Any number of settlements named after those in Britain.
from the English place name.
bagpipe
bagpipe
noun
attributive form of bagpipes
singular of bagpipes (normally used in plural)
verb
(nautical) To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.
(slang) To masturbate a person's penis in one's armpit.
To play the bagpipes.
bakepan
baptise
baptise
verb
Alternative form of baptize
baptize
baptize
verb
(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.
(archaic, slang) Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
(slang) To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva.
(slang) To extinguish the life of.
To dedicate or christen.
barkeep
barkeep
noun
(informal) a bartender
bearpaw
bechirp
beclasp
beclasp
verb
(dated) To clasp.
becramp
becreep
becreep
verb
(transitive) To creep up on; stalk
bedlamp
bedlamp
noun
A bedside lamp.
bedpans
bedpans
noun
plural of bedpan
bedpost
bedpost
noun
Any of the four upright supports of a bedstead.
bedrape
bedrape
verb
(archaic) To dress, clothe.
To drape, cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery.
beepers
beepers
noun
plural of beeper
beeping
beeping
noun
An instance of beeping; a sound that beeps.
verb
present participle of beep
begripe
begripe
verb
(transitive) To lay hold of; apprehend; grip; grasp.
beleaps
beleaps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beleap
beleapt
beleapt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beleap
beleper
belknap
bellhop
bellhop
noun
An employee of a hotel who carries a guest's luggage and runs errands.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a bellhop.
benempt
benempt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bename, Alternative form of benamed
bepaint
bepaint
verb
(transitive) To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint.
bepaper
beparch
beparse
bepaste
bepearl
bepearl
verb
To deck with pearls or shiny objects resembling pearls.
bepewed
bepewed
adj
Furnished with pews.
bepiece
bepinch
bepinch
verb
(transitive, archaic) To pinch, or mark with pinches.
(transitive, dialectal) To pinch all over.
beprank
bepress
bepride
beprose
beprose
verb
(transitive, rare) To reduce to prose.
bespake
bespake
verb
(archaic) simple past tense of bespeak
bespate
bespate
adj
(obsolete) That has been spit upon.
bespawl
bespawl
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To daub, make foul, or soil (someone or something) with spawl or spittle.
bespeak
bespeak
noun
(archaic) A request for a specific performance; a benefit performance, by a patron.
verb
(intransitive) To speak up or out; exclaim; speak.
(transitive) To betoken; show; indicate; foretell; suggest; allude to.
(transitive) To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
(transitive) To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.
(transitive) To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour.
(transitive, archaic) To forbode; foretell.
(transitive, archaic, poetic) To speak to; address.
bespeed
bespeed
verb
(transitive) To speed; cause to prosper.
bespell
bespell
verb
(transitive) To cast a spell upon; to enchant, bewitch.
bespend
bespend
verb
(transitive) To expend; bestow; employ.
bespete
bespice
bespice
verb
(transitive) To season with spice, or with some spicy drug.
bespill
besplit
bespoke
bespoke
adj
Individually or custom made.
Relating to someone who makes custom-made products, especially clothing items.
verb
(archaic) past participle of bespeak
simple past tense of bespeak
bespout
bespout
verb
(transitive) To pester with excessive oratory or spouting.
(transitive) To spout about; recite in a pompous or affected manner.
bespray
bespurt
bespurt
verb
(obsolete) To spurt on or over; to asperse.
bestamp
bethump
bethump
verb
(transitive) To thump soundly.
beweeps
beweeps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beweep
bewpers
bewraps
bewraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewrap
bewrapt
bewrapt
adj
(archaic, poetic) wrapped
bewwept
beyship
beyship
noun
The role or status of a bey.
biotope
biotope
noun
(figuratively) a context where someone feels 'naturally' at home, such as their field of professional or scientific expertise
A geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals
biotype
biotype
noun
(genetics) A group of organisms having the same specific genotype
verb
To sort, arrange of classify into such groups
bipedal
bipedal
adj
Having two feet or two legs; biped.
Pertaining to a biped.
biphase
biphase
adj
Consisting of two phases, such as a liquid and a solid.
noun
A method of transmitting binary data that avoids problems associated with long strings of ones or zeros.
biplace
biplane
biplane
adj
(aviation) Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, aerocurves, etc.
Composed of, or relating to, two planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).
noun
(aviation) An airplane that has two main wings, one above the other and supported by struts.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To fly in a biplane.
bispore
bispore
noun
(biology) Either of a pair of asexual spores produced by some red algae
bleeped
bleeped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bleep
blipped
blipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blip
blooped
blooped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bloop
blooper
blooper
noun
(US, dated) A radio which interferes with other radios, causing them to bloop (squeal loudly).
(US, military, slang) The Vietnam-era M79 grenade launcher (due to its distinctive report).
(baseball, slang) A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders.
(film, informal) A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident and/or mistake.
(informal) A blunder, an error.
(nautical) A gaff-rigged fore-and-aft sail set from and aft of the aftmost mast of a square-rigged ship; a spanker.
bluecap
bluecap
noun
(colloquial) A Scotsman.
A bird, the blue titmouse.
A fish of the salmon kind with blue spots on its head.
bluecup
bluetop
bluetop
noun
(US, construction) A stake or other marker set into the subgrade to indicate the desired grade elevation.
boppers
boppers
noun
plural of bopper
bopster
breakup
breakup
noun
(Alaska and northern Canada, seasons, time) The time of year during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates; more generally, spring.
A loss of emotional control; a breakdown.
The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.
The termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship.
brephic
bullpen
bullpen
noun
(baseball) An enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game.
(baseball) The relief pitchers of a team collectively.
(figurative) A place for someone or something to get ready.
An enclosed area used to hold bulls.
An open seating arrangement where project teams can communicate openly with minimal effort.
bumpers
bumpers
noun
plural of bumper
bumpier
bumpier
adj
comparative form of bumpy: more bumpy
byepath
byepath
noun
Alternative spelling of bypath
byplace
byspell
caapeba
caapeba
noun
A South American plant, Piper umbellatum (formerly Pothomorphe umbellata), with medicinal roots.
capable
capable
adj
(obsolete) Of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in; accessible to. Construed with of, for or an infinitive.
Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
copable
dupable
dupable
adj
Capable of being duped.
ephebea
ephebes
ephebes
noun
plural of ephebe
ephebic
ephebic
adj
Pertaining to a young man or to early manhood, especially in Ancient Greek contexts.
epheboi
epheboi
noun
plural of ephebos
ephebos
ephebos
noun
Synonym of ephebe
plural of ephebo
ephebus
epibole
epibole
noun
The irregular recurrence of the same expression within a verse or successive verses of scripture. Essentially random repetition.
epiboly
epiboly
noun
(embryology) The expansion of one cell sheet over other cells, as takes place during gastrulation or secondary intention wound healing.
epilobe
hepburn
hepburn
Proper noun
A system of romanization of Japanese, short for "Hepburn romanization".
hepsiba
hipbone
hipbone
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of hip bone
hopbine
hopbine
noun
The climbing stem of the hop.
lobiped
lobiped
adj
(zoology, archaic) Having lobate toes.
optable
optable
adj
(obsolete) That may be chosen; desirable.
pacable
pacable
adj
(obsolete) Able to be easily pacified.
pageboy
pageboy
noun
(now frequently historical) A boy who serves as a page.
A shoulder-length hairstyle with the ends of the hair curled under.
A young male attendant at a wedding, generally between five and ten years of age.
papable
papable
adj
Alternative form of papabile
parable
parable
adj
(obsolete) That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.
noun
A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
verb
(transitive) To represent by parable.
parbake
parbake
verb
(transitive, cooking) To bake (bread or dough) partially so it can be rapidly frozen for storage.
parbate
parbleu
patible
patible
adj
Able to suffer; passible
Capable of being suffered; tolerable, endurable
payable
payable
adj
Able to be paid.
Due to be paid.
Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.
noun
(in the plural) Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
(sometimes postpositive) A thing that may be paid.
peabird
peabody
peabody
Proper noun
The Peabody Award, granted annually and internationally for excellence in broadcasting.
peabush
pebbled
pebbled
adj
Having a surface that looks irregular, grainy, or crinkled.
Having many pebbles
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pebble
pebbles
pebbles
noun
plural of pebble
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pebble
pebrine
pebrine
noun
Alternative form of pébrine
pebrook
pedicab
pedicab
noun
A tricycle having a hooded cab to seat paying passengers.
peebeen
peebles
peebles
Proper noun
a royal burgh in Tweeddale, Scottish Borders, Scotland, and the former county town of
a village in Adams County, Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA.
a place north-west of Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand.
pembina
pembina
noun
One of the edible berries of this plant, from which jam may be produced.
Viburnum edule, the squashberry, the lowbush cranberry.
pembine
penbard
penible
penible
adj
(obsolete) painstaking; assiduous
perbend
perbend
noun
Alternative form of perpender
perturb
perturb
verb
(astronomy) To modify the motion of a body by exerting a gravitational force.
(mathematics) To modify slightly, such as an equation or value.
(physics) To slightly modify the motion of an object.
To disturb; to bother or unsettle.
phobies
phoebes
phoebes
noun
plural of phoebe
phoebus
piebald
piebald
adj
(also used figuratively) Spotted or blotched, especially in black and white.
(figuratively) Of mixed character, heterogeneous.
noun
An animal with piebald coloration.
pimbley
pinbone
pinbone
noun
Alternative form of pin bone
placebo
placebo
noun
(Roman Catholicism) The vespers sung in the office for the dead.
(medicine) A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment.
plebian
plebian
adj
Alternative spelling of plebeian
plebify
plebify
verb
(transitive) To make plebeian; to vulgarize.
pliable
pliable
adj
Easily persuaded; yielding to influence.
Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.
plumbed
plumbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plumb
plumber
plumber
noun
(Britain, informal) In the Royal Navy, an apprentice, a boy aged 16 to 18, who is trained in technical skills at the Dockyard Schools to become an artificer.
(medicine, slang) A urologist.
A person who investigates or prevents leaks of information.
One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
One who installs piping for potable and waste water.
One who works in or with lead.
plumbet
pobbies
pobbies
noun
(UK, dialect) bread and milk given to babies or people who are unwell
poebird
poebird
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of poë-bird (“the tui, a species of honeyeater (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”)
pokable
pokable
adj
(slang, vulgar) Sexually desirable.
Capable of being poked.
posable
posable
adj
Able to be posed.
potable
potable
adj
(formal) Good for drinking without fear of disease or poisoning.
noun
Any drinkable liquid; a beverage.
potherb
potherb
noun
Any plant whose leaves, stems or flowers may be used as a culinary herb.
prabble
prebade
prebake
prebake
noun
A technology for producing aluminium in which the anodes are baked in large gas-fired ovens before being lowered into the electrolytic solution.
verb
(transitive) To bake (a crust, an industrial compound, etc.) in advance.
prebble
prebend
prebend
noun
(obsolete) A prebendary.
(obsolete) A stipend paid to a canon of a cathedral.
(obsolete) The property or other source of this endowment.