Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
verb
present participle of abash
baahling
batching
batching
verb
present participle of batch
baughman
beaching
beaching
noun
An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
verb
present participle of beach
behaving
behaving
noun
Behaviour.
verb
present participle of behave
behoving
behoving
verb
present participle of behove
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
belching
belching
noun
The act of producing a belch.
verb
present participle of belch
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
benghazi
benghazi
Proper noun
A Mediterranean sea port in Libya.
berghaan
berghaan
noun
(South Africa) Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii)
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.
verb
present participle of berth
bhadgaon
bhungini
bighorns
bighorns
noun
plural of bighorn
bighting
bighting
verb
present participle of bight
birching
birching
noun
A beating with a birch.
verb
present participle of birch
birthing
birthing
noun
(nautical) Alternative spelling of berthing
(sometimes attributive) The act of giving birth.
verb
present participle of birth
bitching
bitching
adj
(slang) Excellent; outstanding.
(slang, less common) Awful, terrible.
noun
(vulgar, colloquial) A spiteful criticism or complaint.
verb
present participle of bitch
blachong
blushing
blushing
adj
Showing blushes; rosy red.
noun
The act of one who blushes; a blush.
verb
present participle of blush
bonaught
botching
botching
verb
present participle of botch
boughten
boughten
adj
(archaic or regional, West Country, Cornwall, Canada, US) Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade).
verb
(archaic or regional, chiefly US) past participle of buy
brighten
brighten
verb
(intransitive) To become brighter or more cheerful in mood
(intransitive) To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up
(transitive) To make bright or brighter in color.
(transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
(transitive, figuratively) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
brighton
bringeth
bringeth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of bring
bronaugh
brushing
brushing
adj
(dated) brisk; light
noun
(uncountable, Internet) A fraudulent technique in which an online seller sends out fake orders (such as empty boxes) and adds positive reviews about those orders, ostensibly from the recipient.
An instance of brushing.
verb
present participle of brush
bunching
bunching
noun
(countable) An arrangement of items in a bunch.
(uncountable) The illegitimate supplying of laboratory animals that are actually kidnapped pets or illegally trapped strays.
verb
present participle of bunch
bunghole
bunghole
noun
Alternative spelling of bung-hole
burnight
busching
bushings
bushings
noun
plural of bushing
bushongo
guahiban
habiting
habiting
noun
(poetic, obsolete) clothing; garb
(poetic, obsolete) habitation; living place
verb
present participle of habit
handbags
handbags
intj
(Britain, slang) Said jocularly in response to a particularly derogatory, bitchy or catty dialogue; calm down; cool it.
noun
(UK, slang) An insignificant fight or argument.
plural of handbag
hangable
hangable
adj
Able to be hung or suspended.
Punishable with execution by hanging.
hangbird
hangbird
noun
The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula), whose nest is suspended from the limb of a tree.
harbinge
harbinge
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To lodge, stay.
(rare, neologism) To be a harbinger; to presage.
highborn
highborn
adj
(archaic) Born a member of an upper-level social class (although not necessarily retaining high social standing)
(archaic) Of high social standing as a result of having been born a member of an upper-level social class.
(figuratively) Of superior or premium quality; magnificent; expensive.
Of, pertaining to, or befitting people of high social standing.
hobbling
hobbling
noun
gerund of hobble: the movement of one who hobbles.
verb
present participle of hobble
humbling
humbling
adj
Of higher rank, status, quality, strength, etc.; inducing a feeling of inferiority.
noun
An event which causes humbleness; a set-down.
verb
present participle of humble
langbehn
neighbor
neighbor
noun
US standard spelling of neighbour.
newburgh
pinchbug
rehnberg
sharnbug
shebangs
shebangs
noun
plural of shebang
shinberg
siegbahn
snagbush
thumbing
thumbing
noun
The act by which something is thumbed.
verb
present participle of thumb
unbought
unbought
adj
Not bought; unpurchased.
unbright
unbright
adj
Not bright; lacking light; dim.
Not bright; of limited intellect.
vanbrugh
whizbang
whizbang
noun
(by extension) Someone or something that holds an explosive amount of success, skill or effectiveness.
(dated) A small artillery shell
(dated) A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding