A blood sport in which dogs are set upon a chained bear
verb
present participle of bearbait
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beargrasses
beargrasses
noun
plural of beargrass
beaugregory
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
becowarding
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
bedeafening
bedeafening
verb
present participle of bedeafen
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bedlamising
bedlamizing
bedrabbling
bedrabbling
verb
present participle of bedrabble
bedraggling
bedraggling
verb
present participle of bedraggle
begarlanded
begarlanded
adj
Decorated with garlands.
beggarweeds
beggarweeds
noun
plural of beggarweed
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
beglamoring
beglamoring
verb
present participle of beglamor
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
begoniaceae
belabouring
belabouring
verb
present participle of belabour
beleaguered
beleaguered
adj
(figurative) Beset by trouble or difficulty.
Besieged; surrounded by enemy troops.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beleaguer
beleaguerer
beleaguerer
noun
One who beleaguers.
bellhanging
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
bemaddening
bemaddening
verb
present participle of bemadden
bemoaningly
bemoaningly
adv
In a bemoaning manner.
benightmare
benignantly
benignantly
adv
In a benignant manner.
bentgrasses
bentgrasses
noun
plural of bentgrass
benzanalgen
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
berascaling
berengarian
bergamasche
bergmannite
bersagliere
bersagliere
noun
A marksman or rifleman in certain Italian regiments.
bersaglieri
bersaglieri
noun
plural of bersagliere
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
bespangling
bespangling
verb
present participle of bespangle
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
betattering
bettergates
bewailingly
bewailingly
adv
in a bewailing manner
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bhaktimarga
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
bibliograph
bibliograph
noun
Archaic form of bibliographer.
bibliophage
bibliophage
noun
(figuratively) A person who loves to read books; a bookworm.
A creature that consumes books’ physical contents.
bicolligate
bicolligate
adj
(ornithology) Having the anterior toes united by a basal web
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
biflagelate
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bigeminated
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
biguttulate
biguttulate
adj
Having two guttules
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
bilingually
bilingually
adv
In a bilingual manner; using two languages.
billheading
bimarginate
bimarginate
adj
Having a double margin.
bioassaying
bioassaying
verb
present participle of bioassay
biodegraded
biodegraded
adj
Subject to biodegradation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of biodegrade
biodegrades
biodegrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biodegrade
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
biographize
biographize
Verb
To write a biography of.
biologicals
biologicals
noun
(medicine) biological products, such as antitoxins or vaccines, used to induce immunity
(military) biological weapons
biomagnetic
biomagnetic
adj
Relating to biomagnetism.
bioregional
bioregional
adj
Of or pertaining to a bioregion.
birdbanding
bistournage
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
bizygomatic
bizygomatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackington
blacklegged
blacklegged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackleg
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blacktongue
bladensburg
blagonravov
blanchingly
blanchingly
adv
In a blanching way.
blancmanger
blancmanger
noun
(historical) A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of capon, fish, etc.; blancmange.
blancmanges
blancmanges
noun
plural of blancmange
blandishing
blandishing
verb
present participle of blandish
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blastogenic
blastogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to blastogenesis.
blastophaga
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bluegrasses
bluegrasses
noun
plural of bluegrass
boatlifting
boatlifting
verb
present participle of boatlift
boatloading
bodyguarded
bodyguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyguard
boguslawsky
bolographic
boltheading
bombinating
bombinating
verb
present participle of bombinate
bontequagga
bookmakings
bookmakings
noun
plural of bookmaking
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
brabblingly
brachialgia
brachialgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the arm
brachiating
brachiating
adj
That moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms
verb
present participle of brachiate
bracingness
bracingness
noun
The quality of being bracing.
bradyphagia
bradyphagia
noun
Unusual slowness in eating
braggadocio
braggadocio
noun
A braggart.
Empty boasting.
braggardism
braggardism
noun
Boastfulness; tendency to brag.
braggartism
braggartism
noun
boasting, boastfulness
brakemaking
brandenburg
brandenburg
Proper noun
Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town.
Land Brandenburg, a state of modern Germany.
The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, and the county seat of Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner.
Noun
A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.
brandishing
brandishing
noun
The action of the verb to brandish.
verb
present participle of brandish
branglement
branglement
noun
(obsolete) squabble; brangle
brantingham
brattishing
brattishing
noun
(architecture) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet.
A brattice.
verb
present participle of brattish
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breathingly
brecciating
brecciating
verb
present participle of brecciate
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
brickmaking
brickmaking
noun
The manufacture of bricks.
bridgeables
bridgeboard
bridgeboard
noun
(architecture) A notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.
A board or plank used as a bridge.
bridgeheads
bridgeheads
noun
plural of bridgehead
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
bridgewater
brigandages
brigandages
noun
plural of brigandage
brigandines
brigandines
noun
plural of brigandine
brigantines
brigantines
noun
plural of brigantine
brisingamen
broadenings
broadenings
noun
plural of broadening
broadsiding
broadsiding
verb
present participle of broadside
brobdingnag
brobdingnag
Proper noun
A fictional country inhabited by giants, which appears in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
bromatology
bromatology
noun
The study of food.
bromgelatin
brominating
brominating
verb
present participle of brominate
brontograph
brontograph
noun
A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.
broommaking
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
brutalising
brutalising
verb
(Britain) present participle of brutalise
brutalizing
brutalizing
adj
Cruel, harsh, or otherwise insensitive.
verb
present participle of brutalize
bryological
bryological
adj
Of or pertaining to bryology.
bucaramanga
bucaramanga
Proper noun
A city in northeastern Colombia.
buckwashing
budgereegah
budgereegah
noun
Archaic form of budgerigar.
budgerigars
budgerigars
noun
plural of budgerigar
bulgarophil
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bullbaiting
bullbaiting
noun
(Scientology) A process in which a person is subjected to simulated threats and verbal abuse but must not respond.
An old blood sport involving the baiting of bulls.