In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
bailiwick
bailiwick
noun
A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
bailiwicks
bailiwicks
noun
plural of bailiwick
bailwood
balancewise
balancewise
adv
In terms of balance.
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
baldwin
baldwin
Proper noun
name; rather rare in English.
Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister.
King Baldwin IV, ruler of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem before the takeover of Saladin in 1187. He died in 1185 of complications of the socially unacceptable disease of leprosy. Also known as the leper king.
A town in Florida.
A city in Georgia in the United States.
A village in Illinois.
A city in Iowa.
A town in Louisiana.
A town in Maine.
A village in Michigan
A town and a hamlet in New York.
A township in Ontario, Canada.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
A town and village in Wisconsin.
Noun
A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.
baldwinsville
baldwinville
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
ballwin
barrelwise
barrelwise
adv
In the manner of a barrel.
bartholomewtide
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
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.
battlewise
bawdily
bawdily
adv
In a bawdy manner; lewdly or obscenely with humorous intent.
bawling
bawling
noun
The act of one who bawls or shouts.
verb
present participle of bawl
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
bellowsmaking
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
bewail
bewail
verb
To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for
bewailable
bewailable
adj
Such as may, or ought to, be bewailed; lamentable.
bewailed
bewailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewail
bewailer
bewailer
noun
One who bewails or laments.
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
bewailingly
bewailingly
adv
in a bewailing manner
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewails
bewails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewail
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bilgewater
bilgewater
noun
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
bilgeway
bilgeway
noun
(nautical, historical) Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched.
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
bladewise
bladewise
adj
In the manner of a blade.
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blawing
borowolframic
boswellia
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswelliana
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowkail
bowmansville
bowralite
braillewriter
braillewriter
noun
A kind of mechanical typewriter that produces braille output.
brailowsky
brawlie
brawlier
brawlier
adj
comparative form of brawly: more brawly
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawling
brawling
noun
An unruly fight; a brawl.
verb
present participle of brawl
brawlingly
brawlingly
adv
In a brawling manner.
brawlis
brawnily
brawnily
adv
In a brawny manner.
brazilwood
brazilwood
noun
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
brazilwoods
brazilwoods
noun
plural of brazilwood
bretwaldaship
brickwall
brickwall
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative form of brick wall
bridgewall
brigalow
brigalow
noun
Any of various Australian acacia trees, especially Acacia harpophylla of New South Wales and Queensland.
brilliantwise
bronislaw
browallia
browallia
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Browallia
brownistical
browntail
browsability
browsability
noun
The quality or state of being browsable.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bywalking
cobewail
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
disallowable
disallowable
adj
Able to be disallowed.
Not allowable; not to be suffered or permitted; which should not be allowed.
disallowableness
disanswerable
disavowable
disavowable
adj
Capable of being disavowed.
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
drawability
drawability
noun
The quality or degree of being drawable.
dwaible
dwaibly
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
elizabethtown
elizabethtown
Proper noun
The name of various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement and gold rush town in California.
a village in Illinois, USA
a town in Indiana.
an extinct town in Indiana.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky
a town and a hamlet in New York, the hamlet is the county seat of
an unincorporated community in New Mexico.
a town in North Carolina
a CDP in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
a ghost town in Texas.
fliegerabwehrkanone
gablewindowed
gablewise
gablewise
adv
In the manner or orientation of a gable.
gabrilowitsch
gimbaljawed
glassblowing
glassblowing
noun
The art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it.
glassblowings
hawkbill
hawkbill
noun
Alternative spelling of hawksbill
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
interviewable
interviewable
adj
Capable of being interviewed.
irrenewable
irreviewable
irreviewable
adj
Not eligible for review.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
larbowlines
lawabidingness
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
microwavable
microwavable
adj
suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers.
misbestowal
misbestowal
noun
The act of misbestowing.
nonreviewable
nonreviewable
adj
Not able to be reviewed.
nonwrinkleable
outbawling
outbawling
verb
present participle of outbawl
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outwarbling
outwarbling
verb
present participle of outwarble
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
rebewail
renewability
renewability
noun
The property of being renewable.
reviewability
reviewability
noun
The state of being reviewable; eligibility for review.
reviewable
reviewable
adj
Able to be evaluated in a review, as by critics.
Eligible for review or reconsideration.
rewaybill
rewaybill
verb
To waybill again.
rewirable
rewirable
adj
Alternative form of rewireable
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
sawbill
sawbill
noun
(UK) The red-breasted merganser.
sawbills
sawbills
noun
plural of sawbill
sewabilities
shallowbrain
shallowbrained
snowballing
snowballing
verb
present participle of snowball
sparrowbill
sparrowbill
noun
Alternative form of sparable (“kind of nail”)
starbowlines
starbowlines
noun
plural of starbowline
strawberrylike
strawberrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a strawberry (plant or fruit).
strawbill
subbailiwick
subrailway
swaddlebill
swagbellied
swagbellied
adj
Having a prominent, overhanging belly.
swagbellies
swagbellies
noun
plural of swagbelly
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
swimmable
swimmable
adj
(of a body of water) Able to be swum in or across
swindleable
swindleable
adj
(rare) Able to be swindled.
swingable
swingable
adj
Capable of being swung, or made to swing.
swingably
swinglebar
swinglebar
noun
A whippletree.
switchable
switchable
adj
capable of being switched
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
switchblades
switchblades
noun
plural of switchblade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade