In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backhandedly
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
balderdashes
balderdashes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balderdash
balmawhapple
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
baluchithere
barhamsville
barrelfishes
barrelfishes
noun
plural of barrelfish
barrelhouses
barrelhouses
noun
plural of barrelhouse
bartholomean
bartholomeus
bartholomite
bathetically
bathetically
adv
In a bathetic manner.
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
beetleheaded
beetleheaded
adj
Alternative form of beetle-headed
behaviorally
behaviorally
adv
With respect to behavior.
behoovefully
bellyflaught
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
belteshazzar
benzaldehyde
benzaldehyde
noun
(countable) Any of various derivatives of benzaldehyde.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) A chemical compound (C₆H₅CHO) consisting of a benzene ring with an aldehyde substituent.
bequeathable
bequeathable
adj
Capable of being bequeathed.
berlichingen
bertholletia
beseechingly
beseechingly
adv
In a beseeching manner.
betanaphthol
bethlehemite
bethlehemite
Noun
An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.
An insane person; a madman.
Member of an extinct English order of friars.
Member of a Spanish order of friars, founded in 1653 and refounded in 1984.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bibliophiles
bibliophiles
noun
plural of bibliophile
bibliothecae
bibliothecae
noun
plural of bibliotheca
bibliothecal
bibliothecal
adj
Belonging or pertaining to a library.
bibliothecas
bibliotheque
bibliotheque
noun
(obsolete) A collection of books or treatises.
bibliothetic
bibliothetic
adj
Pertaining to libraries.
bigheartedly
bigheartedly
adv
In a bighearted manner
bilharziases
bilharziases
noun
plural of bilharziasis
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biotechnical
biotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology
blabbermouth
blabbermouth
noun
(aviation) A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports.
(informal) A gossip.
(informal) A person who talks excessively.
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blackshirted
blanchimeter
blandishment
blandishment
noun
(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.
(countable) Something alluring or attractive.
(uncountable, figurative) Allurement, attraction.
blastosphere
blastosphere
noun
A blastula
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
bleacherites
bleacherites
noun
plural of bleacherite
bleachground
blennophobia
blennophobia
noun
(very rare) The irrational fear of slime.
blennorrheal
blennorrheal
adj
Relating to blennorrhea.
blennorrhoea
blennorrhoea
noun
(pathology) A flow of mucus.
blennothorax
blepharedema
blepharedema
noun
edema of the eyelids
blepharocera
blepharoncus
blepharostat
blepharostat
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to keep the eyelids apart during an operation
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
bletheration
bletherskate
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
blithesomely
blithesomely
adv
In a blithesome manner.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bloodshedder
bloodshedder
noun
One who sheds blood; a murderer.
bloodshotten
bloodshotten
adj
Obsolete form of bloodshot.
bluishnesses
blunthearted
bluntishness
bluntishness
noun
(rare) The quality of being somewhat blunt.
blushfulness
blushfulness
noun
The quality of being blushful.
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
bolshevistic
bolshevizing
bolshevizing
verb
present participle of bolshevize
borghalpenny
borophenylic
bothersomely
bothersomely
adv
In a bothersome way.
bothriolepis
bottleholder
bottleholder
noun
(colloquial) A person who attends a boxer during a bout.
(colloquial, by extension) One who assists or supports another in a contest; a backer.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
brachycephal
brachylogies
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
branchellion
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
breathalyzer
breathalyzer
noun
A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol.
breathlessly
breathlessly
adv
In a breathless manner, usually due to excitement, exertion, etc.
breathseller
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
breechcloths
breechcloths
noun
plural of breechcloth
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
breechesless
breechesless
Adjective
Not having any breeches.
Not wearing breeches; pantless.
breechloader
breechloader
noun
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
bromethylene
bronchiocele
brunelleschi
bubbleheaded
bubbleheaded
adj
(informal) Stupid; vacuous.
buffleheaded
bulletheaded
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullheadedly
bullheadedly
adv
In a bullheaded manner.
burghalpenny
bushelbasket
buttonholder
buttonholers
buttonholers
noun
plural of buttonholer
calcographer
calcographer
noun
A person who draws using chalk
calistheneum
calistheneum
noun
(dated) A gymnasium, especially one for light physical exercise by women and children.
calisthenics
calisthenics
noun
(in the plural) Gymnastic exercises under the participation of a (surface-wise) multitude of muscles and often minimal equipment (thus, usually bodyweight exercises) with a stress on stamina.
(in the singular) A system of such exercises.
calligrapher
calligrapher
noun
one who practices calligraphy
calliphorine
callistephus
callisthenic
callisthenic
adj
Alternative spelling of calisthenic
calycanthemy
calycanthine
calycophorae
camelishness
candlefishes
candlefishes
noun
plural of candlefish
candleholder
candleholder
noun
(dated, by extension) One who renders another slight assistance, or humours them.
(historical) A person who holds a candle to assist another person who is working in dim light.
A device for holding one or more lit candles
candlelights
candlelights
noun
plural of candlelight
candleshrift
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cantharellus
carpocephala
carpocephala
noun
plural of carpocephalum
cartwheelers
cartwheelers
noun
plural of cartwheeler
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
caschielawis
cashableness
catchpollery
catechetical
catechetical
adj
Of or pertaining to catechesis.
catechisable
catechizable
catechizable
adj
Able or fit to be catechized.
catechumenal
catechumenal
adj
Of or pertaining to a catechumen, or to the process and preparation for baptism.
catholicates
catholicates
noun
plural of catholicate
catholicised
catholicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catholicise
catholiciser
catholicized
catholicized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catholicize
catholicizer
catholicizes
catholicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catholicize
catholicness
catholicness
noun
The quality of being catholic; universality; catholicity.
catholicoses
catholicoses
noun
plural of catholicos
cavaliership
cavaliership
noun
The role or status of a cavalier.
celeomorphae
celeomorphic
celiadelphus
celidography
celiorrhaphy
celioschisis
centillionth
centillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number one centillion (10³⁰³ short scale, or 10⁶⁰⁰ long scale).