An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
backchecked
backchecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcheck
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backlighted
baddishness
baddishness
noun
The state or quality of being baddish.
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
baldacchini
baldacchino
baldachined
baldachined
adj
Covered by a baldacchin.
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
bardolphian
barehanding
baronethood
barrelheads
barrelheads
noun
plural of barrelhead
basehearted
batrachidae
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bedlamitish
beheadlined
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
bichromated
bihydrazine
billheading
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birobidzhan
blackhander
blandishers
blandishers
noun
plural of blandisher
blandishing
blandishing
verb
present participle of blandish
bleachfield
bleachfield
noun
(now chiefly historical) A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.
blithebread
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
bloodstanch
blossomhead
blubberhead
blubberhead
noun
(colloquial, dated) A fool.
bluehearted
blunderhead
blunderhead
noun
Someone who habitually makes mistakes or blunders
bodhidharma
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattwa
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
boltheading
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
boththridia
boulderhead
bowlderhead
brachiopoda
brachiopode
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachydomal
bradyphagia
bradyphagia
noun
Unusual slowness in eating
bradyphasia
bradyphasia
noun
Synonym of bradylalia
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
brahmanhood
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchstand
brandishers
brandishers
noun
plural of brandisher
brandishing
brandishing
noun
The action of the verb to brandish.
verb
present participle of brandish
breadstitch
breadthless
breadthless
adj
Without breadth.
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
bridgeheads
bridgeheads
noun
plural of bridgehead
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
broadthroat
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bubbleheads
bubbleheads
noun
plural of bubblehead
budgereegah
budgereegah
noun
Archaic form of budgerigar.
buffleheads
buffleheads
noun
plural of bufflehead
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bunchbacked
bundelkhand
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
cabbagehead
cabbagehead
noun
(geology) A roughly spherical aggregation of a mineral.
A common type of jellyfish, Stomolophus meleagris
A head of cabbage.
A stupid person; an idiot.
A style of smokestack on a wood-burning locomotive that has a roughly spherical top on a straight narrow stack.
The larval form (caterpillar) of Crocidolomia pavonana, which is a pest that eats cabbages.
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chickabiddy
chickabiddy
noun
(childish) A chicken or similar bird.
Term of endearment for a young child or loved one.
chilblained
chilblained
adj
Afflicted with a chilblain.
cnidophobia
craborchard
debauchedly
debauchedly
adv
In a debauched manner.
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
delightable
delightable
adj
(obsolete) Delightful.
deshabilles
deshabilles
noun
plural of deshabille
dethronable
dethronable
adj
That may be dethroned.
diabolarchy
disbranched
disbranched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbranch
disbranches
disbranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbranch
dishabilles
dishabilles
noun
plural of dishabille
dithyrambic
dithyrambic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
noun
A dithyramb.
dithyrambos
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
dorsibranch
dromophobia
established
established
adj
(Model, procedure, disease) Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.
Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of establish
featherbeds
featherbeds
noun
plural of featherbed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featherbed
featherbird
finchbacked
flashboards
flashboards
noun
plural of flashboard
flaughtbred
footbreadth
footbreadth
noun
The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.
haberdasher
haberdasher
noun
(Britain) A member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, a livery company.
(US) A men's outfitter.
A dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods.
habilitated
habilitated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of habilitate
habitudinal
hairbrained
hairbrained
adj
Misspelling of harebrained.
hairbreadth
hairbreadth
noun
the width of a hair, a very short distance or a very small amount
halberdsman
halberdsman
noun
Alternative form of halberdman
handbarrows
handbarrows
noun
plural of handbarrow
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
handbreadth
handbreadth
noun
A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.
harbingered
harbingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harbinger
harbourside
harbourside
adj
Located on or near a harbour.
noun
(British spelling) An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
harbourward
harbourward
adj
Alternative form of harborward
hardinsburg
harebrained
harebrained
adj
(of a person) Frivolous and silly; featherbrained or scatterbrained.
(of an idea or plan etc) Absurd, foolish or stupid.
harrodsburg
headborough
headborough
noun
(historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: a peace officer or underconstable.
(historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: the head of a tithing.
hebdomadary
hebdomadary
adj
(obsolete) hebdomadal
noun
A member of a Roman Catholic chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.
hebdomarian
hebecladous
hemibasidii
hereditable
hereditable
adj
Capable of being inherited.
hereditably
hereditably
adv
By inheritance.
hexabromide
hexabromide
noun
(chemistry) any bromide containing six bromine atoms in each molecule
hildebrandt
hubbardston
hudibrastic
hudibrastic
adj
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic
hunchbacked
hunchbacked
adj
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
husbandable
husbandable
adj
Capable of being husbanded, or managed with economy.
husbandhood
husbandhood
noun
The condition of being a husband
husbandland
husbandland
noun
(historical) A unit of land corresponding to a single farmstead; around 26 acres.
(historical) The landholding of a husbandman, that is, a manorial tenant.