A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.
afterswarming
afterswell
afterwards
afterwards
adv
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
afterwash
afterwisdom
afterwise
afterwise
adj
Wise after the fact.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
afterwrist
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
airworthiest
airworthiest
adj
superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
altarwise
altarwise
adj
Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.
andrewsite
andrewsite
noun
(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
antipewism
antiwaste
antiwaste
adj
Opposing or preventing waste.
antwise
archsteward
archworkmaster
arrowstone
aslantwise
aslantwise
adv
aslant; in a slanting orientation
asterwort
asterwort
noun
aster (any of several plants of the genus Aster)
asweat
asweat
adj
(dated) In a sweat; covered or soaked with sweat or some liquid resembling sweat; sweating.
aswithe
athwarthawse
athwartwise
athwartwise
adv
athwart; in a side-to-side orientation
austwell
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
awaiters
awaiters
noun
plural of awaiter
awaste
awaste
adv
To waste; wasted.
awest
awest
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of awe
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
awfullest
awfullest
adj
superlative form of awful: most awful
awkwardest
awkwardest
adj
superlative form of awkward: most awkward
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
bakerstown
bangwaketsi
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
basaltware
basaltware
noun
Articles made from basalt.
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
bassenthwaite
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
battlewise
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bawties
bawties
noun
plural of bawtie
plural of bawty
beardstown
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
bellwethers
bellwethers
noun
plural of bellwether
bellworts
bellworts
noun
plural of bellwort
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
beltways
beltways
noun
plural of beltway
beltwise
beltwise
adv
In the manner of a belt, looped around something.
bentwoods
bentwoods
noun
plural of bentwood
bestow
bestow
verb
(transitive) To apply; make use of; use; employ.
(transitive) To dispose of.
(transitive) To give in marriage.
(transitive) To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or honour.
(transitive) To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow or place; to put (something) somewhere.
(transitive) To lodge, or find quarters for; to provide with accommodation.
(transitive, obsolete) To behave or deport.
bestowable
bestowable
adj
Capable of being bestowed.
bestowage
bestowage
noun
(obsolete) Stowage.
bestowal
bestowal
noun
The act of bestowing.
bestowals
bestowals
noun
plural of bestowal
bestowed
bestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestow
bestower
bestower
noun
One who bestows.
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bestowment
bestowment
noun
Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed.
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal
bestows
bestows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestow
bestraw
bestrew
bestrew
verb
(transitive) To strew anything upon; strew over or about; cover or partially cover with things strewn; cover with straw or strewing.
(transitive) To strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there.
bestrewed
bestrewed
verb
simple past tense of bestrew
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrewment
bestrewn
bestrewn
verb
past participle of bestrew
bestrews
bestrews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestrew
bestrow
bestrow
verb
Alternative form of bestrew
bestrowed
bestrowed
verb
simple past tense of bestrow
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bestrown
bestrown
verb
(archaic) past participle of bestrew
bestrows
bestrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestrow
besweatered
besweatered
Adjective
Wearing a sweater.
besweeten
besweeten
verb
(literary, rare) Sublimely sweeten.
beswelter
beswitch
betweenness
betweenness
noun
(graph theory, countable) A measure of the number of geodesic paths through a node or edge.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being between.
betweens
betweens
noun
plural of between
betweentimes
betweentimes
adv
In an interim period; meanwhile.
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
bewaste
bewaste
verb
(transitive) To waste utterly or completely.
bewest
bewest
prep
(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To the west of.
bewhistle
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
bewitches
bewitches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
billowiest
billowiest
adj
superlative form of billowy: most billowy
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birtwhistle
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
bittersweet
bittersweet
adj
Both bitter and sweet.
Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.
Of bittersweet color.
The break-up was very bittersweet; they both hurt to end it, but were glad it was over.
noun
(US) A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds.
A pinkish-orange color. Any color in between scarlet and orange.
A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste.
Any variety of clam in the family Glycymerididae
Bittersweetness.
Solanum dulcamara.
bittersweetly
bittersweetly
adv
In a bittersweet manner.
bittersweetness
bittersweetness
noun
The state or condition of being bittersweet.
bittersweets
bittersweets
noun
plural of bittersweet
bitterweeds
bitterweeds
noun
plural of bitterweed
bitwise
bitwise
adj
(computing) Treating a value as a series of bits rather than a numerical quantity.
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bladderworts
bladderworts
noun
plural of bladderwort
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blewits
blewits
noun
A type of edible mushroom.
blisterweed
blisterwort
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
blowsiest
blowsiest
adj
superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
blowtubes
blowtubes
noun
plural of blowtube
blowziest
blowziest
adj
superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
bobwhites
bobwhites
noun
plural of bobwhite
bolsterwork
bondelswarts
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
bowerston
bowstave
bowstave
noun
The stave of a bow, to which the string is attached.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brawest
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
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.
breakwaters
breakwaters
noun
plural of breakwater
breastplow
breastweed
breastwise
breastwood
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.