The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
verb
present participle of behold
beholdingness
beholdingness
noun
The state or quality of being beholden.
behoovingly
behoovingly
adv
Alternative form of behovingly
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
belching
belching
noun
The act of producing a belch.
verb
present participle of belch
beldamship
belgophile
believeth
believeth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of believe
belight
belight
verb
(intransitive, rare, dialectal) To become lit up; shine up; dawn.
(transitive, rare, dialectal) To light up; illuminate.
bellerophontic
bellerophontidae
bellhanging
bellingham
bellingham
Proper noun
a city in Washington state, USA
a suburb in London, England
bellmanship
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
bellyfish
bellypinch
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
belonosphaerite
belshin
beluchi
benightedly
benightedly
adv
In a benighted manner.
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzalcyanhydrin
benzaldiphenyl
benzalethylamine
benzalhydrazine
benzalphthalide
benzomorpholine
benzophenanthroline
benzophloroglucinol
benzophthalazine
benzosulphimide
benzothiazole
benzothiazole
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiazole
benzothiazoline
benzothiazoline
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle composed of a benzene ring fused to one of thiazoline
benzothiodiazole
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
bephilter
bergalith
berlichingen
bertholletia
beseechingly
beseechingly
adv
In a beseeching manner.
beshield
beshield
verb
(transitive) To provide or outfit with a shield.
(transitive, reflexive, archaic) To shield around or about; protect; defend.
beshlik
beshlik
noun
(historical) A silver coin of the Ottoman Empire.
beshrivel
bethlehemite
bethlehemite
Noun
An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.
An insane person; a madman.
Member of an extinct English order of friars.
Member of a Spanish order of friars, founded in 1653 and refounded in 1984.
bethylid
bethylid
noun
(zoology) Any wasp in the family Bethylidae.
bethylidae
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
bewhistle
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
biblheb
bibliographer
bibliographer
noun
A person who compiles bibliographies, or who studies bibliography.
bibliographers
bibliographers
noun
plural of bibliographer
bibliographies
bibliographies
noun
plural of bibliography
bibliographize
bibliographize
verb
(transitive) To compile a bibliography of.
bibliophage
bibliophage
noun
(figuratively) A person who loves to read books; a bookworm.
A creature that consumes books’ physical contents.
bibliophile
bibliophile
noun
One who collects books, not necessarily due to any interest in reading them.
One who loves books.
bibliophiles
bibliophiles
noun
plural of bibliophile
bibliophobe
bibliophobe
noun
One who who fears and hates books, book-learning or reading.
bibliotaphe
bibliothec
bibliothec
noun
A bibliographer’s catalogue.
bibliotheca
bibliotheca
noun
(obsolete) A library.
bibliothecae
bibliothecae
noun
plural of bibliotheca
bibliothecaire
bibliothecal
bibliothecal
adj
Belonging or pertaining to a library.
bibliothecarial
bibliothecarial
adj
Relating to libraries.
bibliothecarian
bibliothecarian
noun
(archaic) A librarian.
bibliothecary
bibliothecary
noun
(now rare) A librarian.
bibliothecas
bibliotheke
bibliotheke
noun
Alternative form of bibliotheque
bibliotheque
bibliotheque
noun
(obsolete) A collection of books or treatises.
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bibliotherapies
bibliotherapies
noun
plural of bibliotherapy
bibliotherapist
bibliotherapist
noun
A therapist who provides bibliotherapy.
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
bibliothetic
bibliothetic
adj
Pertaining to libraries.
bibliothque
bicephalic
bicephalic
Adjective
Having two heads.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bichelamar
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
biddulphiaceae
bigheartedly
bigheartedly
adv
In a bighearted manner
bihalve
bilewhit
bilharziases
bilharziases
noun
plural of bilharziasis
billethead
billethead
noun
(nautical) A carved wooden decoration, usually at the bow of a vessel, generally smaller than a figurehead
billfishes
billfishes
noun
plural of billfish
billhead
billhead
noun
A printed form used by merchants in making out bills or rendering accounts.
billheading
billheads
billheads
noun
plural of billhead
billholder
billholder
noun
A device by means of which bills, etc., are held.
One who holds a bill or acceptance.
bimethyl
bimethyl
noun
Synonym of dimethyl
bimethyls
bimonthlies
bimonthlies
noun
plural of bimonthly
biobibliographer
biobibliographer
noun
The author of a biobibliography.
biobibliographies
biobibliographies
noun
plural of biobibliography
biochemical
biochemical
adj
characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms
of, or relating to biochemistry
noun
a chemical substance derived from a biological source
biochemically
biochemically
adv
With reference to biochemistry.
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biogeochemical
biogeochemical
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeochemistry
noun
A geochemical of biological origin
biogeographical
biogeographical
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography.
biogeographically
biogeographically
adv
In a biogeographic manner
With regard to biogeography
biomechanical
biomechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomechanics
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
biopsychologies
biosynthetically
biosynthetically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, biosynthesis.
biotechnical
biotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology
biotechnological
biotechnological
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology.
biotechnologically
biotechnologically
adv
With reference to, or by means of biotechnology
biotechnologicaly
biotechnologies
biotechnologies
noun
plural of biotechnology
biotechnology
biotechnology
noun
The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
biphenol
biphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenolic hydroxy groups; such a phenolic derivative of biphenyl
biphenyl
biphenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs
(organic chemistry, uncountable) A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₁₀, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond
biphenylene
biphenylene
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon formed from two benzene rings joined by two adjacent single bonds; any derivative of this compound
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
birchdale
birchleaf
birchrunville
birthless
birthless
adj
(archaic) Of mean extraction; low-born.
Without a birth or births.
birthplace
birthplace
noun
(by extension) The location where something was created or devised.
The location where a person was born.
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
birtwhistle
bisdimethylamino
bishopless
bishopless
adj
(of a diocese) Without a bishop.
bishoplet
bishoplet
noun
(archaic) A petty bishop.
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
bishopville
bismethyl
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blackshirted
bladesmith
bladesmith
noun
A maker of knives and swords.
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blanchardville
blanchimeter
blandished
blandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blandish
blandisher
blandisher
noun
Flatterer.
blandishers
blandishers
noun
plural of blandisher
blandishes
blandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blandish
blandishment
blandishment
noun
(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.