(obsolete or historical) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
bandung
bandung
Proper noun
A capital city of the West Java Province, Indonesia.
bandwagon
bandwagon
noun
(figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support.
A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
bandying
bandying
noun
gerund of bandy (“the act of one who bandies”)
verb
present participle of bandy
bandylegged
banebrudge
bangboard
banged
banged
adj
Alternative form of bhanged
Having the hair styled in bangs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bang
bangladesh
bangled
bangled
adj
Wearing bangles
bangtailed
bangtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bangtail
bardiglio
bardiglio
noun
An Italian variety of marble, commonly having a dark grey or bluish ground traversed by veins.
barding
barding
noun
(historical) Armour for a warhorse.
verb
present participle of bard
bardings
bardings
noun
plural of barding
bardling
bardling
noun
An inferior bard.
barehanding
barelegged
barelegged
adj
Having uncovered legs.
adv
With uncovered legs.
bargained
bargained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bargain
bargander
bargander
noun
(Norfolk, dialect) Synonym of shelduck
bargeboard
bargeboard
noun
(architecture) Alternative spelling of barge board.
bargeboards
bargeboards
noun
plural of bargeboard
barged
barged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barge
bargeload
bargeload
noun
Entire load of a barge.
barraged
barraged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barrage
barricading
barricading
verb
present participle of barricade
barricadoing
barricadoing
verb
present participle of barricado
barriguda
barriguda
noun
The palm tree Iriartea ventricosa.
barrigudo
barrigudo
noun
(archaic) The brown woolly monkey
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
basidigital
basidigitale
basidigitalia
basidiogenetic
basiglandular
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bastardising
bastardising
verb
present participle of bastardise
bastardizing
bastardizing
noun
The act or process by which something is bastardized.
verb
present participle of bastardize
bastinading
bastinading
verb
present participle of bastinade
bastinadoing
bastinadoing
verb
present participle of bastinado
battledoring
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
battologised
battologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of battologise
battologized
battologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of battologize
bavardage
bavardage
noun
chatter, banter
baynebridge
beading
beading
noun
(architecture) A decorative, ornamental molding often used to conceal a joint.
(craft) beadwork
A Samburu ceremony in which a father gives a necklace to his daughter.
The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors.
verb
present participle of bead
beadings
beadings
noun
plural of beading
bearding
bearding
noun
(television) An undesirable video artifact whereby darker parts of a signal bleed across horizontally into the brighter parts.
verb
present participle of beard
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
beauregard
beblooding
beblooding
verb
present participle of beblood
bechignoned
bechignoned
adj
Wearing one's hair in a chignon.
beclogged
beclogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclog
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becowarding
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becudgel
becudgel
verb
(transitive) To cudgel thoroughly or soundly.
becudgeled
becudgeling
becudgeling
verb
present participle of becudgel
becudgelled
becudgelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becudgel
becudgelling
becudgels
becudgels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becudgel
bedabbling
bedabbling
verb
present participle of bedabble
bedaggered
bedaggered
adj
Fitted or equipped with a dagger
bedaggle
bedaggle
verb
(transitive) To daggle; to soil by dragging over wet ground.
bedamning
bedamning
verb
present participle of bedamn
bedangled
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
bedaubing
bedaubing
verb
present participle of bedaub
bedazzling
bedazzling
verb
present participle of bedazzle
bedazzlingly
bedazzlingly
adv
So as to bedazzle; stunningly bright or glamorous.
bedbug
bedbug
noun
A small nocturnal insect (Cimex lectularius), of the family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded hosts.
bedbugs
bedbugs
noun
plural of bedbug
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedding
bedding
noun
(Britain) The textiles associated with the bed, as well as the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box spring).
(US) The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
(geology) A structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
(horticulture) The temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter.
Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
verb
present participle of bed
beddingroll
beddings
beddings
noun
plural of bedding
bedeafening
bedeafening
verb
present participle of bedeafen
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
bedegar
bedeguar
bedeguar
noun
(archaic) A gall produced on rosebushes, especially on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (Diplolepis rosae), and once supposed to have medicinal properties.
bedeviling
bedeviling
noun
An act by which somebody is bedevilled; causing of trouble; harassment.
verb
(US) present participle of bedevil
bedevilling
bedevilling
verb
(Britain) present participle of bedevil
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
bedgery
bedgoer
bedgown
bedgown
noun
A nightgown.
An article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front; a bedjacket.
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bedight
bedight
adj
(archaic) That has been equipped or bedecked.
verb
(archaic) To equip or bedeck.
bedighted
bedighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedight
bedighting
bedighting
verb
present participle of bedight
bedights
bedights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedight
bedimming
bedimming
verb
present participle of bedim
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
bedizening
bedizening
noun
The act of adorning gaudily.
verb
present participle of bedizen
bedlamising
bedlamizing
bedlight
bedlight
noun
A bedside light.
bedlington
bedlingtonshire
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
bednighted
bednights
bedog
bedog
verb
(transitive) to follow like a dog, harass, torment; bully
bedrabbling
bedrabbling
verb
present participle of bedrabble
bedraggle
bedraggle
verb
(transitive) To make (something) wet and limp, especially by dragging it along the ground.
bedraggled
bedraggled
adj
Decaying, decrepit or dilapidated.
Wet and limp; unkempt.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedraggle.
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
bedraggles
bedraggles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedraggle
bedraggling
bedraggling
verb
present participle of bedraggle
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
bedright
bedright
noun
Alternative form of bedrite
bedriveling
bedriveling
verb
present participle of bedrivel
bedrivelling
bedrug
bedrug
verb
(transitive) To drug abundantly or excessively.
bedrugged
bedrugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrug
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
bedrugs
bedrugs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrug
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bedstring
bedticking
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
beduncing
beduncing
verb
present participle of bedunce
bedung
bedung
verb
(transitive) To cover with dung or manure.
(transitive, sometimes figuratively) To bedaub or defile.
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beedged
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.