The red wood of a leguminous African tree, Baphia nitida, used as a dyewood and for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work.
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
bathflower
bathwort
bawdstrot
bawhorse
bawhorse
noun
Obsolete form of bathorse.
beadrow
beadwork
beadwork
noun
Decorative work involving beads.
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
beamwork
beardstown
bearwood
bearwoods
bearwort
bearwort
noun
A perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.
beavertown
beaverwood
beaverwood
noun
Celtis occidentalis, the common hackberry, a large deciduous tree native to North America.
becoward
becowarded
becowarding
becowards
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
bellowsmaker
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
birdwoman
birdwoman
noun
(informal) a female aviator.
A mythological creature that is part woman and part bird.
A woman who works with birds.
birnamwood
blackwork
blackwork
noun
(obsolete) Work connected with funerals, as an undertaker's assistant or a maker of mourning clothes, etc.
(sewing) A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread.
blackwort
bladderwort
bladderwort
noun
Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.
bladderworts
bladderworts
noun
plural of bladderwort
blaewort
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
blawort
blawort
noun
(Scotland) Centaurea cyanus, the cornflower.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
blowspray
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
boarwood
boatowner
boatowner
noun
Someone who owns a boat
boatward
boatward
adv
Toward a boat.
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
bodywear
bodywear
noun
Lightweight, close-fitting clothing, such as leotards or bodysuits, worn for exercising, dancing, or leisure activity.
bohmerwald
bondelswarts
bookward
bookwards
borowolframic
borrowable
borrowable
adj
Capable of being borrowed; available to be borrowed.
bourlaw
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowermaiden
bowerman
bowermay
bowerwoman
bowerwoman
noun
(historical) A female servant who waits upon a lady in her bedroom.
bowgrace
bowgrace
noun
(nautical) A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from damage.
bowlderhead
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
bowmaker
bowmaker
noun
Alternative form of bow maker
bowra
bowrah
bowralite
bragwort
braidwood
brailowsky
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
brainwood
brainwork
brainwork
noun
Work done with the brain; mental effort.
brainworker
brantwood
brarow
brasstown
brasswork
brasswork
noun
Work or ornamentation made of brass.
brassworker
brassworker
noun
A person who manufactures or shapes brass.
brassworks
brassworks
noun
A place where brass is manufactured and/or shaped.
brawlsome
brawlsome
adj
Inclined to brawl; quarrelsome.
brazilwood
brazilwood
noun
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
brazilwoods
brazilwoods
noun
plural of brazilwood
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breastplow
breastwood
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
bretwaldadom
briarwood
briarwood
noun
A pipe made from briarwood.
A small forest of briars.
Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous flowering plant.
The wood of the briar-root, commonly used to make tobacco pipes.
brigalow
brigalow
noun
Any of various Australian acacia trees, especially Acacia harpophylla of New South Wales and Queensland.
broadsword
broadsword
noun
(colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword
(history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.
A person armed with such a sword.
broadswords
broadswords
noun
plural of broadsword
broadview
broadwater
broadway
broadway
noun
(poker slang) A straight from ace to ten in Texas hold 'em.
An esplanade.
broadwayite
broadways
broadways
noun
plural of broadway
broadwell
broadwife
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
broadwives
brockway
brokaw
bronislaw
brooklawn
broomstraw
browache
browallia
browallia
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Browallia
browband
browband
noun
A band of fur of a contrasting colour on an animal's brow.
A band of metal, part of a (person's) helmet or crown, which covers the brow.
Part of a horse's bridle that runs from just under one ear, across the forehead, to just under the other ear, preventing the bridle from sliding down.
browbands
browbands
noun
plural of browband
browbeat
browbeat
verb
(transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
browbeaten
browbeaten
adj
intimidated or subjugated
verb
past participle of browbeat
browbeater
browbeater
noun
One who browbeats.
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
browbeats
browbeats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of browbeat
browman
browman
noun
(mining, historical) The worker in charge of the cages at the pithead.
brownback
brownback
noun
A bird, the dowitcher or red-breasted snipe.
A note of scrip printed on brown paper, such as that issued by the city of St. Louis during a financial crisis.
A postage stamp printed in brown ink, used in the 1890s.
brownian
brownian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Brownian.
brownistical
brownsdale
browntail
browsability
browsability
noun
The quality or state of being browsable.
browsage
bryantown
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
byeworkman
byrewoman
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cabbageworms
cabbageworms
noun
plural of cabbageworm
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
cagework
cagework
noun
A cage or cage-like structure.
caldoracaldwell
callower
callower
adj
comparative form of callow: more callow
camerawoman
camerawoman
noun
A woman who operates any kind of camera.
camerawomen
camerawomen
noun
plural of camerawoman
camerawork
camerawork
noun
Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera.
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
cancerwort
cancerwort
noun
(obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax.
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
cankerflower
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.