The head of a barrel, especially when the barrel has been stood vertically and its head thus serves horizontally like a tabletop.
batchelder
bathroomed
bathroomed
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having (the specified kind or number of) bathrooms.
batrachoid
batrachoid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Batrachoididae of marine fishes, called toadfish.
(zoology, dated) Frog-like; batrachian.
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Batrachoididae; a batrachoidid.
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
beachdrops
beachheads
beachheads
noun
plural of beachhead
beadhouses
beadhouses
noun
plural of beadhouse
beadlehood
beadlehood
noun
beadledom
beadleship
beadleship
noun
The office of a beadle.
beautihood
bebothered
bebothered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bebother
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
bedehouses
bedehouses
noun
plural of bedehouse
bedighting
bedighting
verb
present participle of bedight
bednighted
bedrenched
bedrenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrench
bedrenches
bedrenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrench
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beechwoods
beechwoods
noun
plural of beechwood
beefheaded
beefheaded
adj
stupid; dull-witted
beetlehead
beetlehead
noun
A stupid fellow; a blockhead.
The black-bellied plover, or bullhead (Pluvialis squatarola).
befathered
befetished
befetished
adj
(dated) Wearing amulets or talismans.
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
beggarhood
beggarhood
noun
The class of beggars generally.
The condition of being a beggar.
behaviored
behindhand
behindhand
adj
(archaic) Behind (someone or something moving, a trend, etc.), lagging behind, not keeping up.
(archaic) Behind in paying a debt; in arrears.
(archaic) Not having enough of, lacking (in something).
(archaic, of a person) Late, tardy, overdue, behind (in accomplishing a task, etc.).
(archaic, of a task or the object of a task) Not at the expected point of completion.
(dated) Inferior, less advanced (compared with someone in something).
adv
(archaic) Belatedly, tardily.
(archaic) In debt, or in arrears.
beholdable
beholdable
adj
Able to be beheld.
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
beldamship
bellyached
bellyached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bellyache
benchboard
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
bequeathed
bequeathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bequeath
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
beshadowed
beshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshadow
beshivered
beshrouded
beshrouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshroud
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
besmoothed
besmoothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmooth
bethylidae
betrotheds
betrotheds
noun
plural of betrothed
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
biddulphia
bighearted
bighearted
adj
Noble, kind and generous
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
billethead
billethead
noun
(nautical) A carved wooden decoration, usually at the bow of a vessel, generally smaller than a figurehead
billholder
billholder
noun
A device by means of which bills, etc., are held.
One who holds a bill or acceptance.
birdhouses
birdhouses
noun
plural of birdhouse
birdinhand
birkenhead
birkenhead
Proper noun
An English topographic surname
Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
the town itself.
birthdates
birthdates
noun
plural of birthdate
bishopbird
bishophood
bishophood
noun
The state, condition, or office of a bishop; the episcopate.
bishopweed
bishopweed
noun
Alternative form of bishopsweed
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bisphenoid
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bitterhead
blackheads
blackheads
noun
plural of blackhead
bladesmith
bladesmith
noun
A maker of knives and swords.
blandished
blandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blandish
blandisher
blandisher
noun
Flatterer.
blandishes
blandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blandish
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
bleachyard
blightbird
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
bloodhound
bloodhound
noun
(archaic) A bloodthirsty person.
(figurative) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.
A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.
bloodsheds
bloodsheds
noun
plural of bloodshed
blythedale
blythewood
boatheader
bobadilish
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bohmerwald
boltheader
bondholder
bondholder
noun
(finance) The registered owner of a financial bond.
boneheaded
boneheaded
adj
(slang) Resembling or characteristic of a bonehead.
bonnethead
bonnethead
noun
A form of hammerhead shark (Sphyrna tiburo)
bookholder
bookholder
noun
(obsolete) A prompter at a theatre.
A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.
bootholder
boozehound
boozehound
noun
(informal) alcoholic, drunkard
borsholder
borsholder
Noun
of: the head of a tithing.
of: a peace officer or underconstable.
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
bottlehead
bottlehead
noun
(archaic) The bottlenose whale
A beetlehead; a fool
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bowdoinham
brachiated
brachiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brachiate
brachiopod
brachiopod
noun
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
bradenhead
brahmahood
brainchild
brainchild
noun
A creation, original idea, or innovation, usually used to indicate the originators
verb
(transitive, rare) To think up; to come up with.
branchdale
branchland
brandished
brandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brandish
brandisher
brandisher
noun
One who brandishes.
brandishes
brandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brandish
bredstitch
bridehouse
bridgehead
bridgehead
noun
(chemistry) Either of the two atoms in different parts of a molecule that are connected by a bridge of two or more other atoms
(military) A fortification around the end of a bridge.
(military) An area of ground on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that needs to be taken and defended in order to secure an advance.
An area around the end of a bridge.
brigandish
brigandish
adj
like a brigand or robber
brightened
brightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brighten
brightwood
broadcloth
broadcloth
noun
(historical) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
broadmouth
broadmouth
noun
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
broadshare
broadshare
noun
A heavy cultivator with wide V-shaped shares, used to loosen and dig up stubble and weeds after a harvest.
verb
To go over a field with a broadshare.
broadsheet
broadsheet
adj
In the format of a broadsheet.
Relating to a broadsheet or broadsheets.
noun
A newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
brodehurst
bromhydric
brotherred
brotherred
noun
(obsolete) Brotherhood; fraternity.
brunnhilde
buchbinder
buchenwald
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
buddhahood
buddhahood
Noun
The state of being spiritually enlightened by the Buddhist teachings.
buddhaship
buddhistic
buddhistic
Adjective
pertaining to Buddhism
buddhology
buddhology
Noun
The study of the Buddha or Buddhahood.
budgerigah
budgerygah
bufflehead
bufflehead
noun
(obsolete) One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.
A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola.
bulkheaded
bulkheaded
adj
Furnished with a bulkhead or bulkheads.
bullethead
bullheaded
bullheaded
adj
unreasonably stubborn.
bundesrath
burchfield
burckhardt
burgherdom
burhinidae
burrheaded
bushbodies
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butterhead
butterhead
noun
butterhead lettuce
buttonhold
calathidia
campholide
candlefish
candlefish
noun
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
carchariid
carchariid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the former sand shark family Carchariidae.
cardholder
cardholder
noun
A case for holding cards, as credit cards, bankcards, or business cards.
An authorized user of a card used for financial transactions, etc.
cardiolith
cardiopath
cardiopath
noun
A person who suffers from a cardiopathy
cardsharps
cardsharps
noun
plural of cardsharp
caseharden
caseharden
verb
(by extension) To make insensitive to hardship.
To harden the surface of iron or steel by infusing carbon into the surface layer.