(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
beeswing
beeswing
noun
A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.
bendways
bendways
adv
Bendwise.
bendwise
bendwise
adv
(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
besnowed
besnowed
adj
Covered or laden with snow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besnow
bestrewn
bestrewn
verb
past participle of bestrew
bestrown
bestrown
verb
(archaic) past participle of bestrew
beswinge
beswinge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.
betweens
betweens
noun
plural of between
blowguns
blowguns
noun
plural of blowgun
blowings
blowings
noun
plural of blowing
boneshaw
botswana
bowknots
bowknots
noun
plural of bowknot
bowlines
bowlines
noun
plural of bowline
bowlings
bowyangs
bowyangs
noun
plural of bowyang
boystown
boystown
Proper noun
A gayborhood area of Chicago
brewings
brewings
noun
plural of brewing
brownest
brownest
adj
superlative form of brown: most brown
brownies
brownies
noun
plural of brownie
brownish
brownish
adj
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
brownism
brownism
Proper noun
The political ideology attributed to the former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, characterised by, among other things, allegedly prudent economics.
The doctrines of the Brunonian system of medicine.
Proper noun
The beliefs of the Brownists, or followers of
brownist
brownist
Noun
One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.
Noun
An and follower of (1540–1633).
brownson
browsing
browsing
noun
A place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.
verb
present participle of browse
cowbanes
cowbanes
noun
plural of cowbane
cowbinds
embrowns
embrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embrown
imbrowns
imbrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbrown
jawbones
jawbones
noun
plural of jawbone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jawbone
jobstown
longbows
longbows
noun
plural of longbow
moonbows
moonbows
noun
plural of moonbow
mrsbrown
newborns
newborns
noun
plural of newborn
newsbeat
newsbill
newsbill
noun
A sheet of news; a handbill bearing news.
newsboat
newsboat
noun
(historical) A boat used to relay news from one place to another.
newsboys
newsboys
noun
plural of newsboy
rainbows
rainbows
noun
plural of rainbow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rainbow
rawbones
robstown
rubdowns
rubdowns
noun
plural of rubdown
sawbones
sawbones
noun
(slang) A surgeon.
schwaben
scowbank
slawbank
snowball
snowball
adj
Of something with rapid growth, often uncontrolled. Compare snowball effect.
noun
(US) A type of ice dessert.
(figuratively) Something that snowballs (grows rapidly out of control).
A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.
A cocktail made from lemonade and advocaat.
A sex act involving passing ejaculated semen from one person's mouth to another's.
A type of cake.
verb
(intransitive) To play at throwing snowballs.
(intransitive) To rapidly grow out of proportion or control.
(intransitive, slang) To receive ejaculated semen in one's mouth, and to then pass it back and forth between one’s mouth and another person’s mouth.
(transitive) To pelt with snowballs; to throw snowballs at.
snowbank
snowbank
noun
A heap of snow.
snowbell
snowbell
noun
Any member of the genus Soldanella of flowering plants native to European mountains, typically with a basal rosette of simple, orbicular leaves and white to violet flowers.
Certain styraxes.
snowbelt
snowbelt
noun
(also with capital) Especially, the area around the Great Lakes in the north-eastern United States.
An area that is characterized by heavy annual snowfall.
snowberg
snowbird
snowbird
noun
(slang) A cocaine user.
A bird seen primarily in the winter time.
A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.
A person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter; one who overwinters elsewhere.
The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis).
snowbush
snowbush
noun
Breynia disticha, a plant in the family Phyllanthaceae.
stonebow
stonebow
noun
(archaic) A toy catapult.
(historical) A kind of crossbow used for shooting stones.
swabbing
swabbing
noun
The act of one who swabs.
verb
present participle of swab
swingbys
swingbys
noun
plural of swingby
swobbing
swobbing
verb
present participle of swob
townsboy
washburn
washburn
Proper noun
a small city in North Dakota, USA
a city in Wisconsin, USA
wastebin
wastebin
noun
A wastebasket; a bin used for household or office waste.
webbings
webbings
noun
plural of webbing
windbags
windbags
noun
plural of windbag
windslab
windslab
noun
Snow that peels off in large slabs when disturbed, increasing the risk of avalanche.
wingbows
wishbone
wishbone
noun
(American football) A particular kind of offensive formation. See wishbone formation.
(automotive) A suspension component similar in shape to a chicken wishbone.
(nautical) A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, the wishbone extending its clew.
(nautical) Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone.
A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.