A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
bimodule
bimodule
noun
(mathematics) An abelian group that is both a left and a right module, such that the left and right multiplications are compatible
bimodulus
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
biquadrantal
birdglue
bistipuled
bisulcated
bisulfid
bisulfid
noun
Archaic form of bisulphide.
bisulfide
bisulfide
noun
(chemistry) The anion HS⁻.
(chemistry, dated) Disulfide, the anion ⁻S–S⁻.
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bituberculated
bivaulted
bivaulted
adj
Having two vaults or arches.
blackduck
blackfigured
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
bladdernut
bladdernut
noun
Any of several species of large shrubs or small trees, of the genus Staphylea, in the family Staphyleaceae
Diospyros whyteana, a species of tree with edible fruit, native to Africa.
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
bladensburg
blandburg
blandiloquence
blandiloquence
noun
(archaic) flattery [from 17th c.]
blandiloquious
blandiloquous
blandiloquous
adj
(obsolete) blandiloquent
bleachground
blendure
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
blockaderunning
blockbusted
bloodcurdler
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bloodguilt
bloodguilt
noun
guilt of wrongfully causing death or shedding blood
bloodguiltiness
bloodguiltiness
noun
Guilt of having shed blood or killed someone.
bloodguiltless
bloodguiltless
adj
Free from bloodguilt.
bloodguilts
bloodguilty
bloodguilty
adj
Guilty of murder or bloodshed.
bloodhound
bloodhound
noun
(archaic) A bloodthirsty person.
(figurative) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.
A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.
bloodhounds
bloodhounds
noun
plural of bloodhound
bloodlust
bloodlust
noun
A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.
bloodlusting
bloodnoun
bloodsuck
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bloused
bloused
adj
Wearing a blouse.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blouse
blubbed
blubbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blub
blubbered
blubbered
adj
Of the face: swollen from weeping.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blubber
blubberhead
blubberhead
noun
(colloquial, dated) A fool.
bludge
bludge
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) Easy work.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) The act of bludging.
verb
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To avoid one's responsibilities; to leave it to others to perform duties that one is expected to perform.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To do nothing, to be idle, especially when there is work to be done.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To not earn one's keep, to live off someone else or off welfare when one could be working.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To take some benefit and give nothing in return.
(Australia, obsolete, slang) To live off the earnings of a prostitute.
bludged
bludged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bludge
bludgeon
bludgeon
noun
A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
verb
(transitive) To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.
(transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
bludgeoned
bludgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bludgeon
bludgeoneer
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
bludgeoning
bludgeoning
noun
An assault with a club or similar weapon.
verb
present participle of bludgeon
bludgeons
bludgeons
noun
plural of bludgeon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bludgeon
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.
bludging
bludging
verb
present participle of bludge
bluebead
bluebeard
bluebeard
Proper noun
A famous fairy tale written by Charles Perrault in 1697 about a violent nobleman who has the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of his current wife to avoid the same fate.
The nobleman who is the title character of the story.
Noun
A man who marries and then murders one wife after another.
bluebeardism
bluebelled
bluebelled
adj
Covered in bluebells.
bluebird
bluebird
noun
Any of various African starlings of the genus Lamprotornis, family Sturnidae, having predominantly glossy blue plumage.
Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.
bluebirds
bluebirds
noun
plural of bluebird
blueblood
blueblood
noun
Alternative form of blue blood
bluecoated
blued
blued
adj
Having the property of having been chemically passivated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blue
bluefield
bluefields
bluehead
bluehead
noun
The blunt-headed wrasse or blue-headed wrasse, a fish of the species Thalassoma amblycephalum or Thalassoma bifasciatum.
blueheads
blueheads
noun
plural of bluehead
bluehearted
bluenosed
bluenosed
adj
Alternative spelling of blue-nosed
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
Condalia spp., especially Condalia hookeri (syn. Condalia obovata).
bluewoods
bluewoods
noun
plural of bluewood
bluffdale
bluffed
bluffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bluff
bluford
blumed
blumenfeld
blunder
blunder
noun
(chess) A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical oversight.
A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
verb
(intransitive) To make a clumsy or stupid mistake.
(intransitive) To move blindly or clumsily.
(transitive) To cause to make a mistake.
(transitive) To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.
blunderbore
blunderbuss
blunderbuss
noun
An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range.
verb
(transitive) To shoot with a blunderbuss.
blunderbusses
blunderbusses
noun
plural of blunderbuss
blundered
blundered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blunder
blunderer
blunderer
noun
One who blunders.
blunderers
blunderers
noun
plural of blunderer
blunderful
blunderful
adj
Inclined to blunder.
blunderhead
blunderhead
noun
Someone who habitually makes mistakes or blunders
blunderheaded
blunderheadedness
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
blunders
blunders
noun
plural of blunder
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blunder
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
blunged
blunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blunge
blunted
blunted
adj
(slang) high on cannabis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blunt
blunthead
blunthearted
blurbed
blurbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blurb
blurred
blurred
adj
Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blur
blurredly
blurredness
blurredness
noun
The property of being blurred.
blurted
blurted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blurt
blushed
blushed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blush
blustered
blustered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bluster
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
boatbuilders
boatbuilders
noun
plural of boatbuilder
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
bodeful
bodeful
adj
Portentous; ominous; foreboding.
bodefully
bodefulness
bodybuild
bodybuild
verb
To take part in bodybuilding.
bodybuilder
bodybuilder
noun
(bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
bodybuilders
bodybuilders
noun
plural of bodybuilder
bodybuilding
bodybuilding
noun
(dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.