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.
bellwind
bellwine
beltwise
beltwise
adv
In the manner of a belt, looped around something.
bendwise
bendwise
adv
(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
berewick
berewick
noun
(now historical) An outlying estate.
beswinge
beswinge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.
beswitch
bethwine
betwixen
betwixen
prep
(obsolete) Betwixt; between.
bewailed
bewailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewail
bewailer
bewailer
noun
One who bewails or laments.
bewaring
bewaring
verb
(archaic or nonstandard) present participle of beware
bewhiten
bewigged
bewigged
adj
Perplexed, bewildered.
Wearing a wig.
bewilder
bewilder
verb
(transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
bewimple
bewimple
verb
(transitive) To cover with a wimple; veil.
bewinged
bewinged
adj
Having, or equipped with wings
bewinter
bewinter
verb
(transitive) To make like winter.
bewizard
bewizard
verb
(transitive) To influence by, or as though by, a wizard or wizardry.
biaswise
bijwoner
bijwoner
noun
(South Africa, historical) A member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.
bikeways
bikeways
noun
plural of bikeway
bilewhit
bilgeway
bilgeway
noun
(nautical, historical) Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched.
billowed
billowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of billow
bindweed
bindweed
noun
bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).
black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).
false bindweed (Calystegia).
slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).
true bindweed (Convolvulus).
bineweed
birdweed
birdweed
noun
Any of certain species of plants of the genus Polygonum, especially
birdwise
birdwise
adv
In the manner of a bird.
bitewing
bitewing
noun
(dentistry) A radiograph taken to visualize the crowns of the posterior teeth and the height of the alveolar bone in relation to the cementoenamel junctions, commonly used to examine for interdental caries and recurrent caries under existing restorations.
biweekly
biweekly
adj
Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.
Occurring twice a week.
adv
Every two weeks.
Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).
noun
Something that is published or released once every two weeks.
biwinter
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
blowline
blowpipe
blowpipe
noun
(chemistry) a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture
(glassblowing) a long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown
a weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun
blowsier
blowsier
adj
comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
blowzier
blowzier
adj
comparative form of blowzy: more blowzy
bluewing
bluewing
noun
(usually in the plural) Torenia (wishbone flower)
Anas discors (syn. Spatula discors), the blue-winged teal.
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
bobwhite
bobwhite
noun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
bodywise
bookwise
bookwise
adv
In the manner of a book.
boweling
bowenite
bowenite
noun
(mineralogy) A hard, compact variety of the serpentine species antigorite.
boweries
boweries
noun
plural of bowery
bowering
bowering
verb
present participle of bower
bowieful
bowlines
bowlines
noun
plural of bowline
bowllike
bowllike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bowl.
brawlier
brawlier
adj
comparative form of brawly: more brawly
brawnier
brawnier
adj
comparative form of brawny: more brawny
brewings
brewings
noun
plural of brewing
brewises
brewises
noun
plural of brewis
bridwell
brownier
brownier
adj
comparative form of browny: more browny
brownies
brownies
noun
plural of brownie
burnewin
bushwife
cobewail
combwise
combwise
adv
In the manner of a comb; with a scraping motion intended to straighten.
crabwise
crabwise
adj
(figuratively) Incidental.
In the manner of a crab; sideways.
disbowel
disbowel
verb
(rare) To disembowel.
elbowing
elbowing
noun
A nudge or jostle with the elbow.
verb
present participle of elbow
embillow
embillow
verb
(intransitive, rare) To heave, as the waves of the sea; swell.
embowing
embowing
verb
present participle of embow
herbwife
imbowers
imbowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbower
micawber
micawber
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Micawber; a person of modest income or background who remains optimistic that their situation will improve.
newsbill
newsbill
noun
A sheet of news; a handbill bearing news.
rebewail
rubywise
swabbies
swabbies
noun
plural of swabbie
plural of swabby
twinable
viewable
viewable
adj
(Internet, of a webpage or component) Able to be rendered correctly by a particular browser.
Able to be seen; visible.
Able to be viewed.
viewably
viewably
adv
In a viewable way.
wabblier
wainable
wainable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being ploughed or cultivated; arable; tillable.
wainbote
wainbote
noun
(historical) Wood allotted to a tenant for use in repairing wagons.
wamblier
wastebin
wastebin
noun
A wastebasket; a bin used for household or office waste.
webbiest
webbiest
adj
superlative form of webby: most webby
webbings
webbings
noun
plural of webbing
weberian
weberian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1864–1920), influential German sociologist and political economist.
Of or relating to (1795-1878), a German anatomist and biologist.
weetbird
weighbar
weinberg
weintrob
weisbart
weisberg
wheybird
whikerby
whimbrel
whimbrel
noun
A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.
whiteboy
whiteboy
noun
(UK, US, slang, sometimes derogatory) A Caucasian male.
(uncountable, slang) Heroin.
wickerby
wideband
wideband
adj
Describing a communications transmission rate between that of narrowband and broadband
wildbore
wildbore
noun
(historical) A kind of woolen fabric used for clothing.
willabel
willable
willable
adj
(philosophy) Capable of being willed.
wimberry
winberry
winburne
windable
windable
adj
Capable of being wound.
windbore
windbore
noun
The lower, or bottom, pipe in a lift of pumps in a mine.
wineball
wineball
noun
Alternative form of wine ball
winebaum
wingable
wingbeat
wingbeat
noun
A single stroke made in flight by the wings of an animal that flies by beating its wings.
winnable
winnable
adj
able to be won or achieved
wirebird
wirebird
noun
The St Helena plover, Charadrius sanctaehelenae, endemic to Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean, and the national bird of the island.
wishable
wishable
adj
Capable or worthy of being wished for; desirable.
wishbone
wishbone
noun
(American football) A particular kind of offensive formation. See wishbone formation.
(automotive) A suspension component similar in shape to a chicken wishbone.
(nautical) A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, the wishbone extending its clew.
(nautical) Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone.
A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.
wobblier
wobblier
adj
comparative form of wobbly: more wobbly
wobblies
wobblies
noun
plural of wobbly
wombiest
wombside
woodbine
woodbine
noun
Any of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle and the Virginia creeper
Clematis virginiana, devil's darning needle
Gelsemium sempervirens, yellow jessamine
Lonicera periclymenum, European honeysuckle, common honeysuckle
Lonicera xylosteum, European fly honeysuckle, dwarf honeysuckle, fly woodbine
Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus tricuspidata, Japanese creeper, Boston ivy
Parthenocissus vitacea, now Parthenocissus inserta, thicket creeper, false Virginia creeper, grape woodbine
writable
writable
adj
(computing, of a file, storage device, etc.) Capable of being written to.
(programming) mutable
Capable of being written.
zimbabwe
zimbabwe
noun
Any of the prominent cultural ruins of which Greater Zimbabwe is the most well known.
zwieback
zwieback
noun
A usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp; considered easy to digest and therefore given to the ill and used as a teething food for toddlers.