In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately.
acetable
acetable
noun
An acetabulum.
An ancient Roman measure, equivalent to about one eighth of a pint.
acreable
acreable
adj
(archaic) Of an acre; per acre.
albacete
albacete
Proper noun
A province in south-central Spain, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha
The capital city of the province of Albacete
albacore
albacore
noun
A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.
alberich
albicore
albicore
noun
Alternative form of albacore
albrecht
alebench
alebench
noun
(historical) A bench at the front of an alehouse or inn where drinkers can sit.
alembics
alembics
noun
plural of alembic
amicable
amicable
adj
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
arbuckle
arbuscle
arbuscle
noun
(botany) A plant midway in height between a shrub and a tree; a dwarf tree.
(mycology) A branched hypha in some fungi.
(mycology) The site at which a symbiotic fungus attaches to the roots of a plant and exchanges nutrients, etc., with it.
(zoology) A clump of feather-like cilia (hairlike structures).
bachelor
bachelor
noun
(Canada) A bachelor apartment.
(obsolete) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.
(obsolete) Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.
(obsolete) An unmarried woman.
A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.
bachelry
bachelry
noun
(obsolete) The body of young aspirants for knighthood.
backheel
backheel
noun
(soccer) A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
(wrestling) A method of tripping or throwing by getting the leg back of the opponent's heel on the outside and pulling forward while pushing his body back.
verb
(soccer) To perform such a kick.
(wrestling) To perform such a trip or throw.
backless
backless
adj
(of a person) having an uncovered back, having a back that shows skin
having no back, said of things that typically have backs, such as chairs or dresses
backveld
backveld
noun
(southern Africa) Backward and unsophisticated rural areas.
baculere
baculine
baculine
adj
Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod.
baculite
baculite
noun
(paleontology) Any of the extinct genus Baculites of cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.
baetylic
baetylic
adj
Of or relating to a baetyl.
balanced
balanced
adj
Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balance
balancer
balancer
noun
An acrobat.
Any of the rear wings of certain insects used for stability in flight.
One who, or that which, balances.
balances
balances
noun
plural of balance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balance
balconet
balconet
noun
Alternative form of balconette (“small balcony”)
balearic
balearic
Adjective
From, or pertaining to, the Balearic Islands
Proper noun
A dialect of Catalan used in the Balearic Islands.
ballance
balletic
balletic
adj
Pertaining to or suitable for ballet.
bancales
bancales
noun
plural of bancal
barbicel
barbicel
noun
Any of the hooks on the barbules of a feather that interlock adjacent barbs
barcella
barleduc
barnacle
barnacle
noun
(archaic, Britain, slang, in the plural) A pair of spectacles.
(electronics, slang) On printed circuit boards, a change such as soldering a wire in order to connect two points, or addition such as an added resistor or capacitor, subassembly or daughterboard.
(engineering, slang) In electrical engineering, a change made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design.
(obsolete, in the plural) An instrument like a pair of pincers, to fix on the nose of a vicious horse while shoeing so as to make it more tractable.
(slang) A worldly sailor.
(slang, obsolete) A good job, or snack easily obtained.
(software engineering, slang) A deprecated or obsolete file, image or other artifact that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed.
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
The barnacle goose.
verb
To connect with or attach.
To press close against something.
bascules
bascules
noun
plural of bascule
basilect
basilect
noun
(sociolinguistics) A variety of a language that has diverged greatly from the standard form, and is only considered suitable for very informal contexts by speakers.
beallach
beblotch
becalmed
becalmed
adj
(nautical, of a sailing ship) Unable to move due to lack of wind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becalm
bechalks
bechalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechalk
bechamel
bechamel
noun
Alternative spelling of béchamel
bechtler
beclamor
beclamor
verb
(transitive) To assail with clamor; to rail against.
beclasps
beclasps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclasp
becloaks
becloaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloak
beclothe
beclothe
verb
(archaic, transitive) To clothe, to put clothes on someone or something.
beclouds
beclouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
becudgel
becudgel
verb
(transitive) To cudgel thoroughly or soundly.
bedlamic
beflecks
beflecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befleck
belchers
belchers
noun
plural of belcher
belching
belching
noun
The act of producing a belch.
verb
present participle of belch
belcourt
belialic
bellanca
bellcore
belleric
bellical
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
benchlet
benchlet
noun
(literally) A small bench
A stool
benchley
bengalic
benzilic
benzylic
benzylic
adj
(organic chemistry) containing the benzyl (C₆H₅-CH₂-) radical or any of its derivatives
berascal
berascal
verb
(archaic) To accuse of being a rascal or to treat as a rascal.
bercelet
berclair
bernacle
bernacle
noun
(of horses) Obsolete spelling of barnacle
bernicle
bernicle
noun
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A form of torture in which the legs were crushed between pieces of wood.
A barnacle goose.
bescrawl
bescrawl
verb
(transitive) To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over.
beuncled
beylical
beylical
adj
Relating to a beylic.
biacetyl
bicknell
bicycled
bicycled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bicycle
bicycler
bicycler
noun
(rare) Bicyclist, cyclist.
bicycles
bicycles
noun
plural of bicycle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bicycle
binnacle
binnacle
noun
(nautical) The wooden housing for a ship's compass, with its corrector magnets and illuminating arrangements. The log and other equipment for measuring the ship's speed are also stowed there.
The instrument cluster on a car or motorcycle.
binocles
binocles
noun
plural of binocle
bioclean
bioclean
adj
Kept free from biological contaminants.
biocycle
biocycle
noun
(biology) Any cyclic biological process
Synonym of biorhythm
bittacle
bittacle
noun
(obsolete) A binnacle.
blackens
blackens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacken
blackest
blackest
adj
superlative form of black: most black
blackett
blackeye
blackeye
noun
A basic coffee drink consisting of any size coffee with two shots of espresso added.
A black-eyed species of white-eye, Zosterops emiliae (syn. Chlorocharis emiliae, mountain blackeye, olive blackeye).
blackies
blackies
noun
plural of blackie
plural of blacky
blackleg
blackleg
noun
(countable) A person who cheats in a game; a cheater, especially a dishonest bookmaker.
(countable) A person who takes the place of striking workers; a scab.
(uncountable, agriculture, veterinary medicine) A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax.
verb
To continue working whilst fellow workers strike.
blackneb
blanched
blanched
adj
bleached
lacking complexion or color
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blanch
blancher
blancher
noun
(obsolete) One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside.
A machine for blanching or whitening.
One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; especially, one who anneals and cleanses money, or a chemical preparation for this purpose.
blanches
blanches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanch
bleached
bleached
adj
Faded or washed out by weather and strong sunlight.
Having the hair lightened by bleaching.
Whitened; made white using bleach
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bleach
bleacher
bleacher
noun
(US, television, usually in the plural, by extension) The tiered seating provided for the audience at a television filming.
(US, usually in the plural) A stand of tiered planks used as seating for spectators, often outdoors.
One who, or that which, bleaches.
bleaches
bleaches
noun
plural of bleach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleach
blechnum
blenched
blenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blench
blencher
blencher
noun
(obsolete) One who flinches or shrinks back.
(obsolete) One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer during a hunt.
blenches
blenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blench
blencorn
blesbuck
blesbuck
noun
A type of damalisk (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), an African antelope closely related to the hartebeest.
blickeys
blickies
blickies
noun
plural of blickey
blockade
blockade
noun
(by extension) Any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
(chess) Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it
(nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
verb
(transitive) To create a blockade against.
blockage
blockage
noun
A thing that is blocking; an obstruction.
The state of being blocked.
constipation
blockers
blockers
noun
plural of blocker
blockier
blockier
adj
comparative form of blocky: more blocky
blotched
blotched
adj
Covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blotch
blotches
blotches
noun
plural of blotch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blotch
blowcase
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
blueback
blueback
noun
A blueback herring or blueback shad (Alosa aestivalis, syn. Clupea aestivalis) similar to the alewife
A lake trout (Salmo oquassa).
A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).
bluebuck
bluebuck
noun
An extinct mammal, Hippotragus leucophaeus, the first large African mammal to become extinct in historical times (circa 1800).
The nilgai.
bluecaps
bluecaps
noun
plural of bluecap
bluecoat
bluecoat
noun
(Britain) A traditional dress code at certain prestigious British schools
(US history) A soldier or officer in the Union army during the American Civil War
(dated) A policeman
bluejack
bluejack
verb
(transitive) To send messages to (a device) anonymously using Bluetooth.
bluetick
bluetick
noun
A coonhound of a certain breed originating in the United States,
verb
(Internet slang) To ignore (a message) sent via a social messaging app, especially one where a reply is expected or requested.
bockerel
boldface
boldface
adj
Synonym of boldfaced
noun
(typography) A font that is dark, having a high ratio of ink to white space, written or drawn with thick strong lines.
verb
To print or write in a boldfaced font.
booklice
booklice
noun
plural of booklouse
bootlace
bootlace
noun
A long lace for fastening boots.
A long, thin, chewy confectionery, typically with liquorice or fruit flavour.
borecole
borecole
noun
A form of the kale plant, Brassica oleracea acephala, used as the vegetable spring greens / collard greens.
boscobel
bracelet
bracelet
noun
(historical) A piece of defensive armour for the arm.
A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.
The strap of a wristwatch, used to secure it around the wrist.
verb
(transitive) To surround with, or as if with, a bracelet; to ring or encompass.
braciole
braciole
noun
Synonym of braciola
plural of braciola
brackely
bracteal
bracteal
adj
(botany) Relating to bracts.
Having the nature or appearance of a bract.
bractlet
bractlet
noun
(botany) A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that supports several flowers
breccial
breccial
adj
Of or relating to breccia.
brechtel
bricelyn
brickles
brickles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brickle
bricoles
bricoles
noun
plural of bricole
britchel
brocatel
brocatel
noun
A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc.
A kind of marble, clouded and veined with white, grey, red, and especially yellow; Siena marble.
brucella
brucella
noun
Any of a group of pathogenic bacteria of the genus Brucella.
bruckled
bucculae
bucculae
noun
plural of buccula
bucellas
bucklers
bucklers
noun
plural of buckler
buckleya
bucknell
bueschel
bullaces
bullaces
noun
plural of bullace
bullfice
bullneck
bullneck
noun
A bull-necked person.
A short and thick neck, like that of a bull.
burlecue
burlecue
noun
(informal) burlesque (adult entertainment show)
bursicle
bursicle
noun
(botany) A sheath that covers the viscidium in some plants.