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
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
bechuana
bechuana
Noun
A member of the Tswana people.
bedchair
bedchair
noun
A chair with adjustable back to enable an invalid to sit up in bed.
benchman
benchman
noun
A worker who uses a workbench.
benchmar
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.
bethwack
bethwack
verb
(transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
biphasic
biphasic
adj
Having two phases.
birchard
birchman
biscacha
biscacha
noun
Rare form of viscacha.
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
bobachee
bobachee
noun
(India, historical) A male cook.
bohairic
bohairic
Proper noun
A Coptic dialect.
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.
borracha
bouchard
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
brahmaic
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
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.
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
brechams
brechans
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
brochant
bronchia
bronchia
noun
plural of bronchium
browache
buchanan
buchanan
Proper noun
from Scotland.
a small city in Georgia, USA
buchnera
buchwald
buckhead
buckwash
burchard
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
butzbach
cabbalah
caboched
caboched
adj
Alternative form of caboshed
cabochon
cabochon
noun
(chiefly attributive) A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets.
caboshed
caboshed
adj
(heraldry, of an animal) Shown face-on, showing the full face, but cut off immediately behind the ears and hence showing nothing of the neck.
cachibou
cachibou
noun
The tree Bursera simaruba.
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
cashbook
cashbook
noun
A book used to record amounts of money received or paid out.
cephalob
chabasie
chabasie
noun
Obsolete form of chabazite.
chabouks
chabouks
noun
plural of chabouk
chabrier
chabutra
chabutra
noun
(India) A paved terrace attached to a house or garden.
chadburn
chalybes
chambers
chambers
noun
(Britain) Originally, a set of rooms at an Inn of Court used by one or more barristers as an office and residence; now, the office of one or more barristers in any building.
(Britain, historical) In full king's chambers: parts of the sea next to the coast of England and Wales delimited by imaginary lines connecting headlands, over which the Crown asserted exclusive jurisdiction; these have now been superseded by the concept of the territorial sea.
(archaic) A set of rooms in a building used as an office or a residential apartment.
Chiefly in in chambers: a judge's private office which is used for hearings that do not need to be held in open court.
Euphemistic form of chamber pot (“a container used for defecation and urination”); also, synonym of potty (“a small (chiefly plastic) pot used by children for defecation and urination when toilet-training”).
plural of chamber
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamber
chambery
chambioa
chamblee
chambord
chambray
chambray
noun
A soft fabric woven with a white weft and coloured warp.
chambrel
chanabal
chapbook
chapbook
noun
A small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts
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.
chawbone
chawbuck
chawbuck
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To beat with a chabuk.
chebacco
chebacco
noun
(nautical) A narrow-sterned boat formerly much used in the Newfoundland fisheries.
chebanse
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.
chewbark
chibchan
chibchas
chinband
chinband
noun
A band of fabric worn around the chin.
chinbeak
choliamb
choliamb
noun
(poetry) A limping iamb.
chopboat
chopboat
noun
(in China) A licensed lighter employed in the transportation of goods to and from vessels.