Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
noun
The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
verb
present participle of backbite
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backgammon
backgammon
noun
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
{{lb|en|backgammon}} A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
verb
To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
backgeared
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backliding
backlogged
backlogged
adj
Having an excessive list of tasks to do, especially tasks that should have already been performed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlog
backstring
balenciaga
bangiaceae
barbecuing
barbecuing
verb
present participle of barbecue
barcolongo
barnacling
barnacling
verb
present participle of barnacle
barracking
barracking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The act of cheering for or supporting a team.
An act of jeering or heckling.
verb
present participle of barrack
beccabunga
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
bechancing
bechancing
verb
present participle of bechance
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
beclogging
beclogging
verb
present participle of beclog
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becrusting
becudgeled
bedticking
beflecking
beflecking
verb
present participle of befleck
beggarlice
beneficing
beneficing
verb
present participle of benefice
benignancy
benignancy
noun
benignity
bergamasca
bescouring
beseeching
beseeching
noun
A heartfelt plea.
verb
present participle of beseech
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bigamistic
bigamistic
adj
bigamous
bioecology
bioecology
noun
The specifically biological aspects of ecology
biogenetic
biogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogenesis.
Of or pertaining to biogenetics.
biographic
biographic
adj
biographical
biological
biological
adj
(proscribed, an error in non-native speakers' English) Organic (grown without agrochemicals).
Of or relating to biology.
Related by consanguinity, especially as to parents and children.
noun
(rare) A biological product.
biscuiting
blackening
blackening
noun
(countable) The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
(uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion; on steel, generally, synonym of bluing.
The act of defaming or sullying.
verb
present participle of blacken
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blacklight
blacklight
noun
Alternative form of black light (“ultraviolet bulb”)
blacksburg
blancmange
blancmange
noun
(historical) A dish, eaten in the Middle Ages, generally consisting of chicken (or sometimes capon or fish), milk or almond milk, rice, and sugar.
A simple dessert made by cooking sweetened milk with cornstarch and vanilla.
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
blocksburg
bocklogged
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
boschneger
bouncingly
bouncingly
adv
With a bouncing motion.
boycottage
boycotting
boycotting
noun
The act of something being boycotted.
verb
present participle of boycott
brachering
brachylogy
brachylogy
noun
(rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"
Concise speech; laconism.
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
branchings
branchings
noun
plural of branching
branchling
branchling
noun
A small or young branch.
bratticing
bratticing
noun
The material used for forming brattices.
verb
present participle of brattice
buccanning
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bumsucking
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
cabdriving
cabdriving
noun
The trade of a cabdriver.
cabineting
cablegrams
cablegrams
noun
plural of cablegram
cabotinage
cabotinage
noun
overacting; hamming
caccagogue
cacogenics
cacogenics
noun
(medicine) The opposite of eugenics; the aggregation of factors, through adverse sexual selection and reproduction, tending to promote bad genetic characteristics in people.
cacogeusia
cacogeusia
noun
(pathology) An experience of a bad taste not due to ingested material
cacography
cacography
noun
Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
Poor or illegible handwriting.
caenogaean
caginesses
cagliostro
cagoulards
cagoulards
noun
plural of cagoulard
cairngorum
cairngorum
noun
Alternative form of cairngorm
cajolingly
cajolingly
adv
in a cajoling manner
cakemaking
cakemaking
noun
The making of cakes.
calamining
calamining
verb
present participle of calamine
calcifugal
calcifugal
adj
Of or relating to a calcifuge.
calcifying
calcifying
verb
present participle of calcify
caligation
caligation
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) dimness; cloudiness
caliginous
caliginous
adj
(archaic or literary) Dark, obscure; murky.
caligraphy
caligraphy
noun
Alternative form of calligraphy
caligulism
calipering
calipering
verb
present participle of caliper
calligraph
calligraph
verb
To write using calligraphy.
callousing
callousing
verb
present participle of callous
calography
calombigas
calorizing
calorizing
verb
present participle of calorize
calystegia
cameograph
camerlengo
camerlengo
noun
The cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes.
camerlingo
camletting
camouflage
camouflage
noun
(biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
(military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
(textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
A disguise or covering up.
Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
The act of disguising.
verb
To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.
campagnols
campagnols
noun
plural of campagnol
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
campaigner
campaigner
noun
(by extension) A military veteran.
A person who campaigns for a person running for political office or works, or supports, in an organised and active way towards a goal; an activist.
A person who has served in a military campaign.
Someone with experience in a certain field.
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
campignian
canalising
canalising
verb
present participle of canalise
canalizing
canalizing
verb
present participle of canalize
canaseraga
cancelling
cannalling
cannelburg
canonising
canonising
verb
present participle of canonise
canonizing
canonizing
verb
present participle of canonize
canonsburg
canoodling
canoodling
noun
amorous pettings or caresses
verb
present participle of canoodle
canulating
canulating
verb
present participle of canulate
canvassing
canvassing
noun
The act of one who canvasses or solicits.
verb
present participle of canvass
caperingly
caperingly
adv
in a capering manner
capitaling
caponising
caponising
verb
present participle of caponise
caponizing
caponizing
verb
present participle of caponize
caprimulgi
caprioling
caprioling
verb
present participle of capriole
captaining
captaining
verb
present participle of captain
captioning
captioning
noun
The act of assigning a caption.
verb
present participle of caption
caracoling
caracoling
noun
A caracole, or half-turn.
verb
present participle of caracole
carangidae
caravaggio
caravaning
caravaning
verb
present participle of caravan
carcassing
carcinogen
carcinogen
noun
A substance or agent that can cause cancer.
cardiagram
cardialgia
cardialgia
noun
cardialgy; heartburn
cardialgic
cardington
cardiogram
cardiogram
noun
(cardiology) The visual output an electrocardiograph produces
cardiology
cardiology
noun
(medicine) The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
caretaking
caretaking
noun
The act of taking care or taking charge of something.
cargadores
caricology
cariogenic
cariogenic
adj
Of, or relating to cariogenesis
Producing dental caries
carloading
carloading
noun
(rail transport) The loading of a freight car.
carmagnole
carmagnole
noun
(archaic) A bombastic report from the French armies.
(clothing, historical) A short jacket, fashionable during the French Revolution, with short skirts, a broad collar and lapels, and several rows of buttons.
(historical) A popular Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
carnifying
carnifying
verb
present participle of carnify
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
carphology
carphology
noun
Alternative form of carphologia
carpogenic
carpogenic
adj
(botany) Producing fruit, or causing fruit to develop.