(uncommon, usually in the plural) Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.
The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.
The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.
abelmosks
abelmosks
noun
plural of abelmosk
akemboll
akerboom
akimbo
akimbo
adj
With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
adv
Into, in, or of the position where the arms are akimbo.
Of weapons, especially firearms: one held in each hand.
amoebalike
amoebalike
adj
Having the characteristics of an amoeba.
backcomb
backcomb
noun
(dated) A decorative comb worn as an ornament and to secure a hairstyle.
The hairstyle produced by backcombing.
verb
To hold hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backgammon
backgammon
noun
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
{{lb|en|backgammon}} A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
verb
To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
backmost
backmost
adj
farthest back
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
backworm
backworm
noun
(obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks.
bakerdom
bakerdom
noun
The realm or sphere of bakers; the world of baking.
bamako
bamako
Proper noun
The capital city of Mali
bankerdom
bankerdom
noun
The world of bankers and finance.
barkometer
barkometer
noun
A hydrometer calibrated to test the strength of tanning liquors used in tanning leather.
barksome
barksome
adj
Characterised or marked by barking
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
bazookaman
bazookamen
beamwork
beekmantown
bellowsmaker
bellowsmaking
bemock
bemock
verb
(archaic) To ridicule or mock.
(transitive) To cause to appear as if mock or unreal; excel or surpass, as the genuine surpasses the counterfeit.
(transitive) To mock repeatedly; flout.
(transitive, archaic) To make up as something else, to make into an imitation or semblance
bemocked
bemocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemock
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
bemocks
bemocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemock
bergomask
bergomask
noun
(obsolete) A kind of rustic dance.
besmoke
besmoke
verb
(transitive) To befoul with smoke.
(transitive) To fill with smoke; act on with smoke; fumigate.
(transitive) To harden or dry in smoke.
besmoked
besmoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmoke
besmokes
besmokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmoke
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
betokenment
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bickmore
biometrika
blackamoor
blackamoor
noun
(archaic, often offensive) A person with dark skin, especially one from north Africa.
(heraldry) A stylized Negro.
A blackamoor slave, a blackamoor servant; and hence any slave, servant, inferior, or child.
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackmore
blakemore
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockmaker
blockmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blocks for use in printing.
A manufacturer of nautical blocks.
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
blockman
blomkest
bloomkin
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bodicemaker
bodicemaking
bodymaker
bodymaker
noun
a craftsman
bodymaking
boilermaker
boilermaker
noun
(US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bokadam
bokadam
noun
Alternative form of bockadam
bokmakierie
bokmakierie
noun
A shrike endemic to Southern Africa, with olive upper parts, a yellow underside, and a deep black gorget.
bokom
bolshevikism
boltmaker
boltmaker
noun
A machine that manufactures bolts.
A manufacturer of bolts.
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bombernickel
bomke
bookdom
bookdom
noun
The condition of being a book.
The realm or sphere of books.
bookism
bookmaker
bookmaker
noun
(gambling) A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.
A person who compiles books from the writings of others.
A person who prints or binds books.
bookmakers
bookmakers
noun
plural of bookmaker
bookmaking
bookmaking
noun
The art or practice of compiling books from the writings of others.
The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
bookmakings
bookmakings
noun
plural of bookmaking
bookman
bookman
noun
(historical, Old English law) One who held bookland.
A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student of books.
One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller.
bookmark
bookmark
noun
(computing) A record of the address of a file or Internet page, serving as a shortcut to it.
(databases) A pointer found in a nonclustered index to a row in a clustered index or a table heap
A strip of material used to mark a place in a book.
verb
(computing, transitive) To create a bookmark.
bookmarker
bookmarker
noun
A slip of paper, card, etc. used to mark one's place in reading a book; a bookmark.
bookmarkers
bookmarkers
noun
plural of bookmarker
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bookmarks
bookmarks
noun
plural of bookmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bookmark
bookmate
bookmate
noun
A schoolfellow; an associate in studying.
bookmen
bookmen
noun
plural of bookman
bookmobile
bookmobile
noun
A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection.
bookmobiles
bookmobiles
noun
plural of bookmobile
bookmonger
bookmonger
noun
(archaic) A bookseller.
bookroom
bookroom
noun
A room in which books are kept; a library.
booksellerism
bookworm
bookworm
noun
(figurative) An avid book reader.
Any of various insects that infest books.
bookworms
bookworms
noun
plural of bookworm
boomkin
boomkin
noun
Alternative form of bumkin
boomkins
boomkins
noun
plural of boomkin
bootmaker
bootmaker
noun
A maker of boots; a cobbler.
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
bordermark
bottlemaker
bottlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of bottles.
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
bowmaker
bowmaker
noun
Alternative form of bow maker
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
boxmaker
boxmaker
noun
A manufacturer of boxes.
boxmaking
boxmaking
noun
The manufacture of boxes.
brahmaloka
brickmason
bromeikon
bromoketone
bromoketone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any brominated derivative of a ketone
bromopikrin
brookesmith
brooklime
brooklime
noun
American brooklime (Veronica americana)
European brooklime (Veronica beccabunga)
broommaker
broommaking
broomshank
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
broomsticks
broomsticks
noun
plural of broomstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broomstick
bullockman
bumclock
bummock
bummock
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A brewing of ale.
A submerged, downward-projecting piece of ice.
byeworkman
checkerbloom
checkerbloom
noun
Any of the flowering plants in the genus Sidalcea.
cockscomb
cockscomb
noun
(archaic) A conceited dandy
(nautical) A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed
A red cap once worn by court jesters
A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)
An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers
The fleshy red crest of a rooster
cockscombed
cockscombs
cockscombs
noun
plural of cockscomb
comblike
comblike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a comb.
combmaker
combmaker
noun
A manufacturer of combs.
combmaking
combmaking
noun
The manufacture of combs.
comeback
comeback
noun
(sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.
A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.
A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity.
verb
Misspelling of come back.
comebacker
comebacker
noun
(baseball) A batted ball that travels toward the pitcher.
comebacks
comebacks
noun
plural of comeback
corymblike
dembowski
diamondback
diamondback
noun
(common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.
The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin).
diamondbacked
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembarkations
disembarkations
noun
plural of disembarkation
dombrowski
doombook
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
embosk
embosk
verb
to hide or conceal in leaves
embosked
embosked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embosk
embosking
embosking
verb
present participle of embosk
embosks
embosks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embosk
gemsbok
gemsbok
noun
A large African antelope (Oryx gazella).
gemsboks
gemsboks
noun
plural of gemsbok
gumbolike
hymnbook
hymnbook
noun
(Britain) A book containing a collection of hymns.