BACKBOARD | • backboard n. (Basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached. • backboard n. (Tennis) A flat vertical wall with the image of a tennis net drawn or painted on it, designed to practice… • backboard n. (Medicine) A spine board. |
BACKDROPS | • backdrops n. Plural of backdrop. • BACKDROP v. to create a background for a stage. |
BACKDROPT | • BACKDROP v. to create a background for a stage. |
BACKSWORD | • backsword n. A sword with one sharp edge. • backsword n. (UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements. • backsword n. (UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used. |
BACKWORDS | • backwords n. Plural of backword. • BACKWORD n. a retort. |
BLOCKADER | • blockader n. A person who blockades. • blockader n. A ship used in blockading. • BLOCKADER n. one who blockades. |
BUCKBOARD | • buckboard n. A simple, distinctively American four-wheeled horse-drawn wagon designed for personal transport as well… • BUCKBOARD n. a light horse-drawn vehicle consisting of a flexible board on four wheels, with a two-person seat. |
COCKBIRDS | • cockbirds n. Plural of cockbird. • COCKBIRD n. a male bird. |
CORKBOARD | • corkboard n. Alternative spelling of cork-board. • cork-board n. A kind of strawboard or cardboard in which ground cork is mixed with the paper pulp. • CORKBOARD n. a thin composite board made of cork and resin, used e.g. as insulation. |
DUCKBOARD | • duckboard n. One of a long series of boards laid from side to side as a path across wet or muddy ground; normally used in plural. • duckboard n. Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each… • duckboard n. A panel of wooden slats typically lain on a concrete floor in a workshop. Compliance of slats arranged… |
GOLDBRICK | • goldbrick n. Something fraudulent or nonexistent offered for sale; a swindle or con. • goldbrick n. (US, slang, dated) A shirker or malingerer. • goldbrick n. (US, slang, dated) A swindler. |
KICKBOARD | • kickboard n. A small, buoyant board used to support a swimmer’s upper body and arms while allowing free kicking movements. • kickboard n. On pianos and organs, a vertical panel located above the pedals. • kickboard n. Synonym of kickplate (“strip at base of door to prevent scuffing”). |
PACKBOARD | • packboard n. A board worn on the back like a backpack for carrying goods while travelling. • PACKBOARD n. a canvas-covered wooden or metal frame for carrying goods etc. |
ROADBLOCK | • roadblock n. Something that blocks or obstructs a road. • roadblock n. An obstacle or impediment. • roadblock v. (Colloquial, transitive) To prevent, hinder. |
ROCKBOUND | • rockbound adj. Surrounded by rocks. • rockbound adj. (CB radio slang) Limited in frequency because of a limited supply of crystals. • ROCKBOUND adj. hemmed in by rock, rocky. |
TACKBOARD | • tackboard n. Synonym of pinboard. • TACKBOARD n. a board, as of cork, for tacking up notices and display materials. |