(law) Carrying away by force, especially of animals.
abbotric
abbotric
noun
(obsolete) An abbacy.
abductor
abductor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body
One who abducts; a kidnapper.
abricock
abricock
noun
(obsolete) apricot
abrocoma
abrocome
abrocome
noun
Either of the ratlike rodents that form the genus Abrocoma; rat chinchilla.
absconce
absconce
noun
A dark lantern used in church to read prayers etc during a service.
absconds
absconds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscond
absconsa
absconsa
noun
(historical) A kind of dark lantern.
abscound
acrobacy
acrobacy
noun
acrobatics
acrobats collectively
acrobats
acrobats
noun
plural of acrobat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acrobat
aerobics
aerobics
noun
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
albacora
albacore
albacore
noun
A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.
albicore
albicore
noun
Alternative form of albacore
amblotic
amblotic
adj
Causing or relating to amblosis; abortifacient.
anabolic
anabolic
adj
Of or relating to anabolism.
noun
An anabolic steroid.
anopubic
anopubic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and pubis.
arboloco
arboloco
noun
Any of various trees of the genus Montanoa.
archbold
archsnob
ascorbic
ascorbic
adj
Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives
azoblack
babouche
babouche
noun
A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.
babracot
bacalaos
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.
backblow
backbone
backbone
noun
(figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
(figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.
The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
backcomb
backcomb
noun
(dated) A decorative comb worn as an ornament and to secure a hairstyle.
The hairstyle produced by backcombing.
verb
To hold hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look.
backdoor
backdoor
noun
Alternative spelling of back door, which can be used attributively.
verb
Alternative spelling of back door
backdown
backdown
noun
An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backdrop
backdrop
noun
(figurative) Any background situation.
A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
An image that serves as a visual background.
The setting or background of an acted performance.
verb
(transitive) To serve as a backdrop for.
backflow
backflow
noun
The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
backfold
backhoes
backhoes
noun
plural of backhoe
backlogs
backlogs
noun
plural of backlog
backmost
backmost
adj
farthest back
backouts
backouts
noun
plural of backout
backrope
backstop
backstop
noun
(baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.
(baseball, slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.
(cricket, dated) The longstop.
(cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.
(espionage) Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.
(rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
verb
(transitive) To bolster, support.
(transitive) To serve as backstop for.
backwood
backwood
adj
Native to or located in a remote rural location.
Rustic, unsophisticated, countrified.
backword
backword
noun
A contention, retort, or reply.
A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
A section of commentary at the end of a book.
backworm
backworm
noun
(obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks.
backwort
baconian
baconian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English statesman and polymath, or his writings.
Noun
One who adheres to the philosophy of Francis Bacon.
One who believes that Francis Bacon wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.
baconism
baconist
baconize
baconize
verb
(transitive, cooking) To prepare like bacon, by smoking etc.
(transitive, cooking) To prepare with bacon as an ingredient.
baconton
baculoid
baiocchi
baiocchi
noun
plural of baiocco
bajocian
bajocian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
balconet
balconet
noun
Alternative form of balconette (“small balcony”)
ballocks
ballocks
noun
Alternative form of bollocks
balochis
bamboche
bancroft
bancroft
Proper noun
A city in Idaho
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A village in Michigan
A village in Nebraska
A town in Ontario, Canada
A town in South Dakota
A town in West Virginia
A in Wisconsin
bandicoy
bandicoy
noun
(India) Alternative form of bendekai (“okra”)
bannocks
bannocks
noun
plural of bannock
barbacoa
barbacoa
noun
Meat slow-cooked over an open fire, characteristic of Latin American cuisine.
barbacou
barbasco
barbasco
noun
A plant (Lonchocarpus urucu, now Deguelia rufescens var. urucu) native to parts of northern South America used as a poison for fishing and an insecticide.
An evergreen (Jacquinia barbasco, now Jacquinia arborea)
One of several inedible wild Mexican yams (Dioscorea mexicana and Dioscorea composita) from which progesterone can be synthesized.
barcroft
barocius
barouche
barouche
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with collapsible half-hood, two double seats facing each other, and an outside seat for the driver.
barranco
barranco
noun
A gully, gulch, or ravine.
barricos
barricos
noun
plural of barrico
bartosch
baryonic
baryonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of baryons.
basecoat
basecoat
noun
The undermost coat of paint, etc., over which subsequent layers can be applied.
basocyte
bawcocks
bawcocks
noun
plural of bawcock
beachboy
beachboy
noun
A male who is a lifeguard or other worker at a beach.
A young male who frequently goes to the beach, especially in sunny climates.
beaconed
beaconed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beacon
bearcoot
beaucoup
beaucoup
adv
In abundance.
det
(US, informal) Much, many, a lot of.
becafico
beclamor
beclamor
verb
(transitive) To assail with clamor; to rail against.
becloaks
becloaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloak
becoward
besancon
betonica
biatomic
biatomic
adj
(chemistry, nonstandard) diatomic
bifocals
bifocals
noun
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.
bigoniac
bigoniac
adj
Synonym of bigonial
biocidal
biocidal
adj
Able to kill living organisms, especially microorganisms
bioclean
bioclean
adj
Kept free from biological contaminants.
biotical
biotical
adj
biotic
bivouacs
bivouacs
noun
plural of bivouac
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouac
blachong
blackboy
blackboy
noun
(Australia, informal) Any plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, native to Australia.
(Australia, obsolete, possibly offensive) An Aboriginal boy or servant.
blackcod
blacknob
blackout
blackout
noun
(attributive) The blocking out of as much light as possible.
(historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.
A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
A temporary loss of consciousness.
A temporary loss of memory.
An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.
verb
(nonstandard) Alternative form of black out
blackpot
blacktop
blacktop
noun
(US, countable) A paved area on a schoolground reserved for recess activities, often doubling as a parking lot.
(US, countable) A road so paved.
(US, uncountable) Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for the surface of roads (e.g., tarmacadam, tarmac).
verb
(US) To pave with blacktop.
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
blockman
blowback
blowback
noun
(computing) Synonym of backscatter.
(firearms) A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer.
(rail transport) On a steam locomotive, the reversal of exhaust gases when the regulator is closed without using the blower.
(slang) The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth).
An unintended adverse result, especially of covert political action.
blowcase
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
boadicea
boarcite
bobachee
bobachee
noun
(India, historical) A male cook.
bocaccio
bocaccio
noun
A venomous marine fish, taxonomic name Sebastes paucispinis, in the subfamily Sebastinae found in the subtropical Eastern Pacific.
bocasine
bocasine
noun
A sort of fine buckram.
bocconia
bocstaff
bohairic
bohairic
Proper noun
A Coptic dialect.
boiguacu
boisdarc
bolbanac
bolbonac
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.
boncarbo
boneache
boneache
noun
Pain in the bones, or seemingly in the bones.
bongrace
bongrace
noun
(obsolete) A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion.
(obsolete) A wide-brimmed hat.
boniface
boniface
noun
The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
bookcase
bookcase
noun
A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.
bookrack
bookrack
noun
A rack for books; a bookshelf.
bootjack
bootjack
noun
a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots.
bootlace
bootlace
noun
A long lace for fastening boots.
A long, thin, chewy confectionery, typically with liquorice or fruit flavour.
borachio
borachio
noun
(historical) A bottle for wine made of pigskin.
(obsolete) A drunkard.
boracite
boracite
noun
(mineralogy) A mixed chloride and borate of magnesium that occurs as a white to green crystalline evaporite, with the chemical formula Mg₃B₇O₁₃Cl.
boracium
boracium
noun
(obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.
boracous
bordulac
borracha
borrasca
borrasca
noun
(mining) A mine that is no longer producing profitably.
boscages
boscages
noun
plural of boscage
botanica
botanica
noun
A shop that deals in herbs and charms used especially by followers of santería.
botanics
botanics
noun
The science of botany.
plural of botanic
bouchard
boudicca
bowgrace
bowgrace
noun
(nautical) A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from damage.
bozcaada
braceros
braceros
noun
plural of bracero
braciola
braciola
noun
A slice of pan-fried or grilled meat, cooked in its own juice or in a small amount of olive oil.
braciole
braciole
noun
Synonym of braciola
plural of braciola
braconid
braconid
noun
Any of the parasitic wasps of the family Braconidae.
bracozzo
braddock
braddock
Proper noun
A village in Cornwall.
A city/village in North Dakota.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
briscola
broached
broached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of broach
broacher
broacher
noun
A broach, a spit.
One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first promoter or publisher.
broaches
broaches
noun
plural of broach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broach
brocaded
brocaded
adj
Embellished with brocade
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brocade
brocades
brocades
noun
plural of brocade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brocade
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.
brochant
brockage
brockage
noun
(coin collecting) A type of error coin in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other side has a mirror image of the same design impressed upon it.