(nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
A long rolling wave of the sea.
A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.
Any loafer around a waterfront.
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beachmaster
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
bechauffeur
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
becowarding
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
beerbachite
bellyachers
bellyachers
noun
plural of bellyacher
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
benefactrix
benefactrix
Noun
A female benefactor.
beneficiary
beneficiary
adj
Bestowed as a gratuity.
Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
noun
(insurance) One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.
(law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.
One who benefits or receives an advantage.
berascaling
bergamasche
berycoidean
bhaiyachara
biarticular
biarticular
adj
(anatomy) Affecting, or connecting two joints
biauricular
biauricular
adj
Having or relating to two auricles.
bibracteate
bibracteate
adj
(botany) Having two bracts.
bicalcarate
bicalcarate
adj
(zoology) Having two spurs, as the wing or leg of a bird may.
bicarbonate
bicarbonate
noun
(chemistry) the univalent anion HCO₃⁻; any salt of carbonic acid in which only one of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced.
sodium bicarbonate used as a mild antacid; bicarbonate of soda
bicentenary
bicentenary
noun
A 200th anniversary.
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
bicorporate
bicorporate
adj
(heraldry) Having two bodies.
bicorporeal
bicorporeal
adj
(astrology) Synonym of mutable (“being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy”)
(medicine) Synonym of bicornuate
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
biometrical
biometrical
adj
Of or pertaining to biometrics.
biopiracies
bioreaction
bioreaction
noun
A biological reaction.
bioreactors
bioreactors
noun
plural of bioreactor
bioresearch
bioresearch
noun
(biology) research in any of the biological sciences
biparasitic
biparasitic
adj
parasitic on another parasite
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
biracialism
biracialism
noun
A situation where two races of people are segregated.
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdclapper
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
bisacromial
bisacromial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two acromial processes
bismarckian
bismarckian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1815-1898), German statesman associated with antisocialism, complex diplomacy and the creation of the welfare state.
blackamoors
blackamoors
noun
plural of blackamoor
blackballer
blackballer
noun
One who blackballs, or casts a vote rejecting somebody.
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbreast
blackfisher
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackhander
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blacklister
blacklister
noun
One who blacklists.
blackmailer
blackmailer
noun
Someone who blackmails.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
blanchester
blancmanger
blancmanger
noun
(historical) A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of capon, fish, etc.; blancmange.
blastomeric
blastomeric
adj
Relating to blastomeres.
blastoporic
blastoporic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal.
bleacheries
bleacheries
noun
plural of bleachery
bleacherite
bleacherite
noun
(sports, informal) One who sits in the bleachers.
bleacherman
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blepharitic
blepharitic
adj
Relating to blepharitis.
bodicemaker
bolographic
borocalcite
borocarbide
borocarbide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any material containing both boride and carbide ions
borocitrate
borzicactus
braccianite
brachelytra
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
brachiation
brachiation
noun
(zoology) Movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next.
brachiators
brachiators
noun
plural of brachiator
brachiopoda
brachiopode
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
brachiotomy
brachyceral
brachyceric
brachycrany
brachydomal
brachyprism
brachytmema
brachyurous
brachyurous
adj
(zoology) brachyural
bracingness
bracingness
noun
The quality of being bracing.
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
braconniere
braconniere
noun
A skirt or apron of mail or lamellar armor, worn with plate armor, to defend the stomach, groin, and upper thighs.
bracteiform
bracteolate
bracteolate
adj
(botany) Having bracteoles.
bradycardia
bradycardia
noun
(medicine) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.
bradycardic
bradycardic
adj
Of, pertaining to or afflicted with bradycardia.
bradycrotic
bradycrotic
adj
Having a slow pulse
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
braggadocio
braggadocio
noun
A braggart.
Empty boasting.
brahmachari
brahmachari
noun
A man who practises brahmacharya.
brahmanical
brahmanical
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Brahman
Of or pertaining to the Brahmins or their doctrines or worship.
brahminical
brahminical
adj
Of or relating to brahmins or Brahmanism.
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
brancardier
branchiform
branchihyal
branchiness
branchiness
noun
The quality of being branchy.
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchiopoo
branchireme
branchlines
branchlines
noun
plural of branchline
branchstand
branchville
brazenfaced
brazenfaced
adj
(dated) impudent; shameless
breadstitch
breastpiece
brecciating
brecciating
verb
present participle of brecciate
brecciation
brecciation
noun
(geology) The formation of breccia such as by external shock.
brickbatted
brickbatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brickbat
bricklayers
bricklayers
noun
plural of bricklayer
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.
brilliances
brilliances
noun
plural of brilliance
britannicus
broadcasted
broadcasted
verb
(sometimes proscribed) simple past tense and past participle of broadcast
broadcaster
broadcaster
noun
(computing) A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
(obsolete) A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).
A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
brocatelles
brocatelles
noun
plural of brocatelle
brochantite
brochantite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper sulfate mineral
bromacetate
bromacetone
bromcamphor
bromocyanid
bromouracil
bromouracil
noun
A brominated derivative of uracil.
bronchially
bronchially
adv
In a bronchial way.
bronchiolar
bronchiolar
adj
Of or pertaining to the bronchioles of the lung
bryological
bryological
adj
Of or pertaining to bryology.
bucaramanga
bucaramanga
Proper noun
A city in northeastern Colombia.
buccaneered
buccaneered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buccaneer