(colloquial) Something impressive in comparison to similar things.
(colloquial) Something large in size in comparison to similar things.
(colloquial, chiefly in the negative) Big deal.
(originally US, colloquial) A person of importance or power, especially in the entertainment industry.
bigheartedly
bigheartedly
adv
In a bighearted manner
bigly
bigly
adj
(Scotland, now obsolete elsewhere) Habitable, liveable; hence delightful, pleasant, pleasing.
adv
(now rare) In a big way, greatly; to a great extent, on a large scale.
(now rare) In a blustering or boastful manner; haughtily, pompously.
(now rare) Strongly, with great force.
bigotedly
bigotedly
adv
In a bigoted manner.
bigotry
bigotry
noun
(dated) Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness.
Characteristic qualities of a bigot: (especially religious, anti-religious or racial) intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.
bigotty
bigwiggery
bigwiggery
noun
The habits and attitudes of bigwigs.
bilgeway
bilgeway
noun
(nautical, historical) Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched.
bilgy
bilgy
adj
Containing, or resembling, bilge.
bilinguality
bilinguality
noun
(rare) bilingualism
bilingually
bilingually
adv
In a bilingual manner; using two languages.
billingsley
bindingly
bindingly
adv
In a binding manner.
bingey
bingeys
bingy
bingy
adj
(dialectal) Of milk or butter: ropy; having gone bad or soured.
bioassaying
bioassaying
verb
present participle of bioassay
biobibliography
biobibliography
noun
A bibliography that also contains a short biography of the author
biocenology
biocenology
noun
(biology) A branch of ecology involving the study of the interactions between biological communities
bioclimatologically
bioclimatology
bioclimatology
noun
The interdisciplinary field of science that studies the interactions between the biosphere and the Earth's atmosphere on time scales of the order of seasons or longer (in opposition to biometeorology).
biodegradability
biodegradability
noun
The capacity of a material to decompose over time as a result of biological activity, especially to be broken down by microorganisms.
bioecologically
bioecologically
adv
In terms of bioecology.
bioecology
bioecology
noun
The specifically biological aspects of ecology
bioelectrogenetically
biogenetically
biogenetically
adv
In a biogenetic manner.
biogeny
biogeny
noun
biogenesis
biogeochemistry
biogeochemistry
noun
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships
biogeographically
biogeographically
adv
In a biogeographic manner
With regard to biogeography
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biographically
biographically
adv
In the form of a biography.
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
biologically
biologically
adv
In a biological manner.
With regard to biology.
biology
biology
noun
The living organisms of a particular region.
The structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism.
The study of all life or living matter.
biometeorology
biometeorology
noun
The study of the relationship between atmospheric conditions (the weather) and living organisms.
bionergy
bionergy
noun
Alternative form of bioenergy
biophagy
biophagy
noun
The property of being a biophage, a living organism that feeds on other living organisms.
biophysiography
biophysiography
noun
The branch of biology that deals with the natural history of living organisms; descriptive biology.
biophysiological
biophysiological
adj
Relating to biophysiology
biophysiologist
biophysiologist
noun
One who studies biophysiology.
biophysiology
biophysiology
noun
(biology, physiology) biological physiology
biopsychological
biopsychological
adj
Of or pertaining to biopsychology.
biopsychologies
biopsychologist
biopsychologist
noun
A specialist in biopsychology.
biopsychology
biopsychology
noun
biological psychology
biosociology
biosociology
noun
Synonym of sociobiology
biospeleology
biospeleology
noun
(biology) The biology of organisms that live in caves
biostratigraphy
biostratigraphy
noun
(biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.
biotechnologically
biotechnologically
adv
With reference to, or by means of biotechnology
biotechnologicaly
biotechnology
biotechnology
noun
The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
biotypology
biotypology
noun
(biology) The study of biotypes
bisglyoxaline
bitingly
bitingly
adv
In a biting manner.
bizygomatic
bizygomatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
blamingly
blamingly
adv
So as to blame.
blanchingly
blanchingly
adv
In a blanching way.
blandishingly
blandishingly
adv
So as to blandish.
blarneying
blarneying
verb
present participle of blarney
blazingly
blazingly
adv
Extremely quickly.
With or like a blaze; bright and fiery.
bleatingly
bleatingly
adv
With bleating sounds.
blenchingly
blessingly
blessingly
adv
In a way that blesses, or gives a blessing.
blightingly
blightingly
adv
So as to blight.
blighty
blighty
noun
Alternative form of Blighty
blindingly
blindingly
adv
In a blinding manner.
blinkingly
blinkingly
adv
While blinking, or as if blinking
blisteringly
blisteringly
adv
In a blistering manner.
blitzbuggy
blitzbuggy
noun
(archaic) A jeep (military vehicle).
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bloodguilty
bloodguilty
adj
Guilty of murder or bloodshed.
bloodying
bloodying
verb
present participle of bloody
bloomingly
bloomingly
adv
In a blooming manner.
blottingly
blottingly
adv
So as to blot out or conceal.
So as to produce blots.
blubberingly
blubberingly
adv
With blubbering sounds; with broken or noisy sobs.
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blurringly
blurringly
adv
in a blurring manner
blushingly
blushingly
adv
In an blushing manner; in a manner that evokes a blush.
blusteringly
blusteringly
adv
in a blustering manner
boastingly
boastingly
adv
Boastfully.
bodingly
bodingly
adv
in a boding manner
bodybending
bodyboarding
bodyboarding
noun
A water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves.
verb
present participle of bodyboard
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.
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
bodying
bodying
verb
present participle of body
bodymaking
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bogeying
bogeying
verb
present participle of bogey
bogglingly
bogglingly
adv
In a stupefying manner or to a stupefying degree.
While boggling; with an amazed expression.
bogyism
bogyism
noun
Alternative form of bogeyism
bogyisms
boilingly
boilingly
adv
in a boiling manner
bolographically
boogying
boogying
verb
present participle of boogie
boomingly
boomingly
adv
In a booming manner; loudly.
borborygmatic
borborygmi
borborygmi
noun
plural of borborygm.
plural of borborygmus.
borborygmic
borborygmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling borborygmus; rumbling.
borborygmies
boringly
boringly
adv
In a boring manner.
The professor droned on boringly, putting his class to sleep.
boroglyceride
boroglyceride
noun
(dated, medicine) A preparation made by warming boric acid with glycerine; once sued as an antiseptic
boroglycerine
bottomrying
bouncingly
bouncingly
adv
With a bouncing motion.
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
bowingly
bowingly
adv
in a bowing manner
boycotting
boycotting
noun
The act of something being boycotted.
verb
present participle of boycott
brabblingly
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
brachygnathia
brachygnathia
noun
Synonym of micrognathism
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)
brachygraphic
brachygraphic
adj
Relating to brachygraphy.
brachygraphical
brachylogies
brachyphalangia
brachyphalangia
noun
Unusual shortness of the phalanx of a finger or toe
brachystegia
bracingly
bracingly
adv
In a bracing manner
bradyglossia
bradylogia
bradylogia
noun
Synonym of bradyarthria
bradyphagia
bradyphagia
noun
Unusual slowness in eating
bradysphygmia
braggingly
braggingly
adv
in a bragging manner
braggishly
braggishly
adv
In a braggish manner.
brandying
brandying
verb
present participle of brandy
brawlingly
brawlingly
adv
In a brawling manner.
braying
braying
noun
An act or sound of braying.
verb
present participle of bray
breathingly
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
bridgeway
brigandishly
brigandishly
adv
In a brigandish manner.
brigatry
brigetty
brighteyes
brightly
brightly
adv
In a bright manner.
brimmingly
brimmingly
adv
(often figurative) So as to brim or overflow.
brodyagi
broilingly
broilingly
adv
So as to broil.
bromargyrite
bromargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A natural mineral form of silver bromide.