Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
bacteriodiagnosis
balladmonger
balladmonger
noun
A seller or composer of ballads.
balladmongering
balladmongering
noun
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
bandarlog
banderlog
banderoling
bangboard
bardiglio
bardiglio
noun
An Italian variety of marble, commonly having a dark grey or bluish ground traversed by veins.
bargeboard
bargeboard
noun
(architecture) Alternative spelling of barge board.
bargeboards
bargeboards
noun
plural of bargeboard
bargeload
bargeload
noun
Entire load of a barge.
barricadoing
barricadoing
verb
present participle of barricado
barrigudo
barrigudo
noun
(archaic) The brown woolly monkey
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
battledoring
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
becowarding
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
beddingroll
bedgoer
bedlingtonshire
befrogged
befrogged
adj
Adorned with ornamental braid fasteners.
beggardom
beggardom
noun
The realm or state of beggars.
beggarhood
beggarhood
noun
The class of beggars generally.
The condition of being a beggar.
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
begroaned
begroaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begroan
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
beneighbored
beograd
berouged
berouged
adj
Wearing rouge.
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bigford
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
billboarding
billboarding
noun
(computer graphics) A technique in three-dimensional graphics in which a sprite is rendered perpendicular to the camera without respect to camera movement.
biodegradabilities
biodegradabilities
noun
plural of biodegradability
biodegradability
biodegradability
noun
The capacity of a material to decompose over time as a result of biological activity, especially to be broken down by microorganisms.
biodegradable
biodegradable
adj
Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.
noun
Any material that can be decomposed by biological activity.
biodegradation
biodegradation
noun
The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.
biodegradations
biodegradations
noun
plural of biodegradation
biodegrade
biodegrade
verb
to decompose as a result of biological action, especially by microorganisms
biodegraded
biodegraded
adj
Subject to biodegradation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of biodegrade
biodegrades
biodegrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biodegrade
biodegrading
biodegrading
verb
present participle of biodegrade
birddogging
birdsong
birdsong
noun
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird for the purposes of courtship.
Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.
bleachground
blockaderunning
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bloodmonger
bloodmonger
noun
A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
bludgeoneer
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
boarding
boarding
noun
(ice hockey) A penalty called for pushing into the boards.
(uncountable) The riding of a skateboard.
A structure made of boards.
The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.
The act of people getting aboard a ship aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation.
verb
present participle of board
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boardings
boardings
noun
plural of boarding
boardsailing
boardsailing
noun
windsurfing
bodger
bodger
noun
A woodworker in the traditional style characterised by the use of hand tools, a pole lathe and use of green timber.
One who works in a rough and ready, slipshod manner.
bodgery
bodgery
noun
Clumsy or inelegant work.
bodrag
bodrag
noun
Alternative form of bodrage
bodrage
bodrage
noun
(obsolete) A raid.
bodrogi
bodyboarding
bodyboarding
noun
A water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves.
verb
present participle of bodyboard
bodyguard
bodyguard
noun
A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting an individual.
verb
(transitive) To act as bodyguard for (someone); figuratively, to protect.
bodyguarded
bodyguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyguard
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bogard
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).
boglander
boglander
noun
One who lives in the bogland.
bombarding
bombarding
noun
bombardment
verb
present participle of bombard
bondager
bondager
noun
(Scotland, historical) A field worker, especially a woman.
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
boondoggler
boondoggler
noun
A person who boondoggles; a wastrel
boondogglers
boondogglers
noun
plural of boondoggler
bordage
bordage
noun
The base or servile tenure by which a bordar held his cottage.
bordering
bordering
adj
Having a common boundary or border
noun
A pattern or ornament forming a border.
verb
present participle of border
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
borderlight
bordrag
bordrage
borghild
boroglyceride
boroglyceride
noun
(dated, medicine) A preparation made by warming boric acid with glycerine; once sued as an antiseptic
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
bourgade
bourgeoned
bourgeoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bourgeon
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
bowldering
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
brachioganoid
brachioganoidei
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
bradyglossia
bradylogia
bradylogia
noun
Synonym of bradyarthria
bragdon
braggadocian
braggadocian
noun
(obsolete) Someone given to empty boasting; a braggart.
braggadocianism
braggadocio
braggadocio
noun
A braggart.
Empty boasting.
braggadocios
braggadocios
noun
plural of braggadocio
branchiostegidae
bravadoing
bravadoing
verb
present participle of bravado
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bridegod
bridegroom
bridegroom
noun
A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
bridegrooms
bridegrooms
noun
plural of bridegroom
bridegroomship
bridgeboard
bridgeboard
noun
(architecture) A notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.
A board or plank used as a bridge.
bridgebote
bridgehampton
bridgeport
bridgeport
Proper noun
a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a neighbourhood on Nova Scotia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA.
a CDP in and the county seat of California, USA.
an unincorporated community in California.
a seaport city in Connecticut, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
hamlet and CDP in and New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small town in Oklahoma, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA.
a former community in Utah, USA.
a city in Washington, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
bridgepot
bridgeton
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
bridgton
brightwood
bringdown
bringdown
noun
comedown
disappointment, letdown
broadcasting
broadcasting
adj
Sending in all directions.
noun
(business) The business or profession of radio and television.