(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
archhumbug
aschaffenburg
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
baragouinish
bargehouse
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
bearhug
bearhug
noun
Alternative spelling of bear hug
verb
(transitive) To embrace in a bear hug.
bearhugs
bearhugs
noun
plural of bearhug
befraught
befraught
adj
(rare) fraught
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
benzophloroglucinol
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
betrough
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
bhagalpur
bhaunagar
bleachground
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boltuprightness
borgerhout
borough
borough
noun
(historical, Britain, law) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behaviour of each other.
(obsolete) A fortified town.
(rare) A town or city.
A district in Alaska having powers similar to a county.
A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.
An administrative unit of a city which, under most circumstances according to state or national law, would be considered a larger or more powerful entity; most commonly used in American English to define the five counties that make up New York City.
Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.
boroughlet
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
boroughmonger
boroughmonger
noun
One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
boroughmongering
boroughmongering
noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
boroughmongery
boroughmongery
Noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
boroughs
boroughs
noun
plural of borough
boroughship
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
borroughs
brachigerous
brachiofaciolingual
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
branchiogenous
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
brandenburgh
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
breakshugh
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
breughel
brighouse
bringhurst
broguish
broguish
adj
Pertaining to or marked by a brogue, a thick accent.
bronaugh
brough
brougham
brougham
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, designed in 1839. It had an open seat for the driver in front of the closed cabin for two or four passengers.
An automobile, a sedan without a roof over the driver's seat.
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
brought
brought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bring
broughta
broughtas
broughton
brueghel
brugh
brughs
brunching
brunching
verb
present participle of brunch
brushing
brushing
adj
(dated) brisk; light
noun
(uncountable, Internet) A fraudulent technique in which an online seller sends out fake orders (such as empty boxes) and adds positive reviews about those orders, ostensibly from the recipient.
An instance of brushing.
verb
present participle of brush
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
budgereegah
budgereegah
noun
Archaic form of budgerigar.
budgerigah
budgerygah
bugbearish
bugbearish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.
bulgarophil
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
burgh
burgh
noun
(Sussex) a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).
(UK) a borough or chartered town (now only used as an official subdivision in Scotland).
burghal
burghal
adj
(UK) Relating to a burgh or borough.
burghalpenny
burghbote
burghbote
noun
(obsolete) A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
burghemot
burgher
burgher
noun
A citizen of a medieval city.
A member of the medieval mercantile class.
A prosperous member of the community; a middle class citizen (may connote complacency).
burgherage
burgherdom
burgheress
burgherhood
burgherhood
noun
The role or status of burgher.
burgheristh
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
burghers
burghers
noun
plural of burgher
burghership
burghership
noun
The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.
The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
burghley
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burghmoot
burghmote
burghmote
noun
(historical) A court or meeting of a burgh or borough, held three times a year.
burghs
burghs
noun
plural of burgh
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
burleigh
burleigh
Proper noun
Any of various towns in the English-speaking world.
burlingham
burnight
burnishing
burnishing
noun
A polishing.
verb
present participle of burnish
burnishings
burnishings
noun
plural of burnishing
burroughs
burroughs
Proper noun
for someone who lived near a hill or a fort.
burthening
burthening
verb
present participle of burthen
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
bushgrass
bushranger
bushranger
noun
(Australia, historical) A convict or outlaw who escapes to the bush to avoid capture; a roving bandit who lives in the bush.
(Australia, obsolete) A person skilled in bushcraft.
bushrangers
bushrangers
noun
plural of bushranger
bushranging
bushranging
noun
The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger.
bushrangings
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
butterbough
butterwright
chambersburg
charlottenburg
chaseburg
cheeseburger
cheeseburger
noun
(military, slang) The BLU-82 bomb.
A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).
cheeseburgers
cheeseburgers
noun
plural of cheeseburger
cherbourg
cherbourg
Proper noun
A coastal town in Normandy, France
childersburg
christiansburg
coburgher
coburghership
daggerbush
doughbird
doughbird
noun
The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis).
draughtboard
draughtboard
noun
A checkerboard used to play draughts.
draughtsboard
draughtsboard
noun
The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
earthgrubber
edinburgh
edinburgh
Proper noun
The capital and second largest city of Scotland.
ehrenburg
embryophagous
extraburghal
extraburghal
adj
(UK) Outside of a burgh or borough.
farnborough
farnborough
Proper noun
a town in north-east Hampshire, England.
a residential area in the London Borough of Bromley.
a village in Berkshire, and a village in Warwickshire, both in England.
firebaugh
fitchburg
flaughtbred
forestburgh
forthbrought
forthbrought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forthbring