(plural only, archaic, British slang) Abandoned children; foundlings.
(plural only, archaic, British slang) Prostitutes.
plural of abandon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abandon
abdomens
abdomens
noun
plural of abdomen
abdomina
abednego
abednego
Proper noun
One of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
abingdon
abingdon
Proper noun
A town on the Thames in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), England.
A town in Virginia, USA
abounded
abounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abound
abounder
abounder
noun
One who has plenty, one who abounds (in something).
absconds
absconds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscond
abscound
airbound
airbound
adj
Of a pump etc.: containing too much air, such that the flow is impeded.
akenbold
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.
andoroba
andorobo
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
anybodyd
backdown
backdown
noun
An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
badalona
badalona
Proper noun
A city in Catalonia situated on the left bank of the Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea.
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.
bajonado
balanoid
balanoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling an acorn; applied to the acorn barnacles
bandboxy
bandboxy
adj
resembling a bandbox
bandello
banderol
bandhook
bandicoy
bandicoy
noun
(India) Alternative form of bendekai (“okra”)
bandidos
bandoeng
bandoras
bandoras
noun
plural of bandora
bandores
bandores
noun
plural of bandore
bandstop
bandstop
adj
Alternative spelling of band-stop
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bandworm
barandos
barnardo
barndoor
barndoor
noun
The large door of a barn
basildon
basildon
Proper noun
A new town in Essex, England
baudouin
baudrons
baudrons
noun
(Britain, dated) cat
beaconed
beaconed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beacon
beaudoin
bedsonia
bedsonia
noun
(dated) The chlamydia microorganism.
bemoaned
bemoaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemoan
bernardo
bhadgaon
blanford
blazoned
blazoned
adj
Adorned with a blazon.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blazon
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
boardman
boardman
noun
A person who wears a sandwich board.
boardmen
boardmen
noun
plural of boardman
bodanzky
bodleian
bodleian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), English diplomat and scholar and founder of the Bodleian Library.
bogyland
bondable
bondable
adj
(insurance) suitable for having one's current or future employment insured by a fidelity bond
able to form bonds
bondager
bondager
noun
(Scotland, historical) A field worker, especially a woman.
bondages
bondages
noun
plural of bondage
bondland
bondmaid
bondmaid
noun
A female bondservant.
bondsman
bondsman
noun
A male indentured servant.
A male slave.
Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations.
bonehead
bonehead
noun
(slang) Someone who is stubborn, thick-skulled, or stupid.
boneyard
boneyard
noun
(aviation, slang) A dumpsite for obsolete or unusable aircraft.
(dominoes) In the game of dominoes, the pile of upside-down pieces that have yet to be used.
(informal) A graveyard.
bonpland
bookland
bookland
noun
(Anglo-Saxon) In Anglo-Saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee, service, and/or fines. Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility and denominated freeholders.
boundary
boundary
noun
(cricket) An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.
(cricket) An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team.
(figurative, often in the plural) The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).
(topology) (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.
The dividing line or location between two areas.
braconid
braconid
noun
Any of the parasitic wasps of the family Braconidae.
bradoons
bradoons
noun
plural of bradoon
branford
broadens
broadens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broaden
broadrun
browband
browband
noun
A band of fur of a contrasting colour on an animal's brow.
A band of metal, part of a (person's) helmet or crown, which covers the brow.
Part of a horse's bridle that runs from just under one ear, across the forehead, to just under the other ear, preventing the bridle from sliding down.
bundoora
bunkload
carboned
carboned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbon
simple past tense and past participle of carbone
coabound
cordoban
cordoban
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Córdoba
Noun
person from Córdoba
danebrog
deadborn
deadborn
adj
(dated, rare) Stillborn.
dearborn
dearborn
noun
A light four-wheeled wagon.
debonair
debonair
adj
(especially of men) Charming, confident, and carefully dressed.
(obsolete) Gracious, courteous.
Suave, urbane and sophisticated.
noun
(obsolete) Debonaire behaviour; graciousness.
denebola
doberman
dogbanes
dogbanes
noun
plural of dogbane
downbear
downbear
verb
(transitive) To bear or press down (on); press upon; depress; subdue.
(transitive) To bear, bring or carry down.
(transitive) To lessen; reduce.
downbeat
downbeat
adj
Cautiously optimistic.
Sad or pessimistic.
noun
(music) The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke).
endboard
endboard
noun
(television) The logo or image that concludes an ident sequence.
Either of the front and back boards enclosing the pages of a hardback book.
footband
footband
noun
(obsolete) A group of foot soldiers.
gabioned
gabioned
adj
Furnished with gabions.
hamboned
hamboned
adj
Extremely drunk
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hambone
handblow
handblow
noun
A blow struck with the hand.
handbolt
handbook
handbook
noun
(US, gambling) A place where illicit bets can be placed.
A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size.
inboards
inboards
noun
plural of inboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inboard
jawboned
jawboned
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of jawbone.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jawbone
landbook
landbook
noun
(historical) A book containing details of lands and their ownership.
mawbound
moorband
moorband
noun
moorpan
nonbrand
nonbrand
adj
Not of or pertaining to a commercial brand.
noseband
noseband
noun
The part of a bridle or halter that goes over the nose of an animal, particularly a horse.
oberland
obsidian
obsidian
adj
(poetic) black
noun
(mineralogy) A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.
A slightly bluish black, the color of obsidian glass.
obtained
obtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of obtain
obwalden
obwalden
Proper noun
A canton of Switzerland.
odalborn
odalborn
adj
Inheriting land by odal.
openband
openband
adj
(textiles, of a twist) Right-handed or "Z shaped", with individual fibers pointing up and to the right when the thread, yarn, or rope is vertical.
probandi
probands
probands
noun
plural of proband
radborne
rawboned
rawboned
adj
(of a person) thin and bony; having prominent bones; gaunt
ropeband
ropeband
noun
(nautical) A small piece of spun yarn or marline, used to fasten the head of the sail to the spar.
runboard
sandgoby
seabound
seabound
adj
bounded by the sea
stopband
stopband
noun
A band of frequencies in which an electronic filter will not let signals pass through.
subnodal
subnodal
adj
(anatomy) Situated beneath the nodus.
taalbond
undoable
undoable
adj
Not doable; impossible to do.
Possible to undo; reversible.
noun
Something that cannot be done; an impossible or impractical task.
vacabond
vacabond
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of vagabond
vagabond
vagabond
adj
Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro.
noun
A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
One who usually wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood.