Able to be added or deducted in consideration of something.
Appropriate; satisfactory; acceptable.
Intellectually admissible; valid; probable.
Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.
noun
permitted amount or activity.
allowably
allowably
adv
In an allowable manner.
arrowbush
awakeable
awardable
awardable
adj
Capable of being awarded.
backarrow
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
backsword
backsword
noun
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backwards
backwards
adj
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
backwater
backwater
noun
(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
verb
(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
backwoods
backwoods
adj
Pertaining to the backwoods.
Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.
noun
A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
backwraps
backwraps
noun
plural of backwrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwrap
baconweed
baconweed
noun
Synonym of pigweed (“the plant Chenopodium album”)
bagataway
bagataway
noun
Alternative form of baggataway
bagwigged
bagwigged
adj
Wearing a bag wig.
bailiwick
bailiwick
noun
A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
bairnwort
baldcrown
ballgowns
ballgowns
noun
plural of ballgown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballgown
ballhawks
ballhawks
noun
plural of ballhawk
ballywack
balsawood
balsawood
noun
The wood of the balsa tree.
bandsawed
bandsawed
verb
simple past tense of bandsaw
bandwagon
bandwagon
noun
(figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support.
A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
bandwidth
bandwidth
noun
(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
bandytown
bangweulu
barbwires
barbwires
noun
plural of barbwire
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
barleymow
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
barrowman
barrowman
noun
(mining, historical) A putter: one who puts the tubs of coal from the workings to the cranes, flats, or stations, so that they can be conveyed to the surface.
barrytown
bashawdom
bashawism
bashawism
noun
The behaviour of a bashaw.
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
basswoods
basswoods
noun
plural of basswood
batchtown
batfowled
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
bathwater
bathwater
noun
The water used in a bath (bathtub).
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
bawdstrot
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beachwear
beachwear
noun
Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.
beachwood
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
bearwoods
becowards
becrawled
becrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrawl
bedewoman
bedstraws
bedstraws
noun
plural of bedstraw
bedwarfed
bedwarfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedwarf
bedwarmer
bedwarmer
noun
(historical) A covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed.
beeswaxes
beeswaxes
noun
plural of beeswax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beeswax
bellwaver
beshadows
beshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshadow
beshawled
beshawled
adj
Wearing a shawl.
bestowage
bestowage
noun
(obsolete) Stowage.
bestowals
bestowals
noun
plural of bestowal
beswarmed
beswarmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beswarm
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
bewearied
bewearies
bewrapped
bewrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewrap
bewrathed
bewrayers
bewrayers
noun
plural of bewrayer
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwoman
birdwoman
noun
(informal) a female aviator.
A mythological creature that is part woman and part bird.
A woman who works with birds.
blackhawk
blackware
blackware
noun
Any pottery of a black or nearly black colour.
blackwash
blackwash
noun
(chiefly politics) A villainization campaign.
(medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater.
(slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
(slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984.
(slang, mining) Public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes.
verb
(transitive) To blacken, to cover with a black color.
(transitive) To portray in a revisionist fashion as belonging to a black race of people.
(transitive) To villainize, to present in a damaging light.
blackweed
blackweed
noun
Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia.)
blackwell
blackwood
blackwood
noun
(uncountable) The very dark wood of such trees.
African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa
Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), of eastern Australia
Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia), of India
Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico.
blackwork
blackwork
noun
(obsolete) Work connected with funerals, as an undertaker's assistant or a maker of mourning clothes, etc.
(sewing) A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread.
blackwort
bladewise
bladewise
adj
In the manner of a blade.
blowbacks
blowbacks
noun
plural of blowback
blowballs
blowballs
noun
plural of blowball
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
blowspray
bluewater
bluewater
adj
(nautical) Oceangoing, capable of travelling in rough seas.
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
boatowner
boatowner
noun
Someone who owns a boat
boatswain
boatswain
noun
A kind of gull, the jaeger.
The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
The tropicbird.
boatwoman
boatwoman
noun
A woman who manages a boat.
bondwoman
bondwoman
noun
A woman who is bound in servitude; a female slave.
bookwards
boswellia
bowdichia
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
bowralite
boxwallah
boxwallah
noun
(India, historical) An Indian pedlar who sold goods from a box or trunk.
braidwood
brainward
brainwash
brainwash
noun
A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
verb
(figuratively, dated) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
To persuade completely and forcibly.
brainwave
brainwave
noun
A sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration; a brainstorm
Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram
brainwood
brainwork
brainwork
noun
Work done with the brain; mental effort.
branchway
branchway
noun
(poetic) A path or route formed by the branches of trees.
brandwein
brantwood
brasstown
brassware
brassware
noun
Articles made from brass, treated as a group.
brasswork
brasswork
noun
Work or ornamentation made of brass.
bratwurst
bratwurst
noun
A small pork sausage, usually served fried.
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawlsome
brawlsome
adj
Inclined to brawl; quarrelsome.
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
breakaway
breakaway
adj
(entertainment industry) Enjoying rapid popular success.
(ice hockey) Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)
Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.
Having broken away from a larger unit.
The breakaway republic is slowly establishing order and civil society.
noun
(Australia) A channel of floodwater that has burst from its usual course; or the track or channel eroded by the water.
(Australia) A stampede of animals.
(Australia) An animal that breaks away from a herd.
(Australia, geography) An eroding steep slope on the edge of a plateau; an escarpment.
(boxing) The act of getting away from one's opponent; the separation of the boxers after a spell of infighting.
(cycle racing) A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.
(ice hockey) A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them.
(theater) An item of scenery designed to be broken or destroyed during the performance.
A particular yo-yo trick http://yoyo.wikia.com/wiki/Breakaway.
A swing dance in which the leader occasionally swings the follower out into an open position.
The act of breaking away from something.
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.
breezeway
breezeway
noun
A covered walkway, with open sides, that connects two buildings.
bretwalda
bretwalda
noun
(historical) A title given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 5th century onwards who had achieved overlordship of some or all of the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
briarwood
briarwood
noun
A pipe made from briarwood.
A small forest of briars.
Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous flowering plant.
The wood of the briar-root, commonly used to make tobacco pipes.
brickwall
brickwall
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative form of brick wall
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.
bridgeway
broadview
broadways
broadways
noun
plural of broadway
broadwell
broadwife
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
bronislaw
brooklawn
browallia
browallia
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Browallia
browbands
browbands
noun
plural of browband
browbeats
browbeats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of browbeat
brownback
brownback
noun
A bird, the dowitcher or red-breasted snipe.
A note of scrip printed on brown paper, such as that issued by the city of St. Louis during a financial crisis.
A postage stamp printed in brown ink, used in the 1890s.
browntail
bryantown
buckwagon
buckwagon
noun
(South Africa) A strong wagon with a frame over the wheels used for hauling goods.
(US) A buckboard; a wagon for personal transport as well as transporting goods.
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
bullwhack
bullwhack
verb
(US) To work as a bullwhacker, driving a bullock team.
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
bungalows
bungalows
noun
plural of bungalow
burrawang
burrawang
noun
(Australia) Any of various cycads in the genus Macrozamia.
bushwhack
bushwhack
verb
to ambush
to fight, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
to travel through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
bushwoman
bushwoman
noun
(Australia) A woman who lives or has lived in the Australian outback.