(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments for holding bottles, cups, or the like; a kind of buffet, cupboard, or sideboard.
(architecture) The uppermost portion of the capital of a column immediately under the architrave, in some cases a flat oblong or square slab, in others more decorated.
(historical, obsolete) A table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing.
A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc.
ablush
ablush
adj
Blushing; ruddy.
abouts
abouts
adv
(obsolete) About.
absume
absume
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To consume gradually; to waste away.
absurd
absurd
adj
(obsolete) Inharmonious; dissonant.
Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.
Dealing with absurdism.
Having no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives; meaningless; lacking order or value.
noun
(obsolete) An absurdity.
(philosophy, often preceded by the) The opposition between the human search for meaning in life and the inability to find any; the state or condition in which man exists in an irrational universe and his life has no meaning outside of his existence.
aburst
aburst
adj
In a bursting condition.
abused
abused
adj
(obsolete) Deluded, deceived.
Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence.
Overused; used profligately or in excess.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abuse
abusee
abusee
noun
A person who is the victim of abuse (by an abuser).
abuser
abuser
noun
(obsolete) One who uses in an illegal or wrongful use.
One who abuses someone or something.
abuses
abuses
noun
plural of abuse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abuse
adsbud
agabus
airbus
airbus
noun
A subsonic jet airliner, especially a wide-bodied one.
albums
albums
noun
plural of album
ambush
ambush
noun
An attack launched from a concealed position.
The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
The concealed position or state from which a surprise attack is launched.
The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait.
verb
(transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.
(transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
anubis
arbust
arbust
noun
(not attested in dictionaries) a bush, shrub
asbury
ausubo
ausubo
noun
balata tree
babasu
babuls
babuls
noun
plural of babul
backus
bahuts
bahuts
noun
plural of bahut
balius
bancus
bantus
barcus
barrus
bashuk
basque
basque
noun
A woman's close-fitting bodice, underbodice, or corset having such a feature.
The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.
bassus
basuto
basuto
Noun
A member of the Basotho people.
battus
baucis
baulks
baulks
noun
plural of baulk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baulk
bausch
bauske
bauson
bavius
bayous
bayous
noun
plural of bayou
beatus
beatus
noun
(religion) A person who has been beatified.
beauts
beauts
noun
plural of beaut
bebusy
bebusy
verb
(intransitive or reflexive, rare) To make or be busy; occupy.
bedusk
bedust
bedust
verb
(archaic) To cover with dust.
begums
begums
noun
plural of begum
bemuse
bemuse
verb
(archaic, humorous) To devote to the Muses.
(obsolete, slang, transitive) To make drunk; to intoxicate.
(transitive) To confuse or bewilder.
(transitive, sometimes proscribed) To be amused, especially sardonically.
bemusk
berust
beslur
besmut
besmut
verb
(transitive) To blacken with smut; foul with soot.
besoul
besoul
verb
(transitive) To imbue or endow with a soul.
besour
besour
Verb
To make sour.
bestud
bestud
verb
(transitive) To set with or as with studs; adorn with bosses.
besugo
besuit
besuit
verb
(transitive) To be fitting or appropriate; befit; suit
bfamus
biblus
bijous
binous
binous
adj
binate
bippus
birgus
birrus
birrus
noun
A coarse kind of thick woollen cloth, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages.
A woollen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or head.
bisque
bisque
adj
Of a pale pinkish brown colour.
noun
(British parliament) Permission for an MP to be absent from a vote, granted by the whips when the absence is not likely to affect the outcome.
(ceramics) A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit.
(chiefly BBC, historical) A day's leave an employee may take without warning or reason and not be counted as annual leave.
(sports) An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed.
A free point in a handicap real tennis match.
A free turn in a handicap croquet match.
A pale pinkish brown colour.
A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
verb
(transitive) To prepare ceramics in the bisque style.
bissau
bissau
Proper noun
The capital of Guinea-Bissau.
bisulc
blouse
blouse
noun
(India) A short garment worn under a sari.
(fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.
(fashion, obsolete) A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
(military fashion) A loose-fitting uniform jacket.
Alternative form of blouze
Alternative form of blowess
Alternative form of blowze
verb
(military) To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).
To hang a garment in loose folds.
blousy
blousy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a blouse; loose, flowing.
bluest
bluest
adj
superlative form of blue: most blue
bluesy
bluesy
adj
(music, informal) Characteristic of, or similar to, the blues (a genre of music).
bluets
bluets
noun
plural of bluet
blueys
blueys
noun
plural of bluey
bluffs
bluffs
noun
plural of bluff
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluff
bluish
bluish
adj
(figuratively) Somewhat depressed; sad.
Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.
bluism
bluism
noun
Alternative form of blueism
blumes
blunks
blunks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blunk
blunts
blunts
noun
plural of blunt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blunt
blurbs
blurbs
noun
plural of blurb
blurts
blurts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blurt
blusht
blusht
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of blush
blushy
blushy
adj
(of a person) Embarrassed, blushing; feeling as though one might blush.
Suffused with blushes or blushlike hues.
boelus
bogusz
bombus
boreus
bosque
bosque
noun
(Southwestern US) A gallery forest found growing along a river bank or on the flood plain of a watercourse.
Rare spelling of bosk.
bosuns
bosuns
noun
plural of bosun
boubas
boughs
boughs
noun
plural of bough
boules
boules
noun
bowls; a game played with metal balls.
plural of boule
bounds
bounds
noun
plural of bound.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bound
bourgs
bourgs
noun
plural of bourg
bourns
bourns
noun
plural of bourn
bourse
bourse
noun
(botany) The swollen basal part of an inflorescence axis at the onset of fruit development; it bears leaves whose axillary buds differentiate and may grow out as shoots.
(figuratively) Any place, real or imagined, where the value of a thing is settled.
(philately) A meeting of stamp collectors and/or dealers, where stamps and covers are sold or exchanged.
A stock exchange.
boused
boused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bouse
bouser
bouser
noun
Obsolete form of boozer.
bouses
bouses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bouse
boutis
bowlus
boyaus
brause
bromus
bruges
brughs
bruins
bruins
noun
plural of bruin
bruise
bruise
noun
A dark mark on fruit or vegetables caused by a blow to the surface.
A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
verb
(intransitive) Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
(intransitive) To become bruised.
(intransitive) To fight with the fists; to box.
(transitive) To damage the skin of (fruit or vegetables), in an analogous way.
(transitive) To impair (gin) by shaking rather than stirring.
(transitive) To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.
(transitive, figurative) To harm or injure.
bruits
bruits
noun
plural of bruit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bruit
brujas
brujos
brules
brumes
brumes
noun
plural of brume
brunts
brunts
noun
plural of brunt
brushy
brushy
adj
Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy.
Of the countryside: having thick vegetation, taller than grass but shorter than trees; having abundant brush; shrubby.
brusly
brutes
brutes
noun
plural of brute
brutus
bubals
bubals
noun
plural of bubal
buboes
buboes
noun
plural of bubo
budges
budges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of budge
buenas
buenos
buffos
bugles
bugles
noun
plural of bugle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bugle
bugsha
bugsha
noun
Alternative form of buqsha
buicks
builds
builds
noun
plural of build
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of build
bukshi
bukshi
noun
(historical) The paymaster in native Indian states.
bulbus
bulges
bulges
noun
plural of bulge
bulies
bullis
bumphs
bumpsy
buncos
buncos
noun
plural of bunco
bundts
bundts
noun
plural of bundt
bungos
bunkos
bunkos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bunko
bunsen
bunsen
Noun
Bunsen burner
bunyas
bunyas
noun
plural of bunya
buqsha
buqsha
noun
(historical) A former currency unit of Yemen.
burans
burets
burets
noun
plural of buret
burgas
burgas
Proper noun
A city in eastern Bulgaria.
burghs
burghs
noun
plural of burgh
burgos
burgus
buries
buries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bury
burins
burins
noun
plural of burin
burkes
burkes
noun
plural of burke
burris
burros
burros
noun
plural of burro
burrus
bursae
bursae
noun
plural of bursa
bursal
bursal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or resembling, a bursa
bursar
bursar
noun
(Scotland, education) A student funded by a bursary.