(hydrology) a stream, conduit, pond or reservoir, of a hydroelectric power plant at the outlet of the turbines.
albified
albified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albify
babyfied
babyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babyfy
backfire
backfire
noun
(firefighting) Alternative spelling of back fire
A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
An explosion in other equipment.
An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
verb
(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
(of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
bafflers
bafflers
noun
plural of baffler
balefire
balefire
noun
An outdoor fire used in witches' rituals.
bandfile
barefoot
barefoot
adj
(CB radio, slang) Transmitting without the use of an amplifier.
(informal) Of a vehicle on an icy road: not using snow chains.
Wearing nothing on the feet.
adv
(CB radio slang) Transmitting without the use of an amplifier.
She likes to go barefoot in the summertime.
barflies
barflies
noun
plural of barfly
basified
basified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of basify
basifier
basifier
noun
(chemistry) That which converts into a salifiable base.
basifies
basifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of basify
bayfield
bayfield
Proper noun
A village in Barbados.
A town in Colorado.
A rural community in New Brunswick, Canada.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A village in Ontario, Canada.
A city and town in Wisconsin.
beanfest
bearfoot
beatific
beatific
adj
Blessed, blissful, heavenly.
Having a benign appearance.
beaufert
beauford
beaufort
beautify
beautify
verb
(computing) Synonym of pretty-print
(intransitive, rare) To become beautiful.
(intransitive, rare) To make oneself beautiful.
(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
becafico
beckford
becuffed
becuffed
adj
Wearing a shirt with cuffs.
Wearing handcuffs.
bedeafen
bedeafen
verb
(archaic) To deafen.
bedframe
bedframe
noun
The frame of a bed.
bedstaff
bedstaff
noun
(obsolete) A wooden pin stuck on the sides of a bedstead, to prevent the bedclothes from slipping on either side.
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
beefalos
beefalos
noun
plural of beefalo
beefcake
beefcake
noun
(informal, countable) Such a male, especially as seen as physically desirable.
(informal, uncountable) Imagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beef, cake.
beefhead
beefhead
noun
(US, slang) A Texan.
beefiest
beefiest
adj
superlative form of beefy: most beefy
beefless
beefless
adj
Without beef.
beefwood
beefwood
noun
(uncountable) The timber of those trees.
Any of the Australian trees having timber resembling raw beef.
befallen
befallen
verb
past participle of befall
befamine
befanned
befavour
beferned
befetter
befetter
verb
(transitive) To confine with fetters; restrain as if by fetters.
befezzed
befezzed
adj
Wearing a fez (“a felt hat shaped like a truncated cone with a tassel attached”); fezzed.
befiddle
befilmed
befilmed
adj
(poetic, archaic, rare) Covered with a film.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befilm
befinger
befinger
verb
(transitive) To finger all over.
befitted
befitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befit
befleaed
befleaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beflea
beflecks
beflecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befleck
beflower
beflower
verb
(obsolete) To cover with flowers.
befogged
befogged
adj
(nautical) Caught in fog.
Confused, muddled.
Obscured with fog or smoke; murky.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befog
befooled
befooled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befool
befouled
befouled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befoul
befouler
befouler
noun
One who befouls.
befreeze
befreeze
verb
(transitive) To freeze thoroughly or completely.
befriend
befriend
verb
(transitive) To become a friend of, to make friends with.
(transitive) To favor.
(transitive, dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.
befringe
befringe
verb
To furnish or adorn with a fringe.
befuddle
befuddle
verb
(transitive) To perplex, confuse (someone).
(transitive) To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.
befurred
befurred
adj
Wearing fur.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befur
begulfed
belfield
belfried
belfried
adj
(in combination) Having a belfry or belfries of a specified number or kind.
Furnished with a belfry or belfries.
belfries
belfries
noun
plural of belfry
bellyful
bellyful
noun
(informal) An undesirably large quantity of something.
Enough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten.
bemuffle
bemuffle
verb
(transitive) To muffle up.
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
benefact
benefact
verb
(transitive, rare, nonstandard) To benefit; to act as benefactor toward.
benefice
benefice
noun
(feudal law) An estate in lands; a fief.
(obsolete) A favour or benefit.
Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.
verb
To bestow a benefice upon
benefits
benefits
noun
plural of benefit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benefit
benfleet
bepuffed
bepuffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bepuff
berfield
bergfall
bergfall
noun
The fall of a mountain rock.
berghoff
beruffed
betafite
betafite
noun
(mineralogy) A radioactive mineral in the pyrochlore group, having chemical formula (Ca,U)₂(Ti,Nb,Ta)₂O₆(OH).
bifanged
bifanged
adj
Having two fangs.
biferous
biferous
adj
(botany) Bearing flowers or fruit twice each year
bifidate
bifidate
adj
bifid
biforate
biforate
adj
(architecture) Having two doors or windows
(botany) Having two perforations
Having two openings
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
biformed
biformed
adj
Having two forms.
birdlife
birdlife
noun
The birds (e.g. of an area) collectively.
blaffert
blameful
blameful
adj
That imputes or conveys blame
blameworthy
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.
bluffers
bluffers
noun
plural of bluffer
bluffest
bluffest
adj
superlative form of bluff: most bluff
bobflies
bobflies
noun
plural of bobfly
boldface
boldface
adj
Synonym of boldfaced
noun
(typography) A font that is dark, having a high ratio of ink to white space, written or drawn with thick strong lines.
verb
To print or write in a boldfaced font.
bonchief
bonefish
bonefish
noun
(New England) A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.
Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.
Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
bonfield
bonfires
bonfires
noun
plural of bonfire
boniface
boniface
noun
The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
botflies
botflies
noun
plural of botfly
bouffage
bouffage
noun
(rare) A satisfying meal
boutefeu
boutefeu
noun
(obsolete) An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels.
bowieful
braeface
breakoff
breakoff
noun
discontinuance (act of breaking off)
briefers
briefers
noun
plural of briefer
briefest
briefest
adj
superlative form of brief: most brief
briefing
briefing
noun
A presentation of information or instruction; the meeting at which it is presented.
A short and concise summary of a situation.
verb
present participle of brief
buffable
buffable
adj
Capable of being buffed.
buffered
buffered
adj
(chemistry) Dissolved in a buffer solution.
Using a buffer.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buffer
bufferin
buffeted
buffeted
adj
Battered, especially by strong wind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buffet
buffeter
buffeter
noun
(archaic) A boxer or fighter.
Someone who eats at a buffet.
buffiest
buffiest
adj
superlative form of buffy: most buffy
buffware
buffware
noun
Any pottery of a buff colour.
bufonite
bufonite
noun
(paleontology, obsolete) A fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations.
bullfice
burnfire
burnfire
noun
(nonstandard) Bonfire.
bushfire
bushfire
noun
(Australia) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
bushwife
clubfeet
clubfeet
noun
plural of clubfoot
cobelief
debriefs
debriefs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debrief
defiable
defiable
adj
That can be defied.
dubuffet
enfeeble
enfeeble
verb
(transitive) To make feeble.
fabaceae
fabledom
fabledom
noun
(qualified by the name of a subculture) The legends of a particular subculture.
All fables, collectively, and the worlds depicted in them.
Cultural beliefs that are not grounded in fact.
fableist
fableist
noun
Alternative form of fablist
fabriane
fabrique
fabulate
fabulate
noun
(specifically) A folk story that is told for entertainment, and not intended to be taken as true.
A folk story that is not entirely believable.
verb
(intransitive) To tell invented stories, often those that involve fantasy, such as fables.
(intransitive, obsolete) To tell fables, to narrate with fables.
(transitive, archaic) To relate as or in the manner of a fable.
fabulize
fabulize
verb
(transitive, nonstandard, slang) To make fabulous, improve.
To compose or relate fables or fictions; to give a false account of.
faburden
faburden
noun
(music) A kind of counterpoint with a drone bass.
(music) A succession of chords of the sixth.
(obsolete) A refrain.
faceable
faceable
adj
Capable of being faced (in various senses).
factable
fallible
fallible
adj
Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
farmable
farmable
adj
(of land) Suitable for farming.
fattable
feaberry
feaberry
noun
(UK, dialect, archaic) A gooseberry.
fearable
fearable
adj
Capable of being feared.
fearbabe
feasible
feasible
adj
Able to be done in practice.
feasibly
feasibly
adv
In a feasible manner
febrific
febrific
adj
Feverish, inflamed.
Hot-tempered.
february
feebless
feebless
noun
(obsolete) Feebleness; weakness, infirmity.
feeblest
feeblest
adj
superlative form of feeble: most feeble
feebling
feebling
noun
A feeble person.
verb
present participle of feeble
feeblish
feeblish
adj
Somewhat feeble.
feedable
feedable
adj
Capable of being fed (given as food).
Capable of being fed (given food).
feedback
feedback
noun
(electronics, cybernetics, control theory) The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.
Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
The high-pitched howling noise heard when there is a loop between a microphone and a speaker.
verb
(music) To generate the high-frequency sound by allowing a speaker to cause vibration of the sound generator of a musical instrument connected by an amplifier to the speaker.
(transitive) To convey by means of specialized communications channel.
(transitive) To provide informational feedback to.