(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacterizing
bacterizing
verb
present participle of bacterize
bagatine
bagganet
bagnet
bagnet
noun
(Philippines) crispy pork belly
bagnette
bagonet
bagrationite
bagrationite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of allanite.
baiginet
baignet
balneologist
balneologist
noun
balneotherapist
bangster
bangster
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A victor.
(archaic, Scotland) A violent, overbearing man; a ruffian, bully or braggart.
bangtailed
bangtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bangtail
bangwaketsi
banqueteering
banqueteering
noun
The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
verb
present participle of banqueteer
banqueting
banqueting
noun
The act of holding or participating in a banquet.
verb
present participle of banquet
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
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
banteng
banteng
noun
A wild ox, Bos javanicus, found in Borneo, Malaysia and the Indochina peninsula.
bantering
bantering
adj
That teases
noun
joking; jesting
teasing
verb
present participle of banter
banteringly
banteringly
adv
In a bantering manner.
bantingize
bargestone
barnegat
baronetage
baronetage
noun
The rank of a baronet
baronets collectively
baronetages
baronetages
noun
plural of baronetage
baroneting
baronetising
baronetizing
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
bartering
bartering
noun
barter
verb
present participle of barter
basidiogenetic
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
basseting
basseting
noun
(mining) The emergence of a stratum at the surface.
(mining) The upward direction of a vein in a mine.
verb
present participle of basset
bassetting
bassetting
verb
present participle of bassett
bastogne
batteling
batteling
noun
Alternative form of battling
verb
present participle of battel
battenburg
battening
battening
noun
(construction) Synonym of batten (“strip of wood used to hold things together or provide a fixing point”)
verb
present participle of batten
batterfang
battering
battering
noun
A heavy beating.
A large defeat.
verb
present participle of batter
battledoring
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
bayonetting
bayonetting
noun
Overlap of fracture fragments in a longbone fracture resulting in shortening of the extremity.
verb
(Britain) present participle of bayonet
bearbaiting
bearbaiting
noun
(metaphoric) A bloodthirsty free for all.
A blood sport in which dogs are set upon a chained bear
verb
present participle of bearbait
bearbaitings
bearbaitings
noun
plural of bearbaiting
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
beartongue
beastings
beastings
noun
plural of beasting
beastling
beastling
noun
A little beast.
beastlings
beastlings
noun
plural of beastling
beatifying
beatifying
verb
present participle of beatify
beating
beating
noun
A heavy defeat or setback.
The action by which someone or something is beaten.
The pulsation of the heart.
verb
present participle and gerund of beat
beatings
beatings
noun
plural of beating
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
bebington
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
becrusting
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bedighting
bedighting
verb
present participle of bedight
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
bedlington
bedlingtonshire
bednighted
bednights
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
bedstring
bedticking
beeftongue
beesting
beesting
noun
Alternative form of bee sting
Alternative form of beestings (“The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth”)
beestings
beestings
noun
The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth.
plural of beesting
beetling
beetling
adj
Jutting or protruding, especially of a person's brows.
noun
The process by which fabrics, etc. are beetled, or beaten with a mallet.
verb
present participle of beetle
befitting
befitting
adj
appropriate, becoming
verb
present participle of befit
befittingly
befittingly
adv
In a befitting manner
befittingness
befittingness
noun
The state or quality of being befitting.
befretting
begetting
begetting
noun
The act or product of one who begets.
verb
present participle of beget
begotten
begotten
adj
Brought into being by one's begetter(s).
verb
past participle of beget
begottenness
begottenness
noun
(theology) The quality of being begotten.
begruntle
begruntle
verb
(transitive) To make or render uneasy; disconcert.
begrutten
begrutten
adj
(dialectal, Scotland) Showing the effects of much weeping; marred or swollen in the face through continued weeping.