(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
amblycephalidae
archbeadle
archbuilder
archdissembler
archdisturber
aspidobranchiate
bacchides
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
bached
bached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bach
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelordoms
bachelorhood
bachelorhood
noun
The condition of being a bachelor.
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
backchecked
backchecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcheck
backhanded
backhanded
adj
(of writing) inclining to the left
Backwards, turned around.
Indirect.
Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
Involving a backward flip of the hand.
Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.
With the back of the hand.
adv
In a backhanded manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhand
backhandedly
backhandedness
backhandedness
noun
(of writing) Leftward slant.
Backwardness of direction.
Deceit or neglect.
Indirection.
Insincerity, irony, or sarcasm.
The use of a backward flip of the hand.
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhauled
backhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhaul
backlashed
backlashed
adj
Having a backlash.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlash
backlighted
backstitched
backstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
baldachined
baldachined
adj
Covered by a baldacchin.
bambochade
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basidiolichenes
batched
batched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of batch
batchelder
batrachidae
batrachoididae
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
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
beclothed
beclothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclothe
becushioned
bedchair
bedchair
noun
A chair with adjustable back to enable an invalid to sit up in bed.
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bedrench
bedrench
verb
(archaic, transitive) To drench thoroughly; to make extremely wet; saturate with moisture; soak.
bedrenched
bedrenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrench
bedrenches
bedrenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrench
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
beduchess
bedunch
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beechwood
beechwood
noun
A wood largely populated with beech trees.
The wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).
beechwoods
beechwoods
noun
plural of beechwood
belched
belched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belch
bellyached
bellyached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bellyache
benchboard
benched
benched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bench
benchland
benchland
noun
(geology) bench (thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by slopes)
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benzalcyanhydrin
benzhydroxamic
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
bepatched
bepatched
adj
Covered in patches.
berchtesgaden
berdache
berdache
noun
(anthropology, dated, now offensive) Among Native Americans, a person who identifies with any of a variety of gender identities which are not exclusively those of their biological sex; a transgender person.
berdaches
berdaches
noun
plural of berdache
berdichev
berdichev
Proper noun
a city in the Zhitomir oblast of Ukraine
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
beseeched
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
bewitched
bewitched
adj
(Of a person) entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence.
Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewitch
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bicched
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bichromated
biddulphiaceae
birchdale
birched
birched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birch
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
(countable) A scaup: any of various ducks of the genus Aythya.
(countable, medicine) A comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.
(uncountable) A form of histomoniasis in poultry, characterized by cyanotic discoloration on the bird's head.
blackheads
blackheads
noun
plural of blackhead
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackheartedly
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackshirted
blanchardville
blanched
blanched
adj
bleached
lacking complexion or color
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blanch
bleached
bleached
adj
Faded or washed out by weather and strong sunlight.
Having the hair lightened by bleaching.
Whitened; made white using bleach
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bleach
bleachfield
bleachfield
noun
(now chiefly historical) A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.
bleachground
bleachyard
blechnoid
blenched
blenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blench
blepharoceridae
blepharochromidrosis
blepharodyschroia
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
blotched
blotched
adj
Covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blotch
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
bodychecked
bodychecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodycheck
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
boschveld
bostrychidae
botched
botched
adj
Made or repaired in a clumsy or incompetent manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of botch
botchedly
botchedly
adv
In a clumsy manner.
boucharde
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachiated
brachiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brachiate
brachioganoidei
brachiopode
brachydodrome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachypodine
brachysclereid
brachysclereid
noun
(botany) A sclereid that occurs in the stems (and some fruit) of plants
brainchildren
brainchildren
noun
plural of brainchild
branchdale
branched
branched
adj
Having branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of branch
branchedness
branchiobdella
branchiostegidae
branchiostomidae
branchipodidae
breached
breached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breach
breadstitch
bredestitch
bredstitch
breeched
breeched
adj
Dressed in breeches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breech
breechloader
breechloader
noun
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).