BACKWASH | • backwash n. (Nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves. • backwash n. The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine. • backwash n. The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath. |
BALLHAWK | • ballhawk n. (Sports) A player who handles the ball skilfully. • ballhawk n. (Baseball, chiefly in Chicago) A person who specializes in catching home-run and foul balls. • ball␣hawk n. (Baseball) an outfielder who is particularly good at defense, especially one who is particularly good… |
BALLHAWKS | • ballhawks n. Plural of ballhawk. • ball␣hawks n. Plural of ball hawk. • BALLHAWK v. to act as a good defensive player. |
BLACKWASH | • blackwash n. (Slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team. • blackwash n. (Slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash"… • blackwash n. (Medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater. |
WHALEBACK | • whaleback n. (Historical) A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curves above the waterline from… • whaleback n. (Geology) A landform (typically a sand dune) having the form of the back of a whale. • WHALEBACK n. a kind of steamboat used on the Great Lakes to carry grain, etc. having a rounded upper deck. |
BACKWASHED | • backwashed v. Simple past tense and past participle of backwash. • back␣washed v. Simple past tense and past participle of back wash. • BACKWASH v. to affect with receding water. |
BACKWASHES | • backwashes n. Plural of backwash. • back␣washes n. Plural of back wash. • BACKWASH v. to affect with receding water. |
BALLHAWKED | • BALLHAWK v. to act as a good defensive player. |
HAWKSBEARD | • hawksbeard n. Any of various annual and perennial flowering plants of the genus Crepis, superficially resembling the dandelion. • hawksbeard n. Any of several plants of the genus Youngia, of Asia. • HAWKSBEARD n. a flower of the dandelion family. |
WHALEBACKS | • whalebacks n. Plural of whaleback. • WHALEBACK n. a kind of steamboat used on the Great Lakes to carry grain, etc. having a rounded upper deck. |
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. |
BALLHAWKING | • ball-hawking n. (Sports) An act of catching or obtaining possession of the ball in a skillful manner; the action of a ball hawk. • BALLHAWK v. to act as a good defensive player. |
BLACKWASHED | • blackwashed v. Simple past tense and past participle of blackwash. • blackwashed adj. Covered in the color black. • blackwashed adj. Having been villainized through a blackwashing campaign. |
BLACKWASHES | • blackwashes n. Plural of blackwash. • blackwashes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackwash. • BLACKWASH v. to treat with blackwash, a lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water. |
HAWKSBEARDS | • hawksbeards n. Plural of hawksbeard. • HAWKSBEARD n. a flower of the dandelion family. |
BLACKWASHING | • blackwashing n. (Derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people. • blackwashing n. The application of a coating of blackwash. • blackwashing n. (Derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil. |