The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence
The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.
The state or quality of being awful.
the awfulness of this sacred place
awfulnesses
awfulnesses
noun
plural of awfulness
awmous
awu
awunctive
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
bahawalpur
bahawalpur
Proper noun
A city in West Punjab in Pakistan.
The district surrounding this city.
The administrative division of Pakistan which contains this district.
balawu
bangweulu
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
bawsunt
bawsunt
adj
(archaic, rare, literary, or dialectal) Having white streaks or spots on a black or bay background (especially of an animal's or a mountain's face).
befurbelowed
befurbelowed
adj
(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
bellowsful
bellowsful
noun
Enough to fill a bellows.
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
beowulf
beowulf
Proper noun
An Anglo-Saxon personal name, usually with reference to the hero of an Old English epic poem, or to the poem itself.
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
blaeuw
blauwbok
blauwbok
noun
The bluebuck (extinct mammal).
blawenburg
blountstown
blowgun
blowgun
noun
A hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown.
blowguns
blowguns
noun
plural of blowgun
blowout
blowout
noun
(Australia) An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
(geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
(slang) A large or extravagant meal.
(slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
(slang) An argument; an altercation.
(slang, sports) A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt.
A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.
An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
blowouts
blowouts
noun
plural of blowout
blowtube
blowtube
noun
(rare) A blowgun.
A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.).
blowtubes
blowtubes
noun
plural of blowtube
blowup
blowup
noun
(photography) An enlargement
An explosion, or violent outburst
blowups
blowups
noun
plural of blowup
blueblaw
bluegown
bluegown
Noun
One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, who received certain alms every year on the king's birthday, including a blue gown.
bluewater
bluewater
adj
(nautical) Oceangoing, capable of travelling in rough seas.
Anas discors (syn. Spatula discors), the blue-winged teal.
bluewood
bluewood
noun
(uncountable) Wood of Haematoxylon campechianum.
A tree of species Haematoxylon campechianum.
Condalia spp., especially Condalia hookeri (syn. Condalia obovata).
bluewoods
bluewoods
noun
plural of bluewood
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
blutwurst
blutwurst
noun
(US) A blood sausage, blood pudding
boguslawsky
bophuthatswana
bophuthatswana
Proper noun
A former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa.
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
boulework
boulework
noun
(woodworking) Obsolete form of buhl work.
boullework
bourlaw
boutwell
bouw
bowieful
bowlful
bowlful
Noun
As much as is held by a bowl.
bowlfuls
bowlfuls
noun
plural of bowlful
bowlus
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
bozuwa
bratwurst
bratwurst
noun
A small pork sausage, usually served fried.
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
brewhouse
brewhouse
noun
brewery, a place where beer is made
brewhouses
brewhouses
noun
plural of brewhouse
brouwer
browbound
browbound
adj
crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem.
browningesque
brownout
brownout
noun
(Philippines, some other countries) A blackout, regardless of time of day.
A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination
A power outage during the day; distinguished from a blackout, which occurs at night
Temporary closing of a fire station, usually due to budget restrictions.
Temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision.
brownouts
brownouts
noun
plural of brownout
brownsburg
brucetown
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
brushwood
brushwood
noun
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
Small trees and shrubs.
brushwork
brushwork
noun
(painting) The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.
bubblebow
buchenwald
buchwald
buckeystown
bucksaw
bucksaw
noun
A saw, in a metal frame, used to cut lengths of wood.
bucksaws
bucksaws
noun
plural of bucksaw
buckwagon
buckwagon
noun
(South Africa) A strong wagon with a frame over the wheels used for hauling goods.
(US) A buckboard; a wagon for personal transport as well as transporting goods.
buckwash
buckwasher
buckwashing
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
budgerow
budgerow
noun
(now historical) A large, slow-moving barge used in India.
budweis
budweiser
budwig
budwood
budwood
noun
Short branch with buds prepared for grafting
budworm
budworm
noun
Any of various moth caterpillars.
budworms
budworms
noun
plural of budworm
budworth
buffware
buffware
noun
Any pottery of a buff colour.
bugleweed
bugleweed
noun
Ajuga, a group of herbs used for ground cover; bugle
Any of the aromatic herbs in genus Lycopus, especially Lycopus virginicus, water horehound
buglewort
bugweed
bugwort
bugwort
noun
The plant bugbane.
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
buhlworks
bulawayo
bulawayo
Proper noun
the second-largest city in Zimbabwe.
bullamacow
bulletwood
bulletwood
noun
A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.
A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
The timber of this tree.
bullflower
bullswool
bullswool
noun
(euphemistic) bullshit; nonsense
bullweed
bullweed
noun
Knapweed.
bullweeds
bullweeds
noun
plural of bullweed
bullwhack
bullwhack
verb
(US) To work as a bullwhacker, driving a bullock team.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bullwhip
bullwhip
noun
A whip made from plaited leather, often with a knotted end, for use with livestock.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a bullwhip.
bullwhipped
bullwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullwhip
bullwhipping
bullwhipping
noun
A beating with a bullwhip.
verb
present participle of bullwhip
bullwhips
bullwhips
noun
plural of bullwhip
bullwork
bullwort
bullwort
noun
A plant, bishop's weed, Ammi majus.
bulow
bultow
bultow
noun
A trawl; a boulter.
The mode of fishing with a boulter or spiller.
bulwand
bulwark
bulwark
noun
(figurative) Any means of defence or security.
(nautical) The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.
A breakwater.
A defense or safeguard.
A defensive wall or rampart.
verb
(transitive) To fortify something with a wall or rampart.
(transitive) To provide protection of defense for something.
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bulwarks
bulwarks
noun
plural of bulwark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulwark