(Britain) A traditional dress code at certain prestigious British schools
(US history) A soldier or officer in the Union army during the American Civil War
(dated) A policeman
bluegown
bluegown
Noun
One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, who received certain alms every year on the king's birthday, including a blue gown.
(US, Australia) A trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis)
(US, UK, Australia, New Zealand) Antarctic butterfish (Hyperoglyphe antarctica)
(US, naval slang) A person who has crossed the Arctic Circle.
(informal) A prude.
(slang) A follower of Birmingham City Football Club.
(slang) A follower of Everton Football Club.
(slang) A person from Nova Scotia, Canada.
(slang) A variety of potato from Nova Scotia, Canada.
bluetops
bluetops
noun
plural of bluetop
bluewood
bluewood
noun
(uncountable) Wood of Haematoxylon campechianum.
A tree of species Haematoxylon campechianum.
Condalia spp., especially Condalia hookeri (syn. Condalia obovata).
boethius
bohemium
bohemium
noun
(chemistry) Former name of rhenium.
boisseau
boqueron
borasque
bordeaux
bordeaux
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bordeaux (“fungicide; wine”)
bordured
bordured
adj
(heraldry) Having or exhibiting a bordure.
bordures
bordures
noun
plural of bordure
bosquets
bosquets
noun
plural of bosquet
bouchees
bouchier
bouderie
boudeuse
bouffage
bouffage
noun
(rare) A satisfying meal
bougeron
boughten
boughten
adj
(archaic or regional, West Country, Cornwall, Canada, US) Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade).
verb
(archaic or regional, chiefly US) past participle of buy
boulders
boulders
noun
plural of boulder
bouldery
bouldery
adj
(climbing) involving, or resembling, bouldering
Of, pertaining to, or containing boulders
boulogne
boulogne
Proper noun
A commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-Billancourt
boultell
bouncers
bouncers
noun
plural of bouncer
bouncier
bouncier
adj
comparative form of bouncy: more bouncy
bounders
bounders
noun
plural of bounder
boundure
boundure
noun
Obsolete spelling of bounder; boundary, limit
bountied
bountied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bounty
bounties
bounties
noun
plural of bounty
bountree
bouquets
bouquets
noun
plural of bouquet
bourette
bourgade
bourgeon
bourgeon
verb
Obsolete form of burgeon.
bourreau
bourrees
bourrees
noun
plural of bourree
bourride
bourride
noun
A dish made with monkfish, mayonnaise, and a vegetable brunoise.
bourtree
boutefeu
boutefeu
noun
(obsolete) An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels.
bouteria
boutique
boutique
noun
(film) A film production company making only a few movies per year.
(often attributive) Any company specializing in bespoke or custom-made products or services for clientele in a niche market.
A small shop located within a larger one.
A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
boutwell
bouviers
bouvines
bowieful
breakout
breakout
adj
Of a book, film, or other work: leading its author to mainstream success.
noun
(aviation) The point at which visibility returns after passing through cloud.
A breakdown of statistics; a detailed view of component parts.
A room in a hotel etc. that can be taken by a smaller group at a large conference.
An escape from any restrictive or confining situation.
An escape from prison.
An outbreak (sudden eruption of disease etc.).
breloque
breloque
noun
A seal or charm for a watchchain.
brochure
brochure
noun
A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
broguery
broguery
noun
The presence of a brogue in speech.
bromuret
bromuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A bromide.
bronteum
broquery
brouette
brouille
bruceton
brutedom
brutedom
noun
The condition of being a brute; brutality.
bucchero
bucchero
noun
A type of dark grey Etruscan terracotta pottery.
buckeroo
buckeroo
noun
Alternative spelling of buckaroo
budgerow
budgerow
noun
(now historical) A large, slow-moving barge used in India.
buellton
bueyeros
bufonite
bufonite
noun
(paleontology, obsolete) A fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations.
bughouse
bughouse
adj
(US, slang) Crazy, insane.
noun
(South Africa, slang) A cheap and dirty cinema.
(US, slang) A flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc.
(US, slang) A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum.
bulldoze
bulldoze
verb
(UK) To push someone over by heading straight over them. Often used in conjunction with "over".
(UK) To shoot down an idea immediately and forcefully.
(US, slang, dated) To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; used originally of the intimidation of black voters in Louisiana.
To destroy with a bulldozer.
To push into a heap, as a bulldozer does.
To push through forcefully.
bullnose
bullnose
noun
(construction) rounded ceramic trim, especially in masonry and ceramic tile
(uncountable) A bacterial disease of suckling or weanling pigs, characterized by sores in the mouth or upon the lips.
bunceton
buncombe
buncombe
noun
(archaic) Alternative spelling of bunkum
bunemost
bunghole
bunghole
noun
Alternative spelling of bung-hole
buoyages
buoyages
noun
plural of buoyage
buoyance
buoyance
noun
The state or quality of being buoyant
burgeons
burgeons
noun
plural of burgeon
burgonet
burgonet
noun
(historical) A light helmet worn by infantrymen, bearing a crest and hinged cheekpieces, but typically without a visor.
burgoyne
burleson
burleson
Proper noun
a city in and Texas, USA, named after
burnoose
burnoose
noun
A thick hooded cloak worn by Berbers and Arabs in Northwest Africa.
burnover
burnover
noun
The situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it.
burrowed
burrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burrow
burrower
burrower
noun
An animal that lives in an underground hole that it has made itself.
One that burrows.
burstone
bushrope
bushrope
noun
Synonym of liana
butanone
butanone
noun
(organic chemistry) A simple aliphatic ketone, CH₃CH₂COCH₃, prepared industrially as a solvent, for use in the manufacture of paints etc.
buttoned
buttoned
adj
with buttons fastened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of button
buttoner
buttoner
noun
(slang, dated) A con man's apprentice.
A manufacturer of buttons.
Any device used to fasten buttons to a garment.
One who buttons something.
butyrone
butyrone
noun
(organic chemistry) A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.
buxomest
buxomest
adj
superlative form of buxom: most buxom
cabecudo
cadiueio
caesious
caesious
adj
Having a blue color very low in chroma.
cameroun
cameroun
Proper noun
A former French and British territory in Central Africa, occupying the area of the modern-day country of Cameroon.
camoudie
caquetio
carhouse
carhouse
noun
(Southern US, dated) A garage attached to a house.
(US, dated) A storage depot for streetcars.
carneous
carneous
adj
(archaic) Consisting of, or like, flesh; fleshy.
caroused
caroused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carouse
carousel
carousel
noun
(graphical user interface) A visual component that displays a horizontal series of items one at a time.
(historical) A tilting match or tournament accompanied by games, shows, and allegorical performances.
A continuously revolving device for item delivery.
A merry-go-round (type of ride on rotating platform).
An equestrian discipline in which groups of riders make various formations.
The rotating glass plate in a microwave oven.
verb
To revolve or change places.
carouser
carouser
noun
A person who carouses; a reveller.
carouses
carouses
noun
plural of carouse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carouse
cathouse
cathouse
noun
(US, slang) A brothel.
(literally) Any small house, structure or fold used to house a cat.
caulomer
caupones
cellocut
cenobium
cenobium
noun
A monastery, a monastic community.
cernuous
cernuous
adj
(botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; said of a bud, flower, or fruit, or the capsule of a moss.
chaloupe
chaource
chaource
Proper noun
A commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Noun
A soft, creamy French cow's-milk cheese with a white rind.
checkout
checkout
noun
(Internet, by extension) The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
(darts) The number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
An inspection or investigation.
The place in a supermarket where this is done.
The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
chemulpo
chiquero
choiseul
choiseul
Proper noun
A commune in France
A town and quarter in Saint Lucia
An island and a province in Solomon Islands
choregus
choregus
noun
The leader of a chorus in Ancient Greece
The leader of a group (especially of performers)
chorused
chorused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chorus
choruser
choruser
noun
Someone who choruses, or sings in a chorus.
choruses
choruses
noun
plural of chorus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chorus
chouette
chousers
chousers
noun
plural of chouser
choushes
choushes
noun
plural of choush
chouteau
chouteau
Proper noun
a town in Oklahoma, USA.
chromule
chromule
noun
(botany, dated) Any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll, and especially in the petals.
chughole
chughole
noun
(US) pothole
ciboules
ciboules
noun
plural of ciboule
cinerous
cinerous
adj
Alternative form of cinereous (“ash-colored”)
citreous
citreous
adj
Of the colour of citron or a citrus fruit; yellowish.
cleanout
cleanout
noun
A medical course that serves to clear the bowels completely of feces.
An opening or drain leading into a plumbing system to provide a location to insert a snake or other implement for cleaning.
clonuses
clonuses
noun
plural of clonus
closeout
closeout
noun
(retail) A sale in which all merchandise is sold, at whatever reduced price is necessary
(surfing) A wave which breaks all at once, as opposed to breaking progressively along its length.
closeups
closeups
noun
plural of closeup
closured
closures
closures
noun
plural of closure
clotured
clotured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cloture
clotures
clotures
noun
plural of cloture
cloudage
cloudage
noun
Mass of clouds; cloudiness.
cloudier
cloudier
adj
comparative form of cloudy: more cloudy
cloudlet
cloudlet
noun
A little cloud.
clougher
clouters
clouters
noun
plural of clouter
clupeiod
clupeoid
clupeoid
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
coabsume
coadjute
coadjute
verb
To cooperate (with)
coassume
coassume
verb
(transitive) To assume jointly.
cobhouse
cobhouse
noun
(figuratively) A flimsy arrangement or structure.
A flimsy structure, as one built by children from small bits of wood and other materials.
A structure built of cob.
An outbuilding of inferior construction.
cocksure
cocksure
adj
(informal) Too confident; overconfident.
codiaeum
coendure
coendure
verb
(intransitive) Alternative form of co-endure
(transitive) Alternative form of co-endure
coenures
coenures
noun
plural of coenure
coenurus
coenurus
noun
(zoology) A complex tapeworm larva growing interstitially in vertebrate tissues and consisting of a large fluid-filled sac from the inner wall of which numerous scolices develop.