(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
baccalaureat
baccalaureat
noun
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“International Baccalaureate”)
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”)
baccalaureus
baculiferous
baculiticone
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
balsamaceous
baluchithere
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
barbellulate
barbellulate
adj
(botany) Barbellate with small hairs or barbs.
barbouillage
barbourville
barbourville
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
bareknuckled
barrelhouses
barrelhouses
noun
plural of barrelhouse
bartholomeus
basellaceous
basellaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Basellaceae.
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.
bdellouridae
beaujolaises
beautifuller
beautifuller
adj
(obsolete, nonstandard) comparative form of beautiful: more beautiful
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
becudgelling
beelzebubian
beelzebubian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Beelzebub.
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
befurbelowed
befurbelowed
adj
(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
beglerbegluc
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
behoovefully
beleaguering
beleaguering
verb
present participle of beleaguer
belimousined
bellybuttons
bellybuttons
noun
plural of bellybutton
bellyflaught
bemuddlement
bemuddlement
noun
The state of being bemuddled.
benzinduline
benzinduline
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of indulines derived from phenazine.
benzofulvene
benzofulvene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any benzo derivative of a fulvene
benzotoluide
bepuzzlement
bepuzzlement
Noun
Perplexity.
bequeathable
bequeathable
adj
Capable of being bequeathed.
biarticulate
biarticulate
adj
(zoology) Having, or consisting of, two joints.
biauriculate
biauriculate
adj
Having two auricles
Having two ear-like projections at the base.
bibliotheque
bibliotheque
noun
(obsolete) A collection of books or treatises.
bibulosities
bibulousness
bibulousness
noun
The quality of being bibulous.
bimillennium
binucleolate
binucleolate
adj
(biology) Having two nucleoli.
biomolecular
biomolecular
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules)
biomolecules
biomolecules
noun
plural of biomolecule
bitubercular
blabbermouth
blabbermouth
noun
(aviation) A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports.
(informal) A gossip.
(informal) A person who talks excessively.
blackfigured
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blamefulness
blamefulness
noun
The quality of being blameful.
bleachground
blennogenous
blennogenous
adj
Generating mucus.
blepharoncus
blissfulness
blissfulness
noun
The characteristic of being blissful.
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
bloodcurdler
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
blottesquely
blountsville
blountsville
Proper noun
A town in
A town in
blubberingly
blubberingly
adv
With blubbering sounds; with broken or noisy sobs.
bluebeardism
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluishnesses
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blunthearted
bluntishness
bluntishness
noun
(rare) The quality of being somewhat blunt.
blurrinesses
blurrinesses
noun
plural of blurriness
blushfulness
blushfulness
noun
The quality of being blushful.
blusteration
blusteration
noun
blustering
blusteringly
blusteringly
adv
in a blustering manner
blusterously
blusterously
adv
In a blusterous manner.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
boatbuilders
boatbuilders
noun
plural of boatbuilder
bodybuilders
bodybuilders
noun
plural of bodybuilder
boisterously
boisterously
adv
In a boisterous manner.
borofluoride
borofluoride
noun
(chemistry) A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element or radical.
bougainville
boulangerite
boulangerite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead antimony sulfide mineral that forms metallic grey monoclinic crystals.
bouleuterion
bouleuterion
noun
(architecture, historical) A building in Ancient Greece, housing the boule (council of citizens), where public affairs were discussed.
boulevardier
boulevardier
noun
A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant.
verb
(intransitive) To strut or show off like a boulevardier.
boulevardize
boulevardize
verb
(transitive) To convert into boulevards.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
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.
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
brevilingual
brevilingual
adj
(rare) Having a short tongue.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
brimfullness
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.
brunelleschi
bubbleheaded
bubbleheaded
adj
(informal) Stupid; vacuous.
buccellarius
buffaloberry
buffaloberry
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Shepherdia, native to North America.
The edible berry of these plants.
buffleheaded
buginvillaea
buildingless
buildingless
adj
Without buildings.
bulbocapnine
bulbocapnine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.
bulbonuclear
bulletheaded
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullheadedly
bullheadedly
adv
In a bullheaded manner.
bullterriers
bullterriers
noun
plural of bullterrier
bumblingness
bundlerooted
burdensomely
burdensomely
adv
In a burdensome fashion.
burfordville
burghalpenny
burtonsville
bushelbasket
businesslike
businesslike
adj
Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.
Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson.
butterflower
butterflyers
butterflyers
noun
plural of butterflyer
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
buttonholder
buttonholers
buttonholers
noun
plural of buttonholer
buttressless
buttressless
adj
Without buttresses.
buttresslike
buttresslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buttress.
byelorussian
cadaverously
cadaverously
adv
In a cadaverous manner; like a cadaver.
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
calcareously
calcareously
adv
In a calcareous manner.
calculatedly
calculatedly
adv
In a calculated manner.
calculifrage
calculifrage
noun
(surgery) An instrument inserted into the bladder in order to break up calculi.
calistheneum
calistheneum
noun
(dated) A gymnasium, especially one for light physical exercise by women and children.
callistephus
calumniative
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
calycoideous
camelopardus
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
campanulales
campanulatae
campanulated
campanulated
adj
Alternative form of campanulate (“bell-shaped”)
canaliculate
canaliculate
adj
(botany) Channeled lengthwise; grooved.
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.