Of or pertaining to Abkhazia, a disputed territory in Georgia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Abkhazia, a region in the Caucasus.
Proper noun
The Abkhaz language, spoken in Abkhazia, a region in the Caucasus.
anklebone
anklebone
noun
The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.
antiblack
antiblack
adj
Hostile to black people, often specifically African Americans.
antiblock
anukabiet
anukabiet
noun
An old Thai unit of length, approximately 2.6 centimetres.
backbends
backbends
noun
plural of backbend
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backbones
backbones
noun
plural of backbone
backbrand
backchain
backchain
verb
(computing, artificial intelligence) To perform inferences, starting with a list of goals (or a hypothesis) and working backwards from the consequent to the antecedent.
backening
backhands
backhands
noun
plural of backhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand
backjoint
backjoint
noun
(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
backlands
backlands
noun
plural of backland
backlings
backplane
backplane
noun
(electronics) A circuit board that connects several connectors in parallel to each other, so that each pin of each connector is linked to the same relative pin of all the other connectors, forming a computer bus.
backspang
backspins
backspins
noun
plural of backspin
backstein
backstone
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
baekeland
bagmaking
bagmaking
noun
The manufacture of bags.
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
balkanise
balkanise
verb
Alternative spelling of balkanize
balkanism
balkanism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanism
balkanite
balkanite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white gray mineral containing copper, mercury, silver, and sulfur.
balkanize
balkanize
verb
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanize
balkiness
balkiness
noun
The state or quality of being balky or uncooperative.
balkingly
balkingly
adv
in a balking manner
balklines
balklines
noun
plural of balkline
baloskion
bankbooks
bankbooks
noun
plural of bankbook
bankcards
bankcards
noun
plural of bankcard
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
bankeress
bankeress
noun
(obsolete) A female banker.
banknotes
banknotes
noun
plural of banknote
bankrider
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
bankrupcy
bankrupcy
noun
Misspelling of bankruptcy.
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
bankshall
bankshall
noun
(India, historical) A warehouse.
(India, historical) The office of a harbormaster or other port authority.
banksides
banksides
noun
plural of bankside
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
barkening
barkening
verb
present participle of barken
barkingly
barkingly
adv
With barking sounds.
barkstone
barnbrack
barnstock
baronduki
basinlike
basinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a basin.
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
baskonize
battakhin
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
beakerman
beakermen
beanstalk
beanstalk
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A space elevator.
(figuratively, colloquial, by extension) A tall, slim person.
The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
bearskins
bearskins
noun
plural of bearskin
beaverkin
beaverkin
noun
(diminutive) A small or young beaver.
A small hat made of beaver fur.
beckerman
beckoners
beckoners
noun
plural of beckoner
beckoning
beckoning
adj
That beckons.
noun
Such a wave or similar action.
verb
present participle of beckon
bedarkens
bedarkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedarken
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
bekissing
bekissing
verb
present participle of bekiss
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
beknotted
beknotted
adj
Knotted again and again; covered with knots.
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
benedicks
benedicks
noun
plural of benedick
benedikta
bengkalis
benkelman
bentincks
beothukan
bepranked
berezniki
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
bethanked
bethanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethank
bethankit
betokened
betokened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betoken
betokener
betokener
noun
That which betokens.
betrinket
bickering
bickering
noun
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
verb
present participle of bicker
bickleton
biforking
blackband
blackband
noun
(mineralogy) An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous matter, valuable as an iron ore.
blackbine
blackburn
blackburn
Proper noun
A town in Lancashire, England
blackened
blackened
adj
(food) Synonym of charred.
(steel) Synonym of blued.
Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacken
blackener
blackener
noun
One who blackens.
blackfins
blackfins
noun
plural of blackfin
blackings
blackings
noun
plural of blacking
blackland
blackland
noun
The land making up the Texas Blackland Prairies, a temperate grassland ecoregion in Texas with rich, dark soil.
blackneck
blackneck
noun
A redneck of black ethnicity.
blackness
blackness
noun
The experiences and culture of African-American people.
The quality of being evil or dismal.
The state of being of African descent.
The state or quality of being black in colour.
blankbook
blanketed
blanketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blanket
blanketer
blanketry
blankness
blankness
noun
The characteristic of being blank.
bleakness
bleakness
noun
The characteristic of being bleak.
blinkards
blinkards
noun
plural of blinkard
blinkered
blinkered
adj
(figuratively) Having tunnel vision; unable to see what is happening around one.
Wearing blinkers or blinders.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blinker
blockline
bobolinks
bobolinks
noun
plural of bobolink
bockstein
boneblack
boneblack
noun
Alternative form of bone black
bonteboks
bonteboks
noun
plural of bontebok
bontebuck
bontebuck
noun
Alternative form of bontebok (“South African antelope”)
bookiness
bookiness
noun
The quality of being booky.
bookstand
bookstand
noun
A rack for holding books; a bookrack.
A small stall where books are sold.
A stand, made for holding books open.
boondocks
boondocks
noun
plural of boondock
bootikins
bootikins
noun
plural of bootikin
boskiness
boskiness
noun
The state or quality of being bosky.
boscage
botvinnik
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
boxmaking
boxmaking
noun
The manufacture of boxes.
brackened
bracknell
bracknell
Proper noun
a town in Berkshire, England.
brainlike
brainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brain.
brainsick
brainsick
adj
Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
brainwork
brainwork
noun
Work done with the brain; mental effort.
brakehand
brakesman
brakesman
noun
A brakeman; a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
Someone who operates the winch in a mine.
brakesmen
brakesmen
noun
plural of brakesman
brankiest
branstock
breakbone
breakbone
adj
Violent; rough and painful.
noun
(US dialect, countable) A chicken's wishbone.
(pathology, uncountable) dengue fever
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakings
breakings
noun
plural of breaking
breakneck
breakneck
adj
Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.
noun
A dangerous steep place from which one could fall badly.
A fall that breaks the neck.
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
brickkiln
brickkiln
noun
A kiln in which bricks are baked.
brideknot
brinkless
brinkless
adj
Without a brink.
brinktown
briskened
briskened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brisken
briskness
briskness
noun
The property of being brisk.
brokenbow
bromeikon
brookings
brookings
Proper noun
A city in South Dakota, USA
A city in Oregon, USA.
brookland
brooklawn
brookline
brookline
Proper noun
a town in Massachusetts, USA, which is an exclave of
a former village in Missouri, USA, now part of the city of
a town in New Hampshire, USA.
a neighbourhood in Pennsylvania, USA.
a town in Vermont, USA.
brookneal
brookston
brownback
brownback
noun
A bird, the dowitcher or red-breasted snipe.
A note of scrip printed on brown paper, such as that issued by the city of St. Louis during a financial crisis.
A postage stamp printed in brown ink, used in the 1890s.
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
bruskness
bruskness
noun
The state of being brusk
buckbeans
buckbeans
noun
plural of buckbean
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)