Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
answerable
answerable
adj
(archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
(now rare) Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.
(of a question) Able to be answered.
(rare, of an argument) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
auburntown
awakenable
backarrows
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
backwardly
backwardly
adv
In a backward direction.
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwashes
backwashes
noun
plural of backwash
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
backwinded
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
badgerweed
bahawalpur
bahawalpur
Proper noun
A city in West Punjab in Pakistan.
The district surrounding this city.
The administrative division of Pakistan which contains this district.
bailiwicks
bailiwicks
noun
plural of bailiwick
bakerstown
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
ballflower
ballflower
noun
Alternative form of ball flower
ballywrack
balsamweed
balsamweed
noun
The plant Impatiens balsamina.
bamangwato
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
baptistown
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barrelwise
barrelwise
adv
In the manner of a barrel.
barrenwort
barrenwort
noun
A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
barrowcoat
basaltware
basaltware
noun
Articles made from basalt.
bashawship
bashawship
noun
The role or status of a bashaw.
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
bathflower
batholomew
battletown
battleward
battleward
adv
Toward battle.
battlewise
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beardstown
beavertown
beaverwood
beaverwood
noun
Celtis occidentalis, the common hackberry, a large deciduous tree native to North America.
becowarded
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beggarweed
beggarweed
noun
A type of plant, Desmodium incanum, native to Central and South America.
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
bellowsman
belswagger
belswagger
noun
(obsolete) A bully.
(obsolete) A lewd man.
beshadowed
beshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshadow
bestowable
bestowable
adj
Capable of being bestowed.
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
betwattled
betwattled
adj
(archaic, West Country) surprised, confounded, befuddled, to be in a distressed state of mind.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of betwattle
bewailable
bewailable
adj
Such as may, or ought to, be bewailed; lamentable.
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewaitered
bewearying
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
bilgewater
bilgewater
noun
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
birnamwood
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
blairstown
blawenburg
blendwater
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
boatswains
boatswains
noun
plural of boatswain
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
bohmerwald
bondswoman
bondswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a bondsman.
borrowable
borrowable
adj
Capable of being borrowed; available to be borrowed.
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
bowdoinham
bowerwoman
bowerwoman
noun
(historical) A female servant who waits upon a lady in her bedroom.
brailowsky
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
brainwater
brandywine
brandywine
noun
(archaic) brandy
brassworks
brassworks
noun
A place where brass is manufactured and/or shaped.
brathwaite
brawlingly
brawlingly
adv
In a brawling manner.
brawniness
brawniness
noun
The state of being brawny or having brawn.
brazilwood
brazilwood
noun
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakwater
breakwater
noun
(nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
(on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
breastplow
breastweed
breastwise
breastwood
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
breezeways
breezeways
noun
plural of breezeway
brewmaster
brewmaster
noun
A person in charge of beer production at a brewery
bridgewall
bridgeward
bridgeward
adj
Toward a bridge.
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
broadsword
broadsword
noun
(colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword
(history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.
A person armed with such a sword.
broadwater
broadwives
broomstraw
browbeaten
browbeaten
adj
intimidated or subjugated
verb
past participle of browbeat
browbeater
browbeater
noun
One who browbeats.
brownsdale
buchenwald
buckwasher
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bullamacow
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bushwhacks
bushwhacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bushwhack
byeworkman
camberwell
caterbrawl
crownbeard
crownbeard
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Verbesina.
deathblows
deathblows
noun
plural of deathblow
detacwable
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
drawboring
drawboring
verb
present participle of drawbore
drawbridge
drawbridge
noun
A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
elbowboard
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
followable
followable
adj
Able to be followed.
gimbawawed
hackbarrow
hackbarrow
noun
(historical) A kind of wheelbarrow used to carry new-made bricks to the hacks or racks where they are dried.
handbarrow
handbarrow
noun
A frame, supported by poles, used for carrying things
harborward
harborward
adj
Toward a harbor.
hurlbarrow
jabbernowl
jabbernowl
noun
Alternative form of jobbernowl
jabberwock
jabberwock
Proper noun
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
jawbreaker
jawbreaker
noun
(boxing, slang) A hard blow to the side of the face.
A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
A long, hard-to-pronounce word.
kabbeljaws
lawbreaker
lawbreaker
noun
One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal.
longbowman
longbowman
noun
An archer who uses a longbow.
marblewood
marblewood
noun
The Australian tree Acacia bakeri.
The ebony Diospyros marmorata.
marrowbone
marrowbone
noun
(humorous, chiefly in the plural) The shins or knees, chiefly in references to kneeling.
A bone containing edible marrow.
noblewoman
noblewoman
noun
A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.
outbawling
outbawling
verb
present participle of outbawl
outwarbled
outwarbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwarble
pawnbroker
pawnbroker
noun
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
pebbleware
pebbleware
noun
variegated pottery made from a mixture of clays of different colours
powderable
powderable
adj
That can be powdered.
powerboats
powerboats
noun
plural of powerboat
rabbitweed
rabbitweed
noun
The plant Gutierrezia sarothrae.
rabbitwise
rabbitwise
adv
In the manner of a rabbit.
rabbitwood
rabbitwood
noun
Pyrularia pubera, a shrub in the sandalwood family.