of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absorbedly
absorbedly
adv
In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged.
abstracted
abstracted
adj
(now rare) Abstract; abstruse; difficult.
(now rare) Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not concrete.
Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstract
abstricted
abstricted
adj
Separated by abstriction.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstrict
absurdness
absurdness
noun
(rare) The quality of being absurd; absurdity.
adsorbable
adsorbable
adj
Able to be adsorbed
adsorbates
adsorbates
noun
plural of adsorbate
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
adverbless
adverbless
adj
Without an adverb or adverbs.
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
ambassador
ambassador
noun
A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.
A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
An official messenger and representative.
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
astarboard
astarboard
adv
(nautical) Over to the starboard side.
backboards
backboards
noun
plural of backboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backboard
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backspread
baldassare
balderdash
balderdash
noun
(archaic) A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
(obsolete) Obscene language or writing.
Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
verb
(archaic) To mix or adulterate.
balladeers
balladeers
noun
plural of balladeer
balladries
balladries
noun
plural of balladry
balourdise
balustered
balustered
adj
Having one or more balusters.
balustrade
balustrade
noun
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
banderoles
banderoles
noun
plural of banderole
banditries
banditries
noun
plural of banditry
bandmaster
bandmaster
noun
(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.
bandoleers
bandoleers
noun
plural of bandoleer
bandoleros
bandoleros
noun
plural of bandolero
bandstring
bandstring
noun
(obsolete or historical) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
bandurrias
bandurrias
noun
plural of bandurria
barbarised
barbarised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barbarise
barbedness
barbedness
noun
The quality of being barbed.
barefisted
barracudas
barracudas
noun
plural of barracuda
barricades
barricades
noun
plural of barricade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barricade
barricados
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
bartenders
bartenders
noun
plural of bartender
baseboards
baseboards
noun
plural of baseboard
basidorsal
basidorsal
adj
At the base of the rear
noun
A cartilage on the dorsolateral side of the notochord
basinerved
basiradial
bastardice
bastardies
bastardies
noun
plural of bastardy
bastardise
bastardise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardize.
bastardism
bastardism
noun
The condition of being born out of wedlock; bastardy.
bastardize
bastardize
verb
To beget out of wedlock.
To claim or demonstrate that someone is a bastard, or illegitimate.
To reduce from a higher to a lower state, such as by removing refined elements or introducing debased elements; to debase.
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
beachdrops
beardstown
bedminster
bedminster
Proper noun
A district of Bristol, England, formerly a small town in Somerset
bedraggles
bedraggles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedraggle
bedrenches
bedrenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrench
bedspreads
bedspreads
noun
plural of bedspread
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bedswerver
bedswerver
noun
One who is unfaithful to the marriage vow.
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
beforested
befuddlers
befuddlers
noun
plural of befuddler
belvederes
belvederes
noun
plural of belvedere
bepastured
bepastured
adj
Furnished with pasture land.
berascaled
bermudians
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
bescreened
bescreened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescreen
beshivered
beshrouded
beshrouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshroud
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
bestraddle
bestraddle
verb
(transitive) To bestride.
bestrapped
bestridden
bestridden
verb
past participle of bestride
bestriding
bestriding
verb
present participle of bestride
betrotheds
betrotheds
noun
plural of betrothed
billboards
billboards
noun
plural of billboard
birdbrains
birdbrains
noun
plural of birdbrain
birdhouses
birdhouses
noun
plural of birdhouse
birdnester
birthdates
birthdates
noun
plural of birthdate
bishopbird
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
bladygrass
blandisher
blandisher
noun
Flatterer.
blastoderm
blastoderm
noun
(embryology) The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blooddrops
blooddrops
noun
The plant Adonis annua.
bloodroots
bloodroots
noun
plural of bloodroot
blunderers
blunderers
noun
plural of blunderer
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
bobsledder
bobsledder
noun
Someone who participates in bobsled.
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
boedromius
bordelaise
bordelaise
adj
(postpositive) Served with Bordelaise sauce.
noun
Ellipsis of Bordelaise sauce.
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
borderless
borderless
adj
Not having a border.
borderside
borsholder
borsholder
Noun
of: the head of a tithing.
of: a peace officer or underconstable.
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
bradstreet
bradynosus
bradypepsy
bradyseism
bradyseism
noun
(volcanology) A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth's surface caused by the filling or emptying of an underground magma chamber and/or hydrothermal activity, particularly in volcanic calderas
brandished
brandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brandish
brandisher
brandisher
noun
One who brandishes.
brandishes
brandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brandish
brandisite
bransolder
brantsford
brassbound
brassbound
adj
Bound with brass.
bravadoism
breadboxes
breadboxes
noun
plural of breadbox
breadstuff
breadstuff
noun
Any of the ingredients for making bread, especially as commodities in trade and especially the principal ones, namely, flour/meal or the grain with which to mill it (such as wheat, oats, rye, or any other cereal grain).
Bread or bread-like baked goods of any sort.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breastband
breastband
noun
(nautical) A band of canvas, attached to a ship's rigging, that provides support for the man heaving the lead in heavy weather.
A strophium: a band worn around the breasts.
breastweed
breastwood
bredstitch
breediness
breediness
noun
The quality or characteristic of being breedy.
bridehouse
bridesmaid
bridesmaid
noun
(sports, entertainment) A person or team that perennially finishes well, but never first.
A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.
verb
To act as a bridesmaid for; to attend a bride during her wedding ceremony.
bridestake
bridgeless
bridgeless
adj
(graph theory) Having no bridges.
(of a body of water) Having no bridges.
That cannot be bridged.
bridleless
bridleless
adj
Without a bridle.
bridlewise
bridlewise
adj
(of a horse) Responsive to the bridle.
brigadiers
brigadiers
noun
plural of brigadier
brigandish
brigandish
adj
like a brigand or robber
brigandism
brigandism
noun
The criminal operations of brigands.
briggsdale
broadcasts
broadcasts
noun
plural of broadcast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broadcast
broadeners
broadeners
noun
plural of broadener
broadlands
broadlings
broadlooms
broadlooms
noun
plural of broadloom
broadshare
broadshare
noun
A heavy cultivator with wide V-shaped shares, used to loosen and dig up stubble and weeds after a harvest.
verb
To go over a field with a broadshare.
broadsheet
broadsheet
adj
In the format of a broadsheet.
Relating to a broadsheet or broadsheets.
noun
A newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
broadsided
broadsided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of broadside
broadsider
broadsider
noun
A gun on the broadside of a vessel.
broadsides
broadsides
noun
plural of broadside
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broadside
broadsword
broadsword
noun
(colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword
(history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.