In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
bartholomewtide
becowarding
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
berkowitz
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beworming
beworried
beworried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beworry
beworries
beworries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beworry
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
beworship
bijwoner
bijwoner
noun
(South Africa, historical) A member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.
billowier
billowier
adj
comparative form of billowy: more billowy
birdwomen
birdwomen
noun
plural of birdwoman
bitterwood
bitterwood
noun
Jamaica quassia Picrasma excelsa, native to the Caribbean
paradise tree Simarouba glauca, native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America
quassia (Quassia amara)
bitterworm
bitterwort
bitterwort
noun
The great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very bitter taste.
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blisterwort
blowier
blowier
adj
comparative form of blowy: more blowy
blowsier
blowsier
adj
comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
blowzier
blowzier
adj
comparative form of blowzy: more blowzy
boilerworks
bonwier
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerised
bowdlerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerises
bowdlerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerise
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowdlerize
bowdlerize
verb
To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
bowdlerized
bowdlerized
adj
Expurgated, especially in a comprehensive way (such as systematically throughout an entire work).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerize
bowdlerizer
bowdlerizer
noun
One who bowdlerizes.
bowdlerizers
bowdlerizers
noun
plural of bowdlerizer
bowdlerizes
bowdlerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
bowerbird
bowerbird
noun
Alternative spelling of bower bird
boweries
boweries
noun
plural of bowery
bowering
bowering
verb
present participle of bower
bowerlike
bowermaiden
bowersville
boweryish
bowldering
bowralite
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
brainworker
bribeworthy
bridebowl
bridewort
bridewort
noun
Filipendula ulmaria
Spiraea alba, the pale bridewort
Spiraea salicifolia
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.
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
brierwood
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
bristlewort
brittlewood
brittlewort
broadview
broadwayite
broadwife
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
broadwives
bronzewing
bronzewing
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.
brookview
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
browerville
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
brownie
brownie
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A tall, long-necked beer bottle, made from brown coloured glass.
(cooking) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.
(ethnic slur, offensive) A person of Arab, Indian or Hispanic descent. Sometimes used for a Native American or Pacific Islander.
(folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them.
(informal) The widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas), a fish in the family Sebastidae.
(paganism) A household spirit or revered ancestor.
A girl in the first level of Girl Guides (US: Girl Scouts).
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Eurasian genus Miletus.
Coordinate term: greenie
brownier
brownier
adj
comparative form of browny: more browny
brownies
brownies
noun
plural of brownie
browniest
browniest
adj
superlative form of browny: most browny
browniness
browniness
noun
brownishness
browningesque
brownishness
brownishness
noun
The quality of being brownish.
brownsville
brownsville
Proper noun
The name of many places in the United States of America:
a former settlement in California.
an unincorporated community in California.
a CDP in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Florida.
a ghost town in Illinois. It was the former county seat.
an unincorporated community in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana.
a small home-rule class city in Kentucky
an unincorporated community and CDP in Louisiana.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Maryland.
a small city in Minnesota.
an unincorporated community in Mississippi.
a neighbourhood in New York City.
a CDP in Ohio.
a city in Oregon.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota.
a city in Tennessee
a city in Texas
an unincorporated community in Vermont.
an unincorporated community in Washington.
an unincorporated community in West Virginia.
a village in Wisconsin.
a former community in British Columbia, Canada.
a community in Ontario, Canada.
a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
brownville
browpiece
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
cassowaries
cassowaries
noun
plural of cassowary
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
choirwise
choirwise
adv
in the manner of a choir; antiphonally
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
cloisterwise
clowneries
clowneries
noun
plural of clownery
coastwaiter
coastwaiter
noun
A landwaiter who deals with coastal shipping
cobwebbier
cobwebbier
adj
comparative form of cobwebby: more cobwebby
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
coffeegrowing
coffeegrowing
noun
The growing of coffee.
colliflower
colliflower
noun
Obsolete form of cauliflower.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
contrariwise
contrariwise
adv
(literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction
(literary) on the other hand
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
copperwing
copywriter
copywriter
noun
(marketing, advertising) A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
cordwainer
cordwainer
noun
(countable) A member of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, a livery company.
(countable) A shoemaker.
(countable) A worker in cordwain.
A leather from Córdoba.
cordwainers
cordwainers
noun
plural of cordwainer
cordwainery
cordwainery
noun
shoemaking
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
cornerwise
cornerwise
adv
Diagonally.
cornwallises
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
cornwallville
counterbewitch
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
countercurrentwise
countercurrentwise
adv
countercurrently
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterthwarting
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwill
counterwilling
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterwitness
counterwitness
noun
A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.