Of or relating to (1886–1968), Swiss Reformed theologian.
barthianism
bartholinitis
bartholinitis
noun
inflammation of Bartholin's cyst
bartholomean
baryphonia
baryphonic
baryphony
baseheartedness
basiarachnitis
basiarachnoiditis
basibranchial
basibranchial
adj
Relating to the bony base of gills, or to the corresponding parts of abranchiate vertebrates
noun
Any fish that has such gills
basibranchiate
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basichromatinic
basiparachromatin
basirhinal
bathycurrent
batrachian
batrachian
adj
Pertaining to or resembling a frog or toad.
noun
(rare) A frog or toad.
batrachians
batrachians
noun
plural of batrachian
batrachotoxin
batrachotoxin
noun
(neurotoxicology, uncountable) An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
(toxicology, countable) Any one of a group of extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloids found in poison dart frogs, Melyridae beetles, and certain birds.
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beanshooter
beanshooter
noun
Alternative form of bean-shooter
bearhound
bearhound
noun
A dog for baiting or hunting bears.
bearishness
bearishness
noun
The characteristic of being bearish.
beauharnais
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
bechern
bedlingtonshire
bedrench
bedrench
verb
(archaic, transitive) To drench thoroughly; to make extremely wet; saturate with moisture; soak.
bedrenched
bedrenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrench
bedrenches
bedrenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrench
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
beforehandedness
begarnish
behinder
behinder
adv
(nonstandard) comparative form of behind: more behind
noun
A person employed in metalworking to take folded metal sheets from the doubler and pass them back to the rollerman.
behorn
behorn
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To put horns on; cuckold.
behrens
behring
behrman
beichner
belchertown
bellerophon
bellerophon
noun
(paleontology) Any of the genus †Bellerophon of fossil gastropod shells, believed to belong to the Heteropoda, and peculiar to the Paleozoic age.
bellerophontes
bellerophontic
bellerophontidae
bellhanger
belonosphaerite
benchboard
bencher
bencher
noun
(Britain, obsolete, law) One of the senior governing members of an Inn of Court.
(Canada, law) A senior member of a law society in a Canadian province (except New Brunswick).
(UK, obsolete) An alderman of a corporation.
(obsolete) A member of a court or council.
(obsolete) One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.
benchers
benchers
noun
plural of bencher
benchership
benchership
noun
The role or status of being a bencher.
benchmar
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
beneighbored
benhur
benighter
benighter
noun
One who benights or keeps others in darkness.
benightmare
benorth
benorth
prep
(now Scotland) North of.
benzalcyanhydrin
benzalhydrazine
benzalphenylhydrazone
benzanthracene
benzanthracene
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric tetracyclic aromatic hydrocarbons formed by the fusion of a benzene ring with anthracene.
benzanthrone
benzanthrone
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic ketone, 7-oxobenz(de)anthracene, that is used in the manufacture of anthraquinone dyes
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
benzhydroxamic
benzohydrol
benzoiodohydrin
benzomorpholine
benzophenanthrazine
benzophenanthroline
benzophloroglucinol
benzothiofuran
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
benzoxycamphor
benzoxyphenanthrene
berchtesgaden
berghaan
berghaan
noun
(South Africa) Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii)
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
berlichingen
bermensch
bernhard
bernhardi
bernhardt
berrichon
berrichonne
berthing
berthing
noun
(nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to be berthed, to rest at some docking facility.
(obsolete, nautical) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.
verb
present participle of berth
bescorching
bescorching
verb
present participle of bescorch
beshivering
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
bethorn
bethorned
bethorning
bethorns
bethreaten
bethunder
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
betrothment
betrothment
noun
The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed.
bhandar
bhandari
bhaunagar
bhavnagar
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
bhunder
bhunder
Noun
A rhesus macaque.
bibliothecarian
bibliothecarian
noun
(archaic) A librarian.
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
bighorn
bighorn
Noun
Either of two North American species of sheep, Ovis canadensis and Ovis dalli, having large, curving horns.
bighorns
bighorns
noun
plural of bighorn
biharmonic
biharmonic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a class of fourth-order partial differential equations which arises in areas of continuum mechanics
noun
Any equation of this kind.
bihydrazine
bilipyrrhin
biochron
biochron
noun
the length of time represented by a biozone
bipartisanship
bipartisanship
noun
In the context of a two-party system, especially in the United States, cooperation between the competing political parties; governing in a bipartisan manner
birchen
birchen
adj
Made from birch wood.
birching
birching
noun
A beating with a birch.
verb
present participle of birch
birchman
birchrunville
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdinhand
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
birkenhead
birkenhead
Proper noun
An English topographic surname
Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
the town itself.
birmingham
birmingham
Proper noun
A city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England, with a population of over one million.
A city in Alabama, United States
A city in Michigan, United States.
birminghamize
birminghamize
Verb
To make ersatz
birobidzhan
birobizhan
birthing
birthing
noun
(nautical) Alternative spelling of berthing
(sometimes attributive) The act of giving birth.
verb
present participle of birth
birthland
birthland
noun
The land of one's birth, or where one was born.
birthnight
birthnight
noun
The anniversary of that night in subsequent years.
The night of someone's birth.
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.