An Italian variety of marble, commonly having a dark grey or bluish ground traversed by veins.
bardolino
barenboim
bargainor
bargainor
noun
(law) One who makes a bargain or contract with another, especially to sell property.
bariloche
bariolage
bariolage
noun
(music) A rapid alternation of two notes on two strings of a violin etc
baritenor
baritenor
noun
A singing voice combining parts of baritone and tenor
baritonal
baritonal
adj
Pertaining to or having the character of a baritone
baritones
baritones
noun
plural of baritone
barocchio
baronduki
baronized
baronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baronize
baronries
baronries
noun
plural of baronry
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
barotaxis
barotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to pressure.
barricado
barricado
noun
(archaic) barricade
verb
(archaic) To barricade
barricoes
barrigudo
barrigudo
noun
(archaic) The brown woolly monkey
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
bartholdi
baryecoia
basaltoid
basaltoid
adj
Formed like basalt; basaltiform.
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
basiation
basiation
noun
(obsolete) Kissing.
basihyoid
basihyoid
noun
(anatomy) The central tongue bone.
basilicon
basilicon
noun
(archaic, medicine) Any of various ointments believed to have “sovereign” virtues.
baskonize
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
basophils
basophils
noun
plural of basophil
bastinado
bastinado
noun
A blow with a cudgel or stick.
Beating the bare soles of the feet with a stick as a form of corporal punishment used primarily within prisons in various countries. The receiving person is required to be barefoot.
verb
(transitive) To punish a person by beating the bare soles of the feet, using a stick or truncheon.
bastioned
bastioned
adj
Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastion
bastionet
bastionet
noun
A small bastion.
bastonite
batholite
batholite
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of batholith
batholith
batholith
noun
(geology) A large irregular mass of intrusive igneous rock that has melted or forced itself into surrounding strata
bathonian
bathonian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
batonnier
battalion
battalion
noun
(US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
(by extension) A great number of things.
(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
Any large body of troops.
verb
To form into battalions.
bavaroise
bavaroise
noun
(sometimes proscribed) A cold dessert made from custard, cream and gelatine.
A drink of sweetened milk, eggs and tea, often with some sort of spirit.
bdelloida
beaconing
beaconing
noun
(computing, telecommunications) A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN).
(computing, telecommunications) In a token ring network, the process of isolating a fault domain with signals, so that recovery actions can take place.
verb
present participle of beacon (The emitting of signals from a beacon).
bebington
beccafico
beccafico
noun
A small bird, Sylvia hortensis, the figpecker.
beckoning
beckoning
adj
That beckons.
noun
Such a wave or similar action.
verb
present participle of beckon
becoiffed
becoiffed
adj
Having the hair arranged in a coif.
becollier
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
becrimson
becrimson
verb
(transitive, poetic) To turn crimson; to redden.
bedsonias
bedsonias
noun
plural of bedsonia
befogging
befogging
verb
present participle of befog
befooling
befooling
verb
present participle of befool
befoulier
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
beggiatoa
behaviors
behaviors
noun
plural of behavior
behaviour
behaviour
noun
Britain standard spelling of behavior.
beholding
beholding
adj
Obsolete form of beholden.
noun
The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
verb
present participle of behold
behooving
behooving
verb
present participle of behoove
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
belection
belemnoid
belemnoid
adj
dart-shaped; styloid
noun
(anatomy) The styloid process of the ulna or of the temporal bone.
(zoology) A member of the Belemnoidea, an extinct group of marine cephalopods.
belington
beliquors
belitoeng
bellibone
bellibone
noun
(obsolete) A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness; a fair maid.
bellicose
bellicose
adj
Showing or having the impulse to be combative.
Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.
bellonian
bellonion
bellonion
noun
Alternative form of belloneon
bellovaci
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
belonging
belonging
noun
(countable, chiefly in the plural) Something physical that is owned.
(mineralogy) A rare hard blue silicate mineral found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite.
benthonic
benthonic
adj
Synonym of benthic
bentonite
bentonite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several impure clay minerals consisting mostly of montmorillonite.
A porous clay formed by the decomposition of volcanic ash that swells 5 to 6 times its original volume in the presence of water.
benzamido
benzamino
benzenoid
benzenoid
adj
(organic chemistry) Having an electronic structure analogous to that of benzene; Containing at least one benzene ring
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound of this kind.
benzidino
benzoline
benzoline
noun
(chemistry, dated) amarine
(organic chemistry, dated) A benzole.
benzolize
bercovici
bergamiol
bergamiol
noun
Synonym of linalyl acetate
beriosova
berkovtsi
berkowitz
bernoulli
berrichon
bertillon
berylloid
berylloid
noun
a solid consisting of a double twelve-sided pyramid
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
besnowing
besnowing
verb
present participle of besnow
besognier
besotting
besotting
verb
present participle of besot
bessarion
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
betsileos
bettongia
betulinol
bevington
bevomited
bevomited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bevomit
beworming
beworried
beworried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beworry
beworries
beworries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beworry
beworship
bezoardic
bezoardic
adj
Pertaining to, or compounded with, bezoar.
noun
A medicine containing bezoar.
bialystok
biathlons
biathlons
noun
plural of biathlon
bibacious
bibacious
adj
Addicted to drinking alcohol.
bibliotic
bibliotic
adj
Of or pertaining to bibliotics
bicalvous
bichromic
bichromic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Related to bichromate
bicirrose
bickleton
bicolored
bicolored
adj
Alternative form of bicoloured
bicolours
bicolours
noun
plural of bicolour
bicompact
biconcave
biconcave
adj
(optics, anatomy) Having both sides concave
biconical
biconical
adj
consisting of two cones placed together apex to apex
bicornate
bicornate
adj
Alternative form of bicornuate
bicornous
bicornous
adj
Having two horns; bicorn.
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
bicostate
bicostate
adj
(botany) Having two principal ribs running longitudinally, as in a leaf.
biddeford
bifarious
bifarious
adj
(botany) In two rows (on opposite sides of a branch etc.)
ambiguous
twofold, double
biflorate
biflorate
adj
(botany) Biflorous.
biflorous
biflorous
adj
(botany) Bearing two flowers or blooms.
bifluorid
bifoliate
bifoliate
adj
(botany) Having exactly two leaves. Compare bifoliolate, having two leaflets per leaf.
biforking
biformity
biformity
noun
A double form.
bifrontal
bifrontal
adj
Situated on both sides of the front (of the cranium)
bifronted
bifronted
adj
Having two fronts.
bifurcous
bifurcous
adj
bifurcate
bigaroons
bigaroons
noun
plural of bigaroon
biglenoid
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
bignoniad
bignonias
bignonias
noun
plural of bignonia
bigotedly
bigotedly
adv
In a bigoted manner.
bigothero
bigotries
bigotries
noun
plural of bigotry
bijection
bijection
noun
(set theory) A one-to-one correspondence, a function which is both a surjection and an injection.
bilboquet
bilboquet
noun
A traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball attached to the cup by a string.
bilection
bilection
noun
Alternative form of bolection
bilestone
bilestone
noun
A gallstone, or biliary calculus.
biliation
biliation
noun
(physiology) The production and excretion of bile.
biliously
biliously
adv
In a bilious way.
billabong
billabong
noun
(Australia) An anabranch, backwater or oxbow lake that is temporarily cut off from the main river, especially one that is only filled with water during the rainy season and can sometimes dry up completely.
billboard
billboard
noun
(computer graphics) A sprite that always faces the screen, no matter which direction it is looked at from.
(dated) A flat surface, such as a panel or fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board.
(nautical) A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore-channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on.
A very large outdoor sign, generally used for advertising.