Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
backworm
backworm
noun
(obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks.
bagwoman
bagwoman
noun
A female bagman (person involved with illicit money).
bagwomen
bagwomen
noun
plural of bagwoman
bagworm
bagworm
noun
(proscribed) The Eastern tent caterpillar.
A member of the family Psychidae of the Lepidoptera.
Fall webworm.
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
balmawhapple
balsamweed
balsamweed
noun
The plant Impatiens balsamina.
bamangwato
bandworm
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
barleymow
barrowman
barrowman
noun
(mining, historical) A putter: one who puts the tubs of coal from the workings to the cranes, flats, or stations, so that they can be conveyed to the surface.
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartholomewtide
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
bashawdom
bashawism
bashawism
noun
The behaviour of a bashaw.
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
batholomew
batwoman
batwoman
noun
(UK, military) A female batman (servant)
batwomen
batwomen
noun
plural of batwoman
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beamwork
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedewoman
bedwarmer
bedwarmer
noun
(historical) A covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed.
beekmantown
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
bellowsmaker
bellowsmaking
bellowsman
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
beswarm
beswarm
verb
(transitive) To swarm over; to envelop in a swarm.
beswarmed
beswarmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beswarm
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
beswarms
beswarms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beswarm
betweenmaid
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
birdwoman
birdwoman
noun
(informal) a female aviator.
A mythological creature that is part woman and part bird.
A woman who works with birds.
birnamwood
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blowlamp
blowlamp
noun
A burner that burns a fuel in air to produce a hot flame; a blowtorch
boatwoman
boatwoman
noun
A woman who manages a boat.
bohmerwald
bondswoman
bondswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a bondsman.
bondwoman
bondwoman
noun
A woman who is bound in servitude; a female slave.
borowolframic
bowdoinham
bowermaiden
bowerman
bowermay
bowerwoman
bowerwoman
noun
(historical) A female servant who waits upon a lady in her bedroom.
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
bowmaker
bowmaker
noun
Alternative form of bow maker
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
bowman
bowman
noun
(archery) A man who uses a bow; an archer.
(nautical) The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow.
bowmansdale
bowmanstown
bowmansville
bowsman
bowsman
noun
(nautical) A sailor who works in the bow of a vessel.
An archer.
bowwoman
bowwoman
Noun
A female archer.
bramwell
brawlsome
brawlsome
adj
Inclined to brawl; quarrelsome.
bretwaldadom
brewmaster
brewmaster
noun
A person in charge of beer production at a brewery
broomstraw
browman
browman
noun
(mining, historical) The worker in charge of the cages at the pithead.
brynmawr
bullamacow
bumboatwoman
bumboatwoman
noun
A woman who pilots a bumboat.
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
bushwoman
bushwoman
noun
(Australia) A woman who lives or has lived in the Australian outback.
businesswoman
businesswoman
noun
A woman involved in business.
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
buttwoman
byeworkman
bylawman
byrewoman
byrlawman
byrlawmen
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cabbageworms
cabbageworms
noun
plural of cabbageworm
camberwell
campbelltown
campbeltown
chamberfellow
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
clubwoman
clubwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who is a member of a club.
crossbowman
crossbowman
noun
Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.
cwmbran
cwmbran
Proper noun
A Welsh town.
dewbeam
drawbeam
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
embrawn
foambow
foambow
noun
A kind of rainbow or fogbow seen as sunlight passes through the airborne water droplets of a waterfall.
gimbaljawed
gimbawawed
gimberjawed
herbwoman
herbwoman
noun
A woman who sells herbs.
jimberjaw
jimberjawed
lambsdown
longbowman
longbowman
noun
An archer who uses a longbow.
maccabaw
maccabaws
marblewood
marblewood
noun
The Australian tree Acacia bakeri.
The ebony Diospyros marmorata.
marrowbone
marrowbone
noun
(humorous, chiefly in the plural) The shins or knees, chiefly in references to kneeling.
A bone containing edible marrow.
marrowbones
marrowbones
noun
plural of marrowbone
mawbound
mbwa
meadowbrook
meadowbur
megaweber
micawber
micawber
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Micawber; a person of modest income or background who remains optimistic that their situation will improve.
micawberish
micawberism
micawberism
Noun
optimism in the face of financial adversity
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
microwavable
microwavable
adj
suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers.
misbestowal
misbestowal
noun
The act of misbestowing.
mowable
mowable
adj
Able to be mowed.
mowbray
noblewoman
noblewoman
noun
A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.
rambow
sawtimber
sawtimber
noun
Wood cut from trees that is suitable for processing as sawlogs.
scrubwoman
scrubwoman
noun
(US) A woman employed to do general housework, such as cleaning a house or office.
serwamby
soembawa
stowbordman
subworkman
subworkman
noun
A subordinate workman.
sumbawa
sumbawa
Proper noun
A volcanic island of Indonesia, home to Mount Tambora
swampable
swampable
adj
Capable of being swamped.
swampberries
swampberry
swashbucklerdom
swedenborgianism
swedenborgianism
Noun
Any of several related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious movement, informed by the writings of
swellmobsman
swimmable
swimmable
adj
(of a body of water) Able to be swum in or across
toowoomba
toowoomba
Proper noun
A city in Queensland, Australia, with a population of over 131,000 people.
