(dated, electronics) A unit of capacitance equal to one billion (10⁹) farads, used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units
abiders
abiders
noun
plural of abider
abjured
abjured
adj
Having been renounced, forsworn or rejected.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjure
aborted
aborted
adj
(biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped.
Brought forth prematurely.
Checked in normal development at an early stage.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abort
abraded
abraded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrade
abrader
abrader
noun
(archaeology) A primitive artifact made of sandstone used for smoothing, sharpening, or shaping.
(medicine) A surgical instrument used to abrade bone or other tissue.
Something that abrades; a tool or machine for abrading.
abrades
abrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrade
abrased
abrased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrase
abridge
abridge
verb
(transitive) Cut short; truncate.
(transitive) To curtail.
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
(transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
(transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off.
(transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from.
absurds
absurds
noun
plural of absurd
adsorbs
adsorbs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adsorb
adverbs
adverbs
noun
plural of adverb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adverb
aldabra
ambroid
antbird
antbird
noun
Any of various drab-colored South American birds of the family Thamnophilidae that feed on ants.
arbored
arbored
adj
Furnished with an arbor; lined with trees.
aribold
armband
armband
noun
(sports) A band worn around the arm of the captain of a team.
A band worn around the arm, usually to symbolize protest or mourning.
An inflatable band worn round the arms to keep afloat in water
bacardi
badgers
badgers
noun
plural of badger
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badger
badiner
badrans
bahadur
bahadur
noun
(India, historical) A Mughal honorific connoting martial courage and valor, suffixed to name or title, which it raises by half a degree. Commonly bestowed upon loyal princes and victorious military commanders by Mughal emperors, and later by their British successors.
(originally) A warrior, especially a Mongol.
bajardo
baldrib
baldrib
noun
(UK, dated) A piece of pork cut lower down than the sparerib, and destitute of fat.
baldric
baldric
noun
A broad belt used to hold a sword, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast, and under the opposite arm); less properly, any belt.
ballard
ballard
Proper noun
A town in Utah.
bamford
bandera
banders
banders
noun
plural of bander
bandhor
bandler
bandora
bandore
bandore
noun
A stringed instrument similar in form to a guitar; a pandore.
bandrol
bandrol
noun
Alternative form of banderole
bandura
bandura
noun
A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap.
barbuda
barbudo
bardane
bardash
bardash
noun
(now rare) A homosexual male.
bardeen
bardess
bardess
noun
A female bard.
bardier
bardily
barding
barding
noun
(historical) Armour for a warhorse.
verb
present participle of bard
bardish
bardish
adj
Pertaining to, or written by, a bard or bards.
bardism
bardism
noun
The system of bards; the learning and maxims of bards.
bardlet
bardlet
noun
An inferior bard or poet.
barmaid
barmaid
noun
A woman who serves in a bar. [from 18th c.]
barnard
barrada
bartend
bartend
verb
To tend a bar; to act as a barman.
barundi
barwood
barwood
noun
The red wood of a leguminous African tree, Baphia nitida, used as a dyewood and for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work.
bastard
bastard
adj
(UK, vulgar) Very unpleasant.
(of a language) Imperfect; not spoken or written well or in the classical style; broken.
(printing) Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.
(theater lighting) Consisting of one predominant color blended with small amounts of complementary color; used to replicate natural light because of their warmer appearance.
Of abnormal, irregular or otherwise inferior qualities (size, shape etc).
Of or like a bastard (bad person).
Of or like a bastard (illegitimate human descendant).
Used in the vernacular name of a species to indicate that it is similar in some way to another species, often (but not always) one of another genus.
intj
(rare) Exclamation of strong dismay or strong sense of being upset.
noun
(dated) A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.
(informal) A child who does not know their father.
(informal) Something extremely difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
(often humorous) A man, a fellow, a male friend.
(often preceded by 'poor') A person deserving of pity.
(vulgar, offensive or derogatory, sometimes referring specifically to a man) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person.
A bastard file.
A large mould for straining sugar.
A mongrel (biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties).
A sweet wine.
A sword that is midway in length between a short-sword and a long sword; also bastard sword.
A variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit.
A writing paper of a particular size.
An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from syrups that have been boiled several times.
verb
(obsolete) To bastardize.
batarde
baudery
bawdier
bawdier
adj
comparative form of bawdy: more bawdy
bawdric
bayards
bayards
noun
plural of bayard
beadier
beadier
adj
comparative form of beady: more beady
beadrow
bearded
bearded
adj
(Of an axe) having the lower portion of the axehead extending the cutting edge significantly below the width of the butt, thus providing a wide cutting surface while keeping overall weight low.
(in combination) Having a beard (or similar appendage) of a specified type.
Having a beard; involving a beard.
Having a fringe or appendage resembling a beard in some way (often followed by with).
noun
(informal, botany, horticulture) A bearded iris.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beard
bearden
bearder
bearder
noun
One who beards.
beardie
beardie
noun
(Scotland) A fish, the bearded loach or stone loach, Barbatula barbatula.
(informal) Alternative form of beardy
beardom
beardom
noun
The state of being a bear (in homosexual subculture).
The state, essence, or quality of being a bear (the mammal).
bedegar
bedrail
bedrail
noun
A rail at the head, foot, or side of a bed.
bedrape
bedrape
verb
(archaic) To dress, clothe.
To drape, cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery.
bedread
bedward
bedward
adv
Toward bed.
bedwarf
bedwarf
verb
(archaic, transitive) To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf.
beeyard
beeyard
noun
An apiary.
beghard
beghard
Noun
One of an association of religious laymen living in semimonastic communities in imitation of the Beguines, and influenced by Albigensian teachings and by the
beguard
belgard
belgard
noun
(obsolete) A loving look, an amorous glance.
benward
beograd
beraked
berardo
berated
berated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of berate
berdash
berdash
noun
A kind of neckcloth.
Alternative form of berdache
bermuda
bernard
bernard
noun
Shortened form of Saint Bernard (the dog).
beroida
bertaud
besnard
betread
betread
verb
(transitive) To tread over or walk upon.
bewared
bewared
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of beware
bhandar
bidarka
bidarka
noun
A kayak constructed by covering a light wooden frame (lashed together with sinew) in sea lion hides.
billard
billard
noun
(obsolete) A coalfish, especially a young one.
birdman
birdman
noun
(informal) an aviator.
A man who works with birds.
A mythological creature that is part man and part bird.
birgand
bladder
bladder
noun
(anatomy) Specifically, the urinary bladder.
(botany) A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.
(figurative) Anything inflated, empty, or unsound.
(zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.
A sealed plastic bag that contains wine and is usually packaged in a cask.
The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.
verb
(transitive) To store or put up in bladders.
To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.
blander
blander
adj
comparative form of bland: more bland
blarnid
bleared
bleared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blear
boarded
boarded
adj
(of a structure, such as a roof, window, etc.) wooden, built with pieces of wood
verb
simple past tense and past participle of board
boarder
boarder
noun
(nautical) A sailor attacking an enemy ship by boarding her, or one repelling such attempts by an enemy.
A pupil who lives at school during term time.
Misspelling of border.
One who boards a vehicle.
Someone who pays for meals and lodging in a house rather than a hotel.
Someone who takes part in a boardsport, such as surfing or snowboarding.
boardly
bocardo
bodrage
bodrage
noun
(obsolete) A raid.
bogarde
boggard
boggard
noun
(UK dialectal) A bogey: a ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature, especially a small local spirit haunting gloomy places or the scenes of violence.
(obsolete) Any real or imagined thing which prompts a horse to boggle (take fright).
boiardo
bojardo
bollard
bollard
noun
(nautical) A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc are secured.
A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.
bombard
bombard
noun
(music) A bombardon.
(obsolete) a bassoon-like medieval instrument
(obsolete) a large liquor container made of leather, in the form of a jug or a bottle.
(poetic, rare) A bombardment.
a medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
verb
(figuratively) To attack something or someone by directing objects at them.
(figuratively) To continuously send or direct (at someone)
(physics) To direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms.
To continuously attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles.
bonnard
borated
borated
adj
Having been treated with borate
bordage
bordage
noun
The base or servile tenure by which a bordar held his cottage.
bordman
bordman
noun
(historical) A bordar; a tenant in bordage.
bordrag
boreiad
bouvard
boyards
boyards
noun
plural of boyard
bracked
bracted
bracted
Adjective
Having bracts.
bradawl
bradawl
noun
An awl with a blade similar to a small, straight screwdriver; used for making holes, especially in wood to take screws.
bradded
bradded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brad
bradlee
bradlee
Proper noun
name, a rare spelling variant of Bradley
bradley
bradley
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
bradman
bradner
bradney
bradoon
bradoon
noun
A type of snaffle bit, with small rings, usually used on a double bridle in conjunction with a curb bit.
bradski
bradsot
bradsot
noun
Synonym of braxy (“inflammatory disease of sheep”)
bradway
bragdon
bragged
bragged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brag
braided
braided
adj
(of a stream) Divided into several channels
Plaited, woven, entwined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of braid
braider
braider
noun
One who, or that which, braids.
brailed
brailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brail
brained
brained
adj
(in combination, sometimes figurative) Having a particular kind or number of brain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brain
braised
braised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of braise
brandea
branded
branded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brand
branden
brander
brander
noun
A person who brands.
An implement used to brand something; a branding iron.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To cook (meat, etc.) on a gridiron.
brandes
brandie
brandle
brandle
verb
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To shake; to (cause to) totter.