(obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.
Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
abhorrency
abhorrency
noun
(obsolete) Aberrancy.
(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
ablepharon
ablepharon
noun
(medicine) ablepharia
abrahamsen
absinthine
absinthine
adj
Like absinthe.
absinthole
abstrahent
abthainrie
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
analphabet
analphabet
adj
Ignorant of the letters of the alphabet; partly or wholly illiterate.
noun
A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person.
anchorable
anchorable
adj
Capable of being anchored.
That can be used as an anchorage.
anglophobe
anglophobe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobe
archbeacon
archebancs
autobahnen
babishness
babishness
noun
The state or quality of being babish.
bacchantes
bacchantes
noun
plural of bacchante
backhanded
backhanded
adj
(of writing) inclining to the left
Backwards, turned around.
Indirect.
Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
Involving a backward flip of the hand.
Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.
With the back of the hand.
adv
In a backhanded manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhand
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
balanchine
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bangladesh
banishment
banishment
noun
He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.
The act of banishing.
The state of being banished, exile.
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
barehanded
barehanded
adj
(by extension) With no tool or weapon.
Having no covering on the hands.
adv
(by extension) Without using a tool or weapon.
With no covering on the hands.
bashilange
bathinette
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
bechancing
bechancing
verb
present participle of bechance
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
bedighting
bedighting
verb
present participle of bedight
bednighted
bedrenched
bedrenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrench
bedrenches
bedrenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrench
beeishness
beeishness
noun
The quality or characteristic of being beeish.
beethovian
beethovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to in particular his style of music.
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
behindhand
behindhand
adj
(archaic) Behind (someone or something moving, a trend, etc.), lagging behind, not keeping up.
(archaic) Behind in paying a debt; in arrears.
(archaic) Not having enough of, lacking (in something).
(archaic, of a person) Late, tardy, overdue, behind (in accomplishing a task, etc.).
(archaic, of a task or the object of a task) Not at the expected point of completion.
(dated) Inferior, less advanced (compared with someone in something).
adv
(archaic) Belatedly, tardily.
(archaic) In debt, or in arrears.
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
bellhanger
bellingham
bellingham
Proper noun
a city in Washington state, USA
a suburb in London, England
bellypinch
benchboard
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
benetnasch
benighting
benighting
noun
A plunging into darkness or ignorance.
verb
present participle of benight
benthamism
benthamism
Proper noun
The utilitarianist doctrines of
benthamite
benthamite
Adjective
Relating to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
Noun
One who subscribes to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
beseeching
beseeching
noun
A heartfelt plea.
verb
present participle of beseech
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
bethanking
bethanking
verb
present participle of bethank
bethinking
bethinking
noun
The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.
verb
present participle of bethink
bethorning
bethreaten
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
birkenhead
birkenhead
Proper noun
An English topographic surname
Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
the town itself.
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bisphenoid
bitchiness
bitchiness
noun
The characteristic of being bitchy.
blanchette
blandished
blandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blandish
blandisher
blandisher
noun
Flatterer.
blandishes
blandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blandish
blathering
blathering
noun
Meaningless nonsense.
verb
present participle of blather
blemishing
blemishing
verb
present participle of blemish
blennorhea
blethering
blethering
noun
(especially Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Alternative form of blathering
verb
present participle of blether
blitheness
blitheness
noun
The characteristic of being blithe.
blithering
blithering
adj
Talking incoherently; jabbering.
noun
Incoherent or foolish talk.
verb
present participle of blither
bluishness
bluishness
noun
The quality of being bluish.
blumenthal
blushiness
blushiness
noun
The quality of being blushy.
boccherini
boehmenism
boehmenist
boehmenite
boethusian
bondholder
bondholder
noun
(finance) The registered owner of a financial bond.
bonefishes
bonefishes
noun
plural of bonefish
boneheaded
boneheaded
adj
(slang) Resembling or characteristic of a bonehead.
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
bonhoeffer
bonnethead
bonnethead
noun
A form of hammerhead shark (Sphyrna tiburo)
boozehound
boozehound
noun
(informal) alcoholic, drunkard
borophenol
boschneger
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
botherment
botherment
noun
bother; annoyance
bouchaleen
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
boyishness
boyishness
noun
The quality of being boyish.
brachering
brachypnea
bradenhead
brahmaness
brahmaness
noun
Alternative form of brahminess
brahmanize
branchdale
branchiate
branchiate
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with branchiae; gilled, having gills.
branchiest
branchiest
adj
superlative form of branchy: most branchy
branchless
branchless
adj
Without branches; continuing in a single path or piece; without divergence.
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
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
brashiness
brehonship
brightened
brightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brighten
brightener
brightener
noun
(metallurgy) Any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface.
A chemical agent that absorbs ultraviolet and violet light and re-emits blue light by fluorescence, used to make fabric or paper look whiter.
One who or that which brightens.
brightness
brightness
noun
Intelligence, cleverness.
The perceived luminance of an object.
The quality of being bright.
brinehouse
bromphenol
bronchiole
bronchiole
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
brookhaven
brookhaven
Proper noun
Any of several towns and cities in the United States and Canada:
a city in Mississippi, USA, and the county seat of Named after Brookhaven, New York.
brothering
brothering
verb
present participle of brother
brotherson
brotherton
brunnhilde
brushiness
brushiness
noun
The state or condition of being brushy.
buchbinder
buchenwald
buchmanite
buchnerite
bufflehorn
bunchberry
bunchberry
noun
Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
Cornus suecica - Eurasian bunchberry or northern bunchberry.
The fruit of either of these plants.
bunchiness
bunchiness
noun
The quality or condition of being bunchy.
bundesrath
bunkhouses
bunkhouses
noun
plural of bunkhouse
burhinidae
burnishers
burnishers
noun
plural of burnisher
burthening
burthening
verb
present participle of burthen
burthenman
bushelling
bushelling
noun
Alternative form of busheling
bushranger
bushranger
noun
(Australia, historical) A convict or outlaw who escapes to the bush to avoid capture; a roving bandit who lives in the bush.
(Australia, obsolete) A person skilled in bushcraft.
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
buttonhole
buttonhole
noun
(attributive) So shaped that it can be worn on a buttonhole or it is similar to a buttonhole.
(chiefly Britain) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration.
(lightly vulgar) anus, batty hole.
(obsolete) vagina, coin slot.
(surgery) A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel.
A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.
The mouth and/or nose and/or eyes if appearing tiny.
verb
(intransitive, archaic, rare) To attain buttonhole-like formations on cutting.
(transitive) To sew by buttonhole stitch.
(transitive, colloquial) To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.
(transitive, intransitive) To cut one or more buttonholes (in).
(transitive, rare) To apply a flowery formation in.
(transitive, surgery, chiefly archaic) To make a small slot-like incision in (intentionally or unintentionally).
chadbourne
chainbreak
chairborne
chairborne
adj
Employed to work in an office, etc. and not out in the field; having a sedentary job.
chambellan
chambering
chambering
noun
The chamber of a gun or other firearm.
verb
present participle of chamber
chamberino
chamberlin
chamberlin
noun
Obsolete form of chamberlain.
chambertin
chambranle
chambranle
noun
(architecture) In architecture, the case or frame used on three sides around a chamber door, large window, or fireplace mantel, and the border decorations.
chanceable
chanceable
adj
(obsolete) Happening by chance; accidental; fortuitous; casual