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. |
HOWLBACKS | • HOWLBACK n. a condition resulting in a howling noise when recording from a mike, also HOWLROUND. |
BULLWHACKS | • bullwhacks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bullwhack. • BULLWHACK v. to strike with a kind of heavy whip. |
PEACHBLOWS | • PEACHBLOW n. a delicate purplish-pink colour, used as a glaze on porcelain. |
SWITCHABLE | • switchable adj. Capable of being switched. • SWITCHABLE adj. that can be switched. |
WATCHABLES | • watchables n. Plural of watchable. • WATCHABLE n. something worth watching. |
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. |
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. |
SWASHBUCKLE | • swashbuckle v. (Intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures. • SWASHBUCKLE v. to act the part of a swashbuckler. |
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. |
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. |
SWASHBUCKLED | • swashbuckled v. Simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle. • SWASHBUCKLE v. to act the part of a swashbuckler. |
SWASHBUCKLER | • swashbuckler n. A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play. • swashbuckler n. A daring adventurer. • swashbuckler n. A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and lighthearted tone. |
SWASHBUCKLES | • swashbuckles v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swashbuckle. • SWASHBUCKLE v. to act the part of a swashbuckler. |
SWITCHBLADES | • switchblades n. Plural of switchblade. • switchblades v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade. • switch-blades n. Plural of switch-blade. |
SWASHBUCKLERS | • swashbucklers n. Plural of swashbuckler. • SWASHBUCKLER n. a swaggering or daring soldier or adventurer. |
SWASHBUCKLING | • swashbuckling adj. Adventurous, exciting. • SWASHBUCKLE v. to act the part of a swashbuckler. |