(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bagwigged
bagwigged
adj
Wearing a bag wig.
bangwaketsi
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
bargainwise
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
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
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
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
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
bellowsmaking
beperiwigged
beperiwigged
adj
(archaic) Wearing a periwig.
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
beswinge
beswinge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
bewailingly
bewailingly
adv
in a bewailing manner
bewaring
bewaring
verb
(archaic or nonstandard) present participle of beware
bewearying
beweeping
beweeping
verb
present participle of beweep
bewhig
bewig
bewig
verb
(transitive) To furnish or cover with a wig; put a wig on.
bewigged
bewigged
adj
Perplexed, bewildered.
Wearing a wig.
bewigging
bewigging
verb
present participle of bewig
bewigs
bewigs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewig
bewildering
bewildering
adj
Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
noun
gerund of bewilder: bewilderment.
verb
present participle of bewilder
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
bewinged
bewinged
adj
Having, or equipped with wings
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
beworming
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bigelow
bigwigged
bigwiggedness
bigwiggery
bigwiggery
noun
The habits and attitudes of bigwigs.
bilgewater
bilgewater
noun
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
bilgeway
bilgeway
noun
(nautical, historical) Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched.
bitewing
bitewing
noun
(dentistry) A radiograph taken to visualize the crowns of the posterior teeth and the height of the alveolar bone in relation to the cementoenamel junctions, commonly used to examine for interdental caries and recurrent caries under existing restorations.
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
bluewing
bluewing
noun
(usually in the plural) Torenia (wishbone flower)
Anas discors (syn. Spatula discors), the blue-winged teal.
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
boogiewoogie
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
boswellizing
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
boweling
bowelling
bowelling
verb
present participle of bowel
bowering
bowering
verb
present participle of bower
bowldering
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
breadwinning
breadwinning
noun
The earning of a household's primary income.
brewing
brewing
noun
The business or occupation of a brewer.
The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds.
The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.
The quantity of a brew made in a single batch.
verb
present participle of brew
brewings
brewings
noun
plural of brewing
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
bridgewall
bridgeward
bridgeward
adj
Toward a bridge.
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
bridgewater
bridgeway
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
brightwaters
bronzewing
bronzewing
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
browningesque
butterwright
cabinetworking
cobwebbing
cobwebbing
noun
(mathematics) A graphical technique for solving discrete-time systems, useful in finding the stationary points.
disboweling
disbowelling
disbowelling
verb
present participle of disbowel
disemboweling
disemboweling
noun
The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
verb
present participle of disembowel
disembowelling
disembowelling
noun
The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
verb
(chiefly Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) present participle of disembowel
drawbridge
drawbridge
noun
A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).
drawbridges
drawbridges
noun
plural of drawbridge
elbowing
elbowing
noun
A nudge or jostle with the elbow.
verb
present participle of elbow
emboweling
embowelling
embowelling
noun
An act of disembowelment.
verb
present participle of embowel
embowering
embowering
verb
present participle of embower
embowing
embowing
verb
present participle of embow
embrowning
embrowning
verb
present participle of embrown
enwombing
enwombing
verb
present participle of enwomb
fliegerabwehrkanone
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
gablewindowed
gablewise
gablewise
adv
In the manner or orientation of a gable.
gibbetwise
gilbertown
gimbaljawed
gimbawawed
gimberjawed
highbrowed
highbrowed
adj
(of a person) highbrow; intellectual and cultured
imbowering
imbowering
verb
present participle of imbower
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
lawabidingness
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
lewisburg
lewisburg
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Cass County, Indiana, USA.
a home-rule class city in Logan County, Kentucky, USA.
a village in Preble County, Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA, and the county seat of Union County.
a city in Tennessee, USA, and the county seat of Marshall County.
a city in West Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Greenbrier County.
microbrewing
microbrewing
noun
Small-scale commercial brewing, as carried out in a microbrewery.
misbestowing
misbestowing
verb
present participle of misbestow
overblowing
overblowing
verb
present participle of overblow
overborrowing
overborrowing
verb
present participle of overborrow
overbrowsing
overbrowsing
verb
present participle of overbrowse
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pigweabbits
preborrowing
preborrowing
adj
(finance) Prior to borrowing.
saberwing
saberwing
noun
Alternative form of sabrewing
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
sebewaing
semiburrowing
semiburrowing
adj
(zoology) That sometimes burrows.
shellblowing
snowbridge
spiderwebbing
spiderwebbing
verb
present participle of spiderweb
subweight
swagbellied
swagbellied
adj
Having a prominent, overhanging belly.
swagbellies
swagbellies
noun
plural of swagbelly
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swedenborgian
swedenborgian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (born Emanuel Swedberg in 1688), Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian.
Noun
A religious follower of
swedenborgianism
swedenborgianism
Noun
Any of several related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious movement, informed by the writings of