Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
noun
(geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
aerobics
aerobics
noun
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
airbuses
airbuses
noun
plural of airbus
ambaries
amberies
amberies
noun
plural of ambery
ambroise
arabizes
arbinose
arbiters
arbiters
noun
plural of arbiter
arborise
arborise
verb
(intransitive) To develop a tree-like appearance.
(transitive) To cause (something) to develop a tree-like appearance.
(transitive) To penetrate or fill (an area) with a tree-like structure.
ascribed
ascribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ascribe
ascribes
ascribes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ascribe
aumbries
aumbries
noun
plural of aumbrie
bakeries
bakeries
noun
plural of bakery
balisier
balister
balister
noun
(obsolete) An arbalister or crossbowman.
ballsier
ballsier
adj
comparative form of ballsy: more ballsy
banisher
banisher
noun
One who banishes.
banister
banister
noun
One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.
The handrail on the side of a staircase.
verb
To act as a banister
To construct a banister
bardiest
barflies
barflies
noun
plural of barfly
barkiest
barkiest
adj
superlative form of barky: most barky
barmiest
barmiest
adj
superlative form of barmy: most barmy
barnaise
barniest
barniest
adj
superlative form of barny: most barny
baronies
baronies
noun
plural of barony
barriers
barriers
noun
plural of barrier
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barrier
basifier
basifier
noun
(chemistry) That which converts into a salifiable base.
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
bearings
bearings
noun
plural of bearing
bearship
bearship
noun
The character or personality of a bear.
bearskin
bearskin
noun
(dated) A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.
A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.
beatrisa
beausire
becrimes
bedrails
bedrails
noun
plural of bedrail
beeriest
beeriest
adj
superlative form of beery: most beery
begrimes
begrimes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begrime
belfries
belfries
noun
plural of belfry
bepraise
bepraise
verb
(transitive) To praise greatly or extravagantly.
berberis
berberis
noun
Any of very many evergreen or deciduous shrubs of the genus Berberis.
beresite
beribers
berlines
berlines
noun
plural of berline
berstine
beshiver
beshriek
besieger
besieger
noun
A person who besieges
besilver
besilver
verb
(transitive) To cover with or as with silver.
beslimer
besmirch
besmirch
verb
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
bespirit
bespring
besquirt
bestiary
bestiary
noun
(gaming) A list or guidebook of the monsters to be found in a roleplaying game.
A medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals.
bestride
bestride
verb
(transitive) To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.
(transitive, figuratively) To dominate.
bestripe
betraise
bicornes
bicornes
noun
plural of bicorne
biferous
biferous
adj
(botany) Bearing flowers or fruit twice each year
bilayers
bilayers
noun
plural of bilayer
bimester
bimester
noun
A period of two months.
binaries
binaries
noun
plural of binary
bioherms
bioherms
noun
plural of bioherm
biporose
biramose
biramose
adj
Alternative form of biramous
birchers
birchers
noun
plural of bircher
birdless
birdless
adj
Without birds.
birdnest
birdnest
noun
Alternative form of bird's nest
verb
(intransitive) To become entangled or dishevelled, like a bird's nest
(intransitive) To collect eggs from bird's nests
(transitive, intransitive) To make or nestle in a bird's nest
birdseed
birdseed
noun
Seed, usually constituting a mixture from several species of plant, set out as food for birds.
birdseye
birdseye
adj
Alternative spelling of bird's-eye
birdwise
birdwise
adv
In the manner of a bird.
birettas
birettas
noun
plural of biretta
birimose
bisector
bisector
noun
(geometry) A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts.
biserial
biserial
adj
(statistics) Having a correlation between one series and another that is divided into two types
Arranged in two series
bistered
bistered
adj
Alternative form of bistred
bitterns
bitterns
noun
plural of bittern
bizarres
blastier
blinders
blinders
noun
plural of blinder
blinkers
blinkers
noun
(plural only) A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc.
(plural only, slang) Spectacles.
A pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order to impede the rear vision of racehorses and harness horses; blinders in (USA).
plural of blinker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blinker
blippers
blisters
blisters
noun
plural of blister
blistery
blistery
adj
Having blisters.
blithers
blithers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blither
blousier
blousier
adj
comparative form of blousy: more blousy
blowsier
blowsier
adj
comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
bluesier
bluesier
adj
comparative form of bluesy: more bluesy
boiserie
boiserie
noun
panelling; wood trim
bonfires
bonfires
noun
plural of bonfire
borealis
borities
bornites
bornites
noun
plural of bornite
bouviers
boweries
boweries
noun
plural of bowery
boxerism
braeside
braiders
braiders
noun
plural of braider
brailles
brailles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of braille
brakiest
brandeis
brandies
brandies
noun
plural of brandy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brandy
brandise
brandise
noun
(archaic) A three-legged stand for a pot or pan over a fire.
brasenia
brashier
brashier
adj
comparative form of brashy: more brashy
brasiers
brasiers
noun
plural of brasier
brassier
brassier
adj
comparative form of brassy: more brassy
brassies
brassies
noun
plural of brassie
plural of brassy
braziers
braziers
noun
plural of brazier
breastie
breastie
noun
(Scotland) breast
breccias
breccias
noun
plural of breccia
breislak
brenthis
brescian
breviers
brewings
brewings
noun
plural of brewing
brewises
brewises
noun
plural of brewis
briareus
brickeys
brickles
brickles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brickle
brickset
bricoles
bricoles
noun
plural of bricole
bridlers
bridlers
noun
plural of bridler
briefers
briefers
noun
plural of briefer
briefest
briefest
adj
superlative form of brief: most brief
brigades
brigades
noun
plural of brigade
brimless
brimless
adj
Having no brim
brimmers
brimmers
noun
plural of brimmer
brindles
brindles
noun
plural of brindle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brindle
bringers
bringers
noun
plural of bringer
bringsel
briniest
briniest
adj
superlative form of briny: most briny
brinsell
brioches
brioches
noun
plural of brioche
brionies
brionies
noun
plural of briony
briquets
briquets
noun
plural of briquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of briquet
brisance
brisance
noun
The shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion.
brisbane
brisbane
Proper noun
Large city and State capital of Queensland (Australia).
A river that flows through this city.
briskest
briskest
adj
superlative form of brisk: most brisk
briskets
briskets
noun
plural of brisket
bristled
bristled
adj
Having bristles
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bristle
bristler
bristler
noun
(informal) A bristled pig.
(obsolete) A conman.
(obsolete, derogatory) A person of low social class.
(obsolete, slang) A soldier who is part of a company that carries pikes.
Someone or something that bristles.
bristles
bristles
noun
plural of bristle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bristle
britches
britches
noun
(chiefly Appalachia, Southern US) Alternative form of breeches (pants, trousers).
brittles
brittles
noun
plural of brittle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brittle
broiders
broiders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broider
broilers
broilers
noun
plural of broiler
brollies
brollies
noun
plural of brolly
bromides
bromides
noun
plural of bromide
bromines
bromines
noun
plural of bromine
bromised
bromizes
bromizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bromize