(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriologies
bacteriologies
noun
plural of bacteriology
bacteriologist
bacteriologist
noun
A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
bacteriologists
bacteriologists
noun
plural of bacteriologist
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bagpipers
bagpipers
noun
plural of bagpiper
bandspreading
barbigerous
barbigerous
adj
(rare, humorous) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
bargainers
bargainers
noun
plural of bargainer
bargainwise
bargersville
baronetising
baserunning
baserunning
noun
(baseball) The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so
baserunnings
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bearbaitings
bearbaitings
noun
plural of bearbaiting
bearings
bearings
noun
plural of bearing
beaugregories
becrusting
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedlingtonshire
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bedstring
befingers
befingers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befinger
befringes
befringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befringe
begarnish
beggaries
beggaries
noun
plural of beggary
beggarism
beggarism
noun
beggary
beggarliness
beggarliness
noun
(rare) The state or characteristic of being or resembling a beggar; destitution.
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
beginners
beginners
noun
plural of beginner
begirdles
begirdles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begirdle
begirds
begirds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begird
beglerbegship
beglerbegship
noun
The role or status of a beglerbeg.
begrimes
begrimes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begrime
begrims
beguilers
beguilers
noun
plural of beguiler
belligerences
belligerences
noun
plural of belligerence
belligerencies
belligerencies
noun
plural of belligerency
belligerents
belligerents
noun
plural of belligerent
berascaling
berengarianism
bergius
bergquist
bergsonian
bergsonian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality.
bergsonism
bergstein
bersagliere
bersagliere
noun
A marksman or rifleman in certain Italian regiments.
bersaglieri
bersaglieri
noun
plural of bersagliere
bescorching
bescorching
verb
present participle of bescorch
bescouring
bescreening
bescreening
verb
present participle of bescreen
bescribbling
bescribbling
verb
present participle of bescribble
beshivering
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
besieger
besieger
noun
A person who besieges
besiegers
besiegers
noun
plural of besieger
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
besognier
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
bespring
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bessemerizing
bessemerizing
verb
present participle of bessemerize
bestirring
bestirring
verb
present participle of bestir
bestraddling
bestraddling
verb
present participle of bestraddle
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestriding
bestriding
verb
present participle of bestride
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bibliographers
bibliographers
noun
plural of bibliographer
bibliographies
bibliographies
noun
plural of bibliography
bigarades
bigarades
noun
plural of bigarade
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
bigotries
bigotries
noun
plural of bigotry
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
biobibliographies
biobibliographies
noun
plural of biobibliography
biodegradabilities
biodegradabilities
noun
plural of biodegradability
biodegradations
biodegradations
noun
plural of biodegradation
biodegrades
biodegrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biodegrade
bioelectrogenesis
bioelectrogenesis
noun
biological or biochemical electrogenesis
bioenergetics
bioenergetics
noun
(biology, physics) The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
A form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress.
bioengineers
bioengineers
noun
plural of bioengineer
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
biogeographers
biogeographers
noun
plural of biogeographer
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
birdcages
birdcages
noun
plural of birdcage
bisagre
bisagre
noun
A small spiny cactus of Mexico and the southwest United States that is sometimes cut into slices and candied.
bistournage
blephariglottis
blighters
blighters
noun
plural of blighter
blistering
blistering
adj
Causing blisters.
Harsh or corrosive.
Scornful.
Very fast.
noun
(medicine, veterinary) The practice of forming blisters on the skin, to promote blood flow and aid healing.
verb
present participle of blister
blisteringly
blisteringly
adv
In a blistering manner.
blitzkriegs
blitzkriegs
noun
plural of blitzkrieg
bloomingrose
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
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
boanergism
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
bogberries
bogberries
noun
plural of bogberry
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
boltuprightness
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
borborygmies
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
boresight
boresight
noun
The optical axis of a directional antenna.
boringness
boringness
noun
The state or condition of being boring.
boringnesses
bourgeois
bourgeois
adj
(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually derogatory) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
(historical) Of or relating to the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
Of or relating to the middle class, (often derogatory) their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
noun
(Marxism) A capitalist, (usually derogatory) an exploiter of the proletariat.
(history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
(politics, collectively, usually in the plural) The middle class.
(printing, dated) A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.
(rare) An individual member of the middle class.
(usually derogatory) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
verb
(transitive) To make bourgeois.
bourgeoise
bourgeoise
noun
A female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman
bourgeoises
bourgeoises
noun
plural of bourgeoise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bourgeois
bourgeoisie
bourgeoisie
noun
(Marxism) The capitalist class.
(historical) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.