A person employed to lay down blocks of material, for example as a road surface.
blockmaker
blockmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blocks for use in printing.
A manufacturer of nautical blocks.
blocksburg
bloodstock
bloodstock
noun
(countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal.
(uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.
bloubiskop
blouselike
blouselike
adj
Resembling a blouse.
bluejacket
bluejacket
noun
(nautical) A seaman of a British warship
(nautical) An enlisted man in the US Navy.
A uniformed policeman.
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
boatkeeper
boatkeeper
noun
(historical) A person who operated small-crew open fishing boats and fishing rooms on the shores around Newfoundland in the early 19th century.
A person in charge of a boat.
bobbinwork
bobbinwork
noun
Work woven with bobbins.
bobbysocks
bocklogged
bodkinwise
bodymaking
boghazkeui
bolsheviki
bolsheviks
bolsheviks
noun
plural of bolshevik
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
boltstrake
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
bonnetlike
bonnetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
bookbinder
bookbinder
noun
A person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
bookdealer
bookdealer
noun
One who trades in books.
bookholder
bookholder
noun
(obsolete) A prompter at a theatre.
A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.
bookkeeper
bookkeeper
noun
(accounting) A person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business.
A bookseller
bookmakers
bookmakers
noun
plural of bookmaker
bookmaking
bookmaking
noun
The art or practice of compiling books from the writings of others.
The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
bookmarker
bookmarker
noun
A slip of paper, card, etc. used to mark one's place in reading a book; a bookmark.
bookmobile
bookmobile
noun
A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection.
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
bookseller
bookseller
noun
A business that sells books.
A person engaged in the business of selling books.
bookshelfs
bookstores
bookstores
noun
plural of bookstore
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
boondocker
boondocker
noun
A kind of combat boot worn in the US Marine Corps.
bootblacks
bootblacks
noun
plural of bootblack
bootlicked
bootlicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootlick
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
bordermark
borodankov
bottlelike
bottlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bottle.
bottleneck
bottleneck
noun
(by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
(figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
verb
(intransitive) To form a bottleneck.
(transitive) To slow by causing a bottleneck.
bottonhook
bouckville
boullework
bounceback
bounceback
noun
(Internet) An automated response to an email, indicating that it could not be delivered.
(marketing) A customized order form sent out with previously ordered goods, encouraging the customer to make a further order, perhaps motivated by a discount or free gift.
A rebound.
An economic recovery.
boundbrook
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
bracketted
bradykinin
bradykinin
noun
(biochemistry) A compound released in the blood in some circumstances which causes contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels. It is a peptide with nine amino-acid residues.
brahmaloka
brailowsky
brakemaker
brakemaker
noun
A manufacturer of brakes.
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
brassworks
brassworks
noun
A place where brass is manufactured and/or shaped.
breadmaker
breadmaker
noun
(dated) One who makes bread; a baker.
Alternative form of bread maker
breakables
breakables
noun
plural of breakable
breakbones
breakbones
noun
Alternative form of break-bones
plural of breakbone
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakerman
breakermen
breakfasts
breakfasts
noun
plural of breakfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breakfast
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breakshugh
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
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.
breasthook
breasthook
noun
(nautical) A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.
breastmark
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.
breezelike
breezelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a breeze.
bribetaker
bribetaker
noun
A person who takes bribes
brickcroft
brickfield
brickfield
noun
A place where bricks are made; a brickyard.
bricklayer
bricklayer
noun
A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
brickliner
brickmaker
brickmaker
noun
A maker of bricks.
brickmason
bridestake
bridgelike
bridgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bridge.
Similar to the card game of 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.
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
briskening
briskening
verb
present participle of brisken
broadbrook
brokenness
brokenness
noun
The characteristic of being broken.
brokerages
brokerages
noun
plural of brokerage
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bronzelike
bronzelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bronze.
brookeland
brookfield
brookhaven
brookhaven
Proper noun
Any of several towns and cities in the United States and Canada:
a city in Mississippi, USA, and the county seat of Named after Brookhaven, New York.
brookhouse
brookshire
brookville
broommaker
broomshank
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
bubblelike
bubblelike
adj
Having the characteristics of a bubble.
buckatunna
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
bucketfull
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buckhannon
buckhannon
Proper noun
a city in West Virginia, USA
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckjumper
buckjumper
noun
A horse that buckjumps.
One who takes part in buckjumping.
buckleless
buckleless
adj
Without a buckle.
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bucktooths
buckwasher
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
budennovsk
bulkheaded
bulkheaded
adj
Furnished with a bulkhead or bulkheads.
bulletlike
bulletlike
adj
Resembling a bullet or the path of a bullet.
bullnecked
bullnecked
adj
Having a thick, muscular neck
bullockite
bullockman
bullsucker
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bumblekite
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bumsucking
bunkhouses
bunkhouses
noun
plural of bunkhouse
burbankian
burbankism
burckhardt
burkeville
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
bushmaking
bushwhacks
bushwhacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bushwhack
butlerlike
butlerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butler.
butterback
butterlike
butterlike
adj
Resembling butter or some aspect of it.
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
buttonhook
buttonhook
noun
(American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.
(sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.
A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.
verb
(American football) To perform the buttonhook play.
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
byeworkman
byrthynsak
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
cadilesker
cadilesker
noun
A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire.
cairnbrook
cakemaking
cakemaking
noun
The making of cakes.
cakewalked
cakewalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cakewalk
cakewalker
cakewalker
noun
A performer of the cakewalk dance.
calicoback
cambyuskan
camerawork
camerawork
noun
Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera.