A kind of cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica.
archbold
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.
balaphon
ballahoo
ballahoo
noun
A fast-sailing schooner, used in the Bermudas and West Indies.
ballahou
ballahou
noun
Alternative form of ballahoo
ballyhoo
ballyhoo
noun
An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.
Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Noisy shouting or uproar.
Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
verb
To sensationalise or make grand claims.
balochis
baloghia
bardolph
barthold
basophil
basophil
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.
beblotch
beclothe
beclothe
verb
(archaic, transitive) To clothe, to put clothes on someone or something.
behallow
behallow
verb
(transitive) To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely.
beholden
beholden
adj
(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged.
beholder
beholder
noun
(fantasy) A fictional monster in roleplaying games, a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth and many eyes on stalks.
Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.
behovely
behovely
adj
(archaic) Necessary; advantageous.
(archaic) Useful.
adv
(archaic) Usefully.
behowled
behowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behowl
bellhops
bellhops
noun
plural of bellhop
bergholz
berthold
berthold
Proper noun
A city in North Dakota.
bethalto
bhumibol
biathlon
biathlon
noun
(winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.
bihourly
bihourly
adj
Occurring once every two hours.
adv
Once every two hours.
bilithon
billhook
billhook
noun
(ornithology) Written as bill hook: a sharply pointed spike growing from the tip of the upper mandible of the hatchlings of honeyguides, used to destroy the eggs and kill the chicks of the host species.
(weaponry) A medieval polearm, fitted to a long handle, sometimes with an L-shaped tine or a spike protruding from the side or the end of the blade for tackling the opponent; a bill
An agricultural implement often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.
Written as bill hook: a spiked hook used in offices and shops for hanging bills or other small papers such as receipts.
Written as bill-hook: a part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).
verb
To use a billhook
billroth
biphenol
biphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenolic hydroxy groups; such a phenolic derivative of biphenyl
bitanhol
bitanhol
noun
The tropical tree Calophyllum inophyllum.
blachong
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
blondish
blondish
adj
Similar to a stereotypical dumb blonde.
Somewhat blond in colour.
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
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
blowhole
blowhole
noun
(computer hardware) A vertical opening in the top of a computer case that lets hot air (primarily from the CPU heat sink) escape quickly.
(geology) A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, leading to a marine cave from which wave water or bursts of air are expelled.
(geology) A vent for the escape of steam or other gas.
(marine biology) The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
(metallurgy) An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product.
verb
(metallurgy, transitive, intransitive) To fill or be filled with air in an unintended cavity.
bluehole
bogglish
bogglish
adj
Uncertain, doubtful; skittish
bohuslav
bolshies
bolshies
noun
plural of bolshie
bolthead
bolthead
noun
(chemistry) A round-bottomed flask with a long neck (used especially for distillation)
The head of a bolt.
bolthole
bolthole
noun
(figurative) A second home, etc. where a person can go to escape the stresses of everyday life.
A hole in an animal's den, or through a wall or fence, used for escape or emergency exit; i.e. a hole the animal may bolt through.
bondhold
boothale
bootheel
bootheel
noun
An area of land protruding south of the eastern or western end of a southern border.
The heel of a boot.
borehole
borehole
noun
A hole bored into the ground to collect samples for analysis or to extract oil or water.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To bore a hole of this kind (in).
borghild
borgholm
bornholm
bornholm
Proper noun
a Danish island in the Baltic Sea
botchily
botchily
adv
In a botchy manner.
bothlike
bothwell
boxhauls
boxhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
boyishly
boyishly
adv
In a boyish manner.
brothels
brothels
noun
plural of brothel
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
bullhoof
bullhorn
bullhorn
noun
(chiefly US) A megaphone which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice.
bullough
bullshot
bullshot
noun
(neologism, video games) A phony screenshot created for promotional purposes.
A cocktail made from vodka and beef bouillon.
bunghole
bunghole
noun
Alternative spelling of bung-hole
cephalob
chesboil
chesboll
chiliomb
choliamb
choliamb
noun
(poetry) A limping iamb.
colbaith
coolabah
coolabah
noun
Alternative spelling of coolibah
coolibah
coolibah
noun
Any of a number of eucalyptus trees of central and northern Australia, in particular Eucalyptus microtheca.
crabhole
crabhole
noun
a small burrow dug by a crab
fishbolt
fishbolt
noun
(engineering) A bolt used to fasten fishplates.
fishbowl
fishbowl
noun
Alternative spelling of fish bowl
folberth
hackbolt
hackbolt
noun
(archaic, Scilly Isles) The greater shearwater or hagdon.
halibios
halobios
halobios
noun
(biology) life in the oceans; marine life collectively
handblow
handblow
noun
A blow struck with the hand.
handbolt
helbonia
helbonna
hellbore
hellborn
hellborn
adj
Born or originated in hell.
hemiobol
hemiobol
noun
(historical) A coin worth half an obol.
herblock
hoaxable
hoaxable
adj
Able to be hoaxed.
hobblers
hobblers
noun
plural of hobbler
hobbling
hobbling
noun
gerund of hobble: the movement of one who hobbles.
verb
present participle of hobble
hobnails
hobnails
noun
plural of hobnail
holabird
holbrook
holbrook
Proper noun
a city in Arizona, USA
holcombe
holdable
holdable
adj
That may be held.
holdback
holdback
noun
The projection or loop, on the thill of a vehicle, to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going downhill, or in backing.
The strap or part of the harness so used.
restraint (act or result of holding back, device that restrains)
holeable
holeable
adj
(golf) Able to be holed; allowing the ball to be sunk.
holibuts
holibuts
noun
plural of holibut
hornbill
hornbill
noun
Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horns. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.
horrible
horrible
adj
Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
Tremendously bad.
noun
A person wearing a comic or grotesque costume in a parade of horribles.
A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly a prospective bad consequence asserted as likely to result from an act.
horribly
horribly
adv
(degree, often modifying a negative adverb or adjective) To an extreme degree or extent.
(evaluative) With a very bad effect.
(manner) In a horrible way; very badly.
hotblood
houlberg
humboldt
humboldt
Proper noun
A village in Illinois, USA.
A city in Iowa, USA.
A small city in Kansas, USA.
A small city in Minnesota, USA.
A small city in Nebraska, USA.
A community in Nevada, USA.
An unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
A neighbourhood in Oregon, USA.
A city in Saskatchewan, Canada.
A town in South Dakota, USA.
A city in and USA.
A town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
hypobole
hypobole
noun
(rhetoric) A rhetorical figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument, or in favour of the opposing side, and then they are refuted one by one.
imbolish
knobloch
kohlrabi
kohlrabi
noun
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.
lambhood
lambhood
noun
The state or period of being a lamb.
lochaber
loobyish
lotebush
lotebush
noun
A shrub native to dry, scrubby areas in the southwestern US and Mexico, with thorny branches and an edible fruit, Ziziphus obtusifolia
lyophobe
lyophobe
adj
(chemistry) lyophobic
noun
(chemistry) a lyophobic substance
mothball
mothball
noun
(usually in the plural) A small ball of chemical pesticide (typically naphthalene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage.
verb
(transitive) To store or shelve something no longer used.
(transitive, figuratively) To stop using (something), but keep it in good condition.
outbelch
outbelch
verb
To belch more or louder than.
outblush
outblush
verb
To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy colour.
phleboid
poblacht
polabish
rebehold
sebolith
sebolith
noun
(medicine, obsolete, rare) A concretion in a sebaceous gland.
shadblow
shadblow
noun
Synonym of shadbush
shoebill
shoebill
noun
Balaeniceps rex, a tall wading bird related to the stork, native to tropical African swamps; the sole species of the family Balaenicipitidae.
showable
showable
adj
Capable of, or suitable for, being shown; exhibitable.
noun
Something that can be shown.
slobbish
slobbish
adj
Like a slob; slovenly.
sloebush
sloebush
noun
The blackthorn.
theobald
theobold
tolbooth
tolbooth
noun
Archaic form of toll booth.
unhobble
unhobble
verb
(transitive) To remove hobbles from (a horse).
washbowl
washbowl
noun
A basin for washing the face and hands; a washbasin.
A sink in a bathroom, connected to a supply of water and a drain, in which one may wash one's face and hands.
wheelbox
wheelbox
noun
(nautical) A box beneath a ship's wheel containing the steering gear.