Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
bagwomen
bagwomen
noun
plural of bagwoman
balmawhapple
balsamweed
balsamweed
noun
The plant Impatiens balsamina.
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
barleymow
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartholomewtide
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
batholomew
batwomen
batwomen
noun
plural of batwoman
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beamwork
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
bedewoman
bedwarmer
bedwarmer
noun
(historical) A covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed.
beekmantown
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
bellowsmaker
bellowsmaking
bellowsman
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
bestowment
bestowment
noun
Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed.
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal
bestrewment
beswarm
beswarm
verb
(transitive) To swarm over; to envelop in a swarm.
beswarmed
beswarmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beswarm
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
beswarms
beswarms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beswarm
beswim
betweenmaid
betweentimes
betweentimes
adv
In an interim period; meanwhile.
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewelcome
bewelcome
verb
(transitive, intensive) To welcome; greet or bestow with a welcome; welcome fully or completely.
bewilderment
bewilderment
noun
A confusing or perplexing situation.
The state of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewimple
bewimple
verb
(transitive) To cover with a wimple; veil.
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
beworm
bewormed
beworming
beworms
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
birdwomen
birdwomen
noun
plural of birdwoman
bitterworm
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
bmews
bohmerwald
bondswomen
bondswomen
noun
plural of bondswoman
bondwomen
bondwomen
noun
plural of bondwoman
boswellism
boswellism
Noun
The writing style of (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowermaiden
bowerman
bowermay
bowerwoman
bowerwoman
noun
(historical) A female servant who waits upon a lady in her bedroom.
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
bowmaker
bowmaker
noun
Alternative form of bow maker
bowmansdale
bowmansville
bowmen
bowmen
noun
plural of bowman
bramwell
brawlsome
brawlsome
adj
Inclined to brawl; quarrelsome.
bretwaldadom
brewmaster
brewmaster
noun
A person in charge of beer production at a brewery
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
broomweed
broomweed
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Gutierrezia.
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
businesswoman
businesswoman
noun
A woman involved in business.
businesswomen
businesswomen
noun
plural of businesswoman
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
buttwomen
byeworkman
byrewoman
byrlawmen
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cabbageworms
cabbageworms
noun
plural of cabbageworm
camberwell
campbelltown
campbeltown
chamberfellow
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
clubwomen
clubwomen
noun
plural of clubwoman
combflower
combwise
combwise
adv
In the manner of a comb; with a scraping motion intended to straighten.
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
crossbowmen
crossbowmen
noun
plural of crossbowman
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
dembowski
dewbeam
disembowel
disembowel
verb
(transitive) To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider.
(transitive) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.
disemboweled
disemboweled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembowel
disemboweling
disemboweling
noun
The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
verb
present participle of disembowel
disembowelled
disembowelled
verb
(chiefly Britain) simple past tense and past participle of disembowel
disembowelling
disembowelling
noun
The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
verb
(chiefly Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) present participle of disembowel
disembowelment
disembowelment
noun
The act of disemboweling.
disembowelments
disembowelments
noun
plural of disembowelment
disembowels
disembowels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembowel
disembower
drawbeam
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
elbowroom
elbowroom
noun
Alternative form of elbow room
embillow
embillow
verb
(intransitive, rare) To heave, as the waves of the sea; swell.
embow
embow
verb
(archaic, transitive, intransitive) To bend like a bow; to curve.
embowed
embowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched like a bow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embow
embowel
embowel
verb
(archaic) To remove the bowels; disembowel.
(obsolete) To enclose or bury.
emboweled
emboweler
emboweling
embowelled
embowelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embowel
emboweller
embowelling
embowelling
noun
An act of disembowelment.
verb
present participle of embowel
embowelment
embowelment
noun
disembowelment
embowels
embowels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embowel
embower
embower
verb
(intransitive) To form a bower.
(intransitive) To lodge or rest in or as in a bower.
(transitive, poetic) To enclose something or someone as if in a bower; shelter with foliage.
embowered
embowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embower
embowering
embowering
verb
present participle of embower
embowerment
embowerment
noun
An enclosure like a bower.
The act of enclosing something in a bower (a shady, leafy shelter or recess).
embowers
embowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embower
embowing
embowing
verb
present participle of embow
embowl
embowl
verb
(obsolete) To form like a bowl; to give a globular shape to.
embowment
embowment
noun
(architecture) A bent or curved section.
embows
embows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embow
embrawn
embrew
embrowd
embrown
embrown
verb
To become or make brown; to brown.
To become or make dark or dusky; to brown, to darken.
To make (something) brown; to brown.
To make (something) dark or dusky (“having a rather dark shade of colour”); to brown, to darken.
embrowned
embrowned
adj
Made brown; browned.
Made dark or dusky (“having a rather dark shade of colour”); darkened.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embrown
embrowning
embrowning
verb
present participle of embrown
embrowns
embrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embrown
enwomb
enwomb
verb
(poetic or archaic) To enclose.
(poetic, archaic) To place or cause to be contained in the womb; to make pregnant; to conceive.
enwombed
enwombed
adj
(archaic) Pregnant.
enwombing
enwombing
verb
present participle of enwomb
enwombs
enwombs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enwomb
gimbaljawed
gimbawawed
gimberjawed
hebrewdom
hebrewdom
Noun
The Hebreish community.
The spirit or quality of the Hebrew people.
hebrewism
hebrewism
Noun
A word or phrase characteristic of Hebrew.
herbwoman
herbwoman
noun
A woman who sells herbs.
homebrew
homebrew
noun
(Canada, sports, countable) A player who plays for the team named after their own native town.
(informal) Anything created by enthusiasts rather than commercial entities (especially video games or amateur radio equipment).
A beer brewed by enthusiasts rather than commercially.
verb
(informal) To create something as an enthusiast, rather than using a commercial option.
To brew one's beer or other alcoholic beverage at home.