(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
aschaffenburg
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
authenticatable
authenticatable
adj
Capable of being authenticated.
autobahnen
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
baduhenna
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
bashfulnesses
bashfulnesses
noun
plural of bashfulness
bathycurrent
bearhound
bearhound
noun
A dog for baiting or hunting bears.
beauharnais
bechuana
bechuana
Noun
A member of the Tswana people.
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
bechuanas
becushioned
bedunch
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
beechnuts
beechnuts
noun
plural of beechnut
behistun
behoovefulness
behung
behung
adj
Draped; ornamented with something hanging.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behang
behusband
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
benhur
benzophloroglucinol
benzosulphimide
benzothiofuran
beothukan
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
bequeathment
bequeathment
noun
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bescutcheon
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bethunder
bethune
beuthen
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
bhunder
bhunder
Noun
A rhesus macaque.
bhutanese
birchrunville
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
bleachground
blechnum
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharoncus
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluishness
bluishness
noun
The quality of being bluish.
bluishnesses
blumenthal
blunderhead
blunderhead
noun
Someone who habitually makes mistakes or blunders
blunderheaded
blunderheadedness
blunthead
blunthearted
bluntishness
bluntishness
noun
(rare) The quality of being somewhat blunt.
blushfulness
blushfulness
noun
The quality of being blushful.
blushiness
blushiness
noun
The quality of being blushy.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boethusian
boltuprightness
bonheur
boozehound
boozehound
noun
(informal) alcoholic, drunkard
boroughmonger
boroughmonger
noun
One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
boroughmongering
boroughmongering
noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
boroughmongery
boroughmongery
Noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bouchaleen
boughten
boughten
adj
(archaic or regional, West Country, Cornwall, Canada, US) Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade).
verb
(archaic or regional, chiefly US) past participle of buy
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bournemouth
bournemouth
Proper noun
A large town in Dorset, England
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiogenous
branchiopneustic
branchiopulmonate
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
brandenburgh
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
brinehouse
bronchobuster
bronchocavernous
bronchopleurisy
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopneumonic
bronchopneumonic
adj
Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
brontotherium
brunched
brunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brunch
brunches
brunches
noun
plural of brunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brunch
brunelleschi
brunhilde
brunnhilde
brushiness
brushiness
noun
The state or condition of being brushy.
brushlessness
brushlessness
noun
Absence of brushes.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
brutishness
brutishness
noun
the characteristic of being brutish
buccaneerish
buccaneerish
adj
Like a buccaneer; piratical.
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
buchanite
buchbinder
buchenwald
buchmanite
buchner
buchnera
buchnerite
buchonite
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
bufflehorn
buffoonishness
buhrstone
buhrstone
noun
Alternative spelling of burrstone
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulldoggishness
bulletheadedness
bullfinches
bullfinches
noun
plural of bullfinch
bullheadedness
bullheadedness
noun
The characteristic of being bullheaded.
bullishness
bullishness
noun
The characteristic of being bullish.
bunchbacked
bunchberries
bunchberries
noun
plural of bunchberry
bunchberry
bunchberry
noun
Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
Cornus suecica - Eurasian bunchberry or northern bunchberry.
The fruit of either of these plants.
bunche
bunched
bunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bunch
buncher
buncher
noun
(electronics, physics) A circuit that causes electrons or other charged particles in a particle beam to group together.
(manufacturing) A machine that twists strands together during the manufacture of metal wire; a strander.
(military, RAF, World War II) A ground-based radio transmitter, configured within a system to guide aircraft to their allocated airfields.
A person who bunches.
An illegitimate supplier of laboratory animals who obtains the animals by kidnapping pets or illegally trapping strays.
bunches
bunches
noun
Hair gathered together in two or more parts; pigtails.
plural of bunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bunch
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
bunchier
bunchier
adj
comparative form of bunchy: more bunchy
bunchiest
bunchiest
adj
superlative form of bunchy: most bunchy
bunchiness
bunchiness
noun
The quality or condition of being bunchy.
bundelkhand
bundesrath
bunghole
bunghole
noun
Alternative spelling of bung-hole
bungholes
bungholes
noun
plural of bunghole
bunkhouse
bunkhouse
noun
A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.