(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.
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.
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.
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.
blephara
blephara
noun
plural of blepharon
blethers
blethers
noun
plural of blether
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blether
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.
blithers
blithers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blither
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
blushers
blushers
noun
plural of blusher
boarfish
boarfish
noun
The Caproidae
The Pentacerotidae
boarship
bohairic
bohairic
Proper noun
A Coptic dialect.
bohereen
bohireen
bohireen
noun
Alternative form of boreen
boithrin
bokharan
boomorah
boomorah
noun
(archaic) The water chevrotain (Hyemoschus aquaticus).
borachio
borachio
noun
(historical) A bottle for wine made of pigskin.
(obsolete) A drunkard.
borchers
borchert
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).
borghese
borghild
borgholm
bornholm
bornholm
Proper noun
a Danish island in the Baltic Sea
boroughs
boroughs
noun
plural of borough
borracha
borsches
borsches
noun
plural of borsch
borschts
borschts
noun
plural of borscht
boshvark
bosworth
bosworth
Proper noun
A city/town in Missouri, US.
botchers
botchers
noun
plural of botcher
botchery
botchery
noun
An act of botching.
Something botched; clumsy or careless workmanship.
botchier
botchier
adj
comparative form of botchy: more botchy
bothered
bothered
adj
Caused to show discomposure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bother
botherer
botherer
noun
Agent noun of bother; one who bothers.
bothrium
bothrium
noun
(zoology) A tentacle; a nerve ending that has a similar morphology
bothrops
bouchard
bouchier
boxthorn
boxthorn
noun
Any plant of the genus Lycium.
brachets
brachets
noun
plural of brachet
brachial
brachial
adj
Of the nature of an arm.
Pertaining or belonging to the arm.
noun
(zoology) Denoting the upper valve of a brachiopod's shell
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
brachman
brachysm
brachysm
noun
(botany) Unusually small size resulting from the shortening of internodes.
brackish
brackish
adj
(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.
Repulsive
bradshaw
bradshaw
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern England.
derived from these places.
Noun
A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw
braehead
braggish
braggish
adj
bragging; boastful.
brahmaic
brahmana
brahmana
noun
A brahmin; a member of the brahmana (sense 1).
A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas.
The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)
brahmani
brahmans
brahmans
noun
plural of brahman
brahmany
brahmins
brahmins
noun
plural of brahmin
brahmism
brainish
brainish
adj
(obsolete) hot-headed; furious
branched
branched
adj
Having branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of branch
brancher
brancher
noun
(falconry) A young owl or other raptor that is just too young to fly. So called because of the bird still clinging to the branches while practising flying movements with the wings.
That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
branches
branches
noun
plural of branch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of branch
branchia
branchia
noun
A gill or other organ having the same function
branchus
brandish
brandish
noun
The act of flourishing or waving.
verb
(transitive) To bear something with ostentatious show.
(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
brashear
brashest
brashest
adj
superlative form of brash: most brash
brashier
brashier
adj
comparative form of brashy: more brashy
brassish
brassish
adj
(UK, obsolete) brittle
brassy; resembling or characteristic of brass
bratchet
bratchet
noun
Alternative spelling of brachet (“a female hunting hound that hunts by scent; a brach”)
brattach
brattach
noun
The standard of a Highland clan.
brattish
brattish
adj
Characteristic of a brat; childishly rude and annoying.
noun
Alternative form of brattice
brauhaus
breached
breached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breach
breacher
breacher
noun
One who breaches.
breaches
breaches
noun
plural of breach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breach
breadths
breadths
noun
plural of breadth
breathed
breathed
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of breath.
(phonetics, of a consonant or vowel) voiceless, contrasting with voiced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breathe
breather
breather
noun
(colloquial, dated) That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise.
(mechanics) An air inlet path to the crankcase
(physics) A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.
A short break; a rest or respite.
Something or someone that breathes.
breathes
breathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breathe
brechams
brechans
brechtel
breeched
breeched
adj
Dressed in breeches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breech
breeches
breeches
noun
(informal) Trousers; pantaloons.
A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
plural of breech
brehonia
brenthis
brethren
brethren
adj
Of or akin to; related; like
noun
(archaic) plural of brother
(figuratively) The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order.
(poetic) kinsmen
breughel
brezhnev
brickish
brickish
adj
(slang, UK, dated) Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.
Resembling or characteristic of brick.
brighten
brighten
verb
(intransitive) To become brighter or more cheerful in mood
(intransitive) To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up
(transitive) To make bright or brighter in color.
(transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
(transitive, figuratively) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
brighter
brighter
adj
comparative form of bright: more bright
brightly
brightly
adv
In a bright manner.
brighton
brimhall
bringeth
bringeth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of bring
brioches
brioches
noun
plural of brioche
brioschi
briskish
briskish
adj
Somewhat brisk.
britchel
britches
britches
noun
(chiefly Appalachia, Southern US) Alternative form of breeches (pants, trousers).
britchka
britchka
noun
(now chiefly historical) A type of horse-drawn carriage, with a foldable roof covering.
broached
broached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of broach
broacher
broacher
noun
A broach, a spit.
One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first promoter or publisher.
broaches
broaches
noun
plural of broach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broach
broadish
broadish
adj
Somewhat broad.
brochant
brochure
brochure
noun
A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
brockish
brockish
adj
(obsolete) beastly; brutal
brodench
brodhead
broguish
broguish
adj
Pertaining to or marked by a brogue, a thick accent.
bronaugh
bronchia
bronchia
noun
plural of bronchium
bronchos
bronchos
noun
plural of broncho
bronchus
bronchus
noun
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
brooched
brooched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brooch
brooches
brooches
noun
plural of brooch
brotchen
brothels
brothels
noun
plural of brothel
brothers
brothers
noun
plural of brother
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brother
brothier
brothier
adj
comparative form of brothy: more brothy
brougham
brougham
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, designed in 1839. It had an open seat for the driver in front of the closed cabin for two or four passengers.
An automobile, a sedan without a roof over the driver's seat.
broughta
brouhaha
brouhaha
noun
A stir; a fuss or uproar.
browache
brownish
brownish
adj
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
brueghel
brunched
brunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brunch
brunches
brunches
noun
plural of brunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brunch
brunhild
brushcut
brushcut
noun
Alternative form of brush cut
brushers
brushers
noun
plural of brusher
brushful
brushful
noun
A sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.
brushier
brushier
adj
comparative form of brushy: more brushy
brushing
brushing
adj
(dated) brisk; light
noun
(uncountable, Internet) A fraudulent technique in which an online seller sends out fake orders (such as empty boxes) and adds positive reviews about those orders, ostensibly from the recipient.
An instance of brushing.
verb
present participle of brush
brushite
brushite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral formed by the interaction of guano with calcite and clay at a low pH, believed to be a precursor of apatite.