(dated, postpositive) Blowing or being blown; windy.
(obsolete, postpositive) Blossoming, blooming, in blossom.
abow
acknowledgeable
acknowledgeable
adj
Able to be acknowledged.
Worthy of acknowledgement.
afterblow
allowable
allowable
adj
(obsolete) Praiseworthy.
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.
allowably
allowably
adv
In an allowable manner.
angwantibo
angwantibo
noun
Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
arborway
arborway
noun
avenue (lined with trees)
arrowbush
assemblywoman
assemblywoman
noun
A female member of an assembly.
assemblywomen
assemblywomen
noun
plural of assemblywoman
auburntown
avowable
avowable
adj
Capable of being avowed or openly acknowledged with confidence.
avowableness
avowableness
noun
The state or quality of being avowable.
avowably
avowably
adv
In an avowable manner.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backarrow
backarrows
backblow
backdown
backdown
noun
An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backflow
backflow
noun
The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
backsword
backsword
noun
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
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.
backwood
backwood
adj
Native to or located in a remote rural location.
Rustic, unsophisticated, countrified.
backwoods
backwoods
adj
Pertaining to the backwoods.
Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.
noun
A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
backwoodser
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
backword
backword
noun
A contention, retort, or reply.
A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
A section of commentary at the end of a book.
backworm
backworm
noun
(obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks.
backwort
baconweed
baconweed
noun
Synonym of pigweed (“the plant Chenopodium album”)
bagwoman
bagwoman
noun
A female bagman (person involved with illicit money).
bagwomen
bagwomen
noun
plural of bagwoman
bagwork
bagwork
noun
(martial arts) Training with a punching bag.
bagworm
bagworm
noun
(proscribed) The Eastern tent caterpillar.
A member of the family Psychidae of the Lepidoptera.
Fall webworm.
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
bailwood
bairnwort
bakerstown
baldcrown
balewort
ballflower
ballflower
noun
Alternative form of ball flower
ballgown
ballgown
noun
A formal gown to be worn by women to balls and similar social events.
verb
(intransitive, UK, live action role-playing games) To roleplay romance as part of a roleplaying game.
ballgowns
ballgowns
noun
plural of ballgown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballgown
balloonflower
ballow
ballow
adj
(obsolete) Round; pot-bellied.
noun
(nautical) Deep water inside a shoal or bar.
balow
balsawood
balsawood
noun
The wood of the balsa tree.
bamangwato
bandwagon
bandwagon
noun
(figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support.
A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bandworm
bandytown
banewort
banewort
noun
Atropa belladonna, deadly nightshade.
Ranunculus flammula, spearwort
bangalow
bangalow
noun
bangalow palm
baptistown
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
barleymow
barlow
barlow
Proper noun
The name of several villages in north-eastern England.
originating from one of these villages.
The name of several towns in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname.
barlows
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barrenwort
barrenwort
noun
A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
barrow
barrow
noun
(Britain) A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand.
(chiefly Britain) A hill.
(mining) A heap of rubbish, attle, or other such refuse.
(obsolete except in scientific use and in some dialects) A castrated boar.
(obsolete) A mountain.
(saltworks) A wicker case in which salt is put to drain.
A long sleeveless flannel garment for infants.
A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
barrowcoat
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
barrowman
barrowman
noun
(mining, historical) A putter: one who puts the tubs of coal from the workings to the cranes, flats, or stations, so that they can be conveyed to the surface.
barrows
barrows
noun
plural of barrow
barrytown
barstow
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartholomewtide
bartow
bartow
Proper noun
a city in Florida, USA
barwood
barwood
noun
The red wood of a leguminous African tree, Baphia nitida, used as a dyewood and for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work.
bashawdom
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
basswood
basswood
noun
(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.
basswoods
basswoods
noun
plural of basswood
batchtown
batfowl
batfowled
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
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.
batfowls
bathflower
batholomew
bathwort
battletown
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
batwoman
batwoman
noun
(UK, military) A female batman (servant)
batwomen
batwomen
noun
plural of batwoman
bawcock
bawcock
noun
(archaic) A fine fellow.
bawcocks
bawcocks
noun
plural of bawcock
bawdstrot
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
bawhorse
bawhorse
noun
Obsolete form of bathorse.
baytown
baywood
baywood
noun
The wood of the bay tree.
baywoods
beachwood
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beadrow
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beadwork
beadwork
noun
Decorative work involving beads.
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
beamwork
beardstown
bearwood
bearwoods
bearwort
bearwort
noun
A perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.
beavertown
beaverwood
beaverwood
noun
Celtis occidentalis, the common hackberry, a large deciduous tree native to North America.
becoward
becowarded
becowarding
becowards
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedewoman
beekmantown
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
behallow
behallow
verb
(transitive) To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely.
bellowsmaker
bellowsmaking
bellowsman
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
beowawe
beshadow
beshadow
verb
(transitive) To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
beshadowed
beshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshadow
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshadows
beshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshadow
bestowable
bestowable
adj
Capable of being bestowed.
bestowage
bestowage
noun
(obsolete) Stowage.
bestowal
bestowal
noun
The act of bestowing.
bestowals
bestowals
noun
plural of bestowal
betallow
betallow
verb
(transitive) To cover with tallow.
bhowani
birdwoman
birdwoman
noun
(informal) a female aviator.
A mythological creature that is part woman and part bird.