(countable) Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
(uncountable) The state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or confused.
baggageman
baggageman
noun
(US) A railway employee who was in charge of the baggage car, storing and retrieving passenger's baggage and sometimes handling mail.
bakuninism
balanceman
balanceman
noun
A man employed to sit on the trunk of a tree while it is transported and keep it horizontal.
baldmoneys
balsamical
balsamical
adj
Alternative form of balsamic
balsamitic
balsamroot
balsamroot
noun
A perennial of the genus Balsamorhiza in the sunflower family, native to western North America.
balsamweed
balsamweed
noun
The plant Impatiens balsamina.
bamangwato
bambochade
bamboozled
bamboozled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bamboozle
bamboozler
bamboozler
noun
One who bamboozles; a trickster.
bamboozles
bamboozles
noun
plural of bamboozle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bamboozle
bandlimits
bandlimits
noun
plural of bandlimit
bandmaster
bandmaster
noun
(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.
banishment
banishment
noun
He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.
The act of banishing.
The state of being banished, exile.
bantingism
bantingism
Noun
A method of weight loss by avoiding food containing large amounts of farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter.
baphometic
barbarisms
barbarisms
noun
plural of barbarism
barbatimao
barbatimao
noun
A South American mimosa tree, Stryphnodendron adstringens (formerly Stryphnodendron barbatimao), which has an astringent, tannin-rich bark.
barbituism
barkometer
barkometer
noun
A hydrometer calibrated to test the strength of tanning liquors used in tanning leather.
barmecidal
barmecidal
adj
unreal; illusory
barnstorms
barnstorms
noun
plural of barnstorm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnstorm
barometers
barometers
noun
plural of barometer
barometric
barometric
adj
Made or done with a barometer
Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
barotrauma
barotrauma
noun
(pathology) Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air.
barramunda
barramunda
noun
Neoceratodus forsteri, the Queensland lungfish.
barramundi
barramundi
noun
A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes.
barthelemy
bartholemy
bartolomeo
bartramian
barythymia
barythymia
noun
(medicine, archaic, rare) A depressed state of mind.
basigamous
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
bastardism
bastardism
noun
The condition of being born out of wedlock; bastardy.
batholomew
bathomania
bathometer
bathometer
noun
An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.
bathometry
bathroomed
bathroomed
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having (the specified kind or number of) bathrooms.
bathymeter
bathymeter
noun
Alternative form of bathometer
bathymetry
bathymetry
noun
The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.
bathyseism
batrachium
battambang
battelmatt
battements
battements
noun
plural of battement
batteryman
battlement
battlement
noun
(poetic) The towering roof of heaven.
Any high wall for defense.
In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
battlesome
battlesome
adj
Characterised or marked by battle(s); quarrelsome
baumeister
bayminette
bazookaman
bazookamen
bdellatomy
bdellatomy
noun
(archaic) The snipping off the tail of a leech engaged in sucking human blood, in order to let the blood run out of it and so increase its powers of drawing blood.
bdellotomy
bdellotomy
noun
Alternative form of bdellatomy
beachlamar
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beatnikism
beatnikism
noun
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beaumontia
becalmment
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beckemeyer
beclamored
beclamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclamor
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
bedazement
bedazement
noun
The condition of being bedazed.
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
bediademed
bedimplies
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bedlamised
bedlamized
bedminster
bedminster
Proper noun
A district of Bristol, England, formerly a small town in Somerset
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beermonger
beermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of beer.
beetmister
befamilied
befamilied
adj
(rare) Having a family.
befoolment
befoolment
noun
The condition of being befooled.
beforetime
beforetime
adv
(archaic) Formerly, previously.
befoulment
befoulment
noun
That which makes or has been made soiled.
The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
beglooming
beglooming
verb
present participle of begloom
begrimming
behemothic
behemothic
adj
colossal, of enormous size and power.
bejumbling
bejumbling
verb
present participle of bejumble
belamcanda
beldamship
belemnites
belemnites
noun
plural of belemnite
belemnitic
belemnitic
adj
Of or relating to belemnite.
bellarmine
bellarmine
noun
A stoneware jug of a pattern that originated around Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century, having a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Counter-Reformation.
bellingham
bellingham
Proper noun
a city in Washington state, USA
a suburb in London, England
bellmaking
bellmaking
noun
The manufacture of bells.
bellmaster
bellowsman
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
bemadaming
bemadaming
verb
present participle of bemadam
bemaddened
bemaddened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemadden
bembecidae
bemedalled
bemedalled
adj
Alternative spelling of bemedaled
bemingling
bemingling
verb
present participle of bemingle
beminstrel
bemirement
bemirement
noun
The condition of being bemired.
bemistress
bemoanable
bemoanable
adj
Fit to be bemoaned; lamentable.
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
bemurmured
bemusement
bemusement
noun
The state of being bemused.
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
bemuzzling
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
beneficium
benthamism
benthamism
Proper noun
The utilitarianist doctrines of
benthamite
benthamite
Adjective
Relating to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
Noun
One who subscribes to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
benumbment
benumbment
noun
The act of benumbing, or state of being benumbed; torpor.
benzaminic
bepimpling
bergamasca
bergsonism
bermudians
bersiamite
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
bescramble
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
besmircher
besmircher
noun
Agent noun of besmirch: one who besmirches.
besmirches
besmirches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmirch
besmoothed
besmoothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmooth
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
bestialism
bestialism
noun
bestiality (sexual intercourse between human and animal)
bestialness; quality of being bestial or subhuman
bestowment
bestowment
noun
Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed.
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
betacismus
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
betrayment
betrayment
Noun
betrayal
betterment
betterment
noun
(law) An improvement to a property that adds to its value.
bettermost
bettermost
adj
(colloquial) best, superior
bevomiting
bevomiting
verb
present participle of bevomit
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
biacromial
biacromial
adj
(anatomy) interacromial
bibliofilm
bibliofilm
noun
(historical) microfilm, as a means of storing books and documents in public libraries
bibliomane
bibliomane
noun
Synonym of bibliomaniac
bicamerist
bicamerist
noun
An advocate of bicameralism (of two legislative chambers)