(dated, postpositive) Blowing or being blown; windy.
(obsolete, postpositive) Blossoming, blooming, in blossom.
acknowledgeable
acknowledgeable
adj
Able to be acknowledged.
Worthy of acknowledgement.
afterblow
airwaybill
airwaybill
noun
An airbill.
allowable
allowable
adj
(obsolete) Praiseworthy.
Able to be added or deducted in consideration of something.
Appropriate; satisfactory; acceptable.
Intellectually admissible; valid; probable.
Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.
noun
permitted amount or activity.
allowableness
allowableness
noun
The state of being allowable; legitimacy; permissibleness.
allowably
allowably
adv
In an allowable manner.
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
answerable
answerable
adj
(archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
(now rare) Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.
(of a question) Able to be answered.
(rare, of an argument) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.
answerableness
answerableness
noun
The state or quality of being answerable.
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
assemblywoman
assemblywoman
noun
A female member of an assembly.
assemblywomen
assemblywomen
noun
plural of assemblywoman
avowable
avowable
adj
Capable of being avowed or openly acknowledged with confidence.
avowableness
avowableness
noun
The state or quality of being avowable.
avowably
avowably
adv
In an avowable manner.
awabakal
awabakal
Noun
A people indigenous to New South Wales, Australia.
Proper noun
The language spoken by these people.
awakable
awakable
adj
Able to be awoken.
awakeable
awakenable
awardable
awardable
adj
Capable of being awarded.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backblow
backflow
backflow
noun
The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backwall
backwall
noun
(sports) Alternative form of back wall
backwardly
backwardly
adv
In a backward direction.
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bagwell
bahawalpur
bahawalpur
Proper noun
A city in West Punjab in Pakistan.
The district surrounding this city.
The administrative division of Pakistan which contains this district.
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
bailiwick
bailiwick
noun
A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
bailiwicks
bailiwicks
noun
plural of bailiwick
bailwood
bakewell
bakewell
noun
Alternative form of Bakewell
baklawa
baklawas
baklawas
noun
plural of baklawa
balancewise
balancewise
adv
In terms of balance.
balawa
balawu
baldcrown
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
baldwin
baldwin
Proper noun
name; rather rare in English.
Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister.
King Baldwin IV, ruler of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem before the takeover of Saladin in 1187. He died in 1185 of complications of the socially unacceptable disease of leprosy. Also known as the leper king.
A town in Florida.
A city in Georgia in the United States.
A village in Illinois.
A city in Iowa.
A town in Louisiana.
A town in Maine.
A village in Michigan
A town and a hamlet in New York.
A township in Ontario, Canada.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
A town and village in Wisconsin.
Noun
A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.
baldwinsville
baldwinville
baldwyn
balewa
balewort
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
ballflower
ballflower
noun
Alternative form of ball flower
ballgown
ballgown
noun
A formal gown to be worn by women to balls and similar social events.
verb
(intransitive, UK, live action role-playing games) To roleplay romance as part of a roleplaying game.
ballgowns
ballgowns
noun
plural of ballgown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballgown
ballhawk
ballhawk
noun
(baseball, chiefly in Chicago) A person who specializes in catching home-run and foul balls.
(sports) A player who handles the ball skilfully
ballhawks
ballhawks
noun
plural of ballhawk
balloonflower
ballow
ballow
adj
(obsolete) Round; pot-bellied.
noun
(nautical) Deep water inside a shoal or bar.
ballweed
ballwin
ballywack
ballywrack
balmawhapple
balow
balsamweed
balsamweed
noun
The plant Impatiens balsamina.
balsawood
balsawood
noun
The wood of the balsa tree.
balwarra
bangalow
bangalow
noun
bangalow palm
bangweulu
banwell
bardwell
barleymow
barlow
barlow
Proper noun
The name of several villages in north-eastern England.
originating from one of these villages.
The name of several towns in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname.
barlows
barnwell
barrelwise
barrelwise
adv
In the manner of a barrel.
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartholomewtide
barwal
basaltware
basaltware
noun
Articles made from basalt.
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
batfowl
batfowled
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
batfowls
bathflower
batholomew
battletown
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
battleward
battleward
adv
Toward battle.
battlewise
bawble
bawble
noun
Archaic spelling of bauble.
Misspelling of bauble.
bawdily
bawdily
adv
In a bawdy manner; lewdly or obscenely with humorous intent.
bawl
bawl
noun
A loud, intense shouting or wailing.
verb
(intransitive) To wail; to give out a blaring cry.
(intransitive) To weep profusely.
(transitive) To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.
bawled
bawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bawl
bawler
bawler
noun
One who bawls.
bawlers
bawlers
noun
plural of bawler
bawley
bawley
noun
(nautical) A small fishing boat, equipped with sails, used mainly in the estuary of the Thames, England.
bawling
bawling
noun
The act of one who bawls or shouts.
verb
present participle of bawl
bawls
bawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bawl
bawly
bawly
noun
Alternative form of bawley
bawrel
beclaw
beclaw
verb
(transitive) To scratch or tear all over with claws or nails.
beclown
beclown
verb
(transitive) To make a fool of.
beclowned
beclowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclown
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
becrawl
becrawl
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To crawl about; crawl all over.
becrawled
becrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrawl
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
bedfellow
bedfellow
noun
(by extension) An associate, often an otherwise improbable one.
One with whom one shares a bed.
bedfellows
bedfellows
noun
plural of bedfellow
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bedflower
bedwell
bedwell
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To dwell around or about (a place); inhabit.
beeflower
beelbow
beetleweed
beetleweed
noun
Galax urceolata, an evergreen herbaceous perennial plant native to the southeastern United States.
beflower
beflower
verb
(obsolete) To cover with flowers.
beflowered
beflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beflower
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
beflowers
beflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beflower
befurbelowed
befurbelowed
adj
(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
beglew
behallow
behallow
verb
(transitive) To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely.
behowl
behowl
verb
(archaic, transitive) To howl at.
behowled
behowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behowl
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
behowls
behowls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of behowl
bejewel
bejewel
verb
To decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.
bejeweled
bejeweled
adj
covered in jewels, especially as decoration
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bejewel
bejeweling
bejeweling
verb
present participle of bejewel
bejewelled
bejewelling
bejewels
bejewels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bejewel
belchertown
belleview
bellew
bellflower
bellflower
noun
A flower of one of these plants, which is shaped like a bell.
Any flowering plant in genus Uvularia.
Any flowering plants in the genus Campanula.
Flowering plants in the genera, Campanulastrum, Codonopsis, or Platycodon, in the family Campanulaceae.
bellflowers
bellflowers
noun
plural of bellflower
bellow
bellow
noun
The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.
verb
To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.
To shout in a deep voice.
bellowed
bellowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bellow
bellower
bellower
noun
(obsolete, colloquial) A town crier.
One who bellows.
bellowers
bellowers
noun
plural of bellower
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
bellows
bellows
noun
(figurative) That which fans the fire of hatred, jealousy, etc.
(informal or archaic) The lungs.
(photography) Flexible, light-tight enclosures connecting the lensboard and the camera back.
A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.
Any flexible container or enclosure, as one used to cover a moving joint.
plural of bellow
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To expand and contract like a bellows.
(intransitive, transitive) To operate a bellows; to direct air at (something) using a bellows.
(transitive) To fold up like a bellows; to accordion.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bellow
bellowsful
bellowsful
noun
Enough to fill a bellows.
bellowslike
bellowslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bellows (device for delivering pressurized air).