(literary) Not disconcerted or embarrassed; not concealed; not eliciting shame.
abashment
abashment
noun
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abernathy
abernethy
abernethy
Proper noun
A village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
abhenries
abhenries
noun
plural of abhenry
abhorrent
abhorrent
adj
(archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed.
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Contrary to something; discordant.
Detestable or repugnant.
abhorrers
abhorrers
noun
plural of abhorrer
abimelech
abimelech
Proper noun
Any of several Philistine kings.
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
abolisher
abolisher
noun
Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
abolishes
abolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abolish
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
abthanage
abthanage
noun
Alternative form of abthanery
adhibited
adhibited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adhibit
aghlabite
ahmedabad
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
alembroth
alembroth
noun
(archaic) The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
archebanc
archrebel
armbrecht
athelbert
auberbach
babyhouse
babyhouse
Noun
A doll's house.
bacchante
bacchante
noun
a female bacchanal
a priestess of Bacchus
baccheion
bacchelli
bacchides
bacheller
bachelors
bachelors
noun
plural of bachelor
backaches
backaches
noun
plural of backache
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
baduhenna
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
bakeshops
bakeshops
noun
plural of bakeshop
baksheesh
baksheesh
noun
(military slang) A minor wound that is severe enough to get a soldier sent away from the front.
in the Middle East, southwest Asia and Eastern Europe: a bribe or tip.
verb
To bribe with a baksheesh.
baldheads
baldheads
noun
plural of baldhead
balmorhea
banishers
banishers
noun
plural of banisher
baratheas
baratheas
noun
plural of barathea
barberish
barberish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a barber.
barghests
barghests
noun
plural of barghest
barhopped
barhopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barhop
bariloche
barkleigh
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
barouchet
barouchet
noun
Alternative spelling of barouchette
bashemath
bashemeth
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
batchelor
batchelor
noun
(Britain) Archaic spelling of bachelor.
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
batheable
batheable
adj
(rare) Able to be bathed.
(rare) Of a body of water: suitable for bathing in.
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.
batholite
batholite
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of batholith
bathrobes
bathrobes
noun
plural of bathrobe
bathsheba
bathsheba
Proper noun
In the Old Testament, the wife of Uriah and later of David.
name of biblical origin.
bathsheeb
bathwater
bathwater
noun
The water used in a bath (bathtub).
bathylite
batyphone
beachboys
beachboys
noun
plural of beachboy
beachcomb
beachcomb
noun
An instance of beachcombing.
verb
To go beachcombing.
beachhead
beachhead
noun
(by extension) A coastal landing place.
(by extension) An initial success that ensures the possibility of further advances in a project; a foothold.
(military) An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material
beachiest
beachiest
adj
superlative form of beachy: most beachy
beachless
beachless
adj
Without a beach or beaches.
beachside
beachside
adj
(rare) Bordering a beach
noun
The land bordering a beach.
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beachwear
beachwear
noun
Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.
beachwood
beadflush
beadhouse
beadhouse
noun
(historical) An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
beamhouse
beamishly
beamishly
adv
In a beamish manner.
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
bearhound
bearhound
noun
A dog for baiting or hunting bears.
bearishly
bearishly
adv
In a bearish manner.
beasthood
beasthood
noun
The property or state of being a beast.
beastship
beastship
noun
The quality of being a beast, or beastly.
beauchamp
beauchamp
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern France
of Norman origin
beaverish
beaverish
adj
Characteristic of a beaver.
bebrother
bechained
bechained
adj
(rare) in chains
bechalked
bechalked
adj
Chalk-covered or chalky.
Having a surface that has been written on in chalk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechalk
bechamels
bechamels
noun
plural of bechamel
bechanced
bechanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechance
bechances
bechances
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechance
becharmed
becharmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becharm
bechatter
bechuanas
beclothed
beclothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclothe
beclothes
beclothes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclothe
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
bedehouse
bedehouse
noun
Alternative form of beadhouse
bedighted
bedighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedight
bednights
bedsheets
bedsheets
noun
plural of bedsheet
beduchess
beechiest
beechiest
adj
superlative form of beechy: most beechy
beechmont
beechnuts
beechnuts
noun
plural of beechnut
beechwood
beechwood
noun
A wood largely populated with beech trees.
The wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).
beeheaded
beerhouse
beerhouse
noun
A tavern that sells beer.
beerishly
beerishly
adv
In a beerish manner.
beersheba
beethoven
beethoven
Proper noun
usually applying to
befeather
befeather
verb
(transitive) To deck or cover with feathers.
befraught
befraught
adj
(rare) fraught
befreight
begarnish
behaviors
behaviors
noun
plural of behavior
behaviour
behaviour
noun
Britain standard spelling of behavior.
beheading
beheading
noun
An instance of a person being beheaded.
verb
present participle of behead
behemoths
behemoths
noun
plural of behemoth
behmenism
behmenist
behmenist
Adjective
Pertaining to the ideas of seventeenth-century German mystic
Noun
A supporter or adherent of such theosophical ideas.
behmenite
beholders
beholders
noun
plural of beholder
beholding
beholding
adj
Obsolete form of beholden.
noun
The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
verb
present participle of behold
behooving
behooving
verb
present participle of behoove
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
behusband
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
belfather
believeth
believeth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of believe
bellehood
bellehood
noun
The state or period of being a belle.
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.
bellyache
bellyache
noun
Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.
verb
To unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.
bellyfish
belzebuth
benchland
benchland
noun
(geology) bench (thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by slopes)
benchless
benchless
adj
Without a bench or benches.
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.