(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
bdelloura
bdellouridae
bebouldered
bebouldered
adj
Covered or scattered with boulders.
befurbelowed
befurbelowed
adj
(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
belaboured
belaboured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belabour
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"
bescoundrel
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bifluorid
bifluoride
bifluoride
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of difluoride
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bleachground
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
bludgeoneer
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
bluford
blunderbore
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
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.
brotulid
brotulidae
bulbomedullary
bulldogger
bulldogger
noun
One who bulldogs (chases and wrestles a steer as a rodeo performance).
bulldoggers
bulldoggers
noun
plural of bulldogger
bulldozer
bulldozer
noun
(by extension) A bully; an overbearing individual.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A member of a self-identified group of white US Southerners who colluded to influence outcomes of post-Reconstruction elections by intimidating, coercing and bullying black voters and legislators, including burning down houses and churches, flogging and murdering opponents.
A tractor with an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.
One who bulldozes.
verb
To bulldoze (push through forcefully).
bulldozers
bulldozers
noun
plural of bulldozer
bulletproofed
bulletproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulletproof
bundlerooted
burdalone
burdensomely
burdensomely
adv
In a burdensome fashion.
burfordville
burglarproofed
burladero
burladero
noun
(bullfighting) A protective barrier behind which people in the bullring protect themselves from the bull.
butlerdom
butlerdom
noun
The status or sphere of butlers.
buttonholder
ceratomandibular
cerebromedullary
cerebromedullary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.
chlamydobacteriaceous
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
cloudberries
cloudberries
noun
plural of cloudberry
cloudberry
cloudberry
noun
A species of slow-growing bramble, Rubus chamaemorus.
The fruit of these plants.
cloudburst
cloudburst
noun
A sudden heavy rainstorm.
cloudbursts
cloudbursts
noun
plural of cloudburst
coachbuilder
coachbuilder
noun
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages.
colubrid
colubrid
noun
Any snake in the family Colubridae, completely covered in scales and mostly nonvenomous.
colubridae
colubrids
colubrids
noun
plural of colubrid
colubroid
coracomandibular
coracomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process and the mandible.
counterbalanced
counterbalanced
adj
Having a counterbalance
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbalance
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbuilding
counterembattled
countermandable
countermandable
adj
Capable of being countermanded.
cryptodouble
cubitoradial
cubitoradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cubit and radius.
cubododecahedral
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
deambulatories
deambulatories
noun
plural of deambulatory
deambulatory
deambulatory
adj
Going about from place to place; wandering.
noun
(dated) A covered place in which to walk; an ambulatory.
debentureholder
debentureholder
noun
The holder of a debenture.
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
deoxyribonucleic
deoxyribonucleic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
deoxyribonucleotide
deoxyribonucleotide
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any nucleotide containing deoxyribose.
desoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonuclease
noun
Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleic
adj
Alternative form of deoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleoprotein
desulfovibrio
deuteroalbumose
deuteroglobulose
devourable
devourable
adj
Able to be devoured.
dibothriocephalus
diphyllobothrium
dipleurobranchiate
diplobacterium
diplobacterium
noun
A bacterium composed of two adherent bacteria
discourageable
discourageable
adj
Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
disfavourable
disfavourable
adj
Not favourable; unfavourable.
dishonourable
dishonourable
adj
Alternative spelling of dishonorable
dishonourableness
dishonourableness
noun
Alternative spelling of dishonorableness
dishonourably
dishonourably
adv
(Britain) Alternative spelling of dishonorably
distributional
distributional
adj
(bridge) Having an uneven distribution.
Of or pertaining to distribution
distrouble
distrouble
verb
(obsolete) To trouble greatly; to perplex.
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
adj
(anatomy) dorsal and lumbar
dorsumbonal
doublecross
doublecross
noun
(plant breeding, animal breeding) The hybrid product of double-crossing.
An instance of betrayal of one who has been led to believe that the betrayer was assisting them.
verb
To betray someone by leading them into a trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
doublecrossed
doublecrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of doublecross
doublecrosses
doublecrosses
noun
plural of doublecross
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of doublecross
doublecrossing
doublecrossing
verb
present participle of doublecross
doubleganger
doubleganger
noun
A doppelganger.
doublegear
doubleheader
doubleheader
noun
Alternative form of double-header
doubleheaders
doubleheaders
noun
plural of doubleheader
doublehearted
doublehearted
adj
Having a false heart; deceitful; treacherous.
doubleheartedness
doublehorned
doubleprecision
doubler
doubler
noun
(US, dialect) A tenement house having two families on each floor.
(calico printing) A blanket or felt placed between the fabric and the printing table or cylinder.
(colloquial) A biplane aeroplane or kite.
(structural engineering) A metal plate riveted or welded over a preexisting metal structural component to reinforce it and relieve the stress on the preexisting component, or to serve as a patch where part of the original structure has failed or been removed.
A person employed in a roller mill to fold the hot metal plates in half.
An instrument for augmenting a very small quantity of electricity, so as to render it manifest by sparks or the electroscope.
One who doubles.
Part of a distilling apparatus for intercepting the heavier fractions and returning them to be redistilled.
doublers
doublers
noun
plural of doubler
doubletree
doubletree
noun
a device that connects two horses to a wagon or other implement. The tugs of a harness are connected to a singletree, two of which are connected to a doubletree, which, in turn, is connected to the implement.
doubleword
doubleword
noun
(computing) An area of storage double the size of the word in a particular system; in 32-bit architecture, this is equal to four bytes.
doublewords
doublewords
noun
plural of doubleword
doublure
doublure
noun
An elaborately decorated leather flyleaf in a book.
The reflexed margin of a trilobite carapace.
doublures
doublures
noun
plural of doublure
drumbledore
dubiocrystalline
dumbledore
dumbledore
noun
(dialectal) A beetle, typically a cockchafer or dung beetle.
(dialectal) A dandelion.
(dialectal, archaic, old-fashioned) A bumblebee.
(slang) A blundering person.
dunderbolt
emballonurid
emballonurid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Emballonuridae.
emballonuridae
endoglobular
endoglobular
adj
Synonym of endoglobar
endolumbar
ferromolybdenum
ferromolybdenum
noun
An iron-molybdenum alloy.
fibronucleated
floribunda
floribunda
noun
A rose cultivar, having large sprays of small flowers, made by crossing polyantha and hybrid tea rose varieties.