(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
akenobeite
aktiebolag
ambushlike
amoebalike
amoebalike
adj
Having the characteristics of an amoeba.
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backbitten
backbitten
verb
past participle of backbite
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfilled
backfilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfill
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backiebird
backslided
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.
backslides
backslides
noun
plural of backslide
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslide
backsplice
backsplice
noun
Such a knot
verb
To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
backwinded
badgerlike
badgerlike
adj
Similar to a badger.
Similar to that of a badger.
bakshished
bakshished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bakshish
bakshishes
bakshishes
noun
plural of bakshish
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
balkanised
balkanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanise
balkanized
balkanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanize
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beaverkill
beaverlike
beaverlike
adj
Having physical or temperamental characteristics like those of a beaver.
beaverskin
beaverskin
noun
The pelt of a beaver.
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
bedticking
beekeeping
beekeeping
noun
The practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees.
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beflecking
beflecking
verb
present participle of befleck
beggarlike
beggarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beggar: poor, wheedling, insolent, etc.
bekerchief
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
beknotting
bellmaking
bellmaking
noun
The manufacture of bells.
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
benediktov
berkeleian
berkeleian
Adjective
Of or relating to or his system of idealism.
berkshires
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
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
betokening
betokening
verb
present participle of betoken
bierkeller
bierkeller
noun
An underground pub where German beer is served.
biometrika
birdieback
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.
birkremite
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
bitterbark
bitterbark
noun
Alternative form of bitter bark
bivouacked
bivouacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bivouac
biweeklies
biweeklies
noun
plural of biweekly
blackening
blackening
noun
(countable) The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
(uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion; on steel, generally, synonym of bluing.
The act of defaming or sullying.
verb
present participle of blacken
blackflies
blackflies
noun
plural of blackfly
blackville
blanketing
blanketing
noun
(countable) A layer of something that covers like a blanket.
(nautical, slang) A manoeuvre in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails.
(rail transport) Provision of a layer under the trackbed to prevent clay subsoil and water being forced to the surface by the weight of trains.
(uncountable, countable) Cloth for making blankets.
(uncountable, countable) The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.
verb
present participle of blanket
blinkering
blinkering
verb
present participle of blinker
blithelike
blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg
noun
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
blouselike
blouselike
adj
Resembling a blouse.
bodkinwise
boghazkeui
bolsheviki
bolsheviks
bolsheviks
noun
plural of bolshevik
bonnetlike
bonnetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
bookbinder
bookbinder
noun
A person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
bookmobile
bookmobile
noun
A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection.
bootlicked
bootlicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootlick
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
bottlelike
bottlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bottle.
bouckville
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breezelike
breezelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a breeze.
bribetaker
bribetaker
noun
A person who takes bribes
brickfield
brickfield
noun
A place where bricks are made; a brickyard.
bricklayer
bricklayer
noun
A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
brickliner
brickmaker
brickmaker
noun
A maker of bricks.
bridestake
bridgelike
bridgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bridge.
Similar to the card game of bridge.
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
briskening
briskening
verb
present participle of brisken
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bronzelike
bronzelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bronze.
brookfield
brookshire
brookville
bubblelike
bubblelike
adj
Having the characteristics of a bubble.
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
bulletlike
bulletlike
adj
Resembling a bullet or the path of a bullet.
bullockite
bumblekite
burkeville
butlerlike
butlerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butler.
butterlike
butterlike
adj
Resembling butter or some aspect of it.
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
cankerbird
chainbreak
cherubikon
cherublike
cherublike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cherub.
cobleskill
cockbilled
cockbilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockbill
corymblike
cymballike
cymballike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cymbal.
deblocking
deblocking
verb
present participle of deblock
dickeybird
dikephobia
disembarks
disembarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembark
dislikable
dislikable
adj
Not capable or worthy of being liked; not liked; regarded with displeasure or aversion.
diyarbekir
drinkables
drinkables
noun
plural of drinkable
duikerboks
duikerboks
noun
plural of duikerbok
duikerbuck
ekebergite
ekebergite
noun
(archaic, mineralogy) Wernerite, a scapolite mineral.
fiddleback
fiddleback
noun
A feature of maple wood where the fibers are distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern.
A kind of chasuble with the front cut away.
The brown recluse spider.
firebreaks
firebreaks
noun
plural of firebreak
firebricks
firebricks
noun
plural of firebrick
guidebooks
guidebooks
noun
plural of guidebook
guidebooky
gulbenkian
hacksilber
hacksilber
noun
Alternative form of hacksilver
icebreaker
icebreaker
noun
(figurative) A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to relax a group of people to help them get to know each other.
(theater) A lively song and dance routine at the start of a musical.
A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.
imbarkment
inbreaking
inbreaking
noun
The act of breaking in; incursion; invasion; inroad.
inkberries
inkberries
noun
plural of inkberry
interblock
interblock
adj
Between blocks.
noun
A space or interval between two adjacent blocks or cells on a grid.
jailbreaks
jailbreaks
noun
plural of jailbreak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jailbreak
kaliborite
kaliborite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of potassium and magnesium
katabolite
katabolize
keithsburg
kenophobia
kenophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of empty spaces.
ketembilla
ketembilla
noun
The plant Dovyalis hebecarpa, native to Sri Lanka and southern India.
kibblerman
kimberlite
kimberlite
noun
(geology) A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds.
kirbyville
klebsiella
klebsiella
noun
Any of the genus Klebsiella of rod-shaped bacteria, which cause many diseases in humans.
knifeboard
knifeboard
noun
(historical, by extension) An early bus with narrow, restrictive seating; a knifeboard bus.
(historical, chiefly attributive) A way of arranging benches back to back, resembling a knifeboard; common on the open upper deck of early double-deck omnibuses and trams.