(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.
balkhash
balochis
baltheus
baluchis
balushai
balushai
noun
Alternative form of balushahi
bashless
bashless
adj
(obsolete) shameless
bashlyks
bashlyks
noun
plural of bashlyk
basihyal
basihyal
noun
(anatomy, fish anatomy, vertebrate anatomy) Either of two small bones that form the body of the inverted hyoid arch.
basophil
basophil
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.
bathless
bathless
adj
Without a bath (tub for bathing).
bechalks
bechalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechalk
behalves
behalves
noun
plural of behalf
belchers
belchers
noun
plural of belcher
bellhops
bellhops
noun
plural of bellhop
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.
billfish
billfish
noun
Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanch
blandish
blandish
verb
(transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
(transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
blathers
blathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blather
bleaches
bleaches
noun
plural of bleach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleach
bleakish
bleakish
adj
Somewhat bleak.
blenches
blenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blench
blethers
blethers
noun
plural of blether
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blether
blimpish
blimpish
adj
(often capitalized) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp.
Blimp-like in appearance or size.
blindish
blindish
adj
As if blind; characteristic of blindness.
blithers
blithers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blither
blithest
blithest
adj
superlative form of blithe: most blithe
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
blondish
blondish
adj
Similar to a stereotypical dumb blonde.
Somewhat blond in colour.
blotches
blotches
noun
plural of blotch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blotch
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
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.
bluntish
bluntish
adj
Somewhat blunt.
They spent hours laboriously chopping wood with bluntish axes.
blushers
blushers
noun
plural of blusher
blushful
blushful
adj
Full of blushes.
blushing
blushing
adj
Showing blushes; rosy red.
noun
The act of one who blushes; a blush.
verb
present participle of blush
bogglish
bogglish
adj
Uncertain, doubtful; skittish
bohuslav
bolshies
bolshies
noun
plural of bolshie
boxhauls
boxhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
boyishly
boyishly
adv
In a boyish manner.
brothels
brothels
noun
plural of brothel
brushful
brushful
noun
A sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.
brushlet
bubblish
bubblish
adj
(economics) Resembling or characteristic of an economic bubble.
Filled with bubbles.
Resembling or characteristic of bubbles.
bueschel
bullrush
bullrush
noun
(colloquial) A headlong rush into something, heedless of danger.
Alternative spelling of bulrush
bullshit
bullshit
adj
(vulgar, slang) absurd, irrational, or nonsensical (Most often said of speech, information, or content.)
intj
(vulgar, slang) An expression of disbelief at what one has just heard.
noun
(card games, possibly vulgar) A card game in which players try to discard their hands first, following rules that encourage bluffing, calling others' bluffs, and penalizing others by tricking them into inaccurate accusations.
(philosophy) Statements made without regard for their truth value.
(rhetoric) Statements that are intentionally misleading, whether true or not.
(vulgar, literally) Feces produced by a bull.
(vulgar, slang) Statements that are transparently or offensively false.
(vulgar, slang) Synonym of shit (in its sense of any stuff, especially when viewed negatively or with collegial vulgarity).
(vulgar, slang, usual sense) Statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener.
verb
(intransitive, vulgar, slang) To come up with on the spot; to improvise.
(intransitive, vulgar, slang) To have casual conversation with no real point; to shoot the breeze.
(transitive, intransitive, vulgar, slang) To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.
bullshot
bullshot
noun
(neologism, video games) A phony screenshot created for promotional purposes.
A cocktail made from vodka and beef bouillon.
bulrushy
bulrushy
adj
Covered in bulrushes.
Resembling a bulrush.
busheled
busheler
busheler
noun
Alternative form of busheller
bushkill
bushland
bushland
noun
(chiefly Australia) An area of land in a natural, uncultivated state; wilderness, open forest.
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.
calabash
calabash
noun
(music) A musical instrument, most commonly a drum or rattle, made from a calabash fruit.
A calabash and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
A container made from the mature, dried shell of the fruit of one of the above plants; also, a similarly shaped container made from some other material.
A tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida, bearing large, round fruit used to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this tree.
The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant.
cashable
cashable
adj
Able to be converted into cash
chalybes
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.
chesboil
chesboll
clubbish
clubbish
adj
(obsolete) Disposed to club together.
(obsolete) rude; clownish
Somewhat resembling a club.
dayblush
dishable
dishable
verb
(obsolete) To disparage.
Obsolete form of disable.
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.
fishbolt
fishbolt
noun
(engineering) A bolt used to fasten fishplates.
fishbowl
fishbowl
noun
Alternative spelling of fish bowl
flaxbush
flaxbush
noun
The bush (genus Phormium) bearing New Zealand flax.
flybrush
gallbush
halberds
halberds
noun
plural of halberd
halberts
halberts
noun
plural of halbert
halibios
halibuts
halibuts
noun
plural of halibut
halobios
halobios
noun
(biology) life in the oceans; marine life collectively
herbless
herbless
adj
(cooking) Having no herbs as ingredients.
Destitute of herbs or vegetation.
hobblers
hobblers
noun
plural of hobbler
hobnails
hobnails
noun
plural of hobnail
holibuts
holibuts
noun
plural of holibut
humblers
humblers
noun
plural of humbler
humblest
humblest
adj
superlative form of humble: most humble
hushable
hushable
adj
Capable of being hushed.
imbolish
limebush
lisabeth
loobyish
lotebush
lotebush
noun
A shrub native to dry, scrubby areas in the southwestern US and Mexico, with thorny branches and an edible fruit, Ziziphus obtusifolia
lubitsch
lushburg
marblish
marblish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of marble.
milkbush
milkbush
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Euphorbia.
outblush
outblush
verb
To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy colour.
polabish
pushball
pushball
noun
(countable) The large ball used for this game.
(uncountable) A team game where players attempt to push a large inflatable lightweight ball into the opponent's goal.
saltbush
saltbush
noun
Any of the genus Atriplex of plants, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes.
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
schnabel
sebolith
sebolith
noun
(medicine, obsolete, rare) A concretion in a sebaceous gland.
shabbily
shabbily
adv
Done poorly or ineptly.
In a shabby manner.
shadblow
shadblow
noun
Synonym of shadbush
shakable
shakable
adj
Able to be shaken.
Designed to be shaken.
shakably
shakebly
shamable
shamable
adj
Capable of being shamed.
shamably
shambala
shambala
Proper noun
A Bantu language of Tanzania.
shambled
shambled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shamble
shambles
shambles
noun
(archaic) A butcher's shop.
A great mess or clutter.
A scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation.
A scene of great disorder or ruin.
A slaughterhouse.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shamble
shapable
shapable
adj
Capable of being shaped.
sharable
sharable
adj
Alternative spelling of shareable
shavable
shavable
adj
Alternative form of shaveable
shedable
shedable
adj
Alternative form of sheddable
shelbina
shelburn
shoebill
shoebill
noun
Balaeniceps rex, a tall wading bird related to the stork, native to tropical African swamps; the sole species of the family Balaenicipitidae.
showable
showable
adj
Capable of, or suitable for, being shown; exhibitable.
noun
Something that can be shown.
shrublet
shrublet
noun
A little shrub.
slobbish
slobbish
adj
Like a slob; slovenly.
sloebush
sloebush
noun
The blackthorn.
stablish
stablish
verb
(archaic) To establish.
subchela
subflush
subhalid
subphyla
subphyla
noun
plural of subphylum
subshell
subshell
noun
(chemistry, physics) Atomic orbitals for which the values of the n and l quantum numbers are the same, such as the three 2p or five 3d atomic orbitals.
(computing) A child process launched by a shell.
thimbles
thimbles
noun
plural of thimble
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thimble
tshiluba
tshiluba
Proper noun
A Bantu language spoken by about 6.3 million people in the Kasaï Occidental and Kasaï Oriental provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
washable
washable
adj
Capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by a specified method, for example machine-washable.
noun
Something that can be washed without being damaged.
washbowl
washbowl
noun
A basin for washing the face and hands; a washbasin.
A sink in a bathroom, connected to a supply of water and a drain, in which one may wash one's face and hands.