An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.
bathometry
bathroomed
bathroomed
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having (the specified kind or number of) bathrooms.
bathtubful
bathtubful
noun
As much as a bathtub will hold.
bathylitic
bathymeter
bathymeter
noun
Alternative form of bathometer
bathymetry
bathymetry
noun
The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.
bathyscape
bathyscape
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe
bathyscaph
bathyscaph
noun
Alternative spelling of bathyscaphe
bathyseism
batophobia
batophobia
noun
The fear of high objects or of high objects falling down.
batrachian
batrachian
adj
Pertaining to or resembling a frog or toad.
noun
(rare) A frog or toad.
batrachite
batrachite
noun
A pale greenish-grey variety of montmorillonite.
batrachium
batrachoid
batrachoid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Batrachoididae of marine fishes, called toadfish.
(zoology, dated) Frog-like; batrachian.
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Batrachoididae; a batrachoidid.
battleship
battleship
noun
(military, nautical) A large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
(military, nautical, archaic) A ship of the line.
A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).
A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
beachdrops
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beachheads
beachheads
noun
plural of beachhead
beachlamar
beadhouses
beadhouses
noun
plural of beadhouse
beadlehood
beadlehood
noun
beadledom
beadleship
beadleship
noun
The office of a beadle.
beautihood
beautyship
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
bechancing
bechancing
verb
present participle of bechance
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
beefheaded
beefheaded
adj
stupid; dull-witted
beersheeba
beethovian
beethovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to in particular his style of music.
beetlehead
beetlehead
noun
A stupid fellow; a blockhead.
The black-bellied plover, or bullhead (Pluvialis squatarola).
befathered
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
beggarhood
beggarhood
noun
The class of beggars generally.
The condition of being a beggar.
behavioral
behavioral
adj
(American spelling) Of or relating to behavior.
behaviored
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
behindhand
behindhand
adj
(archaic) Behind (someone or something moving, a trend, etc.), lagging behind, not keeping up.
(archaic) Behind in paying a debt; in arrears.
(archaic) Not having enough of, lacking (in something).
(archaic, of a person) Late, tardy, overdue, behind (in accomplishing a task, etc.).
(archaic, of a task or the object of a task) Not at the expected point of completion.
(dated) Inferior, less advanced (compared with someone in something).
adv
(archaic) Belatedly, tardily.
(archaic) In debt, or in arrears.
beholdable
beholdable
adj
Able to be beheld.
beldamship
bellarthur
bellhanger
bellingham
bellingham
Proper noun
a city in Washington state, USA
a suburb in London, England
bellyached
bellyached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bellyache
bellyacher
bellyacher
noun
One who bellyaches; a complainer.
bellyaches
bellyaches
noun
plural of bellyache
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bellyache
belshazzar
benchboard
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
benetnasch
benthamism
benthamism
Proper noun
The utilitarianist doctrines of
benthamite
benthamite
Adjective
Relating to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
Noun
One who subscribes to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
bequeathal
bequeathal
noun
The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest.
bequeathed
bequeathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bequeath
bequeather
bequeather
noun
One who bequeaths.
beshadowed
beshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshadow
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
beterschap
bethanking
bethanking
verb
present participle of bethank
bethreaten
bethylidae
betrothals
betrothals
noun
plural of betrothal
bhaiachara
bhaiachari
bhavabhuti
bibliotaph
bibliotaph
noun
(rare) One who "buries" books, typically by hoarding them unread, hiding them, locking them away, or otherwise shutting them up and keeping them from use
bicephalic
bicephalic
Adjective
Having two heads.
bichelamar
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
biddulphia
bighearted
bighearted
adj
Noble, kind and generous
biharmonic
biharmonic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a class of fourth-order partial differential equations which arises in areas of continuum mechanics
noun
Any equation of this kind.
bilharzial
bilharzial
adj
Relating to bilharzia.
billethead
billethead
noun
(nautical) A carved wooden decoration, usually at the bow of a vessel, generally smaller than a figurehead
binaphthyl
binaphthyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, analogous to biphenyl, formed from two naphthalene residues linked by a single bond
binghamton
binghamton
Proper noun
a city and a town in New York, USA, the city is the county seat of The town was named after
an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
biographee
biographee
noun
One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
biographer
biographer
noun
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.
biographic
biographic
adj
biographical
biophagism
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
birdinhand
birkenhead
birkenhead
Proper noun
An English topographic surname
Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
the town itself.
birmingham
birmingham
Proper noun
A city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England, with a population of over one million.
A city in Alabama, United States
A city in Michigan, United States.
birobizhan
birthdates
birthdates
noun
plural of birthdate
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
birthplace
birthplace
noun
(by extension) The location where something was created or devised.
The location where a person was born.
birthrates
birthrates
noun
plural of birthrate
bishopscap
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bitterhead
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackheads
blackheads
noun
plural of blackhead
blackheart
blackheart
noun
A cruel and remorseless person.
A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.
A type of malleable cast iron with minimum tensile strength of 350 N/mm².
Any of various plant diseases that cause darkening of the central tissue.
blackishly
blackishly
adv
In a blackish way.
blacklight
blacklight
noun
Alternative form of black light (“ultraviolet bulb”)
blackpatch
blackshear
blackshear
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
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.
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.
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.
bladesmith
bladesmith
noun
A maker of knives and swords.
blanchette
blanchinus
blandished
blandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blandish
blandisher
blandisher
noun
Flatterer.
blandishes
blandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blandish
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
blasphemer
blasphemer
noun
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
blasphemes
blasphemes
noun
plural of blaspheme
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blaspheme
blathering
blathering
noun
Meaningless nonsense.
verb
present participle of blather
bleachable
bleachable
adj
Capable of being bleached without excessive damage, as articles of laundry.
bleachyard
blennorhea
blepharism
blephillia
blithemeat
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
bluehearts
bluethroat
bluethroat
noun
A small Old World passerine bird, Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.
blumenthal
blythedale
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
boarfishes
boarfishes
noun
plural of boarfish
boatheader
boathouses
boathouses
noun
plural of boathouse
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
bobadilish
boethusian
boghazkeui
bohmerwald
bolography
boltheader
boneheaded
boneheaded
adj
(slang) Resembling or characteristic of a bonehead.