the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan; called Arbela in classical times
baerl
baldr
baler
baler
noun
A machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton.
A person who creates bales, either by operating or feeding such a machine, or by creating the bales by hand.
balor
balor
Proper noun
A king of the Fomorians, supposed to have lived in Son of Buarainech. Husband of Cethleen. Father of Ethniu.
barly
belar
belar
noun
Alternative spelling of belah
blair
blare
blare
noun
A loud sound.
Dazzling, often garish, brilliance.
verb
(intransitive) To make a loud sound.
(transitive) To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly.
blart
blart
noun
(Northern England, Midlands, Scotland) A loud noise or cry.
verb
(Northern England, Midlands, Scotland) To sound loudly or harshly; to cry out, wail, lament.
(Northern England, Midlands, Scotland, of sheep or cattle) To bleat, bellow, low.
blear
blear
adj
(of eyes or vision) Dim, unclear from water or rheum.
Causing or caused by dimness of sight.
verb
(intransitive) To be blear; to have blear eyes; to look or gaze with blear eyes.
(transitive, of an image) To blur, make blurry.
(transitive, of the eyes or eyesight) To make blurred or dim.
bolar
bolar
adj
Of or relating to bole or clay; partaking of the nature and qualities of bole; clayey.
boral
boral
noun
aluminium borotartrate, an astringent and antiseptic.
brail
brail
noun
(falconry) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
(in the plural) The feathers around a hawk's rump.
(nautical) A small rope used to truss up sails.
(theater) A rope or line used to suspend lights or scenery in a certain position.
A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
verb
To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.
brale
brawl
brawl
noun
(dance, music, historical) Alternative form of branle (“dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance”)
(dance, obsolete) A type of dance move or step.
A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
verb
(intransitive) Especially of a rapid stream running over stones: to make a loud, confused noise.
(intransitive) To create a disturbance; to complain loudly.
(intransitive) To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel.
(intransitive, obsolete) To move to and fro, to quiver, to shake.
(transitive) To pour abuse on; to scold.
labor
labor
noun
Alternative spelling of labour
verb
US standard spelling of labour.
labra
labra
noun
plural of labrum
lebar
libra
libra
noun
(historical) A Roman unit of mass, usually equivalent to 327 g.
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 345 g and particularly used for trade in medicines.
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, usually around 460 g.
(historical) Alternative spelling of libbra, a traditional Italian unit of mass.
(historical) Synonym of arratel, a separate Portuguese unit of mass, usually around 460 g.
(historical) Synonym of pound, a notional pound of silver as a money of account, especially in medieval contexts.
lobar
lobar
adj
Of or relating to a lobe.
lubra
lubra
noun
(Australia, now racially offensive) A female Aboriginal Australian.