(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
arbitrage
arbitrage
noun
(archaic) Arbitration.
(finance) A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.
verb
(intransitive, finance) To employ arbitrage
(transitive, finance) To engage in arbitrage in, between, or among
backsight
backsight
noun
(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
bagattini
bagattino
bagritski
balloting
balloting
noun
A vote or decision made by ballot.
verb
present participle of ballot
bandagist
bandagist
noun
One who applies bandages.
Someone who produces or sells bandages.
bangtails
bangtails
noun
plural of bangtail
bantering
bantering
adj
That teases
noun
joking; jesting
teasing
verb
present participle of banter
bantlings
bantlings
noun
plural of bantling
baptising
baptising
verb
present participle of baptise
baptizing
baptizing
noun
baptism
verb
present participle of baptize
bartering
bartering
noun
barter
verb
present participle of barter
basiating
basitting
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
basseting
basseting
noun
(mining) The emergence of a stratum at the surface.
(mining) The upward direction of a vein in a mine.
verb
present participle of basset
batteling
batteling
noun
Alternative form of battling
verb
present participle of battel
battening
battening
noun
(construction) Synonym of batten (“strip of wood used to hold things together or provide a fixing point”)
verb
present participle of batten
battering
battering
noun
A heavy beating.
A large defeat.
verb
present participle of batter
beastings
beastings
noun
plural of beasting
beastling
beastling
noun
A little beast.
bebington
bedighted
bedighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedight
bednights
bedstring
beegerite
beestings
beestings
noun
The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth.
plural of beesting
befitting
befitting
adj
appropriate, becoming
verb
present participle of befit
befreight
begetting
begetting
noun
The act or product of one who begets.
verb
present participle of beget
beggiatoa
beglitter
beglitter
verb
To cover with glitter; to make glittery.
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
(figuratively, obsolete) Difficult to understand; abstruse, obscure.
(obsolete or poetic) Overtaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination.
(obsolete) Plunged into darkness.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benight
benighten
benighten
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To benight.
benighter
benighter
noun
One who benights or keeps others in darkness.
benignant
benignant
adj
(now rare) Kind; gracious; favorable.
benignity
benignity
noun
(countable) A benign act.
(uncountable) The state of being benign.
bergalith
bergquist
bergstein
beringite
besetting
besetting
adj
Deeply rooted; persistent.
Obsessive
noun
The act of one who besets or attacks.
verb
present participle of beset
besotting
besotting
verb
present participle of besot
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
betraying
betraying
noun
betrayal
verb
present participle of betray
bettering
bettering
noun
improvement
verb
present participle of better
bettongia
bevington
biestings
biestings
noun
Alternative spelling of beestings (“first milk after giving birth”)
bigamists
bigamists
noun
plural of bigamist
bigential
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
bigotedly
bigotedly
adv
In a bigoted manner.
bigothero
bigotries
bigotries
noun
plural of bigotry
bigthatch
biguttate
billeting
billeting
noun
The lodging of soldiers.
verb
present participle of billet
biltongue
biltongue
noun
Archaic form of biltong.
bintangor
bintangor
noun
A hardwood tree of the genus Calophyllum.
binturong
binturong
noun
A large species of civet, Arctictis binturong, of southern Asia.
biologist
biologist
noun
A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.
bisecting
bisecting
verb
present participle of bisect
bisegment
bisegment
noun
One of two equal parts of a line or other magnitude.
bitangent
bitangent
noun
(mathematics) A line that is tangent to a curve at two points
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
bittering
bittering
adj
Causing a bitter taste or smell.
noun
A bitter compound used in adulterating beer.
verb
present participle of bitter
bittinger
blastings
blastings
noun
plural of blasting
blighters
blighters
noun
plural of blighter
blighties
blighties
noun
plural of blighty
blighting
blighting
noun
The act by which something is blighted.
verb
present participle of blight
blotching
blotching
noun
The situation of having blotches; blotchiness.
verb
present participle of blotch
boastings
boastings
noun
plural of boasting
boettiger
bombsight
bombsight
noun
A device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a desired target.
bongoists
bongoists
noun
plural of bongoist
bonington
bonneting
bonneting
noun
The act of a person being bonneted, i.e. having their cap pulled down over their head.
verb
present participle of bonnet
boresight
boresight
noun
The optical axis of a directional antenna.
bothering
bothering
noun
The action of troubling or disturbing someone
verb
present participle of bother
bottoming
bottoming
verb
present participle of bottom
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
braggiest
braggiest
adj
superlative form of braggy: most braggy
brattling
brattling
noun
(in the plural, UK, East Anglia, Northamptonshire) Loppings from felled trees.
A rattling or scampering noise.
verb
present participle of brattle
breasting
breasting
noun
(engineering) The curved channel in which a breastwheel turns.
verb
present participle of breast
breathing
breathing
noun
(archaic) Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
Aspiration; secret prayer.
The act of respiration; a single instance of this.
verb
present participle of breathe
bregmatic
bregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the bregma.
breveting
breveting
verb
present participle of brevet
bridgepot
bridgetin
bridgeton
bridgette
brigantes
brigantia
brigantia
Proper noun
A Celtic goddess of victory.
brightens
brightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brighten
brightest
brightest
adj
superlative form of bright: most bright
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of bright
brightish
brightish
adj
Somewhat bright
brightman
bristling
bristling
adj
Having bristles.
Showing anger.
noun
The act of one who bristles.
verb
present participle of bristle
brittling
brittling
verb
present participle of brittle
bromating
bromating
verb
present participle of bromate
bruington
brustling
brustling
verb
present participle of brustle
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
budgeting
budgeting
noun
The activity of constructing a budget.
verb
present participle of budget
buffeting
buffeting
noun
(aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow
A blow or motion that buffets.
verb
present participle of buffet
bulleting
bulleting
noun
(Scotland) The game of road bowling.
verb
present participle of bullet
bullfight
bullfight
noun
A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.
burgality
buttering
buttering
noun
(cooking) The application of butter (“n.”) to something.
(skiing, snowboarding) The action of a rider having to butter in an acrobatic maneuver.
Hyponyms: nosebuttering, tailbuttering
The action of turning with only the tips (tail or nose) of skis or snowboards
verb
present participle of butter
buttoning
buttoning
noun
A fastening with buttons.
verb
present participle of button
cogitable
cogitable
adj
thinkable, conceivable, able to be imagined.
combating
combating
verb
Alternative spelling of combatting: present participle of combat
eightball
embruting
embruting
verb
present participle of embrute
entombing
entombing
verb
present participle of entomb
eyebright
eyebright
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia, originally as used to treat eye infections.
fatigable
fatigable
adj
Susceptible to fatigue; able to become physically exhausted.
fightable
fightable
adj
(military) Capable in combat.
Able to be fought.
fitchburg
fulbright
gabaonite
gainbirth
gainbirth
noun
(rare, nonstandard) Regeneration; rebirth.
galbraith
gaudibert
gibbartas
gibbeting
gibbeting
noun
The act by which somebody is gibbeted.
verb
(US) present participle of gibbet
gibbetted
gibbetted
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of gibbet
gibbosity
gibbosity
noun
The state of being gibbous or gibbose; gibbousness.
gibbsites
gibbsites
noun
plural of gibbsite
gibbstown
gibeonite
gibetting
gibraltar
gibsonton
gigabytes
gigabytes
noun
plural of gigabyte
gilberton
giselbert
glabreity
glabriety
globalist
globalist
adj
Of or pertaining to globalism.
noun
(geopolitics, dated) One who believes international events are primarily caused by conflicts between great powers.
(historiography) One who believes that Adolf Hitler intended to extend the Third Reich beyond the continent of Europe.
An advocate of globalism.
globality
globality
noun
The end-state of globalization – a hypothetical condition in which the process of globalization is complete or nearly so, barriers have fallen, and "a new global reality" is emerging.