A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable the viewing of an object with both eyes at once; a double-barrelled field glass or opera glass.
binodal
binodal
adj
Having two nodes
biolite
biolith
biolith
noun
(petrology) A rock or other geological feature formed by living organisms.
biology
biology
noun
The living organisms of a particular region.
The structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism.
The study of all life or living matter.
bipolar
bipolar
adj
(physics) Relating to a bipole.
(politics) Of or relating to an international system in which two states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
Involving or having both extremes or poles at the same time.
Relating to both polar regions.
Relating to or having bipolar disorder.
noun
(countable) A bipolar cell.
(uncountable) Ellipsis of bipolar disorder.
bisabol
bitolyl
bitonal
bitonal
adj
(music) Of or pertaining to bitonality
(music, of a musical instrument) That has two tonic centres simultaneously
Of two tones, or shades of colour.
bivocal
bivocal
noun
A diphthong
bizonal
bizonal
adj
Having or involving two zones.
blaasop
blaasop
noun
Any of several species of pufferfish found in South African waters.
blalock
blandon
blaoner
blaseio
blaubok
blaubok
noun
(archaic) The bluebuck.
blautok
blawort
blawort
noun
(Scotland) Centaurea cyanus, the cornflower.
blaydon
blaydon
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England, which is also known as Blaydon-on-
blazons
blazons
noun
plural of blazon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blazon
bledsoe
blencoe
blendor
bleriot
blesbok
blesbok
noun
Alternative form of blesbuck
blesmol
blesmol
noun
A mole rat.
blissom
blissom
adj
in heat; said of ewes
lascivious
verb
(stative) To be lustful; to be lascivious.
bloated
bloated
adj
(computing, of software) Excessively overloaded with features, like bloatware.
(of food) Slightly salted and lightly smoked.
Excessively or extremely large or wealthy.
Swollen with fluid or gas.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bloat
bloater
bloater
noun
(Britain) A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel.
(Canada, US) A freshwater fish native to the Great Lakes; the species Coregonus hoyi.
blobbed
blobbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blob
blobber
blobber
noun
Dated form of blubber.
blocage
blocage
noun
(architecture) The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework, in masonry.
blocked
blocked
adj
(Ireland, slang) Drunk
(of a computer account or similar) Disabled or disconnected, so as to prevent access.
(of a person, telephone number, IP address, etc.) Banned or barred from connecting or logging on.
Obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded.
Unable to move owing to an obstruction.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of block
blocker
blocker
noun
(card games) A playing card, needed by one player, that is held by another.
(computing) A bug or issue that prevents software from being released.
(computing) An application that stops / impedes unauthorised access to a programme.
(computing) One who prevents another user from contacting them electronically.
(marketing) A gatekeeper who refuses the marketer access to the person they wish to contact.
(poker) A blocker bet.
(sports) One who blocks or impedes the movement of an opponent.
A close-fitting rectangular glove worn by a goalie in multiple forms of hockey.
A person who blocks (stretches or moulds) hats.
A puberty blocker.
blockus
blodget
blodite
blondel
blonder
blonder
adj
comparative form of blond: more blond
comparative form of blonde: more blonde
blondes
blondes
noun
plural of blonde
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blonde
blondie
blondie
noun
(informal, endearing) Nickname for a person with blond hair.
A sweet, chewy, generally vanilla-flavoured and chocolate-free baked good: a blond-colored brownie.
blooded
blooded
adj
(zoology, of horses, cattle, etc.) derived from ancestors of good blood; having a good pedigree.
Descended from.
Experienced (especially in warfare).
bloody, bleeding.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blood
bloomed
bloomed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bloom
bloomer
bloomer
noun
(dated, informal, US) A large or embarrassing mistake; blunder.
(historical) A costume for women, consisting of a short dress with loose trousers gathered around the ankles, and often a broad-brimmed hat.
(historical) A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.
A blooming flower.
A circular loaf of white bread.
An ironworker.
One who blooms, matures, or develops.
blooped
blooped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bloop
blooper
blooper
noun
(US, dated) A radio which interferes with other radios, causing them to bloop (squeal loudly).
(US, military, slang) The Vietnam-era M79 grenade launcher (due to its distinctive report).
(baseball, slang) A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders.
(film, informal) A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident and/or mistake.
(informal) A blunder, an error.
(nautical) A gaff-rigged fore-and-aft sail set from and aft of the aftmost mast of a square-rigged ship; a spanker.
blossom
blossom
noun
(figurative) A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise.
A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.
The colour of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs.
The state or season of producing such flowers.
verb
(intransitive) To begin to thrive or flourish.
(intransitive) To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom.
blotchy
blotchy
adj
Covered in blotches.
blotted
blotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blot
blotter
blotter
noun
(law enforcement) A daily register of arrests and other events in a police station.
(slang) A portion of blotter acid.
A piece of blotting paper in a pad as a piece of desk furniture.
A register of the related events made in the form of the list of times and brief descriptions.
blottto
bloused
bloused
adj
Wearing a blouse.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blouse
blouses
blouses
noun
plural of blouse
blouson
blouson
noun
A garment drawn tight at the waist with blousing hanging over the waistband; a blouse jacket.
blowbys
blowbys
noun
plural of blowby
blowers
blowers
noun
plural of blower
blowess
blowess
noun
(obsolete, vulgar) A prostitute; a courtesan.
blowfly
blowfly
noun
Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
blowgun
blowgun
noun
A hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown.
blowier
blowier
adj
comparative form of blowy: more blowy
blowing
blowing
noun
The act of one who blows, or that which blows.
verb
present participle of blow
blowjob
blowjob
noun
(figurative, derogatory) Excessive praise.
(sex, vulgar) An act of fellatio, or sucking a penis or other phallic object (such as a dildo). Stimulation of somebody's penis or testicles with a person's lips, tongue or mouth with the purpose of giving the receiver sexual pleasure. It may or may not result in orgasm.
blowoff
blowoff
noun
(UK, slang) A fart.
(colloquial) An outburst of temper or excitement.
A blowing off of steam, water, etc.
Something that is blown off.
The explosive separation of part of a rocket etc in order to prevent its destruction and allow for retrieval
blowout
blowout
noun
(Australia) An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
(geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
(slang) A large or extravagant meal.
(slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
(slang) An argument; an altercation.
(slang, sports) A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt.
A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.
An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
blowpit
blowsed
blowups
blowups
noun
plural of blowup
blowzed
blowzed
adj
Rendered blowsy by weather, drink, exertion, etc.
bluetop
bluetop
noun
(US, construction) A stake or other marker set into the subgrade to indicate the desired grade elevation.
bluford
boabdil
boardly
boatels
boatels
noun
plural of boatel
boatful
boatful
noun
Enough of something to fill a boat, or a boat filled with the thing in question
boatlip
bobadil
bobbled
bobbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bobble
bobbles
bobbles
noun
plural of bobble
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bobble
bobsled
bobsled
noun
(US and Canada) A sled used to go down a bob track.
(uncountable, US and Canada) The sport of travelling down a bob track as fast as possible.
A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; the compound sled so formed.
verb
To ride a bobsled.
bobtail
bobtail
noun
(agriculture) A tractor which performs without its trailer.
(poker, often attributive) An open-ended straight or four flush.
A short, or deliberately shortened tail.
A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.
An animal that has a bobtail, such as certain canines or nags.
The tractor unit of a semi-truck without a trailer
verb
(agriculture) To drive a tractor without its trailer.
To drive a truck or other vehicle without its trailer.
boccale
bodeful
bodeful
adj
Portentous; ominous; foreboding.
bodwell
boelter
boffola
boffola
noun
A coarse or farcical gag; a joke provoking hearty laughter.
boggled
boggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boggle
boggler
boggler
noun
One who boggles.
Something puzzling or confusing.
boggles
boggles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boggle
boghole
boghole
noun
A depression in waterlogged soil
bogland
bogland
noun
Land that is predominantly boggy; marshland.
bogomil
bogomil
Noun
A member of a dualist Christian sect which flourished in the Balkans during the 10th to 15th centuries and was characterized by resistance to the state and church authorities.
boileau
boilers
boilers
noun
plural of boiler
boilery
boilery
noun
A place and apparatus for boiling, as for evaporating brine in the manufacture of salt.
boiling
boiling
adj
(informal, hyperbolic) Of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot.
(informal, hyperbolic) Of a thing: extremely hot or active.
(informal, hyperbolic) Of the weather: very hot.
That boils or boil.
adv
(of adjectives associated with heat) Extremely
noun
(uncountable) An animation style with constantly changing wavy outlines, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance.
The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.
verb
present participle of boil
boiloff
boiloff
noun
The vaporization of a liquid (or solid) whose boiling point is lower than that of the environment in which it is stored.
bolases
bolases
noun
plural of bolas
bolckow
boldest
boldest
adj
superlative form of bold: most bold
boldine
boldine
noun
(organic chemistry) An aporphine alkaloid found in the boldo tree and in Lindera aggregata.
bolding
bolding
verb
present participle of bold
boleite
boleite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, potassium, and silver.
bolelia
boleros
boleros
noun
plural of bolero
boletes
boletes
noun
plural of bolete
boletic
boletic
adj
Relating to, or caused by mushrooms of the genus Boletus.
boletus
boletus
noun
An edible mushroom of genus Boletus.
boliche
bolides
bolides
noun
plural of bolide
plural of bolis
boligee
bolimba
bolinas
bolitho
bolivar
bolivar
noun
Alternative spelling of bolívar
bolivia
bolivia
noun
(card games) A meld of seven wild cards in said card game.
(uncountable, card games) A card game similar to rummy and canasta.
bolland
bollard
bollard
noun
(nautical) A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc are secured.
A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.
bollies
bolling
bolling
noun
A tree from which the branches have been cut; a pollard.
bollito
bollock
bollock
noun
(Britain, Ireland, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle.
verb
(Britain, transitive, vulgar, slang) To reprimand severely and grossly.
(Britain, vulgar, slang) To exhaust, tire out.
bologna
bologna
noun
A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.
Synonym of baloney (nonsense).
bologne
boloing
boloing
verb
present participle of bolo
boloism
boloman
bolomen
boloney
boloney
noun
Alternative form of baloney (“nonsense”)
Alternative form of bologna (“sausage”)
bolshie
bolshie
adj
(UK) Difficult or rebellious.
noun
(derogatory, Britain, dated) A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
bolshoi
bolsons
bolsons
noun
plural of bolson
bolster
bolster
noun
(architecture) The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.
(military, historical) A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.
(vehicles, agriculture) A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.
A beam in the middle of a railway truck, supporting the body of the car.
A large cushion or pillow.
A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.
A short, horizontal structural timber between a post and a beam for enlarging the bearing area of the post and/or reducing the span of the beam.
The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.
The part of a knife blade that abuts upon the end of the handle.
The perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
verb
(transitive, often figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
boltage
boltant
bolters
bolters
noun
plural of bolter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bolter
bolting
bolting
noun
(law) A private arguing of cases for practice by students, as in the Inns of Court.
A sifting, as of flour or meal.
An act of bolting or running away.
verb
present participle of bolt
boluses
bolzano
bolzano
Proper noun
Province of Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
Town and capital of Bolzano.
bombola
bonally
bonduel
bonelet
bonelet
noun
A little bone; an ossicle.
bonilla
bonnell
bonnily
bonnily
adv
(Scotland) attractively; in a pleasant or pretty manner
bonsall
bonsela
boobily
boodled
boodled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boodle
boodler
boodler
noun
(slang, baseball, dated, 19th century) A person displaying unsportsmanlike behavior.
One, especially a politician, who seeks or receives boodle; a political grafter.
boodles
boodles
noun
plural of boodle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boodle
bookful
bookful
adj
(obsolete) Full of book-knowledge; stuffed with ideas gleaned from books.