(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartholomewtide
bassenthwaite
batchtown
bathflower
batholomew
bathwater
bathwater
noun
The water used in a bath (bathtub).
bathwort
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
bedworth
belchertown
bellweather
bellweather
noun
Misspelling of bellwether.
bellwether
bellwether
noun
(figuratively) Anything that indicates future trends.
(finance, figuratively) A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition.
The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck.
bellwethers
bellwethers
noun
plural of bellwether
beswitch
bethflower
bethwack
bethwack
verb
(transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
bethwine
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
bewhistle
bewhite
bewhiten
bewitch
bewitch
verb
(transitive) To astonish, amaze.
(transitive) To cast a spell upon.
(transitive) To fascinate or charm.
bewitched
bewitched
adj
(Of a person) entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence.
Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewitch
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewitcher
bewitcher
noun
One who bewitches; an enchanter.
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
bewitchery
bewitchery
noun
The power of bewitching or fascinating; charm.
bewitches
bewitches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bewith
bewith
noun
(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) A makeshift; substitute.
bewrathed
bewreath
bewreath
verb
(transitive) To wreath.
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
bilewhit
bindwith
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
birthwort
birthwort
noun
Any plant species of the genus Aristolochia.
Birthroot, Trillium erectum
birtwhistle
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
bloodworthy
blowth
blowth
noun
(archaic) Bloom or blossom; blossoms collectively; the state of blossoming.
blowtorch
blowtorch
noun
(US, military, slang) A jet fighter.
A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
verb
To apply a blowtorch to something.
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
blythewood
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
bobwhite
bobwhite
noun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
bobwhites
bobwhites
noun
plural of bobwhite
bodhisattwa
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bophuthatswana
bophuthatswana
Proper noun
A former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa.
bosworth
bosworth
Proper noun
A city/town in Missouri, US.
botchwork
botchwork
noun
Inferior and shoddy work.
bothway
bothwell
bowditch
bowshot
bowshot
noun
(archery) The act of firing an arrow from a bow.
The distance that the arrow of an average archer can effectively travel.
bowshots
bowshots
noun
plural of bowshot
braithwaite
brathwaite
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
breakweather
bretwaldaship
bribeworthy
brightwaters
brightwood
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brotherwort
brotherwort
noun
pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum)
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
brownshirts
brownshirts
noun
plural of brownshirt
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
budworth
butterworth
butterworth
Proper noun
A major town in Penang, Malaysia
butterwright
combwright
counterbewitch
deathblow
deathblow
noun
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
deathblows
deathblows
noun
plural of deathblow
doublewidth
elizabethtown
elizabethtown
Proper noun
The name of various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement and gold rush town in California.
a village in Illinois, USA
a town in Indiana.
an extinct town in Indiana.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky
a town and a hamlet in New York, the hamlet is the county seat of
an unincorporated community in New Mexico.
a town in North Carolina
a CDP in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
a ghost town in Texas.
gabrilowitsch
hawcubite
hawcubite
Noun
A member of a street gang in London, England, circa 1700.
A ruffian or bully.
hawkbit
hawkbit
noun
Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.
howbeit
howbeit
adv
(archaic) Be that as it may; nevertheless.
conj
(archaic) Although.
howsabout
ibtcwh
overthrowable
overthrowable
adj
Capable of being overthrown.
pebworth
shawabti
showboat
showboat
noun
(US) A river steamboat having a resident theatre.
(informal, chiefly US, by extension) A showoff.
verb
(informal, chiefly US) To show off.
showboater
showboater
noun
One who showboats; a showoff.
showboating
showboating
verb
present participle of showboat
showboats
showboats
noun
plural of showboat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of showboat
snowbroth
strawbreadth
subheadwaiter
subwealthy
subweight
swathable
swathband
swatheable
switchable
switchable
adj
capable of being switched
switchback
switchback
noun
(aviation) A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
(chiefly Britain) A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
(chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.
verb
(intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path.
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchbacker
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
switchblades
switchblades
noun
plural of switchblade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switchboards
switchboards
noun
plural of switchboard
swithbart
swithbert
tableclothwise
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
thawable
therebetween
therebetween
adv
Between those.
thimbleflower
thimbleweed
thimbleweed
noun
Anemone cylindrica
Anemone virginiana
Rudbeckia laciniata
thimbleweeds
thimbleweeds
noun
plural of thimbleweed
thimblewit
throwback
throwback
noun
(US, accounting) A practice to avoid untaxed nowhere income by instead taxing such income in the originating state for a given transaction.
(derogatory) A person considered to be primitive, uncivilized and mentally deficient.
(slang, often attributive) A person or thing that evokes memories.
A person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed.
A reversion to an earlier stage of development.
An atavism.
An organism that has characteristics of a more primitive form.
Coordinate terms: nowhere income, throwout
throwbacks
throwbacks
noun
plural of throwback
thumbscrew
thumbscrew
noun
(figuratively) A weakness that can be taken advantage of.
A screw that can be turned with the thumb and fingers.
An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers.
thumbscrews
thumbscrews
noun
plural of thumbscrew
thumbwheels
thumbwheels
noun
plural of thumbwheel
timberwright
timberwright
noun
A worker in wood, especially timber or lumber.
twinebush
unbewitch
unbewitch
verb
(transitive) To free from a curse or enchantment.
unbewitched
unbewitched
adj
Not bewitched.
unbewitching
unbewitching
adj
Not bewitching.
noun
The cancellation of a spell cast upon somebody or something.