Any of several processes to protect steel against rust.
verb
present participle of blue
blunge
blunge
verb
(pottery) To mix clay and water.
bocage
bocage
noun
Alternative spelling of boscage
bodega
bodega
noun
(Philippines) A warehouse; a storeroom
(slang, New York City) Any convenience store.
(slang, Southwestern United States) Any small or medium-sized shop with a unique facade in a shopping center plaza, usually located in the center or the sides of the plaza. Does not include the anchor tenant of the shopping center, as they are usually referred to as the anchor.
A store specializing in Hispanic groceries.
A storehouse for maturing wine, a winery.
bodger
bodger
noun
A woodworker in the traditional style characterised by the use of hand tools, a pole lathe and use of green timber.
One who works in a rough and ready, slipshod manner.
bodgie
bodgie
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) A member of a 1950s rock subculture; a teddy boy.
boding
boding
adj
foreboding, ominous, portending.
noun
gerund of bode: a prediction of disaster; an omen, a portent.
verb
present participle of bode
bodrag
bodrag
noun
Alternative form of bodrage
boeing
boeing
Proper noun
An American aerospace company that has created many commercial airplanes.
bogach
bogans
bogans
noun
plural of bogan
bogard
bogart
bogart
noun
(slang) An obnoxious, selfish and overbearing person; an attention hog.
verb
(slang) To get something by bullying, intimidation; be a tough guy.
(slang) To selfishly take or keep something; to hog; especially to hold a joint (marijuana) dangling between the lips instead of passing it on.
bogata
bogeys
bogeys
noun
plural of bogey
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bogey
bogged
bogged
adj
Stuck; unable to progress; having been bogged down.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bog
boggin
boggle
boggle
noun
(dated) A bungle; a botched situation.
(dated) A scruple or objection.
Alternative form of bogle
verb
(US, dialect) To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch.
(intransitive) To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
(intransitive, obsolete) To dissemble; to play fast and loose (with someone or something).
(intransitive, of a rat) To wiggle the eyes as a result of bruxing.
(transitive or intransitive) Either literally or figuratively to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.
(transitive) To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
bogier
bogies
bogies
noun
plural of bogie
bogled
bogles
bogles
noun
plural of bogle
boglet
boglet
noun
A kind of supernatural being.
A small patch of boggy ground.
bogman
bogoch
bogong
bogong
noun
Synonym of bogong moth
bogota
bogued
bogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bogue
bogusz
bogway
boigid
boigie
bolger
boling
bomfog
bonagh
bonang
bonang
noun
(music) A set of small gongs placed on a rack and usually struck with a padded stick, a type of gong chime, used in the gamelan music of Java.
bongar
bonged
bonged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bong
bongos
bongos
noun
plural of bongo
boning
boning
noun
Bone structure.
Placement of a curse by pointing with a bone, practiced by Australian aborigines; an act of pointing the bone.
The arrangement of bones in a corset.
The fertilization of a field with bone meal.
The process or result of leveling using a boning rod.
The removal of bones from a carcass; filleting.
verb
present participle of bone
booger
booger
noun
(US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
(US, slang) A thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing.
(US, slang) Something suggestive of this material.
(surfing, slang, mildly derogatory) A bodyboarder.
boogie
boogie
noun
(informal) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity.
(informal) A style of swing dance.
(skydiving, informal) A large, organised skydiving event.
verb
(intransitive) To dance a boogie.
(intransitive, informal) To move, walk, leave, exit.
boogum
booing
booing
noun
A disapproving exclamation by a member of an audience.
verb
present participle of boo
boorga
borage
borage
noun
Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked.
borago
borger
borges
borghi
borgia
borgia
Proper noun
Famously borne by a prominent family during the Renaissance.
boring
boring
adj
(chiefly Manglish) Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
Capable of penetrating; piercing.
Causing boredom or tiredness; making you to feel tired and impatient.
Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
noun
(usually in the plural) Fragment thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
A pit or hole which has been bored.
verb
present participle of bore
botong
bougar
bougar
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A rafter or cross spar of a roof especially of a cottage.
bougee
bouget
bouget
noun
(heraldry) A charge resembling the water bags that were used to supply the army in battle.
Obsolete form of budget.
boughs
boughs
noun
plural of bough
bought
bought
noun
(obsolete) A bend or hollow in a human or animal body.
(obsolete) A bend; flexure; curve; a hollow angle.
(obsolete) A curve or bend in a river, mountain chain, or other geographical feature.
(obsolete) A fold, bend, or coil in a tail, snake's body etc.
(obsolete) The part of a sling that contains the stone.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buy.
boughy
boughy
adj
Full of boughs.
bougie
bougie
adj
(Britain, Canada, slang) Fancy or good-looking, without the same connotations of snobbery or pretentiousness as in sense 1.
(chiefly African-American Vernacular, slang, usually derogatory) Behaving like or pertaining to people of a higher social status, middle-class / bourgeois people (sometimes carrying connotations of fakeness, elitism, or snobbery).
noun
(chiefly African-American Vernacular, slang, usually derogatory) A person who exhibits bougie behavior.
(medicine) A tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie.
A wax candle.
bourgs
bourgs
noun
plural of bourg
bowing
bowing
noun
A bending.
A technique for using the bow on a string instrument such as a violin.
The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
verb
present participle and gerund of bow (all senses)
bowleg
bowleg
noun
A leg that curves outward at the knee. It might refer to the leg of a human, animal or even a piece of furniture.
boxing
boxing
noun
(construction) Casing.
(object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.
(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
Material used for making boxes or casing.
verb
present participle of box
boyang
boyang
noun
Alternative form of bowyang
bragas
brager
braggs
braggy
braggy
adj
Prone to brag.
bragly
breger
bregma
bregma
noun
(anatomy) the anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet
bridge
bridge
noun
(anatomy) The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
(billiards, snooker, pool) A cue modified with a convex arch-shaped notched head attached to the narrow end, used to support a player's (shooter's) cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider.
(billiards, snooker, pool) A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.
(bowling) The gap between the holes on a bowling ball
(card games) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.
(chemistry) An intramolecular valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.
(computing) A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
(cycling) The situation where a lone rider or small group of riders closes the space between them and the rider or group in front.
(dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
(diplomacy) A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.
(electronics) An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
(electronics) Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit
(graph theory) An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.
(gymnastics) A similar position in gymnastics.
(medicine) A rudimentary procedure before definite solution
(music) A contrasting section within a song that prepares for the return of the original material section.
(music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
(nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.
(networking) A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2 of OSI model.
(poetry) A point in a line where a break in a word unit cannot occur.
(programming) A software component connecting two or more separate systems.
(roller derby) An elongated chain of teammates, connected to the pack, for improved blocking potential.
(wrestling) A defensive position in which the wrestler is supported by his feet and head, belly-up, in order to prevent touch-down of the shoulders and eventually to dislodge an opponent who has established a position on top.
A connection, real or abstract.
A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.
A day falling between two public holidays and consequently designated as an additional holiday.
A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall.
A solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener.
Anything supported at the ends and serving to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.
verb
(computing, communication) To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.
(music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.
(roller derby) To employ the bridge tactic. (See Noun section.)
(wrestling) To go to the bridge position.
To be or make a bridge over something.
To span as if with a bridge.
briggs
bright
bright
adj
(metallurgy) Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
(music) Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
Glorious; illustrious.
Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
Manifest to the mind as light is to the eyes; clear, evident, plain.
Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.
Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
Of a person: lively, vivacious.
Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated; (specifically) of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.
Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
Of light: brilliant, intense.
Of the eyes: able to see clearly; of eyesight: keen, sharp.
Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively.
adv
(archaic) Referring to sight, sound, understanding, etc.: clearly, distinctly; brightly.
(often literary) In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously.
Referring to colour: with bold or vivid colours; brightly, boldly, vividly.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance.
(figuratively) Glory, splendour.
(painting) An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
A person with a naturalistic worldview with no mystical or supernatural elements.
Brightness, glow.
verb
(intransitive, also figuratively) Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.
(transitive) Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
(transitive, figuratively) Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic.
brigid
brigid
Proper noun
The goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and the patron goddess of the Druids. Daughter of Dagda of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
Brigid of Kildare (c.451-521), an Irish saint partly confused with the goddess.
name sometimes borrowed from Irish. English form: Bridget.
brigit
brigue
brigue
noun
(obsolete) Intrigue; secretive machinations.
verb
(obsolete) To achieve or obtain by underhand methods.
brings
brings
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bring
brogan
brogan
noun
A heavy working shoe; a brogue.
brogle
brogue
brogue
noun
(dated) A heavy shoe of untanned leather.
A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent as English control of Ireland gradually increased and Irish waned as the standard language.
verb
(dialect) to fish for eels by disturbing the waters.
(intransitive) To walk.
(transitive) To kick.
(transitive) To punch a hole in, as with an awl.
(transitive, intransitive) To speak with a brogue (accent).
brolga
brolga
noun
A large grey crane (Antigone rubicunda, syn. Grus rubicunda), of northern and eastern Australia.
brough
bruang
bruang
noun
The Malayan sun bear.
bruges
brugge
brughs
bsdhyg
bsfmgt
bsgmgt
budged
budged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of budge
budger
budger
noun
One who budges.
budges
budges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of budge
budget
budget
adj
Appropriate to a restricted budget.
noun
(by implication) A relatively small amount of available money.
(obsolete) A compact collection of things.
(obsolete) A wallet, purse or bag.
(obsolete, military) A socket in which the end of a cavalry carbine rests.
An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.
The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.
verb
(intransitive) To construct or draw up a budget.
(transitive) To plan for the use of in a budget.
(transitive) To provide funds, allow for in a budget.
budgie
budgie
noun
(informal) A budgerigar.
budwig
bugala
bugara
bugbee
bugdom
bugdom
noun
The essence of being a bug.
bugeye
bugeye
noun
(nautical) A sailboat once used for oystering out of Chesapeake Bay
bugged
bugged
adj
(computing) Affected by a bug (computer error).
Containing a bug (interceptive listening device).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bug
bugger
bugger
intj
(slang, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar) An expression of annoyance or displeasure.
noun
(Britain law) Someone who commits buggery; a sodomite.
(obsolete) A heretic.
(slang, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Someone who is very fond of something
(slang, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, South Africa) A situation that causes dismay.
(slang, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, South Africa) Someone viewed with affection; a chap.
(slang, US) A whippersnapper, a tyke.
(slang, dated) A damn, anything at all.
(slang, derogatory, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, South Africa) A foolish or worthless person or thing; a despicable person.
One who sets a bug (surveillance device); one who bugs.
verb
(slang, Britain, Australia, New Zealand) To feel frustration with something, or to consider that something is futile.
(slang, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) To be fatigued.
(slang, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) To be surprised.
(slang, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) To feel contempt for some person or thing.
(slang, vulgar in, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) To break or ruin.
(vulgar, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) To have anal sex with, sodomize.