(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.
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
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
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
baldwinsville
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
balsamweed
balsamweed
noun
The plant Impatiens balsamina.
balsawood
balsawood
noun
The wood of the balsa tree.
bandsaw
bandsaw
noun
A powered saw whose blade is a continuous band of metal with teeth along one edge.
verb
(transitive) To cut with a bandsaw.
bandsawed
bandsawed
verb
simple past tense of bandsaw
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandsawn
bandsawn
verb
past participle of bandsaw
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
bashawdom
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
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
bawdies
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
bawdinesses
bawdinesses
noun
plural of bawdiness
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
bawds
bawds
noun
plural of bawd
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
bawdstrot
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
baywoods
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
beardstown
bearwoods
becowards
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
bedews
bedews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedew
bedfellows
bedfellows
noun
plural of bedfellow
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedrowse
bedrowse
verb
To make drowsy.
bedscrew
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
bedswerver
bedswerver
noun
One who is unfaithful to the marriage vow.
bedwards
bedwards
adv
Alternative form of bedward
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
bedways
beechwoods
beechwoods
noun
plural of beechwood
beefwoods
beefwoods
noun
plural of beefwood
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
beggarweeds
beggarweeds
noun
plural of beggarweed
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
bendways
bendways
adv
Bendwise.
bendwise
bendwise
adv
(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
bentwoods
bentwoods
noun
plural of bentwood
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
beshawled
beshawled
adj
Wearing a shawl.
beshrewed
beshrewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshrew
besnowed
besnowed
adj
Covered or laden with snow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besnow
bestowed
bestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestow
bestrewed
bestrewed
verb
simple past tense of bestrew
bestrowed
bestrowed
verb
simple past tense of bestrow
beswarmed
beswarmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beswarm
besweatered
besweatered
Adjective
Wearing a sweater.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bewilderedness
bewilderedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewilders
bewilders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewilder
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bigwiggedness
bindweeds
bindweeds
noun
plural of bindweed
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwise
birdwise
adv
In the manner of a bird.
bishopweed
bishopweed
noun
Alternative form of bishopsweed
bitterweeds
bitterweeds
noun
plural of bitterweed
bladderworts
bladderworts
noun
plural of bladderwort
bladewise
bladewise
adj
In the manner of a blade.
blisterweed
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
blowsed
blueweeds
blueweeds
noun
plural of blueweed
bluewoods
bluewoods
noun
plural of bluewood
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
bodewash
bodhisattwa
bodkinwise
bodywise
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bogwoods
bogwoods
noun
plural of bogwood
bondelswarts
bondswoman
bondswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a bondsman.
bondswomen
bondswomen
noun
plural of bondswoman
bookwards
boswellized
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.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowdlerizers
bowdlerizers
noun
plural of bowdlerizer
bowdlerizes
bowdlerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerize
bowedness
bowedness
noun
Quality of being bowed.
bowheads
bowheads
noun
plural of bowhead
bowlders
bowlders
noun
plural of bowlder
bowlds
bowleggedness
bowleggedness
noun
The quality of being bow-legged.
bowmansdale
bowsed
bowsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowse
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
boxwoods
boxwoods
noun
plural of boxwood
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
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brawnedness
brawnedness
noun
The state or quality of being brawned.
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
breastweed
breastwood
bretwaldaship
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
bridlewise
bridlewise
adj
(of a horse) Responsive to the bridle.
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.