(law, UK, obsolete) A thief who steals livestock in large quantities.
abjudge
abjudge
verb
(transitive, law) To confiscate by judicial decision.
abought
abought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aby
abusage
abusage
noun
(obsolete) Abuse.
Improper or incorrect use of language.
abusing
abusing
verb
present participle of abuse
alburga
antibug
antibug
adj
Serving to counteract bugs (surveillance devices).
Serving to kill or repel bugs (insects).
anubing
auberge
auberge
noun
An inn or hostel.
aubigny
aufgabe
bagfuls
bagfuls
noun
plural of bagful
bagsful
baguets
baguets
noun
plural of baguet
baguios
baguios
noun
plural of baguio
bahnung
balmung
balough
bandung
bandung
Proper noun
A capital city of the West Java Province, Indonesia.
bearhug
bearhug
noun
Alternative spelling of bear hug
verb
(transitive) To embrace in a bear hug.
beauing
bedbugs
bedbugs
noun
plural of bedbug
bedrugs
bedrugs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrug
begaudy
beguard
beguess
beguess
Verb
To guess about; speculate; conjecture.
beguile
beguile
verb
(transitive) To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.
(transitive) To charm, delight or captivate.
(transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
beguine
beguine
noun
A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.
begulfs
belgaum
belgium
belgium
Proper noun
country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France.
belugas
belugas
noun
plural of beluga
bergius
berogue
besague
besague
noun
A kind of double-bladed axe.
A kind of martel or war-hammer, with its head(s) shaped like a pick, mattock, or beak.
A plate (as of armor) that protects an otherwise-exposed area, such as the armpit (alternative form of besagew), the elbow, or the hand
besugar
beyoglu
bigbury
billbug
billbug
noun
(US) weevil
bitburg
blaugas
blowgun
blowgun
noun
A hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown.
bludged
bludged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bludge
bludger
bludger
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A person who avoids working, or doing their share of work, a loafer, a hanger-on, one who does not pull their weight.
(Australia, slang) A pimp, a man living off the earnings of a harlot.
A ball used in the sports of Quidditch and Muggle Quidditch.
bluegum
bluegum
noun
Alternative form of blue gum
blueing
blueing
noun
An indigo material used as a laundry aid to counteract yellowing
blueleg
bluings
bluings
noun
plural of bluing
bluming
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
boguing
boguing
verb
present participle of bogue
borglum
borough
borough
noun
(historical, Britain, law) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behaviour of each other.
(obsolete) A fortified town.
(rare) A town or city.
A district in Alaska having powers similar to a county.
A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.
An administrative unit of a city which, under most circumstances according to state or national law, would be considered a larger or more powerful entity; most commonly used in American English to define the five counties that make up New York City.
Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.
boughed
boughed
adj
Having (a specified kind of) boughs.
bougies
bougies
noun
plural of bougie
bouguer
bourage
bourges
bourget
bousing
bousing
verb
present participle of bouse
brangus
brangus
Noun
A breed of beef cattle.
brengun
breugel
brigous
brigued
brigued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brigue
briguer
brogued
brogued
adj
Decorated with brogueing.
Having a brogue (accent).
Shod with brogues (type of shoe).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brogue
broguer
brogues
brogues
noun
plural of brogue
brought
brought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bring
bruegel
bruning
brutage
bruting
bruting
verb
present participle of brute
bubinga
bubinga
noun
Brachystegia spp.
Copaifera spp.
Didelotia africana
The timber of various species of Guibourtia.
bucking
bucking
noun
(forestry) The process of cutting a felled and delimbed tree into logs.
The act of a quadruped kicking both hind legs upward at once.
The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching.
The liquid used in this process.
The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores.
verb
present participle of buck
buddage
budding
budding
adj
Beginning to develop.
noun
(horticulture) The practice of uniting a single scion bud with rootstock or bark
(horticulture) The result of this practice.
verb
present participle of bud
budgero
budgers
budgers
noun
plural of budger
budgets
budgets
noun
plural of budget
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of budget
budgies
budgies
noun
plural of budgie
budging
budging
verb
present participle of budge
budling
budling
noun
A small, young, or immature bud.
buerger
bufagin
bufagin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of toxic steroids found in bufotoxin.
buffing
buffing
noun
Material removed by the action of someone who buffs.
verb
present participle of buff
bugaboo
bugaboo
noun
Alternative spelling of bug-a-boo
buganda
bugayev
bugbane
bugbane
noun
Actaea spp. (baneberry).
Trautvetteria spp.
bugbear
bugbear
noun
(archaic) An imaginary creature meant to inspire fear in children.
A source of dread; resentment; or irritation.
An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity.
verb
(transitive) To alarm with idle phantoms.
bugbite
bugeyed
bugeyes
bugeyes
noun
Alternative form of bug eyes
plural of bugeye
bugfish
bugfish
noun
(US, dated) The menhaden.
buggane
buggers
buggers
noun
plural of bugger
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bugger
buggery
buggery
noun
(Britain) Anal sex.
(Britain) Any sexual act deemed against nature, such as homosexuality, bestiality or necrophilia.
(Britain, slang) A broken or damaged condition.
buggess
buggier
buggier
adj
comparative form of buggy: more buggy
buggies
buggies
noun
plural of buggy
bugging
bugging
noun
Electronic surveillance.
verb
present participle of bug
bughead
buglers
buglers
noun
plural of bugler
bugling
bugling
noun
The act of playing a bugle.
verb
present participle of bugle
bugloss
bugloss
noun
Any of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae.
bugseed
bugseed
noun
Plants in the genus Corispermum.
The plant Dicoria canescens in the family Asteraceae.
bugshas
bugshas
noun
plural of bugsha
bugweed
bugwort
bugwort
noun
The plant bugbane.
bulgari
bulgers
bulgers
noun
plural of bulger
bulgier
bulgier
adj
comparative form of bulgy: more bulgy
bulging
bulging
noun
The shape or motion of something that bulges.
verb
present participle of bulge
bulgurs
bulgurs
noun
plural of bulgur
bulkage
bulkage
noun
bulk
bulking
bulking
noun
(bodybuilding) A period of intentional weight gain.
verb
present participle of bulk
bulldog
bulldog
noun
(UK, Oxford University slang) One of the proctors' officers.
(US, publishing) A bulldog edition.
(professional wrestling) Any move in which the wrestler grabs an opponent's head and jumps forward, so that the wrestler lands, often in a sitting position, and drives the opponent's face into the mat.
A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.
A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
A stubborn or determined person.
The original form of this breed, the British bulldog.
verb
(transitive) To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance).
bulling
bulling
noun
The mating of a cow with a bull.
verb
present participle of bull
bultong
bultong
noun
Alternative form of biltong
bumming
bumming
verb
present participle of bum
bumping
bumping
noun
(chemistry) The violent boiling when an homogenous liquid is superheated to the point that the bubbles are formed at pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and be expelled from the container
Form of racing for coxed fours traditional at Oxford and Cambridge Universities; bumps race
The sound or action of a bump.
verb
present participle of bump
bunging
bunging
verb
present participle of bung
bungled
bungled
adj
Incompetently performed; ruined through incompetent action; botched up.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bungle
bungler
bungler
noun
Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.
bungles
bungles
noun
plural of bungle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bungle
bunking
bunking
verb
present participle of bunk
bunning
bunning
noun
(Australian Aboriginal) The echidna.
verb
present participle of bun
bunting
bunting
noun
(nautical) A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.
(obsolete) An old boys' game, played with sticks and a small piece of wood.
A pushing action.
A strong timber; a stout prop.
A warm, hooded infant garment, as outerwear or sleepwear, similar to a sleeper or sleepsack; especially as baby bunting or bunting bag.
Any of various songbirds, mostly of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage.
Flags considered as a group.
Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
verb
present participle of bunt
buoyage
buoyage
noun
(nautical) Any of several codes of practice under which buoys of various shapes and colours are used for the same navigational purpose.
A series of buoys or floating beacons to mark the course for vessels.
buoying
buoying
verb
present participle of buoy
buphaga
burbage
burgage
burgage
noun
(historical) A medieval tenure in socage under which property in England and Scotland was held under the king or a lord of a town, and was maintained for a yearly rent or for rendering an inferior service (not knight's service) such as watching and warding.
burgall
burgall
noun
The cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus)..
burgees
burgees
noun
plural of burgee
burgeon
burgeon
noun
(obsolete) A bud, sprout, shoot.
verb
(intransitive) To grow or expand.
(intransitive) To swell to the point of bursting.
(intransitive, archaic) Of plants, to bloom, bud.
burgers
burgers
noun
plural of burger
burgess
burgess
noun
(historical) A town magistrate.
(historical, UK) A representative of a borough in the Parliament.
(historical, US) A member of the House of Burgesses, a legislative body in colonial America, established by the Virginia Company to provide civil rule in the colonies.
An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.
burghal
burghal
adj
(UK) Relating to a burgh or borough.
burgher
burgher
noun
A citizen of a medieval city.
A member of the medieval mercantile class.
A prosperous member of the community; a middle class citizen (may connote complacency).
burglar
burglar
noun
A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To commit burglary; to burgle.
burgled
burgled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burgle
burgles
burgles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of burgle
(cryptocurrencies) purposefully remove certain number of coins in circulation, by sending it to a public address where the private keys cannot be obtained (called burn address, eater address or black hole), usually should be available on the blockchain for anyone to review such a transaction. It’s a one-way address with no ability to reverse the transaction or withdraw the coins. For all practical purposes, the asset no longer exists (it has been “burned”). The act of burning effectively removes tokens from the available supply.
A fire.
The act by which something burns or is burned.
verb
present participle of burn
burping
burping
noun
The act by which a baby, or a container of fermenting substance, is burped.