(figuratively, obsolete) Difficult to understand; abstruse, obscure.
(obsolete or poetic) Overtaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination.
(obsolete) Plunged into darkness.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benight
benighten
benighten
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To benight.
benighter
benighter
noun
One who benights or keeps others in darkness.
benthamic
benthamic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to or Benthamism.
benthonic
benthonic
adj
Synonym of benthic
benthoses
benthoses
noun
plural of benthos
beothukan
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
bermensch
bernhardi
bernhardt
berrichon
beshaming
beshaming
verb
present participle of beshame
bethanked
bethanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethank
bethankit
bethorned
bethunder
bhutanese
bianchite
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
bishareen
blanchers
blanchers
noun
plural of blancher
bleaching
bleaching
noun
The loss or removal of part of the (semantic, grammatical, etc) content or a word or morpheme.
The process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents.
verb
present participle of bleach
bleachman
blechnoid
blenchers
blenchers
noun
plural of blencher
blenching
blenching
noun
The act of one who blenches.
verb
present participle of blench
blindheim
blunthead
bodenheim
bohemians
bohemians
noun
plural of bohemian
boneheads
boneheads
noun
plural of bonehead
boneshave
bonhomies
bonhomies
noun
plural of bonhomie
bonhommie
bonhommie
noun
Dated form of bonhomie.
bothering
bothering
noun
The action of troubling or disturbing someone
verb
present participle of bother
brahmanee
brahminee
brainache
brakehand
branchage
branchage
noun
The law in Jersey and Guernsey that requires the trimming of such where it overhangs public roads.
branches, vegetation
branchery
branchery
noun
A system of branches.
branchiae
branchiae
noun
plural of branchia
branchier
branchier
adj
comparative form of branchy: more branchy
branchlet
branchlet
noun
A small branch; a twig or sprig.
brandreth
brandreth
noun
(now historical) A tripod or stand for a cask, a haystack, etc.
(obsolete) A railing around a well.
brashness
brashness
noun
The characteristic of being brash.
breaching
breaching
noun
The act by which something is breached.
verb
present participle of breach
breadthen
breadthen
verb
(transitive) To increase in breadth.
breathing
breathing
noun
(archaic) Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
Aspiration; secret prayer.
The act of respiration; a single instance of this.
verb
present participle of breathe
brechtian
brechtian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1898–1956), German poet and playwright, or his works.
breeching
breeching
noun
(equestrianism) A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle.
(historical) The ceremony of dressing a boy in trousers for the first time.
(nautical) A rope used to secure a cannon.
(slang) A beating or flogging.
A conduit through which exhaust gases are conducted to a chimney.
brianhead
brightens
brightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brighten
brunhilde
bsarcheng
buchanite
buchonite
buhrstone
buhrstone
noun
Alternative spelling of burrstone
bunchiest
bunchiest
adj
superlative form of bunchy: most bunchy
bungholes
bungholes
noun
plural of bunghole
bunkhouse
bunkhouse
noun
A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.
burnished
burnished
adj
(figurative) Blazing, bright.
Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burnish
burnisher
burnisher
noun
A tool used to burnish, for making smooth and shiny by rubbing.
burnishes
burnishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of burnish
burthened
burthened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burthen
busheling
busheling
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Scraps of steel left over from manufacturing processes.
verb
present participle of bushel
bushelman
bushelman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's assistant for repairing garments.
bushelmen
bushelmen
noun
plural of bushelman
bushiness
bushiness
noun
The characteristic of being bushy.
chalybean
chalybean
Adjective
Of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient people of Pontus in Asia Minor, celebrated for working in iron and steel.
changable
changable
adj
Misspelling of changeable.
chantable
cheboygan
cheboygan
Proper noun
A city in Michigan.
cheekbone
cheekbone
noun
The small prominent bone of the cheek.
chernobyl
cherubini
chibinite
chinbones
chinbones
noun
plural of chinbone
churnable
churnable
adj
able to be churned
cynophobe
cynophobe
noun
A person with cynophobia.
drawbench
drawbench
noun
A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
earthborn
earthborn
adj
Born or produced on the planet Earth.
edinburgh
edinburgh
Proper noun
The capital and second largest city of Scotland.
ehrenberg
ehrenburg
enharbour
enharbour
verb
(transitive) To find (something) harbour or safety in; to dwell in or inhabit.
ephebeion
ephebeion
noun
(historical) A room for young men in an Ancient Greek gymnasium.
ethbinium
evenblush
exhusband
exhusband
noun
Alternative form of ex-husband
fischbein
fishbones
fishbones
noun
plural of fishbone
greenbush
habaneras
habaneras
noun
plural of habanera
habenaria
habenulae
habenular
habenular
adj
Of or pertaining to a habenula.
haberdine
haberdine
noun
cod salted and dried.
habergeon
habergeon
noun
(historical) A sleeveless or short-sleeved coat of mail armour (a shorter hauberk).
(historical) The quilted undergarment worn under a hauberk.
(loosely) A hauberk, any coat of (chain or scale) mail.
habitance
habitance
noun
(obsolete) dwelling; abode; residence
habronema
habronema
noun
Any nematode of the genus Habronema.
hainberry
hambleton
hambleton
Proper noun
a local government district in North Yorkshire, England.
a village in district, Lancashire, England
a village, also known as Upper Hambleton, in England
a village in district, North Yorkshire, England
a small town in West Virginia, USA.
hanbalite
handbells
handbells
noun
plural of handbell
handbrake
handbrake
noun
(mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.
(mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake.
verb
To apply the handbrake in a vehicle.
handbreed
handlebar
handlebar
noun
(chiefly in the plural) The bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle using the hands.
harbinger
harbinger
noun
(obsolete) One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when travelling, to provide and prepare lodgings.
A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
verb
(transitive) To announce or precede; to be a harbinger of.
harebrain
harebrain
noun
A person who lacks good sense; One who is foolish and reckless.
hayburner
headbands
headbands
noun
plural of headband
heartburn
heartburn
noun
(pathology) A burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet.