Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
noun
gerund of bewilder: bewilderment.
verb
present participle of bewilder
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bichromated
biedermeier
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
bihydrazine
bilertinned
biliverdins
biliverdins
noun
plural of biliverdin
billboarded
billboarded
adj
(computer graphics) Displayed using the billboarding technique.
Lined with billboards.
billiardist
billiardist
noun
A player of billiards.
biodegraded
biodegraded
adj
Subject to biodegradation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of biodegrade
biodegrades
biodegrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biodegrade
bipolarized
bipolarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bipolarize
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
birdbanding
birdbrained
birdbrained
adj
silly and frivolous; empty-headed
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdclapper
birddogging
birdmouthed
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birkeniidae
birobidzhan
birostrated
birostrated
adj
Alternative form of birostrate
bitterender
bitterweeds
bitterweeds
noun
plural of bitterweed
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackhander
bladderless
bladderless
adj
Not having a bladder.
bladderlike
bladderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bladder.
bladdernose
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
bladderseed
bladderweed
bladderwort
bladderwort
noun
Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.
bladensburg
blakeberyed
blandfordia
blandishers
blandishers
noun
plural of blandisher
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
blearedness
blearedness
noun
The state or quality of being bleared, dimness of the eyes.
blindfolder
blindfolder
noun
One who, or an object which, blindfolds someone.
blindstorey
blisterweed
blithebread
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
bloodflower
bloodflower
noun
A species of milkweed (Asclepias curassavica L.) with blood-red petals, native to the Central and South American tropics
Any plant in the genus Haemanthus, bulbous African plants of the amaryllis family.
bloodletter
bloodletter
noun
One who performs bloodletting (the removal of blood in the hope of curing illness).
bloodmonger
bloodmonger
noun
A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
bloodstroke
bloodstroke
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
A stroke or blow with a weapon that draws blood.
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bloodthirst
bloodthirst
noun
An eagerness for bloodshed.
bloodworthy
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
blubberhead
blubberhead
noun
(colloquial, dated) A fool.
bludgeoneer
bluehearted
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
blunderbore
blunderbuss
blunderbuss
noun
An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range.
verb
(transitive) To shoot with a blunderbuss.
blunderhead
blunderhead
noun
Someone who habitually makes mistakes or blunders
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
blurredness
blurredness
noun
The property of being blurred.
boardsailor
boardsailor
noun
windsurfer
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
bobsledders
bobsledders
noun
plural of bobsledder
bodhidharma
bodicemaker
bodyboarded
bodyboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyboard
bodybuilder
bodybuilder
noun
(bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
bodyguarded
bodyguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyguard
bodysurfers
bodysurfers
noun
plural of bodysurfer
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
bombardelle
bombardiers
bombardiers
noun
plural of bombardier
bombardment
bombardment
noun
(physics) the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance
heavy artillery fire
the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
bombproofed
bombproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bombproof
bondholders
bondholders
noun
plural of bondholder
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
boondoggler
boondoggler
noun
A person who boondoggles; a wastrel
borderlands
borderlands
noun
plural of borderland
borderlight
borderlines
borderlines
noun
plural of borderline
borocarbide
borocarbide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any material containing both boride and carbide ions
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
botryllidae
boulderhead
bowdlerised
bowdlerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerises
bowdlerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerise
bowdlerized
bowdlerized
adj
Expurgated, especially in a comprehensive way (such as systematically throughout an entire work).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerize
bowdlerizer
bowdlerizer
noun
One who bowdlerizes.
bowdlerizes
bowdlerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerize
bowermaiden
bowlderhead
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
brachiopoda
brachiopode
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachydomal
braddyville
bradenville
bradycardia
bradycardia
noun
(medicine) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.
bradycardic
bradycardic
adj
Of, pertaining to or afflicted with bradycardia.
bradycrotic
bradycrotic
adj
Having a slow pulse
bradykinins
bradykinins
noun
plural of bradykinin
bradypepsia
bradypepsia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of digestion.
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
bradyphagia
bradyphagia
noun
Unusual slowness in eating
bradyphasia
bradyphasia
noun
Synonym of bradylalia
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
bradypodoid
braggadocio
braggadocio
noun
A braggart.
Empty boasting.
braggardism
braggardism
noun
Boastfulness; tendency to brag.
brahmanhood
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brancardier
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchstand
brandenburg
brandenburg
Proper noun
Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town.
Land Brandenburg, a state of modern Germany.
The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, and the county seat of Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner.
Noun
A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.
brandishers
brandishers
noun
plural of brandisher
brandishing
brandishing
noun
The action of the verb to brandish.
verb
present participle of brandish
brandsolder
brandsville
brawnedness
brawnedness
noun
The state or quality of being brawned.
brazenfaced
brazenfaced
adj
(dated) impudent; shameless
brazilwoods
brazilwoods
noun
plural of brazilwood
breadbasket
breadbasket
noun
(agriculture) A region which has favourable conditions to produce a large quantity of grain or, by extension, other food products; a food bowl.
(humorous) The abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack.
A basket used for storing or carrying bread.
breadboards
breadboards
noun
plural of breadboard
breadearner
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breadseller
breadstitch
breadstuffs
breadstuffs
noun
plural of breadstuff
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.
breadwinner
breadwinner
noun
The primary income-earner in a household.
breakfasted
breakfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breakfast
breastfeeds
breastfeeds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breastfeed