a ghost town in Alabama, USA, and the former county seat.
a town in Arkansas, USA.
a town in Delaware, USA.
a small city in Kentucky, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
bellflower
bellflower
noun
A flower of one of these plants, which is shaped like a bell.
Any flowering plant in genus Uvularia.
Any flowering plants in the genus Campanula.
Flowering plants in the genera, Campanulastrum, Codonopsis, or Platycodon, in the family Campanulaceae.
bellflowers
bellflowers
noun
plural of bellflower
belliferous
belliferous
adj
(rare, formal) Bringing war.
bellowsful
bellowsful
noun
Enough to fill a bellows.
benchfellow
benefaction
benefaction
noun
An act of charity; almsgiving.
An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing.
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactor
benefactor
noun
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
beneficiation
beneficiation
noun
The reduction in size of particles of ore (or similar physical processing) before further processing to recover the metal
benioff
benzoflavine
benzofluorene
benzofluorene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in which a benzene ring is fused to a fluorene moiety
benzofulvene
benzofulvene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any benzo derivative of a fulvene
benzofuran
benzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzofuryl
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
benzothiofuran
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
benzotrifuran
benzoylformic
beowulf
beowulf
Proper noun
An Anglo-Saxon personal name, usually with reference to the hero of an Old English epic poem, or to the poem itself.
beresford
beresford
Proper noun
A settlement in British Columbia, Canada
A town in New Brunswick, Canada
A city in South Dakota
berghoff
bernstorff
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
bethflower
bettendorf
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bibliofilm
bibliofilm
noun
(historical) microfilm, as a means of storing books and documents in public libraries
bicrofarad
bicrofarad
noun
(dated, nonstandard) A billionth of a farad.
biddeford
bifarious
bifarious
adj
(botany) In two rows (on opposite sides of a branch etc.)
ambiguous
twofold, double
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
biferous
biferous
adj
(botany) Bearing flowers or fruit twice each year
biflecnode
biflecnode
noun
(geometry) A fleflecnode
biflorate
biflorate
adj
(botany) Biflorous.
biflorous
biflorous
adj
(botany) Bearing two flowers or blooms.
bifluorid
bifluoride
bifluoride
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of difluoride
bifocal
bifocal
adj
(of a correcting lens) Divided into two parts, one of which corrects for distance vision and the other for near vision
(optics) Having two focal lengths
bifocals
bifocals
noun
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.
bifoil
bifold
bifold
adj
Of two kinds.
Twofold, double.
noun
(carpentry) A door, window, shutter, or divider consisting of two equal panels hinged together so that it opens by folding the panels against each other.
A crease or turn that causes something to double back on itself.
A sheet of paper or cardboard folded in half along a crease down the center.
A wallet, billfold, or carrying case with a single fold, so that it opens like a book.
bifolia
bifolia
noun
plural of bifolium
bifoliate
bifoliate
adj
(botany) Having exactly two leaves. Compare bifoliolate, having two leaflets per leaf.
bifoliolate
bifoliolate
adj
(botany) Having two leaflets, as some compound leaves do.
bifolium
bifolium
noun
(geometry) A quartic plane curve whose equation in Cartesian coordinates is (x²+y²)²=ax²ʸ.
bifollicular
biforate
biforate
adj
(architecture) Having two doors or windows
(botany) Having two perforations
Having two openings
biforin
biforine
biforine
noun
(botany) An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain araceous plants, with an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.
biforked
biforked
adj
forked into two; bifurcate
biforking
biform
biform
adj
Having two distinct forms
biformed
biformed
adj
Having two forms.
biformity
biformity
noun
A double form.
biforous
biforous
adj
biforate
bifront
bifront
adj
Having two fronts, faces or aspects.
bifrontal
bifrontal
adj
Situated on both sides of the front (of the cranium)
bifronted
bifronted
adj
Having two fronts.
bifrost
bifrost
Proper noun
The rainbow bridge that connects Asgard with Midgard.
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bifurcous
bifurcous
adj
bifurcate
bigfoot
bigfoot
verb
(intransitive, informal, sometimes capitalized) To behave in an authoritative, commanding manner.
(transitive, informal, sometimes capitalized) To control or manage forcefully; to exercise authority over.
bigfoots
bigfoots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bigfoot
bigford
bilifaction
biliferous
biliferous
adj
Generating bile.
bilification
billfold
billfold
noun
A small, folding sleeve or case designed to hold paper currency, as well as credit cards, pictures, etc.
billfolds
billfolds
noun
plural of billfold
binford
binford
Proper noun
A city/town in North Dakota.
biofeedback
biofeedback
noun
A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
bioflavinoid
bioflavonoid
bioflavonoid
noun
flavonoid
biofog
biofoulings
biofoulings
noun
plural of biofouling
biosafeties
bioscientific
bioscientific
adj
Relating to bioscience.
biotransformation
biotransformation
noun
(biochemistry) The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism
bipenniform
bipenniform
adj
Resembling a feather on both sides
bipennate
biperforate
biperforate
adj
Having two foramina or perforations
birefraction
birkhoff
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
bishopful
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
blackfoot
blackfoot
noun
A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium
blackford
blandford
blandfordia
blanford
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
blastoff
blastoff
noun
The countdown and launch of a rocket, missile or spacecraft
blastoffs
blastoffs
noun
plural of blastoff
blatiform
blattiform
blenniiform
blenniiform
noun
Any fish of the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes of blennies.
blenniiformes
blindfold
blindfold
adj
Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
Thoughtless; reckless.
adv
With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision.
noun
A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
Something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically).
verb
To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.
To obscure understanding or comprehension.
blindfolded
blindfolded
adj
Wearing a blindfold
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blindfold
blindfoldedly
blindfoldedness
blindfoldedness
noun
The state or quality of being blindfolded.
blindfolder
blindfolder
noun
One who, or an object which, blindfolds someone.
blindfolding
blindfolding
noun
The act of covering with a blindfold.
verb
present participle of blindfold
blindfoldly
blindfolds
blindfolds
noun
plural of blindfold
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blindfold
bloemfontein
bloemfontein
Proper noun
A major city and the judicial capital of South Africa.
bloodfin
bloodfin
noun
Aphyocharax anisitsi, a South American characin with blood-red tail and fins.
bloodfins
bloodfins
noun
plural of bloodfin
bloodflower
bloodflower
noun
A species of milkweed (Asclepias curassavica L.) with blood-red petals, native to the Central and South American tropics
Any plant in the genus Haemanthus, bulbous African plants of the amaryllis family.
bloodleaf
bloodleaf
noun
A plant of the genus Iresine that has colored leaves.
bloomfell
bloomfield
bloomfield
Proper noun
A town in Connecticut
A town in Indiana
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A city in Missouri
A city in Nebraska
A locality in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
A township in New Jersey
A city in New Mexico
A village in New York
A community in Prince Edward Island, Canada
A town in Vermont
bloomfieldian
bloomfieldian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1887–1949), American linguist and pioneer of linguistic structuralism.
Noun
A supporter of Leonard Bloomfieldian's linguistic theories.
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
blowfly
blowfly
noun
Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
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