A guild of legal clerks in pre-revolutionary France.
basophilic
basophilic
adj
Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin.
batchers
batchers
noun
plural of batcher
batches
batches
noun
plural of batch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of batch
bathochromatism
bathycentesis
bathyscape
bathyscape
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe
bathyscaph
bathyscaph
noun
Alternative spelling of bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
noun
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
bathyscaphes
bathyscaphes
noun
plural of bathyscaphe
bathyscaphs
bathyscaphs
noun
plural of bathyscaph
bathysophic
bathysophical
batrachians
batrachians
noun
plural of batrachian
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
batrachoplasty
batrachospermum
bausch
beachboys
beachboys
noun
plural of beachboy
beachcombers
beachcombers
noun
plural of beachcomber
beachdrops
beaches
beaches
noun
plural of beach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beach
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beachheads
beachheads
noun
plural of beachhead
beachiest
beachiest
adj
superlative form of beachy: most beachy
beachless
beachless
adj
Without a beach or beaches.
beachmaster
beachside
beachside
adj
(rare) Bordering a beach
noun
The land bordering a beach.
beaumarchais
bechalks
bechalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechalk
bechamels
bechamels
noun
plural of bechamel
bechances
bechances
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechance
becharms
becharms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becharm
bechase
bechuanas
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
bellechasse
bellyachers
bellyachers
noun
plural of bellyacher
bellyaches
bellyaches
noun
plural of bellyache
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bellyache
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
benetnasch
berchtesgaden
berdaches
berdaches
noun
plural of berdache
bergamasche
bescratch
bescratch
verb
(transitive) To scratch; scratch about; scratch all over.
beshackle
beterschap
biblicopsychological
bibliothecas
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biologicohumanistic
biomathematics
biomathematics
noun
(biology, mathematics) The application of mathematics to the study of biological systems and processes
biomechanics
biomechanics
noun
(biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body.
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
biophysical
biophysical
adj
of or pertaining to a combination of biology and physics
of or pertaining to biophysics
biophysically
biophysically
adv
With regard to biophysics.
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
biophysiological
biophysiological
adj
Relating to biophysiology
biopsychical
biopsychical
adj
Alternative form of biopsychic
biopsychological
biopsychological
adj
Of or pertaining to biopsychology.
bioresearch
bioresearch
noun
(biology) research in any of the biological sciences
biosynthetically
biosynthetically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, biosynthesis.
bipaschal
bipaschal
adj
Including two Passovers.
biphasic
biphasic
adj
Having two phases.
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
biscacha
biscacha
noun
Rare form of viscacha.
bishopscap
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bisischiadic
bisischiatic
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackbush
blackfish
blackfish
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
(Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
(chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
verb
(Internet slang, derogatory, of a white person) To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).
(fishing) To go fishing for blackfish.
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackheads
blackheads
noun
plural of blackhead
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blackish
blackish
adj
somewhat black
blackishly
blackishly
adv
In a blackish way.
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blackshear
blackshear
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blackshirted
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwash
blackwash
noun
(chiefly politics) A villainization campaign.
(medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater.
(slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
(slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984.
(slang, mining) Public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes.
verb
(transitive) To blacken, to cover with a black color.
(transitive) To portray in a revisionist fashion as belonging to a black race of people.
(transitive) To villainize, to present in a damaging light.
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blagoveshchensk
blanchers
blanchers
noun
plural of blancher
blanches
blanches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanch
blanchester
blanchinus
blastocheme
blastochyle
blastochyle
noun
(anatomy) The clear or shiny colorless fluid in the blastodermic vesicles.
blastophitic
blastophoric
blastophoric
adj
Relating to the blastophore.
blastophthoric
blastoporphyritic
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
bleacheries
bleacheries
noun
plural of bleachery
bleacherites
bleacherites
noun
plural of bleacherite
bleachers
bleachers
noun
plural of bleacher
bleaches
bleaches
noun
plural of bleach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleach
bleachhouse
bleachs
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blepharanthracosis
blepharelcosis
blepharochalasis
blepharochalasis
noun
An inflammation of the eyelid, characterized by exacerbations and remissions of eyelid edema, which results in a stretching and subsequent atrophy of the eyelid tissue resulting in redundant folds over the lid margins.
blepharochromidrosis
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharodyschroia
blepharoncosis
blepharoncus
blepharoplastic
blepharoplastic
adj
relating to blepharoplasty
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosynechia
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
bloodstanch
bolshevistically
boschvark
bostrychidae
bostrychoidal
bothriocephalus
bothriocidaris
braasch
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
braches
braches
noun
plural of brach
brachets
brachets
noun
plural of brachet
brachialis
brachialis
noun
(anatomy) A muscle in the upper arm that flexes the elbow joint, in conjunction with the biceps brachii.