(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.
bahawder
bahawder
noun
Obsolete form of bahadur.
ballhawk
ballhawk
noun
(baseball, chiefly in Chicago) A person who specializes in catching home-run and foul balls.
(sports) A player who handles the ball skilfully
bathwort
bawarchi
bawarchi
noun
(India, historical) A cook.
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
bawhorse
bawhorse
noun
Obsolete form of bathorse.
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
bedworth
behallow
behallow
verb
(transitive) To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely.
behowled
behowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behowl
beshadow
beshadow
verb
(transitive) To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
beshower
beshrews
beshrews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshrew
beswitch
bethwack
bethwack
verb
(transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
bethwine
bewhiten
bewreath
bewreath
verb
(transitive) To wreath.
bilewhit
bindwith
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
blowhole
blowhole
noun
(computer hardware) A vertical opening in the top of a computer case that lets hot air (primarily from the CPU heat sink) escape quickly.
(geology) A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, leading to a marine cave from which wave water or bursts of air are expelled.
(geology) A vent for the escape of steam or other gas.
(marine biology) The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
(metallurgy) An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product.
verb
(metallurgy, transitive, intransitive) To fill or be filled with air in an unintended cavity.
bobwhite
bobwhite
noun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
bodewash
boneshaw
bosworth
bosworth
Proper noun
A city/town in Missouri, US.
bothwell
bowditch
bowheads
bowheads
noun
plural of bowhead
bowshots
bowshots
noun
plural of bowshot
bradshaw
bradshaw
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern England.
derived from these places.
Noun
A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw
browache
brownish
brownish
adj
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
buchwald
buckwash
budworth
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
bullwhip
bullwhip
noun
A whip made from plaited leather, often with a knotted end, for use with livestock.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a bullwhip.
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
bushwahs
bushwife
bushwood
chawbone
chawbuck
chawbuck
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To beat with a chabuk.
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
cowherbs
fishbowl
fishbowl
noun
Alternative spelling of fish bowl
habrowne
handblow
handblow
noun
A blow struck with the hand.
hawebake
hawebake
Noun
The baked berry of the hawthorn tree, i.e. coarse fare.
(sometimes derogatory) A cultured or learned person or thing.
homebrew
homebrew
noun
(Canada, sports, countable) A player who plays for the team named after their own native town.
(informal) Anything created by enthusiasts rather than commercial entities (especially video games or amateur radio equipment).
A beer brewed by enthusiasts rather than commercially.
verb
(informal) To create something as an enthusiast, rather than using a commercial option.
To brew one's beer or other alcoholic beverage at home.
horrebow
newburgh
pebworth
schwaben
shadblow
shadblow
noun
Synonym of shadbush
shawabti
shawboro
showable
showable
adj
Capable of, or suitable for, being shown; exhibitable.
noun
Something that can be shown.
showbird
showboat
showboat
noun
(US) A river steamboat having a resident theatre.
(informal, chiefly US, by extension) A showoff.
verb
(informal, chiefly US) To show off.
snowbush
snowbush
noun
Breynia disticha, a plant in the family Phyllanthaceae.
thawable
wahabism
washable
washable
adj
Capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by a specified method, for example machine-washable.
noun
Something that can be washed without being damaged.
washbowl
washbowl
noun
A basin for washing the face and hands; a washbasin.
A sink in a bathroom, connected to a supply of water and a drain, in which one may wash one's face and hands.
washbrew
washburn
washburn
Proper noun
a small city in North Dakota, USA
a city in Wisconsin, USA
washtubs
washtubs
noun
plural of washtub
webwheel
weighbar
welsbach
wheelbox
wheelbox
noun
(nautical) A box beneath a ship's wheel containing the steering gear.
wheybird
whikerby
whimbrel
whimbrel
noun
A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.
whipbird
whipbird
noun
Any of various Australian songbirds in the genus Psophodes.
whirlbat
whirlbat
noun
(archaic) Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it.
(archaic, poetic) The cestus of ancient boxers.
whitblow
whitcomb
whiteboy
whiteboy
noun
(UK, US, slang, sometimes derogatory) A Caucasian male.
(uncountable, slang) Heroin.
whizbang
whizbang
noun
(by extension) Someone or something that holds an explosive amount of success, skill or effectiveness.
(dated) A small artillery shell
(dated) A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding
wishable
wishable
adj
Capable or worthy of being wished for; desirable.
wishbone
wishbone
noun
(American football) A particular kind of offensive formation. See wishbone formation.
(automotive) A suspension component similar in shape to a chicken wishbone.
(nautical) A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, the wishbone extending its clew.
(nautical) Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone.
A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.