Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
awabi
awabi
noun
Sushi made from abalone.
awmbrie
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
backwind
backwind
noun
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
verb
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
(transitive) To wind backwards.
backwinded
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
badawi
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bagwig
bagwig
noun
Alternative form of bag wig
bagwigged
bagwigged
adj
Wearing a bag wig.
bagwigs
bagwigs
noun
plural of bagwig
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
bailiwick
bailiwick
noun
A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
bailiwicks
bailiwicks
noun
plural of bailiwick
bailwood
bairnwort
bakwiri
balancewise
balancewise
adv
In terms of balance.
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
baldwin
baldwin
Proper noun
name; rather rare in English.
Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister.
King Baldwin IV, ruler of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem before the takeover of Saladin in 1187. He died in 1185 of complications of the socially unacceptable disease of leprosy. Also known as the leper king.
A town in Florida.
A city in Georgia in the United States.
A village in Illinois.
A city in Iowa.
A town in Louisiana.
A town in Maine.
A village in Michigan
A town and a hamlet in New York.
A township in Ontario, Canada.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
A town and village in Wisconsin.
Noun
A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.
baldwinsville
baldwinville
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
ballwin
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandwidth
bandwidth
noun
(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bangwaketsi
baniwa
baniwa
Proper noun
An Arawakan language spoken in Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil.
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
baptistown
barbwire
barbwire
noun
Alternative spelling of barbed wire
barbwires
barbwires
noun
plural of barbwire
bargainwise
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barrelwise
barrelwise
adv
In the manner of a barrel.
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
bartholomewtide
barwick
barwin
barwing
barwing
noun
Any of the birds in the genus Actinodura, found in South and Southeast Asia.
barwise
barwise
adv
(heraldry) Horizontally.
bashawism
bashawism
noun
The behaviour of a bashaw.
bashawship
bashawship
noun
The role or status of a bashaw.
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bassenthwaite
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
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.
battlewise
batwing
batwing
noun
(often attributive) An exercise or posture on the stomach wherein a dumbbell row or lateral raise is performed.
A long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering toward the wrist.
An area of flabby fat under a person's arms.
One of a pair of swinging doors which typically do not lock nor cover the full vertical range of the doorway (leaving a large gap at the top and bottom), common especially in saloons.
Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura.
The wing of a bat, or its shape.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, Internet slang) To kill or murder; to cause the untimely demise of someone.
bawarchi
bawarchi
noun
(India, historical) A cook.
bawdier
bawdier
adj
comparative form of bawdy: more bawdy
bawdies
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bawdily
bawdily
adv
In a bawdy manner; lewdly or obscenely with humorous intent.
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
bawdinesses
bawdinesses
noun
plural of bawdiness
bawdric
bawdrick
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
bawling
bawling
noun
The act of one who bawls or shouts.
verb
present participle of bawl
bawsint
bawtie
bawtie
noun
Alternative form of bawty
bawties
bawties
noun
plural of bawtie
plural of bawty
bayview
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
becowarding
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle 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.
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
beeswings
beeswings
noun
plural of beeswing
beewinged
beewise
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
beggingwise
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
bejeweling
bejeweling
verb
present participle of bejewel
bejewelling
belleview
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
bellowslike
bellowslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bellows (device for delivering pressurized air).
bellowsmaking
bellwind
bellwine
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
beltwise
beltwise
adv
In the manner of a belt, looped around something.
belview
bendwise
bendwise
adv
(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
beperiwigged
beperiwigged
adj
(archaic) Wearing a periwig.
berewick
berewick
noun
(now historical) An outlying estate.
berkowitz
berwick
berwick
Proper noun
Any of various towns, including:
a town in Maine, USA.
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
berwind
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
besnowing
besnowing
verb
present participle of besnow
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
beswim
beswinge
beswinge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.
beswink
beswink
verb
(obsolete) to labour, toil; belabour
beswitch
bethwine
betweenbrain
betweenbrain
noun
Alternative form of 'tweenbrain
betweenity
betweenity
noun
An object or area located between two things.
The state of being between two things.
betweenmaid
betweentimes
betweentimes
adv
In an interim period; meanwhile.
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
betwine
betwine
verb
(transitive) To twine together; entwine.
betwit
betwixen
betwixen
prep
(obsolete) Betwixt; between.
betwixt
betwixt
prep
(literary or archaic) Between.
bewail
bewail
verb
To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for
bewailable
bewailable
adj
Such as may, or ought to, be bewailed; lamentable.
bewailed
bewailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewail
bewailer
bewailer
noun
One who bewails or laments.
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
bewailingly
bewailingly
adv
in a bewailing manner
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewails
bewails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewail
bewaitered
bewaring
bewaring
verb
(archaic or nonstandard) present participle of beware
bewearied
bewearies
bewearying
beweeping
beweeping
verb
present participle of beweep
bewhig
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.