A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
acheweed
advowson
advowson
noun
(UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
aftwards
aftwards
adv
Alternative form of aftward
agalwood
agalwood
noun
Alternative form of agarwood
agueweed
agueweed
noun
An herb also known as common boneset.
airwards
airwards
adv
Toward the air; upward.
aiseweed
aloewood
amidward
andrewes
answered
answered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of answer
antedawn
antiweed
antiweed
adj
Opposing or countering weed (marijuana).
Opposing or countering weeds (unwanted plants).
areawide
areawide
adj
Extending over the entire area
asswaged
asswaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asswage
aswooned
avowedly
avowedly
adv
With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
awakened
awakened
adj
Aroused or activated.
Having been woken up.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of awaken
awardees
awardees
noun
plural of awardee
awarders
awarders
noun
plural of awarder
awarding
awarding
noun
The act of bestowing an award.
The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.
verb
present participle of award
awaredom
awearied
awearied
adj
(poetic) weary; made tired
awedness
awedness
noun
The state or quality of being awed.
awninged
awninged
adj
Having an awning.
backdown
backdown
noun
An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backward
backward
adj
(chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
(cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
(cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
(figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
(figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
(figuratively) Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
(obsolete) Already past or gone; bygone.
(obsolete) Unwilling; averse; reluctant.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
Late or behindhand.
Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
Reversed in order or sequence.
Situated toward or at the rear of something.
adv
(figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
(obsolete) In the past.
At, near or towards the rear of something.
By way of reflection; reflexively.
In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
In a reversed order or sequence.
In a reversed orientation; back to front.
Toward or into the past;
noun
The state behind or past.
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.
backwood
backwood
adj
Native to or located in a remote rural location.
Rustic, unsophisticated, countrified.
backword
backword
noun
A contention, retort, or reply.
A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
A section of commentary at the end of a book.
bahawder
bahawder
noun
Obsolete form of bahadur.
bailwood
ballweed
bandsawn
bandsawn
verb
past participle of bandsaw
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bandworm
bankweed
bardwell
basswood
basswood
noun
(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bawdrick
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
baywoods
beadwork
beadwork
noun
Decorative work involving beads.
beanweed
beanweed
noun
Scytosiphon lomentaria, a littoral brown filamentous seaweed.
bearward
bearward
noun
A keeper of bears.
bearwood
becoward
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedrowse
bedrowse
verb
To make drowsy.
bedscrew
bedstraw
bedstraw
noun
(obsolete) straw put into a bed
Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
bedwards
bedwards
adv
Alternative form of bedward
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
bedworth
beefwood
beefwood
noun
(uncountable) The timber of those trees.
Any of the Australian trees having timber resembling raw beef.
begnawed
begnawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begnaw
begowned
begowned
adj
Wearing a gown.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begown
behowled
behowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behowl
bellowed
bellowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bellow
bellweed
bellwind
bellwood
bendways
bendways
adv
Bendwise.
bendwise
bendwise
adv
(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
bentwood
bentwood
noun
(countable) An object, especially a piece of furniture, made from bentwood.
(woodworking, countable and uncountable, sometimes attributive) Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships' hulls, etc.).
bepowder
bepowder
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder.
beshadow
beshadow
verb
(transitive) To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
besnowed
besnowed
adj
Covered or laden with snow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besnow
bestowed
bestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestow
bewailed
bewailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewail
bewigged
bewigged
adj
Perplexed, bewildered.
Wearing a wig.
bewilder
bewilder
verb
(transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
bewinged
bewinged
adj
Having, or equipped with wings
bewizard
bewizard
verb
(transitive) To influence by, or as though by, a wizard or wizardry.
bewonder
bewonder
verb
(archaic, transitive) To fill with wonder or admiration; amaze.
bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).
black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).
false bindweed (Calystegia).
slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).
true bindweed (Convolvulus).
bindwith
bindwood
bineweed
birdweed
birdweed
noun
Any of certain species of plants of the genus Polygonum, especially
birdwise
birdwise
adv
In the manner of a bird.
bloodwit
bloodwit
noun
Alternative form of bloodwite
blowdown
blowdown
noun
(aviation) The action of aerodynamic forces to tend to cause a deflected control surface to return to its neutral position, or prevent the surface from deflecting past a certain point.
(chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure.
(forestry) Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap.
(industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle.
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.