(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bassenthwaite
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
bawdinesses
bawdinesses
noun
plural of bawdiness
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beeswing
beeswing
noun
A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
beeswings
beeswings
noun
plural of beeswing
beggingwise
bellowsmaking
bendwise
bendwise
adv
(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
besnowing
besnowing
verb
present participle of besnow
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
beswinge
beswinge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.
beswink
beswink
verb
(obsolete) to labour, toil; belabour
betweentimes
betweentimes
adv
In an interim period; meanwhile.
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
bewilderedness
bewilderedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bigwiggedness
billowiness
billowiness
noun
The state or quality of being billowy.
bindweeds
bindweeds
noun
plural of bindweed
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
bittersweetness
bittersweetness
noun
The state or condition of being bittersweet.
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blowiness
blowinesses
blowziness
blowziness
noun
Alternative form of blowsiness.
bodkinwise
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswelliana
boswellizing
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowlines
bowlines
noun
plural of bowline
bowmansville
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
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
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
brawniness
brawniness
noun
The state of being brawny or having brawn.
brawninesses
breadwinners
breadwinners
noun
plural of breadwinner
brewings
brewings
noun
plural of brewing
brilliantwise
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
brownies
brownies
noun
plural of brownie
browniest
browniest
adj
superlative form of browny: most browny
browniness
browniness
noun
brownishness
browningesque
brownishness
brownishness
noun
The quality of being brownish.
brownsville
brownsville
Proper noun
The name of many places in the United States of America:
a former settlement in California.
an unincorporated community in California.
a CDP in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Florida.
a ghost town in Illinois. It was the former county seat.
an unincorporated community in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana.
a small home-rule class city in Kentucky
an unincorporated community and CDP in Louisiana.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Maryland.
a small city in Minnesota.
an unincorporated community in Mississippi.
a neighbourhood in New York City.
a CDP in Ohio.
a city in Oregon.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota.
a city in Tennessee
a city in Texas
an unincorporated community in Vermont.
an unincorporated community in Washington.
an unincorporated community in West Virginia.
a village in Wisconsin.
a former community in British Columbia, Canada.
a community in Ontario, Canada.
a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
businesswoman
businesswoman
noun
A woman involved in business.
businesswomen
businesswomen
noun
plural of businesswoman
cabinetworks
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
disallowableness
disanswerable
disboweling
disbowelling
disbowelling
verb
present participle of disbowel
disemboweling
disemboweling
noun
The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
verb
present participle of disembowel
disembowelling
disembowelling
noun
The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
verb
(chiefly Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) present participle of disembowel
disembowelment
disembowelment
noun
The act of disemboweling.
disembowelments
disembowelments
noun
plural of disembowelment
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
jobbernowlism
larbowlines
lawabidingness
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
mindblowers
mindblowers
noun
plural of mindblower
misbestowing
misbestowing
verb
present participle of misbestow
newsbill
newsbill
noun
A sheet of news; a handbill bearing news.
overbrowsing
overbrowsing
verb
present participle of overbrowse
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.
sebewaing
semiburrowing
semiburrowing
adj
(zoology) That sometimes burrows.
shallowbrained
shellblowing
snowberries
snowberries
noun
plural of snowberry
snowbridge
snowmobile
snowmobile
noun
(vehicles) A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport.
verb
(intransitive) To ride or race in a snowmobile.
snowmobiler
snowmobiler
noun
A person who operates a snowmobile.
snowmobilers
snowmobilers
noun
plural of snowmobiler
snowmobiles
snowmobiles
noun
plural of snowmobile
spiderwebbing
spiderwebbing
verb
present participle of spiderweb
starbowlines
starbowlines
noun
plural of starbowline
subtwined
subwardenship
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swedenborgian
swedenborgian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (born Emanuel Swedberg in 1688), Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian.
Noun
A religious follower of
swedenborgianism
swedenborgianism
Noun
Any of several related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious movement, informed by the writings of
swedenborgism
swinburne
swinburnesque
swindleable
swindleable
adj
(rare) Able to be swindled.
swinebread
swinebread
noun
The truffle.
swingable
swingable
adj
Capable of being swung, or made to swing.
swinglebar
swinglebar
noun
A whippletree.
tribeswoman
tribeswoman
noun
A female member of a tribe.
tribeswomen
tribeswomen
noun
plural of tribeswoman
turbanwise
turbanwise
adv
In the manner of a turban.
twinberries
twinberries
noun
plural of twinberry
twinebush
unanswerability
unanswerability
noun
The quality of being unanswerable.
unblameworthiness
unbowingness
untwistable
untwistable
adj
Able to be untwisted.
Impossible to twist; not twistable.
unweariableness
unweariableness
noun
The quality of being unweariable.
unweighableness
unwhisperable
unwhisperable
adj
Unable to be whispered; too sacred, terrible, etc. to be mentioned; unspeakable.
wabbliness
wambliness
wambliness
noun
The quality or state of being wambly.
wastebin
wastebin
noun
A wastebasket; a bin used for household or office waste.
weariableness
webbings
webbings
noun
plural of webbing
websterian
websterian
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Noah Webster (1758-1843), American lexicographer and spelling reformer.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Daniel Webster (1878-1852), American statesman and nationalist.
whinberries
whinberries
noun
plural of whinberry
wieldableness
wiesbaden
wiesbaden
Proper noun
The capital city of the state of Hesse, in Germany.
wiesenboden
wiesenboden
noun
(soil science) A black meadow soil.
windbreakers
windbreakers
noun
plural of windbreaker
windbreaks
windbreaks
noun
plural of windbreak
wineberries
wineberries
noun
plural of wineberry
winesburg
winesburg
Proper noun
An in southwestern Township, County,
The town, named after the Holmes County town of the same name, but otherwise based on that serves as the setting of the novel .
winnebagos
wishbone
wishbone
noun
(American football) A particular kind of offensive formation. See wishbone formation.
(automotive) A suspension component similar in shape to a chicken wishbone.
(nautical) A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, the wishbone extending its clew.
(nautical) Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone.
A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.