simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstrapped
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backtender
backtracked
backtracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backtrack
backveld
backveld
noun
(southern Africa) Backward and unsophisticated rural areas.
backvelder
backvelder
noun
A native or inhabitant of the backveld.
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
backwinded
backwoodser
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
baconweed
baconweed
noun
Synonym of pigweed (“the plant Chenopodium album”)
bactericidal
bactericidal
adj
Of or pertaining to a bactericide.
That kills bacteria.
noun
A bactericide.
bactericidally
bactericidally
adv
In a bactericidal manner.
bactericide
bactericide
noun
Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.
bactericides
bactericides
noun
plural of bactericide
bactericidin
bactericidin
noun
Any antibody that, together with a complement, can kill bacteria.
bacterid
bacterid
noun
(pathology) A bacterial infection of the skin
bacteriocidal
bacteriocidal
adj
Alternative form of bactericidal
bacteriodiagnosis
bacterioid
bacterioid
adj
(rare) Resembling a bacterium.
bacterioidal
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
bacterized
bacterized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bacterize
bacteroid
bacteroid
adj
(biology) Resembling bacteria.
noun
(dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
bacteroideae
bacteroides
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
balanced
balanced
adj
Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balance
balancedness
balancedness
noun
The state or quality of being balanced.
balanopsidaceae
balconied
balconied
adj
That has a balcony attached.
baldachined
baldachined
adj
Covered by a baldacchin.
baldfaced
baldfaced
adj
Alternative form of bald-faced
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
balmarcodes
bambocciade
bambocciade
noun
A painting depicting a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.
bambochade
bandcase
bandcutter
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
barbecued
barbecued
adj
Cooked on a barbecue.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barbecue
barebacked
barebacked
adj
Of a bird raised for meat: lacking feathers, seen as an undesirable trait.
adv
Synonym of bareback
barefaced
barefaced
adj
Open, undisguised.
Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).
Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
Unmasked (not wearing a mask) or not wearing a face covering.
barefacedly
barefacedly
adv
In a barefaced manner
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
bareknuckled
barenecked
barenecked
adj
Having the neck bare.
barleduc
barleducs
barmecidal
barmecidal
adj
unreal; illusory
barmecide
barnacled
barnacled
adj
(figurative, by extension) Thickly covered in something, as if with barnacles.
(figuratively) Encumbered with something unnecessary or undesirable, especially through a slow, gradual process of accumulation.
(figuratively) Marked by personal experiences; worldly.
Crusted with barnacles.
Familiar with the ocean and/or seafaring.
Old and weathered, particularly with respect to persons or things associated with the ocean.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnacle
barracked
barracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barrack
barraclade
barricade
barricade
noun
(figuratively, in the plural) A place of confrontation.
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
verb
to close or block a road etc., using a barricade
to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port
barricaded
barricaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barricade
barricader
barricader
noun
A person who mans a barricade.
barricaders
barricaders
noun
plural of barricader
barricades
barricades
noun
plural of barricade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barricade
barricadoed
barricadoed
adj
Obstructed, closed, or defended by a barricade; barricaded.
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
basidiogenetic
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basidiolichenes
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
basidiomycetes
basidiomycetes
noun
plural of basidiomycete
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
bastardice
batched
batched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of batch
batchelder
batidaceae
batidaceous
batocrinidae
batrachidae
batrachoididae
batterdock
bauckiebird
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
beachdrops
beached
beached
adj
(archaic, literary) Having a beach.
It is here, next to the beached ship of Odysseus, that the Achaeans of the Iliad hold their assemblies and perform their sacrifices.
Run or brought ashore
Stranded and helpless, especially on a beach
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beach
beachhead
beachhead
noun
(by extension) A coastal landing place.
(by extension) An initial success that ensures the possibility of further advances in a project; a foothold.
(military) An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material
beachheads
beachheads
noun
plural of beachhead
beachside
beachside
adj
(rare) Bordering a beach
noun
The land bordering a beach.
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beachwood
beaconed
beaconed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beacon
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
beancod
becalmed
becalmed
adj
(nautical, of a sailing ship) Unable to move due to lack of wind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becalm
becapped
becapped
adj
(poetic) Covered as if with a cap.
Wearing a cap.
becard
becard
noun
A South American flycatcher of the genus Pachyramphus
becarpeted
becarpeted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becarpet
becassocked
becassocked
adj
Wearing a cassock.
bechained
bechained
adj
(rare) in chains
bechalked
bechalked
adj
Chalk-covered or chalky.
Having a surface that has been written on in chalk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechalk
bechanced
bechanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechance
becharmed
becharmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becharm
bechignoned
bechignoned
adj
Wearing one's hair in a chignon.
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
becircled
becircled
adj
(poetic) encircled
becked
becked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beck
beckford
beckoned
beckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beckon
beclad
beclad
adj
Clothed about; clad.
beclamored
beclamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclamor
beclasped
beclasped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclasp
becloaked
becloaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloak
beclogged
beclogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclog
beclothed
beclothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclothe
becloud
becloud
verb
(transitive) To cause to become obscure or muddled.
(transitive, figurative) To cast in a negative light, cast a pall over, darken.
(transitive, usually passive) To cover or surround with clouds.
beclouded
beclouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloud
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
beclouds
beclouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud
beclowned
beclowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclown
becoiffed
becoiffed
adj
Having the hair arranged in a coif.
becombed
becomed
becomed
adj
(obsolete) proper; decorous
verb
(archaic, nonstandard, poetic) simple past tense and past participle of become
becousined
becoward
becowarded
becowarding
becowards
becrawled
becrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrawl
becrimed
becrinolined
becrinolined
adj
Dressed in a crinoline.
becrippled
becrowd
becrowd
verb
(dated) To crowd.
becrowded
becrowded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrowd
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
becrusted
becrusted
adj
Covered with, or as if with, a crust; encrusted.
becudgel
becudgel
verb
(transitive) To cudgel thoroughly or soundly.
becudgeled
becudgeling
becudgeling
verb
present participle of becudgel
becudgelled
becudgelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becudgel
becudgelling
becudgels
becudgels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becudgel
becuffed
becuffed
adj
Wearing a shirt with cuffs.
Wearing handcuffs.
becursed
becursed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurse
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
becushioned
bedcap
bedcase
bedchair
bedchair
noun
A chair with adjustable back to enable an invalid to sit up in bed.