A coarse material, usually of cotton, originally made in India.
An imitation of this fabric.
baftah
baftah
noun
Alternative form of bafta (“fabric”)
bafyot
bagful
bagful
noun
A large assortment.
An amount; the contents of one full bag.
bagfuls
bagfuls
noun
plural of bagful
bagreef
bagsful
bailiff
bailiff
noun
(UK) A bound bailiff: a deputy bailiff charged with debt collection.
(UK) A high bailiff: an officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders, appointed by the judge and removable by the Lord Chancellor.
(UK, slang) Any debt collector, regardless of his or her official status.
(US) Any law enforcement officer charged with courtroom security and order.
(historical) A head of a district ("bailiwick") of the Knights Hospitaller; a head of one of the national associations ("tongues") of the Hospitallers' headquarters on Rhodes or Malta.
(historical) A landvogt in the medieval German states.
(historical) A steward: the manager of a medieval manor charged with collecting its rents, etc.
(historical) An appointee of the French king administering certain districts of northern France in the Middle Ages.
(historical) An overseer: a supervisor of tenant farmers, serfs, or slaves, usually as part of his role as steward (see above).
(historical) Synonym of hundredman: The chief officer of a hundred in medieval England.
(historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.
(historical, mining) The foreman or overman of a mine.
(obsolete) A bailie: an alderman in certain Scottish towns.
(obsolete) A king's man: any officer nominated by the English Crown.
A huissier de justice or other foreign officer of the court acting as either a process server or as courtroom security.
The High Bailiff of the Isle of Man.
The chief justice and president of the legislature on Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
The title of the castellan of certain royal castles in England.
The title of the mayor of certain English towns.
bailiffry
bailiffs
bailiffs
noun
plural of bailiff
bailiffship
bailiffship
noun
The role or status of a bailiff.
bailiffships
bailiffships
noun
plural of bailiffship
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
bairdford
bairnsfather
baitfish
baitfish
noun
(fishing) Fish that can be caught using bait.
(fishing) Small fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish.
Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms; bulletproof.
ballyllumford
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
bamaf
bamford
bancroft
bancroft
Proper noun
A city in Idaho
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A village in Michigan
A village in Nebraska
A town in Ontario, Canada
A town in South Dakota
A town in West Virginia
A in Wisconsin
bandfile
bandfiled
bandfiling
bandfish
bandfish
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
banecroft
baneful
baneful
adj
(archaic) Poisonous, deadly.
Harmful, injurious.
banefully
banefully
adv
In a baneful way.
banefulness
banefulness
noun
The state or quality of being baneful.
banff
banff
Proper noun
A town in Alberta, Canada.
A town in council area, Scotland, and the former county town of
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bankfull
bankfull
adj
(of a river, etc) Risen to a height just sufficient to spill over its banks into the floodplain.
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
barberfish
barberfish
noun
Johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish.
barcroft
bardcraft
bardcraft
noun
The poetic arts of a bard.
barefaced
barefaced
adj
Open, undisguised.
Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).
Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
Unmasked (not wearing a mask) or not wearing a face covering.
barefacedly
barefacedly
adv
In a barefaced manner
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
barefisted
barefit
barefoot
barefoot
adj
(CB radio, slang) Transmitting without the use of an amplifier.
(informal) Of a vehicle on an icy road: not using snow chains.
Wearing nothing on the feet.
adv
(CB radio slang) Transmitting without the use of an amplifier.
She likes to go barefoot in the summertime.
barefooted
barefooted
adj
Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
barf
barf
intj
An expression of disgust.
noun
(US, colloquial) Vomit.
verb
(US, colloquial) To vomit.
(computing, slang, intransitive, by extension) Of a system: to fail.
barfed
barfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barf
barff
barfing
barfing
verb
present participle of barf
barfish
barfish
noun
A black crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus
A white bass, Morone chrysops
A yellow bass, Morone mississippiensis
barflies
barflies
noun
plural of barfly
barfly
barfly
noun
(slang, derogatory) a person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment
(slang, derogatory) a promiscuous person, especially a woman, who frequents bars hoping to find sexual partners
barfs
barfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barf
barful
barful
adj
(archaic) Full of obstructions.
noun
Enough people to fill a bar.
barfuss
barfy
barfy
adj
(informal) Disgusting.
barlafumble
barlafumble
intj
(Scotland, obsolete) A cry for peace or truce in children's games.
barlafummil
barlafummil
intj
Alternative form of barlafumble
barmfel
barnful
barnful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barn
barrelfish
barrelfish
noun
The black rudderfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis
barrelfishes
barrelfishes
noun
plural of barrelfish
barrelful
barrelful
noun
As much as a barrel will hold.
barrelfuls
barrelfuls
noun
plural of barrelful
barrelsful
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
bashful
bashful
adj
Indicating bashfulness.
Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
bashfully
bashfully
adv
In a bashful manner.
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
bashfulnesses
bashfulnesses
noun
plural of bashfulness
basifacial
basifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lower half of the face
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
basified
basified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of basify
basifier
basifier
noun
(chemistry) That which converts into a salifiable base.
basifiers
basifiers
noun
plural of basifier
basifies
basifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of basify
basifixed
basifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
basifugal
basifugal
adj
(botany) Tending or proceeding away from the base.
basify
basify
verb
(chemistry) To make more basic (less acidic)
basifying
basifying
verb
present participle of basify
basinful
basinful
noun
As much as a basin will hold.
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
bassfield
bateful
bateful
adj
(obsolete) Exciting contention; contentious.
batfish
batfish
noun
Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
batfowl
batfowled
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
batfowls
batful
batful
adj
(dialectal or obsolete) Rich; fertile, as in reference to land or soil.
bathflower
bathoflore
bathofloric
bathtubful
bathtubful
noun
As much as a bathtub will hold.
batterfang
battlefield
battlefield
noun
The area where a land battle is or was fought, which is not necessarily a field.
battlefields
battlefields
noun
plural of battlefield
battlefront
battlefront
noun
The area in which opponents or opposing ideas meet.
The region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat.
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
battleful
battleful
adj
Full of battles or conflicts.
baufrey
bayfield
bayfield
Proper noun
A village in Barbados.
A town in Colorado.
A rural community in New Brunswick, Canada.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A village in Ontario, Canada.
A city and town in Wisconsin.
bcf
bdf
bdft
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
beadflush
beakerful
beakerful
noun
The amount that a beaker will hold.
beakful
beakful
noun
As much (food) as a creature's beak will hold or carry.
beamfilling
beamful
beamful
adj
Beamy; radiant; luminous.
noun
A quantity in a beam (of wood, of light, etc)
beanfeast
beanfeast
noun
(chiefly Britain) A dinner party given to the employees of a firm.
(chiefly Britain) Any similar social occasion.
beanfeaster
beanfeaster
noun
(chiefly Britain) One who takes part in a beanfeast.
beanfest
beanfield
beanfield
noun
A field where beans are grown.
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
bearfoot
bearfoots
beatific
beatific
adj
Blessed, blissful, heavenly.
Having a benign appearance.
beatifical
beatifical
adj
beatific
beatifically
beatifically
adv
In a beatific manner.
beatificate
beatificate
verb
(obsolete, religion) To beatify.
beatification
beatification
noun
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.
beatifications
beatifications
noun
plural of beatification
beatified
beatified
adj
(Roman Catholicism) Having been recognized and declared, by the church, that a deceased has entered heaven; having attained this step in the process of canonization.
Blissful or supremely blessed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beatify
beatifies
beatifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beatify
beatify
beatify
verb
(transitive) To make blissful.
(transitive) To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness.
(transitive, Roman Catholicism) To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a blessed.
beatifying
beatifying
verb
present participle of beatify
beaufert
beaufet
beaufet
noun
(archaic) A counter for refreshments; a buffet.
(archaic) A niche, cupboard, or sideboard for plate, china, glass, etc.