(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backwards
backwards
adj
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
backwater
backwater
noun
(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
verb
(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
backwraps
backwraps
noun
plural of backwrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwrap
bairnwort
baldcrown
barbwires
barbwires
noun
plural of barbwire
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
barleymow
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
barrowman
barrowman
noun
(mining, historical) A putter: one who puts the tubs of coal from the workings to the cranes, flats, or stations, so that they can be conveyed to the surface.
barrytown
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
bathwater
bathwater
noun
The water used in a bath (bathtub).
bawdstrot
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beachwear
beachwear
noun
Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
bearwoods
becowards
becrawled
becrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrawl
becrowded
becrowded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrowd
bedflower
bedstraws
bedstraws
noun
plural of bedstraw
bedwarfed
bedwarfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedwarf
bedwarmer
bedwarmer
noun
(historical) A covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed.
beeflower
beflowers
beflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beflower
bellowers
bellowers
noun
plural of bellower
bellwaver
bellworts
bellworts
noun
plural of bellwort
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
berkowitz
beshrewed
beshrewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshrew
bestrewed
bestrewed
verb
simple past tense of bestrew
bestrowed
bestrowed
verb
simple past tense of bestrow
beswarmed
beswarmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beswarm
beswelter
betowered
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewearied
bewearies
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
bewilders
bewilders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewilder
bewitcher
bewitcher
noun
One who bewitches; an enchanter.
beworming
beworried
beworried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beworry
beworries
beworries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beworry
beworship
bewrapped
bewrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewrap
bewrathed
bewrayers
bewrayers
noun
plural of bewrayer
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
billowier
billowier
adj
comparative form of billowy: more billowy
birchwood
birchwood
noun
(countable) A wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.).
(uncountable) The wood from a birch tree.
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwoman
birdwoman
noun
(informal) a female aviator.
A mythological creature that is part woman and part bird.
A woman who works with birds.
birdwomen
birdwomen
noun
plural of birdwoman
birthwort
birthwort
noun
Any plant species of the genus Aristolochia.
Birthroot, Trillium erectum
blackware
blackware
noun
Any pottery of a black or nearly black colour.
blackwork
blackwork
noun
(obsolete) Work connected with funerals, as an undertaker's assistant or a maker of mourning clothes, etc.
(sewing) A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread.
blackwort
blindworm
blindworm
noun
Anguis fragilis (slowworm), a small species of legless lizard.
bloodworm
bloodworm
noun
Alternative spelling of blood worm
bloodwort
bloodwort
noun
Any of the Haemodoraceae, a family of flowering plants some of whose roots contain a red dye.
A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
verb
To apply a blowtorch to something.
bluewater
bluewater
adj
(nautical) Oceangoing, capable of travelling in rough seas.
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
blutwurst
blutwurst
noun
(US) A blood sausage, blood pudding
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
boatowner
boatowner
noun
Someone who owns a boat
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bollworms
bollworms
noun
plural of bollworm
bookwards
bookworms
bookworms
noun
plural of bookworm
borrowers
borrowers
noun
plural of borrower
borrowing
borrowing
noun
(linguistics) A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.
An instance of something being borrowed.
verb
(slang, crime) Slang term for shoplifting.
present participle of borrow
botchwork
botchwork
noun
Inferior and shoddy work.
boulework
boulework
noun
(woodworking) Obsolete form of buhl work.
bowerbird
bowerbird
noun
Alternative spelling of bower bird
bowerlike
bowerston
boweryish
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
bowralite
bowsprits
bowsprits
noun
plural of bowsprit
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
boyertown
braidwood
brainward
brainwash
brainwash
noun
A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
verb
(figuratively, dated) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
To persuade completely and forcibly.
brainwave
brainwave
noun
A sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration; a brainstorm
Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram
brainwood
brainwork
brainwork
noun
Work done with the brain; mental effort.
branchway
branchway
noun
(poetic) A path or route formed by the branches of trees.
brandwein
brantwood
brasstown
brassware
brassware
noun
Articles made from brass, treated as a group.
brasswork
brasswork
noun
Work or ornamentation made of brass.
bratwurst
bratwurst
noun
A small pork sausage, usually served fried.
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawlsome
brawlsome
adj
Inclined to brawl; quarrelsome.
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
breakaway
breakaway
adj
(entertainment industry) Enjoying rapid popular success.
(ice hockey) Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)
Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.
Having broken away from a larger unit.
The breakaway republic is slowly establishing order and civil society.
noun
(Australia) A channel of floodwater that has burst from its usual course; or the track or channel eroded by the water.
(Australia) A stampede of animals.
(Australia) An animal that breaks away from a herd.
(Australia, geography) An eroding steep slope on the edge of a plateau; an escarpment.
(boxing) The act of getting away from one's opponent; the separation of the boxers after a spell of infighting.
(cycle racing) A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.
(ice hockey) A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them.
(theater) An item of scenery designed to be broken or destroyed during the performance.
A particular yo-yo trick http://yoyo.wikia.com/wiki/Breakaway.
A swing dance in which the leader occasionally swings the follower out into an open position.
The act of breaking away from something.
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
breezeway
breezeway
noun
A covered walkway, with open sides, that connects two buildings.
brentwood
brentwood
Proper noun
a town in Essex, England.
a town in New Hampshire, USA
bretwalda
bretwalda
noun
(historical) A title given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 5th century onwards who had achieved overlordship of some or all of the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
breweries
breweries
noun
plural of brewery
brewerton
brewhouse
brewhouse
noun
brewery, a place where beer is made
briarwood
briarwood
noun
A pipe made from briarwood.
A small forest of briars.
Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous flowering plant.
The wood of the briar-root, commonly used to make tobacco pipes.
brickwall
brickwall
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative form of brick wall
brickwise
brickwise
adj
In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
brickwork
brickwork
noun
The quality of the construction of brick built items.
Those parts of items that are made of brick.
bridebowl
bridewain
bridewain
noun
(historical, archaic or dialectal) A cart or waggon, loaded with household goods, conveyed from a bride's house to her new home; (by extension) the bridal gifts transported upon such a wain.
brideweed
bridewell
bridewell
noun
(dated in Britain, Ireland, rare elsewhere) A small prison, or a police station that has cells.
bridewort
bridewort
noun
Filipendula ulmaria
Spiraea alba, the pale bridewort
Spiraea salicifolia
bridgeway
brierwood
bringdown
bringdown
noun
comedown
disappointment, letdown
brinktown
broadview
broadways
broadways
noun
plural of broadway
broadwell
broadwife
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
brockwell
brokenbow
bronislaw
brooklawn
brookview
brookweed
brookweed
noun
A small white-flowered herb (Samolus valerandi) usually found in wet places; the water pimpernel.
brookwood
broomweed
broomweed
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Gutierrezia.
broomwood
broomwort
browallia
browallia
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Browallia
browbands
browbands
noun
plural of browband
browbeats
browbeats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of browbeat
browbound
browbound
adj
crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem.