(dated, physics) A unit of inductance equal to one billionth (1 x 10⁻⁹) of a henry, used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
ability
ability
noun
(archaic) Financial ability.
(countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.
(now limited to Scotland dialects) Physical power.
(obsolete) Suitableness.
(uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
The legal wherewithal to act.
abilyne
ablepsy
ablepsy
noun
(medicine, rare) Alternative form of ablepsia
abysmal
abysmal
adj
(figurative) extremely bad; terrible.
(now rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.
abyssal
abyssal
adj
(archaic) Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.
(geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone.
(geology) Pertaining to or occurring at excessive depths in the earth's crust; plutonic.
abysses
abysses
noun
plural of abyss
abyssus
abyssus
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of abyss
acerbly
acerbly
adv
In an acerb manner.
adebayo
affably
affably
adv
in an affable manner
allenby
ambassy
ambassy
noun
Obsolete form of embassy.
amberly
ambitty
ambitty
adj
(glassmaking) Of glass: covered with stony speckles, symptoms of incipient devitrification.
amboyna
amboyna
noun
A south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.
The reddish, mottled or striped wood of this tree, used in cabinet-making.
amiably
amiably
adv
In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner.
anaboly
anybody
anybody
pron
(informal) A person of some consideration or standing.
Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
appleby
appleby
Proper noun
A place name.
Historical county town of Westmoreland, UK.
Village in North Lincolnshire, UK.
Any number of settlements named after those in Britain.
from the English place name.
arbitry
arrimby
attaboy
attaboy
intj
(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.
noun
A cry of "attaboy"; an accolade.
auberry
aubigny
audibly
audibly
adv
In context of possibility of being heard; in an audible manner.
avebury
ayubite
ayyubid
babydom
babydom
noun
The stage of life when a child is considered a baby.
The world or realm of babies.
babying
babying
noun
The act of coddling or pampering somebody.
verb
present participle of baby
babyish
babyish
adj
For a young man, he has the most babyish voice I've heard.
Like or suitable for a baby or a young child; childish
babyism
babyism
noun
A babyish manner of acting or speaking.
The state of being a baby.
babylon
babylon
noun
(UK, slang, countable) A female breast.
babysat
babysat
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babysit
babysit
babysit
verb
(transitive, informal) To watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; to have to help or coax too much.
(transitive, intransitive) To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.
backsey
backway
backway
noun
A back alley.
baggily
baggily
adv
In a loose baggy manner
baileys
baileys
noun
plural of bailey
bairnly
bairnly
adj
(Scotland, rare) Bairnlike; childish.
bakerly
bakerly
adj
Characteristic of a baker.
balcony
balcony
noun
(architecture) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.
baldwyn
balkily
balkily
adv
In a balky manner.
balmily
balmily
adv
In a balmy manner.
balmony
baloney
baloney
noun
(uncountable, chiefly US, slang) Nonsense.
A type of sausage; bologna.
balsamy
balsamy
adj
Like balsam, as of balsam.
banally
banally
adv
In a banal, trite or boring manner.
banbury
banbury
Proper noun
A market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire.
bantery
bantery
adj
Full of banter or good-humored raillery.
banyans
banyans
noun
plural of banyan
banyoro
banyuls
barayon
barbary
barbary
adj
(obsolete) barbarian; non-Christian
barbery
barclay
bardily
barkary
barkery
barkery
noun
A tanhouse.
barkley
barleys
barleys
noun
plural of barley (varieties)
barnaby
barnaby
Noun
originally, a lively and fast-paced dance; by extension, any quick and uneven movement.
Proper noun
name, from the medieval vernacular form of Barnabas.
barneys
barneys
noun
plural of barney
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barney
baronry
baronry
noun
The state or quality of being a baron
barruly
barruly
adj
(heraldry) Traversed (transversely) by barrulets or small bars.
bartley
barways
barways
noun
plural of barway
baryons
baryons
noun
plural of baryon
baryram
barytas
barytas
noun
plural of baryta
barytes
barytes
noun
(mineralogy) Barite.
plural of baryte
barytic
barytic
adj
Containing barium
Of or pertaining to baryta
baryton
baryton
noun
(music) A viol-like stringed instrument (chordophone) mainly played with a bow but with a set of plucked strings as well, originating in European music prior to the 1800s.
basally
basally
adv
In a basal manner
bashlyk
bashlyk
noun
A protective cone-shaped hood with lappets for wrapping around the neck, used especially by Turks and Cossacks.
bashyle
batboys
batboys
noun
plural of batboy
bathyal
bathyal
adj
Relating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres
battery
battery
noun
(archaic) Apparatus for preparing or serving meals.
(baseball) The catcher and the pitcher together
(chess) Two or more major pieces on the same rank, file, or diagonal
(countable) A coordinated group of artillery weapons.
(countable, electronics) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or, archaically, electrostatic cells. A single such cell when used by itself.
(historical, archaic) An elevated platform on which cannon could be placed.
(law) The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which includes the threat of impending violence.
(music) A marching percussion ensemble; a drumline.
A set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs.
An array of similar things.
The state of a firearm when it is possible to be fired.
baudery
baufrey
bavaroy
bavaroy
noun
(obsolete) A kind of cloak or surtout.
bawdily
bawdily
adv
In a bawdy manner; lewdly or obscenely with humorous intent.
bayamon
bayamos
bayamos
noun
plural of bayamo
bayards
bayards
noun
plural of bayard
baybolt
bayboro
bayboro
Proper noun
a town in North Carolina, USA
baybush
baycuru
baygall
bayhead
bayhead
noun
(ecology) A swamp habitat dominated by bay laurels.
bayless
bayless
adj
Of a coast or shore, without bays.
baylike
baylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bay (body of water mostly surrounded by land).
bayness
bayness
noun
The quality of being bay in colour.
bayonet
bayonet
noun
(engineering) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
(military) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which needed to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.
verb
(transitive) To compel or drive by the bayonet.
(transitive) To stab with a bayonet.
bayonne
bayonne
Proper noun
A city and commune of southwest France.
A city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
bayport
bayside
bayside
adj
Located along a bay
baytown
bayview
baywood
baywood
noun
The wood of the bay tree.
beadeye
beadily
beadily
adv
(usually of a look) in an avaricious or penetrating manner.
beamily
beamily
adv
In a beaming manner.
beanery
beanery
noun
(informal) An inexpensive restaurant or cafe; a bistro.
beasley
beastly
beastly
adj
(UK) Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
(UK) Similar to the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of human beings.
(UK, dated) Abominable; very unpleasant.
(of computing hardware) Powerful, having a powerful appearance
adv
Like a beast; brutishly.
beatify
beatify
verb
(transitive) To make blissful.
(transitive) To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness.
(transitive, Roman Catholicism) To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a blessed.
beavery
beavery
adj
of or pertaining to beavers
noun
(rare) a place, especially artificial, where beavers live.
bebilya
beckley
beckley
Proper noun
a village in district, East Sussex, England
a hamlet in district, Hampshire, England
a village in district, Oxfordshire, England
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Named after
becurry
bedgery
bedirty
bedirty
verb
(archaic) to dirty, soil; make dirty.
bedways
beefily
beefily
adv
In a beefy manner.
beerily
beerily
adv
(informal) in a beery manner; while smelling of, or under the influence of, beer
beesley
beetfly
beetfly
noun
Pegomya hyoscyami, a fly whose leaf miner larvae often damage the leaves of beets and other greens.
beeyard
beeyard
noun
An apiary.
befancy
beffrey
beffroy
begaudy
beggary
beggary
adj
(obsolete) beggarly
noun
Beggarly appearance.
The fact or action of begging.
The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty.
begorry
behoney
behoney
verb
(transitive) To cover or smear with honey.
(transitive) To sweeten with honey, or with honeyed words.
belayed
belayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belay
belayer
belayer
noun
A person who belays.
bellamy
bellboy
bellboy
noun
A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands.
bellyer
beltway
beltway
noun
(US) A freeway that encircles a city.
belying
belying
verb
present participle of belie
bemercy
bemercy
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To treat with mercy; show mercy to; milse.
bemuddy
benasty
bendays
bendays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benday
benkley
benomyl
benomyl
noun
A fungicide that binds to microtubules, interfering with cell functions such as meiosis and intracellular transportation.
bentley
bentley
Proper noun
Various place names, including:
a suburb of Western Australia.
a town in Alberta, Canada.
a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
a village in district, England.
a village in district, Suffolk, England.
a suburb of South Yorkshire, England.
a village in district, England.
an area in borough, West Midlands, England.
a village in district, Worcestershire, England.
a small town in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in North Dakota, USA.
Noun
A motor car manufactured by this company.
benzoxy
benzoyl
benzoyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C₆H₅CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group
benzyls
benzyls
noun
plural of benzyl
berbery
bergylt
bergylt
noun
The Ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta another North Atlantic fish
The rose fish, an edible red fish found in the North Atlantic, Sebastes norvegicus.
berhley
berhyme
berhyme
verb
(transitive) To compose rhymes about; celebrate in rhyme; make poetry about someone.