In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
bahawalpur
bahawalpur
Proper noun
A city in West Punjab in Pakistan.
The district surrounding this city.
The administrative division of Pakistan which contains this district.
bahawder
bahawder
noun
Obsolete form of bahadur.
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartholomewtide
bathflower
bathwater
bathwater
noun
The water used in a bath (bathtub).
bathwort
bawarchi
bawarchi
noun
(India, historical) A cook.
bawhorse
bawhorse
noun
Obsolete form of bathorse.
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beachwear
beachwear
noun
Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.
bellweather
bellweather
noun
Misspelling of bellwether.
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
bewrathed
bewreath
bewreath
verb
(transitive) To wreath.
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
bohmerwald
bowlderhead
bowrah
bradshaw
bradshaw
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern England.
derived from these places.
Noun
A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw
brainwash
brainwash
noun
A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
verb
(figuratively, dated) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
To persuade completely and forcibly.
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brainwasher
brainwasher
noun
Agent noun of brainwash; one who brainwashes.
brainwashers
brainwashers
noun
plural of brainwasher
brainwashes
brainwashes
noun
plural of brainwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brainwash
brainwashing
brainwashing
noun
Alternative spelling of brain-washing
verb
present participle of brainwash
brainwashjng
braithwaite
branchway
branchway
noun
(poetic) A path or route formed by the branches of trees.
brathwaite
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
breakweather
bretwaldaship
brightwaters
browache
buckwasher
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
chamberfellow
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
chewbark
drawbench
drawbench
noun
A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
fliegerabwehrkanone
gabrilowitsch
habrowne
hackbarrow
hackbarrow
noun
(historical) A kind of wheelbarrow used to carry new-made bricks to the hacks or racks where they are dried.
handbarrow
handbarrow
noun
A frame, supported by poles, used for carrying things
handbarrows
handbarrows
noun
plural of handbarrow
harborward
harborward
adj
Toward a harbor.
harbourward
harbourward
adj
Alternative form of harborward
herbwoman
herbwoman
noun
A woman who sells herbs.
hurlbarrow
micawberish
overthrowable
overthrowable
adj
Capable of being overthrown.
schwabacher
shallowbrain
shallowbrained
shawboro
shewbread
showboard
showboater
showboater
noun
One who showboats; a showoff.
showbread
showbread
noun
(religion) The twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the Holy Place on the table.
sparrowbush
strawbreadth
subheadwaiter
subwardenship
swashbuckler
swashbuckler
noun
A daring adventurer.
A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and lighthearted tone.
A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play.
swashbucklerdom
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbucklers
swashbucklers
noun
plural of swashbuckler
swashbucklery
swashbucklery
noun
adventure and excitement; that which is swashbuckling
switchbacker
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
swithbart
throwback
throwback
noun
(US, accounting) A practice to avoid untaxed nowhere income by instead taxing such income in the originating state for a given transaction.
(derogatory) A person considered to be primitive, uncivilized and mentally deficient.
(slang, often attributive) A person or thing that evokes memories.
A person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed.
A reversion to an earlier stage of development.
An atavism.
An organism that has characteristics of a more primitive form.
Coordinate terms: nowhere income, throwout
throwbacks
throwbacks
noun
plural of throwback
unblameworthiness
unblameworthy
unblameworthy
Adjective
Not blameworthy.
unthrowable
unthrowable
adj
That cannot be thrown.
unthwartable
unthwartable
adj
Not thwartable.
unwhisperable
unwhisperable
adj
Unable to be whispered; too sacred, terrible, etc. to be mentioned; unspeakable.
unwithdrawable
unwithdrawable
adj
Not withdrawable.
unwitherable
unwitherable
adj
Incapable of being withered; imperishable; timeless.
wahlenbergia
walbrzych
washboard
washboard
noun
(dated) baseboard; skirting board
(music) Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
(nautical) A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.
A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.
A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.
verb
(bees) To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a hive, possibly to lay down a layer of propolis and wax.
To play a washboard.
To produce a rippled texture on a surface.
washboards
washboards
noun
plural of washboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of washboard
washbrew
washburn
washburn
Proper noun
a small city in North Dakota, USA
a city in Wisconsin, USA
washingtonboro
waterbosh
waterbush
weatherability
weatherability
noun
The quality or degree of being weatherable.
weatherbeaten
weatherbeaten
adj
Alternative spelling of weather-beaten
weatherboard
weatherboard
noun
(nautical) A plank placed over an opening to keep out driven water.
(nautical) The windward side of a vessel.
Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.
verb
(transitive) To cover with a weatherboard.
weatherboarding
weatherboarding
noun
(architecture) A type of wooden siding in which a house is sided with long, thin, overlapping boards.
weatherbound
weatherbound
adj
(often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
weatherbreak
weatherby
weighbar
weighbridgeman
weighbridgeman
noun
A man who operates a weighbridge.
wershba
whalebacker
whalebird
whalebird
noun
(Australia) The sooty tern
Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels, especially Pachyptila turtur (the blue petrel) and Pachyptila desolata.
whallonsburg
wheatbird
wheatbird
noun
A bird that feeds on wheat, especially the chaffinch.
wheelabrate
wheelabrated
wheelabrating
wheelabrator
wheelbarrow
wheelbarrow
noun
A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.
verb
(transitive) To convey in a wheelbarrow.
(transitive, aviation) To cause the weight of an aeroplane to become concentrated around the nosewheel.
wheelbarrower
wheelbarrowful
wheelbarrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a wheelbarrow.
wheelbarrows
wheelbarrows
noun
plural of wheelbarrow
whereabout
whereabout
adv
(archaic) About which; concerning which.
About where.
whereabouts
whereabouts
adv
In, at or near what location
noun
(sports) Information about an elite athlete's future whereabouts, supplied to anti-doping authorities to facilitate random out-of-competition testing
(with a possessive) Location; where something is situated.
wheybeard
whirlabout
whirlabout
Noun
A fairground carousel.
whirlbat
whirlbat
noun
(archaic) Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it.
(archaic, poetic) The cestus of ancient boxers.
whirlblast
whirlblast
noun
(archaic, poetic) A whirlwind.
whirlbrain
whisperable
whisperable
adj
Able to be whispered.
whitebark
whitebark
noun
The North American pine Pinus albicaulis, found in mountainous and subalpine regions, often as krummholz.
whitebeard
whitebeard
noun
An old man; a greybeard.
whitebeards
whitebeards
noun
plural of whitebeard
wilbraham
windbroach
withdrawable
withdrawable
adj
Capable of being withdrawn.
witherband
witherband
noun
(obsolete) A piece of iron fixed in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.
worshipability
worshipability
noun
Capability of being worshiped; worthiness of veneration.
worshipable
worshipable
adj
Capable of being worshipped; worthy of veneration.