Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch
beworship
bheesties
bheesties
noun
plural of bheestie
plural of bheesty
bhutanese
biathlons
biathlons
noun
plural of biathlon
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
billheads
billheads
noun
plural of billhead
billhooks
billhooks
noun
plural of billhook
bimethyls
bioethics
bioethics
noun
(ethics) The branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances.
biophysic
biosphere
biosphere
noun
The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
The totality of living organisms and their environment.
bipaschal
bipaschal
adj
Including two Passovers.
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
birdbaths
birdbaths
noun
plural of birdbath
birdhouse
birdhouse
noun
A small house for birds.
An aviary.
birdshots
birdshots
noun
plural of birdshot
birthdays
birthdays
noun
plural of birthday
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birthday
birthless
birthless
adj
(archaic) Of mean extraction; low-born.
Without a birth or births.
bishareen
bishopdom
bishopdom
noun
The jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.
bishopess
bishopess
noun
A female bishop.
The wife of a bishop.
bishopful
bishoping
bishoping
verb
present participle of bishop
bishoplet
bishoplet
noun
(archaic) A petty bishop.
bishopric
bishopric
noun
A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.
The office or function of a bishop.
bismethyl
bismillah
bismillah
intj
Alternative letter-case form of Bismillah.
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
bismuthic
bismuthic
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
bismuthyl
bismuthyl
noun
(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
bitchiest
bitchiest
adj
superlative form of bitchy: most bitchy
bitesheep
bitesheep
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) A bishop, particularly a Catholic bishop persecuting Protestants.
bitterish
bitterish
adj
Somewhat bitter.
blackbush
blackfish
blackfish
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
(Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
(chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
verb
(Internet slang, derogatory, of a white person) To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).
(fishing) To go fishing for blackfish.
blackwash
blackwash
noun
(chiefly politics) A villainization campaign.
(medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater.
(slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
(slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984.
(slang, mining) Public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes.
verb
(transitive) To blacken, to cover with a black color.
(transitive) To portray in a revisionist fashion as belonging to a black race of people.
(transitive) To villainize, to present in a damaging light.
blanchers
blanchers
noun
plural of blancher
blaspheme
blaspheme
noun
Obsolete spelling of blasphemy
verb
(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
(transitive) To calumniate; to revile; to abuse.
(transitive) To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred).
blasphemy
blasphemy
noun
(by extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
blasthole
blasthole
noun
A hole in the bottom of a pump through which water enters.
The hole created by an explosion, for example in mining.
The hole into which a blasting charge is inserted
bleachers
bleachers
noun
plural of bleacher
blemished
blemished
adj
Having blemishes; flawed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blemish
blemisher
blemisher
noun
One who or that which blemishes.
blemishes
blemishes
noun
plural of blemish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blemish
blenchers
blenchers
noun
plural of blencher
blighters
blighters
noun
plural of blighter
blighties
blighties
noun
plural of blighty
blindfish
blindfish
noun
Any of various fish, having only rudimentary eyes, that inhabit underground waters.
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
bloodshed
bloodshed
noun
(literally) The shedding or spilling of blood.
(obsolete) A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.
(obsolete) The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
bloodshot
bloodshot
adj
(of the eyes) Reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels.
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
blowholes
blowholes
noun
plural of blowhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowhole
blueheads
blueheads
noun
plural of bluehead
blushless
blushless
adj
Without blushes; unblushing.
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
boarishly
boarishly
adv
in a boarish manner
boathouse
boathouse
noun
A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
bobbishly
bobbishly
adv
In a bobbish manner.
bobsleigh
bobsleigh
noun
(UK) The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh.
(obsolete) A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners.
(uncountable, UK) A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
verb
To ride a bobsleigh.
bobwhites
bobwhites
noun
plural of bobwhite
bodyshirt
boehmites
boehmites
noun
plural of boehmite
bohemians
bohemians
noun
plural of bohemian
bolshevik
bolshevik
noun
Alternative form of Bolshevik
boltheads
boltheads
noun
plural of bolthead
boltholes
boltholes
noun
plural of bolthole
boltsmith
bombshell
bombshell
noun
(by extension) Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.
(figurative) Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.
A bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact.
bombsight
bombsight
noun
A device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a desired target.
boneheads
boneheads
noun
plural of bonehead
boneshave
bonhomies
bonhomies
noun
plural of bonhomie
bonhomous
bonhomous
adj
Good-natured; full of bonhomie.
bookishly
bookishly
adv
In a bookish manner.
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
bookshops
bookshops
noun
plural of bookshop
boophilus
boorishly
boorishly
adv
In a boorish manner; uncultured.
boreholes
boreholes
noun
plural of borehole
boresight
boresight
noun
The optical axis of a directional antenna.
borroughs
boschboks
boschboks
noun
plural of boschbok
boschvark
boschveld
boscovich
boshvarks
bosphorus
bosphorus
Proper noun
The narrow waterway beside Istanbul connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean.
botchiest
botchiest
adj
superlative form of botchy: most botchy
bothriums
bothsided
boughless
boughpots
boughpots
noun
plural of boughpot
boweryish
boxfishes
boxfishes
noun
plural of boxfish
boxthorns
boxthorns
noun
plural of boxthorn
boychicks
boychicks
noun
plural of boychick
brachials
brachials
noun
plural of brachial
brachinus
brahmanis
brahmoism
brahmoism
Proper noun
A religious movement of Bengal in the late 18th century.
brahmsian
brahmsian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1833–1897), German composer and pianist, or his compositions.
brahmsite
brainwash
brainwash
noun
A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
verb
(figuratively, dated) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
To persuade completely and forcibly.
brashiest
brashiest
adj
superlative form of brashy: most brashy
brashness
brashness
noun
The characteristic of being brash.
breachers
breachers
noun
plural of breacher
breathers
breathers
noun
plural of breather
brechites
brewhouse
brewhouse
noun
brewery, a place where beer is made
brideship
brighouse
brightens
brightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brighten
brightest
brightest
adj
superlative form of bright: most bright
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of bright
brightish
brightish
adj
Somewhat bright
brindlish
britisher
britisher
Noun
A Briton.
britishly
britishly
Adverb
In a British manner; in a way characteristic of the British.
broachers
broachers
noun
plural of broacher
brochures
brochures
noun
plural of brochure
broombush
broombush
noun
Alternative form of broom bush
brothiest
brothiest
adj
superlative form of brothy: most brothy
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
broughtas
brouhahas
brouhahas
noun
plural of brouhaha
brushable
brushable
adj
Able to be brushed
Able to be controlled by brushing
brushback
brushback
noun
(baseball) Synonym of brushback pitch
brushball
brushbird
brushbush
brushfire
brushfire
noun
(politics, attributive) A war that does not directly involve the world's superpowers.
A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which happens in forests.
brushiest
brushiest
adj
superlative form of brushy: most brushy
brushland
brushland
noun
an area mostly covered with brush growth
brushless
brushless
adj
Not requiring the use of a brush.
Not using brushes, of a motor that does not use physical contacts for the commutator.
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
brushoffs
brushoffs
noun
plural of brushoff
brushwood
brushwood
noun
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
Small trees and shrubs.
brushwork
brushwork
noun
(painting) The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.