Able to be added or deducted in consideration of something.
Appropriate; satisfactory; acceptable.
Intellectually admissible; valid; probable.
Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.
noun
permitted amount or activity.
allowableness
allowableness
noun
The state of being allowable; legitimacy; permissibleness.
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
answerable
answerable
adj
(archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
(now rare) Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.
(of a question) Able to be answered.
(rare, of an argument) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.
answerableness
answerableness
noun
The state or quality of being answerable.
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
assemblywoman
assemblywoman
noun
A female member of an assembly.
assemblywomen
assemblywomen
noun
plural of assemblywoman
avowable
avowable
adj
Capable of being avowed or openly acknowledged with confidence.
avowableness
avowableness
noun
The state or quality of being avowable.
awakable
awakable
adj
Able to be awoken.
awakeable
awakenable
awardable
awardable
adj
Capable of being awarded.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bagwell
bakewell
bakewell
noun
Alternative form of Bakewell
balancewise
balancewise
adv
In terms of balance.
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
baldwinsville
baldwinville
balewa
balewort
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
ballflower
ballflower
noun
Alternative form of ball flower
balloonflower
ballweed
balmawhapple
balsamweed
balsamweed
noun
The plant Impatiens balsamina.
bangweulu
banwell
bardwell
barleymow
barnwell
barrelwise
barrelwise
adv
In the manner of a barrel.
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartholomewtide
basaltware
basaltware
noun
Articles made from basalt.
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
batfowled
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
bathflower
batholomew
battletown
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
battleward
battleward
adv
Toward battle.
battlewise
bawble
bawble
noun
Archaic spelling of bauble.
Misspelling of bauble.
bawled
bawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bawl
bawler
bawler
noun
One who bawls.
bawlers
bawlers
noun
plural of bawler
bawley
bawley
noun
(nautical) A small fishing boat, equipped with sails, used mainly in the estuary of the Thames, England.
bawrel
beclaw
beclaw
verb
(transitive) To scratch or tear all over with claws or nails.
beclown
beclown
verb
(transitive) To make a fool of.
beclowned
beclowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclown
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
becrawl
becrawl
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To crawl about; crawl all over.
becrawled
becrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrawl
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
bedfellow
bedfellow
noun
(by extension) An associate, often an otherwise improbable one.
One with whom one shares a bed.
bedfellows
bedfellows
noun
plural of bedfellow
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bedflower
bedwell
bedwell
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To dwell around or about (a place); inhabit.
beeflower
beelbow
beetleweed
beetleweed
noun
Galax urceolata, an evergreen herbaceous perennial plant native to the southeastern United States.
beflower
beflower
verb
(obsolete) To cover with flowers.
beflowered
beflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beflower
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
beflowers
beflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beflower
befurbelowed
befurbelowed
adj
(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
beglew
behallow
behallow
verb
(transitive) To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely.
behowl
behowl
verb
(archaic, transitive) To howl at.
behowled
behowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behowl
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
behowls
behowls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of behowl
bejewel
bejewel
verb
To decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.
bejeweled
bejeweled
adj
covered in jewels, especially as decoration
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bejewel
bejeweling
bejeweling
verb
present participle of bejewel
bejewelled
bejewelling
bejewels
bejewels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bejewel
belchertown
belleview
bellew
bellflower
bellflower
noun
A flower of one of these plants, which is shaped like a bell.
Any flowering plant in genus Uvularia.
Any flowering plants in the genus Campanula.
Flowering plants in the genera, Campanulastrum, Codonopsis, or Platycodon, in the family Campanulaceae.
bellflowers
bellflowers
noun
plural of bellflower
bellow
bellow
noun
The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.
verb
To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.
To shout in a deep voice.
bellowed
bellowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bellow
bellower
bellower
noun
(obsolete, colloquial) A town crier.
One who bellows.
bellowers
bellowers
noun
plural of bellower
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
bellows
bellows
noun
(figurative) That which fans the fire of hatred, jealousy, etc.
(informal or archaic) The lungs.
(photography) Flexible, light-tight enclosures connecting the lensboard and the camera back.
A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.
Any flexible container or enclosure, as one used to cover a moving joint.
plural of bellow
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To expand and contract like a bellows.
(intransitive, transitive) To operate a bellows; to direct air at (something) using a bellows.
(transitive) To fold up like a bellows; to accordion.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bellow
bellowsful
bellowsful
noun
Enough to fill a bellows.
bellowslike
bellowslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bellows (device for delivering pressurized air).
bellowsmaker
bellowsmaking
bellowsman
bellware
bellwaver
bellweather
bellweather
noun
Misspelling of bellwether.
bellweed
bellwether
bellwether
noun
(figuratively) Anything that indicates future trends.
(finance, figuratively) A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition.
The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck.
bellwethers
bellwethers
noun
plural of bellwether
bellwind
bellwine
bellwood
bellwort
bellwort
noun
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Uvularia, that have yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
Any of various plants in the Campanulaceae family.
bellworts
bellworts
noun
plural of bellwort
below
below
adv
(nautical) On or to a lower deck, especially as relative to the main deck.
(of a temperature) Below zero.
In or to a lower place.
Later in the same text.
On or to a lower storey.
prep
(stage directions) Downstage of.
Downstream of.
Lower in spatial position than.
Lower than in value, price, rank, concentration, etc.
South of.
Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath.
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
belows
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
belswagger
belswagger
noun
(obsolete) A bully.
(obsolete) A lewd man.
beltway
beltway
noun
(US) A freeway that encircles a city.
beltways
beltways
noun
plural of beltway
beltwise
beltwise
adv
In the manner of a belt, looped around something.
belview
benchfellow
beowulf
beowulf
Proper noun
An Anglo-Saxon personal name, usually with reference to the hero of an Old English epic poem, or to the poem itself.
bergwall
bescrawl
bescrawl
verb
(transitive) To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over.
beshawled
beshawled
adj
Wearing a shawl.
beslow
bespawl
bespawl
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To daub, make foul, or soil (someone or something) with spawl or spittle.
bestowable
bestowable
adj
Capable of being bestowed.
bestowal
bestowal
noun
The act of bestowing.
bestowals
bestowals
noun
plural of bestowal
beswelter
betallow
betallow
verb
(transitive) To cover with tallow.
bethflower
betowel
betwattled
betwattled
adj
(archaic, West Country) surprised, confounded, befuddled, to be in a distressed state of mind.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of betwattle
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
bewail
bewail
verb
To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for
bewailable
bewailable
adj
Such as may, or ought to, be bewailed; lamentable.
bewailed
bewailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewail
bewailer
bewailer
noun
One who bewails or laments.
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
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.
bewails
bewails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewail
bewall
bewelcome
bewelcome
verb
(transitive, intensive) To welcome; greet or bestow with a welcome; welcome fully or completely.