In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
bagwigs
bagwigs
noun
plural of bagwig
bailiwicks
bailiwicks
noun
plural of bailiwick
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.
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bangwaketsi
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
baptistown
barbwires
barbwires
noun
plural of barbwire
bargainwise
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.
barwise
barwise
adv
(heraldry) Horizontally.
bashawism
bashawism
noun
The behaviour of a bashaw.
bashawship
bashawship
noun
The role or status of a bashaw.
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bassenthwaite
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
battlewise
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
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
bawsint
bawties
bawties
noun
plural of bawtie
plural of bawty
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
bellowsmaking
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewails
bewails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewail
bewearies
biasways
biaswise
bikeways
bikeways
noun
plural of bikeway
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
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
bladewise
bladewise
adj
In the manner of a blade.
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
boatswain
boatswain
noun
A kind of gull, the jaeger.
The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
The tropicbird.
boatswains
boatswains
noun
plural of boatswain
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
bodhisattwa
boswellia
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswelliana
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
bowmansville
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
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
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawlis
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
brawniness
brawniness
noun
The state of being brawny or having brawn.
brawninesses
brazilwoods
brazilwoods
noun
plural of brazilwood
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
breastwise
bretwaldaship
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
brightwaters
brilliantwise
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
broadwives
bronislaw
brownistical
browsability
browsability
noun
The quality or state of being browsable.
buckwashing
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
businesswoman
businesswoman
noun
A woman involved in business.
cabinetworks
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
crabwise
crabwise
adj
(figuratively) Incidental.
In the manner of a crab; sideways.
disallowable
disallowable
adj
Able to be disallowed.
Not allowable; not to be suffered or permitted; which should not be allowed.
disallowableness
disanswerable
disavowable
disavowable
adj
Capable of being disavowed.
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
drawbridges
drawbridges
noun
plural of drawbridge
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
gablewise
gablewise
adv
In the manner or orientation of a gable.
gabrilowitsch
glassblowing
glassblowing
noun
The art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it.
glassblowings
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
larbowlines
lawabidingness
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
micawberish
micawberism
micawberism
Noun
optimism in the face of financial adversity
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
misbestowal
misbestowal
noun
The act of misbestowing.
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
ojibwas
pawnbrokings
pigweabbits
rabbitwise
rabbitwise
adv
In the manner of a rabbit.
rainbows
rainbows
noun
plural of rainbow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rainbow
rowanberries
rowanberries
noun
plural of rowanberry
saberwing
saberwing
noun
Alternative form of sabrewing
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
sawbill
sawbill
noun
(UK) The red-breasted merganser.
sawbills
sawbills
noun
plural of sawbill
sawtimber
sawtimber
noun
Wood cut from trees that is suitable for processing as sawlogs.
sebewaing
sewabilities
shadowboxing
shadowboxing
noun
A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
verb
present participle of shadowbox
shallowbrain
shallowbrained
shawabti
showboating
showboating
verb
present participle of showboat
snowballing
snowballing
verb
present participle of snowball
snowboarding
snowboarding
noun
The sport of sliding downhill on a snowboard.
verb
present participle of snowboard
sparrowbill
sparrowbill
noun
Alternative form of sparable (“kind of nail”)
squawberries
squawberries
noun
plural of squawberry
starbowlines
starbowlines
noun
plural of starbowline
strawberries
strawberries
noun
plural of strawberry
strawberrylike
strawberrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a strawberry (plant or fruit).