A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
achomawi
achomawi
Proper noun
The native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California.
ackworth
advowson
advowson
noun
(UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
aeroview
agalwood
agalwood
noun
Alternative form of agarwood
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
airwoman
airwoman
noun
A woman who flies in an aircraft; a female aviator.
airwomen
airwomen
noun
plural of airwoman
allowing
allowing
verb
present participle of allow
aloewood
alsworth
alyworth
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
aquashow
aquashow
noun
A spectacle consisting of underwater dance and gymnastics.
arborway
arborway
noun
avenue (lined with trees)
armyworm
armyworm
noun
The larva of any of the Spodoptera and Mythimna genera of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups on food crops and grasses.
arrowing
arrowing
verb
present participle of arrow
arrowlet
arrowlet
noun
A small arrow.
artworks
artworks
noun
plural of artwork
aswooned
avowable
avowable
adj
Capable of being avowed or openly acknowledged with confidence.
avowably
avowably
adv
In an avowable manner.
avowance
avowance
noun
(obsolete) An upholding; defence; vindication.
(obsolete) The act of avowing; avowal.
avowedly
avowedly
adv
With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
avowries
avowries
noun
plural of avowry
awaredom
awlworts
awlworts
noun
plural of awlwort
backblow
backdown
backdown
noun
An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backflow
backflow
noun
The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
backwood
backwood
adj
Native to or located in a remote rural location.
Rustic, unsophisticated, countrified.
backword
backword
noun
A contention, retort, or reply.
A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
A section of commentary at the end of a book.
backworm
backworm
noun
(obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks.
backwort
bagwoman
bagwoman
noun
A female bagman (person involved with illicit money).
bagwomen
bagwomen
noun
plural of bagwoman
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
bailwood
balewort
ballgown
ballgown
noun
A formal gown to be worn by women to balls and similar social events.
verb
(intransitive, UK, live action role-playing games) To roleplay romance as part of a roleplaying game.
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bandworm
banewort
banewort
noun
Atropa belladonna, deadly nightshade.
Ranunculus flammula, spearwort
bangalow
bangalow
noun
bangalow palm
basswood
basswood
noun
(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.
batfowls
bathwort
batwoman
batwoman
noun
(UK, military) A female batman (servant)
batwomen
batwomen
noun
plural of batwoman
bawcocks
bawcocks
noun
plural of bawcock
bawhorse
bawhorse
noun
Obsolete form of bathorse.
baywoods
beadwork
beadwork
noun
Decorative work involving beads.
beamwork
bearwood
bearwort
bearwort
noun
A perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
becobweb
becoward
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedrowse
bedrowse
verb
To make drowsy.
bedworth
beefwood
beefwood
noun
(uncountable) The timber of those trees.
Any of the Australian trees having timber resembling raw beef.
beflower
beflower
verb
(obsolete) To cover with flowers.
begowned
begowned
adj
Wearing a gown.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begown
behallow
behallow
verb
(transitive) To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely.
behowled
behowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behowl
bellowed
bellowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bellow
bellower
bellower
noun
(obsolete, colloquial) A town crier.
One who bellows.
bellwood
bellwort
bellwort
noun
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Uvularia, that have yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
Any of various plants in the Campanulaceae family.
bentwood
bentwood
noun
(countable) An object, especially a piece of furniture, made from bentwood.
(woodworking, countable and uncountable, sometimes attributive) Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships' hulls, etc.).
bepowder
bepowder
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder.
beshadow
beshadow
verb
(transitive) To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
beshower
besnowed
besnowed
adj
Covered or laden with snow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besnow
bestowal
bestowal
noun
The act of bestowing.
bestowed
bestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestow
bestower
bestower
noun
One who bestows.
bestrown
bestrown
verb
(archaic) past participle of bestrew
bestrows
bestrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestrow
betallow
betallow
verb
(transitive) To cover with tallow.
bewonder
bewonder
verb
(archaic, transitive) To fill with wonder or admiration; amaze.
(South Africa, historical) A member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.
billowed
billowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of billow
bindwood
blaewort
blauwbok
blauwbok
noun
The bluebuck (extinct mammal).
bloodwit
bloodwit
noun
Alternative form of bloodwite
blowback
blowback
noun
(computing) Synonym of backscatter.
(firearms) A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer.
(rail transport) On a steam locomotive, the reversal of exhaust gases when the regulator is closed without using the blower.
(slang) The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth).
An unintended adverse result, especially of covert political action.
blowball
blowball
noun
The downy seed head of a dandelion, a dandelion clock.
blowcase
blowcock
blowdown
blowdown
noun
(aviation) The action of aerodynamic forces to tend to cause a deflected control surface to return to its neutral position, or prevent the surface from deflecting past a certain point.
(chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure.
(forestry) Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap.
(industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle.
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
blowguns
blowguns
noun
plural of blowgun
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
blowhole
blowhole
noun
(computer hardware) A vertical opening in the top of a computer case that lets hot air (primarily from the CPU heat sink) escape quickly.
(geology) A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, leading to a marine cave from which wave water or bursts of air are expelled.
(geology) A vent for the escape of steam or other gas.
(marine biology) The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
(metallurgy) An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product.
verb
(metallurgy, transitive, intransitive) To fill or be filled with air in an unintended cavity.
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
blowings
blowings
noun
plural of blowing
blowiron
blowjobs
blowjobs
noun
plural of blowjob
blowlamp
blowlamp
noun
A burner that burns a fuel in air to produce a hot flame; a blowtorch
blowline
blowoffs
blowoffs
noun
plural of blowoff
blowouts
blowouts
noun
plural of blowout
blowpipe
blowpipe
noun
(chemistry) a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture
(glassblowing) a long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown
a weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun
blowsier
blowsier
adj
comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
blowsily
blowsily
adv
In a blowsy manner.
blowtube
blowtube
noun
(rare) A blowgun.
A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.).
blowzier
blowzier
adj
comparative form of blowzy: more blowzy
blowzily
blowzily
adv
Alternative spelling of blowsily
blowzing
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.
bluewood
bluewood
noun
(uncountable) Wood of Haematoxylon campechianum.
A tree of species Haematoxylon campechianum.
Condalia spp., especially Condalia hookeri (syn. Condalia obovata).
boarwood
boatward
boatward
adv
Toward a boat.
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
bobowler
bobowler
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete, Black Country) A large moth.
bobwhite
bobwhite
noun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
bodewash
bodeword
bodywear
bodywear
noun
Lightweight, close-fitting clothing, such as leotards or bodysuits, worn for exercising, dancing, or leisure activity.
bodywise
bodywood
bodywork
bodywork
noun
A service offered that includes an erotic massage and may also include prostitution.
The application of physical therapy as a preventive measure.
The exterior body of a motor vehicle.
The repair of a such body.
bogwoods
bogwoods
noun
plural of bogwood
boildown
boildown
noun
The process of boiling something down; concentration by means of evaporation.
boleslaw
boleweed
bolewort
bollworm
bollworm
noun
The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.
boltwork
boneshaw
bonewood
bonework
bonework
noun
The art or process of making objects from bone.
bonewort
bookward
bookways
bookwise
bookwise
adv
In the manner of a book.
bookwork
bookwork
noun
(chiefly University of Cambridge) The act of memorising information; used attributively to describe or denote questions that test information learned rather than requiring additional thought.