The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled.
banderilleros
banderilleros
noun
plural of banderillero
bandspreading
banqueteering
banqueteering
noun
The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
verb
present participle of banqueteer
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
barbarianized
barbarianized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barbarianize
barbarousness
barbarousness
noun
The state or quality of being barbarous.
barboursville
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
barnardsville
barristership
barristership
noun
The role or status of a barrister.
bartramiaceae
barytocalcite
barytocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic barium calcium carbonate mineral.
bashfulnesses
bashfulnesses
noun
plural of bashfulness
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basichromiole
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
basivertebral
basivertebral
adj
Of or pertaining to the base or centrum of a vertebral structure
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bassenthwaite
bastardliness
bastardliness
noun
The state or quality of being bastardly.
bathycentesis
bathyesthesia
bathyesthesia
noun
(physiology) Any sensation that arises from below the skin
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardlessness
beardlessness
noun
The state or quality of being beardless.
beastlinesses
beastlinesses
noun
plural of beastliness
beatification
beatification
noun
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.
beaugregories
beauteousness
beauteousness
noun
The state or quality of being beauteous.
beautifulness
beautifulness
noun
The quality of being beautiful; beauty.
bechtelsville
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
bedriddenness
bedriddenness
noun
The state or quality of being bedridden.
befittingness
befittingness
noun
The state or quality of being befitting.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
beggiatoaceae
beglerbegship
beglerbegship
noun
The role or status of a beglerbeg.
beguilingness
beguilingness
noun
Quality of being beguiling.
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
beholdingness
beholdingness
noun
The state or quality of being beholden.
beknottedness
beknottedness
noun
(mathematics) The measure or degree to which a knot is complicated, i.e., a knot's complexity; the number of times that it is necessary to pass one part of the curve of the knot projected upon a plane through another in order to untie the knot.
beleaguerment
beleaguerment
noun
The fact or state of beleaguering; a state of blockade or siege.
belieffulness
belieffulness
adj
(rare) The state or quality of being beliefful; faithfulness.
believability
believability
noun
The state or quality of being believable.
bellicoseness
bellicoseness
noun
The state or quality of being bellicose; bellicosity
bellicosities
bellicosities
noun
plural of bellicosity
belligerences
belligerences
noun
plural of belligerence
belligerently
belligerently
adv
In a belligerent manner; with aggressive hostility.
bellowsmaking
belltopperdom
benedictinism
benedictional
benedictional
noun
a book of benedictions.
benedictively
benedictively
adv
In a benedictive manner.
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrixes
beneficential
beneficential
adj
Relating to beneficence.
beneficiaries
beneficiaries
noun
plural of beneficiary
beneficiating
beneficiating
verb
present participle of beneficiate
beneficiation
beneficiation
noun
The reduction in size of particles of ore (or similar physical processing) before further processing to recover the metal
benightedness
benightedness
noun
The quality of being benighted.
bennettitales
bennettsville
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzalacetone
benzalacetone
noun
Synonym of benzylideneacetone
benzalaniline
benzdioxazine
benzimidazole
benzimidazole
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle containing a benzene ring fused to that of imidazole; it is used as a pesticide
benziminazole
benzocoumaran
benzofluorene
benzofluorene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in which a benzene ring is fused to a fluorene moiety
benzoglycolic
benzonaphthol
benzonaphthol
noun
A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.
benzoperoxide
benzopinacone
benzopinacone
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of benzopinacol
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
benzothiazine
benzothiazine
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiazine
benzothiazole
benzothiazole
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiazole
benzotriazine
benzotriazine
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle in which a benzene ring is fused to one of a triazine
benzotriazole
benzotriazole
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of triazole
benzotrifuran
benzoxyacetic
benzoylformic
berberidaceae
berchtesgaden
berginization
berkeleianism
bernardsville
beseemingness
beseemingness
noun
The state or quality of being beseeming.
bespatterment
bespecklement
bespottedness
bessemerizing
bessemerizing
verb
present participle of bessemerize
bestiarianism
bestiarianism
noun
(dated, rare) Antivivisectionism.
bestsellerdom
bestsellerdom
noun
The quality of having the status of bestseller.
betsimisaraka
betulinamaric
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
biarticulated
biarticulated
adj
doubly articulated
bibaciousness
bibliogenesis
bibliogenesis
noun
The production of books or literature.
bibliographer
bibliographer
noun
A person who compiles bibliographies, or who studies bibliography.
bibliothecary
bibliothecary
noun
(now rare) A librarian.
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
bibracteolate
bibracteolate
adj
(botany) Having two bracteoles.
bicarburetted
bicarburetted
adj
Alternative form of bicarbureted
bicentenaries
bicentenaries
noun
plural of bicentenary
bicentennials
bicentennials
noun
plural of bicentennial
bicentrically
biconcavities
biconcavities
noun
plural of biconcavity
biconvexities
biconvexities
noun
plural of biconvexity
bidenticulate
bidenticulate
adj
Having two denticles.
bidimensional
bidimensional
adj
two-dimensional
bidirectional
bidirectional
adj
Moving in two directions (usually opposite)
Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)
noun
Such an antenna or microphone
bignoniaceous
bignoniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae.
bigwiggedness
bikhaconitine
bikhaconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in bikh (Aconitum spicatum).
bilateralness
bilateralness
noun
The quality of being bilateral.
biliousnesses
biliousnesses
noun
plural of biliousness
bilirubinemia
bilirubinemia
noun
(medicine) The presence of bilirubin in the blood
bimetallistic
bimetallistic
adj
Relating to, or supporting, bimetallism.
bimillenniums
bimillionaire
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
bioactivities
bioactivities
noun
plural of bioactivity
biochemically
biochemically
adv
With reference to biochemistry.
biodegradable
biodegradable
adj
Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.
noun
Any material that can be decomposed by biological activity.
bioecological
bioecological
adj
Relating to bioecology
bioelectrical
bioelectrical
adj
Pertaining to bioelectricity.
bioenergetics
bioenergetics
noun
(biology, physics) The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
A form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress.
biogeographer
biogeographer
noun
A person engaged in biogeography.
biogeographic
biogeographic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of the geographical arrangement of plants and animals
bioinstrument
bioinstrument
noun
Any device, attached to the body, that is used in bioinstrumentation
biomechanical
biomechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomechanics
biometrically
biometrically
adv
In a biometric way; through use of biometrics.
biomicroscope
biomicroscope
noun
(biology) A microscope designed for examining the tissue of a living organism
biophotometer
biophotometer
noun
Any photometer designed for use in biochemical analysis