(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
backwort
bairnwort
bakerstown
balewort
banewort
banewort
noun
Atropa belladonna, deadly nightshade.
Ranunculus flammula, spearwort
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barrenwort
barrenwort
noun
A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
barrowcoat
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
barrytown
barstow
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartholomewtide
bartow
bartow
Proper noun
a city in Florida, USA
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
beardstown
bearwort
bearwort
noun
A perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.
beavertown
bedworth
beewort
beewort
noun
The plant Acorus calamus, the sweet flag or calamus.
belchertown
bellwort
bellwort
noun
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Uvularia, that have yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
Any of various plants in the Campanulaceae family.
bellworts
bellworts
noun
plural of bellwort
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
berkowitz
bestower
bestower
noun
One who bestows.
bestrow
bestrow
verb
Alternative form of bestrew
bestrowed
bestrowed
verb
simple past tense of bestrow
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bestrown
bestrown
verb
(archaic) past participle of bestrew
bestrows
bestrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestrow
bethflower
betowered
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
birthwort
birthwort
noun
Any plant species of the genus Aristolochia.
Birthroot, Trillium erectum
bitterwood
bitterwood
noun
Jamaica quassia Picrasma excelsa, native to the Caribbean
paradise tree Simarouba glauca, native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America
quassia (Quassia amara)
bitterworm
bitterwort
bitterwort
noun
The great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very bitter taste.
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.
blisterwort
bloodwort
bloodwort
noun
Any of the Haemodoraceae, a family of flowering plants some of whose roots contain a red dye.
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.
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.
bogwort
bogwort
noun
The bilberry or whortleberry plant.
bolewort
bolsterwork
boltwork
bondelswarts
bonewort
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bordentown
borwort
bosworth
bosworth
Proper noun
A city/town in Missouri, US.
botchwork
botchwork
noun
Inferior and shoddy work.
bottleflower
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
bowerlet
bowerlet
noun
A little bower.
bowerston
bowfront
bowfront
adj
Having a bow window in front.
Having an outward curving front.
bowralite
bowsprit
bowsprit
noun
(nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
bowsprits
bowsprits
noun
plural of bowsprit
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bowstringing
bowstringing
verb
present participle of bowstring
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
bowwort
boyertown
bragwort
brantwood
brasstown
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
brentwood
brentwood
Proper noun
a town in Essex, England.
a town in New Hampshire, USA
bretwaldadom
brewerton
brewton
brewton
Proper noun
a city in Alabama, USA
bribeworthy
bridewort
bridewort
noun
Filipendula ulmaria
Spiraea alba, the pale bridewort
Spiraea salicifolia
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
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
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
brinktown
bristlewort
bristow
bristow
Proper noun
Bristol
brittlewood
brittlewort
broadwater
broadwayite
broomstraw
broomwort
brotherwort
brotherwort
noun
pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum)
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
browet
brownest
brownest
adj
superlative form of brown: most brown
browniest
browniest
adj
superlative form of browny: most browny
brownist
brownist
Noun
One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.
Noun
An and follower of (1540–1633).
brownistic
brownistical
brownout
brownout
noun
(Philippines, some other countries) A blackout, regardless of time of day.
A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination
A power outage during the day; distinguished from a blackout, which occurs at night
Temporary closing of a fire station, usually due to budget restrictions.
Temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision.
brownouts
brownouts
noun
plural of brownout
brownprint
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
brownshirts
brownshirts
noun
plural of brownshirt
brownstone
brownstone
noun
(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.
(uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
brownstones
brownstones
noun
plural of brownstone
brownstown
browntail
brownton
browntop
browntop
noun
Brachiaria ramosa (browntop millet)
Common bent (Agrostis capillaris)
Microstegium spp.
browntown
brownwort
brownwort
noun
A species of figwort or Scrophularia, (Scrophularia vernalis), and other species of the same genus, mostly perennials with inconspicuous coarse flowers.
browpost
browsability
browsability
noun
The quality or state of being browsable.
browst
brucetown
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.