A bluff; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate.
verb
present participle of bluff
bluffly
bluffly
adv
In a bluff manner
bluffness
bluffness
noun
The quality of being bluff
bluffnesses
bluffs
bluffs
noun
plural of bluff
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluff
bluffton
bluffy
bluffy
adj
(poker) Inclined to bluff; bluffing.
Having bluffs, or bold steep banks.
Inclined to be brusque.
bluford
blufter
blumenfeld
blunderful
blunderful
adj
Inclined to blunder.
blushful
blushful
adj
Full of blushes.
blushfully
blushfully
adv
In a blushful manner
blushfulness
blushfulness
noun
The quality of being blushful.
boastful
boastful
adj
Tending to boast or brag.
boastfully
boastfully
adv
In a boastful manner.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
boatful
boatful
noun
Enough of something to fill a boat, or a boat filled with the thing in question
bodeful
bodeful
adj
Portentous; ominous; foreboding.
bodefully
bodefulness
boilerful
boilerful
noun
Enough to fill a boiler.
bookful
bookful
adj
(obsolete) Full of book-knowledge; stuffed with ideas gleaned from books.
noun
As much as a book holds.
bookfuls
bootful
bootful
noun
As much as a boot will hold.
borofluohydric
borofluoric
borofluoride
borofluoride
noun
(chemistry) A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element or radical.
borofluorin
bottleful
bottleful
noun
as much as a bottle will hold
bottlefuls
bottlesful
bottlesful
noun
plural of bottleful
botuliform
botuliform
adj
Having the shape of a sausage
bountiful
bountiful
adj
Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
bountifully
bountifully
adv
In a bountiful manner.
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
bowieful
bowlful
bowlful
Noun
As much as is held by a bowl.
bowlfuls
bowlfuls
noun
plural of bowlful
boxful
boxful
noun
as much as a box will hold
boxfuls
boxfuls
noun
plural of boxful
brachiofaciolingual
branchful
branchful
noun
As much as a branch can hold.
braunfels
breachful
breachful
adj
(rare) Involving or characterized by a violation of law, of legal rights, or of other rules governing conduct.
breastful
breastful
noun
The amount that a breast will carry or hold.
breathful
breathful
adj
(obsolete) Full of odour; fragrant.
Characteristic of a breath; breath-like.
Focused on control of one's breathing.
Full of breath; breathy.
Not breathless; breathing easily.
Relaxed and quiet.
That breathes.
noun
A quantity that is exhaled in one breath.
A quantity that is inhaled in one breath.
That which is smelled or sensed in one breath.
The amount spoken on one breath.
breezeful
brimful
brimful
adj
Filled to maximum capacity.
noun
(figurative) A large amount.
The maximum amount a container can hold.
brimfull
brimfull
adj
Obsolete spelling of brimful
brimfullness
brimfully
brimfully
adv
In a brimful manner
brimfulness
brimfulness
noun
Quality of being brimful.
brogueful
brotuliform
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
brushful
brushful
noun
A sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.
bucketful
bucketful
noun
(by extension) A large quantity.
The quantity contained in a bucket.
bucketfull
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
buckfield
budgetful
buffability
buffable
buffable
adj
Capable of being buffed.
buffalo
buffalo
noun
(US slang) A nickel.
A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.
Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo Bubalus bubalis.
Ellipsis of buffalo robe.
The buffalo fish (Ictiobus spp.).
verb
(US, slang, transitive) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
(archaic, transitive) To pistol-whip.
(transitive) To hunt buffalo.
buffaloback
buffaloback
noun
The back of a buffalo
buffaloberry
buffaloberry
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Shepherdia, native to North America.
The edible berry of these plants.
buffaloed
buffaloed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buffalo
buffaloes
buffaloes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buffalo
buffalofish
buffalofishes
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
buffalos
buffalos
noun
plural of buffalo
buffball
buffle
buffle
noun
(obsolete) A buffalo.
verb
(intransitive) To puzzle; to be at a loss.
bufflehead
bufflehead
noun
(obsolete) One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.
A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola.
buffleheaded
buffleheads
buffleheads
noun
plural of bufflehead
bufflehorn
bufotalin
bufotalin
noun
(organic chemistry) A cardiotoxic bufanolide steroid secreted by the common European toad (Bufo bufo) and other related toads such as Bufo melanostictus.
bulbiferous
bulbiferous
adj
(botany) Producing bulbs or bulbils.
bulbiform
bulbiform
adj
Shaped like a bulb.
bulfinch
bulimiform
bulletproof
bulletproof
adj
(idiomatic) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.
(of a material) Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
(usually of an idea or concept) Unbreakable, very tough.
verb
(slang) to make resistant to failure.
To make proof against bullets.
bulletproofed
bulletproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulletproof
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
bullfeast
bullfeast
noun
(obsolete) A bullfight.
bullfice
bullfight
bullfight
noun
A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
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.
bullfights
bullfights
noun
plural of bullfight
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
bullfist
bullflower
bullfoot
bullfrog
bullfrog
noun
Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull.
bullfrogs
bullfrogs
noun
plural of bullfrog
bullhoof
bulliform
bulliform
adj
(medicine) Having a blistered appearance; bullate.
noun
A bulliform cell
bullmastiff
bullmastiff
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bullmastiff
bullmastiffs
bullmastiffs
noun
plural of bullmastiff
bullyhuff
bumbailiff
bumbailiff
noun
(UK, obsolete) A bound bailiff.
bumbailiffship
bumblebeefish
bumblebeefishes
bumblefoot
bumblefoot
noun
(countable) A clubfoot.
(uncountable) Ulcerative pododermatitis, a bacterial infection and inflammatory reaction on the feet of birds and rodents.
bumfuzzle
bumfuzzle
verb
(transitive, chiefly Midland US, Southern US) To confuse or fluster.
bumfuzzling
bumfuzzling
verb
present participle of bumfuzzle
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
bungfull
burchfield
burfordville
burglarproof
burglarproof
adj
as secure as possible against burglary
burglarproofed
burglarproofing
burglarproofs
bushelful
bushelful
noun
Enough to fill a bushel.
bushelfuls
bushful
bushful
noun
As much as a bush holds.
busulfan
busulfan
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
busulfans
butterfield
butterflied
butterflied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butterfly
butterflies
butterflies
noun
(by ellipsis) butterflies in one's stomach
plural of butterfly
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butterfly
butterflower
butterfly
butterfly
noun
(alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
(finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
(in the plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
(medicine, attributive) A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
(now rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
(sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
(swimming) The butterfly stroke.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
A person who changes partners frequently.
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
verb
(transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
(transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
(transitive, of the point of divergence of an alternate history scenario) To cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect.
butterflyer
butterflyer
noun
Alternative form of butterflier
butterflyers
butterflyers
noun
plural of butterflyer
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
cabful
calcaneofibular
calcaneofibular
adj
Relating to the calcaneus and fibula.
calfbound
calfbound
adj
Bound in calfskin.
camouflageable
camouflageable
adj
Capable of being camouflaged.
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
cellulofibrous
cerebellifugal
cerebellifugal
adj
(anatomy) Directed towards the cerebellum.
cerebrifugal
cerebrifugal
adj
(physiology) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
chlorofluorocarbon
chlorofluorocarbon
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer.
clubfeet
clubfeet
noun
plural of clubfoot
clubfellow
clubfellow
noun
A fellow member of a club.
clubfist
clubfist
noun
(obsolete) A coarse, brutal fellow.
A large, heavy fist.
clubfisted
clubfisted
adj
Crude and blunt, lacking finesse.
Having a large fist.
clubfoot
clubfoot
noun
(medicine) A congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted.