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  • backflipping — the process of reversing one's position
  • backlighting — Movies, Television. a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.
  • backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
  • backslapping — Backslapping is noisy, cheerful behavior which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
  • backslashing — Present participle of backslash.
  • backstabbing — Backstabbing consists of unkind and disloyal actions or remarks that are likely to harm someone such as a friend or colleague.
  • backstarting — a marketing technique in publishing, whereby new customers are sent back issues of magazines or journals as part of their subscription
  • backstopping — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
  • backtracking — to return over the same course or route.
  • backup light — Backup lights are the white lights on the back of a vehicle that shine when the vehicle moves backward.
  • bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
  • bait casting — the act or technique of casting an artificial or natural lure attached to a silk or nylon line wound on a reel having a revolving spool, the rod used being shorter and less flexible than that used in fly casting.
  • bait-casting — designating fishing equipment designed for use with live bait or artificial lures, in which the weight of the bait or lure pulls the line from a winch-type reel, as during casting or trolling
  • baking sheet — A baking sheet is a flat piece of metal on which you bake foods such as biscuits or pies in an oven.
  • ball bearing — Ball bearings are small metal balls placed between the moving parts of a machine to make the parts move smoothly.
  • ball turning — the turning of arms or legs on furniture to make them resemble a continuous row of balls.
  • ballhandling — skill in handling the ball
  • bantamweight — A bantamweight is a boxer who weighs between 51 and 53.5 kilograms, or a wrestler who weighs between 52 and 57 kilograms. A bantamweight is heavier than a flyweight but lighter than a featherweight.
  • bargain away — to lose or renounce (freedom, rights, etc) in return for something valueless or of little value
  • bargain sale — an event at which goods are sold at low prices, usually to clear old stocks
  • barking deer — muntjac.
  • barking frog — a robber frog, Hylactophryne augusti, of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico, having a call like a dog's bark.
  • barn dancing — the act of performing a progressive round country dance
  • barn raising — (in rural areas) a party, usually providing food, drink, etc., for the purpose of assisting a neighbor to put up a new barn.
  • barnstorming — A barnstorming performance is full of energy and very exciting to watch.
  • base jumping — a sport in which a participant parachutes from any of a variety of fixed objects such as high buildings, cliffs, etc
  • base pairing — the hydrogen bonding that occurs between complementary nitrogenous bases in the two polynucleotide chains of a DNA molecule
  • base-pairing — the process of binding separate DNA sequences by base pairs.
  • basic weight — basis weight.
  • basing point — a geographical location from which freight charges are computed by the seller regardless of the point from which the goods are shipped.
  • basis weight — the weight in pounds of a ream of paper of a basic size, usually 25 × 38 inches (63 × 96 cm) for book stock, 17 × 22 inches (43 × 55 cm) for writing stock, and 20 × 26 inches (50 × 66 cm) for cover stock.
  • basketmaking — The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
  • bastard wing — a tuft of feathers attached to the first digit of a bird, distinct from the wing feathers attached to the other digits and the ulna
  • bastardizing — Present participle of bastardize.
  • bastinadoing — Present participle of bastinado.
  • bat printing — ornamenting of ceramics by means of an adhesive substance, as linseed oil, transferred onto the ceramic surface from a sheet of glue or gelatin, dusted with color, and fired.
  • bathing suit — A bathing suit is a piece of clothing which people wear when they go swimming.
  • bathing wrap — a loose robe to wear after bathing, often made of towelling
  • bathygraphic — of or relating to the depths of the ocean
  • bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
  • batting cage — a screen with three sides and a top, in which batters practice: it keeps missed and fouled pitches within its enclosure
  • battological — tending to repeat words unnecessarily
  • beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
  • beacon light — a light signal for shipping
  • bead molding — bead (def 12).
  • bear-baiting — (formerly) an entertainment in which dogs attacked and enraged a chained bear
  • bearing down — to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
  • bearing pile — a foundation pile that supports weight vertically
  • bearing rail — a transverse rail carrying a drawer or drawers.
  • bearing rein — a rein from the bit to the saddle, designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position
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