(slang) A person who makes an ostentatious display of wealth or style.
blinkering
blinkering
verb
present participle of blinker
blistering
blistering
adj
Causing blisters.
Harsh or corrosive.
Scornful.
Very fast.
noun
(medicine, veterinary) The practice of forming blisters on the skin, to promote blood flow and aid healing.
verb
present participle of blister
blisteringly
blisteringly
adv
In a blistering manner.
blithering
blithering
adj
Talking incoherently; jabbering.
noun
Incoherent or foolish talk.
verb
present participle of blither
blitzkrieging
blockaderunning
bloodguiltiness
bloodguiltiness
noun
Guilt of having shed blood or killed someone.
bloodletting
bloodletting
noun
(by extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect.
(historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.
verb
present participle of bloodlet
bloodlettings
bloodlettings
noun
plural of bloodletting
bloodshedding
bloodshedding
noun
The act of shedding blood.
bloomingdale
bloomingness
bloomingness
noun
A blooming condition.
bloomingrose
blubbering
blubbering
noun
noisy sobbing
verb
present participle of blubber
blubberingly
blubberingly
adv
With blubbering sounds; with broken or noisy sobs.
bludgeoning
bludgeoning
noun
An assault with a club or similar weapon.
verb
present participle of bludgeon
blueing
blueing
noun
An indigo material used as a laundry aid to counteract yellowing
blueings
blueings
noun
plural of blueing
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bluewing
bluewing
noun
(usually in the plural) Torenia (wishbone flower)
Anas discors (syn. Spatula discors), the blue-winged teal.
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
blusteringly
blusteringly
adv
in a blustering manner
bobsledding
bobsledding
noun
The act or sport of riding a bobsled
verb
present participle of bobsled
bobsleddings
bobsleding
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
boilinglike
bolingbroke
bolinger
bollinger
bolshevizing
bolshevizing
verb
present participle of bolshevize
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
boltheading
boltuprightness
bookselling
bookselling
noun
The sale of books.
booksellings
bootlegging
bootlegging
verb
present participle of bootleg
boroglycerine
boswellizing
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bougainvillaea
bougainvillaea
noun
Alternative spelling of bougainvillea
bougainvillaeas
bougainvillaeas
noun
plural of bougainvillaea
bougainville
bougainvillea
bougainvillea
noun
Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.
bougainvilliidae
boulangerite
boulangerite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead antimony sulfide mineral that forms metallic grey monoclinic crystals.
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
boussingaultite
boussingaultite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
boweling
bowelling
bowelling
verb
present participle of bowel
bowldering
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
breathingly
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
breedling
breinigsville
brevilingual
brevilingual
adj
(rare) Having a short tongue.
bridgebuilding
bridgebuilding
noun
The construction of bridges.
bridgeland
bringela
bringsel
bromgelatin
bromogelatin
bromogelatin
noun
(photography) A process for preparing dry plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in gelatin.
bronchoaspergillosis
bronchoplegia
brugnatellite
brugnatellite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellowish mineral formed of a hydrated ferric and magnesium carbonate/hydroxide.
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
buginvillaea
buildingless
buildingless
adj
Without buildings.
bulginess
bulginess
noun
The state of being bulgy
bulginesses
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulldoggishness
bulleting
bulleting
noun
(Scotland) The game of road bowling.
verb
present participle of bullet
bulletining
bulletining
verb
present participle of bulletin
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bullgine
bullgine
noun
(US, slang, obsolete) A steam locomotive.
bumblingness
burlesquing
burlesquing
noun
An instance of burlesque.
verb
present participle of burlesque
burlingame
busheling
busheling
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Scraps of steel left over from manufacturing processes.
verb
present participle of bushel
bushelling
bushelling
noun
Alternative form of busheling
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
cablecasting
cablecasting
verb
present participle of cablecast
carbogelatin
carbohemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
celebrating
celebrating
noun
celebration
verb
present participle of celebrate
cerebroganglion
cerebroganglionic
cerebromeningeal
cerebromeningeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the meninges
changeability
changeability
noun
The quality of being changeable; changeableness.
childbearing
childbearing
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth
noun
The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition
circumnavigable
circumnavigable
adj
able to be circumnavigated
clabbering
clabbering
verb
present participle of clabber
clambering
clambering
noun
The act of one who clambers.
verb
present participle of clamber
climbingfishes
clobbering
clobbering
adj
That clobbers.
noun
(informal) A beating; a thrashing; a thorough defeat.
verb
present participle of clobber
cobelligerent
cobelligerent
adj
Carrying on war in conjunction with another power.
noun
Country that wages war against a common enemy, without the countries on the same side having a formal treaty of military alliance.
cognisable
cognisable
adj
Alternative form of cognizable
cognisableness
cognizable
cognizable
adj
(law) Within the jurisdiction of a particular court.
Capable of being known or perceived.
cognizableness
cognizableness
noun
The quality of being cognizable.
cognoscible
cognoscible
adj
Capable of being known.
Liable to judicial investigation.
concelebrating
concelebrating
verb
present participle of concelebrate
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
congealability
congealability
noun
The condition of being congealable
congeliturbate
congeliturbation
congeliturbation
noun
(geology) gelifraction
congestible
congestible
adj
Liable to become congested
consignable
consignable
adj
Capable of being consigned.
contrasuggestible
contrasuggestible
adj
Liable to respond to psychological suggestion by doing the opposite.
corbeling
corbeling
noun
A series of corbels or piece of continuous corbeled masonry.
corbelling
corbelling
noun
A series of corbels or piece of continuous corbelled masonry.
verb
present participle of corbel
corrigibleness
corrigibleness
noun
The state or quality of being corrigible; corrigibility.
counterbalancing
counterbalancing
noun
The act by which something is counterbalanced.
verb
present participle of counterbalance
counterbuilding
counterobligation
counterobligation
noun
A reciprocal obligation; something one is obliged to do in return.
crumblingness
crumblingness
noun
The quality of crumbling.
curveballing
curveballing
verb
present participle of curveball
cyanmethemoglobin
cyanmethemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A relatively non-toxic cyanide derivative of methemoglobin formed when amyl nitrite and sodium nitrite are used as antidotes to cyanide poisoning
cyanomethaemoglobin
cyanomethemoglobin
dabblingness
dangleberries
dangleberries
noun
plural of dangleberry
debasingly
debasingly
adv
In a debasing manner.
debatingly
debatingly
adv
In the manner of a debate.
debilitating
debilitating
adj
Causing a loss of energy or strength.
verb
present participle of debilitate
deblocking
deblocking
verb
present participle of deblock
decarbonylating
decarbonylating
verb
present participle of decarbonylate
decarboxylating
decarboxylating
verb
present participle of decarboxylate
defibrillating
defibrillating
verb
present participle of defibrillate
delabializing
delabializing
verb
present participle of delabialize
deliberating
deliberating
verb
present participle of deliberate
demagnetisable
demagnetizable
demagnetizable
adj
That can be demagnetized.
demobilising
demobilising
verb
present participle of demobilise
demobilizing
demobilizing
verb
present participle of demobilize
designable
designable
adj
Capable of being designed.
desobligeant
destabilizing
destabilizing
verb
present participle of destabilize
detribalizing
detribalizing
verb
present participle of detribalize
diagnosable
diagnosable
adj
Able to be diagnosed; having a cause which can be determined.