A meteorite or similar stone artificially shaped, held sacred or worshipped as of divine origin.
baetylus
baetylus
noun
Alternative form of baetyl (“sacred stone”)
baillieu
bajulate
balbuena
ballutes
ballutes
noun
plural of ballute
baltheus
baluster
baluster
noun
(architecture) A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister. [from 17th c.]
banlieue
banlieue
noun
The outskirts of a city, especially in France, inhabited chiefly by poor people living in tenement-style housing
barbules
barbules
noun
plural of barbule
barleduc
barrulee
barrulee
adj
Alternative form of barruly
barrulet
barrulet
noun
(heraldry) The smallest diminutive of the bar, one quarter as wide.
bascules
bascules
noun
plural of bascule
baseplug
basileus
basileus
noun
A title of the Byzantine emperor.
basurale
bataleur
bateleur
bateleur
noun
A species of eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, endemic to Africa and Arabia.
baublery
baublery
noun
gaudy decoration; baubles; trinkets
baulkier
baulkier
adj
comparative form of baulky: more baulky
bdellium
bdellium
noun
Probably an aromatic gum like balsam that was exuded from a tree, probably one of several species in the genus Commiphora.
beaulieu
beclouds
beclouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud
becudgel
becudgel
verb
(transitive) To cudgel thoroughly or soundly.
bedquilt
bedquilt
noun
A quilt used for spreading over a bed, as the topmost layer of bedclothes.
beerpull
beerpull
noun
Alternative form of beer pull
befouled
befouled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befoul
befouler
befouler
noun
One who befouls.
befuddle
befuddle
verb
(transitive) To perplex, confuse (someone).
(transitive) To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.
beguiled
beguiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beguile
beguiler
beguiler
noun
A person who beguiles
beguiles
beguiles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beguile
begulfed
bejuggle
bejuggle
verb
To confuse; to confound.
bejumble
bejumble
verb
(transitive) To throw into confusion; jumble.
belabour
belabour
verb
(British spelling, transitive) To attack someone verbally.
(British spelling, transitive) To beat soundly; thump; beat someone.
(British spelling, transitive) To discuss something unduly or repeatedly; to harp on.
(British spelling, transitive) To explain or elaborate at length or in excessive detail; overelaborate.
(transitive) To labour about; labour over; work hard upon; ply diligently.
belamour
belamour
noun
(obsolete) A loved one; a darling, lover.
belauded
belauded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belaud
belauder
belaunde
belcourt
belduque
belgique
beliquor
belitung
bellaude
bellevue
bellevue
Proper noun
a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
a locality in northern Queensland, Australia.
an urban community in the municipality of Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada.
a neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta.
a community at Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a community in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
a village in French Guiana.
a neighbourhood in Kristiansand, Norway.
a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Malmö, Sweden.
a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
settlements on the islands of Saint Croix and Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement in Merced County, California.
an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
a neighbourhood in Georgia.
a city in Blaine County, Idaho.
a village in Peoria County, Illinois.
a city in Jackson County, Iowa.
a home-rule class city in Campbell County, Kentucky.
unincorporated communities in Bossier, Calcasieu, Caldwell and Plaquemines Parishes, Louisiana.
an unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland.
a village in Eaton County, Michigan.
an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Mississippi.
a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska.
a neighbourhood in Schenectady, New York.
a city in Erie, Huron and Sandusky Counties, Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Yamhill County, Oregon.
a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
a neighbourhood in Nashville, Tennessee.
a small city in Clay County, Texas.
a city in King County, Washington State.
a neighbourhood in Washington, D.C.
a village in Brown County, Wisconsin.
bellpull
bellpull
noun
Alternative spelling of bell-pull
belluine
belluine
adj
(obsolete) Of, characteristic of, or pertaining to beasts; animal, bestial; brutal.
bellyful
bellyful
noun
(informal) An undesirably large quantity of something.
Enough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten.
belugite
belzebub
bemuddle
bemuddle
verb
(archaic) to confuse, distort
bemuffle
bemuffle
verb
(transitive) To muffle up.
bemuzzle
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
benguela
benkulen
beplague
beplumed
beplumed
adj
Decked with feathers.
bepuddle
bepuddle
verb
(by extension) To soil or debase.
To cover or fill with puddles.
bepurple
bepurple
verb
To tinge or dye with a purple color.
bepuzzle
bepuzzle
verb
(transitive) To puzzle greatly; perplex.
berglund
berlauda
berloque
betelnut
betelnut
noun
Alternative form of betel nut
beuncled
bimodule
bimodule
noun
(mathematics) An abelian group that is both a left and a right module, such that the left and right multiplications are compatible
birdglue
bisexual
bisexual
adj
(botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
(botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
(botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
(botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
(chiefly biology) Having two distinct sexes, male and female (as contrasted with unisexual or hermaphroditic).
(chiefly biology) Involving two sexes (particularly with regard to reproduction; contrast parthenogenetic or asexual).
(of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to people of multiple or any genders (by a broad definition; compare pansexual).
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.
Androgynous.
noun
(botany, rare) A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual.
(chiefly biology) An organism (that is, a species) which has male and female sexes.
A person who is bisexual.
blagueur
blagueur
noun
A joker (person who makes jokes).
blameful
blameful
adj
That imputes or conveys blame
blameworthy
blastule
blastule
noun
Alternative form of blastula
blaunner
blauvelt
blechnum
blellums
blendure
blesbuck
blesbuck
noun
A type of damalisk (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), an African antelope closely related to the hartebeest.
blousier
blousier
adj
comparative form of blousy: more blousy
blowtube
blowtube
noun
(rare) A blowgun.
A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.).
blubbers
blubbers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blubber
blubbery
blubbery
adj
Fat or obese.
Having the characteristics of blubber.
With much blubbering.
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
bludgeon
bludgeon
noun
A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
verb
(transitive) To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.
(transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
blueback
blueback
noun
A blueback herring or blueback shad (Alosa aestivalis, syn. Clupea aestivalis) similar to the alewife
A lake trout (Salmo oquassa).
A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).
blueball
bluebead
bluebell
bluebell
noun
(usually in the plural) Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica)
desert bluebell or California bluebell (Phacelia campanularia)
genus Muscari, the grape hyacinth)
bluebill
bluebill
noun
Any of the genus Spermophaga of estrildid finches found in tropical Africa.
The scaup (of genus Aythya).
bluebird
bluebird
noun
Any of various African starlings of the genus Lamprotornis, family Sturnidae, having predominantly glossy blue plumage.
Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.
blueblaw
bluebook
bluebook
noun
A blank booklet of lined paper used in the administration of examinations, so named because of its pale blue front and back covers.
verb
(law) To format a document, particularly a legal document including citations, according to the rules of the Bluebook, a US style guide.
bluebuck
bluebuck
noun
An extinct mammal, Hippotragus leucophaeus, the first large African mammal to become extinct in historical times (circa 1800).
The nilgai.
bluebush
bluecaps
bluecaps
noun
plural of bluecap
bluecoat
bluecoat
noun
(Britain) A traditional dress code at certain prestigious British schools
(US history) A soldier or officer in the Union army during the American Civil War
(dated) A policeman
bluefarb
bluefins
bluefins
noun
plural of bluefin
bluefish
bluefish
noun
(Bermuda) The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
(Canada) An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
(Malaysia) Kyphosus vaigiensis.
(UK) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
bluegill
bluegill
noun
A North American sunfish; Lepomis macrochirus.
bluegown
bluegown
Noun
One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, who received certain alms every year on the king's birthday, including a blue gown.
bluegums
bluegums
noun
plural of bluegum
bluehead
bluehead
noun
The blunt-headed wrasse or blue-headed wrasse, a fish of the species Thalassoma amblycephalum or Thalassoma bifasciatum.
bluehole
blueings
blueings
noun
plural of blueing
bluejack
bluejack
verb
(transitive) To send messages to (a device) anonymously using Bluetooth.
bluejays
bluejays
noun
plural of bluejay (alternative spelling of blue jays).
bluelegs
blueline
blueline
noun
A reproduction of the material submitted for printing, computer-generated or printed from film, provided to the customer for approval before the material is printed.
verb
(US, Canada) To designate a certain area as representing one in which investment is risky.
(surgery) To mark on a patient's body where the surgical incision is to be made.
To check the bluelines before printing material.
To create the bluelines for material that is about to be printed.
To edit a legal document.
To veto a portion of a budget.
bluemont
blueness
blueness
noun
Melancholy.
The quality or characteristic of being blue in color.