(archaic) The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine.
balbutient
balbutient
adj
stammering
balconette
balconette
noun
(architecture) A false balcony, or railing at the outer plane of a window-opening reaching to the floor, and resembling a balcony when the window is open.
(rare) A small balcony.
balibuntal
balibuntal
noun
A fine, woven straw used for making hats.
A straw hat made from this material.
ballantine
ballasting
ballasting
noun
That which is used for steadying anything; ballast
The addition of ballast to a ship
The application of ballast to a railway line
verb
present participle of ballast
ballentine
ballington
ballonette
balloonist
balloonist
noun
A person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.
ballottine
ballpoints
ballpoints
noun
plural of ballpoint
balneation
balneation
noun
(formal) The act of bathing.
The administration of public baths.
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
balopticon
balopticon
noun
(historical) An early kind of stereopticon or projector.
bamangwato
banalities
banalities
noun
plural of banality
bananaquit
bananaquit
noun
A nectar-feeding bird, Coereba flaveola, thought to be related to the Darwin's finches and the grassquits.
bandcutter
bandelette
bandicoots
bandicoots
noun
plural of bandicoot
banditries
banditries
noun
plural of banditry
bandlimits
bandlimits
noun
plural of bandlimit
bandmaster
bandmaster
noun
(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.
bandstands
bandstands
noun
plural of bandstand
bandstring
bandstring
noun
(obsolete or historical) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bangtailed
bangtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bangtail
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.
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bannerette
bannerette
noun
A banneret; a small banner.
bannisters
bannisters
noun
plural of bannister
banqueteer
banqueteer
noun
One who attends a banquet.
verb
To attend a banquet or banquets (particularly as a frequent or habitual activity).
A method of weight loss by avoiding food containing large amounts of farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter.
bantingize
baptanodon
baptistown
baralipton
bargestone
barkantine
barkentine
barkentine
noun
(sailing) Alternative spelling of barquentine
barneveldt
barnstable
barnstable
Proper noun
a city in Massachusetts, USA, named after in England.
barnstorms
barnstorms
noun
plural of barnstorm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnstorm
baronetage
baronetage
noun
The rank of a baronet
baronets collectively
baroneting
baronetise
baronetize
barrandite
barrandite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral (Al,Fe³⁺)PO₄⋅2H₂O, related to taranakite.
barrenwort
barrenwort
noun
A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
barrientos
barrington
barrington
Proper noun
A village in Cambridgeshire, England
A village in Somerset, England
A village in Illinois
A town in New Hampshire
A borough in New Jersey
A town in New York
A village in New South Wales, Australia
A town in Rhode Island
bartenders
bartenders
noun
plural of bartender
bartending
bartending
verb
present participle of bartend
bartizaned
bartonella
bartonella
noun
Any parasitic bacterium of the genus Bartonella
bartramian
barycenter
barycenter
noun
(geometry) The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure
(physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
verb
To determine such a barycenter
barycentre
barycentre
noun
(mathematics, physics, astronomy) The point at the centre of a system; an average point, weighted according to mass or other attribute. The term is usually used in astronomy for the centre of mass about which a system rotates, for example, the moon and the earth rotate about a common point within the earth but not near the centre. Jupiter and the Sun rotate about a common point just outside the surface of the Sun.
bassetting
bassetting
verb
present participle of bassett
bassoonist
bassoonist
noun
A person who plays the bassoon, a musical instrument in the woodwind family.
bastillion
bastillion
noun
A fortress or fortified position.
bastinaded
bastinaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastinade
bastinades
bastinades
noun
plural of bastinade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastinade
bastionary
bastionary
adj
Having the form of a bastion (fortification).
bastnasite
bastnasite
noun
Alternative form of bastnaesite.
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
bathinette
bathomania
batocrinus
batonistic
batrachian
batrachian
adj
Pertaining to or resembling a frog or toad.
noun
(rare) A frog or toad.
battailant
battailant
adj
(obsolete) Prepared for battle; combatant; warlike.
noun
(obsolete) A combatant.
battalions
battalions
noun
plural of battalion
battambang
battements
battements
noun
plural of battement
battenburg
batterfang
batteryman
battlement
battlement
noun
(poetic) The towering roof of heaven.
Any high wall for defense.
In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
battletown
bauernbrot
baviaantje
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bayminette
bayoneteer
bayoneteer
noun
A soldier armed with a bayonet.
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
bayonetted
bayonetted
adj
Fitted with a bayonet.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beansetter
beanstalks
beanstalks
noun
plural of beanstalk
beardstown
beartongue
beastlings
beastlings
noun
plural of beastling
beatifying
beatifying
verb
present participle of beatify
beatnikism
beatnikism
noun
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beaumontia
beautician
beautician
noun
One who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments.
beaverteen
beaverteen
noun
A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after dyeing.
beavertown
bebization
bebuttoned
bebuttoned
adj
Wearing clothes, or an item of clothing, with many buttons.
becalmment
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
becrusting
bedazement
bedazement
noun
The condition of being bedazed.
bedighting
bedighting
verb
present participle of bedight
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
bedlington
bedminster
bedminster
Proper noun
A district of Bristol, England, formerly a small town in Somerset
bednighted
bedticking
beeftongue
beethovian
beethovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to in particular his style of music.
befoolment
befoolment
noun
The condition of being befooled.
befoulment
befoulment
noun
That which makes or has been made soiled.
The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
befretting
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
beknotting
belemnites
belemnites
noun
plural of belemnite
belemnitic
belemnitic
adj
Of or relating to belemnite.
belittling
belittling
noun
belittlement
verb
present participle of belittle
bellefonte
bellefonte
Proper noun
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
belonesite
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
beminstrel
bemirement
bemirement
noun
The condition of being bemired.
bemusement
bemusement
noun
The state of being bemused.
beneceptor
beneceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends pleasurable or beneficial signals.
benedicite
benedicite
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Benedicite
benedictus
benediktov
benefactor
benefactor
noun
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
beneficent
beneficent
adj
Given to acts that are kind, charitable, philanthropic or beneficial.
benefiting
benefitted
benefitted
verb
Alternative form of benefited
beneplacit
benetnasch
beneventan
benevolent
benevolent
adj
Altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.
Having a disposition to do good.
Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.
benevolist
benighting
benighting
noun
A plunging into darkness or ignorance.
verb
present participle of benight
bennetweed
bennington
bennington
Noun
A distinctive type of glazed ceramic marble, usually blue or brown.
Proper noun
a town in Vermont, USA, and one of the two shire towns (county seats) in Bennington County. Named after
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.