The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.
To an extreme degree.
adambulacral
adambulacral
adj
Next to the ambulacra
noun
Such an ossicle or spine
adumbral
adumbral
adj
Dark, shady.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adumbrellar
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
alumbrado
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
archbuilder
arnoldsburg
auburndale
balbusard
baldur
ballyllumford
balourdise
balustered
balustered
adj
Having one or more balusters.
balustrade
balustrade
noun
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
balustraded
balustraded
adj
Having balustrades.
balustrades
balustrades
noun
plural of balustrade
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bardocucullus
bardulph
bareknuckled
barleduc
barleducs
basiglandular
basilosauridae
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
baudelaire
bdelloura
bdellouridae
beblubbered
beblubbered
adj
(obsolete) Befouled with blood.
Disfigured by blubbering; befouled with tears.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beblubber
bebouldered
bebouldered
adj
Covered or scattered with boulders.
befuddler
befuddler
noun
One who befuddles.
befuddlers
befuddlers
noun
plural of befuddler
befurbelowed
befurbelowed
adj
(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
belaboured
belaboured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belabour
belauder
beleaguered
beleaguered
adj
(figurative) Beset by trouble or difficulty.
Besieged; surrounded by enemy troops.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beleaguer
belinuridae
beliquored
beliquored
adj
Drunken.
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
berglund
berlauda
beruffled
bescoundrel
biarticulated
biarticulated
adj
doubly articulated
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bidiurnal
bidiurnal
adj
Every other day.
bifluorid
bifluoride
bifluoride
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of difluoride
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
biquadrantal
birdglue
bituberculated
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
bleachground
blendure
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
blockaderunning
bloodcurdler
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
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
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.
bludgeoneer
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
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.
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
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
bluehearted
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
bluford
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.
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
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
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
bordulac
borofluohydric
borofluoride
borofluoride
noun
(chemistry) A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element or radical.
boulder
boulder
noun
(climbing) A session of bouldering; involvement in bouldering.
(geology) A particle greater than 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
A large marble, in children's games.
A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.
verb
(climbing, transitive, intransitive) To engage in bouldering.
bouldered
bouldered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boulder
boulderhead
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
boulders
boulders
noun
plural of boulder
bouldery
bouldery
adj
(climbing) involving, or resembling, bouldering
Of, pertaining to, or containing boulders
boulevard
boulevard
noun
A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
boulevardier
boulevardier
noun
A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant.
verb
(intransitive) To strut or show off like a boulevardier.
boulevardiers
boulevardiers
noun
plural of boulevardier
boulevardize
boulevardize
verb
(transitive) To convert into boulevards.
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
bradyauxetically
brautlied
bridgebuilder
bridgebuilder
noun
Alternative form of bridge-builder.
bridgebuilding
bridgebuilding
noun
The construction of bridges.
brotulid
brotulidae
bruckled
brunhild
brunhilda
brunhilde
brunnhilde
brushland
brushland
noun
an area mostly covered with brush growth
brustled
brustled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brustle
brutalised
brutalised
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of brutalise
brutalized
brutalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brutalize
bucklered
bucklered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckler
buddler
buddler
noun
One who buddles.
builder
builder
noun
(rare, bodybuilding) A bodybuilder.
(trade) Master artisan, who receives his instructions from the architect, and employs workers.
A person who builds or constructs things.
Software that allows the user to create a certain kind of automated output.
builders
builders
noun
(UK) Abbreviation of builders' tea. (builder's tea)