Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
verb
present participle of abash
abhenrys
abhinaya
abhinaya
noun
(dance) Use of the face and hands, in an expressive manner, similar to the kathakali dance of India.
abhorson
abshenry
absinthe
absinthe
noun
(US) Sagebrush.
(color) A moderate yellow green.
(figurative) Bitterness; sorrow.
A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
absinthe green:
absinths
absinths
noun
plural of absinth
alebench
alebench
noun
(historical) A bench at the front of an alehouse or inn where drinkers can sit.
antebath
archbanc
archband
archsnob
autobahn
autobahn
noun
By analogy, any wide, high-speed road.
The high-speed intercity highways of Germany and Austria.
baahling
bacchant
bacchant
adj
fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.
noun
A priest of Bacchus.
bacchian
bacchian
adj
(rare) jovial or drunken
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
bahamian
bahamian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Bahamas, or the Bahamian people.
Noun
A person from the Bahamas or of Bahamian descent.
bahmanid
bairnish
bairnish
adj
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Having the manners of a child; childish; silly.
balachan
balaphon
bandfish
bandfish
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
bandhava
bandhook
banished
banished
adj
Having been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden from returning; forbidden and prohibited.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banish
banisher
banisher
noun
One who banishes.
banishes
banishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banish
bankhead
bannasch
banshees
banshees
noun
plural of banshee
banshies
banshies
noun
plural of banshie
banthine
banthine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of methantheline
barahona
barchans
barchans
noun
plural of barchan
barnhard
barnhart
barthian
barthian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1886–1968), Swiss Reformed theologian.
bashment
bashment
noun
(slang, countable, especially Jamaican) A party or rave.
(slang, uncountable, music, especially Jamaican) Dancehall music.
batching
batching
verb
present participle of batch
baughman
bauhinia
bauhinia
noun
Any of flowering plants of the Bauhinia genus, some of which are known as orchid trees.
beaching
beaching
noun
An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
verb
present participle of beach
beachman
beachmen
bechance
bechance
adv
Accidentally; by chance.
verb
(intransitive) To happen; chance.
(transitive, archaic) To happen (to); befall to.
bechuana
bechuana
Noun
A member of the Tswana people.
bedrench
bedrench
verb
(archaic, transitive) To drench thoroughly; to make extremely wet; saturate with moisture; soak.
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
behaving
behaving
noun
Behaviour.
verb
present participle of behave
behenate
behenate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of behenic acid.
behinder
behinder
adv
(nonstandard) comparative form of behind: more behind
noun
A person employed in metalworking to take folded metal sheets from the doubler and pass them back to the rollerman.
behistun
beholden
beholden
adj
(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged.
behoving
behoving
verb
present participle of behove
beichner
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
belayneh
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
benghazi
benghazi
Proper noun
A Mediterranean sea port in Libya.
berghaan
berghaan
noun
(South Africa) Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii)
bernhard
berthing
berthing
noun
(nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to be berthed, to rest at some docking facility.
(obsolete, nautical) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.
verb
present participle of berth
bestench
bethania
bethanks
bethanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethank
bethanna
bethanne
bethinks
bethinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethink
bethorns
bethwine
bewhiten
bhadgaon
bhandari
bhikkuni
bhungini
biathlon
biathlon
noun
(winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.
biethnic
biethnic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of two ethnic groups.
noun
A member of two ethnic groups.
bighorns
bighorns
noun
plural of bighorn
bighting
bighting
verb
present participle of bight
bilithon
binbashi
binbashi
noun
(historical) The holder of a former rank in the Egyptian army.
A major in the Turkish army.
binchois
bindwith
binhdinh
biochron
biochron
noun
the length of time represented by a biozone
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
birching
birching
noun
A beating with a birch.
verb
present participle of birch
birchman
birthing
birthing
noun
(nautical) Alternative spelling of berthing
(sometimes attributive) The act of giving birth.
verb
present participle of birth
bisharin
bitanhol
bitanhol
noun
The tropical tree Calophyllum inophyllum.
bitching
bitching
adj
(slang) Excellent; outstanding.
(slang, less common) Awful, terrible.
noun
(vulgar, colloquial) A spiteful criticism or complaint.
verb
present participle of bitch
bithynia
bithynia
Proper noun
ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor.
blachong
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
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.
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.
blindish
blindish
adj
As if blind; characteristic of blindness.
blondish
blondish
adj
Similar to a stereotypical dumb blonde.
Somewhat blond in colour.
bluntish
bluntish
adj
Somewhat blunt.
They spent hours laboriously chopping wood with bluntish axes.
blushing
blushing
adj
Showing blushes; rosy red.
noun
The act of one who blushes; a blush.
verb
present participle of blush
boehmian
boeschen
boethian
boethian
Adjective
Of or relating to (Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius, c. 480–524 or 525 AD), philosopher of the early 6th century.
bohannon
bohemian
bohemian
adj
Unconventional, especially in habit or dress.
noun
An unconventional or nonconformist artist or writer.
bohereen
bohireen
bohireen
noun
Alternative form of boreen
boithrin
bokharan
bonaught
bonchief
bondhold
bondship
boneache
boneache
noun
Pain in the bones, or seemingly in the bones.
bonefish
bonefish
noun
(New England) A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.
Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.
Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
bonehead
bonehead
noun
(slang) Someone who is stubborn, thick-skulled, or stupid.
boneshaw
bonhomie
bonhomie
noun
(countable) A cheerful remark.
(uncountable) A friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.
(uncountable) An atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer.