Jamaica quassia Picrasma excelsa, native to the Caribbean
paradise tree Simarouba glauca, native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America
quassia (Quassia amara)
bitterworm
bitterwort
bitterwort
noun
The great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very bitter taste.
biweeklies
biweeklies
noun
plural of biweekly
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
blawenburg
blendwater
blodenwedd
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
blowziness
blowziness
noun
Alternative form of blowsiness.
blythewood
bodkinwise
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bohmerwald
bondswomen
bondswomen
noun
plural of bondswoman
boneflower
boonfellow
bordentown
borrowable
borrowable
adj
Capable of being borrowed; available to be borrowed.
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswellism
boswellism
Noun
The writing style of (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswellize
boswellize
Verb
To eulogize.
boullework
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowdlerize
bowdlerize
verb
To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
bowerwoman
bowerwoman
noun
(historical) A female servant who waits upon a lady in her bedroom.
bowldering
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
brainwater
brandywine
brandywine
noun
(archaic) brandy
brathwaite
brawniness
brawniness
noun
The state of being brawny or having brawn.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakwater
breakwater
noun
(nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
(on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
breastplow
breastweed
breastwise
breastwood
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
breezeways
breezeways
noun
plural of breezeway
breezewood
brewership
brewhouses
brewhouses
noun
plural of brewhouse
brewmaster
brewmaster
noun
A person in charge of beer production at a brewery
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
bridgewall
bridgeward
bridgeward
adj
Toward a 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.
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
bridlewise
bridlewise
adj
(of a horse) Responsive to the bridle.
broadwater
broadwives
bronzewing
bronzewing
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.
browbeaten
browbeaten
adj
intimidated or subjugated
verb
past participle of browbeat
browbeater
browbeater
noun
One who browbeats.
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
browniness
browniness
noun
brownishness
brownnoser
brownnoser
noun
Alternative spelling of brown noser (one who flatters others in an obsequious manner.)
brownsdale
brownstone
brownstone
noun
(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.
(uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
brownville
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
buchenwald
buckwasher
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bulletwood
bulletwood
noun
A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.
A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
The timber of this tree.
bullflower
bushweller
butterweed
butterweed
noun
Any of various herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Conyza.