A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.
verb
(intransitive) To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel.
absoil
albers
albums
albums
noun
plural of album
alibis
alibis
noun
plural of alibi
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alibi
ambles
ambles
noun
plural of amble
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amble
babels
babels
noun
plural of babel
babuls
babuls
noun
plural of babul
bagels
bagels
noun
plural of bagel
balaos
balers
balers
noun
plural of baler
baleys
balius
balkis
ballas
ballas
noun
plural of balla
ballsy
ballsy
adj
(vulgar, colloquial) Tough and courageous; having balls.
balsam
balsam
noun
(chiefly UK) A plant or tree yielding such substance.
(chiefly UK) A soothing ointment.
(chiefly UK) A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
(chiefly UK, figuratively) Something soothing.
A balsam fir Abies balsamea.
A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.
Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir.
The balsam family of flowering plants (Balsaminaceae), which includes Impatiens and Hydrocera.
verb
(transitive) To treat or anoint with balsam.
balsas
balsas
noun
plural of balsa
baltis
baltis
noun
plural of balti
basale
basalt
basalt
noun
(mineralogy) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
A type of unglazed pottery.
basely
basely
adv
In a base manner
basial
basial
adj
Relating to the basion.
basile
basils
basils
noun
plural of basil
bassly
bassly
adv
In a bass tone.
baulks
baulks
noun
plural of baulk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baulk
baylis
bedels
bedels
noun
plural of bedel
beisel
belash
belash
verb
(transitive, archaic) To strike or flog with a lash; take a lash to
belast
belast
adj
(obsolete) burdened, charged, bound.
belays
belays
noun
plural of belay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belay
belgas
belies
belies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belie
belles
belles
noun
plural of belle
bellis
belows
belsen
belsky
beltis
bensel
bensil
bersil
beryls
beryls
noun
plural of beryl
beslab
beslap
beslap
verb
(transitive) To slap around or about; slap all over; slap soundly or completely.
beslow
beslur
besoil
besoil
verb
(transitive) To cover with or as with soil; stain; sully.
besoul
besoul
verb
(transitive) To imbue or endow with a soul.
bessel
betels
betels
noun
plural of betel
bevels
bevels
noun
plural of bevel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bevel
bezels
bezels
noun
plural of bezel
bezils
bezils
noun
plural of bezil
bialis
bialys
bialys
noun
plural of bialy
bibles
bibles
noun
plural of bible
biblos
biblus
bicols
bields
bields
noun
plural of bield
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bield
bikols
bilbos
bilbos
noun
plural of bilbo
bilges
bilges
noun
plural of bilge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bilge
bilkis
bilski
birles
birles
noun
plural of birle
birsle
bisalt
bisalt
Noun
An acid salt.
bisley
bisulc
blacks
blacks
noun
(UK) Soot flying in the air.
A kind of ink in used in copperplate printing, prepared from the charred husks of the grape and the residue of the wine press.
Black garments, etc.
plural of black
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of black
blades
blades
noun
plural of blade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blade
blains
blains
noun
plural of blain
blairs
blaise
blames
blames
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blame
blancs
blancs
noun
plural of blanc
blanks
blanks
noun
plural of blank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blank
blares
blares
noun
plural of blare
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blare
blashy
blashy
adj
(of food) watery
(of weather) windy and rainy
blasia
blason
blasts
blasts
noun
plural of blast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blast
blasty
blasty
adj
(now rare) Causing blast or injury.
(obsolete) Affected by blasts; gusty.
blazes
blazes
adv
hellishly, extremely
intj
Expression of frustration, shock, or both.
noun
(euphemistic) hell
plural of blaze
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blaze
bleaks
bleaks
noun
plural of bleak
blears
blears
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blear
bleats
bleats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleat
bleeds
bleeds
noun
plural of bleed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleed
bleeps
bleeps
noun
plural of bleep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleep
blends
blends
noun
plural of blend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blend
blesse
blesse
verb
Obsolete spelling of bless
bliest
blimps
blimps
noun
plural of blimp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blimp
blinds
blinds
noun
plural of blind
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blind
blinis
blinis
noun
plural of blini
blinks
blinks
noun
Montia fontana, a herbaceous annual plant in the family Montiaceae, formerly included in the purslane family (Portulacaceae).
plural of blink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blink
blisse
blites
blites
noun
plural of blite
bloats
bloats
noun
plural of bloat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bloat
blocks
blocks
noun
plural of block
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of block
blokes
blokes
noun
plural of bloke
blonds
blonds
noun
plural of blond
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blond
bloods
bloods
noun
plural of blood
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blood
blooms
blooms
noun
plural of bloom
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bloom
bloops
bloops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bloop
blosmy
blosmy
noun
(poetic) Alternative form of blossomy
blouse
blouse
noun
(India) A short garment worn under a sari.
(fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.
(fashion, obsolete) A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
(military fashion) A loose-fitting uniform jacket.
Alternative form of blouze
Alternative form of blowess
Alternative form of blowze
verb
(military) To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).
To hang a garment in loose folds.
blousy
blousy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a blouse; loose, flowing.
blowse
blowse
noun
(obsolete) A ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.
blowsy
blowsy
adj
(chiefly of a woman's hair or dress) Slovenly or unkempt, in the manner of a beggar or slattern.
Having a reddish, coarse complexion, especially with a pudgy face.
Unrefined, countrified.
bluest
bluest
adj
superlative form of blue: most blue
bluesy
bluesy
adj
(music, informal) Characteristic of, or similar to, the blues (a genre of music).
bluets
bluets
noun
plural of bluet
blueys
blueys
noun
plural of bluey
bluffs
bluffs
noun
plural of bluff
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluff
bluish
bluish
adj
(figuratively) Somewhat depressed; sad.
Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.
bluism
bluism
noun
Alternative form of blueism
blumes
blunks
blunks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blunk
blunts
blunts
noun
plural of blunt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blunt
blurbs
blurbs
noun
plural of blurb
blurts
blurts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blurt
blusht
blusht
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of blush
blushy
blushy
adj
(of a person) Embarrassed, blushing; feeling as though one might blush.
Suffused with blushes or blushlike hues.
blypes
blypes
noun
plural of blype
boelus
bogles
bogles
noun
plural of bogle
boldos
boldos
noun
plural of boldo
bolshy
bolshy
noun
Alternative spelling of bolshie
bolson
bolson
noun
(chiefly southwestern US) A relatively flat and arid valley that is surrounded by mountains and that drains into a central basin.
borals
bosler
bostal
bostal
noun
(Sussex) Alternative form of borstal
botels
botels
noun
plural of botel
boules
boules
noun
bowls; a game played with metal balls.
plural of boule
bowels
bowels
noun
(obsolete) The body as the source of offspring.
Compassion, sympathy.
The concept or quality that defines something at its very core.
The deepest or innermost part.
The intestines.
plural of bowel
bowlds
bowles
bowles
noun
plural of bowle
bowlus
boylas
boylas
noun
plural of boyla
brails
brails
noun
plural of brail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brail
brasil
brawls
brawls
noun
plural of brawl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brawl
brills
brills
noun
The hair on the eyelids of a horse.
plural of brill
broils
broils
noun
plural of broil
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broil