(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]
babylonish
babylonish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.
Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv. 8.
Pertaining to Rome and papal power.
Confused; Babel-like.
balloonish
balloonish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a balloon.
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
billionths
billionths
noun
plural of billionth
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.
bishopling
bishopling
noun
A little or petty bishop.
bisphenoid
boehmenism
boehmenist
boethusian
bonefishes
bonefishes
noun
plural of bonefish
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
boschneger
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
boyishness
boyishness
noun
The quality of being boyish.
brehonship
brinehouse
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
broomshank
brotherson
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
buffoonish
buffoonish
adj
Characteristic of a buffoon.
bunkhouses
bunkhouses
noun
plural of bunkhouse
buttonbush
buttonbush
noun
(US) Cephalanthus occidentalis, the common buttonbush
Any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.
Any of the genus Conocarpus of two species of tropical flowering plants; a mangrove.
cheekbones
cheekbones
noun
plural of cheekbone
chosunilbo
cottonbush
crossbench
crossbench
adj
Alternative form of cross-bench
deboshment
deboshment
noun
Obsolete form of debauchment.
dobzhansky
epibenthos
epibenthos
noun
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
gnathobase
gnathobase
noun
(invertebrate zoology) A lower appendage of many arthropods, used to macerate food items.
hebegynous
hobgoblins
hobgoblins
noun
plural of hobgoblin
hogansburg
honeyballs
honeycombs
honeycombs
noun
plural of honeycomb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of honeycomb
honorables
honorables
noun
plural of honorable
houndsbane
housebound
housebound
adj
Restricted to one's home, as by physical infirmity.
inhibitors
inhibitors
noun
plural of inhibitor
nabobishly
nabobishly
adv
In a nabobish manner.
neighbours
neighbours
noun
plural of neighbour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of neighbour
nonbookish
nosophobia
nosophobia
noun
An excessive or irrational fear of contracting a disease, such as: HIV/AIDS, pulmonary tuberculosis, venereal diseases, cancer, and heart diseases.
oberhausen
onobrychis
poisonbush
pushbutton
pushbutton
adj
Alternative spelling of push-button
rhinobatus
ribbonfish
ribbonfish
noun
Any of several lampriform fish, of the family Trachipteridae, having long, ribbon-like bodies.
schoenberg
schoenburg
shellbound
shipbroken
shipbroken
adj
Synonym of shipwrecked
shoalbrain
shoebinder
sinophobia
sinophobia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Sinophobia
snobbishly
snobbishly
adv
In a snobbish manner.
snowbushes
snowbushes
noun
plural of snowbush
southbound
southbound
adj
Which is (or will be) travelling south.
adv
Toward the south.
stheneboea
stonebrash
stonebrash
noun
A subsoil made up of small stones or finely broken rock.
subchronic
subchronic
adj
That repeats over a relatively short period.
thenabouts
thenabouts
adv
(obsolete) about then
thighbones
thighbones
noun
plural of thighbone
unbesought
unbesought
adj
Not besought.
unbishoped
unbishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unbishop
unbishoply
unbishoply
adj
Not bishoply.
unboyishly
unshowable
unshowable
adj
Not showable; that cannot be shown.
unsnobbish
unsnobbish
adj
Not snobbish; humble, sociable and friendly, treating everybody including inferiors equally.
whalebones
whalebones
noun
plural of whalebone
whenabouts
whenabouts
adv
Alternative form of whenabout
wobegonish
xenophobes
xenophobes
noun
plural of xenophobe
zoobenthos
zoobenthos
noun
(biology) benthic organisms that are animals or zoomorphic protists