In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
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.
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
bashawism
bashawism
noun
The behaviour of a bashaw.
bashawship
bashawship
noun
The role or status of a bashaw.
bassenthwaite
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
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
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
bodhisattwa
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).
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
bretwaldaship
brightwaters
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
gabrilowitsch
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
micawberish
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
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
subheadwaiter
subwardenship
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
switchable
switchable
adj
capable of being switched
switchback
switchback
noun
(aviation) A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
(chiefly Britain) A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
(chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.
verb
(intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path.
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchbacker
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
switchblades
switchblades
noun
plural of switchblade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switchboards
switchboards
noun
plural of switchboard
swithbart
tableclothwise
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
unblameworthiness
unweighableness
unwhisperable
unwhisperable
adj
Unable to be whispered; too sacred, terrible, etc. to be mentioned; unspeakable.
wahabiism
wahabism
wahabitism
wahhabiism
wahhabism
wahhabism
Proper noun
A branch of Sunni Islam practised by those who follow the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab
washability
washability
noun
The property of being washable.
washbasin
washbasin
noun
A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.
A laundry sink.
washbasins
washbasins
noun
plural of washbasin
washingtonboro
weisbachite
whirlblast
whirlblast
noun
(archaic, poetic) A whirlwind.
whisperable
whisperable
adj
Able to be whispered.
whistleable
whistleable
adj
Capable of being whistled.
whitebaits
whitebaits
noun
plural of whitebait
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whitebait
whitebeards
whitebeards
noun
plural of whitebeard
whizbangs
whizbangs
noun
plural of whizbang
wishable
wishable
adj
Capable or worthy of being wished for; desirable.
worshipability
worshipability
noun
Capability of being worshiped; worthiness of veneration.
worshipable
worshipable
adj
Capable of being worshipped; worthy of veneration.