(Canada, US, Australia) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
(Canada, US, Australia) The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.
abelian
abelian
adj
(mathematics) Of a binary function, commutative.
(mathematics) Of an algebraic structure, having a commutative defining operation.
abelson
abilene
abilene
Proper noun
A region of Syria south and southeast of Damascus.
Proper noun
A city of west-central Texas west-southwest of Fort Worth; founded in 1881 with the coming of the railroad, the city first prospered as a shipping center for cattle.
A city in Kansas
Adjective
Belonging to a prehistoric culture of central Texas, characterized by oval grinding stones.
abilyne
abluent
abluent
adj
(pharmacology) Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.
noun
(pharmacology) A detergent.
albeniz
albines
albumen
albumen
noun
The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.
albunea
alebion
algenib
algenib
Proper noun
A yellow supergiant in the constellation Perseus; Alpha (α) Persei.
A variable star in the constellation Pegasus; Gamma (γ) Pegasi. It forms one corner of the square of Pegasus.
allbone
allenby
annabel
aubanel
balaena
balance
balance
noun
(accounting) A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
(accounting) The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.
(law, business) The remainder.
(literally or figuratively) Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
(obsolete, astrology) Libra.
(uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
(uncountable) Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).
(uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.
(uncountable) Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
(uncountable) The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.
(watchmaking) A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.
A pair of scales.
verb
(intransitive) To be in equilibrium.
(intransitive) To have matching credits and debits.
(intransitive, obsolete) To hesitate or fluctuate.
(nautical) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
(transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
(transitive) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
(transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
(transitive) To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
(transitive, dancing) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
(transitive, figurative) To make (concepts) agree.
(transitive, obsolete) To weigh in a balance.
balante
balcone
baleens
baleens
noun
plural of baleen
balloen
ballone
balneae
balneal
balneal
adj
Of or pertaining to baths or to bathing
balneum
balonea
baloney
baloney
noun
(uncountable, chiefly US, slang) Nonsense.
A type of sausage; bologna.
bandler
bandlet
bandlet
noun
Alternative form of bandelet
baneful
baneful
adj
(archaic) Poisonous, deadly.
Harmful, injurious.
bangled
bangled
adj
Wearing bangles
bangles
bangles
noun
plural of bangle
banlieu
bansela
bansela
noun
Alternative spelling of bonsella
banwell
bealing
bealing
verb
present participle of beal
beblain
beclang
beclown
beclown
verb
(transitive) To make a fool of.
beeline
beeline
noun
(mining, chiefly historical) A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate.
A very direct or quick path or trip.
verb
To travel in a straight line, ignoring established paths of travel.
belanda
belding
belgian
belgian
Noun
A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Belgium or the Belgian people.
Proper noun
A hypothetical extinct Indo-European language, supposed to have been spoken distinct from Celtic in late prehistory, in certain parts of what has become known as Gaul.
beliing
belinda
belinda
Proper noun
The ninth satellite of Uranus.
belknap
bellina
belling
belling
noun
(US, Indiana, Western Pennsylvania) A shivaree.
Bellowing; the sound of a male deer during the rutting season
verb
present participle of bell
bellini
bellini
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bellini
bellman
bellman
noun
A bellhop or bellboy
A town crier
bellmen
bellmen
noun
plural of bellman
bellona
belmond
belmont
belmont
Proper noun
The name of many places, including:
a village in and the county seat of New York, USA.
belongs
belongs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belong
belonid
belonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Belonidae of needlefishes.
belsano
belshin
beltane
beltane
Proper noun
The first day of May (since 1752); May Day, a Scottish quarter day, sometimes associated by Christians with the nearest Church Feast, the Invention of the Cross (May 3rd), and Whitsunday (May 15th).
An ancient Gaelic/Celtic May Day holiday celebration, at which large bonfires were built on the hill tops, revived by Celtic neopagans.
beltene
beltian
beltine
belting
belting
adj
(Northern English dialect) Very good; exceptional (can also be used adverbially)
noun
(figuratively) A thorough defeat; a thrashing.
(music, uncountable) The act of singing in chest voice above one's vocal break in a higher range typically sung in head voice.
A beating with a belt.
A system of beltwork, as in a conveyor or other mechanical device.
The material from which belts for machinery are made.
verb
present participle of belt
beltman
beltmen
beltran
belying
belying
verb
present participle of belie
belzoni
belzoni
Proper noun
a city in Mississippi, USA, and the county seat of Humphreys County.
a place name and former settlement in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, USA.
bendell
bendlet
bendlet
noun
(heraldry) A diminutive of the bend, of the same shape, but only half the width of the bend.
benelux
benelux
Proper noun
An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg; one of the precursors of the European Union; the countries which constitute(d) this union.
bengali
bengals
bengola
bengola
noun
A Bengal light.
benilda
benkley
benomyl
benomyl
noun
A fungicide that binds to microtubules, interfering with cell functions such as meiosis and intracellular transportation.
bensail
bensall
bensell
benthal
benthal
adj
benthic
bentlee
bentlet
bentley
bentley
Proper noun
Various place names, including:
a suburb of Western Australia.
a town in Alberta, Canada.
a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
a village in district, England.
a village in district, Suffolk, England.
a suburb of South Yorkshire, England.
a village in district, England.
an area in borough, West Midlands, England.
a village in district, Worcestershire, England.
a small town in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in North Dakota, USA.
Noun
A motor car manufactured by this company.
benzole
benzole
noun
(organic chemistry) Obsolete spelling of benzol
benzols
benzols
noun
plural of benzol
benzoyl
benzoyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C₆H₅CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group
benzyls
benzyls
noun
plural of benzyl
berlina
berline
berline
noun
(Quebec, automotive) A sedan-type car.
(historical) Alternative form of berlin (“type of carriage”)
berlins
berlins
noun
plural of berlin
berlyne
betulin
betulin
noun
(biochemistry) A naturally-abundant triterpene, commonly isolated from the bark of birch trees, that can be converted to betulinic acid
billmen
billmen
noun
plural of billman
bindles
bindles
noun
plural of bindle
bindlet
binocle
binocle
noun
A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable the viewing of an object with both eyes at once; a double-barrelled field glass or opera glass.
biplane
biplane
adj
(aviation) Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, aerocurves, etc.
Composed of, or relating to, two planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).
noun
(aviation) An airplane that has two main wings, one above the other and supported by struts.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To fly in a biplane.
blacken
blacken
verb
(intransitive, ergative) To become black.
(transitive) To cook (meat or fish) by coating with pepper, etc., and quickly searing in a hot pan.
(transitive, causative) To cause to be or become black.
(transitive, causative) To make dirty.
To defame or sully.
blainey
blanche
blander
blander
adj
comparative form of bland: more bland
blanked
blanked
adj
(euphemistic, dated) damned; accursed (from the euphemistic printed form d—d)
In a state of blankness.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blank
blanker
blanker
adj
comparative form of blank: more blank
noun
(computing) An early form of screensaver that blanked out the screen display when it was not in use.
blanket
blanket
adj
General; covering or encompassing everything.
noun
A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
A layer of anything.
A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
verb
(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
(transitive) To nullify the impact of (someone or something).
(transitive) To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it.
(transitive) To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
(transitive) To traverse or complete thoroughly.
Of a radio signal: to override or block out another radio signal.
blanque
blaoner
blarney
blarney
noun
Ability to talk constantly and fluently.
Mindless chatter.
Persuasive flattery or kind speech; smooth, wheedling talk.
verb
To beguile with flattery.
blasien
bleaunt
bleaunt
noun
(historical) A short tunic or blouse worn in the Middle Ages
blencoe
blended
blended
adj
representing a mixture of something.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blend
blender
blender
noun
(quilting) A subtly patterned fabric printed in different shades of a single color, often used in place of a solid to create visual texture.
(theater) A piece of fabric sewn into the front of a theatrical wig to make it blend in with the performer's natural hair.
A machine with sharp rotating blades in a bowl, for mashing, crushing, or liquefying food ingredients.
blendes
blendes
noun
plural of blende
blendor
blenker
blevins
blinded
blinded
adj
(of a bus) Displaying a particular destination or route number on the blinds.
(sciences) Willingly prevented from knowing certain information that, were it known, might bias an outcome or decision (either consciously or unconsciously).
Covered by blinds.
Deprived of sight in a way that is or may be permanent, by damage to the eyes or brain.
Deprived of sight temporarily, by being either dazzled or blindfolded.
Lacking intellectual discernment, as for example because of greed or stupidity.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blind
blinder
blinder
adj
comparative form of blind: more blind
noun
(Britain, slang) An exceptional performance.
(slang) A bout of heavy drinking, a bender.
(theater) A bright light used to blind the audience temporarily during a scene change.
A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted.
A screen attached to a horse's bridle preventing it from being able to see things to its side.
Something that blinds.
verb
(transitive) To fit (a horse) with blinders.
(transitive, figurative, by extension) To obstruct the vision of.
blinger
blinger
noun
(slang) A person who makes an ostentatious display of wealth or style.
blinked
blinked
adj
(Appalachia) Sour.
Affected with blinking.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blink
blinker
blinker
noun
(cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, an arrangement of three cells in a row that switches between horizontal and vertical orientations in each generation.
(informal, US, automotive) Anything that blinks, such as the turn signal of an automobile.
(rare) The eyelid.
(slang) A black eye.
Eye shields attached to a hood for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards and partially sideways.
Whatever obstructs sight or discernment.
verb
(transitive) To put blinkers on.
blinnie
blinter
blintze
blintze
noun
Alternative spelling of blintz
blithen
blithen
verb
(intransitive) To become glad or blithe; gladden.
(transitive) To make glad or blithe; gladden.
blondel
blonder
blonder
adj
comparative form of blond: more blond
comparative form of blonde: more blonde
blondes
blondes
noun
plural of blonde
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blonde
blondie
blondie
noun
(informal, endearing) Nickname for a person with blond hair.
A sweet, chewy, generally vanilla-flavoured and chocolate-free baked good: a blond-colored brownie.
bluefin
bluefin
noun
bluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their blue fins.
blueing
blueing
noun
An indigo material used as a laundry aid to counteract yellowing
blunder
blunder
noun
(chess) A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical oversight.
A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
verb
(intransitive) To make a clumsy or stupid mistake.
(intransitive) To move blindly or clumsily.
(transitive) To cause to make a mistake.
(transitive) To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.
blunged
blunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blunge
blunger
blunger
noun
(ceramics) The apparatus used for blunging (mixing clay with water to make pottery).
blunges
blunges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blunge
blunker
blunket
blunket
adj
(obsolete) Gray; grayish or light blue.
noun
(obsolete) A cloth, or kind of cloth (blanket cloth), generally but not always of this color.
(obsolete) A color, generally a light bluish gray or blue or gray, but sometimes seemingly a dark red or violet.
blunnen
blunted
blunted
adj
(slang) high on cannabis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blunt
blunter
blunter
adj
comparative form of blunt: more blunt
bluntie
boldine
boldine
noun
(organic chemistry) An aporphine alkaloid found in the boldo tree and in Lindera aggregata.
bologne
bolomen
boloney
boloney
noun
Alternative form of baloney (“nonsense”)
Alternative form of bologna (“sausage”)
bonduel
bonelet
bonelet
noun
A little bone; an ossicle.
bonnell
bonsela
boolean
boolean
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Boolean
borneol
borneol
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic organic compound and a terpene, easily oxidized to the ketone yielding camphor.
bowline
bowline
noun
(nautical) A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope that will not slip or jam.
(nautical) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails.
brandle
brandle
verb
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To shake; to (cause to) totter.