A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures.
A bay outside this village, at the mouth of the Nile, where on 1 August 1798 a British fleet led by defeated the French in the
abricock
abricock
noun
(obsolete) apricot
absarokite
absarokite
noun
(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
acockbill
acockbill
adv
(nautical) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.
(nautical) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.
aerobraking
aerobraking
noun
(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
akenobeite
akimbo
akimbo
adj
With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
adv
Into, in, or of the position where the arms are akimbo.
Of weapons, especially firearms: one held in each hand.
aktiebolag
amoebalike
amoebalike
adj
Having the characteristics of an amoeba.
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
antiblock
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
backadation
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backjoint
backjoint
noun
(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogging
backlogging
verb
present participle of backlog
backpointer
backpointers
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
balkanization
balkanization
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanization
balloonlike
balloonlike
adj
Resembling a balloon in form
baloskion
baloskionaceae
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
baronduki
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
basilicock
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
baskonize
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
beakiron
beakiron
noun
Alternative form of beak-iron
beckiron
beckoning
beckoning
adj
That beckons.
noun
Such a wave or similar action.
verb
present participle of beckon
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
beknotting
bellowslike
bellowslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bellows (device for delivering pressurized air).
bellowsmaking
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
benediktov
berkovtsi
berkowitz
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
betokening
betokening
verb
present participle of betoken
bialystok
bialystoker
bibcock
bibcock
noun
An appliance allowing the provision of hose connections outside of buildings.
bibcocks
bibcocks
noun
plural of bibcock
bibliokelpt
biblioklept
biblioklept
noun
A person who steals books
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bibliotheke
bibliotheke
noun
Alternative form of bibliotheque
bickiron
bickleton
bickmore
bidcock
biforked
biforked
adj
forked into two; bifurcate
biforking
bikhaconitine
bikhaconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in bikh (Aconitum spicatum).
bikol
bikols
bilcock
bilcock
noun
The European water rail.
billbroking
billhook
billhook
noun
(ornithology) Written as bill hook: a sharply pointed spike growing from the tip of the upper mandible of the hatchlings of honeyguides, used to destroy the eggs and kill the chicks of the host species.
(weaponry) A medieval polearm, fitted to a long handle, sometimes with an L-shaped tine or a spike protruding from the side or the end of the blade for tackling the opponent; a bill
An agricultural implement often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.
Written as bill hook: a spiked hook used in offices and shops for hanging bills or other small papers such as receipts.
Written as bill-hook: a part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).
verb
To use a billhook
billhooks
billhooks
noun
plural of billhook
billycock
billycock
noun
(dated) A felt hat with a rounded crown, similar to a bowler.
biofeedback
biofeedback
noun
A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
biokinetics
biokinetics
noun
(medical biology) The study of movements of or within organisms
biometrika
birkhoff
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
biskop
bitstock
bitstock
noun
A hand tool consisting of a crank which holds a fitted rotating drill bit tip, designed to bore holes in rigid materials, by cutting a disc in a spiral fashion.
bitstocks
bitstocks
noun
plural of bitstock
bittock
bittock
noun
A little bit; a small piece.
A short distance.
bittocks
bittocks
noun
plural of bittock
bivouacked
bivouacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bivouac
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
bivouacks
bivouacks
noun
plural of bivouack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouack
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackington
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
blockaderunning
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
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.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockier
blockier
adj
comparative form of blocky: more blocky
blockiest
blockiest
adj
superlative form of blocky: most blocky
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
blocking
blocking
noun
(computing) A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.
Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).
verb
present participle of block
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
blockishly
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
blocklike
blocklike
adj
Having an oblong shape
blockline
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
bloodlike
bloodlike
adj
Resembling blood.
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bloomkin
bloubiskop
blouselike
blouselike
adj
Resembling a blouse.
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
boardlike
boardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a board.
boarskin
boatlike
boatlike
adj
Resembling a boat
bobbinwork
bobbinwork
noun
Work woven with bobbins.
bobolink
bobolink
noun
An American migratory songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, resembling a blackbird with the bill of a finch.
bobolinks
bobolinks
noun
plural of bobolink
bocking
bocking
noun
A coarse woollen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.
bockstein
bodicemaker
bodicemaking
bodikin
bodikin
noun
A diminutive of body, forming part of the exclamatory phrase "ods bodikin", a corruption of God's body.
bodkin
bodkin
adv
Closely wedged between two people.
noun
(printing) A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for pressing down individual type characters letters from a column or page in making corrections.
A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.
A hairpin.
A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
A type of long thin arrowhead.
bodkins
bodkins
noun
plural of bodkin
bodkinwise
bodstick
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bodykins
bodymaking
boehike
boghazkeui
boiko
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
boilerworks
boilinglike
bokchito
bokeelia
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.