(archaic, thieves' cant) The illegitimate child of an unmarried woman and a married man.
bagwash
bagwash
noun
(historical) A type of laundry in which the washing was returned to the customer in a bag, undried and unpressed.
bangash
bashing
bashing
noun
An instance of bashing; a physical or verbal attack.
verb
present participle of bash
biggish
biggish
adj
Somewhat big.
blights
blights
noun
plural of blight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blight
boggish
boggish
adj
boggy
brights
brights
noun
(US, road transport) The high-beam intensity setting of motor vehicle headlamps.
(colloquial, dated) Household utensils (such as cutlery, ornaments, and plate) made of shiny metal.
Bold or vivid colours; also, clothes, cosmetics, etc., with such colours.
plural of bright
bugfish
bugfish
noun
(US, dated) The menhaden.
bugshas
bugshas
noun
plural of bugsha
bushing
bushing
noun
(electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
(mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing: a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
(mechanical engineering) A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
(mechanical engineering) An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.
An adapter for joining pipes of different size.
verb
present participle of bush
bushpig
bushpig
noun
Alternative form of bush pig
dogbush
gadbush
ghiblis
ghiblis
noun
plural of ghibli
hagbush
hagbuts
hagbuts
noun
plural of hagbut
hogbush
humbugs
humbugs
noun
plural of humbug
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humbug
nashgab
nashgob
oshogbo
schberg
shagbag
shebang
shebang
noun
(computing) The character string "#!" used at the beginning of a computer file to indicate which interpreter can process the commands in the file, chiefly used in Unix and related operating systems.
(informal) Any matter of present concern; thing; or business; most commonly in the phrase "the whole shebang".
(informal, US, archaic) A lean-to or temporary shelter.
(informal, US, archaic) A place or building; a store, saloon, or brothel.
