An instance of a person being removed temporarily from an active role in a group or team activity.
verb
present participle of bench
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
beneficiating
beneficiating
verb
present participle of beneficiate
beneficing
beneficing
verb
present participle of benefice
bengalic
benignancies
benignancies
noun
plural of benignancy
benignancy
benignancy
noun
benignity
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzoglycolic
benzophloroglucinol
benzoylglycine
berascaling
berlichingen
berrypicking
bescorching
bescorching
verb
present participle of bescorch
bescouring
bescreening
bescreening
verb
present participle of bescreen
bescribbling
bescribbling
verb
present participle of bescribble
beseeching
beseeching
noun
A heartfelt plea.
verb
present participle of beseech
beseechingly
beseechingly
adv
In a beseeching manner.
beseechingness
beseechingness
noun
The state or quality of being beseeching.
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bibliognostic
bickering
bickering
noun
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
verb
present participle of bicker
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
bicycling
bicycling
noun
The act of riding a bicycle.
verb
present participle of bicycle
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bigeneric
bigeneric
adj
(botany) Describing an (infertile) cross between plants belonging to different genera.
(taxonomy) Describing a taxonomic group containing only two genera.
bignoniaceae
bignoniaceous
bignoniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae.
bigoniac
bigoniac
adj
Synonym of bigonial
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
biocenology
biocenology
noun
(biology) A branch of ecology involving the study of the interactions between biological communities
bioelectrogenesis
bioelectrogenesis
noun
biological or biochemical electrogenesis
bioelectrogenetic
bioelectrogenetically
bioenergetic
bioenergetic
adj
Of or pertaining to bioenergetics
bioenergetics
bioenergetics
noun
(biology, physics) The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
A form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress.
biogenetic
biogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogenesis.
Of or pertaining to biogenetics.
biogenetical
biogenetical
adj
biogenetic
biogenetically
biogenetically
adv
In a biogenetic manner.
biogenetics
biogenetics
noun
(biology, genetics) genetic engineering
biogenic
biogenic
adj
essential for the maintenance of life
produced by living organisms, or by a biological process
biolinguistics
biolinguistics
noun
(linguistics) Study of the biology and evolution of language
biologicohumanistic
biomagnetic
biomagnetic
adj
Relating to biomagnetism.
biotechnological
biotechnological
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology.
biotechnologically
biotechnologically
adv
With reference to, or by means of biotechnology
biotechnologicaly
biotechnologies
biotechnologies
noun
plural of biotechnology
biotechnology
biotechnology
noun
The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
birching
birching
noun
A beating with a birch.
verb
present participle of birch
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
birectangular
birectangular
adj
Containing two right angles.
birefracting
birefringence
birefringence
noun
(physics) The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium; the property of a material that light passing through it is so split.
biscuiting
biscuitmaking
bisecting
bisecting
verb
present participle of bisect
bitching
bitching
adj
(slang) Excellent; outstanding.
(slang, less common) Awful, terrible.
noun
(vulgar, colloquial) A spiteful criticism or complaint.
verb
present participle of bitch
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blackballing
blackballing
noun
An instance, or action, of a person being blackballed
verb
present participle of blackball
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackening
blackening
noun
(countable) The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
(uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion; on steel, generally, synonym of bluing.
The act of defaming or sullying.
verb
present participle of blacken
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blacking
blacking
noun
A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
Shoe polish.
verb
present participle of black
blackings
blackings
noun
plural of blacking
blackington
blackjacking
blackjacking
verb
present participle of blackjack
blacklegging
blacklegging
noun
The practice of working in place of those who are engaged in a strike.
verb
present participle of blackleg
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blackmailing
blackmailing
noun
The act of one who blackmails.
verb
present participle of blackmail
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blanching
blanching
noun
The act by which something is blanched.
verb
present participle of blanch
blanchingly
blanchingly
adv
In a blanching way.
blastogenetic
blastogenetic
adj
Relating to blastogenesis.
blastogenic
blastogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to blastogenesis.
blastogranitic
bleaching
bleaching
noun
The loss or removal of part of the (semantic, grammatical, etc) content or a word or morpheme.
The process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents.
verb
present participle of bleach
blenching
blenching
noun
The act of one who blenches.
verb
present participle of blench
blenchingly
blennogenic
blennorrhagic
blennorrhagic
adj
(pathology) of or relating to blennorrhoea
blockaderunning
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blocking
blocking
noun
(computing) A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.
Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).
verb
present participle of block
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
blotching
blotching
noun
The situation of having blotches; blotchiness.
verb
present participle of blotch
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
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
bocking
bocking
noun
A coarse woollen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.
bodicemaking
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
bootlicking
bootlicking
noun
servile behaviour
verb
present participle of bootlick
boraginaceae
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
boroglycerine
borotungstic
botching
botching
verb
present participle of botch
bouncing
bouncing
adj
(obsolete, informal) Excessively big; whopping.
Healthy; vigorous.
noun
The act of something that bounces.
verb
present participle of bounce
bouncingly
bouncingly
adv
With a bouncing motion.
boycotting
boycotting
noun
The act of something being boycotted.
verb
present participle of boycott
brachering
brachiating
brachiating
adj
That moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms
verb
present participle of brachiate
brachiofaciolingual
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.
brachygnathia
brachygnathia
noun
Synonym of micrognathism
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)
brachyphalangia
brachyphalangia
noun
Unusual shortness of the phalanx of a finger or toe
bracing
bracing
adj
Invigorating or stimulating.
noun
(US) A form of the military attention stance.
(countable) A brace.
(uncountable) That which braces.
verb
present participle of brace
bracingly
bracingly
adv
In a bracing manner
bracingness
bracingness
noun
The quality of being bracing.
bracings
bracings
noun
plural of bracing
brackenridge
bracketing
bracketing
noun
(architecture) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
verb
present participle of bracket
bracking
braggadocian
braggadocian
noun
(obsolete) Someone given to empty boasting; a braggart.
braggadocianism
branching
branching
noun
A process of forming a branch.
verb
present participle of branch
branchings
branchings
noun
plural of branching
branchiogenous
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
branchiostegan
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostegidae
branchiostegite
branchiostegite
noun
The lateral or dorsolateral part of a crustaceal carapace that extends over the gills
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
branchling
branchling
noun
A small or young branch.
bratticing
bratticing
noun
The material used for forming brattices.
verb
present participle of brattice
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
breaching
breaching
noun
The act by which something is breached.
verb
present participle of breach
brecciating
brecciating
verb
present participle of brecciate
breckenridge
breckenridge
Proper noun
A town in Colorado, USA
an unincorporated community in Indiana, in the United States
A village/town in Michigan, US.
A city and county seat in Minnesota, US.
A city/town in Missouri, US.
A town in Oklahoma, US.
A city in Texas, USA
breckinridge
breeching
breeching
noun
(equestrianism) A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle.
(historical) The ceremony of dressing a boy in trousers for the first time.
(nautical) A rope used to secure a cannon.
(slang) A beating or flogging.
A conduit through which exhaust gases are conducted to a chimney.