(US) A similar panel at the base of a piece of furniture or equipment.
(US, finish carpentry, interior decorating) A panel or molding between the floor and the interior wall of a structure
basifixed
basifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
bassetted
bassetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bassett
bassfield
bastinade
bastinade
noun
A blow with a stick or cudgel.
A sound beating with a stick or cudgel, specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet.
verb
To beat in this manner.
bastioned
bastioned
adj
Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastion
batardeau
batardeau
noun
(military) A wall built across the ditch of a fortification, with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall.
batesland
batfowled
batteried
batteried
adj
Having a (specified kind of) battery.
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
bavardage
bavardage
noun
chatter, banter
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
bayadeers
bayadeers
noun
plural of bayadeer
bayaderes
bayaderes
noun
plural of bayadere
bayoneted
bayoneted
adj
(US) Alternative form of bayonetted
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
bdellidae
bdelloida
bdelloura
beachhead
beachhead
noun
(by extension) A coastal landing place.
(by extension) An initial success that ensures the possibility of further advances in a project; a foothold.
(military) An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material
beachside
beachside
adj
(rare) Bordering a beach
noun
The land bordering a beach.
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beachwood
beadflush
beadhouse
beadhouse
noun
(historical) An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
beadiness
beadiness
noun
The state or quality of being beady.
beadledom
beadledom
noun
Beadles collectively, and their characteristics as a class.
Stupid or senseless officiousness.
beadleism
beadrolls
beadrolls
noun
plural of beadroll
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
bealtared
beanfield
beanfield
noun
A field where beans are grown.
beaproned
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
beardless
beardless
adj
(by extension, of a male) Not having reached puberty or manhood; youthful.
(ornithology) Lacking a beard (a defined patch of feathers below the beak).
Destitute of an awn.
Lacking a beard.
beardlike
beardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beard.
beardsley
bearhound
bearhound
noun
A dog for baiting or hunting bears.
bearwoods
beasthood
beasthood
noun
The property or state of being a beast.
beatified
beatified
adj
(Roman Catholicism) Having been recognized and declared, by the church, that a deceased has entered heaven; having attained this step in the process of canonization.
Blissful or supremely blessed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beatify
beatitude
beatitude
noun
(uncountable) Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
Any one of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–12. E.g.: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"(Matthew 5:5).
beautydom
beautydom
noun
The estate or rank of a beauty or of beautiful women.
bechained
bechained
adj
(rare) in chains
bechalked
bechalked
adj
Chalk-covered or chalky.
Having a surface that has been written on in chalk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechalk
bechanced
bechanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechance
becharmed
becharmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becharm
beclasped
beclasped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclasp
becloaked
becloaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloak
becowards
becrawled
becrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrawl
bedabbled
bedabbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedabble
bedabbles
bedabbles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedabble
bedamning
bedamning
verb
present participle of bedamn
bedangled
bedarkens
bedarkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedarken
bedaubing
bedaubing
verb
present participle of bedaub
bedazzled
bedazzled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedazzle
bedazzles
bedazzles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedazzle
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
bedeafens
bedeafens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedeafen
bedewoman
bedframes
bedframes
noun
plural of bedframe
bediapers
bediapers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bediaper
bedlamise
bedlamism
bedlamism
noun
(dated) insanity
bedlamite
bedlamite
noun
(obsolete) A lunatic.
bedlamize
bedmakers
bedmakers
noun
plural of bedmaker
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
bedplates
bedplates
noun
plural of bedplate
bedrabble
bedrabble
verb
(transitive) To befoul with rain and mud.
bedraggle
bedraggle
verb
(transitive) To make (something) wet and limp, especially by dragging it along the ground.
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedsonias
bedsonias
noun
plural of bedsonia
bedspread
bedspread
noun
A coverlet.
The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.
bedstands
bedstands
noun
plural of bedstand
bedstaves
bedstaves
noun
plural of bedstaff
bedsteads
bedsteads
noun
plural of bedstead
bedstraws
bedstraws
noun
plural of bedstraw
bedwarfed
bedwarfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedwarf
bedwarmer
bedwarmer
noun
(historical) A covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed.
beebreads
beeheaded
beflagged
beflagged
adj
Decorated or hung with a flag or flags.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beflag
beggardom
beggardom
noun
The realm or state of beggars.
begladded
begroaned
begroaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begroan
beheading
beheading
noun
An instance of a person being beheaded.
verb
present participle of behead
behusband
belabored
belabored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belabor
beladying
beladying
verb
present participle of belady
belatedly
belatedly
adv
In a belated manner; tardily.
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
bellemead
bellyband
bellyband
noun
(equestrianism) A strap around the belly of a horse or other draft animal used to secure a saddle or the shafts of a cart.
(nautical) A band of canvas used to strengthen a sail.
A band worn by babies to protect the navel.
A band worn by expectant mothers to constrict and support the fetus.
A haramaki: a band of cloth worn around the abdomen to preserve stomach qi and boost circulation.
A type of dust jacket that covers only a portion of a book.
bellyland
belonidae
bemadamed
bemadamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemadam
bemaddens
bemaddens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemadden
bemedaled
bemedaled
adj
Having or wearing medals.
benamidar
benamidar
noun
(South Asia) The person who acts as a proxy in a benami transfer of property.
benarnold
benavides
benchland
benchland
noun
(geology) bench (thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by slopes)
bendaying
bendaying
verb
present participle of benday
benedetta
benedicta
benedikta
benzamide
benzamide
noun
(organic chemistry) The amide of benzoic acid or any of its derivatives; several of its derivatives are pharmaceuticals
benzamido
benzazide
benzoated
benzoated
adj
Modified by the addition of a benzoate (typically sodium benzoate)
bepainted
bepainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bepaint
bepatched
bepatched
adj
Covered in patches.
beplaided
beplaided
adj
Wearing plaid.
bepranked
berdaches
berdaches
noun
plural of berdache
berdyayev
bergander
bergander
noun
A European duck (Tadorna tadorna); the sheldrake.
bermudian
bermudian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.
Personal legal status equivalent to citizenship for the country of Bermuda.
Noun
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
bernadene
bernadina
bernadine
bernhardi
bernhardt
berreaved
bertrando
berycidae
berytidae
beshadows
beshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshadow
beshawled
beshawled
adj
Wearing a shawl.
besmeared
besmeared
adj
Smeared over; soiled, sullied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmear
bespreads
bespreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespread
bestatued
bestatued
adj
Having a statue or statues.
besteaded
besteaded
verb
simple past tense of bestead
beswarmed
beswarmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beswarm
bethanked
bethanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethank
bethesdas
bethsaida
beudanite
bewearied
bewrapped
bewrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewrap
bewrathed
bezoardic
bezoardic
adj
Pertaining to, or compounded with, bezoar.
noun
A medicine containing bezoar.
biassedly
bicarbide
bicaudate
bicaudate
adj
Having two tails
bicyanide
bicyanide
noun
(chemistry) dicyanide
bidactyle
bidarkees
bidarkees
noun
plural of bidarkee
biddelian
bidentate
bidentate
adj
(botany) Having tooth-like projections that are themselves dentate.
(chemistry) Of a ligand, forming two separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.