(music) A loud, percussive type of blues piano suitable for noisy bars or taverns.
A rough and tumble drinking establishment.
barrelhouses
barrelhouses
noun
plural of barrelhouse
bartholomeus
barytosulphate
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
bellarthur
belshazzaresque
benzophloroglucinol
bhagalpur
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bihourly
bihourly
adj
Occurring once every two hours.
adv
Once every two hours.
birchrunville
blabbermouth
blabbermouth
noun
(aviation) A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports.
(informal) A gossip.
(informal) A person who talks excessively.
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
bleachground
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharoncus
blubberhead
blubberhead
noun
(colloquial, dated) A fool.
blucher
blucher
noun
(historical) A form of horse-drawn carriage; a Blucher coach.
A sturdy laced leather half-boot.
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
bluehearted
bluehearts
bluethroat
bluethroat
noun
A small Old World passerine bird, Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.
blunderhead
blunderhead
noun
Someone who habitually makes mistakes or blunders
blunderheaded
blunderheadedness
blunthearted
blusher
blusher
noun
(countable) Agent noun of blush; one who blushes.
(countable) Any of several closely related, edible species of the genus Amanita, including Amanita rubescens and Amanita novinupta.
(countable, uncountable) Face makeup that makes the cheeks rosier.
blushers
blushers
noun
plural of blusher
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
boilerhouse
boilerhouse
noun
(nautical) The deckhouse above a ship's boiler and engine room.
A building containing a boiler.
boltuprightness
borofluohydric
boroughlet
bothriocephalus
bottlebrush
bottlebrush
noun
A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles.
An uncommon cave formation resulting from a rise in water level such that a stalactite becomes immersed in water that is supersaturated with calcium carbonate, causing the stalactite to become coated with pool spar.
Any of various trees or shrubs of the myrtle family, especially of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca, native to Australia and adjacent areas, having spikes of flowers with numerous conspicuous stamens.
boulderhead
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachiocrural
brachiocrural
adj
(anatomy) Relating to both an upper and lower limb (especially to an arm and a leg or thigh)
brachiocubital
brachiocubital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and to the elbow or forearm
brachiofaciolingual
brachistocephalous
brachycephalous
brachycephalous
adj
Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachyphyllum
brachypleural
brachyural
brachyural
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Brachyura.
bramblebush
branchful
branchful
noun
As much as a branch can hold.
branchicolous
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
breachful
breachful
adj
(rare) Involving or characterized by a violation of law, of legal rights, or of other rules governing conduct.
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.
breathful
breathful
adj
(obsolete) Full of odour; fragrant.
Characteristic of a breath; breath-like.
Focused on control of one's breathing.
Full of breath; breathy.
Not breathless; breathing easily.
Relaxed and quiet.
That breathes.
noun
A quantity that is exhaled in one breath.
A quantity that is inhaled in one breath.
That which is smelled or sensed in one breath.
The amount spoken on one breath.
breechclout
breechclout
noun
(dated) A breechcloth or loincloth.
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
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.
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
breughel
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
brittlebush
brittlebush
noun
A shrub native to deserts in the southwestern US and northern Mexico, Encelia farinosa.
bronchiloquy
bronchiolus
bronchiolus
noun
A bronchiole.
bronchopleurisy
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
brueghel
brunelleschi
brunhild
brunhilda
brunhilde
brunnhilde
brushability
brushability
noun
The quality or degree of being brushable.
brushable
brushable
adj
Able to be brushed
Able to be controlled by brushing
brushball
brushful
brushful
noun
A sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.
brushland
brushland
noun
an area mostly covered with brush growth
brushless
brushless
adj
Not requiring the use of a brush.
Not using brushes, of a motor that does not use physical contacts for the commutator.
brushlessness
brushlessness
noun
Absence of brushes.
brushlet
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
brutishly
brutishly
adv
In a brutish manner.
bryophyllum
bryophyllum
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Bryophyllum of plants in the family Crassulaceae.
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
buccobranchial
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
buchalter
buehler
bufflehorn
buhler
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
buhlworks
buhrmill
bulbourethral
bulbourethral
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the urethra and the bulb of the penis.
bulgarophil
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullhorn
bullhorn
noun
(chiefly US) A megaphone which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice.
bullhorns
bullhorns
noun
plural of bullhorn
bullrush
bullrush
noun
(colloquial) A headlong rush into something, heedless of danger.
Alternative spelling of bulrush
bullrushes
bullrushes
noun
plural of bullrush
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bulrush
bulrush
noun
(Americas) Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
(UK) Cattails or reedmace, in the genus Typha
(biblical) A plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus).
bulrushes
bulrushes
noun
plural of bulrush
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
bulrushy
bulrushy
adj
Covered in bulrushes.
Resembling a bulrush.
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
burchfield
burghal
burghal
adj
(UK) Relating to a burgh or borough.
burghalpenny
burghley
burhel
burhel
noun
Archaic spelling of bharal.
burleigh
burleigh
Proper noun
Any of various towns in the English-speaking world.
burlingham
burnishable
burrhel
busheler
busheler
noun
Alternative form of busheller
bushelers
bushelers
noun
plural of busheler
busheller
busheller
noun
A person who bushels, or repairs clothes.
A person who packs grain, hops, etc. into bushel measures.
bushweller
butcherless
butcherless
adj
Without a butcher.
butcherliness
butcherliness
noun
The quality of being butcherly.
butcherly
butcherly
adj
Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
adv
(obsolete) Like a butcher; cruelly, brutally.
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
buttonholder
buttonholer
buttonholer
noun
An attachment for a sewing machine which automates the side-to-side and forward-and-backward motions involved in sewing a buttonhole.
One who detains somebody in conversation against their will.
buttonholers
buttonholers
noun
plural of buttonholer
butyraldehyde
butyraldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CHO derived from butane
butyrochloral
calcareosulphurous
calculagraph
calculagraph
noun
(historical) A mechanical device that calculates and prints the elapsed time between two events.
calenturish
callitrichaceous
callorhynchus
calochortus
calyptorhynchus
calyptrimorphous
cantharellus
cantharophilous
cantharophilous
adj
Synonym of cantharophilic
capsulorrhaphy
capsulorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) repair of a torn capsule, especially in a joint
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.