defence. |
BLANKETLIKE | • blanketlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a blanket. • BLANKETLIKE adj. like a blanket. |
BOOKKEEPING | • bookkeeping n. (Accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions… • bookkeeping n. (Computing) General tasks for maintaining a system. • bookkeeping v. Present participle of bookkeep. |
BOOKKEEPINGS | • bookkeepings n. Plural of bookkeeping. • BOOKKEEPING n. the job of keeping books. |
BUCKSKINNED | • buckskinned adj. Wearing clothes made from buckskin. • BUCKSKINNED adj. wearing buckskin. |
KNICKERBOCKER | • knickerbocker n. (Archaic, used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to knickerbockers. • knickerbocker n. A linsey-woolsey fabric with a rough knotted surface on the right side, formerly used for women’s dresses. • Knickerbocker n. (Archaic or historical) A New Yorker, particularly a scion of its old Dutch families. |
KNICKERBOCKERS | • knickerbockers n. Men’s or boys’ baggy knee breeches, of a type particularly popular in the early 20th century. • Knickerbockers n. (Archaic or historical) plural of Knickerbocker; New Yorkers, particularly descendants of its original Dutch settlers. • Knickerbockers n. (Basketball, uncommon) The formal name of the New York Knicks, a team in the National Basketball Association. |
KNOBKERRIE | • knobkerrie n. Alternative form of knobkerry. • KNOBKERRIE n. a short South African knobbed-head club. |
KNOBKERRIES | • knobkerries n. Plural of knobkerry. • knobkerries n. Plural of knobkerrie. • KNOBKERRIE n. a short South African knobbed-head club. |
KNOBLIKE | • knoblike adj. Resembling a knob. • KNOBLIKE adj. like a knob. |
STICKYBEAKING | • stickybeaking v. Present participle of stickybeak. • STICKYBEAK v. to pry. |
STRIKEBREAKING | • strikebreaking v. Present participle of strikebreak. • strikebreaking n. Activity intended to disrupt or end a strike without an agreement by workers. • strikebreaking adj. Of or pertaining to such activity. |
STRIKEBREAKINGS | • strikebreakings n. Plural of strikebreaking. • STRIKEBREAKING n. action designed to break up a strike. |