The practice or habit of drinking too much alcohol.
bibcocks
bibcocks
noun
plural of bibcock
biblical
biblical
adj
(figurative) Very great; especially, exceeding previous records in scale.
In accordance with the teachings of the Bible (according to some interpretation of it).
Of or relating to the Bible.
bicaudal
bicaudal
adj
(zoology) Having two tails
bicepses
bicepses
noun
(rare) plural of biceps
bichrome
bichrome
adj
Having two colours
bickered
bickered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bicker
bickerer
bickerer
noun
One who bickers; one who engages in nagging or trivial arguing.
bickiron
bickmore
bicknell
biclinia
bicolors
bicolors
noun
plural of bicolor
bicolour
bicolour
adj
(British spelling) Having two colours
noun
(British spelling) A flag with such colours, consisting of two stripes that are either vertical or horizontal.
(British spelling) A flower, cat etc., that has two colours.
biconvex
biconvex
adj
Having both sides convex.
bicorned
bicorned
Adjective
Having two horns; bicorn.
bicornes
bicornes
noun
plural of bicorne
bicrural
bicrural
adj
having two legs
bicursal
bicursal
adj
(mathematics) Used to describe a curve composed of two moving points; e.g. a hyperbola.
Being composed of two continuous paths or lines.
bicuspid
bicuspid
adj
Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.
noun
A tooth with two cusps; a premolar tooth.
bicycled
bicycled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bicycle
bicycler
bicycler
noun
(rare) Bicyclist, cyclist.
bicycles
bicycles
noun
plural of bicycle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bicycle
bicyclic
bicyclic
adj
(chemistry) Having two rings of atoms in the molecule; the rings may be fused, as in naphthalene, or separate, as in biphenyl.
Having two cycles.
noun
(chemistry) A bicyclic compound.
bidactyl
biddance
biddance
noun
Synonym of bidding
Synonym of invitation
biethnic
biethnic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of two ethnic groups.
noun
A member of two ethnic groups.
bifacial
bifacial
adj
(archaeology, of a flint tool) Having two sharp cutting edges.
Having two faces or opposing surfaces.
bifocals
bifocals
noun
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.
bifurcal
bifurcal
adj
Synonym of bifurcate
bigoniac
bigoniac
adj
Synonym of bigonial
bilianic
billback
billback
noun
(accounting) The process of charging the client for a portion of the cost of resources that the client has used in order to recover the capital expense.
billycan
billycan
noun
(UK, Australia, South Africa) A lightweight pot for cooking or boiling water, used in camping.
bimastic
binchois
binnacle
binnacle
noun
(nautical) The wooden housing for a ship's compass, with its corrector magnets and illuminating arrangements. The log and other equipment for measuring the ship's speed are also stowed there.
The instrument cluster on a car or motorcycle.
binocles
binocles
noun
plural of binocle
biochemy
biochemy
noun
(archaic) biochemistry
biochore
biochore
noun
(ecology) A group of similar biotopes.
biochron
biochron
noun
the length of time represented by a biozone
biocidal
biocidal
adj
Able to kill living organisms, especially microorganisms
biocides
biocides
noun
plural of biocide
bioclean
bioclean
adj
Kept free from biological contaminants.
biocycle
biocycle
noun
(biology) Any cyclic biological process
Synonym of biorhythm
bioethic
bioethic
noun
A principle or system of bioethics.
biogenic
biogenic
adj
essential for the maintenance of life
produced by living organisms, or by a biological process
biologic
biologic
adj
Biological; pertaining to biology or to a living organism.
noun
An extremely complex drug, vaccine or antitoxin that is made from a living organism, or from products of a living organism.
biolytic
biolytic
adj
(biochemistry) Broken down by a biochemical process
(dated) of, or relating to the destruction of life
bionomic
bionomic
adj
Relating to bionomics.
bioscope
bioscope
noun
(South Africa, India, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia, dated) A cinema or movie theatre.
An early form of movie projector
bioscopy
bioscopy
noun
(medicine) the examination of a body to determine if it is alive or dead
biotechs
biotechs
noun
plural of biotech
biotical
biotical
adj
biotic
biotitic
biotitic
adj
(mineralogy) Of or relating to biotite.
biotypic
biotypic
adj
Relating to a biotype.
biphasic
biphasic
adj
Having two phases.
biracial
biracial
adj
Having parents of two races
Of or pertaining to two races
noun
A person belonging to two races.
birchard
birchers
birchers
noun
plural of bircher
birching
birching
noun
A beating with a birch.
verb
present participle of birch
birchism
birchite
birchman
birdcage
birdcage
noun
(countable) A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.
(uncountable) A game of chance played with dice; chuck-a-luck.
birdcall
birdcall
noun
A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.
An imitation of this cry.
Any vocalisation of a bird.
verb
(rare) To imitate the cry of a bird.
birecree
birkbeck
birrotch
biscacha
biscacha
noun
Rare form of viscacha.
biscayan
biscayan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Biscay in Spain.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Biscay.
biscayen
biscotin
biscotin
noun
A confection made of flour, sugar, marmalade, and eggs; a sweet biscuit.
biscuits
biscuits
noun
plural of biscuit
bisected
bisected
adj
Divided into two equal pieces.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bisect
bisector
bisector
noun
(geometry) A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts.
bisiliac
bisiliac
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the two iliac bones or fossae
bismarck
bismarck
noun
(Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northern US, Midwestern US) A jelly doughnut: a doughnut filled with jam and coated with sugar.
(Manitoba) A doughnut filled with cream, often with chocolate icing.
(Midland US) A fried cruller, or a sort of pancake.
bistroic
bitbrace
bitchery
bitchery
noun
Behavior considered typical of a bitch
bitchier
bitchier
adj
comparative form of bitchy: more bitchy
bitchily
bitchily
adv
(vulgar) In a bitchy manner.
bitching
bitching
adj
(slang) Excellent; outstanding.
(slang, less common) Awful, terrible.
noun
(vulgar, colloquial) A spiteful criticism or complaint.
verb
present participle of bitch
bitstock
bitstock
noun
A hand tool consisting of a crank which holds a fitted rotating drill bit tip, designed to bore holes in rigid materials, by cutting a disc in a spiral fashion.
bittacle
bittacle
noun
(obsolete) A binnacle.
bittocks
bittocks
noun
plural of bittock
bivector
bivector
noun
(mathematics) An antisymmetric tensor of second rank.
bivouacs
bivouacs
noun
plural of bivouac
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouac
bixaceae
bizcacha
blackfin
blackfin
noun
bluefin tuna
blackies
blackies
noun
plural of blackie
plural of blacky
blacking
blacking
noun
A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
Shoe polish.
verb
present participle of black
blackish
blackish
adj
somewhat black
blickeys
blickies
blickies
noun
plural of blickey
blindcat
blockier
blockier
adj
comparative form of blocky: more blocky
blocking
blocking
noun
(computing) A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.
Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).
verb
present participle of block
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
bluetick
bluetick
noun
A coonhound of a certain breed originating in the United States,
verb
(Internet slang) To ignore (a message) sent via a social messaging app, especially one where a reply is expected or requested.
boadicea
boarcite
bocaccio
bocaccio
noun
A venomous marine fish, taxonomic name Sebastes paucispinis, in the subfamily Sebastinae found in the subtropical Eastern Pacific.
bocasine
bocasine
noun
A sort of fine buckram.
boccioni
bocconia
bodstick
bohairic
bohairic
Proper noun
A Coptic dialect.
boiguacu
boisdarc
bokchito
bombycid
bombycid
noun
(zoology) Any of the moths of the family Bombycidae.
bonchief
boniface
boniface
noun
The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
booklice
booklice
noun
plural of booklouse
bootlick
bootlick
noun
(US) A toady or sycophant.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in fawning, servile behavior.
(transitive) To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.
borachio
borachio
noun
(historical) A bottle for wine made of pigskin.
(obsolete) A drunkard.
boracite
boracite
noun
(mineralogy) A mixed chloride and borate of magnesium that occurs as a white to green crystalline evaporite, with the chemical formula Mg₃B₇O₁₃Cl.
boracium
boracium
noun
(obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.
bornitic
bornitic
adj
(mineralogy) Of or relating to bornite.
bosnisch
bostwick
botanica
botanica
noun
A shop that deals in herbs and charms used especially by followers of santería.
botanics
botanics
noun
The science of botany.
plural of botanic
botchier
botchier
adj
comparative form of botchy: more botchy
botchily
botchily
adv
In a botchy manner.
botching
botching
verb
present participle of botch
bouchier
boudicca
bouncier
bouncier
adj
comparative form of bouncy: more bouncy
bouncily
bouncily
adv
In a bouncy manner.
bouncing
bouncing
adj
(obsolete, informal) Excessively big; whopping.
Healthy; vigorous.
noun
The act of something that bounces.
verb
present participle of bounce
bovicide
bovicide
noun
One who kills cows.
The killing of a cow.
bowditch
boychick
boychick
noun
Alternative form of boychik
boychiks
boychiks
noun
plural of boychik
bozovich
brachial
brachial
adj
Of the nature of an arm.
Pertaining or belonging to the arm.
noun
(zoology) Denoting the upper valve of a brachiopod's shell
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
bracings
bracings
noun
plural of bracing
braciola
braciola
noun
A slice of pan-fried or grilled meat, cooked in its own juice or in a small amount of olive oil.
braciole
braciole
noun
Synonym of braciola
plural of braciola
bracking
brackish
brackish
adj
(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.
Repulsive
braconid
braconid
noun
Any of the parasitic wasps of the family Braconidae.