In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backarrows
backsword
backsword
noun
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwoodser
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
bakerstown
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
barlows
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
barrows
barrows
noun
plural of barrow
barstow
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
bawdstrot
bawhorse
bawhorse
noun
Obsolete form of bathorse.
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
beardstown
bearwoods
becowards
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
bedrowse
bedrowse
verb
To make drowsy.
beflowers
beflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beflower
bellflowers
bellflowers
noun
plural of bellflower
bellowers
bellowers
noun
plural of bellower
bellowsmaker
bellworts
bellworts
noun
plural of bellwort
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
beshower
bestower
bestower
noun
One who bestows.
bestrow
bestrow
verb
Alternative form of bestrew
bestrowed
bestrowed
verb
simple past tense of bestrow
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bestrown
bestrown
verb
(archaic) past participle of bestrew
bestrows
bestrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestrow
beworms
beworries
beworries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beworry
beworship
bladderworts
bladderworts
noun
plural of bladderwort
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blisterwort
blowers
blowers
noun
plural of blower
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
blowsier
blowsier
adj
comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
blowspray
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
boilerworks
bollworms
bollworms
noun
plural of bollworm
bolsterwork
bondelswarts
bookwards
bookworms
bookworms
noun
plural of bookworm
borrowers
borrowers
noun
plural of borrower
borrows
borrows
noun
plural of borrow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of borrow
bosworth
bosworth
Proper noun
A city/town in Missouri, US.
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerised
bowdlerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerises
bowdlerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerise
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowdlerizers
bowdlerizers
noun
plural of bowdlerizer
bowdlerizes
bowdlerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerize
boweries
boweries
noun
plural of bowery
bowers
bowers
noun
plural of bower
bowerston
bowersville
boweryish
bowlders
bowlders
noun
plural of bowlder
bowlers
bowlers
noun
plural of bowler
bowser
bowser
noun
(Britain) A mobile water tank deployed to distribute fresh water in emergency situations where the normal system of piped distribution has broken down or is insufficient.
(Ireland, slang, used in the vocative) A buffoon or imbecile.
(now chiefly Australia and New Zealand) A fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station.
A road vehicle (often a trailer) for the transport of liquid fuel, particularly aviation fuel at an airfield.
bowsery
bowsprit
bowsprit
noun
(nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
bowsprits
bowsprits
noun
plural of bowsprit
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bowstringing
bowstringing
verb
present participle of bowstring
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
bowyers
bowyers
noun
plural of bowyer
brailowsky
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
brasstown
brasswork
brasswork
noun
Work or ornamentation made of brass.
brassworker
brassworker
noun
A person who manufactures or shapes brass.
brassworks
brassworks
noun
A place where brass is manufactured and/or shaped.
brawlsome
brawlsome
adj
Inclined to brawl; quarrelsome.
brazilwoods
brazilwoods
noun
plural of brazilwood
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breastplow
breastwood
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
breechesflower
brewhouse
brewhouse
noun
brewery, a place where beer is made
brewhouses
brewhouses
noun
plural of brewhouse
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
bristlewort
bristow
bristow
Proper noun
Bristol
broadsword
broadsword
noun
(colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword
(history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.
A person armed with such a sword.
broadswords
broadswords
noun
plural of broadsword
broadways
broadways
noun
plural of broadway
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
broadwives
bronislaw
broomstraw
browbands
browbands
noun
plural of browband
browbeats
browbeats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of browbeat
browis
browis
noun
(obsolete or dialectal) brewis
browless
browless
adj
(obsolete) Without shame.
Without a brow or eyebrows.
brownest
brownest
adj
superlative form of brown: most brown
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
brownies
brownies
noun
plural of brownie
browniest
browniest
adj
superlative form of browny: most browny
browniness
browniness
noun
brownishness
browningesque
brownish
brownish
adj
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
brownishness
brownishness
noun
The quality of being brownish.
brownism
brownism
Proper noun
The political ideology attributed to the former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, characterised by, among other things, allegedly prudent economics.
The doctrines of the Brunonian system of medicine.
Proper noun
The beliefs of the Brownists, or followers of
brownist
brownist
Noun
One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.
Noun
An and follower of (1540–1633).
brownistic
brownistical
brownness
brownness
noun
The state or quality of being brown.
brownnesses
brownnesses
noun
plural of brownness
brownnose
brownnose
noun
(figurative) One who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.
verb
To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
brownnoser
brownnoser
noun
Alternative spelling of brown noser (one who flatters others in an obsequious manner.)
brownnosers
brownnosers
noun
plural of brownnoser
brownnosing
brownnosing
verb
present participle of brownnose
brownouts
brownouts
noun
plural of brownout
browns
browns
noun
plural of brown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brown
brownsboro
brownsburg
brownsdale
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
brownshirts
brownshirts
noun
plural of brownshirt
brownson
brownstone
brownstone
noun
(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.
(uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
brownstones
brownstones
noun
plural of brownstone
brownstown
brownsville
brownsville
Proper noun
The name of many places in the United States of America:
a former settlement in California.
an unincorporated community in California.
a CDP in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Florida.
a ghost town in Illinois. It was the former county seat.