(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.
arrowbush
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backarrows
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
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
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
backwards
backwards
adj
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
backwoodser
backwraps
backwraps
noun
plural of backwrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwrap
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
bakerstown
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
barbwires
barbwires
noun
plural of barbwire
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
bargainwise
barlows
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barrelwise
barrelwise
adv
In the manner of a barrel.
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
barrows
barrows
noun
plural of barrow
barstow
barwares
barwares
noun
plural of barware
barways
barways
noun
plural of barway
barwise
barwise
adv
(heraldry) Horizontally.
basaltware
basaltware
noun
Articles made from basalt.
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
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.
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
bawdstrot
bawhorse
bawhorse
noun
Obsolete form of bathorse.
bawlers
bawlers
noun
plural of bawler
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
beardstown
bearwoods
becowards
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
bedstraw
bedstraw
noun
(obsolete) straw put into a bed
Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
bedstraws
bedstraws
noun
plural of bedstraw
bedwards
bedwards
adv
Alternative form of bedward
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
beggarweeds
beggarweeds
noun
plural of beggarweed
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
bellowsmaker
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
belswagger
belswagger
noun
(obsolete) A bully.
(obsolete) A lewd man.
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
bescrawl
bescrawl
verb
(transitive) To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over.
bestraw
beswarm
beswarm
verb
(transitive) To swarm over; to envelop in a swarm.
beswarmed
beswarmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beswarm
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
beswarms
beswarms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beswarm
besweatered
besweatered
Adjective
Wearing a sweater.
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewares
bewares
verb
(obsolete) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beware
bewearies
bewraps
bewraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewrap
bewrayers
bewrayers
noun
plural of bewrayer
bewrays
bewrays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewray
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bladderworts
bladderworts
noun
plural of bladderwort
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
blowspray
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
bondelswarts
bookwards
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
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
brailowsky
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
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
brasstown
brassware
brassware
noun
Articles made from brass, treated as a group.
brasswork
brasswork
noun
Work or ornamentation made of brass.
brassworker
brassworker
noun
A person who manufactures or shapes brass.
brassworks
brassworks
noun
A place where brass is manufactured and/or shaped.
braswell
bratwurst
bratwurst
noun
A small pork sausage, usually served fried.
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
brawest
brawlers
brawlers
noun
plural of brawler
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawlis
brawls
brawls
noun
plural of brawl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brawl
brawlsome
brawlsome
adj
Inclined to brawl; quarrelsome.
brawlys
brawnedness
brawnedness
noun
The state or quality of being brawned.
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
brawniness
brawniness
noun
The state of being brawny or having brawn.
brawninesses
brawns
brawns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brawn
braws
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.
breadwinners
breadwinners
noun
plural of breadwinner
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakwaters
breakwaters
noun
plural of breakwater
breastplow
breastweed
breastwise
breastwood
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
breezeways
breezeways
noun
plural of breezeway
bretwaldaship
brewages
brewages
noun
plural of brewage
brewmaster
brewmaster
noun
A person in charge of beer production at a brewery
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
brightwaters
brilliantwise
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
broadways
broadways
noun
plural of broadway
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
broadwives
bronislaw
broomstraw
browbands
browbands
noun
plural of browband
browbeats
browbeats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of browbeat