(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.
bandstands
bandstands
noun
plural of bandstand
bandstring
bandstring
noun
(obsolete or historical) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
barefisted
bartenders
bartenders
noun
plural of bartender
basipodite
basipodite
noun
(anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans.
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
bastardice
bastardies
bastardies
noun
plural of bastardy
bastardise
bastardise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardize.
bastardism
bastardism
noun
The condition of being born out of wedlock; bastardy.
bastardize
bastardize
verb
To beget out of wedlock.
To claim or demonstrate that someone is a bastard, or illegitimate.
To reduce from a higher to a lower state, such as by removing refined elements or introducing debased elements; to debase.
bastinaded
bastinaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastinade
bastinades
bastinades
noun
plural of bastinade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastinade
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
beardstown
beatitudes
beatitudes
noun
plural of beatitude
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
bedminster
bedminster
Proper noun
A district of Bristol, England, formerly a small town in Somerset
befetished
befetished
adj
(dated) Wearing amulets or talismans.
beforested
benedictus
bepastured
bepastured
adj
Furnished with pasture land.
bepistoled
bepistoled
adj
Supplied with a pistol.
besmoothed
besmoothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmooth
besottedly
besottedly
adv
In a besotted manner.
besteading
besteading
noun
Help; assistance; aid; avail.
verb
present participle of bestead
bestraddle
bestraddle
verb
(transitive) To bestride.
bestrapped
bestridden
bestridden
verb
past participle of bestride
bestriding
bestriding
verb
present participle of bestride
bestubbled
bestubbled
adj
With facial stubble; stubbly.
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
betrotheds
betrotheds
noun
plural of betrothed
bifidities
bifidities
noun
plural of bifidity
birdnester
birthdates
birthdates
noun
plural of birthdate
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bistipuled
bisulcated
bladesmith
bladesmith
noun
A maker of knives and swords.
blastoderm
blastoderm
noun
(embryology) The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
blastodisc
blastodisc
noun
Alternative form of blastodisk
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
blastoidea
blessedest
blessedest
adj
superlative form of blessed: most blessed
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
bloodroots
bloodroots
noun
plural of bloodroot
bloodstain
bloodstain
noun
A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
bloodstock
bloodstock
noun
(countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal.
(uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.
bloodstone
bloodstone
noun
A green chalcedony that has been sprinkled with red spots (which resemble blood, hence the name).
Hematite.
bollandist
bollandist
Noun
Any member of an association of scholars, originally all Jesuits, who since the early seventeenth century have studied hagiography and the cult of the saints in Christianity.
bosselated
bosselated
adj
(medicine) Marked or covered with many bosses (protuberances)
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
bradstreet
brandisite
brantsford
breadstuff
breadstuff
noun
Any of the ingredients for making bread, especially as commodities in trade and especially the principal ones, namely, flour/meal or the grain with which to mill it (such as wheat, oats, rye, or any other cereal grain).
Bread or bread-like baked goods of any sort.
breastband
breastband
noun
(nautical) A band of canvas, attached to a ship's rigging, that provides support for the man heaving the lead in heavy weather.
A strophium: a band worn around the breasts.
breastweed
breastwood
bredstitch
bridestake
broadcasts
broadcasts
noun
plural of broadcast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broadcast
broadsheet
broadsheet
adj
In the format of a broadsheet.
Relating to a broadsheet or broadsheets.
noun
A newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
brodehurst
brutalised
brutalised
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of brutalise
buddhistic
buddhistic
Adjective
pertaining to Buddhism
bundesrath
buttressed
buttressed
adj
Having buttresses or supports.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttress
bynedestin
bynedestin
noun
A globulin found in malt.
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
bystanders
bystanders
noun
plural of bystander
caducities
caducities
noun
plural of caducity
candescent
candescent
adj
glowing with heat; white-hot, incandescent
candidates
candidates
noun
plural of candidate
candystick
capsulated
capsulated
adj
Enclosed in a capsule
cardcastle
cardcastle
noun
Synonym of cardhouse
carditises
cardosanto
cardosanto
noun
Argemone mexicana, a species of hardy poppy found in Mexico, with bright yellow latex.
carpodetus
cartridges
cartridges
noun
plural of cartridge
caryatides
caryatides
noun
plural of caryatide
casemented
casemented
adj
Having a casement or casements.
castalides
castigated
castigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of castigate
castledale
castleford
castleford
Proper noun
a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
castleward
castleward
noun
Alternative form of castle-guard
castlewood
castlewood
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in USA or Canada
castoridae
castorized
castorland
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
catechised
catechised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catechise
cathedrals
cathedrals
noun
plural of cathedral
catostomid
catostomid
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Catostomidae
caustified
cauterised
cauterised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cauterise
cedarcrest
cedarhurst
centipedes
centipedes
noun
plural of centipede
centriscid
centriscid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Centriscidae.
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
certitudes
certitudes
noun
plural of certitude
cestodaria
cestoidean
cestoidean
noun
(zoology) One of the Cestoidea.
cetoniides
chadacryst
chadacryst
noun
(geology) An enclosed idiomorphic crystal in a poikilitic fabric.
chasteweed
chemstrand
chesterbed
childliest
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chondritis
chondritis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the cartilage
christened
christened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of christen
christhood
christward
cicatrised
cicatrised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cicatrise
cladrastis
cloistered
cloistered
adj
Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
Furnished with cloisters.
Isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence.
Naive, lacking in worldliness.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cloister
clostridia
clostridia
noun
plural of clostridium
cloudburst
cloudburst
noun
A sudden heavy rainstorm.
clubfisted
clubfisted
adj
Crude and blunt, lacking finesse.
Having a large fist.
cnidoblast
cnidoblast
noun
(biology) A cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops
coadjutors
coadjutors
noun
plural of coadjutor
coassisted
coassisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coassist
coastguard
coastguard
noun
Alternative spelling of coast guard
coastwards
coastwards
adv
Towards the coast.
coattested
coattested
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coattest
coccosteid
coccosteid
noun
Any placoderm of the family Coccosteidae
codisjunct
coldstream
colletside
composited
composited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of composite
concordats
concordats
noun
plural of concordat
concordist
concordist
adj
Relating to concordism
noun
A person who compiles a concordance (typically, of the Bible)
condensate
condensate
adj
(obsolete) Made dense; condensed.
noun
(chemistry) The product of a condensation reaction.
(physics) A liquid that is the product of condensation of a gas, i.e. of steam.
(physics) Any of various condensed quantum states.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, uncommon) To condense.
condensity
condescent
condescent
noun
(obsolete) An act of condescension.
condiments
condiments
noun
plural of condiment
conditions
conditions
noun
plural of condition.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of condition
conductors
conductors
noun
plural of conductor
confidants
confidants
noun
plural of confidant
consuetude
consuetude
noun
Custom, familiarity.
consulated
consumated
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
contenders
contenders
noun
plural of contender
contrasted
contrasted
adj
Displaying or marked by contrast; contrasty.
Set in contrast (of two or more things).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contrast
coresident
coresident
adj
Living together.
noun
One who lives with somebody else, or in the same area; a cohabitant.
corseleted
corseleted
adj
Wearing a corselet.
coruscated
coruscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coruscate