In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
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.
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.
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
bagwigs
bagwigs
noun
plural of bagwig
bailiwicks
bailiwicks
noun
plural of bailiwick
balancewise
balancewise
adv
In terms of balance.
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
baldwinsville
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bangwaketsi
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
baptistown
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.
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
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
bawdies
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
bawdinesses
bawdinesses
noun
plural of bawdiness
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
bawsint
bawties
bawties
noun
plural of bawtie
plural of bawty
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
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
beewise
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
beggingwise
bellowslike
bellowslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bellows (device for delivering pressurized air).
bellowsmaking
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
beltwise
beltwise
adv
In the manner of a belt, looped around something.
bendwise
bendwise
adv
(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
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
betweentimes
betweentimes
adv
In an interim period; meanwhile.
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewails
bewails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewail
bewearies
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
bewhistle
bewigs
bewigs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewig
bewilderedness
bewilderedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewilders
bewilders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewilder
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
bewitches
bewitches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
beworries
beworries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beworry
beworship
biasways
biaswise
bigwiggedness
bigwiggism
bigwiggism
noun
Alternative form of bigwigism
bigwigs
bigwigs
noun
plural of bigwig
bikeways
bikeways
noun
plural of bikeway
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
billowiest
billowiest
adj
superlative form of billowy: most billowy
billowiness
billowiness
noun
The state or quality of being billowy.
billows
billows
noun
plural of billow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of billow
bindweeds
bindweeds
noun
plural of bindweed
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwise
birdwise
adv
In the manner of a bird.
birtwhistle
bishopweed
bishopweed
noun
Alternative form of bishopsweed
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
bittersweet
bittersweet
adj
Both bitter and sweet.
Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.
Of bittersweet color.
The break-up was very bittersweet; they both hurt to end it, but were glad it was over.
noun
(US) A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds.
A pinkish-orange color. Any color in between scarlet and orange.
A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste.
Any variety of clam in the family Glycymerididae
Bittersweetness.
Solanum dulcamara.
bittersweetly
bittersweetly
adv
In a bittersweet manner.
bittersweetness
bittersweetness
noun
The state or condition of being bittersweet.
bittersweets
bittersweets
noun
plural of bittersweet
bitterweeds
bitterweeds
noun
plural of bitterweed
bitwise
bitwise
adj
(computing) Treating a value as a series of bits rather than a numerical quantity.
biweeklies
biweeklies
noun
plural of biweekly
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
bladewise
bladewise
adj
In the manner of a blade.
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blewits
blewits
noun
A type of edible mushroom.
blisterweed
blisterwort
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.
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
blowiness
blowinesses
blowings
blowings
noun
plural of blowing
blowpipes
blowpipes
noun
plural of blowpipe
blowsier
blowsier
adj
comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
blowsiest
blowsiest
adj
superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy
blowsily
blowsily
adv
In a blowsy manner.
blowziest
blowziest
adj
superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy
blowziness
blowziness
noun
Alternative form of blowsiness.
boatswain
boatswain
noun
A kind of gull, the jaeger.
The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
The tropicbird.
boatswains
boatswains
noun
plural of boatswain
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
bobwhites
bobwhites
noun
plural of bobwhite
bodhisattwa
bodkinwise
bodywise
boilerworks
bonnwis
bookwise
bookwise
adv
In the manner of a book.
bostwick
boswellia
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswelliana
boswellism
boswellism
Noun
The writing style of (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswellize
boswellize
Verb
To eulogize.
boswellized
boswellizing
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerised
bowdlerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerises
bowdlerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerise
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.