(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
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
boarwood
boatward
boatward
adv
Toward a boat.
bodeword
bodword
bodywear
bodywear
noun
Lightweight, close-fitting clothing, such as leotards or bodysuits, worn for exercising, dancing, or leisure activity.
bodywork
bodywork
noun
A service offered that includes an erotic massage and may also include prostitution.
The application of physical therapy as a preventive measure.
The exterior body of a motor vehicle.
The repair of a such body.
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bohmerwald
bondelswarts
bookward
bookwards
bordentown
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
borrowed
borrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of borrow
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerised
bowdlerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerises
bowdlerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerise
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered 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
bowdlerize
bowdlerize
verb
To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
bowdlerized
bowdlerized
adj
Expurgated, especially in a comprehensive way (such as systematically throughout an entire work).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerize
bowdlerizer
bowdlerizer
noun
One who bowdlerizes.
bowdlerizers
bowdlerizers
noun
plural of bowdlerizer
bowdlerizes
bowdlerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
bowdrill
bowerbird
bowerbird
noun
Alternative spelling of bower bird
bowered
bowered
adj
Furnished with a bower.
bowermaiden
bowlder
bowlder
noun
Dated form of boulder.
bowlderhead
bowldering
bowlders
bowlders
noun
plural of bowlder
bowldery
bowldery
adj
Archaic form of bouldery.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bradawl
bradawl
noun
An awl with a blade similar to a small, straight screwdriver; used for making holes, especially in wood to take screws.
bradawls
bradawls
noun
plural of bradawl
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
bradway
bradwell
braidwood
brainward
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brainwood
brandwein
brandywine
brandywine
noun
(archaic) brandy
brantwood
brawled
brawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brawl
brawned
brawned
adj
(obsolete) brawny; strong; muscular
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brawn
brawnedness
brawnedness
noun
The state or quality of being brawned.
brazilwood
brazilwood
noun
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
brazilwoods
brazilwoods
noun
plural of brazilwood
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.
breadwinner
breadwinner
noun
The primary income-earner in a household.
breadwinners
breadwinners
noun
plural of breadwinner
breadwinning
breadwinning
noun
The earning of a household's primary income.
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
breastweed
breastwood
breezewood
brentwood
brentwood
Proper noun
a town in Essex, England.
a town in New Hampshire, USA
bretwalda
bretwalda
noun
(historical) A title given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 5th century onwards who had achieved overlordship of some or all of the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
bretwaldadom
bretwaldaship
brewed
brewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brew
briarwood
briarwood
noun
A pipe made from briarwood.
A small forest of briars.
Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous flowering plant.
The wood of the briar-root, commonly used to make tobacco pipes.
bridebowl
bridewain
bridewain
noun
(historical, archaic or dialectal) A cart or waggon, loaded with household goods, conveyed from a bride's house to her new home; (by extension) the bridal gifts transported upon such a wain.
brideweed
bridewell
bridewell
noun
(dated in Britain, Ireland, rare elsewhere) A small prison, or a police station that has cells.
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.
bridgewall
bridgeward
bridgeward
adj
Toward a bridge.
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
bridgewater
bridgeway
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
bridlewise
bridlewise
adj
(of a horse) Responsive to the bridle.
bridwell
brierwood
brightwood
bringdown
bringdown
noun
comedown
disappointment, letdown
brittlewood
broadsword
broadsword
noun
(colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword
(history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.
A person armed with such a sword.
broadswords
broadswords
noun
plural of broadsword
broadview
broadwater
broadway
broadway
noun
(poker slang) A straight from ace to ten in Texas hold 'em.
An esplanade.
broadwayite
broadways
broadways
noun
plural of broadway
broadwell
broadwife
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
broadwives
bronwood
brookweed
brookweed
noun
A small white-flowered herb (Samolus valerandi) usually found in wet places; the water pimpernel.
brookwood
broomweed
broomweed
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Gutierrezia.
broomwood
browband
browband
noun
A band of fur of a contrasting colour on an animal's brow.
A band of metal, part of a (person's) helmet or crown, which covers the brow.
Part of a horse's bridle that runs from just under one ear, across the forehead, to just under the other ear, preventing the bridle from sliding down.
browbands
browbands
noun
plural of browband
browbound
browbound
adj
crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem.