(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
albuminocholia
albuminorrhea
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphisbaenous
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antihumbuggist
archpublican
ashurbanipal
authenticatable
authenticatable
adj
Capable of being authenticated.
autohybridization
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
baluchistan
bankruptship
baragouinish
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bauhinia
bauhinia
noun
Any of flowering plants of the Bauhinia genus, some of which are known as orchid trees.
bauhinias
bauhinias
noun
plural of bauhinia
beauharnais
becushioned
behistun
benzophloroglucinol
benzosulphimide
benzothiofuran
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bhikkuni
bhungi
bhungini
bhutani
bhutani
Proper noun
A Baloch tribe residing in Balochistan, Pakistan.
The language of the aforementioned people.
bilihumin
biologicohumanistic
birchrunville
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
blanchinus
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluishness
bluishness
noun
The quality of being bluish.
bluishnesses
bluntish
bluntish
adj
Somewhat blunt.
They spent hours laboriously chopping wood with bluntish axes.
bluntishness
bluntishness
noun
(rare) The quality of being somewhat blunt.
blushiness
blushiness
noun
The quality of being blushy.
blushing
blushing
adj
Showing blushes; rosy red.
noun
The act of one who blushes; a blush.
verb
present participle of blush
blushingly
blushingly
adv
In an blushing manner; in a manner that evokes a blush.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boethusian
boltuprightness
boroughmongering
boroughmongering
noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bountith
bountith
noun
(Scotland, historical) A bonus payment made by an employer to a servant.
bouphonia
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
brachinus
brachiofaciolingual
brachistochronous
brachyuranic
brachyuranic
adj
Synonym of brachyuran
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiogenous
branchiopneustic
branchiopodous
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus
branchiosauria
branchiosaurian
branchiosaurus
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
branchiostomous
branchipus
branchiura
branchiurous
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
brinehouse
bringhurst
bronchiloquy
bronchiolus
bronchiolus
noun
A bronchiole.
bronchium
bronchium
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
bronchomucormycosis
bronchopleurisy
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopneumonic
bronchopneumonic
adj
Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
brontotherium
brunching
brunching
verb
present participle of brunch
brunelleschi
brunhild
brunhilda
brunhilde
brunnhilde
brunnichia
brushiness
brushiness
noun
The state or condition of being brushy.
brushing
brushing
adj
(dated) brisk; light
noun
(uncountable, Internet) A fraudulent technique in which an online seller sends out fake orders (such as empty boxes) and adds positive reviews about those orders, ostensibly from the recipient.
An instance of brushing.
verb
present participle of brush
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
brutishness
brutishness
noun
the characteristic of being brutish
buccaneerish
buccaneerish
adj
Like a buccaneer; piratical.
buccobranchial
buchanite
buchbinder
buchmanism
buchmanite
buchnerite
buchonite
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
buckwashing
buffoonish
buffoonish
adj
Characteristic of a buffoon.
buffoonishness
bukharin
bulchin
bulchin
noun
(obsolete) A little bull; a bull calf.
bulfinch
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulldoggishness
bullfighting
bullfighting
noun
A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
bullfinch
bullfinch
noun
(UK, archaic, hunting, slang) A large, thick quickset hedge.
Any of various other Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula.
The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
bullfinches
bullfinches
noun
plural of bullfinch
bullishness
bullishness
noun
The characteristic of being bullish.
bullshitting
bullshitting
verb
present participle of bullshit
bullwhipping
bullwhipping
noun
A beating with a bullwhip.
verb
present participle of bullwhip
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bunchberries
bunchberries
noun
plural of bunchberry
bunchier
bunchier
adj
comparative form of bunchy: more bunchy
bunchiest
bunchiest
adj
superlative form of bunchy: most bunchy
bunchily
bunchily
adv
In a bunchy manner.
bunchiness
bunchiness
noun
The quality or condition of being bunchy.
bunching
bunching
noun
(countable) An arrangement of items in a bunch.
(uncountable) The illegitimate supplying of laboratory animals that are actually kidnapped pets or illegally trapped strays.
verb
present participle of bunch
bundahish
buninahua
buphonia
burhinidae
burhinus
burlingham
burnight
burnish
burnish
noun
(uncountable) The making of something bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; (countable) an instance of this; a burnishing, a polishing, a shining.
A shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish.
A shiny layer applied to a surface or other thing.
verb
(by extension) Of a thing: to increase in size; to expand, to spread out, to swell.
(figuratively) To appear positive and highly respected.
(figuratively) To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
Of a person's body: to grow large or stout; to fatten, to fill out.
Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.
To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
burnishable
burnished
burnished
adj
(figurative) Blazing, bright.
Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burnish
burnisher
burnisher
noun
A tool used to burnish, for making smooth and shiny by rubbing.