The state of being allowable; legitimacy; permissibleness.
angwantibo
angwantibo
noun
Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
answerable
answerable
adj
(archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
(now rare) Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.
(of a question) Able to be answered.
(rare, of an argument) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.
answerableness
answerableness
noun
The state or quality of being answerable.
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
assemblywoman
assemblywoman
noun
A female member of an assembly.
assemblywomen
assemblywomen
noun
plural of assemblywoman
auburntown
avowableness
avowableness
noun
The state or quality of being avowable.
awakenable
aweband
backdown
backdown
noun
An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
backwind
backwind
noun
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
verb
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
(transitive) To wind backwards.
backwinded
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
baconweed
baconweed
noun
Synonym of pigweed (“the plant Chenopodium album”)
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bagwoman
bagwoman
noun
A female bagman (person involved with illicit money).
bagwomen
bagwomen
noun
plural of bagwoman
bagwyn
bagwyn
noun
An imaginary heraldic animal, like an antelope but with the tail of a horse and two curved horns.
bairnwort
bakerstown
balancewise
balancewise
adv
In terms of balance.
baldcrown
baldwin
baldwin
Proper noun
name; rather rare in English.
Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister.
King Baldwin IV, ruler of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem before the takeover of Saladin in 1187. He died in 1185 of complications of the socially unacceptable disease of leprosy. Also known as the leper king.
A town in Florida.
A city in Georgia in the United States.
A village in Illinois.
A city in Iowa.
A town in Louisiana.
A town in Maine.
A village in Michigan
A town and a hamlet in New York.
A township in Ontario, Canada.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
A town and village in Wisconsin.
Noun
A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.
baldwinsville
baldwinville
baldwyn
ballgown
ballgown
noun
A formal gown to be worn by women to balls and similar social events.
verb
(intransitive, UK, live action role-playing games) To roleplay romance as part of a roleplaying game.
ballgowns
ballgowns
noun
plural of ballgown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballgown
balloonflower
ballwin
bamangwato
bandsaw
bandsaw
noun
A powered saw whose blade is a continuous band of metal with teeth along one edge.
verb
(transitive) To cut with a bandsaw.
bandsawed
bandsawed
verb
simple past tense of bandsaw
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandsawn
bandsawn
verb
past participle of bandsaw
bandwagon
bandwagon
noun
(figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support.
A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
bandwidth
bandwidth
noun
(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bandworm
bandytown
banewort
banewort
noun
Atropa belladonna, deadly nightshade.
Ranunculus flammula, spearwort
bangalow
bangalow
noun
bangalow palm
bangwaketsi
bangweulu
baniwa
baniwa
Proper noun
An Arawakan language spoken in Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil.
bankweed
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
banwell
baptistown
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
bargainwise
barnwell
barrenwort
barrenwort
noun
A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
barrowman
barrowman
noun
(mining, historical) A putter: one who puts the tubs of coal from the workings to the cranes, flats, or stations, so that they can be conveyed to the surface.
barrytown
barwin
barwing
barwing
noun
Any of the birds in the genus Actinodura, found in South and Southeast Asia.
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
bassenthwaite
batchtown
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
battletown
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
batwing
batwing
noun
(often attributive) An exercise or posture on the stomach wherein a dumbbell row or lateral raise is performed.
A long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering toward the wrist.
An area of flabby fat under a person's arms.
One of a pair of swinging doors which typically do not lock nor cover the full vertical range of the doorway (leaving a large gap at the top and bottom), common especially in saloons.
Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura.
The wing of a bat, or its shape.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, Internet slang) To kill or murder; to cause the untimely demise of someone.
batwoman
batwoman
noun
(UK, military) A female batman (servant)
batwomen
batwomen
noun
plural of batwoman
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
bawdinesses
bawdinesses
noun
plural of bawdiness
bawling
bawling
noun
The act of one who bawls or shouts.
verb
present participle of bawl
bawn
bawn
noun
A cattle-fort; a building used to shelter cattle.
A defensive wall built around a tower house. It was once used to protect livestock during an attack.
verb
Pronunciation spelling of born.
bawneen
bawneen
noun
(Ireland) A traditional Irish "Aran" sweater.
(Ireland) A waistcoat with sleeves, typically worn by labourers and fishermen.
(Ireland) Woven wool or flannel; especially undyed, unbleached wool.
bawsint
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).
baytown
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beanweed
beanweed
noun
Scytosiphon lomentaria, a littoral brown filamentous seaweed.
beardstown
beavertown
beclown
beclown
verb
(transitive) To make a fool of.
beclowned
beclowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclown
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
becowarding
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becrown
becrown
verb
(transitive) To place a crown upon; crown.
bedawn
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
bedewoman
bedgown
bedgown
noun
A nightgown.
An article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front; a bedjacket.
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedown
bedrown
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beekmantown
beeswing
beeswing
noun
A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
beeswings
beeswings
noun
plural of beeswing
beetown
beewinged
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
beggingwise
begnaw
begnaw
verb
(transitive, archaic) To gnaw; to eat away at.
begnawed
begnawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begnaw
begnawn
begnawn
verb
(obsolete) past participle of begnaw
begowned
begowned
adj
Wearing a gown.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begown
begrown
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
bejeweling
bejeweling
verb
present participle of bejewel
bejewelling
beknow
beknow
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge; own; confess.
(transitive) To know about; have knowledge of; recognise; understand; be aware (of); be knowledgeable about.
beknown
beknown
adj
(obsolete) known
verb
past participle of beknow
belchertown
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows