The title of the governor or chief magistrate of the Jews in Alexandria under the Ptolemies and Roman emperors.
albahaca
alberich
albrecht
alebench
alebench
noun
(historical) A bench at the front of an alehouse or inn where drinkers can sit.
archbald
archbanc
archband
archbold
archsnob
auerbach
babiches
babiches
noun
plural of babiche
babouche
babouche
noun
A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.
bacchant
bacchant
adj
fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.
noun
A priest of Bacchus.
bacchiac
bacchiac
noun
(prosody) Synonym of bacchius
bacchian
bacchian
adj
(rare) jovial or drunken
bacchius
bacchius
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
bachelor
bachelor
noun
(Canada) A bachelor apartment.
(obsolete) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.
(obsolete) Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.
(obsolete) An unmarried woman.
A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.
bachelry
bachelry
noun
(obsolete) The body of young aspirants for knighthood.
bachichi
backache
backache
noun
Any pain or ache in the back.
backachy
backchat
backchat
noun
(Britain) Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism.
verb
To respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner.
backhand
backhand
adj
(ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick
(of handwriting) Slanting to the left.
(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style
noun
(Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
(surfing) the hand towards the back of the board.
(tennis) a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
Handwriting that leans to the left
The reverse side of the human hand.
verb
to execute a backhand stroke or throw
to slap with the back of one's hand
backhaul
backhaul
noun
(broadcasting) Uncut program content that is transmitted point-to-point to an individual television or radio station, network or other receiving entity where it will be integrated into a finished show.
(military) The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped.
(transport) A return trip after delivery of cargo.
(travel, aviation, fare construction) Travel to a destination via a further point, or a higher fare point, than the destination (higher intermediate point).
verb
To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted.
backhaus
backheel
backheel
noun
(soccer) A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
(wrestling) A method of tripping or throwing by getting the leg back of the opponent's heel on the outside and pulling forward while pushing his body back.
verb
(soccer) To perform such a kick.
(wrestling) To perform such a trip or throw.
backhoes
backhoes
noun
plural of backhoe
backlash
backlash
noun
(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
(mechanics) The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
A sudden backward motion.
The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
verb
To cause or set off a backlash.
backrush
backrush
noun
A rushing backward; a retreat.
backwash
backwash
noun
(economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
(nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
verb
(transitive) To affect with backwash.
To clean the oil from wool after combing.
To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
baiocchi
baiocchi
noun
plural of baiocco
balachan
balochis
baluchis
bamboche
bannasch
barchans
barchans
noun
plural of barchan
barouche
barouche
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with collapsible half-hood, two double seats facing each other, and an outside seat for the driver.
bartosch
batchers
batchers
noun
plural of batcher
batching
batching
verb
present participle of batch
bathetic
bathetic
adj
Characterized by or pertaining to bathos.
bathybic
bathybic
adj
(archaic) Living in the depths of the water, or near the bottom under the deep water.
bawarchi
bawarchi
noun
(India, historical) A cook.
beachboy
beachboy
noun
A male who is a lifeguard or other worker at a beach.
A young male who frequently goes to the beach, especially in sunny climates.
beachier
beachier
adj
comparative form of beachy: more beachy
beaching
beaching
noun
An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
verb
present participle of beach
beachman
beachmen
beallach
beblotch
bebreech
bechalks
bechalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechalk
bechamel
bechamel
noun
Alternative spelling of béchamel
bechance
bechance
adv
Accidentally; by chance.
verb
(intransitive) To happen; chance.
(transitive, archaic) To happen (to); befall to.
becharms
becharms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becharm
bechtler
bechuana
bechuana
Noun
A member of the Tswana people.
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
beclothe
beclothe
verb
(archaic, transitive) To clothe, to put clothes on someone or something.
becometh
becometh
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of become
becoresh
bedchair
bedchair
noun
A chair with adjustable back to enable an invalid to sit up in bed.
bedrench
bedrench
verb
(archaic, transitive) To drench thoroughly; to make extremely wet; saturate with moisture; soak.
beechier
beechier
adj
comparative form of beechy: more beechy
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
beichner
belchers
belchers
noun
plural of belcher
belching
belching
noun
The act of producing a belch.
verb
present participle of belch
benchers
benchers
noun
plural of bencher
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
benching
benching
noun
An instance of a person being removed temporarily from an active role in a group or team activity.
verb
present participle of bench
benchlet
benchlet
noun
(literally) A small bench
A stool
benchley
benchman
benchman
noun
A worker who uses a workbench.
benchmar
benchmen
benchmen
noun
plural of benchman
bepreach
berdache
berdache
noun
(anthropology, dated, now offensive) Among Native Americans, a person who identifies with any of a variety of gender identities which are not exclusively those of their biological sex; a transgender person.
bertsche
bescorch
bescorch
verb
(transitive) To scorch about, around, or all over; scorch completely.
besmirch
besmirch
verb
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bespeech
bespeech
verb
(transitive) To address in speech
bestench
beswitch
bethwack
bethwack
verb
(transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
bichrome
bichrome
adj
Having two colours
biethnic
biethnic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of two ethnic groups.
noun
A member of two ethnic groups.
binchois
biochemy
biochemy
noun
(archaic) biochemistry
biochore
biochore
noun
(ecology) A group of similar biotopes.
biochron
biochron
noun
the length of time represented by a biozone
bioethic
bioethic
noun
A principle or system of bioethics.
biotechs
biotechs
noun
plural of biotech
biphasic
biphasic
adj
Having two phases.
birchard
birchers
birchers
noun
plural of bircher
birching
birching
noun
A beating with a birch.
verb
present participle of birch
birchism
birchite
birchman
birrotch
biscacha
biscacha
noun
Rare form of viscacha.
bitchery
bitchery
noun
Behavior considered typical of a bitch
bitchier
bitchier
adj
comparative form of bitchy: more bitchy
bitchily
bitchily
adv
(vulgar) In a bitchy manner.
bitching
bitching
adj
(slang) Excellent; outstanding.
(slang, less common) Awful, terrible.
noun
(vulgar, colloquial) A spiteful criticism or complaint.
verb
present participle of bitch
bizcacha
blachong
blackish
blackish
adj
somewhat black
blanched
blanched
adj
bleached
lacking complexion or color
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blanch
blancher
blancher
noun
(obsolete) One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside.
A machine for blanching or whitening.
One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; especially, one who anneals and cleanses money, or a chemical preparation for this purpose.
blanches
blanches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanch
bleached
bleached
adj
Faded or washed out by weather and strong sunlight.
Having the hair lightened by bleaching.
Whitened; made white using bleach
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bleach
bleacher
bleacher
noun
(US, television, usually in the plural, by extension) The tiered seating provided for the audience at a television filming.
(US, usually in the plural) A stand of tiered planks used as seating for spectators, often outdoors.
One who, or that which, bleaches.
bleaches
bleaches
noun
plural of bleach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleach
blechnum
blenched
blenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blench
blencher
blencher
noun
(obsolete) One who flinches or shrinks back.
(obsolete) One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer during a hunt.
blenches
blenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blench
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
blotched
blotched
adj
Covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blotch
blotches
blotches
noun
plural of blotch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blotch
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
bobachee
bobachee
noun
(India, historical) A male cook.
bobeches
bobeches
noun
plural of bobeche
boeschen
bohairic
bohairic
Proper noun
A Coptic dialect.
bokchito
bonchief
boneache
boneache
noun
Pain in the bones, or seemingly in the bones.
borachio
borachio
noun
(historical) A bottle for wine made of pigskin.
(obsolete) A drunkard.
borchers
borchert
borracha
borsches
borsches
noun
plural of borsch
borschts
borschts
noun
plural of borscht
boschbok
bosnisch
botchers
botchers
noun
plural of botcher
botchery
botchery
noun
An act of botching.
Something botched; clumsy or careless workmanship.