(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
baguios
baguios
noun
plural of baguio
baigneuse
baigneuses
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bangiaceous
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
baragouinish
barbigerous
barbigerous
adj
(rare, humorous) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
baserunning
baserunning
noun
(baseball) The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so
baserunnings
basifugal
basifugal
adj
(botany) Tending or proceeding away from the base.
basigamous
basigenous
basiglandular
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
beaugregories
becrusting
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
beggiatoaceous
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
beguilers
beguilers
noun
plural of beguiler
beguiles
beguiles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beguile
beguilingness
beguilingness
noun
Quality of being beguiling.
beguines
beguines
noun
plural of beguine
bemusing
bemusing
verb
present participle of bemuse
bergius
bergquist
bescouring
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
biangulous
biangulous
adj
(archaic) biangular
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
bigamous
bigamous
adj
(of a marriage) involving bigamy
(of a spouse) guilty of bigamy
bigamously
bigamously
adv
In a bigamous manner.
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
bignoniaceous
bignoniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae.
bijugous
bijugous
adj
(botany, archaic) bijugate
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bilingualism
bilingualism
noun
The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.
bilinguist
bilinguist
noun
(linguistics) One who speaks two languages.
billbugs
billbugs
noun
plural of billbug
biofoulings
biofoulings
noun
plural of biofouling
biogenous
biogenous
adj
biogenic; produced by living things
biolinguistics
biolinguistics
noun
(linguistics) Study of the biology and evolution of language
biologicohumanistic
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
birgus
biscuiting
biscuitmaking
bismutoplagionite
bistournage
bituminising
bituminising
verb
present participle of bituminise
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blairsburg
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
bloodguiltiness
bloodguiltiness
noun
Guilt of having shed blood or killed someone.
bloodguiltless
bloodguiltless
adj
Free from bloodguilt.
bloodguilts
bloodlusting
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
blousing
blousing
verb
present participle of blouse
bluegills
bluegills
noun
plural of bluegill
blueings
blueings
noun
plural of blueing
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
bluings
bluings
noun
plural of bluing
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
blushing
blushing
adj
Showing blushes; rosy red.
noun
The act of one who blushes; a blush.
verb
present participle of blush
blushingly
blushingly
adv
In an blushing manner; in a manner that evokes a blush.
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
blusteringly
blusteringly
adv
in a blustering manner
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
boltuprightness
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
borotungstic
boroughship
bougainvillaeas
bougainvillaeas
noun
plural of bougainvillaea
bougies
bougies
noun
plural of bougie
boulangism
boulangism
Noun
The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with (1837–1891), who promoted an aggressive nationalism which opposed Germany and called for the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) to be avenged.
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
bourgeois
bourgeois
adj
(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually derogatory) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
(historical) Of or relating to the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
Of or relating to the middle class, (often derogatory) their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
noun
(Marxism) A capitalist, (usually derogatory) an exploiter of the proletariat.
(history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
(politics, collectively, usually in the plural) The middle class.
(printing, dated) A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.
(rare) An individual member of the middle class.
(usually derogatory) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
verb
(transitive) To make bourgeois.
bourgeoise
bourgeoise
noun
A female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman
bourgeoises
bourgeoises
noun
plural of bourgeoise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bourgeois
bourgeoisie
bourgeoisie
noun
(Marxism) The capitalist class.
(historical) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
bourgeoisies
bourgeoisies
noun
plural of bourgeoisie
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
bourgeoisitic
bourgeoisitic
adj
(rare) bourgeois
bourignianism
bourignianist
bourignonism
bourignonist
bousing
bousing
verb
present participle of bouse
boussingault
boussingaultia
boussingaultite
boussingaultite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.