A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
bescribbling
bescribbling
verb
present participle of bescribble
beseechingly
beseechingly
adv
In a beseeching manner.
beseemliness
besiclometer
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bessemerized
bessemerized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bessemerize
bestialising
bestialising
verb
present participle of bestialise
bestialities
bestialities
noun
plural of bestiality
bestializing
bestializing
verb
present participle of bestialize
bestraddling
bestraddling
verb
present participle of bestraddle
betweentimes
betweentimes
adv
In an interim period; meanwhile.
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bibliolaters
bibliolaters
noun
plural of bibliolater
bibliologies
bibliologies
noun
plural of bibliology
bibliopegies
bibliopegist
bibliopegist
noun
Synonym of bookbinder
bibliophiles
bibliophiles
noun
plural of bibliophile
bibliothecas
bibulosities
bibulousness
bibulousness
noun
The quality of being bibulous.
bicameralism
bicameralism
noun
(government) The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another.
(psychology) Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes's theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes, rarely used in academic literature based on his work, but often found informally (compare bicameral mind and bicameral mentality)
bicameralist
bicameralist
noun
A supporter of bicameralism.
bicarbonates
bicarbonates
noun
plural of bicarbonate
bicrescentic
bicrescentic
adj
Having the form of a double crescent.
biddableness
biddableness
noun
biddability
bilateralism
bilateralism
noun
Having a matching arrangement on each of two sides.
The policy of having bilateral agreements between two countries (as opposed to unilateralism and multilateralism).
bilharziases
bilharziases
noun
plural of bilharziasis
biliteralism
biliteralism
noun
The quality of being biliteral.
billingsgate
billingsgate
noun
Profane, abusive language; coarse words.
verb
(transitive) To use abusive language towards.
billionaires
billionaires
noun
plural of billionaire
bimetallisms
bimetallisms
noun
plural of bimetallism
bimetallists
bimetallists
noun
plural of bimetallist
bimodalities
bimodalities
noun
plural of bimodality
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
biodiversity
biodiversity
noun
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
bioecologies
bioecologies
noun
plural of bioecology
bioecologist
bioecologist
noun
One who studies bioecology.
bioengineers
bioengineers
noun
plural of bioengineer
bioethicists
bioethicists
noun
plural of bioethicist
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
biomagnetism
biomagnetism
noun
(biology) The production or detection of a magnetic field by a living organism.
biomaterials
biomaterials
noun
plural of biomaterial
biomechanics
biomechanics
noun
(biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body.
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
biomedicines
biomedicines
noun
plural of biomedicine
biometricist
biometricist
noun
One who studies biometry.
biomolecules
biomolecules
noun
plural of biomolecule
biosatellite
biosatellite
noun
an artificial satellite that is designed to carry humans or other organisms
bioscientist
bioscientist
noun
A scientist who specializes in any of the biosciences
biosyntheses
biosyntheses
noun
plural of biosynthesis
biosynthesis
biosynthesis
noun
(biochemistry) The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.
biosynthetic
biosynthetic
adj
(biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis
biosystematy
biosystematy
noun
(dated) biosystematics
bipedalities
bipolarities
bipolarities
noun
plural of bipolarity
biscuitmaker
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
bistetrazole
bistetrazole
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many compounds containing two linked tetrazole rings.
bitchinesses
bitchinesses
noun
plural of bitchiness
bitonalities
bitriseptate
bitternesses
bitternesses
noun
plural of bitterness
bittersweets
bittersweets
noun
plural of bittersweet
biuniqueness
biuniqueness
noun
The quality of being biunique.
blackberries
blackberries
noun
plural of blackberry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackberry
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blacklisters
blacklisters
noun
plural of blacklister
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blackshirted
blandishment
blandishment
noun
(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.
(countable) Something alluring or attractive.
(uncountable, figurative) Allurement, attraction.
blastocoelic
blastocoelic
adj
Relating to a blastocoel
blastodermic
blastodermic
adj
Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.
blatherskite
blatherskite
noun
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer.
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat.
Nonsense or blather; empty talk.
bleacherites
bleacherites
noun
plural of bleacherite
blearinesses
blennoemesis
blennoptysis
blennostasis
blennostatic
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
blindstories
blindstories
noun
plural of blindstory
blissfulness
blissfulness
noun
The characteristic of being blissful.
blisteringly
blisteringly
adv
In a blistering manner.
blithesomely
blithesomely
adv
In a blithesome manner.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bloodinesses
bloodinesses
noun
plural of bloodiness
bloodmobiles
bloodmobiles
noun
plural of bloodmobile
bloodspiller
bloodstained
bloodstained
adj
(by extension) Guilty of wrongdoing.
Having the color of something which has been stained with blood.
Responsible for the deaths of others; guilty of murder.
Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.
bloomingness
bloomingness
noun
A blooming condition.
bloomingrose
blountsville
blountsville
Proper noun
A town in
A town in
bluebeardism
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluishnesses
bluntishness
bluntishness
noun
(rare) The quality of being somewhat blunt.
blurrinesses
blurrinesses
noun
plural of blurriness
blusteration
blusteration
noun
blustering
blusteringly
blusteringly
adv
in a blustering manner
boatbuilders
boatbuilders
noun
plural of boatbuilder
bobsleddings
bodilessness
bodilessness
Noun
Absence of a body.
bodybuilders
bodybuilders
noun
plural of bodybuilder
bohemianisms
bohemianisms
noun
plural of bohemianism
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
boilerplates
boilerplates
noun
plural of boilerplate
boisterously
boisterously
adv
In a boisterous manner.
boistousness
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
bolshevistic
bolshevizing
bolshevizing
verb
present participle of bolshevize
bonbonnieres
bonbonnieres
noun
plural of bonbonniere
bondieuserie
bondieuserie
noun
Any devotional ornament or church object, especially one having little artistic value; a religious knick-knack.
bonefishings
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
booksellings
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
borborygmies
boringnesses
borohydrides
borohydrides
noun
plural of borohydride
borosilicate
borosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric and silicic acids.