(obsolete, military) A light mounted soldier; a mounted bowman.
argumental
argumental
adj
(linguistics) Based on arguments; pertaining to arguments.
argumentum
argumentum
noun
(chiefly formal, in law, logic, etc.) Used in numerous Latin phrases (and occasionally alone) in the sense of “appeal” or “argument”.
argusville
arguteness
arguteness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being argute.
argyrodite
argyrodite
noun
(mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre.
argyroneta
armageddon
armageddon
noun
(chess) An armageddon round, usually played when a match would otherwise end in a draw, where black wins drawn games and white is given more time as compensation.
Any great and crucial conflict.
The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
arpeggioed
arpeggioed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggio
arragonite
arragonite
noun
Alternative form of aragonite
arrearages
arrearages
noun
plural of arrearage
arrogances
arrogances
noun
plural of arrogance
arrogative
arrogative
adj
Making undue claims and pretensions; prone to arrogance.
arteriagra
ascigerous
ascigerous
adj
(botany) Having asci.
asgeirsson
asparagine
asparagine
Noun
A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
aspergilla
aspergilli
aspergilli
noun
plural of aspergillus
assurgency
assurgency
noun
A tendency to rise.
astringent
astringent
adj
(medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.
Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.
Extremely sour, bitter.
Sharp, caustic, severe.
noun
A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.
astrogated
astrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astrogate
astrologer
astrologer
noun
One who studies or practices astrology.
athrogenic
aubergiste
aubergiste
noun
An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
augmenters
augmenters
noun
plural of augmenter
aurigerous
aurigerous
adj
Bearing or yielding gold; auriferous.
austringer
austringer
noun
(falconry) A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting.
(obsolete) A keeper of goshawks.
austrogaea
autojigger
avantgarde
avantgarde
noun
Alternative form of avant-garde
avengeress
avengeress
noun
(rare) A female avenger.
avogadrite
avogadrite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, cesium, fluorine, and potassium.
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
backgeared
badgerlike
badgerlike
adj
Similar to a badger.
Similar to that of a badger.
badgerweed
bainbridge
bainbrudge
banebrudge
barbecuing
barbecuing
verb
present participle of barbecue
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
barelegged
barelegged
adj
Having uncovered legs.
adv
With uncovered legs.
bargainers
bargainers
noun
plural of bargainer
bargeboard
bargeboard
noun
(architecture) Alternative spelling of barge board.
bargehouse
bargestone
baronetage
baronetage
noun
The rank of a baronet
baronets collectively
baroneting
barrelling
barrelling
noun
Alternative form of barreling
verb
present participle of barrel
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
battenburg
batterfang
beartongue
beauregard
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becrusting
bedaggered
bedaggered
adj
Fitted or equipped with a dagger
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
bedraggled
bedraggled
adj
Decaying, decrepit or dilapidated.
Wet and limp; unkempt.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedraggle.
bedraggles
bedraggles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedraggle
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beefburger
beefburger
noun
(food) Synonym of hamburger (a cooked ground beef sandwich)
(food) Synonym of hamburger (a ground beef patty)
(food) Synonym of hamburger (ground beef)
beermaking
beermaking
noun
The making of beer.
beermonger
beermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of beer.
befingered
befingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befinger
befretting
befringing
befringing
verb
present participle of befringe
begartered
begartered
adj
(archaic) Wearing garters.
beggarhood
beggarhood
noun
The class of beggars generally.
The condition of being a beggar.
beggarlice
beggarlike
beggarlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a beggar: poor, wheedling, insolent, etc.
beggarweed
beggarweed
noun
A type of plant, Desmodium incanum, native to Central and South America.
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
begirdling
begirdling
verb
present participle of begirdle
begrimming
begroaning
begroaning
verb
present participle of begroan
begrudging
begrudging
adj
grudgeful, envious
reluctant
verb
present participle of begrudge
belaboring
belaboring
verb
present participle of belabor
beleaguers
beleaguers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beleaguer
beledgered
belgravian
belgravian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Belgravia, London.
Of or pertaining to the fashionable or aristocratic life; fashionable, aristocratic.
Noun
A resident of Belgravia, London.
A member of the fashionable or aristocratic society assumed to reside in Belgravia.
bellhanger
belswagger
belswagger
noun
(obsolete) A bully.
(obsolete) A lewd man.
berengaria
bergamasca
bergaptene
bergaptene
noun
Archaic form of bergapten.
bergerette
bergerette
noun
A form of early rustic French song.
bergsonian
bergsonian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality.
bergsonism
berlinguer
berreaving
berrysburg
bescouring
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
bestirring
bestirring
verb
present participle of bestir
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestriding
bestriding
verb
present participle of bestride
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bethorning
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
bewearying
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
bighearted
bighearted
adj
Noble, kind and generous
bigwiggery
bigwiggery
noun
The habits and attitudes of bigwigs.
bilgewater
bilgewater
noun
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
billbergia
biodegrade
biodegrade
verb
to decompose as a result of biological action, especially by microorganisms
biographee
biographee
noun
One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
biographer
biographer
noun
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.
bitterling
bitterling
noun
Any of various species of small cyprinid fish in the genus Rhodeus.
Specifically Rhodeus amarus, formerly called Rhodeus sericeus.
blabbering
blabbering
noun
Foolish or incoherent talk; blather; babble.
verb
present participle of blabber
blakesburg
blarneying
blarneying
verb
present participle of blarney
blathering
blathering
noun
Meaningless nonsense.
verb
present participle of blather
blattering
blattering
verb
present participle of blatter
blawenburg
blethering
blethering
noun
(especially Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Alternative form of blathering
verb
present participle of blether
blinkering
blinkering
verb
present participle of blinker
blistering
blistering
adj
Causing blisters.
Harsh or corrosive.
Scornful.
Very fast.
noun
(medicine, veterinary) The practice of forming blisters on the skin, to promote blood flow and aid healing.
verb
present participle of blister
blithering
blithering
adj
Talking incoherently; jabbering.
noun
Incoherent or foolish talk.
verb
present participle of blither
blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg
noun
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
blubbering
blubbering
noun
noisy sobbing
verb
present participle of blubber
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
boanergean
boanergism
bogberries
bogberries
noun
plural of bogberry
bogtrotter
bogtrotter
noun
One who lives in a boggy country; applied in derision to the lowest class of Irish.
Someone who participates in bogtrotting
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
boomerangs
boomerangs
noun
plural of boomerang
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boomerang
bootlegger
bootlegger
noun
An illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol.
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
borgerhout
boringness
boringness
noun
The state or condition of being boring.
boroughlet
boschneger
bouguereau
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
bourgeoise
bourgeoise
noun
A female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman