One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backtrail
backtrail
noun
A small path or trail that is not used regularly.
The path over which one has already traveled.
verb
To backtrack along a trail.
backvelder
backvelder
noun
A native or inhabitant of the backveld.
backwardly
backwardly
adv
In a backward direction.
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
badgerlike
badgerlike
adj
Similar to a badger.
Similar to that of a badger.
baggyrinkle
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bakerless
bakerless
adj
Without a baker.
bakerlike
bakerly
bakerly
adj
Characteristic of a baker.
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
bakersville
bakersville
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
a town in North Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Mitchell County.
an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, USA.
balakirev
baldrick
baldrick
noun
Alternative form of baldric
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
baldricks
baldricks
noun
plural of baldrick
balkar
balker
balker
noun
A person who stands on a rock or eminence to observe shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass.
One who, or that which balks.
balkers
balkers
noun
plural of balker
balkier
balkier
adj
comparative form of balky: more balky
ballpark
ballpark
adj
Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.
noun
(US) A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.
(US, figuratively) The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation.
verb
(transitive) To make a rough estimate of.
ballparks
ballparks
noun
plural of ballpark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballpark
ballywrack
bankroll
bankroll
noun
A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
The monetary assets of a person or organization.
verb
(transitive) To fund a project; to underwrite something.
bankrolled
bankrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankroll
bankroller
bankroller
noun
One who bankrolls; usually an individual who has enough seed capital to launch a venture; one who can fund a project; angel investor.
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bannerlike
bannerlike
adj
Resembling a banner
adv
So as to resemble a banner
bardlike
bardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bard.
bareknuckle
bareknuckled
bargelike
bargelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a barge.
barkingly
barkingly
adv
With barking sounds.
barkla
barkle
barkleigh
barkless
barkless
adj
(of a dog) That does not bark.
Without bark (the tree covering).
barkley
barklyite
barklyite
noun
A magenta-coloured turbid variety of ruby from Victoria, Australia.
barkpeel
barkpeeler
barkpeeling
barksdale
barleybrake
barleybrake
noun
An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley or other grain, in which some players attempt to catch others who run from a goal.
barleybreak
barleysick
barlock
barnlike
barnlike
adj
Resembling a barn
barrackville
barrelmaker
barrelmaker
noun
A maker of barrels, especially a cooper or a container manufacturer.
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
baskerville
baskerville
Proper noun
A serif typeface from the 18th century.
basketballer
basketballer
noun
(informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
baulkier
baulkier
adj
comparative form of baulky: more baulky
beakerful
beakerful
noun
The amount that a beaker will hold.
beardlike
beardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beard.
bearlike
bearlike
adj
Having physical or temperamental characteristics like those of a bear.
Like that of a bear
beauclerk
beaverkill
beaverlike
beaverlike
adj
Having physical or temperamental characteristics like those of a beaver.
befreckle
beggarlike
beggarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beggar: poor, wheedling, insolent, etc.
beglerbeglik
beglerbeglik
noun
Alternative form of beglerbeglic
bellbrook
bellmaker
bellmaker
noun
someone who makes bells
bellowsmaker
beltmaker
beltmaker
noun
Someone who makes belts.
berkeleian
berkeleian
Adjective
Of or relating to or his system of idealism.
berkeleianism
berkeley
berkeley
Proper noun
from the words beorce léah meaning birch lea.
name transferred from the surname.
Any of several places, including a city in California.
The University of California in Berkeley
berkeleyism
berkeleyite
berkelium
berkelium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97.
berkley
berkly
bernkasteler
berrylike
berrylike
adj
Resembling a berry
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bialystoker
bierbalk
bierbalk
noun
(obsolete) A church road (such as a path across fields) for funerals.
bierkeller
bierkeller
noun
An underground pub where German beer is served.
bilker
bilker
noun
A cheat, especially one who evades payment.
bilkers
bilkers
noun
plural of bilker
billbroking
billsticker
billsticker
noun
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.
bilskirnir
birdlike
birdlike
adj
Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds; avian.
adv
(postpositive) In the manner of a bird; as, to fly.
birkle
bklr
blackacre
blackacre
Proper noun
A placeholder name of a fictitious or hypothetical estate in land commonly used to discuss the rights of various parties to a piece of real property.
blackamoor
blackamoor
noun
(archaic, often offensive) A person with dark skin, especially one from north Africa.
(heraldry) A stylized Negro.
A blackamoor slave, a blackamoor servant; and hence any slave, servant, inferior, or child.
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackarm
blackballer
blackballer
noun
One who blackballs, or casts a vote rejecting somebody.
blackbeard
blackbeard
Proper noun
The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries.
blackberries
blackberries
noun
plural of blackberry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackberry
blackberry
blackberry
noun
(UK, dialectal) The blackcurrant.
A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.
The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.
verb
To gather or forage for blackberries.
blackberrylike
blackberrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a blackberry.
blackbird
blackbird
noun
(slang, derogatory, historical, among slavers and pirates) A native of the South Pacific islands.
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
verb
To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackboard
blackboard
noun
A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.
verb
To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbreast
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackburn
blackburn
Proper noun
A town in Lancashire, England
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackener
blackener
noun
One who blackens.
blackeners
blackeners
noun
plural of blackener
blacker
blacker
adj
comparative form of black: more black
noun
One who blacks.
blacketeer
blacketeer
noun
Short for black marketeer.
blackfigured
blackfire
blackfisher
blackford
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackhander
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackheart
blackheart
noun
A cruel and remorseless person.
A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.
A type of malleable cast iron with minimum tensile strength of 350 N/mm².
Any of various plant diseases that cause darkening of the central tissue.