BACKBLOCK | • backblock n. (Australia, New Zealand, usually in the plural) A residential area remote from major cities and lacking… • BACKBLOCK adj. (Australian) of the backblocks, remote, sparsely populated country. |
BACKCLOTH | • backcloth n. The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop. • back-cloth n. Alternative spelling of backcloth. • BACKCLOTH n. the painted cloth or curtain at the back of the stage. |
BALLCOCKS | • ballcocks n. Plural of ballcock. • ball␣cocks n. Plural of ball cock. • BALLCOCK n. the stopcock in a cistern. |
BLACKBUCK | • blackbuck n. An Indian antelope, Antilope cervicapra. • BLACKBUCK n. an Indian antelope. |
BLACKCAPS | • blackcaps n. Plural of blackcap. • black␣caps n. Plural of black cap. • Black␣Caps n. (Plural only) The New Zealand national cricket team. |
BLACKCOCK | • blackcock n. The male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix). • black␣cock n. (Scotland, Wales, Northern England) The black grouse. • black␣cock n. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, cock. |
BLACKFACE | • blackface n. (Uncountable) A style of makeup in which a non-black person blackens their face, usually in order to… • blackface n. (Countable) A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed. • Blackface n. Alternative letter-case form of blackface (form of racist vaudeville entertainment). |
BLACKJACK | • blackjack n. (Card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over. • blackjack n. (Card games) A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace. • blackjack n. (Card games) A variant of switch where each player is initially dealt the same number of cards, usually… |
BRICKCLAY | • brickclay n. A clay used in making bricks. • BRICKCLAY n. a clay containing sand and a good deal of iron; any clay used for brickmaking. |
CALLBACKS | • callbacks n. Plural of callback. • call␣backs n. Plural of call back. • CALLBACK n. a recall of a defective product. |
CAMELBACK | • camelback n. (Uncountable) The backs of camels. • camelback n. (Countable) A flexible water container worn on the back. • camelback n. (Countable) A house with a second storey that does not completely cover the ground floor. |
CHECKABLE | • checkable adj. Able to be checked or verified. • checkable adj. Able to be marked with a check mark, or tick. • checkable adj. (Finance, not comparable) Alternative form of chequable. |
CLAWBACKS | • clawbacks n. Plural of clawback. • CLAWBACK n. taking by taxation what has been given as benefit. |
CLICKABLE | • clickable adj. (Entertainment) That establishes rapport with an audience. • clickable adj. (Manufacturing, of a rigid plastic foam) That retains its shape after being cut by a blade or punched by a die. • clickable adj. (Computing) Causing some action to occur when clicked with a mouse or other pointing device. |
CLICKBAIT | • clickbait n. (Internet marketing, derogatory) Website content that is aimed at generating advertising revenue, especially… • clickbait v. To add clickbait to a web page; to direct clickbait at someone. • click-bait n. Alternative form of clickbait. |