(countable, uncountable) sounds produced by infant during the babbling period
(uncountable) a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words
verb
present participle of babble
backings
backings
noun
plural of backing
badgeman
badgeman
noun
(UK) An almshouse man.
A man who wears a badge.
badgemen
badgemen
noun
plural of badgeman
badigeon
badigeon
noun
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
badinage
badinage
noun
Playful raillery; banter.
verb
To engage in badinage or playful banter.
baffling
baffling
adj
Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
frustrating
noun
An act of foiling or thwarting.
verb
present participle of baffle
bagatine
bagganet
baggings
baggings
noun
plural of bagging
bagnette
bagplant
bagtikan
bagwoman
bagwoman
noun
A female bagman (person involved with illicit money).
bagwomen
bagwomen
noun
plural of bagwoman
baiginet
bakingly
bakingly
adv
So as to bake.
balangay
balangay
noun
A type of wooden watercraft used by a group of Austronesian people when they migrated to the Philippines.
Alternative form of barangay (“local government unit in the Philippines”)
balatong
baldling
balinger
balinger
noun
(nautical, historical) A small medieval sea-going ship with oars and sails.
ballgown
ballgown
noun
A formal gown to be worn by women to balls and similar social events.
verb
(intransitive, UK, live action role-playing games) To roleplay romance as part of a roleplaying game.
ballogan
bandaged
bandaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bandage
bandager
bandager
noun
One who applies a bandage.
bandages
bandages
noun
plural of bandage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bandage
bandoeng
bandying
bandying
noun
gerund of bandy (“the act of one who bandies”)
verb
present participle of bandy
bangalay
bangalow
bangalow
noun
bangalow palm
bangkoks
bangkoks
noun
plural of bangkok
bangling
bangling
noun
Contention; squabbling
verb
present participle of bangle
bangster
bangster
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A victor.
(archaic, Scotland) A violent, overbearing man; a ruffian, bully or braggart.
bangtail
bangtail
noun
(US) A racehorse.
(marketing) An envelope with a perforated flap on which promotional material is printed; the flap on such an envelope.
The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail.
verb
To shear off the hair horizontally at the end of a cow or horse's tail.
bankings
bankings
noun
plural of banking
bantings
bantling
bantling
noun
(archaic) A bastard-child.
(archaic, UK dialectal) An infant or young child.
(archaic, derogatory) A brat.
banxring
banxring
noun
(zoology) An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia
barangay
barangay
noun
(Philippines) Alternative form of balangay (“type of boat”)
(Philippines) The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.
bardings
bardings
noun
plural of barding
bardling
bardling
noun
An inferior bard.
bargains
bargains
noun
plural of bargain
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bargain
bargeman
bargeman
noun
(nautical, slang) A large white maggot that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.
A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge.
A member of the crew of a barge.
bargemen
bargemen
noun
plural of bargeman
barnegat
barolong
baronage
baronage
noun
(obsolete) barony, the dignity or rank of a baron
(obsolete) barony, the land which gives title to a baron
an annotated list of barons or peers
barons or nobles collectively
barragan
barragon
barragon
noun
A light corded cotton for summerwear, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
bastings
bastings
noun
plural of basting
bastogne
batangas
batching
batching
verb
present participle of batch
batiking
batiking
verb
present participle of batik
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
battings
battings
noun
plural of batting
battling
battling
adj
Fertile.
Nourishing; fattening.
noun
A growing fat, or the process of causing to grow fat; a fattening.
That which nourishes or fattens, as food, or feed for animals, or manure for soil.
verb
present participle of battle
baubling
baubling
adj
Obsolete form of bawbling.
baughman
baulking
baulking
noun
Alternative form of balking
verb
present participle of baulk
beaching
beaching
noun
An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
verb
present participle of beach
beadings
beadings
noun
plural of beading
beagling
beagling
verb
present participle of beagle
beanbags
beanbags
noun
plural of beanbag
bearding
bearding
noun
(television) An undesirable video artifact whereby darker parts of a signal bleed across horizontally into the brighter parts.
verb
present participle of beard
bearings
bearings
noun
plural of bearing
beatings
beatings
noun
plural of beating
becoming
becoming
adj
decent, respectable
pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
noun
(chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
verb
present participle of become
beddings
beddings
noun
plural of bedding
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
beesting
beesting
noun
Alternative form of bee sting
Alternative form of beestings (“The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth”)
beeswing
beeswing
noun
A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.
beetling
beetling
adj
Jutting or protruding, especially of a person's brows.
noun
The process by which fabrics, etc. are beetled, or beaten with a mallet.
verb
present participle of beetle
befinger
befinger
verb
(transitive) To finger all over.
befringe
befringe
verb
To furnish or adorn with a fringe.
begazing
begazing
verb
present participle of begaze
beginger
beginner
beginner
noun
(theater) An actor who is present on stage in the first moments of a play.
Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
Someone who sets something in motion.
begnawed
begnawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begnaw
begonias
begonias
noun
plural of begonia
begotten
begotten
adj
Brought into being by one's begetter(s).
verb
past participle of beget
begowned
begowned
adj
Wearing a gown.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begown
begroans
begroans
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begroan
beguines
beguines
noun
plural of beguine
behaving
behaving
noun
Behaviour.
verb
present participle of behave
behoving
behoving
verb
present participle of behove
beignets
beignets
noun
plural of beignet
bejeling
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
belanger
belating
belating
verb
present participle of belate
belaying
belaying
verb
present participle of belay
belching
belching
noun
The act of producing a belch.
verb
present participle of belch
belgians
belgrano
belitong
belitung
bellying
bellying
adj
Bulging or billowing.
noun
A bulging, swelling or billowing shape; the act or state of bulging, swelling or billowing.
verb
present participle of belly
belonged
belonged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belong
belonger
belonger
noun
(UK) One who has close ties to a specific overseas territory, normally by ancestry, and is therefore granted certain rights.
One who belongs; a member.
beltings
beltings
noun
plural of belting
bemangle
bemangle
verb
(transitive) To mangle; to tear asunder.
bemingle
bemingle
verb
(transitive, rare) To mingle; mix.
bemiring
bemiring
verb
present participle of bemire
bemixing
bemixing
verb
present participle of bemix
bemusing
bemusing
verb
present participle of bemuse
benaming
benaming
verb
present participle of bename
benching
benching
noun
An instance of a person being removed temporarily from an active role in a group or team activity.
verb
present participle of bench
bengalic
benghazi
benghazi
Proper noun
A Mediterranean sea port in Libya.
benguela
benignly
benignly
adv
In a benign manner.
beraking
beranger
berating
berating
verb
present participle of berate
bergeman
bergeron
berghaan
berghaan
noun
(South Africa) Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii)
bergland
berglund
bergmann
bergmans
beriming
beriming
verb
present participle of berime
beringed
beringed
adj
Wearing a ring or rings.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bering
berrigan
berrying
berrying
noun
An expedition to pick berries.
verb
present participle of berry
berthing
berthing
noun
(nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to be berthed, to rest at some docking facility.
(obsolete, nautical) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.