(archaic) Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
abigeus
abigeus
noun
(law, UK, obsolete) A thief who steals livestock in large quantities.
abinger
abridge
abridge
verb
(transitive) Cut short; truncate.
(transitive) To curtail.
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
(transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
(transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off.
(transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from.
algenib
algenib
Proper noun
A yellow supergiant in the constellation Perseus; Alpha (α) Persei.
A variable star in the constellation Pegasus; Gamma (γ) Pegasi. It forms one corner of the square of Pegasus.
algieba
baggier
baggier
adj
comparative form of baggy: more baggy
baggies
baggies
noun
(slang) Baggy cycling shorts.
Baggy shorts worn by surfers.
plural of baggie
plural of baggy
bagheli
baglike
baglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bag.
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.
baignet
bailage
bailage
noun
(historical) Synonym of water bailage
beading
beading
noun
(architecture) A decorative, ornamental molding often used to conceal a joint.
(craft) beadwork
A Samburu ceremony in which a father gives a necklace to his daughter.
The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors.
verb
present participle of bead
bealing
bealing
verb
present participle of beal
beaming
beaming
adj
Smilingly happy; showing happy emotion.
noun
The act of someone or something that beams.
verb
present participle of beam
beaning
beaning
verb
present participle of bean
bearing
bearing
adj
(in combination) That bears (some specified thing).
Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.
noun
(architecture) That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports.
(architecture) The portion of a support on which anything rests.
(architecture, proscribed) The unsupported span.
(heraldry) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms.
(in the plural, especially in phrases such as 'get one's bearings') One's understanding of one's orientation or relative position, literally or figuratively.
(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction.
(navigation, nautical) The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.
One's posture, demeanor, or manner.
Relevance; a relationship or connection.
verb
present participle of bear
beating
beating
noun
A heavy defeat or setback.
The action by which someone or something is beaten.
The pulsation of the heart.
verb
present participle and gerund of beat
beauing
becking
becking
verb
present participle of beck
bedding
bedding
noun
(Britain) The textiles associated with the bed, as well as the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box spring).
(US) The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
(geology) A structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
(horticulture) The temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter.
Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
verb
present participle of bed
bedight
bedight
adj
(archaic) That has been equipped or bedecked.
verb
(archaic) To equip or bedeck.
beefing
beefing
noun
Alternative form of biffin (“type of apple”)
verb
present participle of beef
beeping
beeping
noun
An instance of beeping; a sound that beeps.
verb
present participle of beep
begarie
begging
begging
noun
The act of one who begs.
verb
present participle of beg
begirds
begirds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begird
beglide
begonia
begonia
noun
Any plant of the large genus of Begonia.
begrain
begrime
begrime
verb
(transitive) To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make (something) dirty; to soil.
begrims
begripe
begripe
verb
(transitive) To lay hold of; apprehend; grip; grasp.
beguile
beguile
verb
(transitive) To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.
(transitive) To charm, delight or captivate.
(transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
beguine
beguine
noun
A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.
behight
behight
verb
(dialectal, Northern England) To be designated.
(obsolete) To call; to name; to address.
(obsolete) To command; to order.
(obsolete) To consider or esteem to be; to declare to be.
(obsolete) To mean, or intend.
(obsolete, transitive) To give in trust; to commit; to entrust.
(obsolete, transitive) To vow, promise (someone).
behring
beignet
beignet
noun
(UK) A fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling).
(US) A Louisiana-style fried doughnut or fritter covered in powdered sugar.
beijing
belding
belgian
belgian
Noun
A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Belgium or the Belgian people.
Proper noun
A hypothetical extinct Indo-European language, supposed to have been spoken distinct from Celtic in late prehistory, in certain parts of what has become known as Gaul.
belgium
belgium
Proper noun
country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France.
belight
belight
verb
(intransitive, rare, dialectal) To become lit up; shine up; dawn.
(transitive, rare, dialectal) To light up; illuminate.
beliing
belling
belling
noun
(US, Indiana, Western Pennsylvania) A shivaree.
Bellowing; the sound of a male deer during the rutting season
verb
present participle of bell
belting
belting
adj
(Northern English dialect) Very good; exceptional (can also be used adverbially)
noun
(figuratively) A thorough defeat; a thrashing.
(music, uncountable) The act of singing in chest voice above one's vocal break in a higher range typically sung in head voice.
A beating with a belt.
A system of beltwork, as in a conveyor or other mechanical device.
The material from which belts for machinery are made.
verb
present participle of belt
belying
belying
verb
present participle of belie
bendigo
bending
bending
noun
A motion or action that bends.
An instance of something being adapted or distorted.
verb
present participle of bend
bengali
bengasi
benight
benight
verb
(chiefly in passive) To overtake (a traveller etc) with the darkness of night, especially before shelter is reached.
To darken; to shroud or obscure.
To plunge or be overwhelmed in moral or intellectual darkness.
benting
bergius
beseige
besiege
besiege
verb
(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
(transitive, figuratively) To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
to assail or ply, as with requests or demands.
besting
besting
verb
present participle of best
betinge
betting
betting
adj
Describing one who bets or gambles.
noun
The act of placing a bet.
verb
present participle of bet
bigelow
bigener
bigeyes
bigeyes
noun
plural of bigeye
bigfeet
bigfeet
noun
(plural only) snowblades; a smaller version of skis.
biggest
biggest
adj
superlative form of big: most big
biggety
biggety
adj
Alternative form of biggity
biggies
biggies
noun
plural of biggie
plural of biggy
bighead
bighead
noun
(countable, colloquial) Any of several species of fish having a large head.
(countable, colloquial, especially used by children) A person having an inflated opinion of himself; a conceited or arrogant person.
(uncountable, colloquial) Any of several animal diseases that cause swelling of the head.
bighted
bighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bight
bigness
bigness
noun
(now rare) Size.
The characteristic of being big.
bigoted
bigoted
adj
Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming opinions without just cause.
bilgier
bilgier
adj
comparative form of bilgy: more bilgy
billage
bingeys
bingies
biogens
biogens
noun
plural of biogen
biogeny
biogeny
noun
biogenesis
bisagre
bisagre
noun
A small spiny cactus of Mexico and the southwest United States that is sometimes cut into slices and candied.
blinger
blinger
noun
(slang) A person who makes an ostentatious display of wealth or style.
blueing
blueing
noun
An indigo material used as a laundry aid to counteract yellowing
boggier
boggier
adj
comparative form of boggy: more boggy
bogmire
boligee
boogied
boogied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boogie
boogies
boogies
noun
plural of boogie
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boogie
bougies
bougies
noun
plural of bougie
bragite
brainge
brewing
brewing
noun
The business or occupation of a brewer.
The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds.
The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.
The quantity of a brew made in a single batch.
verb
present participle of brew
bridged
bridged
adj
Equipped with a bridge (in many contexts).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bridge
bridger
bridger
noun
One who bridges, or connects two previously separate things.
One who builds bridges
One who plays bridge (card game)
bridges
bridges
noun
plural of bridge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bridge
bridget
bridget
Noun
An Irish housemaid.
brigade
brigade
noun
(Internet slang) Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community.
(derogatory) A group of people who share views or a specific characteristic.
(military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
A group of people organized for a common purpose.
verb
(Internet slang) To harass an individual or community online in a coordinated manner.
To form or unite into a brigade; to group together.
brigued
brigued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brigue
briguer
bringed
bringed
verb
(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of bring
bringer
bringer
noun
A person who, or a thing which, brings something.
broglie
broigne
budgies
budgies
noun
plural of budgie
bugbite
buggier
buggier
adj
comparative form of buggy: more buggy
buggies
buggies
noun
plural of buggy
bulgier
bulgier
adj
comparative form of bulgy: more bulgy
debeige
debeige
noun
A kind of woollen or mixed-fabric (e.g. wool and cotton) cloth.
denbigh
dogbite
ebonige
elbring
fibiger
filibeg
filibeg
noun
Alternative form of philibeg
firebug
firebug
noun
(slang) a pyromaniac or arsonist.
Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
gabbier
gabbier
adj
comparative form of gabby: more gabby
gabriel
gabriel
Proper noun
An archangel associated, in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, with carrying messages from God.
gambiae
gambier
gambier
noun
A flowering plant, Uncaria gambir, family Rubiaceae, native to Southeast Asia.
An astringent substance prepared from the leaves of the plant, used in tanning and dyeing.
gaybine
gaybine
noun
Any of several showy twining plants of section Ipomoea sect. Pharbitis of the genus Ipomoea.
geobios
geobios
noun
(biology) Life on the land considered collectively.
gerbils
gerbils
noun
plural of gerbil
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gerbil
gibbeon
gibbers
gibbers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gibber
gibbert
gibbets
gibbets
noun
plural of gibbet
gibbier
gibbier
noun
(obsolete) wildfowl; game
gibbled
gibbles
gibbose
gibbose
adj
humped; protuberant; having one or more large elevations
giblets
giblets
noun
The internal organs of poultry birds, used as food.
gibuses
gibuses
noun
plural of gibus
gilbert
gilbert
noun
The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
gimblet
gimblet
noun
Alternative form of gimlet
glibber
glibber
adj
comparative form of glib: more glib
gobelin
gobline
gobline
noun
(nautical) One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit.
gribane
gribble
gribble
adj
(Bermuda) Tending to grumble; grumpy, irascible.
noun
Any of various wood-boring marine crustaceans of the genus Limnoria, especially Limnoria lignorum, which cause damage to underwater wooden structures.
grieben
grisbet
guibert
iceberg
iceberg
noun
(US, slang) An aloof person. [from 19th c.]
(figuratively, after an adjective) An impending disastrous event whose adverse effects are only beginning to show, in reference to one-tenth of the volume of an iceberg being visible above water.
(obsolete) The seaward end of a glacier. [18th–19th c.]
A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf [from 19th c.]
ignoble
ignoble
adj
Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.
Not honorable; base.
Not noble; plebeian; common.
verb
To make ignoble; to bring low.
imbarge
inbeing
inbeing
noun
(obsolete, applied to the persons of the Trinity) An indwelling being.