An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
backchecked
backchecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcheck
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backlighted
baddishness
baddishness
noun
The state or quality of being baddish.
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
baldacchini
baldacchino
baldachined
baldachined
adj
Covered by a baldacchin.
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
bardolphian
barehanding
baronethood
barrelheads
barrelheads
noun
plural of barrelhead
basehearted
batrachidae
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
bechignoned
bechignoned
adj
Wearing one's hair in a chignon.
becushioned
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bedlamitish
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
beheadlined
behindsight
bellmouthed
bellmouthed
adj
Alternative form of bell-mouthed
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benightedly
benightedly
adv
In a benighted manner.
benzohydrol
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bichromated
bihydrazine
billheading
bilophodont
bilophodont
adj
Having teeth with two fused ridges, of the type found one per tooth in lophodont teeth.
bindheimite
bindheimite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdmouthed
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birobidzhan
blackhander
blandishers
blandishers
noun
plural of blandisher
blandishing
blandishing
verb
present participle of blandish
bleachfield
bleachfield
noun
(now chiefly historical) A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.
blindfishes
blindfishes
noun
plural of blindfish
blindstitch
blindstitch
noun
Alternative form of blind stitch
verb
To work in blind stitches.
blithebread
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
bloodhounds
bloodhounds
noun
plural of bloodhound
bloodstanch
bloodthirst
bloodthirst
noun
An eagerness for bloodshed.
bloodworthy
blossomhead
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
blubberhead
blubberhead
noun
(colloquial, dated) A fool.
bluehearted
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
blunderhead
blunderhead
noun
Someone who habitually makes mistakes or blunders
bodhidharma
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattwa
bodychecked
bodychecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodycheck
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
bolshevized
bolshevized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bolshevize
boltheading
bondholders
bondholders
noun
plural of bondholder
bondholding
bondholding
adj
(finance) Holding bonds.
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
borderlight
borohydride
borohydride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻.
A salt of this anion.
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
bothridiums
boththridia
boulderhead
bowlderhead
brachiopoda
brachiopode
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachydomal
bradyphagia
bradyphagia
noun
Unusual slowness in eating
bradyphasia
bradyphasia
noun
Synonym of bradylalia
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
brahmanhood
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchstand
brandishers
brandishers
noun
plural of brandisher
brandishing
brandishing
noun
The action of the verb to brandish.
verb
present participle of brandish
breadstitch
breadthless
breadthless
adj
Without breadth.
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.
bredestitch
bridgeheads
bridgeheads
noun
plural of bridgehead
britishhood
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
broadthroat
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bromohydrin
bromohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine.
brotherhood
brotherhood
noun
All the people engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession
An association or people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind.
The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
bubbleheads
bubbleheads
noun
plural of bubblehead
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
budgereegah
budgereegah
noun
Archaic form of budgerigar.
buffleheads
buffleheads
noun
plural of bufflehead
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulldoggish
bullshitted
bullshitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullshit
bullwhipped
bullwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullwhip
bunchbacked
bundelkhand
burgherhood
burgherhood
noun
The role or status of burgher.
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
busybodyish
busybodyish
adj
Like a busybody; interfering, meddling.
butcherbird
butcherbird
noun
(South Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.
(US) Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, family Artamidae, of Australia and New Guinea.
buttonholed
buttonholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhole
cabbagehead
cabbagehead
noun
(geology) A roughly spherical aggregation of a mineral.
A common type of jellyfish, Stomolophus meleagris
A head of cabbage.
A stupid person; an idiot.
A style of smokestack on a wood-burning locomotive that has a roughly spherical top on a straight narrow stack.
The larval form (caterpillar) of Crocidolomia pavonana, which is a pest that eats cabbages.
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chickabiddy
chickabiddy
noun
(childish) A chicken or similar bird.
Term of endearment for a young child or loved one.
chilblained
chilblained
adj
Afflicted with a chilblain.
childbirths
childbirths
noun
plural of childbirth
chubbedness
cnidophobia
copublished
copublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copublish
coxcombhood
craborchard
debauchedly
debauchedly
adv
In a debauched manner.
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
debouchment
debouchment
noun
(medicine) Opening or emptying into another part
(military) The act, or the result of debouching
The point of debouch of a watercourse
decemberish
decemberish
Adjective
Characteristic of the month of December; wintry, gloomy, etc.