(prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
backhaus
backrush
backrush
noun
A rushing backward; a retreat.
baluchis
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
bouchees
bouchons
branchus
bronchus
bronchus
noun
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
brunches
brunches
noun
plural of brunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brunch
brushcut
brushcut
noun
Alternative form of brush cut
buckbush
buckbush
noun
(Australia) A prickly annual shrub, Salsola australis
(Canada, US) Shrubs of Canada and the central US, Symphoricarpos occidentalis(also known as wolfberry and Symphoricarpos orbicularis (coralberry).
buckshee
buckshee
adj
(slang) Extra, spare.
noun
A gift or bribe.
A wound that is relatively minor but sufficient to get a soldier sent away from the front to the hospital.
An extra portion, ration etc.
buckshot
buckshot
noun
(chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from 18th c.]
buckwash
bueschel
busching
bushbeck
bushbuck
bushbuck
noun
(informal) Any relatives of the above that share the same habitat.
Either of two species of antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus or Tragelaphus sylvaticus, considered by some sources to be the single species Tragelaphus scriptus) found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
butchers
butchers
noun
Alternative form of butcher's (Cockney rhyming slang).
plural of butcher
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butcher
chabouks
chabouks
noun
plural of chabouk
chasuble
chasuble
noun
(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
chubasco
chubasco
noun
(nautical) A violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the Pacific coast of Central America and South America.
clubbish
clubbish
adj
(obsolete) Disposed to club together.
(obsolete) rude; clownish
Somewhat resembling a club.
cobhouse
cobhouse
noun
(figuratively) A flimsy arrangement or structure.
A flimsy structure, as one built by children from small bits of wood and other materials.
A structure built of cob.
An outbuilding of inferior construction.
courbash
dschubba
dschubba
Proper noun
A star in the constellation Scorpio.
hackbush
hackbuts
hackbuts
noun
plural of hackbut
hibiscus
hibiscus
noun
A cocktail made with champagne and cranberry juice.
A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.
lubitsch
schubert
schubert
Proper noun
Franz Schubert, Austrian composer
scorbuch
stubchen
subchela
subchief
subchief
noun
A lesser or secondary chief.
subepoch
subepoch
noun
(geology) A geochronologic unit comprising one or more ages, being a period of generally agreed significance within an epoch.