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
avowableness
avowableness
noun
The state or quality of being avowable.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
bailiwicks
bailiwicks
noun
plural of bailiwick
baklawas
baklawas
noun
plural of baklawa
balancewise
balancewise
adv
In terms of balance.
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
baldwinsville
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
ballgowns
ballgowns
noun
plural of ballgown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballgown
ballhawks
ballhawks
noun
plural of ballhawk
balsamweed
balsamweed
noun
The plant Impatiens balsamina.
balsawood
balsawood
noun
The wood of the balsa tree.
barlows
barrelwise
barrelwise
adv
In the manner of a barrel.
basaltware
basaltware
noun
Articles made from basalt.
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
batfowls
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
battlewise
bawlers
bawlers
noun
plural of bawler
bawls
bawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bawl
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
bedfellows
bedfellows
noun
plural of bedfellow
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
beflowers
beflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beflower
behowls
behowls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of behowl
bejewels
bejewels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bejewel
bellflowers
bellflowers
noun
plural of bellflower
bellowers
bellowers
noun
plural of bellower
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
bellwethers
bellwethers
noun
plural of bellwether
bellworts
bellworts
noun
plural of bellwort
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
belows
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
belswagger
belswagger
noun
(obsolete) A bully.
(obsolete) A lewd man.
beltways
beltways
noun
plural of beltway
beltwise
beltwise
adv
In the manner of a belt, looped around something.
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
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewails
bewails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewail
bewhistle
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
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
billowiest
billowiest
adj
superlative form of billowy: most billowy
billowiness
billowiness
noun
The state or quality of being billowy.
billows
billows
noun
plural of billow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of billow
birtwhistle
bittersweetly
bittersweetly
adv
In a bittersweet manner.
biweeklies
biweeklies
noun
plural of biweekly
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
blackwash
blackwash
noun
(chiefly politics) A villainization campaign.
(medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater.
(slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
(slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984.
(slang, mining) Public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes.
verb
(transitive) To blacken, to cover with a black color.
(transitive) To portray in a revisionist fashion as belonging to a black race of people.
(transitive) To villainize, to present in a damaging light.
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bladderworts
bladderworts
noun
plural of bladderwort
bladewise
bladewise
adj
In the manner of a blade.
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blaws
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blewits
blewits
noun
A type of edible mushroom.
blisterweed
blisterwort
blountstown
blowbacks
blowbacks
noun
plural of blowback
blowballs
blowballs
noun
plural of blowball
blowbys
blowbys
noun
plural of blowby
blowcase
blowers
blowers
noun
plural of blower
blowess
blowess
noun
(obsolete, vulgar) A prostitute; a courtesan.
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
blowguns
blowguns
noun
plural of blowgun
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
blowholes
blowholes
noun
plural of blowhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowhole
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
blowiness
blowinesses
blowings
blowings
noun
plural of blowing
blowjobs
blowjobs
noun
plural of blowjob
blowoffs
blowoffs
noun
plural of blowoff
blowouts
blowouts
noun
plural of blowout
blowpipes
blowpipes
noun
plural of blowpipe
blows
blows
noun
plural of blow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blow
blowse
blowse
noun
(obsolete) A ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.
blowsed
blowsier
blowsier
adj
comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
blowsiest
blowsiest
adj
superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy
blowsily
blowsily
adv
In a blowsy manner.
blowspray
blowsy
blowsy
adj
(chiefly of a woman's hair or dress) Slovenly or unkempt, in the manner of a beggar or slattern.
Having a reddish, coarse complexion, especially with a pudgy face.
Unrefined, countrified.
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
blowtubes
blowtubes
noun
plural of blowtube
blowups
blowups
noun
plural of blowup
blowziest
blowziest
adj
superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy
blowziness
blowziness
noun
Alternative form of blowsiness.
blueweeds
blueweeds
noun
plural of blueweed
bluewoods
bluewoods
noun
plural of bluewood
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
blutwurst
blutwurst
noun
(US) A blood sausage, blood pudding
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
boguslawsky
boilerworks
boleslaw
bollworms
bollworms
noun
plural of bollworm
bolsterwork
bondelswarts
boswall
boswell
boswell
Proper noun
of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France.
James Boswell, biographer of Samuel Johnson.
Noun
A devoted admirer and recorder of a person's words and deeds.
boswellia
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswelliana
boswellism
boswellism
Noun
The writing style of (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswellize
boswellize
Verb
To eulogize.
boswellized
boswellizing
bowbells
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
bowelless
bowelless
adj
(obsolete) Without pity.
bowels
bowels
noun
(obsolete) The body as the source of offspring.
Compassion, sympathy.
The concept or quality that defines something at its very core.