(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
amoebida
amoeboid
amoeboid
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an amoeba, particularly in having amoeboid movement.
noun
A single-celled organism that moves or feeds by amoeboid movement.
armbands
armbands
noun
plural of armband
babeldom
babeldom
noun
Alternative form of Babeldom
baboodom
baboodom
noun
Archaic form of babudom.
badgeman
badgeman
noun
(UK) An almshouse man.
A man who wears a badge.
badgemen
badgemen
noun
plural of badgeman
badmouth
badmouth
verb
(informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
bahmanid
bakerdom
bakerdom
noun
The realm or sphere of bakers; the world of baking.
balsamed
balsamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balsam
banderma
bandsman
bandsman
noun
(mining, historical) A labourer (loader) working with a band of men.
A player in a musical band, especially a military or brass band.
bandsmen
bandsmen
noun
plural of bandsman
bandworm
bandyman
barmaids
barmaids
noun
plural of barmaid
basidium
basidium
noun
(mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from 19th c.]
bdellium
bdellium
noun
Probably an aromatic gum like balsam that was exuded from a tree, probably one of several species in the genus Commiphora.
beadsman
beadsman
noun
(Scotland, historical) A public almsman; one who received alms from the king, and was expected in return to pray for the royal welfare and that of the state; a licensed beggar.
(historical) A petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior.
(historical, England) A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.
A man employed in praying; especially one who prays for another.
beadsmen
beadsmen
noun
plural of beadsman
beambird
beambird
noun
A small European flycatcher, the spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata, that often nests on a beam in a building.
beastdom
beastdom
noun
The condition of a beast; beasthood.
becalmed
becalmed
adj
(nautical, of a sailing ship) Unable to move due to lack of wind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becalm
becombed
becrimed
bedamned
bedamned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedamn
bedesman
bedesman
noun
Obsolete form of beadsman.
bedesmen
bedesmen
noun
plural of bedesman
bedframe
bedframe
noun
The frame of a bed.
bedimmed
bedimmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedim
bedimple
bedimple
verb
(transitive) To produce dimples in; to dimple.
bedismal
bedlamer
bedlamer
noun
(Canada) A young harp seal after its second moult.
bedlamic
bedlamps
bedlamps
noun
plural of bedlamp
bedmaker
bedmaker
noun
(Cambridge University, formal or historical) A bedder.
someone who manufactures beds
bedmates
bedmates
noun
plural of bedmate
bedrooms
bedrooms
noun
plural of bedroom
bedtimes
bedtimes
noun
plural of bedtime
bedumbed
bedumbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedumb
befilmed
befilmed
adj
(poetic, archaic, rare) Covered with a film.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befilm
begemmed
begemmed
adj
Adorned (as if) with gems.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begem
begrimed
begrimed
adj
Dirty, soiled, grimy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begrime
begummed
begummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begum
beldames
beldames
noun
plural of beldame
belemnid
belldame
belledom
belledom
noun
The realm or sphere of belles.
bellmead
belmondo
bemadams
bemadams
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemadam
bemadden
bemadden
verb
(archaic or poetic) To cause (someone) to become mad.
bemeaned
bemeaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemean ("to demean, lower, abase")
bemisted
bemisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemist
bemitred
bemoaned
bemoaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemoan
bemocked
bemocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemock
bemuddle
bemuddle
verb
(archaic) to confuse, distort
bendsome
bendsome
adj
(rare or archaic) Marked by bending or flexibility; flexible; pliable.
benumbed
benumbed
adj
Lacking emotion or interest; dulled.
Lacking sensation; numb.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benumb
beplumed
beplumed
adj
Decked with feathers.
bergdama
berhymed
berhymed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of berhyme
bermudan
bermudan
Noun
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian peoples.
bermudas
beseemed
beseemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beseem
beshamed
beshamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshame
beslimed
beslimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beslime
besmiled
besmiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmile
besmoked
besmoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmoke
besmudge
besmudge
verb
To smudge.
bewormed
bhumidar
biformed
biformed
adj
Having two forms.
bimedial
bimedial
adj
(geometry, of a line) Being the sum of two lines commensurable only in power (such as the side and diagonal of a square).
bimodule
bimodule
noun
(mathematics) An abelian group that is both a left and a right module, such that the left and right multiplications are compatible
bipedism
bipedism
noun
Synonym of bipedalism
birdfarm
birdlime
birdlime
noun
(rhyming slang) Time; a jail term, the serving of a prison sentence.
A sticky substance smeared on branches to catch birds.
verb
(transitive) To add birdlime to.
birthdom
birthdom
noun
Privilege of birth; one's inheritance; birthright.
The land of one's birth.
blindism
blindism
noun
A stereotypy characteristic of blind people, such as eye-rubbing or hand-flapping.
An idiosyncratic behaviour associated with blind people.
blindman
blindman
noun
(archaic) A man who is blind.
boardman
boardman
noun
A person who wears a sandwich board.
boardmen
boardmen
noun
plural of boardman
bodement
bodement
noun
(obsolete) An omen; a prognostic.
bodiment
bogledom
bombarde
bombardo
bombardo
noun
(music) Alternative form of bombardon
bombards
bombards
noun
(obsolete) Padded breeches.
plural of bombard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bombard
bombidae
bombload
bombload
noun
The amount of ordnance held by a bomber aircraft.
bombycid
bombycid
noun
(zoology) Any of the moths of the family Bombycidae.
bondmaid
bondmaid
noun
A female bondservant.
bondsman
bondsman
noun
A male indentured servant.
A male slave.
Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations.
bondsmen
bondsmen
noun
plural of bondsman
bordroom
boredoms
boredoms
noun
plural of boredom
bossdoms
bottomed
bottomed
adj
(in combination) Having some specified type of bottom.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bottom
boyardom
boyardom
noun
Boyars collectively.
braidism
braidism
Noun
hypnotism
brambled
brambled
adj
Overgrown with brambles.
breadman
breadman
noun
A man who delivers bread.
brideman
brideman
noun
Alternative form of bridesman
bridgman
bromated
bromated
adj
(chemistry) brominated
bromides
bromides
noun
plural of bromide
bromidic
bromidic
adj
Stale, banal, clichéd.
bromised
bromized
bromized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bromize
brutedom
brutedom
noun
The condition of being a brute; brutality.
bsindmgt
buddhism
budworms
budworms
noun
plural of budworm
bulimoid
bullydom
bullydom
noun
The state or condition of being a bully.
bumpered
bumpered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bumper
cambered
cambered
adj
Having camber.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camber
cambodia
cambodia
Proper noun
country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Former name: Kampuchea.
chambord
coembody
columbid
columbid
noun
Any dove or pigeon in the family Columbidae.
combated
combated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of combat
combined
combined
adj
Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. united together.
noun
(skiing) Ellipsis of Nordic combined..
(skiing) Ellipsis of alpine combined.. An event in alpine skiing consisting of one run of downhill and two runs of slalom.