Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshroud
beslushed
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
besought
besought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beseech
simple past tense and past participle of beseek
besouth
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bhikshu
bhikshu
noun
(Buddhism) A bhikkhu.
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
bhutanese
bhuts
bhuts
noun
plural of bhut
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
biologicohumanistic
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
biophilous
biophilous
adj
(psychology) Exhibiting or relating to biophilia.
birdhouse
birdhouse
noun
A small house for birds.
An aviary.
birdhouses
birdhouses
noun
plural of birdhouse
bishopful
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismuth
bismuth
noun
A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bismuthic
bismuthic
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
bismuthite
bismuthite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic bismuth carbonate mineral.
bismuthous
bismuthous
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its lower valence.
bismuths
bismuths
noun
plural of bismuth
bismuthyl
bismuthyl
noun
(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
bismutosphaerite
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
bitterbrush
bitterbrush
noun
Any member of the genus Purshia of flowering shrubs, native to western North America.
bitterbush
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackbush
blanchinus
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
blastophyllum
bleachhouse
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharoncus
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
bloodhounds
bloodhounds
noun
plural of bloodhound
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
bluebush
bluefish
bluefish
noun
(Bermuda) The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
(Canada) An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
(Malaysia) Kyphosus vaigiensis.
(UK) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
bluefishes
bluefishes
noun
plural of bluefish
blueheads
blueheads
noun
plural of bluehead
bluehearts
blueish
blueish
adj
Alternative spelling of bluish
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluish
bluish
adj
(figuratively) Somewhat depressed; sad.
Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.
bluishness
bluishness
noun
The quality of being bluish.
bluishnesses
blunderheadedness
bluntish
bluntish
adj
Somewhat blunt.
They spent hours laboriously chopping wood with bluntish axes.
bluntishness
bluntishness
noun
(rare) The quality of being somewhat blunt.
blush
blush
noun
(chiefly US) A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.
(figuratively) Feeling or appearance of optimism.
(uncountable, countable) A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks.
A color between pink and cream.
A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.
An act of blushing; a red glow on the face caused by shame, modesty, etc.
The collective noun for a group of boys.
verb
(aviation, intransitive) Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.
(copulative) To change skin color in the face (to a particular shade).
(intransitive) To become red in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
(intransitive) To become red.
(intransitive) To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
(intransitive, figuratively) To be ashamed or embarrassed (to do something).
(intransitive, obsolete) To glance with the eye, cast a glance.
(transitive) To express or make known by blushing.
(transitive) To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make rosy.
blushed
blushed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blush
blusher
blusher
noun
(countable) Agent noun of blush; one who blushes.
(countable) Any of several closely related, edible species of the genus Amanita, including Amanita rubescens and Amanita novinupta.
(countable, uncountable) Face makeup that makes the cheeks rosier.
blushers
blushers
noun
plural of blusher
blushes
blushes
noun
Embarrassment.
plural of blush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blush
blushet
blushet
noun
(obsolete) A modest girl.
blushful
blushful
adj
Full of blushes.
blushfully
blushfully
adv
In a blushful manner
blushfulness
blushfulness
noun
The quality of being blushful.
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.
blushless
blushless
adj
Without blushes; unblushing.
blusht
blusht
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of blush
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
blushy
blushy
adj
(of a person) Embarrassed, blushing; feeling as though one might blush.
Suffused with blushes or blushlike hues.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boathouse
boathouse
noun
A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
boathouses
boathouses
noun
plural of boathouse
boethius
boethusian
bohunks
bohunks
noun
plural of bohunk
bohuslav
boilerhouse
boilerhouse
noun
(nautical) The deckhouse above a ship's boiler and engine room.
A building containing a boiler.
boltuprightness
bonhomous
bonhomous
adj
Good-natured; full of bonhomie.
bonhomously
boophilus
bophuthatswana
bophuthatswana
Proper noun
A former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa.
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
boroughs
boroughs
noun
plural of borough
boroughship
borroughs
boselaphus
bosphorus
bosphorus
Proper noun
The narrow waterway beside Istanbul connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean.
bothridiums
bothriocephalus
bothriums
bottlebrush
bottlebrush
noun
A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles.
An uncommon cave formation resulting from a rise in water level such that a stalactite becomes immersed in water that is supersaturated with calcium carbonate, causing the stalactite to become coated with pool spar.
Any of various trees or shrubs of the myrtle family, especially of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca, native to Australia and adjacent areas, having spikes of flowers with numerous conspicuous stamens.
bouchees
boucherism
bouchons
boughless
boughpots
boughpots
noun
plural of boughpot
boughs
boughs
noun
plural of bough
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
boxbush
boxhauls
boxhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachinus
brachiopodous
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
brachiosaurus
brachiosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Jurassic period.
brachistocephalous
brachistochronous
brachycephalous
brachycephalous
adj
Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
brachycerous
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydodromous
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
brachypodous
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomatous
brachystomous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
brachyurous
brachyurous
adj
(zoology) brachyural
brachyurus
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
bramblebush
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiogenous
branchiopneustic
branchiopodous
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus