(archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed.
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Contrary to something; discordant.
Detestable or repugnant.
abhorrers
abhorrers
noun
plural of abhorrer
abhorring
abhorring
noun
A detested thing.
Detestation.
verb
present participle of abhor
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
abolisher
abolisher
noun
Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
abolishes
abolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abolish
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
airphobia
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
alembroth
alembroth
noun
(archaic) The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
amphibion
amphibola
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
angrbodha
anthobian
apiphobia
apiphobia
noun
An inordinate fear of bees.
arabophil
arbuthnot
archibold
arrowbush
ashburton
ashburton
Proper noun
a small town on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England.
a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
a river in Western Australia, which flows into the Indian Ocean.
a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
a river (with two branches) in Canterbury which flows past the town to the Pacific Ocean.
a town in Natal, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
autobahns
autobahns
noun
plural of autobahn
autophoby
autophoby
noun
Archaic form of autophobia.
baboonish
baboonish
adj
Like a baboon.
babyhoods
babyhoods
noun
plural of babyhood
babyhouse
babyhouse
Noun
A doll's house.
baccheion
bachelors
bachelors
noun
plural of bachelor
backcloth
backcloth
noun
The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
bakeshops
bakeshops
noun
plural of bakeshop
balachong
balachong
noun
(cooking) A Malaysian and Singaporean form of ngapi, a Southeast Asian condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp.
ballyhoos
ballyhoos
noun
plural of ballyhoo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballyhoo
balmorhea
barathron
barhopped
barhopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barhop
bariloche
barmcloth
barmcloth
Noun
An apron.
barocchio
barograph
barograph
noun
A type of barometer that continuously records air pressure on a sheet or rotating drum
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
barouchet
barouchet
noun
Alternative spelling of barouchette
bartholdi
baryphony
bashawdom
basihyoid
basihyoid
noun
(anatomy) The central tongue bone.
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
basophils
basophils
noun
plural of basophil
batchelor
batchelor
noun
(Britain) Archaic spelling of bachelor.
batchtown
bathhouse
bathhouse
noun
A building where swimmers can change clothes.
A building with baths for communal use.
A business with bath-like facilities, which chiefly serves as a place for sexual encounters, especially among men.
batholite
batholite
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of batholith
batholith
batholith
noun
(geology) A large irregular mass of intrusive igneous rock that has melted or forced itself into surrounding strata
bathonian
bathonian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
bathrobes
bathrobes
noun
plural of bathrobe
bathrooms
bathrooms
noun
plural of bathroom
batyphone
beachboys
beachboys
noun
plural of beachboy
beachcomb
beachcomb
noun
An instance of beachcombing.
verb
To go beachcombing.
beachwood
beadhouse
beadhouse
noun
(historical) An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
beamhouse
bearhound
bearhound
noun
A dog for baiting or hunting bears.
beasthood
beasthood
noun
The property or state of being a beast.
bebrother
beclothed
beclothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclothe
beclothes
beclothes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclothe
bedehouse
bedehouse
noun
Alternative form of beadhouse
beechmont
beechwood
beechwood
noun
A wood largely populated with beech trees.
The wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).
beerhouse
beerhouse
noun
A tavern that sells beer.
beethoven
beethoven
Proper noun
usually applying to
behaviors
behaviors
noun
plural of behavior
behaviour
behaviour
noun
Britain standard spelling of behavior.
behemoths
behemoths
noun
plural of behemoth
beholders
beholders
noun
plural of beholder
beholding
beholding
adj
Obsolete form of beholden.
noun
The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
verb
present participle of behold
behooving
behooving
verb
present participle of behoove
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
bellehood
bellehood
noun
The state or period of being a belle.
bellhouse
bellhouse
noun
A structure housing a bell or bells; bell tower; belfry
bellmouth
bellmouth
noun
A bell-shaped extension at the end of a pipe.
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
benthonic
benthonic
adj
Synonym of benthic
benthoses
benthoses
noun
plural of benthos
beothukan
berrichon
beshadows
beshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshadow
beshouted
beshouted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshout
beshrouds
beshrouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshroud
besmooths
besmooths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmooth
besmother
besoothed
besoothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besoothe
besoothes
besoothes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besoothe
bethorned
bethought
bethought
adj
(of a person) Minded; disposed.
(of a thing) Intended; purposed; contrived.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethink
betrothal
betrothal
noun
The act of betrothing.
The fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between two people.
betrothed
betrothed
adj
Engaged to be married.
noun
One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betroth
beworship
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
biathlons
biathlons
noun
plural of biathlon
bichromic
bichromic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Related to bichromate
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
bigothero
billhooks
billhooks
noun
plural of billhook
billionth
billionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number one billion.
noun
One of a billion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the billionth position.
billyhood
bimonthly
bimonthly
adj
Occurring once every two months; bimestrial
Twice every month; semimonthly.
adv
once every two months; bimestrially
noun
A publication that is published on a bimonthly basis.
biochemic
bioethics
bioethics
noun
(ethics) The branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances.
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
biohazard
biohazard
noun
A biological hazard; a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.
biophysic
biorhythm
biorhythm
noun
(biology) Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity.
(pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person's birthdate as origin, that are claimed to give meaningful information about emotional levels, physical energy levels, and mental/psychic sensitivity.
biosphere
biosphere
noun
The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
The totality of living organisms and their environment.
birchwood
birchwood
noun
(countable) A wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.).
(uncountable) The wood from a birch tree.
birdhouse
birdhouse
noun
A small house for birds.
An aviary.
birdshots
birdshots
noun
plural of birdshot
birthroot
birthroot
noun
Trillium erectum, a perennial plant of North America with deep-red flowers.
birthwort
birthwort
noun
Any plant species of the genus Aristolochia.
Birthroot, Trillium erectum
bishopdom
bishopdom
noun
The jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.
bishopess
bishopess
noun
A female bishop.
The wife of a bishop.
bishopful
bishoping
bishoping
verb
present participle of bishop
bishoplet
bishoplet
noun
(archaic) A petty bishop.
bishopric
bishopric
noun
A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.
The office or function of a bishop.
blabmouth
blasthole
blasthole
noun
A hole in the bottom of a pump through which water enters.
The hole created by an explosion, for example in mining.
The hole into which a blasting charge is inserted
blechnoid
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
blockhole
blockhole
noun
(by extension) The approximate place where the toe of the bat touches the pitch when a batsman is taking guard.
(cricket) A small depression in the pitch caused by batsmen tapping their bats on the point where they have taken block.
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
bloodbath
bloodbath
noun
(figuratively) An upset (as of a game with unexpected results, or a national presidential convention) or heavy defeat.
(figuratively, business) A large financial loss or massive layoff brought about by negative economic conditions.
(sports) An aggressive or very violent contest or confrontation.
A bath taken in warm blood used as a restorative or medical treatment.
Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
bloodshed
bloodshed
noun
(literally) The shedding or spilling of blood.
(obsolete) A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.
(obsolete) The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
bloodshot
bloodshot
adj
(of the eyes) Reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels.
blotchier
blotchier
adj
comparative form of blotchy: more blotchy
blotchily
blotchily
adv
In a blotchy manner.
blotching
blotching
noun
The situation of having blotches; blotchiness.
verb
present participle of blotch
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
blowholes
blowholes
noun
plural of blowhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowhole
blowtorch
blowtorch
noun
(US, military, slang) A jet fighter.
A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
verb
To apply a blowtorch to something.
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
boarhound
boarhound
noun
A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars.
boarishly
boarishly
adv
in a boarish manner
boathouse
boathouse
noun
A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
bobbishly
bobbishly
adv
In a bobbish manner.
bobsleigh
bobsleigh
noun
(UK) The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh.
(obsolete) A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners.
(uncountable, UK) A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.