A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
batfowls
bathflower
batholomew
battletown
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
belchertown
bellwort
bellwort
noun
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Uvularia, that have yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
Any of various plants in the Campanulaceae family.
bellworts
bellworts
noun
plural of bellwort
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
bestowable
bestowable
adj
Capable of being bestowed.
bestowal
bestowal
noun
The act of bestowing.
bestowals
bestowals
noun
plural of bestowal
betallow
betallow
verb
(transitive) To cover with tallow.
bethflower
betowel
billetwood
billowiest
billowiest
adj
superlative form of billowy: most billowy
blackwort
bladderwort
bladderwort
noun
Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.
bladderworts
bladderworts
noun
plural of bladderwort
blaewort
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
blawort
blawort
noun
(Scotland) Centaurea cyanus, the cornflower.
blisterwort
bloodwit
bloodwit
noun
Alternative form of bloodwite
bloodwite
bloodwite
noun
A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
bloodwort
bloodwort
noun
Any of the Haemodoraceae, a family of flowering plants some of whose roots contain a red dye.
(Australia) An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
(geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
(slang) A large or extravagant meal.
(slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
(slang) An argument; an altercation.
(slang, sports) A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt.
A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.
An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
blowouts
blowouts
noun
plural of blowout
blowpit
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
blowsiest
blowsiest
adj
superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy
blowth
blowth
noun
(archaic) Bloom or blossom; blossoms collectively; the state of blossoming.
blowtorch
blowtorch
noun
(US, military, slang) A jet fighter.
A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
verb
To apply a blowtorch to something.
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
blowtube
blowtube
noun
(rare) A blowgun.
A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.).
blowtubes
blowtubes
noun
plural of blowtube
blowziest
blowziest
adj
superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
blythewood
bolewort
bolsterwork
boltwork
bondelswarts
bothwell
bottleflower
boutwell
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowerlet
bowerlet
noun
A little bower.
bowralite
bowtel
bowtell
breastplow
bretwaldadom
bristlewort
brittlewood
brittlewort
brownistical
browntail
browsability
browsability
noun
The quality or state of being browsable.
buglewort
bulletwood
bulletwood
noun
A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.
A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
The timber of this tree.
bullwort
bullwort
noun
A plant, bishop's weed, Ammi majus.
bultow
bultow
noun
A trawl; a boulter.
The mode of fishing with a boulter or spiller.
butterflower
buttonwillow
buttonwillow
noun
(US) A shrub with round flower heads found near water in California, the Eastern US, and Central America, Cephalanthus occidentalis.
campbelltown
campbeltown
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterblows
counterblows
noun
plural of counterblow
deathblow
deathblow
noun
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
deathblows
deathblows
noun
plural of deathblow
disembowelment
disembowelment
noun
The act of disemboweling.
disembowelments
disembowelments
noun
plural of disembowelment
doublewidth
drawbolt
drawbolt
noun
(engineering) A coupling pin
elizabethtown
elizabethtown
Proper noun
The name of various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement and gold rush town in California.
a village in Illinois, USA
a town in Indiana.
an extinct town in Indiana.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky
a town and a hamlet in New York, the hamlet is the county seat of
an unincorporated community in New Mexico.
a town in North Carolina
a CDP in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
a ghost town in Texas.
embowelment
embowelment
noun
disembowelment
footblower
gabrilowitsch
gilbertown
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
libertytown
liebowitz
misbestowal
misbestowal
noun
The act of misbestowing.
nonwarrantable
nonwarrantably
outbawl
outbawl
verb
(transitive) To bawl louder or longer than.
outbawled
outbawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbawl
outbawling
outbawling
verb
present participle of outbawl
outbawls
outbawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbawl
outbellow
outbellow
verb
(transitive) To bellow louder or longer than.
outblew
outblew
verb
simple past tense of outblow
outblow
outblow
verb
(transitive) To blow out (all senses)
(transitive) To exceed in blowing; blow more or better than (all senses)
outblowing
outblowing
verb
present participle of outblow
outblown
outblown
adj
(obsolete, poetic) Inflated with wind.
outbowl
outbowl
verb
(transitive) To beat at bowling.
My little brother gets upset when I outbowl him.
outbrawl
outbrawl
verb
(transitive) To surpass in brawling.
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outwarble
outwarble
verb
(transitive) To surpass in warbling; to outsing.
outwarbled
outwarbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwarble
outwarbling
outwarbling
verb
present participle of outwarble
overthrowable
overthrowable
adj
Capable of being overthrown.
plowbote
plowbote
noun
Alternative form of ploughbote
prebestowal
puttyblower
rebestowal
rebestowal
noun
The act of bestowing again.
snowbelt
snowbelt
noun
(also with capital) Especially, the area around the Great Lakes in the north-eastern United States.
An area that is characterized by heavy annual snowfall.
snowmobilist
snowmobilist
noun
Someone who drives a snowmobile
starbowlines
starbowlines
noun
plural of starbowline
steelbow
steelbow
noun
(law, Scotland, historical) A contract by which goods on a farm (such as corn, cattle, implements, etc.) remain the property of the landlord and may not be taken away by a departing tenant.
stowable
stowable
adj
Capable of being stowed away.
noun
Something that can be stowed away, such as luggage.
stowball
tableclothwise
tablefellow
tablefellow
noun
Synonym of tablemate
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
takedownable
tallowberries
tallowberries
noun
plural of tallowberry
tallowberry
tallowberry
noun
The hardwood tree Malphigia lucida.
teabowl
teabowl
noun
Alternative form of tea bowl
teabowls
teabowls
noun
plural of teabowl
thimbleflower
towability
towable
towable
adj
That can be towed.
noun
Something suitable for being towed.
trawlboat
trawlboat
noun
A boat used in fishing with trawls or trawlnets.
trowable
trowable
adj
(dialectal) Credible; believable.
(rare) Fit to be or worthy of being betrothed; betrothable.