(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
banqueteering
banqueteering
noun
The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
verb
present participle of banqueteer
banqueting
banqueting
noun
The act of holding or participating in a banquet.
verb
present participle of banquet
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
becrusting
beguilement
beguilement
noun
The action or process of beguiling; the characteristic of being beguiling.
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
belitung
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
biangulate
biangulate
adj
Synonym of biangular
verb
To establish the two-dimensional position of a point by measuring the position of an intermediate point relative to a fixed point
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bilinguality
bilinguality
noun
(rare) bilingualism
bilinguist
bilinguist
noun
(linguistics) One who speaks two languages.
biltongue
biltongue
noun
Archaic form of biltong.
binturong
binturong
noun
A large species of civet, Arctictis binturong, of southern Asia.
biolinguistics
biolinguistics
noun
(linguistics) Study of the biology and evolution of language
biologicohumanistic
birectangular
birectangular
adj
Containing two right angles.
biscuiting
biscuitmaking
bismutoplagionite
bistournage
bituminising
bituminising
verb
present participle of bituminise
bituminizing
bituminizing
verb
present participle of bituminize
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
bloodguiltiness
bloodguiltiness
noun
Guilt of having shed blood or killed someone.
bloodlusting
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
blunting
blunting
noun
The process by which something is made blunt.
verb
present participle of blunt
blurting
blurting
noun
Something that is blurted, or spoken hastily without thinking.
verb
present participle of blurt
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
blusteringly
blusteringly
adv
in a blustering manner
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
boltuprightness
borotungstic
boulangerite
boulangerite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead antimony sulfide mineral that forms metallic grey monoclinic crystals.
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
bourignianist
bourignonist
boussingault
boussingaultia
boussingaultite
boussingaultite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
bringhurst
briquetting
briquetting
verb
present participle of briquet
present participle of briquette
broncobusting
brugnatellite
brugnatellite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellowish mineral formed of a hydrated ferric and magnesium carbonate/hydroxide.
bruington
bruiting
bruiting
noun
The act of one who bruits something; the promulgation of news or rumours.
verb
present participle of bruit
brustling
brustling
verb
present participle of brustle
brutalising
brutalising
verb
(Britain) present participle of brutalise
brutalizing
brutalizing
adj
Cruel, harsh, or otherwise insensitive.
verb
present participle of brutalize
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
bruting
bruting
verb
present participle of brute
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
budgeting
budgeting
noun
The activity of constructing a budget.
verb
present participle of budget
buffeting
buffeting
noun
(aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow
A blow or motion that buffets.
verb
present participle of buffet
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
buitenzorg
bukittinggi
bullbaiting
bullbaiting
noun
(Scientology) A process in which a person is subjected to simulated threats and verbal abuse but must not respond.
An old blood sport involving the baiting of bulls.
bullbaitings
bullbaitings
noun
plural of bullbaiting
bulleting
bulleting
noun
(Scotland) The game of road bowling.
verb
present participle of bullet
bulletining
bulletining
verb
present participle of bulletin
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bullfighting
bullfighting
noun
A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
bullshitting
bullshitting
verb
present participle of bullshit
bunting
bunting
noun
(nautical) A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.
(obsolete) An old boys' game, played with sticks and a small piece of wood.
A pushing action.
A strong timber; a stout prop.
A warm, hooded infant garment, as outerwear or sleepwear, similar to a sleeper or sleepsack; especially as baby bunting or bunting bag.
Any of various songbirds, mostly of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage.
Flags considered as a group.
Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
verb
present participle of bunt
buntings
buntings
noun
plural of bunting
bureaucratizing
bureaucratizing
verb
present participle of bureaucratize
burlington
burlington
Proper noun
A place
A settlement in Canada
A city in Ontario
A riding, federally and provincially, in Ontario
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador
An incorporated community in Nova Scotia
An unincorporated area in Prince Edward Island
A location in the United States
A city in Colorado
A town in Connecticut
A village in Illinois
A town in Indiana
A city in Iowa
A city in Kansas
A census-designated place (CDP) in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A town in Massachusetts
A village in Michigan
A city in New Jersey
A town in New York
A city in North Carolina
A city in North Dakota
A CDP (census-designated place) in Ohio
A town in Oklahoma
A borough in Pennsylvania
A city in Vermont
A city in Washington
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in West Virginia
A city and a town in Wisconsin
A town in Wyoming
burnettizing
burnettizing
verb
present participle of burnettize
burnight
bursting
bursting
adj
(often followed by "to go to...") Urgently needing to urinate.
So full (with something) as almost to erupt.
Very eager (to do something).
noun
The act by which something bursts.
verb
present participle of burst
burthening
burthening
verb
present participle of burthen
bushfighting
bushfighting
noun
Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.
busticating
busticating
verb
present participle of busticate
busting
busting
noun
(colloquial) The process of something being broken or exploded.
verb
present participle of bust
bustling
bustling
adj
Busy; full of energy and noisy activity.
noun
A bustle; a busy stir.
verb
present participle of bustle
bustlingly
bustlingly
adv
in a bustling manner
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
butling
butling
verb
present participle of butle
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
buttering
buttering
noun
(cooking) The application of butter (“n.”) to something.
(skiing, snowboarding) The action of a rider having to butter in an acrobatic maneuver.
Hyponyms: nosebuttering, tailbuttering
The action of turning with only the tips (tail or nose) of skis or snowboards
verb
present participle of butter
buttermaking
butteryfingered
buttgenbachite
buttgenbachite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
butting
butting
noun
An abuttal; a boundary.
verb
present participle of but
present participle of butt
buttling
buttling
verb
present participle of buttle
buttonholing
buttonholing
noun
The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will.
verb
present participle of buttonhole
buttoning
buttoning
noun
A fastening with buttons.
verb
present participle of button
buttressing
buttressing
verb
present participle of buttress
buttstrapping
butylating
butylating
verb
present participle of butylate
carburating
carburating
verb
present participle of carburate
carbureting
carbureting
verb
present participle of carburet
carburetting
christiansburg
circumambulating
circumambulating
verb
present participle of circumambulate
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
cogitabundity
cogitabundity
noun
(archaic, literary) The state of being cogitabund, or deep in thought.
cogitabundly
cogitabundous
combusting
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
confabulating
confabulating
verb
present participle of confabulate
congeliturbate
congeliturbation
congeliturbation
noun
(geology) gelifraction
consubstantiating
consubstantiating
verb
present participle of consubstantiate
contrasuggestible
contrasuggestible
adj
Liable to respond to psychological suggestion by doing the opposite.