(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bankroll
bankroll
noun
A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
The monetary assets of a person or organization.
verb
(transitive) To fund a project; to underwrite something.
bankrolled
bankrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankroll
bankroller
bankroller
noun
One who bankrolls; usually an individual who has enough seed capital to launch a venture; one who can fund a project; angel investor.
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bannerlike
bannerlike
adj
Resembling a banner
adv
So as to resemble a banner
bareknuckle
bareknuckled
barkingly
barkingly
adv
With barking sounds.
barkpeeling
barnlike
barnlike
adj
Resembling a barn
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
berkeleian
berkeleian
Adjective
Of or relating to or his system of idealism.
berkeleianism
bernkasteler
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
billbroking
bilskirnir
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackburn
blackburn
Proper noun
A town in Lancashire, England
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackener
blackener
noun
One who blackens.
blackeners
blackeners
noun
plural of blackener
blackhander
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackprint
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blankard
blanker
blanker
adj
comparative form of blank: more blank
noun
(computing) An early form of screensaver that blanked out the screen display when it was not in use.
blanketeer
blanketer
blanketers
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
blanketmaker
blanketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blankets.
blanketry
blenker
blinkard
blinkard
noun
(obsolete) One with bad eyes.
A dim-witted or stupid person; an idiot.
blinkards
blinkards
noun
plural of blinkard
blinker
blinker
noun
(cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, an arrangement of three cells in a row that switches between horizontal and vertical orientations in each generation.
(informal, US, automotive) Anything that blinks, such as the turn signal of an automobile.
(rare) The eyelid.
(slang) A black eye.
Eye shields attached to a hood for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards and partially sideways.
Whatever obstructs sight or discernment.
verb
(transitive) To put blinkers on.
blinkered
blinkered
adj
(figuratively) Having tunnel vision; unable to see what is happening around one.
Wearing blinkers or blinders.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blinker
blinkering
blinkering
verb
present participle of blinker
blinkers
blinkers
noun
(plural only) A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc.
(plural only, slang) Spectacles.
A pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order to impede the rear vision of racehorses and harness horses; blinders in (USA).
plural of blinker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blinker
blitzkrieging
blockaderunning
blunker
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bolingbroke
bombernickel
bracknell
bracknell
Proper noun
a town in Berkshire, England.
bradyteleokinesis
brainlike
brainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brain.
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
breakableness
breakableness
noun
breakability
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
brickkiln
brickkiln
noun
A kiln in which bricks are baked.
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
brickleness
brickleness
noun
(obsolete) brittleness
brickliner
bricklining
brinkless
brinkless
adj
Without a brink.
brinkley
brinklow
brocklin
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brokenly
brokenly
adv
(Of speech) with gaps between words so that normal flow or fluency is affected, as due to emotion; disjointedly.
In a broken manner.
bronzelike
bronzelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bronze.
brookeland
brookland
brooklandville
brooklawn
brooklin
brookline
brookline
Proper noun
a town in Massachusetts, USA, which is an exclave of
a former village in Missouri, USA, now part of the city of
a town in New Hampshire, USA.
a neighbourhood in Pennsylvania, USA.
a town in Vermont, USA.
brooklyn
brooklynese
brooklynese
Proper noun
The dialect of American English spoken in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
brookneal
brooktondale
bruckleness
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bunkerville
byrlakin
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
crackableness
drinkability
drinkability
noun
The extent to which something is drinkable.
The state or property of being drinkable.
drinkable
drinkable
adj
(of an alcoholic beverage, especially wine) Of good or satisfactory quality.
(of water) Safe to drink.
Able to be drunk (as liquid).
noun
(chiefly in the plural) That which can be drunk.
drinkableness
drinkableness
noun
The quality of being drinkable.
drinkables
drinkables
noun
plural of drinkable
drinkably
fliegerabwehrkanone
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
foreknowableness
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
frankable
frankable
adj
(Australia, finance) Eligible for franking, a system of tax credit.
Eligible for franking (free postage).
glenbrook
goldbricking
goldbricking
verb
present participle of goldbrick
greenbackville
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
heartbreakingly
heartbreakingly
adv
In a heartbreaking manner
heartbrokenly
heartbrokenly
adv
In a heartbroken manner.
interblock
interblock
adj
Between blocks.
noun
A space or interval between two adjacent blocks or cells on a grid.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
kibblerman
kilbourne
kilbrickenite
kilbrickenite
noun
(mineralogy) A mixed sulphide and antimonide of lead.
kilnrib
kimberlin
kimberlin
noun
(UK, historical) In Portland, Dorset, England, an outsider; somebody visiting from the mainland.
kimberlyn
klangfarbe
klausenburg
knobbler
knobbler
noun
(hunting, animal husbandry) A young hart (male deer) in its second year.
knobblier
knobblier
adj
comparative form of knobbly: more knobbly
knobular
knobular
adj
knobby; knob-shaped
knuckleballer
knuckleballer
noun
(baseball) A baseball pitcher known for throwing knuckleballs.
koeberlinia
koeberliniaceae
koeberliniaceous
kolombangara
korenblat
lackbrained
lackbrainedness
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
lieberkuhn
limberneck
limberneck
noun
A flaccid paralysis of the neck of poultry afflicted with botulism.
linebacker
linebacker
noun
(American football) The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.
linebackers
linebackers
noun
plural of linebacker
lockbourne
lynbrook
lynbrook
Proper noun
A town in Victoria, Australia.
A village in Nassau County, New York, United States.
manbarklak
marketableness
marketableness
noun
The state or quality of being marketable.
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
mecklenburgian
membranelike
membranelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a membrane.
neighborlike
neighborlike
adj
US standard spelling of neighbourlike.
neighborlikeness
neighbourlike
neighbourlike
adj
(Britain, Canada) Synonym of neighbourly
nonbreakable
nonbreakable
adj
Not easily broken.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something that cannot be easily broken.