a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
banishment
banishment
noun
He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.
The act of banishing.
The state of being banished, exile.
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
bashilange
bathinette
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
bechancing
bechancing
verb
present participle of bechance
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
bedighting
bedighting
verb
present participle of bedight
bednighted
beeishness
beeishness
noun
The quality or characteristic of being beeish.
beethovian
beethovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to in particular his style of music.
behindhand
behindhand
adj
(archaic) Behind (someone or something moving, a trend, etc.), lagging behind, not keeping up.
(archaic) Behind in paying a debt; in arrears.
(archaic) Not having enough of, lacking (in something).
(archaic, of a person) Late, tardy, overdue, behind (in accomplishing a task, etc.).
(archaic, of a task or the object of a task) Not at the expected point of completion.
(dated) Inferior, less advanced (compared with someone in something).
adv
(archaic) Belatedly, tardily.
(archaic) In debt, or in arrears.
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
bellingham
bellingham
Proper noun
a city in Washington state, USA
a suburb in London, England
bellypinch
benighting
benighting
noun
A plunging into darkness or ignorance.
verb
present participle of benight
benthamism
benthamism
Proper noun
The utilitarianist doctrines of
benthamite
benthamite
Adjective
Relating to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
Noun
One who subscribes to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
beseeching
beseeching
noun
A heartfelt plea.
verb
present participle of beseech
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
bethanking
bethanking
verb
present participle of bethank
bethinking
bethinking
noun
The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.
verb
present participle of bethink
bethorning
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
birkenhead
birkenhead
Proper noun
An English topographic surname
Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
the town itself.
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.
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bisphenoid
bitchiness
bitchiness
noun
The characteristic of being bitchy.
blandished
blandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blandish
blandisher
blandisher
noun
Flatterer.
blandishes
blandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blandish
blathering
blathering
noun
Meaningless nonsense.
verb
present participle of blather
blemishing
blemishing
verb
present participle of blemish
blethering
blethering
noun
(especially Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Alternative form of blathering
verb
present participle of blether
blitheness
blitheness
noun
The characteristic of being blithe.
blithering
blithering
adj
Talking incoherently; jabbering.
noun
Incoherent or foolish talk.
verb
present participle of blither
bluishness
bluishness
noun
The quality of being bluish.
blushiness
blushiness
noun
The quality of being blushy.
boccherini
boehmenism
boehmenist
boehmenite
boethusian
bonefishes
bonefishes
noun
plural of bonefish
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
boyishness
boyishness
noun
The quality of being boyish.
brachering
brahmanize
branchiate
branchiate
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with branchiae; gilled, having gills.
branchiest
branchiest
adj
superlative form of branchy: most branchy
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
brandished
brandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brandish
brandisher
brandisher
noun
One who brandishes.
brandishes
brandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brandish
brashiness
brehonship
brightened
brightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brighten
brightener
brightener
noun
(metallurgy) Any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface.
A chemical agent that absorbs ultraviolet and violet light and re-emits blue light by fluorescence, used to make fabric or paper look whiter.
One who or that which brightens.
brightness
brightness
noun
Intelligence, cleverness.
The perceived luminance of an object.
The quality of being bright.
brinehouse
bronchiole
bronchiole
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
brothering
brothering
verb
present participle of brother
brunnhilde
brushiness
brushiness
noun
The state or condition of being brushy.
buchbinder
buchmanite
buchnerite
bunchiness
bunchiness
noun
The quality or condition of being bunchy.
burhinidae
burnishers
burnishers
noun
plural of burnisher
burthening
burthening
verb
present participle of burthen
bushelling
bushelling
noun
Alternative form of busheling
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
chainbreak
chairborne
chairborne
adj
Employed to work in an office, etc. and not out in the field; having a sedentary job.
chambering
chambering
noun
The chamber of a gun or other firearm.
verb
present participle of chamber
chamberino
chamberlin
chamberlin
noun
Obsolete form of chamberlain.
chambertin
chebulinic
chebulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to chebulinic acid or its derivatives
cherubicon
cherubikon
chinaberry
chinaberry
noun
(US) Actaea rubra, a poisonous herbaceous flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to North America.
(US) The bead tree or azedarac, Melia azedarach, a deciduous tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae, native to India, southern China and Australia, or its fruit.
(US) The soapberry (genus Sapindus, especially Sapindus saponaria), native to the Americas.
chubbiness
chubbiness
noun
the state or quality of being chubby
cnibophore
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
disbenched
disbenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbench
disburthen
disburthen
verb
(obsolete) disburden
embrighten
embrighten
verb
(rare, chiefly literary) To brighten; to vivify.
enfeeblish
epibenthic
epibenthic
adj
(ecology) That lives on the surface of sediments at the bottom of the sea
epibenthos
epibenthos
noun
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
euphorbine
euphorbine
noun
Alternative form of euphorbin
exhibitant
exhibiting
exhibiting
verb
present participle of exhibit
exhibition
exhibition
noun
(UK) A financial award or prize given to a student (who becomes an exhibitioner) by a school or university, usually on the basis of academic merit.
(sports) A game which does not impact the standings for any major cup or competition.
A demonstration of personal skill or feelings.
A large-scale public showing of objects or products.
A public display, intentional or otherwise, generally characterised as negative, a shameful exhibition or a disgusting exhibition
An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited.
finishable
finishable
adj
That can be finished; completable.
genophobia
genophobia
noun
The physical or psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse.
ghibelline
gynephobia
gynephobia
noun
Alternative form of gynophobia
habilement
habiliment
habiliment
noun
Clothes, especially clothing appropriate for someone's job, status, or to an occasion.
Equipment or furnishings characteristic of a place or being; trappings.
habronemic
habronemic
adj
Of or relating to habronema nematodes.
hambroline
hambroline
noun
(nautical) A three-stranded tarred hemp cord.
harbingers
harbingers
noun
plural of harbinger
harbingery
hebetating
hebetating
verb
present participle of hebetate
hebetation
hebetation
noun
The act of making blunt, dull, or stupid.
The state of being blunted or dulled.
hebraising
hebraizing
heisenberg
helleborin
helleborin
noun
(chemistry) A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore.
hemerobian
hemerobian
adj
of or pertaining to the lacewings of the genus Hemerobius.
noun
(zoology) Any lacewing of the genus Hemerobius.
hemibranch
hemibranch
noun
(zoology) In fishes, either of the two rows of gill filaments that form a gill arch.
hemiglobin
hemoglobin
hemoglobin
noun
(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).
hennebique
herbartian
herbartian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1776–1841), German philosopher, psychologist, and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline.
hibernacle
hibernacle
noun
A place where an animal hibernates.
A winter retreat; winter quarters.
hibernated
hibernated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hibernate
hibernates
hibernates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hibernate
hibernator
hibernator
noun
Something that hibernates.
hibernical
highbinder
highbinder
noun
(US, dated) A swindler, especially a corrupt politician.
(US, obsolete) A member of one of several Chinese criminal gangs associated with illegal immigration and prostitution.
(US, obsolete) A ruffian, especially one of a gang.
hildebrand
hindenburg
hindenburg
Proper noun
The German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship that was destroyed by fire on May 6, 1937.
hotbrained
hylobatine
hylobatine
adj
Of or relating to gibbons.
inbreathed
inbreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inbreathe