(heraldry) Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield.
Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abase
abaser
abaser
noun
One who, or that which, abases.
abases
abases
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abase
abates
abates
noun
plural of abate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abate
abbess
abbess
noun
(archaic, British slang) A woman who runs a brothel; a woman employed by a prostitute to find clients.
A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.
abbest
abbeys
abbeys
noun
plural of abbey
abcess
abdest
abdest
noun
(Islam) The Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an.
abeles
abeles
noun
plural of abele
abends
abends
noun
plural of abend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abend
abesse
abides
abides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abide
ablest
ablest
adj
superlative form of able: most able
abodes
abodes
noun
plural of abode
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abode
aboves
abrase
abrase
adj
(obsolete) Rubbed smooth or blank.
verb
(transitive) To wear down; rub clean; smoothen; abrade.
abseil
abseil
noun
A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.
verb
(intransitive) To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel.
absent
absent
adj
(comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.
(not comparable) Not existing; lacking.
noun
(obsolete, Scotland) An absentee; a person who is not there.
(with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.
prep
In the absence of; without; except.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw.
(reflexive) To keep (oneself) away.
(transitive, archaic) To keep (someone) away.
(transitive, rare) Leave.
absume
absume
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To consume gradually; to waste away.
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
adobes
adobes
noun
plural of adobe
albers
ambers
ambers
noun
plural of amber
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amber
ambles
ambles
noun
plural of amble
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amble
amebas
amebas
noun
plural of ameba
ardebs
ardebs
noun
plural of ardeb
arisbe
asbest
ascebc
ashbey
baases
baases
noun
plural of baas
babels
babels
noun
plural of babel
babies
babies
noun
plural of baby
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baby
baches
baches
noun
plural of bach
badges
badges
noun
plural of badge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badge
bagels
bagels
noun
plural of bagel
bagnes
baizes
baizes
noun
plural of baize
bakers
bakers
noun
plural of baker
balers
balers
noun
plural of baler
baleys
barbes
bardes
barest
barest
adj
superlative form of bare: most bare
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple past form of bear
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of bare
barges
barges
noun
plural of barge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barge
barnes
barnes
Proper noun
An English topographic surname for someone who owned, lived in, or worked in a barn.
An English habitational surname for someone from the place of the same name in Surrey.
A town originally in Surrey, now a district of London.
barres
barres
noun
plural of barre
baryes
baryes
noun
plural of barye
basale
basely
basely
adv
In a base manner
basest
basest
adj
superlative form of base: most base
bashed
bashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bash
bashee
basher
basher
noun
(UK, slang) A trainspotter.
(informal) One who engages in gratuitous physical or verbal attacks on a group or type of people.
(military, slang) A rainproof sheet for sleeping under.
(television, film) A kind of small floodlight.
One who bashes something, figuratively or literally.
bashes
bashes
noun
plural of bash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bash
basile
basked
basked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bask
basker
basker
noun
Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Urothemis, endemic to Africa and Asia.
One who or that which basks; agent noun of bask.
Short for basking shark.
basket
basket
noun
(Internet) In an online shop, a listing of a customer's chosen items before they are ordered.
(LGBT, slang) The male genitalia and region surrounding it.
(archaic) A protection for the hand on a sword or a singlestick; a guard of a bladed weapon.
(architecture) The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.
(ballooning) The gondola or wicker basket suspended from the balloon, in which the pilot and passengers travel.
(basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.
(basketball) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.
(figurative) A set or collection of intangible things.
(informal, euphemistic) Bastard.
(military, aircraft) A drogue (or para-drogue) in the probe-and-drogue refueling method
(obsolete) In a stage-coach, two outside seats facing each other.
(slang) The bulge of the male genitals seen through clothing.
(uncountable) The game of basketball.
A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the women put their arms over the men's shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.
A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
A singlestick with a basket hilt.
A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
verb
(transitive) To place in a basket or baskets.
(transitive, publishing) To cross-collateralize the royalty advances for multiple works so that the creator is not paid until all of those works have achieved a certain level of success.
basnet
basote
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.
basses
basses
noun
plural of bass
basset
basset
noun
(geology) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
(uncountable, card games) A card game resembling faro.
A basset hound.
verb
(geology, intransitive) To incline upward so as to appear at the surface.
bassie
basted
basted
adj
Having been cooked by basting.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baste
basten
baster
baster
noun
A tool for basting meat with fat or gravy.
One who bastes.
bastes
bastes
noun
plural of baste
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baste
bathes
bathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bathe
bauske
beanos
beanos
noun
plural of beano
beards
beards
noun
plural of beard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beard
beason
beasts
beasts
noun
plural of beast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beast
beatas
beatus
beatus
noun
(religion) A person who has been beatified.
beauts
beauts
noun
plural of beaut
bebops
bebops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bebop
beboss
bebusy
bebusy
verb
(intransitive or reflexive, rare) To make or be busy; occupy.
becaps
becost
bedash
bedash
verb
To bespatter with liquid or powder.
To dash against.
To ruin or obliterate.
bedels
bedels
noun
plural of bedel
bedews
bedews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedew
bedias
bedims
bedims
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedim
bedsit
bedsit
noun
(Britain, Ireland) A form of rented accommodation consisting of a single room for use as both sitting room and bedroom; there may also be a small kitchen area and washing and toilet facilities, but these amenities are more commonly outside the room and shared by several tenants.
bedusk
bedust
bedust
verb
(archaic) To cover with dust.
beeish
beeish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bees.
beeson
beeves
beeves
noun
(archaic or humorous) plural of beef: cows, bulls, or steers.
befist
befits
befits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befit
befogs
befogs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befog
begash
begass
begats
begats
noun
(nonstandard) plural of begat
begets
begets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beget
begins
begins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begin
begobs
begums
begums
noun
plural of begum
behest
behest
noun
(obsolete) A vow; a promise.
A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of.
verb
(obsolete) To promise; vow.
beiges
beiges
noun
plural of beige
beings
beings
noun
plural of being
beisel
bekiss
bekiss
verb
(transitive) to kiss intensely or excessively
(transitive, rare) to kiss repeatedly; cover with kisses.
belash
belash
verb
(transitive, archaic) To strike or flog with a lash; take a lash to
belast
belast
adj
(obsolete) burdened, charged, bound.
belays
belays
noun
plural of belay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belay
belgas
belies
belies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belie
belles
belles
noun
plural of belle
bellis
belows
belsen
belsky
beltis
bemask
bemask
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To mask; cover or conceal with a mask; conceal.
bembas
bembas
noun
plural of bemba
bemist
bemist
verb
(transitive) To cover or envelop with mist, or as with mist.
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
bendys
bennes
bennis
bensel
bensen
benshi
benshi
noun
A Japanese performer who provides live narration for silent films.
bensil
bensky
benson
berets
berets
noun
plural of beret
bermes
bermes
noun
plural of berme
bernis
bersil
bersim
berths
berths
noun
plural of berth
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of berth
berust
beryls
beryls
noun
plural of beryl
besand
besant
bescab
beseam
beseek
beseek
verb
(transitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To beseech; entreat.
beseem
beseem
verb
Generally with a qualifying word such as ill or well: to appear, look, or seem (a certain way for someone or something).
Without any qualifying word: to be appropriate or creditable (for someone or something).