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. |
FIDDLEBACK | • fiddleback n. The brown recluse spider. • fiddleback n. A feature of maple wood where the fibers are distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern. • fiddleback n. A kind of chasuble with the front cut away. |
SADDLEBACK | • saddleback n. A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks. • saddleback n. A roof in the same shape, having a gable at each end. • saddleback n. (Architecture) A coping that is thicker in the middle than at the edges. |
TURTLEBACK | • turtleback n. Anything having the shape of a turtle’s back (that is, its shell). • turtleback n. (Nautical) A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, designed to shed seawater quickly. • turtleback n. (Military, nautical) An armor layout with an armored deck which slopes downwards towards the sides of… |
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. |
FIDDLEBACKS | • fiddlebacks n. Plural of fiddleback. • FIDDLEBACK n. a wavy grain found in some woods commonly used for the manufacture of violins. |
SADDLEBACKS | • saddlebacks n. Plural of saddleback. • SADDLEBACK n. a kind of pig. |
STICKLEBACK | • stickleback n. Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or… • STICKLEBACK n. a freshwater fish with a spiny back. |
TURTLEBACKS | • turtlebacks n. Plural of turtleback. • turtle-backs n. Plural of turtle-back. • TURTLEBACK n. a structure over a ship's bows or stern. |
SADDLEBACKED | • saddlebacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of saddleback. • saddle-backed adj. Shaped or curved like a saddle. • saddle-backed adj. Having a saddle-shaped marking; saddleback. |
STICKLEBACKS | • sticklebacks n. Plural of stickleback. • STICKLEBACK n. a freshwater fish with a spiny back. |
STRADDLEBACK | • STRADDLEBACK adv. with legs astride. |