(economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
(nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
verb
(transitive) To affect with backwash.
To clean the oil from wool after combing.
To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
baklawas
baklawas
noun
plural of baklawa
bandsawn
bandsawn
verb
past participle of bandsaw
barwares
barwares
noun
plural of barware
basswood
basswood
noun
(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.
batfowls
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
bawcocks
bawcocks
noun
plural of bawcock
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
bawhorse
bawhorse
noun
Obsolete form of bathorse.
baywoods
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedrowse
bedrowse
verb
To make drowsy.
bedscrew
bedstraw
bedstraw
noun
(obsolete) straw put into a bed
Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
bedwards
bedwards
adv
Alternative form of bedward
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
beeswing
beeswing
noun
A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.
bejewels
bejewels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bejewel
beltways
beltways
noun
plural of beltway
beltwise
beltwise
adv
In the manner of a belt, looped around something.
bendways
bendways
adv
Bendwise.
bendwise
bendwise
adv
(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
bescrawl
bescrawl
verb
(transitive) To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over.
beshadow
beshadow
verb
(transitive) To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
beshower
beshrews
beshrews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshrew
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.
bestrewn
bestrewn
verb
past participle of bestrew
bestrews
bestrews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestrew
bestrown
bestrown
verb
(archaic) past participle of bestrew
bestrows
bestrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestrow
beswarms
beswarms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beswarm
beswinge
beswinge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.
beswitch
betweens
betweens
noun
plural of between
biasways
biaswise
bikeways
bikeways
noun
plural of bikeway
birdwise
birdwise
adv
In the manner of a bird.
blowcase
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
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
blowings
blowings
noun
plural of blowing
blowjobs
blowjobs
noun
plural of blowjob
blowoffs
blowoffs
noun
plural of blowoff
blowouts
blowouts
noun
plural of blowout
blowsier
blowsier
adj
comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
blowsily
blowsily
adv
In a blowsy manner.
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
bodewash
bodywise
bogwoods
bogwoods
noun
plural of bogwood
boleslaw
boneshaw
bookways
bookwise
bookwise
adv
In the manner of a book.
bostwick
bosworth
bosworth
Proper noun
A city/town in Missouri, US.
botswana
bowbells
boweries
boweries
noun
plural of bowery
bowheads
bowheads
noun
plural of bowhead
bowknots
bowknots
noun
plural of bowknot
bowlders
bowlders
noun
plural of bowlder
bowlfuls
bowlfuls
noun
plural of bowlful
bowlines
bowlines
noun
plural of bowline
bowlings
bowshots
bowshots
noun
plural of bowshot
bowsprit
bowsprit
noun
(nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
bowstaff
bowstave
bowstave
noun
The stave of a bow, to which the string is attached.
bowyangs
bowyangs
noun
plural of bowyang
boxwoods
boxwoods
noun
plural of boxwood
boystown
boystown
Proper noun
A gayborhood area of Chicago
bradawls
bradawls
noun
plural of bradawl
bradshaw
bradshaw
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern England.
derived from these places.
Noun
A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw
braswell
brawlers
brawlers
noun
plural of brawler
brewages
brewages
noun
plural of brewage
brewings
brewings
noun
plural of brewing
brewises
brewises
noun
plural of brewis
brewster
brewster
noun
(Britain, Scotland) A brewer (of either sex).
(archaic) A female brewer.
(optics) A unit of stress optical coefficient which is equal to 10⁻¹² m²/N or 10⁻¹² Pa⁻¹. Symbol: B.
browless
browless
adj
(obsolete) Without shame.
Without a brow or eyebrows.
brownest
brownest
adj
superlative form of brown: most brown
brownies
brownies
noun
plural of brownie
brownish
brownish
adj
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
brownism
brownism
Proper noun
The political ideology attributed to the former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, characterised by, among other things, allegedly prudent economics.
The doctrines of the Brunonian system of medicine.
Proper noun
The beliefs of the Brownists, or followers of
brownist
brownist
Noun
One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.
Noun
An and follower of (1540–1633).
brownson
browpost
browsage
browsers
browsers
noun
plural of browser
browsick
browsing
browsing
noun
A place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.
verb
present participle of browse
bucksaws
bucksaws
noun
plural of bucksaw
buckwash
budworms
budworms
noun
plural of budworm
bulwarks
bulwarks
noun
plural of bulwark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulwark
burweeds
burweeds
noun
plural of burweed
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
bushwahs
bushwife
bushwood
busywork
busywork
noun
Alternative spelling of busy work
buzzwigs
bywaters
catawbas
catawbas
noun
plural of catawba
combwise
combwise
adv
In the manner of a comb; with a scraping motion intended to straighten.
cowbanes
cowbanes
noun
plural of cowbane
cowbells
cowbells
noun
plural of cowbell
cowbinds
cowbirds
cowbirds
noun
plural of cowbird
cowherbs
crabwise
crabwise
adj
(figuratively) Incidental.
In the manner of a crab; sideways.
crossbow
crossbow
noun
A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
A portable ballista that can be held in the hand.
crossweb
crowbars
crowbars
noun
plural of crowbar
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crowbar
dewsbury
dewsbury
Proper noun
a minster town in West Yorkshire, England.
disbowel
disbowel
verb
(rare) To disembowel.
dowsabel
drawbars
drawbars
noun
plural of drawbar
embowels
embowels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embowel
embowers
embowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embower
embrowns
embrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embrown
eyebrows
eyebrows
noun
plural of eyebrow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eyebrow
fishbowl
fishbowl
noun
Alternative spelling of fish bowl
flyblows
flyblows
noun
plural of flyblow
forebows
frostbow
frostbow
noun
A white arc or circle in the sky during frosty weather, formed by reflection of sunlight from ice crystals floating in the air.
imbowers
imbowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbower
imbrowns
imbrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbrown
jawbones
jawbones
noun
plural of jawbone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jawbone
jobstown
lawbooks
lawbooks
noun
plural of lawbook
lobworms
lobworms
noun
plural of lobworm
longbows
longbows
noun
plural of longbow
lowballs
lowballs
noun
plural of lowball
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lowball