A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewn close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.
balbusard
balbuties
balbuties
noun
(medicine, obsolete) stammering
baldaquin
baldaquin
noun
Alternative form of baldacchin
baldoquin
balductum
balductum
adj
(obsolete) nonsensical
noun
(obsolete) senseless talk or writing; balderdash.
a posset
balefully
balefully
adv
In a baleful, ominous manner.
balibuntl
balisaurs
balisaurs
noun
plural of balisaur
ballismus
ballismus
noun
(medicine) A condition characterised by violent involuntary rapid and irregular movements.
balsamous
balsamous
adj
Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam; balsamic.
balusters
balusters
noun
plural of baluster
bambuseae
bandobust
bandurria
bandurria
noun
A bird, the black-faced ibis.
A plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body, with twelve strings in six courses in its most common modern form, originating in Spain.
bandusian
banefully
banefully
adv
In a baneful way.
bangweulu
banjulele
banjulele
noun
Alternative form of banjolele
bankrupcy
bankrupcy
noun
Misspelling of bankruptcy.
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
banqueted
banqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banquet
banqueter
banqueter
noun
A guest at a banquet.
banquette
banquette
noun
(Louisiana, Texas) A sidewalk.
(dated) A bench or similar seat on top of a diligence or other public vehicle.
(military) A narrow area behind a defensive wall's parapet elevated above its terreplein and used by defenders to shoot at attackers.
A bench built into a wall, especially (military) one built into a wall of a defensive trench, used for sitting and for shooting at attackers.
An upholstered bench, e.g., along a wall of a restaurant or lounge area.
bantustan
bantustan
noun
(derogatory) A political entity reminiscent of the old apartheid-era territories of the same name.
(originally South Africa, historical) Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans.
(uncountable, specifically, historical) A pidgin spoken by French and First Nations people in the 17th century in the region of North America now called Montreal.
barathrum
barathrum
noun
A pit, especially one at Athens into which criminals were thrown.
The abyss, hell.
barbarous
barbarous
adj
(said of language) Not classical or pure.
Like a barbarian, especially in sound; noisy, dissonant.
Mercilessly or impudently violent or cruel, savage.
Uncivilized, uncultured.
barbecued
barbecued
adj
Cooked on a barbecue.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barbecue
barbecuer
barbecuer
noun
One who (or a device which) barbecues.
barbecues
barbecues
noun
plural of barbecue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbecue
barbequed
barbequed
adj
Alternative spelling of barbecued
verb
Alternative spelling of barbecued simple past tense and past participle of barbeque
barbulate
barbulate
adj
Synonym of barbellate
barbulyie
barguests
barguests
noun
plural of barguest
barkbound
barkbound
adj
Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
barleducs
barnumism
barnumize
barnumize
verb
Alternative form of Barnumize
baronduki
baroquely
baroquely
adv
In a baroque style.
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
barouchet
barouchet
noun
Alternative spelling of barouchette
barquette
barquette
noun
A kind of small sailboat.
A small boat-shaped pastry shell with a sweet or savoury filling.
barracuda
barracuda
noun
(figuratively) One who uses harsh or predatory means to compete.
Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators.
barrelful
barrelful
noun
As much as a barrel will hold.
barriguda
barriguda
noun
The palm tree Iriartea ventricosa.
barrigudo
barrigudo
noun
(archaic) The brown woolly monkey
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
barrulety
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
bashfully
bashfully
adv
In a bashful manner.
bashmuric
basifugal
basifugal
adj
(botany) Tending or proceeding away from the base.
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
batardeau
batardeau
noun
(military) A wall built across the ditch of a fortification, with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall.
batesburg
bathhouse
bathhouse
noun
A building where swimmers can change clothes.
A building with baths for communal use.
A business with bath-like facilities, which chiefly serves as a place for sexual encounters, especially among men.
bathybius
bathybius
Noun
A gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and once supposed to be a free living protoplasm, later found to be the result of precipitation.
battleful
battleful
adj
Full of battles or conflicts.
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
bauhinias
bauhinias
noun
plural of bauhinia
baulkiest
baulkiest
adj
superlative form of baulky: most baulky
baumbaugh
bauxitite
bayogoula
bdelliums
bdelliums
noun
plural of bdellium
bdelloura
beadflush
beadhouse
beadhouse
noun
(historical) An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
beakerful
beakerful
noun
The amount that a beaker will hold.
bealtuinn
beamhouse
bearhound
bearhound
noun
A dog for baiting or hunting bears.
beatitude
beatitude
noun
(uncountable) Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
Any one of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–12. E.g.: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"(Matthew 5:5).
beauchamp
beauchamp
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern France
of Norman origin
beauclerc
beauclerk
beauseant
beauseant
noun
The black and white standard of the Knights Templar.
beauteous
beauteous
adj
(literary, formal) beautiful.
beautiful
beautiful
adj
(of the weather) Pleasant; clear.
Attractive and possessing beauty.
Good, admirable.
Well executed.
noun
Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.
beautydom
beautydom
noun
The estate or rank of a beauty or of beautiful women.
beblubber
beblubber
verb
(transitive) To make swollen, disfigured, bleared, or sullied by weeping.
bechuanas
beclamour
beclamour
verb
Alternative form of beclamor
beclouded
beclouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloud
becluster
becquerel
becquerel
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq
becrusted
becrusted
adj
Covered with, or as if with, a crust; encrusted.
becudgels
becudgels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becudgel
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bedaubing
bedaubing
verb
present participle of bedaub
bedehouse
bedehouse
noun
Alternative form of beadhouse
bedquilts
bedquilts
noun
plural of bedquilt
bedrugged
bedrugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrug
beduchess
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
beduncing
beduncing
verb
present participle of bedunce
beechnuts
beechnuts
noun
plural of beechnut
beelzebub
beelzebul
beerhouse
beerhouse
noun
A tavern that sells beer.
beflounce
befluster
befortune
befortune
verb
(poetic, dated, transitive) To befall.
befoulers
befoulers
noun
plural of befouler
befoulier
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
befraught
befraught
adj
(rare) fraught
befrounce
befrumple
befuddled
befuddled
adj
confused or perplexed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befuddle
befuddler
befuddler
noun
One who befuddles.
befuddles
befuddles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befuddle
beglamour
beglamour
verb
To bedazzle; to deceive as if by magic.
To make glamorous.
begrudged
begrudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begrudge
begrudger
begrudger
noun
One who begrudges.
begrudges
begrudges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begrudge
begruntle
begruntle
verb
(transitive) To make or render uneasy; disconcert.
begrutten
begrutten
adj
(dialectal, Scotland) Showing the effects of much weeping; marred or swollen in the face through continued weeping.
beguilers
beguilers
noun
plural of beguiler
beguiling
beguiling
adj
That beguiles or beguile.
noun
A beguilement.
verb
present participle of beguile
begulfing
begumming
begumming
verb
present participle of begum
behaviour
behaviour
noun
Britain standard spelling of behavior.
behusband
bejumbled
bejumbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bejumble
bejumbles
bejumbles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bejumble
belabours
belabours
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belabour
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
beleaguer
beleaguer
verb
To besiege; to surround with troops.
To exhaust.
To vex, harass, or beset.
belecture
belecture
verb
(transitive) To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently.
beliefful
beliefful
adj
(rare) Having belief or faith; faithful.
belinurus
beliquors
bellhouse
bellhouse
noun
A structure housing a bell or bells; bell tower; belfry
bellmouth
bellmouth
noun
A bell-shaped extension at the end of a pipe.
bellpulls
bellpulls
noun
plural of bellpull
bellyfull
bellyfuls
bellyfuls
noun
plural of bellyful
belzebuth
bemuddled
bemuddled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemuddle
bemuddles
bemuddles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemuddle
bemurmure
bemurmurs
bemusedly
bemusedly
adv
In a bemused manner
bemuzzled
bemuzzles
beneurous
benumbing
benumbing
verb
present participle of benumb
benvenuto
beothukan
bepicture
bequeaths
bequeaths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bequeath
bequirtle
beraunite
beraunite
Noun
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.