(obsolete) Alternative form of abelmosk in its various senses.
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
ambushlike
ampherotokous
ankuses
ankuses
noun
plural of ankus
ankushes
ankushes
noun
plural of ankush
antiturnpikeism
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
areskutan
arguslike
arksutite
arksutite
noun
(mineralogy) chiolite
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
auklets
auklets
noun
plural of auklet
autarkies
autarkies
noun
plural of autarky
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
bacchuslike
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
bakehouses
bakehouses
noun
plural of bakehouse
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
baulkiest
baulkiest
adj
superlative form of baulky: most baulky
bauske
bedusk
bemusk
bestuck
bestuck
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestick
betusked
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
biscuitmaker
blakesburg
blesbuck
blesbuck
noun
A type of damalisk (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), an African antelope closely related to the hartebeest.
blesbucks
blesbucks
noun
plural of blesbuck
blockbusted
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
blouselike
blouselike
adj
Resembling a blouse.
bluebooks
bluebooks
noun
plural of bluebook
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bluejacks
bluejacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluejack
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
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
booklouse
booklouse
noun
Any of the small insects who feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocoptera.
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
breakouts
breakouts
noun
plural of breakout
breakshugh
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
breakups
breakups
noun
plural of breakup
breekums
brookhouse
bruckleness
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
brusker
brusker
adj
comparative form of brusk: more brusk
bruskest
bruskest
adj
superlative form of brusk: most brusk
bruskness
bruskness
noun
The state of being brusk
buckbeans
buckbeans
noun
plural of buckbean
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
buckeens
buckeens
noun
plural of buckeen
buckels
buckeroos
buckeroos
noun
plural of buckeroo
buckers
buckers
noun
plural of bucker
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
buckets
buckets
noun
plural of bucket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bucket
bucketsful
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buckeyes
buckeyes
noun
plural of buckeye
buckeystown
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
buckleless
buckleless
adj
Without a buckle.
bucklers
bucklers
noun
plural of buckler
buckles
buckles
noun
plural of buckle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buckle
buckoes
buckshee
buckshee
adj
(slang) Extra, spare.
noun
A gift or bribe.
A wound that is relatively minor but sufficient to get a soldier sent away from the front to the hospital.
An extra portion, ration etc.
buckshees
buckshees
noun
plural of buckshee
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
buckstone
buckwasher
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
buddenbrooks
budennovsk
bukshee
bukshee
noun
Alternative form of bukshi
bulkages
bulkages
noun
plural of bulkage
bulkheads
bulkheads
noun
plural of bulkhead
bulkiest
bulkiest
adj
superlative form of bulk: most bulk
bulkiness
bulkiness
noun
The characteristic of being bulky, or of having bulk.
bulkinesses
bulkinesses
noun
plural of bulkiness
bullnecks
bullnecks
noun
plural of bullneck
bullsnake
bullsnake
noun
Pituophis catenifer sayi, a large non-venomous colubrid snake endemic to the central United States, northern Mexico, and southwestern Canada.
bullsticker
bullsucker
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
bunkers
bunkers
noun
plural of bunker
bunkhouse
bunkhouse
noun
A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.
bunkhouses
bunkhouses
noun
plural of bunkhouse
bunkmates
bunkmates
noun
plural of bunkmate
burkers
burkers
noun
plural of burker
burkes
burkes
noun
plural of burke
burkesville
burkettsville
burkites
burkittsville
burlesk
burlesk
noun
Obsolete form of burlesque.
burlesks
burlesks
noun
plural of burlesk
buseck
bushbeck
bushelbasket
bushlike
bushlike
adj
Resembling a bush; bushly.
bushmaker
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
busiek
businesslike
businesslike
adj
Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.
Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson.
businesslikeness
businesslikeness
noun
The state or condition of being businesslike.
busked
busked
adj
Wearing a busk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of busk
busker
busker
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Canada, US) A person who makes money by passing the hat (soliciting donations) while entertaining the public (often by playing a musical instrument) on the streets or in other public area such as a park or market.
buskers
buskers
noun
plural of busker
busket
busket
noun
(obsolete) A small bush.
(obsolete) A sprig or bouquet.
(obsolete) Part of a garden devoted to shrubs.
buskined
buskined
adj
Tragic, dignified or serious in style.
Trodden by buskins.
Wearing buskins.
buskle
buskle
verb
(transitive, intransitive, often reflexive) To prepare or equip; make ready; set out; hurry about; bustle
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
buttinskies
buttresslike
buttresslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a buttress.
cactuslike
cactuslike
adj
Having characteristics of a cactus
cakehouse
cakehouse
noun
(archaic) A place for the storage of cakes of material, such as seedcake.
(archaic) A place where cakes are sold.
cankerous
cankerous
adj
Causing canker; ulcerating.
Infected with canker; ulcerous.
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.