(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
(sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
verb
To play basketball
To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball
basketballer
basketballer
noun
(informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
basketballs
basketballs
noun
plural of basketball
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
basketlike
basketlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a basket.
baulkiest
baulkiest
adj
superlative form of baulky: most baulky
beanstalk
beanstalk
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A space elevator.
(figuratively, colloquial, by extension) A tall, slim person.
The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
beanstalks
beanstalks
noun
plural of beanstalk
beastlike
beastlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beast.
beetlestock
belostok
bernkasteler
bespecklement
bialystok
bialystoker
billsticker
billsticker
noun
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
bitstalk
blackbreast
blackest
blackest
adj
superlative form of black: most black
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacklist
blacklist
noun
(law, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned.
verb
(transitive) To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blacklisters
blacklisters
noun
plural of blacklister
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blacklists
blacklists
noun
plural of blacklist
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
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
blackstick
blackstock
blackstone
blackstrap
blackstrap
noun
(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
blankest
blankest
adj
superlative form of blank: most blank
blanketers
blanketless
blanketless
adj
Without a blanket or blankets.
blankets
blankets
noun
plural of blanket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanket
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
blatherskites
blatherskites
noun
plural of blatherskite
blavatsky
bleakest
bleakest
adj
superlative form of bleak: most bleak
bletherskate
blitzkriegs
blitzkriegs
noun
plural of blitzkrieg
blockbusted
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blockiest
blockiest
adj
superlative form of blocky: most blocky
blomkest
bloodstock
bloodstock
noun
(countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal.
(uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.
bloodstocks
bloodstocks
noun
plural of bloodstock
bloodstroke
bloodstroke
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
A stroke or blow with a weapon that draws blood.
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bolsterwork
boltstrake
booklets
booklets
noun
plural of booklet
booklists
booklists
noun
plural of booklist
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
bookstall
bookstall
noun
A table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale.
bootblacks
bootblacks
noun
plural of bootblack
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bootlicks
bootlicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootlick
bottlenecks
bottlenecks
noun
plural of bottleneck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bottleneck
bradyteleokinesis
breakfastless
breakfastless
adj
Without breakfast.
breaklist
breislakite
bristlelike
bristlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bristle.
brooklets
brooklets
noun
plural of brooklet
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
buckholts
buckstall
buckstall
noun
(archaic) A net used for catching deer.
bucktails
bucktails
noun
plural of bucktail
bulkiest
bulkiest
adj
superlative form of bulk: most bulk
bullsticker
burkettsville
burkittsville
bushelbasket
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
buttresslike
buttresslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buttress.
byelostok
bytalks
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
halterbreaks
halterbreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
inkblots
inkblots
noun
plural of inkblot
katabolism
katabolism
noun
Alternative form of catabolism
keelboats
keelboats
noun
plural of keelboat
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
kilobits
kilobits
noun
plural of kilobit
kilobytes
kilobytes
noun
plural of kilobyte
kimberlites
kimberlites
noun
plural of kimberlite
kingbolts
kingbolts
noun
plural of kingbolt
kissability
kissability
noun
The quality of being kissable.
knobbliest
knobbliest
adj
superlative form of knobbly: most knobbly
leatherbacks
leatherbacks
noun
plural of leatherback
leukoblast
leukoblast
noun
An immature leukocyte.
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
leukocytoblast
likabilities
likabilities
noun
plural of likability
lobsterlike
lobsterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lobster.
lobstick
lobstick
noun
A traditional marker found in the Boreal Forests of Canada, created by removing the middle or lower branches of a coniferous tree.
lobsticks
lobsticks
noun
plural of lobstick
marketableness
marketableness
noun
The state or quality of being marketable.
megakaryoblast
megakaryoblast
noun
(cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.
microleukoblast
mistakable
mistakable
adj
Possible to be mistaken or misunderstood.
mistakableness
mistakably
mistakably
adv
In a mistakable manner
outbulks
outbulks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbulk
pibloktos
pocketableness
poikiloblast
poikiloblast
noun
A porphyroblast mineral containing small inclusions of the previous rock.
poikiloblastic
poikiloblastic
adj
(geology) Describing the texture of a metamorphic rock that has small idioblasts of one constituent lying within larger xenoblasts
probasketball
restbalk
sabbathlike
saltimbank
saltimbank
noun
Alternative form of saltimbanque
saltimbankery
shackbolt
shockability
shockability
noun
The condition of being shockable; the capacity to be shocked.
skateable
skateable
adj
Suitable for skating (or skateboarding) upon.
skatemobile
skatemobile
noun
A makeshift vehicle built by attaching roller skates to a crate.