A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benightmare
benightment
benightment
noun
The state or condition of being benighted.
benumbing
benumbing
verb
present participle of benumb
benumbingly
benumbingly
adv
in a benumbing manner
bepimpling
berengarianism
bergama
bergamasca
bergamasche
bergamask
bergamee
bergamiol
bergamiol
noun
Synonym of linalyl acetate
bergamo
bergamos
bergamot
bergamot
noun
A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair.
A tree of the orange family (Citrus × limon, syn. Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume.
A variety of pear.
A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
Mentha × piperita, nothosubspecies citrata, more commonly known as bergamot mint
Monarda didyma, also known as American bergamot or bee balm.
The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
The fruit from the bergamot tree
bergamots
bergamots
noun
plural of bergamot
bergdama
bergeman
bergman
bergmann
bergmannite
bergmans
bergomask
bergomask
noun
(obsolete) A kind of rustic dance.
bergsma
bergsonism
bergstrom
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
beriming
beriming
verb
present participle of berime
beseeming
beseeming
adj
Becoming, befitting, suitable.
noun
Appearance; look.
gerund of beseem: a comely appearance; attractiveness.
verb
present participle of beseem
beseemingly
beseemingly
adv
(archaic) In a beseeming manner.
beseemingness
beseemingness
noun
The state or quality of being beseeming.
beshaming
beshaming
verb
present participle of beshame
besiegement
besiegement
noun
The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged.
besliming
besliming
verb
present participle of beslime
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
besmiling
besmiling
verb
present participle of besmile
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
besmoothing
besmoothing
verb
present participle of besmooth
besmudge
besmudge
verb
To smudge.
besmudged
besmudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmudge
besmudges
besmudges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmudge
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
bessemerizing
bessemerizing
verb
present participle of bessemerize
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
betanglement
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bevomiting
bevomiting
verb
present participle of bevomit
beworming
bigamies
bigamies
noun
plural of bigamy
bigamize
bigamize
verb
(rare) To commit bigamy.
bigamized
bigamized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bigamize
bigemina
bigeminal
bigeminal
adj
Occurring in pairs; doubled or twinned
noun
The occurrence of premature atrial or ventricular heartbeats in pairs.
bigeminate
bigeminated
bigeminies
bigeminies
noun
plural of bigeminy
bigeminum
bigeminy
bigeminy
noun
(pathology) The alternation of one normal heartbeat and one premature heartbeat.
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
bimarginate
bimarginate
adj
Having a double margin.
bioclimatologies
biogeochemical
biogeochemical
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeochemistry
noun
A geochemical of biological origin
biogeochemistry
biogeochemistry
noun
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships
biomagnetic
biomagnetic
adj
Relating to biomagnetism.
biomagnetism
biomagnetism
noun
(biology) The production or detection of a magnetic field by a living organism.
biometeorology
biometeorology
noun
The study of the relationship between atmospheric conditions (the weather) and living organisms.
birminghamize
birminghamize
Verb
To make ersatz
bisegment
bisegment
noun
One of two equal parts of a line or other magnitude.
bismutoplagionite
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blancmange
blancmange
noun
(historical) A dish, eaten in the Middle Ages, generally consisting of chicken (or sometimes capon or fish), milk or almond milk, rice, and sugar.
A simple dessert made by cooking sweetened milk with cornstarch and vanilla.
blancmanger
blancmanger
noun
(historical) A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of capon, fish, etc.; blancmange.
blancmanges
blancmanges
noun
plural of blancmange
blanketmaking
blanketmaking
noun
The manufacture of blankets.
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blemishing
blemishing
verb
present participle of blemish
blennophlogisma
blomberg
bloodmonger
bloodmonger
noun
A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
bloomage
bloomingdale
bloomingness
bloomingness
noun
A blooming condition.
bloomingrose
bluegum
bluegum
noun
Alternative form of blue gum
bluegums
bluegums
noun
plural of bluegum
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bmgte
boanergism
bodicemaking
bogeyman
bogeyman
noun
(by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract.
A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
bogeymen
bogeymen
noun
plural of bogeyman
bogieman
bogledom
bogmire
bogomile
bogymen
bogymen
noun
plural of bogyman
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
boogerman
boogerman
noun
Alternative form of bogeyman
boogeyman
boogeyman
noun
Alternative spelling of bogeyman
boogeymen
boogeymen
noun
plural of boogeyman
boogymen
boogymen
noun
plural of boogyman
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
boomage
boomage
noun
A fee charged by the owner of a boom for its use in storing logs.
A fee charged for the use of the area where a boom is tied.
boomerang
boomerang
noun
(Australian rules football, rugby) A boomerang kick.
(RAF slang) An early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures.
(theater) A device for changing the color of a followspot.
A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground.
A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.
verb
(RAF slang) To abort a mission and return to base early.
(intransitive) To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
(intransitive) To travel in a curved path.
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
boomeranging
boomeranging
verb
present participle of boomerang
boomerangs
boomerangs
noun
plural of boomerang
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boomerang
boomslange
boomslange
noun
Dated form of boomslang.
borborygmies
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
boroughmonger
boroughmonger
noun
One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
boroughmongering
boroughmongering
noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
boroughmongery
boroughmongery
Noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
brakemaking
branglement
branglement
noun
(obsolete) squabble; brangle
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breaming
breaming
verb
present participle of bream
bregma
bregma
noun
(anatomy) the anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet
bregmata
bregmata
noun
plural of bregma
bregmate
bregmatic
bregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the bregma.
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
bribemonger
bridegroom
bridegroom
noun
A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
bridegrooms
bridegrooms
noun
plural of bridegroom
bridegroomship
bridesmaiding
bridesmaiding
noun
Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding.
verb
present participle of bridesmaid
bridgehampton
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
bridgemaking
bridgeman
bridgemaster
bridgemen
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
brightsomeness
brightsomeness
noun
The quality of being brightsome.
brimmering
brisingamen
bromargyrite
bromargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A natural mineral form of silver bromide.
bromberg
bromegrass
bromegrass
noun
Any of various North American grasses, of the genus Bromus, that are used for forage.
bromegrasses
bromegrasses
noun
plural of bromegrass
bromeigon
bromgelatin
bromleigh
bromocyanogen
bromogelatin
bromogelatin
noun
(photography) A process for preparing dry plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in gelatin.
bromsgrove
bromsgrove
Proper noun
a town in Worcestershire, England.
bromvogel
bromvogel
noun
(South Africa) The southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri).