(historical) A bench at the front of an alehouse or inn where drinkers can sit.
alphabet
alphabet
noun
(India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia) An individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character.
(Internet slang, politics) An agent of the FBI, the CIA, or another such government agency.
(computer science) A typically finite set of distinguishable symbols.
A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
A writing system in which there are letters for the consonant and vowel phonemes. (Contrast e.g. abjad.)
The set of letters used when writing in a language.
The simplest rudiments; elements.
verb
(rare) To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
aphlebia
aphlebia
noun
(botany) An imperfect or irregular leaf ending (commonly found on ferns)
baalshem
babelish
babelish
Adjective
Chaotically confused, like Babel.
Proper noun
Chaotically confused language; babble.
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.
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.
baldhead
baldhead
noun
(Rastafari) A person who is not Rastafarian.
A person whose head is bald.
A white-headed variety of pigeon.
baltheus
bashless
bashless
adj
(obsolete) shameless
bathelda
bathless
bathless
adj
Without a bath (tub for bathing).
beallach
beblotch
bechalks
bechalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechalk
bechamel
bechamel
noun
Alternative spelling of béchamel
bechtler
beclothe
beclothe
verb
(archaic, transitive) To clothe, to put clothes on someone or something.
bedlight
bedlight
noun
A bedside light.
behallow
behallow
verb
(transitive) To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely.
behalves
behalves
noun
plural of behalf
beheadal
beheadal
noun
beheading
beholden
beholden
adj
(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged.
beholder
beholder
noun
(fantasy) A fictional monster in roleplaying games, a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth and many eyes on stalks.
Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.
behovely
behovely
adj
(archaic) Necessary; advantageous.
(archaic) Useful.
adv
(archaic) Usefully.
behowled
behowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behowl
belayneh
belchers
belchers
noun
plural of belcher
belching
belching
noun
The act of producing a belch.
verb
present participle of belch
bellaghy
bellhops
bellhops
noun
plural of bellhop
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
benchlet
benchlet
noun
(literally) A small bench
A stool
benchley
bergholz
berthold
berthold
Proper noun
A city in North Dakota.
beshield
beshield
verb
(transitive) To provide or outfit with a shield.
(transitive, reflexive, archaic) To shield around or about; protect; defend.
besplash
besplash
verb
(transitive) To splash all over; to wet by splashing.
bethalto
bethezel
bethrall
bethrall
verb
(transitive, rare) To enthrall; enslave.
bethylid
bethylid
noun
(zoology) Any wasp in the family Bethylidae.
bilewhit
billhead
billhead
noun
A printed form used by merchants in making out bills or rendering accounts.
bimethyl
bimethyl
noun
Synonym of dimethyl
biphenol
biphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenolic hydroxy groups; such a phenolic derivative of biphenyl
biphenyl
biphenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs
(organic chemistry, uncountable) A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₁₀, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond
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
blathers
blathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blather
blathery
blathery
adj
(chiefly Scotland) Unsubstantial; trashy.
noun
(chiefly Scotland) That which is unsubstantial, trashy, or deceptive.
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
bleakish
bleakish
adj
Somewhat bleak.
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
blenheim
blenheim
Proper noun
the largest town in Marlborough region, in the South Island of New Zealand.
blephara
blephara
noun
plural of blepharon
blethers
blethers
noun
plural of blether
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blether
blighted
blighted
adj
Having caused to suffer a blight.
Having suffered a blight.
Ruined, spoiled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blight
blighter
blighter
noun
(Britain, often disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner.
A man or child, especially an annoying one.
One who blights.
blithely
blithely
adv
(obsolete) In a kind manner.
In a joyful, carefree manner.
Without care, concern, or consideration.
blithers
blithers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blither
blithest
blithest
adj
superlative form of blithe: most blithe
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
blowhole
blowhole
noun
(computer hardware) A vertical opening in the top of a computer case that lets hot air (primarily from the CPU heat sink) escape quickly.
(geology) A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, leading to a marine cave from which wave water or bursts of air are expelled.
(geology) A vent for the escape of steam or other gas.
(marine biology) The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
(metallurgy) An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product.
verb
(metallurgy, transitive, intransitive) To fill or be filled with air in an unintended cavity.
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
bluebush
bluefish
bluefish
noun
(Bermuda) The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
(Canada) An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
(Malaysia) Kyphosus vaigiensis.
(UK) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
bluehead
bluehead
noun
The blunt-headed wrasse or blue-headed wrasse, a fish of the species Thalassoma amblycephalum or Thalassoma bifasciatum.
bluehole
blushers
blushers
noun
plural of blusher
bolshies
bolshies
noun
plural of bolshie
bolthead
bolthead
noun
(chemistry) A round-bottomed flask with a long neck (used especially for distillation)
The head of a bolt.
bolthole
bolthole
noun
(figurative) A second home, etc. where a person can go to escape the stresses of everyday life.
A hole in an animal's den, or through a wall or fence, used for escape or emergency exit; i.e. a hole the animal may bolt through.
boothale
bootheel
bootheel
noun
An area of land protruding south of the eastern or western end of a southern border.
The heel of a boot.
borehole
borehole
noun
A hole bored into the ground to collect samples for analysis or to extract oil or water.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To bore a hole of this kind (in).
bothlike
bothwell
brechtel
breughel
britchel
brothels
brothels
noun
plural of brothel
brueghel
brushlet
bueschel
bulkhead
bulkhead
noun
(nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
A pressure-resistant sealed barrier to any fluid in a large structure.
A retaining wall along a waterfront.
A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft.
Mechanically, a partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition.
bullhead
bullhead
noun
(Canada, US) The black bullhead, Ameiurus melas.
(Canada, US) The brown bullhead, Ameiurus nebulosus.
(Canada, US) The yellow bullhead, Ameiurus natalis.
(Europe, Asia) Any of various sculpins of the suborder Scorpaenoidei
(Europe, Asia) The European bullhead, Cottus gobio.
(New Zealand) A fish of species Gobiomorphus gobioides.
(horology) A chronograph (watch or stopwatch) with two push buttons arranged like the horns of a bull on the top end of the case, typically with the crown between them.
(rail transport) A bullhead rail.
(rare) An obstinate person.
A bullhead shark (Heterodontus spp.).
bullhide
bunghole
bunghole
noun
Alternative spelling of bung-hole
burghley
burleigh
burleigh
Proper noun
Any of various towns in the English-speaking world.
busheled
busheler
busheler
noun
Alternative form of busheller
bushless
bushless
adj
Without bushes.
bushlike
bushlike
adj
Resembling a bush; bushly.
bushnell
bushnell
Proper noun
a city in Florida, USA
a city in Illinois, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a village in Nebraska, USA.
a small town in South Dakota, USA.
bushveld
bushveld
noun
(South Africa) A terrain of thick scrubby trees and bush in dense thickets, with grassy groundcover between.
cashable
cashable
adj
Able to be converted into cash
cephalob
chalybes
chamblee
chambrel
chasable
chasable
adj
Capable of being chased; fit for hunting.
chasuble
chasuble
noun
(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.
chebulic
chesboil
chesboll
chewable
chewable
adj
(finance, of a poison pill) Allowing for a particular type of bid that does not trigger the flip-in.
Capable of being chewed.
Chewy.
noun
A medicine supplied in a form that can be chewed.
Anything that is chewable; anything that is able to be chewed.
childbed
childbed
noun
(countable) The bed in which a baby is born.
(uncountable) The final stage of pregnancy; confinement.
chimbley
chimbley
noun
(UK, dialect) Alternative form of chimney
crabhole
crabhole
noun
a small burrow dug by a crab
dishable
dishable
verb
(obsolete) To disparage.
Obsolete form of disable.
emblanch
emblanch
verb
(obsolete) To whiten.
feeblish
feeblish
adj
Somewhat feeble.
fishable
fishable
adj
(of a lake, pond etc.) Able to be fished in, able to be used for fishing
(of a species of fish) Able to be fished legally
(of fishing equipment) Able to be used for fishing.
folberth
galabeah
galabieh
gehlbach
habenula
habenula
noun
(anatomy) A circumscript mass of cells in the caudal and dorsal aspect of the dorsal thalamus.
hairbell
hairbell
noun
Alternative form of harebell
halberds
halberds
noun
plural of halberd
halberts
halberts
noun
plural of halbert
halfbeak
halfbeak
noun
(zoology) Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.
handbell
handbell
noun
(music) A small bell designed to be rung by hand.
hangable
hangable
adj
Able to be hung or suspended.
Punishable with execution by hanging.
harebell
harebell
noun
A perennial flowering plant, Campanula rotundifolia, native to the Northern Hemisphere, with blue, bell-like flowers.
hateable
hateable
adj
Alternative form of hatable
haveable
haveable
adj
Alternative form of havable
healable
healable
adj
Receptive to treatment or cure.
hearable
hearable
adj
That can be heard; audible
heatable
heatable
adj
Capable of being heated.
heelball
heelball
noun
A mixture of wax and lampblack used to polish shoes, and in brass rubbing.