The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adumbrant
adumbrant
adj
Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.
afterband
albardine
aldebaran
aldebaran
Proper noun
One of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth.
angerboda
angrbodha
angurboda
anthribid
anthribid
noun
Any weevil of the family Anthribidae.
backbrand
badgering
badgering
noun
The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys.
verb
present participle of badger
badinerie
badinerie
noun
A brief and lively dance.
The music to accompany this dance, or in this style.
balbinder
baldcrown
bandagers
bandagers
noun
plural of bandager
bandalore
bandalore
noun
(historical) A yo-yo.
bandarlog
banderlog
banderole
banderole
noun
(architecture) A flat band with an inscription, common in Renaissance buildings.
A little banner, flag, or streamer.
banderols
banderols
noun
plural of banderol
bandoleer
bandoleer
noun
Alternative form of bandolier
bandolero
bandolero
noun
An outlaw or bandit, especially in Spain or Mexico.
bandolier
bandolier
noun
An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
bandurria
bandurria
noun
A bird, the black-faced ibis.
A plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body, with twelve strings in six courses in its most common modern form, originating in Spain.
bangboard
bankcards
bankcards
noun
plural of bankcard
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
bankrider
barbadian
barbadian
Noun
A person from Barbados or descended from a person from Barbados.
Adjective
Of, from, or relating to Barbados or the people of Barbados.
bardiness
bardolino
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
bareboned
bareboned
adj
Alternative spelling of bare-boned
bargained
bargained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bargain
bargander
bargander
noun
(Norfolk, dialect) Synonym of shelduck
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
barnacled
barnacled
adj
(figurative, by extension) Thickly covered in something, as if with barnacles.
(figuratively) Encumbered with something unnecessary or undesirable, especially through a slow, gradual process of accumulation.
(figuratively) Marked by personal experiences; worldly.
Crusted with barnacles.
Familiar with the ocean and/or seafaring.
Old and weathered, particularly with respect to persons or things associated with the ocean.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnacle
barneveld
barnsdall
barnstead
barnyards
barnyards
noun
plural of barnyard
baronduki
baroneted
baronized
baronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baronize
bartended
bartended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bartend
bartender
bartender
noun
One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from 19th c.]
beaproned
bearhound
bearhound
noun
A dog for baiting or hunting bears.
bedarkens
bedarkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedarken
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedridden
bedridden
adj
Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bedstring
befriends
befriends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befriend
befringed
befringed
adj
Having a fringe
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befringe
begirding
begirding
verb
present participle of begird
begroaned
begroaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begroan
benamidar
benamidar
noun
(South Asia) The person who acts as a proxy in a benami transfer of property.
benarnold
bepranked
bergander
bergander
noun
A European duck (Tadorna tadorna); the sheldrake.
bermudian
bermudian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.
Personal legal status equivalent to citizenship for the country of Bermuda.
Noun
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
bernadene
bernadina
bernadine
bernhardi
bernhardt
bertrando
bethorned
bethunder
bidiurnal
bidiurnal
adj
Every other day.
bifronted
bifronted
adj
Having two fronts.
bilanders
bilanders
noun
plural of bilander
binderies
binderies
noun
plural of bindery
biordinal
biordinal
adj
(mathematics, music) Of the second order
noun
(mathematics) A second-order equation
birdbrain
birdbrain
noun
(colloquial) Someone who is not intelligent.
birdieing
birdieing
verb
present participle of birdie
birdsnest
birdstone
birdwoman
birdwoman
noun
(informal) a female aviator.
A mythological creature that is part woman and part bird.
A woman who works with birds.
birdwomen
birdwomen
noun
plural of birdwoman
birthland
birthland
noun
The land of one's birth, or where one was born.
blairsden
blanchard
blanchard
Proper noun
A village in Iowa, US.
A town in Louisiana, US.
A city in Oklahoma, US.
A town in Wisconsin, US.
blandarch
blandburg
blandford
blarneyed
blarneyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blarney
blendcorn
blindworm
blindworm
noun
Anguis fragilis (slowworm), a small species of legless lizard.
blinkards
blinkards
noun
plural of blinkard
blinkered
blinkered
adj
(figuratively) Having tunnel vision; unable to see what is happening around one.
Wearing blinkers or blinders.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blinker
blundered
blundered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blunder
blunderer
blunderer
noun
One who blunders.
boardings
boardings
noun
plural of boarding
boarhound
boarhound
noun
A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars.
boglander
boglander
noun
One who lives in the bogland.
bolderian
bombardon
bombardon
noun
(music) A bass instrument of the shawm family
(music) A brass instrument, the bass version of the tuba.
An organ pedal stop at 32' pitch which imitates the sound of the above mentioned instruments.
bonderize
bonderize
verb
(transitive) To treat (steel) with a phosphate coat.
bonderman
bondurant
boneyards
boneyards
noun
plural of boneyard
bordering
bordering
adj
Having a common boundary or border
noun
A pattern or ornament forming a border.
verb
present participle of border
boredness
boredness
noun
The state or condition of being bored; boredom.
boyfriend
boyfriend
noun
A male friend.
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
brackened
braconids
braconids
noun
plural of braconid
bradenton
bradenton
Proper noun
a city in Florida, USA, which is the county seat of
bradypnea
bradypnea
noun
(medicine) A slow breathing rate, rhythm, or tidal volume.
brahmanda
braidings
braidings
noun
plural of braiding
brainward
brainwood
brairding
brairding
verb
present participle of braird
brakehand
brandiron
brandiron
noun
(obsolete) A type of kitchen utensil, especially a gridiron.
(obsolete) A type of sword.
brandless
brandless
adj
(marketing) Without a brand; unbranded, generic.
brandling
brandling
noun
A small, red earthworm, Eisenia fetida, used for bait in freshwater fishing.
The young or parr of the salmon, so named from its markings being, as it were, branded.
brandreth
brandreth
noun
(now historical) A tripod or stand for a cask, a haystack, etc.
(obsolete) A railing around a well.
brandrith
brandrith
noun
Alternative form of brandreth
brandwein
brandying
brandying
verb
present participle of brandy
brandyman
bransford
brantford
brantford
Proper noun
A city in Ontario, Canada
brantwood
breadline
breadline
noun
(figurative) Subsistence level.
A line of people waiting to receive food from a charity.
breadness
breadnuts
breadnuts
noun
plural of breadnut
breadthen
breadthen
verb
(transitive) To increase in breadth.
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
breedings
breedings
noun
plural of breeding
breedling
brentford
brentford
Proper noun
a town in west London, England, on the north side of the River Thames and within the London Borough of Hounslow.
brentwood
brentwood
Proper noun
a town in Essex, England.
a town in New Hampshire, USA
brianhead
brideknot
bridesman
bridesman
noun
A male bridesmaid; a man who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party.
A male friend or companion of the bridegroom, having various ceremonial duties at a wedding.
bridesmen
bridesmen
noun
plural of bridesman
bridewain
bridewain
noun
(historical, archaic or dialectal) A cart or waggon, loaded with household goods, conveyed from a bride's house to her new home; (by extension) the bridal gifts transported upon such a wain.