(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
bennetweed
bentwood
bentwood
noun
(countable) An object, especially a piece of furniture, made from bentwood.
(woodworking, countable and uncountable, sometimes attributive) Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships' hulls, etc.).
bentwoods
bentwoods
noun
plural of bentwood
benward
benweed
benweed
noun
Common ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris, syn. Senecio jacobaea).
benwood
berwind
berwyn
berwyn
Proper noun
A mountain range in northeast Wales.
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
besnow
besnow
verb
To scatter like snow, or as if like snow.
To snow on; to cover with snow, or as if with snow.
To whiten with snow, or as with snow.
besnowed
besnowed
adj
Covered or laden with snow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besnow
besnowing
besnowing
verb
present participle of besnow
besnows
besnows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besnow
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bestowment
bestowment
noun
Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed.
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrewment
bestrewn
bestrewn
verb
past participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bestrown
bestrown
verb
(archaic) past participle of bestrew
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
besweeten
besweeten
verb
(literary, rare) Sublimely sweeten.
beswinge
beswinge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.
beswink
beswink
verb
(obsolete) to labour, toil; belabour
bethwine
between
between
noun
A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.
prep
Combined (by effort or ownership).
Done together or reciprocally.
In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).
One of (representing a choice).
Shared in confidence.
Taking together the combined effect of.
betweenbrain
betweenbrain
noun
Alternative form of 'tweenbrain
betweenity
betweenity
noun
An object or area located between two things.
The state of being between two things.
betweenmaid
betweenness
betweenness
noun
(graph theory, countable) A measure of the number of geodesic paths through a node or edge.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being between.
betweens
betweens
noun
plural of between
betweentimes
betweentimes
adv
In an interim period; meanwhile.
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
betwine
betwine
verb
(transitive) To twine together; entwine.
betwixen
betwixen
prep
(obsolete) Betwixt; between.
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
bewailingly
bewailingly
adv
in a bewailing manner
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewaring
bewaring
verb
(archaic or nonstandard) present participle of beware
bewearying
beweeping
beweeping
verb
present participle of beweep
bewend
bewend
verb
(transitive, chiefly dialectal) To turn; turn around.
bewhiten
bewigging
bewigging
verb
present participle of bewig
bewilderedness
bewilderedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewildered.
bewildering
bewildering
adj
Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
noun
gerund of bewilder: bewilderment.
verb
present participle of bewilder
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
bewilderment
bewilderment
noun
A confusing or perplexing situation.
The state of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewinged
bewinged
adj
Having, or equipped with wings
bewinter
bewinter
verb
(transitive) To make like winter.
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bewonder
bewonder
verb
(archaic, transitive) To fill with wonder or admiration; amaze.
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
bhowani
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
bigwiggedness
bijwoner
bijwoner
noun
(South Africa, historical) A member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.
billowiness
billowiness
noun
The state or quality of being billowy.
billowing
billowing
noun
The act of something that billows; a billow.
verb
present participle of billow
bindweb
bindweed
bindweed
noun
bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).
black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).
false bindweed (Calystegia).
slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).
true bindweed (Convolvulus).
bindweeds
bindweeds
noun
plural of bindweed
bindwith
bindwood
bineweed
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
birdwoman
birdwoman
noun
(informal) a female aviator.
A mythological creature that is part woman and part bird.
A woman who works with birds.
birdwomen
birdwomen
noun
plural of birdwoman
birnamwood
bitewing
bitewing
noun
(dentistry) A radiograph taken to visualize the crowns of the posterior teeth and the height of the alveolar bone in relation to the cementoenamel junctions, commonly used to examine for interdental caries and recurrent caries under existing restorations.
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
bittersweetness
bittersweetness
noun
The state or condition of being bittersweet.
biwinter
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
blanketweed
blanketweed
noun
a filamentous alga often found in ponds
blawenburg
blawing
blawn
blendwater
blindweed
blindworm
blindworm
noun
Anguis fragilis (slowworm), a small species of legless lizard.
blodenwedd
blountstown
blowdown
blowdown
noun
(aviation) The action of aerodynamic forces to tend to cause a deflected control surface to return to its neutral position, or prevent the surface from deflecting past a certain point.
(chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure.
(forestry) Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap.
(industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle.
blowen
blowen
Noun
A prostitute; a courtesan.
blowgun
blowgun
noun
A hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown.
blowguns
blowguns
noun
plural of blowgun
blowiness
blowinesses
blowing
blowing
noun
The act of one who blows, or that which blows.
verb
present participle of blow
blowings
blowings
noun
plural of blowing
blowiron
blowline
blown
blown
adj
(automotive) Given a hot rod blower.
(obsolete) Stale; worthless.
(of glass) Formed by blowing.
Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown.
Distended, swollen, or inflated.
Having failed.
Panting and out of breath.
Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.
verb
past participle of blow
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
blowziness
blowziness
noun
Alternative form of blowsiness.
blowzing
bluegown
bluegown
Noun
One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, who received certain alms every year on the king's birthday, including a blue gown.
bluewing
bluewing
noun
(usually in the plural) Torenia (wishbone flower)
Anas discors (syn. Spatula discors), the blue-winged teal.
boatowner
boatowner
noun
Someone who owns a boat
boatswain
boatswain
noun
A kind of gull, the jaeger.
The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
The tropicbird.
boatswains
boatswains
noun
plural of boatswain
boatwoman
boatwoman
noun
A woman who manages a boat.
bobbinwork
bobbinwork
noun
Work woven with bobbins.
bobtown
bodkinwise
boggstown
bohawn
boildown
boildown
noun
The process of boiling something down; concentration by means of evaporation.
bondelswarts
bondswoman
bondswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a bondsman.
bondswomen
bondswomen
noun
plural of bondswoman
bondwoman
bondwoman
noun
A woman who is bound in servitude; a female slave.
bondwomen
bondwomen
noun
plural of bondwoman
boneflower
boneshaw
bonewood
bonework
bonework
noun
The art or process of making objects from bone.
bonewort
bonnwis
bonwier
boomtown
boomtown
noun
Alternative form of boom town
boomtowns
boomtowns
noun
plural of boomtown
boonfellow
bophuthatswana
bophuthatswana
Proper noun
A former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa.
bordentown
borrowing
borrowing
noun
(linguistics) A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.
An instance of something being borrowed.
verb
(slang, crime) Slang term for shoplifting.
present participle of borrow
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswelliana
boswellizing
botswana
bowbent
bowbent
adj
bent, like a bow
bowden
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.