(uncommon, usually in the plural) Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.
The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.
The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.
abeokuta
abeokuta
Proper noun
A city in southwest Nigeria.
abourezk
akemboll
akenbold
akerboom
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.
backhoes
backhoes
noun
plural of backhoe
backrope
bakeoven
bakerdom
bakerdom
noun
The realm or sphere of bakers; the world of baking.
bakerton
bakeshop
bakeshop
noun
A shop where baked goods are made and sold.
banknote
banknote
noun
(now historical) A promissory note issued by a bank, payable at a given time to a specific beneficiary.
A piece of paper currency.
barksome
barksome
adj
Characterised or marked by barking
beadwork
beadwork
noun
Decorative work involving beads.
beakiron
beakiron
noun
Alternative form of beak-iron
beamwork
beckford
beckiron
beckoned
beckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beckon
beckoner
beckoner
noun
One who, or that which, beckons.
becloaks
becloaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloak
bedrocks
bedrocks
noun
plural of bedrock
bedstock
bedstock
noun
(obsolete) The front or back part of the frame of a bedstead.
belostok
bemocked
bemocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemock
benbrook
berakoth
berakoth
noun
plural of berakah
besmoked
besmoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmoke
besmokes
besmokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmoke
bespoken
bespoken
adj
(obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married (compare with: spoken for)
verb
past participle of bespeak
betokens
betokens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of betoken
bickmore
biforked
biforked
adj
forked into two; bifurcate
bleekbok
blesboks
blesboks
noun
plural of blesbok
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
blomkest
bluebook
bluebook
noun
A blank booklet of lined paper used in the administration of examinations, so named because of its pale blue front and back covers.
verb
(law) To format a document, particularly a legal document including citations, according to the rules of the Bluebook, a US style guide.
boatlike
boatlike
adj
Resembling a boat
bockerel
bockeret
bokeelia
bolelike
boltlike
boltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bolt (mechanical fastener).
Resembling or characteristic of a bolt, as of lightning.
bonelike
bonelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bone.
bonework
bonework
noun
The art or process of making objects from bone.
bontebok
bontebok
noun
A South African antelope of genus Damaliscus
bookable
bookable
adj
(Britain, sports) Warranting a booking (a yellow card).
Able to be booked or reserved.
Worth booking; likely to attract a large audience or similar.
bookcase
bookcase
noun
A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.
bookends
bookends
noun
(poker, slang) An ace and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
plural of bookend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bookend
bookkeep
bookkeep
verb
Alternative spelling of book-keep
booklear
bookless
bookless
adj
Lacking education.
Without a book or books.
booklets
booklets
noun
plural of booklet
booklice
booklice
noun
plural of booklouse
booklike
booklike
adj
Resembling a book
booklore
booklore
noun
Factual information concerning books, for example regarding such matters as authors and the history of publication and printing.
Synonym of book-learning
bookmate
bookmate
noun
A schoolfellow; an associate in studying.
bookrest
bookrest
noun
A support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading.
bookwise
bookwise
adv
In the manner of a book.
boskages
boskages
noun
plural of boskage
boskiest
boskiest
adj
superlative form of bosky: most bosky
bothlike
bottekin
bowllike
bowllike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bowl.
bowmaker
bowmaker
noun
Alternative form of bow maker
boxmaker
boxmaker
noun
A manufacturer of boxes.
boydekyn
breakoff
breakoff
noun
discontinuance (act of breaking off)
breakout
breakout
adj
Of a book, film, or other work: leading its author to mainstream success.
noun
(aviation) The point at which visibility returns after passing through cloud.
A breakdown of statistics; a detailed view of component parts.
A room in a hotel etc. that can be taken by a smaller group at a large conference.
An escape from any restrictive or confining situation.
An escape from prison.
An outbreak (sudden eruption of disease etc.).
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.
brockets
brockets
noun
plural of brocket
brodekin
brodekin
noun
Alternative form of brodequin
brokages
brokages
noun
plural of brokage
brokenly
brokenly
adv
(Of speech) with gaps between words so that normal flow or fluency is affected, as due to emotion; disjointedly.
In a broken manner.
brokered
brokered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of broker
brokerly
brokerly
adj
(obsolete) mean; servile
brookier
brookite
brookite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown mineral form of titanium dioxide, with the chemical formula TiO₂.
brooklet
brooklet
noun
A little brook.
brookner
buckeroo
buckeroo
noun
Alternative spelling of buckaroo
casebook
casebook
noun
(law) A kind of book, used predominantly in United States law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials.
A collection of stories or accounts that can individually be described as cases.
cockbell
codebook
codebook
noun
(computer science) A lookup table.
(cryptography) A book, table, database, or other object that stores the mapping between plaintext words or phrases and their equivalents in a code.
cokeburg
comblike
comblike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a comb.
comeback
comeback
noun
(sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.
A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.
A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity.
verb
Misspelling of come back.
cookable
cookable
adj
That can be cooked; suitable for cooking.
noun
Anything suitable for cooking.
datebook
datebook
noun
A book in which appointments are kept, each listed beside the day when it occurs.
denbrook
dopebook
ekaboron
ekaboron
noun
(chemistry) the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the predicted element (scandium) lying below boron in the periodic table
embosked
embosked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embosk
flockbed
forbreak
forbreak
verb
(archaic) To break in pieces, break up, destroy.
(archaic) To break through, interrupt.
forkable
forkable
adj
(computing) Capable of being split into separate processes.
(computing) Capable of being split into separate projects.
Capable of being moved or separated with a fork.
gemsboks
gemsboks
noun
plural of gemsbok
gobylike
gobylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a goby (fish).
grosbeak
grosbeak
noun
Any of several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
herblock
herdbook
herdbook
noun
A book containing the list and pedigrees of one or more herds of cattle.
hobucken
hornbeak
hornbeak
noun
The hornfish.
hornbeck
jestbook
jestbook
noun
joke book
jokebook
jokebook
noun
Alternative spelling of joke book
kabeljou
kabeljou
noun
(South Africa) A type of fish from southern Africa, Argyrosomus coronus.
kebbocks
kebbocks
noun
plural of kebbock
keelboat
keelboat
noun
(sailing) Any sailboat having a keel (as opposed to a centerboard or daggerboard).
ketuboth
keurboom
keurboom
noun
(South Africa) A species of tree, Virgilia oroboides, noted for its pretty lilac flowers.
keyboard
keyboard
noun
(computing, etc.) A set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
(music) A component of many instruments including the piano, organ, and harpsichord consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck.
(music) A device with keys of a musical keyboard, used to control electronic sound-producing devices which may be built into or separate from the keyboard device.
verb
(intransitive) To type on a computer keyboard.
kiboshed
kiboshed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kibosh
kiboshes
kiboshes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kibosh
kilobyte
kilobyte
noun
(computing, especially RAM) A unit of storage capacity, equal to 1024 (2¹⁰) bytes : a kibibyte. Frequently abbreviated KB.
(computing, especially networking) 1000 (10³) bytes. SI Symbol: kB
knobbier
knobbier
adj
comparative form of knobby: more knobby
knobbled
knobbled
adj
Possessing a bumpy surface; knobbly.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knobble
knobbler
knobbler
noun
(hunting, animal husbandry) A young hart (male deer) in its second year.
knoblike
knoblike
Adjective
Resembling a knob.
knobweed
knobweed
noun
Hyptis capitata, an erect annual lamiaceous shrub.
knowable
knowable
adj
Capable of being known, understood or comprehended.
kornberg
kotzebue
lockable
lockable
adj
Capable of being locked.
longbeak
longbeak
noun
The American red-bellied snipe (Limnodromus scolopaceus).
mockable
mockable
adj
(software engineering) Of which a mockup or prototype may be made.
Able to be mocked or ridiculed.
nobusuke
notebook
notebook
noun
(computing, dated) Ellipsis of notebook computer.
(computing, sometimes attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.
A book in which notes or memoranda are written.
oakberry
obelisks
obelisks
noun
plural of obelisk
offbreak
openbeak
outbaked
outbaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbake
outbakes
outbakes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbake
outbreak
outbreak
noun
(figurative) An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
A sudden increase.
An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
Synonym of breakout (“escape from prison”)
verb
(intransitive) To burst out or break forth.
overbake
overbake
verb
(transitive) To bake for too long.
overbank
overbank
adj
(geology) Describing sediments deposited on a floodplain from suspensions in floodwaters
verb
(of an aircraft) To bank excessively
overbark
overbook
overbook
verb
(transitive) To sell or guarantee more seats for (an event) than actually exist.
overbulk
overbulk
verb
To oppress by bulk; to tower over.
peekaboo
peekaboo
adj
(boxing) Being or using a style of boxing with the hands kept close to the face to defend it.
(of clothing) with holes, slits or transparent fabric to reveal what is normally hidden.
intj
Boo (when showing oneself unexpectedly).
noun
(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".