Of, relating to, or resembling a basilica; basilical.
basilicon
basilicon
noun
(archaic, medicine) Any of various ointments believed to have “sovereign” virtues.
basilidan
basilinna
basilinna
noun
(historical) The wife of the archon basileus in her ceremonial capacity, which included taking part in a sacred ritual marriage to the god Dionysus.
basinasal
basinasal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the nasion
basinlike
basinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a basin.
bassalian
bassalian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Bassalia; abyssal
batesland
battalion
battalion
noun
(US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
(by extension) A great number of things.
(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
Any large body of troops.
verb
To form into battalions.
batteling
batteling
noun
Alternative form of battling
verb
present participle of battel
bealtuinn
beamingly
beamingly
adv
In a beaming way, or while beaming.
beanballs
beanballs
noun
plural of beanball
beanfield
beanfield
noun
A field where beans are grown.
beanpoles
beanpoles
noun
plural of beanpole
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.
beastling
beastling
noun
A little beast.
becalming
becalming
verb
present participle of becalm
beclowned
beclowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclown
bedangled
befalling
befalling
adj
(archaic) Appertaining; appropriate; fitting.
noun
A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
verb
present participle of befall
beflannel
befleaing
befleaing
verb
present participle of beflea
beflounce
befooling
befooling
verb
present participle of befool
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
begalling
begalling
verb
present participle of begall
beggingly
beggingly
adv
in a begging manner
begruntle
begruntle
verb
(transitive) To make or render uneasy; disconcert.
beguiling
beguiling
adj
That beguiles or beguile.
noun
A beguilement.
verb
present participle of beguile
begulfing
beholding
beholding
adj
Obsolete form of beholden.
noun
The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
verb
present participle of behold
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
beingless
beingless
adj
Devoid of being; nonexistent.
Devoid of living beings; uninhabited.
bejelling
beladying
beladying
verb
present participle of belady
belafonte
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
beleaping
beleaping
verb
present participle of beleap
belection
belemnite
belemnite
noun
(paleontology) Any member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish.
belemnoid
belemnoid
adj
dart-shaped; styloid
noun
(anatomy) The styloid process of the ulna or of the temporal bone.
(zoology) A member of the Belemnoidea, an extinct group of marine cephalopods.
believing
believing
noun
Belief.
The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
verb
present participle of believe
belington
belinurus
belitoeng
bellemina
bellibone
bellibone
noun
(obsolete) A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness; a fair maid.
bellonian
bellonion
bellonion
noun
Alternative form of belloneon
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
bellyband
bellyband
noun
(equestrianism) A strap around the belly of a horse or other draft animal used to secure a saddle or the shafts of a cart.
(nautical) A band of canvas used to strengthen a sail.
A band worn by babies to protect the navel.
A band worn by expectant mothers to constrict and support the fetus.
A haramaki: a band of cloth worn around the abdomen to preserve stomach qi and boost circulation.
A type of dust jacket that covers only a portion of a book.
bellyland
belomancy
belomancy
noun
Studying the flight of arrows, an ancient form of divination used by the Greeks and Arabs.
belonging
belonging
noun
(countable, chiefly in the plural) Something physical that is owned.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemingle
benarnold
benchland
benchland
noun
(geology) bench (thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by slopes)
benchless
benchless
adj
Without a bench or benches.
bendingly
bendingly
adv
(chiefly obsolete) In a manner involving bending.
bengalese
bengaline
bengaline
noun
A fabric made from silk and worsted; poplin.
bengkalis
benkelman
benlomond
benzazole
benzazole
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic aromatic heterocycle composed of a benzene ring fused with one of an azole
benzolate
benzoline
benzoline
noun
(chemistry, dated) amarine
(organic chemistry, dated) A benzole.
benzolize
berliners
berlinite
berlinite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-trapezohedral mineral containing aluminum, oxygen, and phosphorus.
berlinize
bernicles
bernicles
noun
plural of bernicle
bernoulli
bernville
bertillon
berylline
berylline
adj
Beryl-like; having a light blue-green colour.
noun
(countable and uncountable) The berylline color.
(countable) berylline hummingbird
besliming
besliming
verb
present participle of beslime
besmiling
besmiling
verb
present participle of besmile
bespangle
bespangle
verb
To cover something with spangles.
besselian
besselian
Adjective
Relating to
betelnuts
betelnuts
noun
plural of betelnut
betulinic
betulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to betulinic acid or its derivatives
betulinol
bevelling
bevelling
noun
A bevel, a bevelled facet.
verb
present participle of bevel
bevelment
bevelment
noun
(mineralogy) The replacement of an edge by two similar planes, equally inclined to the including faces or adjacent planes.
bevillain
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
biangular
biangular
adj
Having two angles or corners.
biathlons
biathlons
noun
plural of biathlon
bicentral
bicentral
adj
Having, or affecting two centres
bickleton
biclinium
biconical
biconical
adj
consisting of two cones placed together apex to apex
bicycling
bicycling
noun
The act of riding a bicycle.
verb
present participle of bicycle
biddelian
bidential
bidiurnal
bidiurnal
adj
Every other day.
bielenite
biennales
biennales
noun
plural of biennale
biennials
biennials
noun
plural of biennial
bienville
bienville
Proper noun
a village in Louisiana, USA, which was named after the parish.
a commune in the department of northern France.
bifrontal
bifrontal
adj
Situated on both sides of the front (of the cranium)
bigeminal
bigeminal
adj
Occurring in pairs; doubled or twinned
noun
The occurrence of premature atrial or ventricular heartbeats in pairs.
bigential
biglenoid
bilaminar
bilaminar
adj
Formed of, or having, two laminae, or thin plates.
bilanders
bilanders
noun
plural of bilander
bilection
bilection
noun
Alternative form of bolection
bilestone
bilestone
noun
A gallstone, or biliary calculus.
biliation
biliation
noun
(physiology) The production and excretion of bile.
bilihumin
bilimbing
bilimbing
noun
Alternative form of bilimbi
bilineate
bilingual
bilingual
adj
Characterized by the use or presence of two languages.
Having the ability to speak two languages.
Hypernym: multilingual
Spoken or written in two different languages.
noun
A person who is able to use two languages.
bilinguar
bilinguar
adj
Obsolete form of bilingual.
bilirubin
bilirubin
noun
(biochemistry) A bile pigment that is a product of the breakdown of the heme portion of hemoglobin (which occurs within macrophages as they digest red blood cells), and which is responsible for the yellowish color seen in bruises. Extremely high levels of bilirubin may cause jaundice.
billabong
billabong
noun
(Australia) An anabranch, backwater or oxbow lake that is temporarily cut off from the main river, especially one that is only filled with water during the rainy season and can sometimes dry up completely.
billeting
billeting
noun
The lodging of soldiers.
verb
present participle of billet
billionth
billionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number one billion.
noun
One of a billion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the billionth position.
billowing
billowing
noun
The act of something that billows; a billow.
verb
present participle of billow
billycans
billycans
noun
plural of billycan
biltongue
biltongue
noun
Archaic form of biltong.
bimonthly
bimonthly
adj
Occurring once every two months; bimestrial
Twice every month; semimonthly.
adv
once every two months; bimestrially
noun
A publication that is published on a bimonthly basis.
binalonen
binapthyl
bindingly
bindingly
adv
In a binding manner.
binnacles
binnacles
noun
plural of binnacle
binocular
binocular
adj
Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance.
noun
(dated) Any binocular glass, such as an opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
A pair of binoculars.
attributive form of binoculars
binomials
binomials
noun
plural of binomial
binominal
binominal
adj
(taxonomy) consisting of two names
(taxonomy) pertaining to the nomenclature system for the rank of species in biological taxonomy
(taxonomy) pertaining to the noun binomen
noun
(grammar) A construct involving two nouns or two names.
(taxonomy) A scientific name, at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.
binuclear
binuclear
adj
having two nuclei; binucleate
biordinal
biordinal
adj
(mathematics, music) Of the second order
noun
(mathematics) A second-order equation
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
biplosion
bipunctal
birlieman
birthland
birthland
noun
The land of one's birth, or where one was born.
bisannual
bisantler
bivalence
bivalence
noun
The state or quality of being bivalent (in any sense)
bivalency
bivalency
noun
The quality of being bivalent.
bivalents
bivalents
noun
plural of bivalent
bivalvian
bivalvian
adj
Of or relating to bivalves.
biventral
biventral
adj
Having two bellies
digastric
bivoltine
bivoltine
adj
(biology) Having two broods or generations in a year
noun
(biology) A bivoltine organism.
bjoerling
blackband
blackband
noun
(mineralogy) An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous matter, valuable as an iron ore.