(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.
brechans
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
brezhnev
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
brighton
bringeth
bringeth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of bring
brochant
brodench
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.
brotchen
brownish
brownish
adj
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
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
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
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
brushton
brynhild
buchanan
buchanan
Proper noun
from Scotland.
a small city in Georgia, USA
buchnera
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
bukharin
bulfinch
bullhorn
bullhorn
noun
(chiefly US) A megaphone which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice.
bunchier
bunchier
adj
comparative form of bunchy: more bunchy
bunchily
bunchily
adv
In a bunchy manner.
bunching
bunching
noun
(countable) An arrangement of items in a bunch.
(uncountable) The illegitimate supplying of laboratory animals that are actually kidnapped pets or illegally trapped strays.
verb
present participle of bunch
bunghole
bunghole
noun
Alternative spelling of bung-hole
buphonia
burhinus
burnight
burthens
burthens
noun
plural of burthen
busching
bushings
bushings
noun
plural of bushing
bushland
bushland
noun
(chiefly Australia) An area of land in a natural, uncultivated state; wilderness, open forest.
bushment
bushment
noun
(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
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.
bushongo
byronish
cabochon
cabochon
noun
(chiefly attributive) A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets.
chadburn
chanabal
chawbone
chebanse
cheribon
cherubin
cherubin
noun
Obsolete form of cherub.
Obsolete form of cherubim (plural of cherub)
chibchan
chinband
chinband
noun
A band of fabric worn around the chin.
chinbeak
chinbone
chinbone
noun
That part of the mandible that forms the chin.
clubhand
clubhand
noun
(medicine) A short, distorted hand.
dibranch
disbench
disbench
verb
(transitive) To drive from a bench or seat.
(transitive, UK, law) To deprive (a bencher) of his privileges.
dushanbe
dushanbe
Proper noun
The capital of Tajikistan.
emblanch
emblanch
verb
(obsolete) To whiten.
enambush
enambush
verb
(obsolete) To ambush.
enbusshe
enharbor
fahlband
fahlband
noun
(geology) A stratum in crystalline rock that contains metallic sulfides.
fishbein
fishbone
fishbone
noun
A bone from a fish.
guahiban
habanera
habanera
noun
A dance performed to this music.
A style of music from Cuba.
habanero
habanero
noun
An intensely spicy chili pepper, Capsicum chinense.
habendum
habendum
noun
(law, dated) The part of a deed that formally defines the extent of ownership or tenancy granted.
habenula
habenula
noun
(anatomy) A circumscript mass of cells in the caudal and dorsal aspect of the dorsal thalamus.
haberman
habilant
habitans
habitans
noun
plural of habitan
habitant
habitant
noun
(Canada) a member of habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies
(archaic) Inhabitant, dweller.
habiting
habiting
noun
(poetic, obsolete) clothing; garb
(poetic, obsolete) habitation; living place
verb
present participle of habit
habrowne
hairband
hairband
noun
a hair tie
a headband
hamboned
hamboned
adj
Extremely drunk
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hambone
hambones
hambones
noun
plural of hambone
handbags
handbags
intj
(Britain, slang) Said jocularly in response to a particularly derogatory, bitchy or catty dialogue; calm down; cool it.
noun
(UK, slang) An insignificant fight or argument.
plural of handbag
handball
handball
noun
(countable) The medium-sized inflated ball used in this sport.
(countable, Australian Rules Football) An act of passing a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.
(countable, US) The small rubber ball used in this sport.
(countable, soccer) The offence of a player other than the goalkeeper touching the ball with the hand or arm on the field during play.
(uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.
(uncountable, Australia) A schoolyard game in which a tennis ball is struck with the hand, played on a improvised court on the asphalt or pavement.
(uncountable, US, Ireland) A sport in which players alternately strike the ball against a wall with their hand. Irish and American variants have slightly different rules.
verb
(Australian rules football) To (legally) pass a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.
(sexuality, slang) To insert a hand into someone's anus.
(soccer) To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm.
To manually load or unload a container, trailer, or to otherwise manually move bulk goods (often on pallets) from one type of transport receptacle to another.
handbank
handbell
handbell
noun
(music) A small bell designed to be rung by hand.
handbill
handbill
noun
A chopping instrument; billhook.
A loose printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.
A pruning hook.
handblow
handblow
noun
A blow struck with the hand.
handbolt
handbook
handbook
noun
(US, gambling) A place where illicit bets can be placed.
A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size.
hangable
hangable
adj
Able to be hung or suspended.
Punishable with execution by hanging.
hangbird
hangbird
noun
The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula), whose nest is suspended from the limb of a tree.
hannibal
hannibal
Proper noun
name of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the the Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca.
A city in Missouri: Hannibal.
hansboro
harbeson
harbinge
harbinge
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To lodge, stay.
(rare, neologism) To be a harbinger; to presage.
harbison
harunobu
hatbands
hatbands
noun
plural of hatband
headband
headband
noun
(printing) A thin slip of iron on the tympan of a printing-press.
A hair-accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.
A strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book; used as decoration and reinforcement.
A strip of fabric worn around the head.
hebraean
heelband
helbonia
helbonna
hellbent
hellbent
adj
Alternative spelling of hell-bent
hellborn
hellborn
adj
Born or originated in hell.
henbanes
henbanes
noun
plural of henbane
henchboy
henchboy
noun
(archaic) A follower; footman; page; a servant.
A young henchman
herbbane
heublein
hibernal
hibernal
adj
Of or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal
hibernia
hibernia
Proper noun
The island of Ireland.
hibernic
hidebind
highborn
highborn
adj
(archaic) Born a member of an upper-level social class (although not necessarily retaining high social standing)
(archaic) Of high social standing as a result of having been born a member of an upper-level social class.
(figuratively) Of superior or premium quality; magnificent; expensive.
Of, pertaining to, or befitting people of high social standing.
hillburn
hinnible
hipbones
hipbones
noun
plural of hipbone
hobbling
hobbling
noun
gerund of hobble: the movement of one who hobbles.
verb
present participle of hobble
hobnails
hobnails
noun
plural of hobnail
hobucken
homeborn
homeborn
adj
born at home, by homebirth, rather than in a hospital
born in a given place, native, indigenous
honebein
honeybee
honeybee
noun
Alternative form of honey bee
honeybun
honeybun
noun
(colloquial) Honey; sweetheart (term of endearment)
A type of bun or pastry sweetened with honey.
hornbeak
hornbeak
noun
The hornfish.
hornbeam
hornbeam
noun
A hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana).
A tree of the genus Carpinus, having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, common along the banks of streams in the United States.
The wood of these trees.
hornbeck
hornbill
hornbill
noun
Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horns. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.
hornbook
hornbook
noun
(historical) A single page containing the alphabet, covered with a sheet of transparent horn, formerly used for teaching children to read.
(law) A legal textbook that gives a basic overview of a particular area of law.
huberman
humbling
humbling
adj
Of higher rank, status, quality, strength, etc.; inducing a feeling of inferiority.
noun
An event which causes humbleness; a set-down.
verb
present participle of humble
huntable
huntable
adj
Capable of being hunted.
husbands
husbands
noun
plural of husband
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of husband
hyblaean
hybodont
hybodont
noun
Any extinct shark (or similar fish) of the order Hybodontiformes
hymnbook
hymnbook
noun
(Britain) A book containing a collection of hymns.
ibsenish
imbranch
inbreath
inbreath
noun
A breath taken in; an inhalation.
inhabile
inhabile
adj
(obsolete) Not apt or fit; inappropriate; unsuitable.