Foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.
abdicant
abdicant
adj
(rare) Abdicating; renouncing.
noun
One who abdicates.
abdomina
abducing
abducing
verb
present participle of abduce
abidance
abidance
noun
Adherence; compliance; conformity.
The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.
abingdon
abingdon
Proper noun
A town on the Thames in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), England.
A town in Virginia, USA
abrading
abrading
verb
present participle of abrade
airbound
airbound
adj
Of a pump etc.: containing too much air, such that the flow is impeded.
andiroba
andiroba
noun
Any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.
The high-end wood of the andiroba tree.
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
backwind
backwind
noun
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
verb
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
(transitive) To wind backwards.
badarian
badenite
badigeon
badigeon
noun
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
badinage
badinage
noun
Playful raillery; banter.
verb
To engage in badinage or playful banter.
badineur
bahmanid
baladine
balaenid
balaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Balaenidae.
balanoid
balanoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling an acorn; applied to the acorn barnacles
baldakin
baldling
bandaite
bandfile
bandfish
bandfish
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
bandicoy
bandicoy
noun
(India) Alternative form of bendekai (“okra”)
bandidos
bandikai
banditry
banditry
noun
Acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.
banditti
banditti
noun
(archaic) robbers or outlaws.
bandusia
bandying
bandying
noun
gerund of bandy (“the act of one who bandies”)
verb
present participle of bandy
banished
banished
adj
Having been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden from returning; forbidden and prohibited.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banish
bankside
bankside
noun
The land by a riverbank.
bardings
bardings
noun
plural of barding
bardling
bardling
noun
An inferior bard.
basildon
basildon
Proper noun
A new town in Essex, England
baudekin
baudouin
beadings
beadings
noun
plural of beading
bearbind
bearbind
noun
European bindweed, lesser bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
bearding
bearding
noun
(television) An undesirable video artifact whereby darker parts of a signal bleed across horizontally into the brighter parts.
verb
present participle of beard
beaudoin
beddings
beddings
noun
plural of bedding
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
bedizens
bedizens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedizen
bedouins
bedouins
noun
plural of bedouin
bedsonia
bedsonia
noun
(dated) The chlamydia microorganism.
befriend
befriend
verb
(transitive) To become a friend of, to make friends with.
(transitive) To favor.
(transitive, dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.
behinder
behinder
adv
(nonstandard) comparative form of behind: more behind
noun
A person employed in metalworking to take folded metal sheets from the doubler and pass them back to the rollerman.
beknived
belemnid
bellbind
bellwind
belonoid
belonoid
Adjective
Shaped like a needle
bendicta
bendicty
bendwise
bendwise
adv
(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
benedick
benedick
noun
A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.
benedict
benedict
adj
(obsolete) Having mild and salubrious qualities.
noun
(rare) A newly married man, especially one who was previously a confirmed bachelor.
verb
(of eggs) To poach and serve on an English muffin with ham or bacon and hollandaise sauce.
(rare) to bless.
benedikt
benildas
benildis
beniseed
beniseed
noun
(Africa) sesame (Sesamum radiatum)
benzidin
benzidin
noun
Archaic form of benzidine.
beringed
beringed
adj
Wearing a ring or rings.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bering
berlinda
bernardi
betiding
betiding
verb
present participle of betide
bewinged
bewinged
adj
Having, or equipped with wings
bhandari
biayenda
bibionid
bibionid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Bibionidae of March flies.
bicorned
bicorned
Adjective
Having two horns; bicorn.
biddance
biddance
noun
Synonym of bidding
Synonym of invitation
biddings
biddings
noun
plural of bidding
bidental
bidental
adj
(phonetics) articulated with both the upper and lower teeth.
(zoology) Having only two teeth.
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a place that had been struck by lightning and consecrated and enclosed.
(zoology) An organism that has only two teeth, especially a dinosaur of the infraorder Dicynodontia.
bidented
bidstand
bielding
bielding
verb
present participle of bield
bifanged
bifanged
adj
Having two fangs.
biggened
bikinied
bikinied
adj
Wearing a bikini.
bilander
bilander
noun
(nautical, historical) A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland.
bindable
bindable
adj
Capable of binding or of being bound
bindings
bindings
noun
plural of binding
bindoree
bindweed
bindweed
noun
bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).
black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).
false bindweed (Calystegia).
slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).
true bindweed (Convolvulus).
bindwith
bindwood
bineweed
binhdinh
binodose
binodous
binoxide
binoxide
noun
Archaic form of dioxide.
birdikin
birdikin
Noun
A young bird.
birdings
birdland
birdling
birdling
noun
A little bird; birdie; a nestling (young bird, baby bird).
birdnest
birdnest
noun
Alternative form of bird's nest
verb
(intransitive) To become entangled or dishevelled, like a bird's nest
(intransitive) To collect eggs from bird's nests
(transitive, intransitive) To make or nestle in a bird's nest
birdsong
birdsong
noun
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird for the purposes of courtship.
Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.
blandina
blanding
blanding
verb
present participle of bland
blandish
blandish
verb
(transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
(transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.
bleeding
bleeding
adj
(UK, slang, intensifier) extreme, outright; see also bloody (sense 3).
Losing blood
adv
(Britain, slang) used as an intensifier: Extremely.
noun
(medicine, historical) Bloodletting.
The flow or loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel.
verb
present participle of bleed
blending
blending
noun
The act or result of something being blended.
verb
present participle of blend
blenniid
blenniid
noun
(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Blenniidae; a combtooth blenny.
blennoid
blennoid
noun
Any fish of the family Blenniidae.
blindage
blindage
noun
(military) A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.
(military) A deep dugout, often equipped with bunks and other fittings.
blindcat
blinders
blinders
noun
plural of blinder
blindest
blindest
adj
superlative form of blind: most blind
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of blind
blinding
blinding
adj
(UK, slang) Brilliant; marvellous.
Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding.
Very bright (as if to cause blindness).
adv
(nonstandard) To an extreme degree; blindingly.
noun
A thin coat of sand or gravel used to fill holes in a new road surface.
A thin sprinkling of sand or chippings laid on a newly tarred surface.
The act of causing blindness.
verb
present participle of blind
blindish
blindish
adj
As if blind; characteristic of blindness.
blindism
blindism
noun
A stereotypy characteristic of blind people, such as eye-rubbing or hand-flapping.
An idiosyncratic behaviour associated with blind people.
blindman
blindman
noun
(archaic) A man who is blind.
blinkard
blinkard
noun
(obsolete) One with bad eyes.
A dim-witted or stupid person; an idiot.
blondine
blondine
noun
A bleach that colors a woman's hair blonde.
A woman who has bleached her hair blonde.
blondish
blondish
adj
Similar to a stereotypical dumb blonde.
Somewhat blond in colour.
bloodfin
bloodfin
noun
Aphyocharax anisitsi, a South American characin with blood-red tail and fins.
blooding
blooding
noun
(medicine, historical) A bleeding.
verb
present participle of blood
bludging
bludging
verb
present participle of bludge
boarding
boarding
noun
(ice hockey) A penalty called for pushing into the boards.
(uncountable) The riding of a skateboard.
A structure made of boards.
The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.
The act of people getting aboard a ship aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation.
verb
present participle of board
bodieron
bodiment
bodingly
bodingly
adv
in a boding manner
bodleian
bodleian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), English diplomat and scholar and founder of the Bodleian Library.
bodykins
boildown
boildown
noun
The process of boiling something down; concentration by means of evaporation.
boldoine
bondings
bondings
noun
plural of bonding
bondmaid
bondmaid
noun
A female bondservant.
bondship
bonfield
boodling
boodling
noun
(US, informal, dated) political corruption involving money; bribery
verb
present participle of boodle
bookbind
borodino
bounding
bounding
noun
(uncountable) The use of fire protection products within limits determined by scientific tests.
The act of one who bounds or leaps.
verb
present participle and gerund of bound
bountied
bountied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bounty
braconid
braconid
noun
Any of the parasitic wasps of the family Braconidae.
bradding
bradding
verb
present participle of brad
braiding
braiding
noun
A braided trimming used as decoration on clothes or curtains.
verb
present participle of braid
brainard
brainerd
brandais
brandeis
brandice
brandied
brandied
adj
Strengthened or flavoured with brandy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brandy
brandies
brandies
noun
plural of brandy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brandy
brandify
branding
branding
noun
The process in which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living person or animal.
The promotion of a commercial brand of product in order to give it greater public awareness.
verb
present participle of brand
brandise
brandise
noun
(archaic) A three-legged stand for a pot or pan over a fire.
brandish
brandish
noun
The act of flourishing or waving.
verb
(transitive) To bear something with ostentatious show.
(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
breading
breading
noun
The coating of a thin slice of meat in flour, egg and breadcrumbs prior to frying
verb
present participle of bread
breeding
breeding
adj
Of, relating to or used for breeding.
noun
(gay slang) Ejaculation inside the rectum during bareback anal sex.
Descent; pedigree; extraction.
Nurture; education; formation of manners.
Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
The act of copulation in animals.
The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.