Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
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.
bairnwort
baptistown
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
bartholomewtide
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
berkowitz
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
billetwood
billowiest
billowiest
adj
superlative form of billowy: most billowy
birthwort
birthwort
noun
Any plant species of the genus Aristolochia.
Birthroot, Trillium erectum
bitterwood
bitterwood
noun
Jamaica quassia Picrasma excelsa, native to the Caribbean
paradise tree Simarouba glauca, native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America
quassia (Quassia amara)
bitterworm
bitterwort
bitterwort
noun
The great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very bitter taste.
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blisterwort
bloodwit
bloodwit
noun
Alternative form of bloodwite
bloodwite
bloodwite
noun
A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
blowpit
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
blowsiest
blowsiest
adj
superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
blowziest
blowziest
adj
superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy
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
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
bobwhite
bobwhite
noun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
bobwhites
bobwhites
noun
plural of bobwhite
bodhisattwa
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bostwick
bowditch
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowenite
bowenite
noun
(mineralogy) A hard, compact variety of the serpentine species antigorite.
bowralite
bowsprit
bowsprit
noun
(nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
bowsprits
bowsprits
noun
plural of bowsprit
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bowstringing
bowstringing
verb
present participle of bowstring
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
bowtie
bowtie
adj
Having the shape that the displayed part of a bowtie does when the latter is tied.
noun
(US) A kind of road intersection. See Bowtie (road).
A man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.
bribeworthy
bridewort
bridewort
noun
Filipendula ulmaria
Spiraea alba, the pale bridewort
Spiraea salicifolia
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
brightwood
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
brinktown
bristlewort
bristow
bristow
Proper noun
Bristol
brittlewood
brittlewort
broadwayite
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
browniest
browniest
adj
superlative form of browny: most browny
brownist
brownist
Noun
One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.
Noun
An and follower of (1540–1633).
brownistic
brownistical
brownprint
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
brownshirts
brownshirts
noun
plural of brownshirt
browntail
browsability
browsability
noun
The quality or state of being browsable.
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
buttonwillow
buttonwillow
noun
(US) A shrub with round flower heads found near water in California, the Eastern US, and Central America, Cephalanthus occidentalis.
bytownite
bytownite
noun
(mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the fifth member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Bytownite is rare, and normally occurs in small grains in lime-rich igneous rocks. Clear pale yellow crystals have come from Mexico and Oregon.
bytownitite
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
cobwebbiest
cobwebbiest
adj
superlative form of cobwebby: most cobwebby
combwright
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
counterbewitch
crowbait
crowbait
noun
(US, often attributive) An old, emaciated horse.
disembowelment
disembowelment
noun
The act of disemboweling.
disembowelments
disembowelments
noun
plural of disembowelment
doublewidth
elizabethtown
elizabethtown
Proper noun
The name of various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement and gold rush town in California.
a village in Illinois, USA
a town in Indiana.
an extinct town in Indiana.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky
a town and a hamlet in New York, the hamlet is the county seat of
an unincorporated community in New Mexico.
a town in North Carolina
a CDP in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
a ghost town in Texas.
gabrilowitsch
gibbstown
gilbertown
howbeit
howbeit
adv
(archaic) Be that as it may; nevertheless.
conj
(archaic) Although.
jawbation
jawbation
noun
Alternative spelling of jobation
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
libertytown
liebowitz
misbestow
misbestow
verb
(transitive) To bestow improperly.
misbestowal
misbestowal
noun
The act of misbestowing.
misbestowed
misbestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbestow
misbestowing
misbestowing
verb
present participle of misbestow
misbestows
misbestows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misbestow
mistbow
mistbow
noun
Synonym of fogbow
mistbows
mistbows
noun
plural of mistbow
outbawling
outbawling
verb
present participle of outbawl
outblowing
outblowing
verb
present participle of outblow
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outwarbling
outwarbling
verb
present participle of outwarble
rabbitwood
rabbitwood
noun
Pyrularia pubera, a shrub in the sandalwood family.
rabinowitz
rabinowitz
Proper noun
Germanized variant of Rabinovich.
ribwort
ribwort
noun
ribgrass; Old World plantain, Plantago lanceolata.
ribworts
ribworts
noun
plural of ribwort
showboating
showboating
verb
present participle of showboat
snowmobilist
snowmobilist
noun
Someone who drives a snowmobile
starbowlines
starbowlines
noun
plural of starbowline
swartzbois
swingboat
swingboat
noun
A fairground ride consisting of an open gondola which swings back and forth.
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switchboards
switchboards
noun
plural of switchboard
tableclothwise
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
tallowberries
tallowberries
noun
plural of tallowberry
thimbleflower
timberwood
timberwork
timberwork
noun
Work made of timbers.
timberworks
timberworks
noun
plural of timberwork
towability
towbin
tribeswoman
tribeswoman
noun
A female member of a tribe.
tribeswomen
tribeswomen
noun
plural of tribeswoman
trowbridge
trowbridge
Proper noun
the county town of Wiltshire, England.
twinborn
twinborn
adj
born a twin or twins
twinbrooks
twitterboned
unblameworthiness
unknowability
unknowability
noun
The quality or state of being unknowable.
unworkability
unworkability
noun
An unworkable aspect or element.
The quality or state of being unworkable, lack of workability.
wainbote
wainbote
noun
(historical) Wood allotted to a tenant for use in repairing wagons.
washingtonboro
weatherboarding
weatherboarding
noun
(architecture) A type of wooden siding in which a house is sided with long, thin, overlapping boards.
weintrob
weisbrodt
whirlabout
whirlabout
Noun
A fairground carousel.
whitblow
whitcomb
whiteblow
whiteblow
noun
(obsolete) whitlow-grass, Draba verna
whitebook
whitebottle
whiteboy
whiteboy
noun
(UK, US, slang, sometimes derogatory) A Caucasian male.