An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backlighted
baddishness
baddishness
noun
The state or quality of being baddish.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
baldacchini
baldacchino
baldachined
baldachined
adj
Covered by a baldacchin.
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
bardolphian
barehanding
batrachidae
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
bedlamitish
beheadlined
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
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
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
boltheading
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
boththridia
brachiopoda
brachiopode
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
bradyphagia
bradyphagia
noun
Unusual slowness in eating
bradyphasia
bradyphasia
noun
Synonym of bradylalia
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
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.
brandishers
brandishers
noun
plural of brandisher
brandishing
brandishing
noun
The action of the verb to brandish.
verb
present participle of brandish
breadstitch
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
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
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
delightable
delightable
adj
(obsolete) Delightful.
deshabilles
deshabilles
noun
plural of deshabille
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
featherbird
finchbacked
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
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)
hardinsburg
harebrained
harebrained
adj
(of a person) Frivolous and silly; featherbrained or scatterbrained.
(of an idea or plan etc) Absurd, foolish or stupid.
hebdomarian
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
hudibrastic
hudibrastic
adj
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
husbandries
husbandries
noun
plural of husbandry
husbandship
husbandship
noun
The role or status of a husband
hybridation
hybridation
noun
hybridization
hydrophobia
hydrophobia
noun
(pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself.
(psychology, colloquial) A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia.
judeophobia
judeophobia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Judeophobia
labyrinthed
labyrinthed
adj
Synonym of labyrinthine
verb
simple past tense and past participle of labyrinth
libytheidae
lithobiidae
nudibranchs
nudibranchs
noun
plural of nudibranch
pseudobchia
reinhabited
reinhabited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reinhabit
rhabdovirus
rhabdovirus
noun
Any of the rod-shaped viruses belonging to the family Rhabdoviridae.
shadberries
shadberries
noun
plural of shadberry
shieldboard
subheadings
subheadings
noun
plural of subheading
subhyoidean
subhyoidean
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Situated or performed beneath the hyoid bone
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.