(archaic, British slang) An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities.
abandon
abandon
noun
(obsolete) abandonment; relinquishment.
A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.
verb
(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
(transitive) To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
(transitive) To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
(transitive) To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.
(transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
(transitive, obsolete) To subdue; to take control of.
abandum
abandum
noun
(law) Anything forfeited or confiscated.
abdomen
abdomen
noun
(anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
(anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.
(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly.
(zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.
abidden
abidden
verb
(obsolete) past participle of abide
abiding
abiding
adj
Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.
noun
(obsolete) An abode.
The action of one who abides; the state of an abider.
verb
present participle of abide
abidjan
abidjan
Proper noun
The de facto capital and largest city of Côte d'Ivoire.
Adjective
Of or relating to Abidjan.
Of the style prevalent in Abidjan.
aboding
aboding
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding.
verb
present participle of abode
abounds
abounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abound
abscind
abscind
verb
(transitive, archaic) To cut off.
abscond
abscond
verb
(intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away.
(intransitive) To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.
(intransitive, of bee colonies) To abandon a hive.
(law) To hide, conceal, or absent oneself clandestinely, with the intent to avoid legal process
(obsolete, transitive) To conceal; to take away.
(transitive, uncommon) To evade, to hide or flee from.
antbird
antbird
noun
Any of various drab-colored South American birds of the family Thamnophilidae that feed on ants.
anybody
anybody
pron
(informal) A person of some consideration or standing.
Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
armband
armband
noun
(sports) A band worn around the arm of the captain of a team.
A band worn around the arm, usually to symbolize protest or mourning.
An inflatable band worn round the arms to keep afloat in water
audubon
aweband
badchan
badging
badging
verb
present participle of badge
badiner
badland
badland
noun
Alternative form of badlands
badling
badling
noun
(rare) An effeminate or womanish man.
(rare) One who is bad; a worthless person.
A brood, group, or flock of ducks.
badmeng
badness
badness
noun
The quality or degree of being bad.
badoeng
badrans
baganda
baginda
baisden
bakunda
balanid
balanid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Balanidae, stalkless acorn barnacles in the order Sessilia.
balding
balding
adj
becoming bald, especially having male pattern baldness
verb
present participle of bald
balduin
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.
baldwyn
balunda
banande
bandage
bandage
noun
(figuratively, by extension) A provisional or makeshift solution that provides insufficient coverage or relief.
A strip of cloth bound round the head and eyes as a blindfold.
A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
verb
To apply a bandage to something.
bandaid
bandaid
noun
Alternative spelling of band-aid
bandaka
bandala
bandala
noun
A fabric made in Manila from the older leaf sheaths of the abaca (Musa textilis).
bandana
bandana
noun
A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.
A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed a uniform red or dark colour, by discharging portions of the color by chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under pressure.
bandbox
bandbox
noun
A box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items.
A small baseball park conducive to scoring home runs.
bandeau
bandeau
noun
(medicine) A band.
A band for the hair.
A narrow, tight bra, especially when strapless; hence, any women's top made from a similar band of fabric.
bandeen
bandeng
bandera
banders
banders
noun
plural of bander
bandgap
bandgap
noun
(physics) A gap in a frequency range in which waves cannot propagate.
(physics) The energy difference between two allowed ranges of electron energy in a solid; especially the difference between the energies of the valence band and the conduction band.
bandhor
bandido
bandied
bandied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bandy
bandies
bandies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bandy
banding
banding
noun
A division into bands or brackets.
A pattern of band-like markings.
Obsolete form of bandying.
The formation of a band or brigade.
verb
present participle of band
bandits
bandits
noun
plural of bandit
bandler
bandlet
bandlet
noun
Alternative form of bandelet
bandman
bandogs
bandogs
noun
plural of bandog
bandora
bandore
bandore
noun
A stringed instrument similar in form to a guitar; a pandore.
bandrol
bandrol
noun
Alternative form of banderole
bandsaw
bandsaw
noun
A powered saw whose blade is a continuous band of metal with teeth along one edge.
verb
(transitive) To cut with a bandsaw.
bandung
bandung
Proper noun
A capital city of the West Java Province, Indonesia.
bandura
bandura
noun
A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap.
bangled
bangled
adj
Wearing bangles
banilad
bantoid
bantoid
Adjective
Of or relating to a putative branch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
bardane
bardeen
barding
barding
noun
(historical) Armour for a warhorse.
verb
present participle of bard
barnard
bartend
bartend
verb
To tend a bar; to act as a barman.
barundi
basined
basined
adj
Enclosed in a basin.
Having a basin or basins, especially if qualified by the type of basin.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of basin
baudoin
bausond
bausond
adj
Alternative form of bawsunt
beading
beading
noun
(architecture) A decorative, ornamental molding often used to conceal a joint.
(craft) beadwork
A Samburu ceremony in which a father gives a necklace to his daughter.
The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors.
verb
present participle of bead
beadman
beadman
noun
Alternative form of beadsman
beadmen
beadmen
noun
plural of beadman
beancod
bearden
bedamns
bedamns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedamn
bedding
bedding
noun
(Britain) The textiles associated with the bed, as well as the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box spring).
(US) The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
(geology) A structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
(horticulture) The temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter.
Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
verb
present participle of bed
bedeman
bedeman
noun
(obsolete) beadsman
bedemen
bedemen
noun
plural of bedeman
bedgown
bedgown
noun
A nightgown.
An article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front; a bedjacket.
bedizen
bedizen
verb
(transitive) To ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England) To dirty; cover with dirt.
bedouin
bedouin
noun
A member of nomadic Arab tribes dwelling in the desert.
bedpans
bedpans
noun
plural of bedpan
bedrown
beduins
bedunce
bedunce
verb
(transitive, archaic, rare) To treat as, or reduce to, a dunce; to make stupid.
bedunch
behinds
behinds
noun
plural of behind
beinked
beinked
adj
Covered in ink.
belanda
belding
belinda
belinda
Proper noun
The ninth satellite of Uranus.
belmond
belonid
belonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Belonidae of needlefishes.
benamed
benamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bename
benched
benched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bench
bendays
bendays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benday
bendees
bendees
noun
plural of bendee
bendell
bendena
benders
benders
noun
plural of bender
bendick
bendict
bendies
bendies
noun
plural of bendy
bendigo
bending
bending
noun
A motion or action that bends.
An instance of something being adapted or distorted.
verb
present participle of bend
bendite
bendlet
bendlet
noun
(heraldry) A diminutive of the bend, of the same shape, but only half the width of the bend.
benedic
benedix
benemid
benilda
benward
benweed
benweed
noun
Common ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris, syn. Senecio jacobaea).
benwood
benzoid
benzoid
adj
Misspelling of benzenoid.
berendo
bernard
bernard
noun
Shortened form of Saint Bernard (the dog).
beround
berwind
besnard
bespend
bespend
verb
(transitive) To expend; bestow; employ.
bestand
bestand
verb
(transitive) To beset; stand around in hostility; harass.
(transitive) To serve; be of service to; be ready to serve or aid.
(transitive) To stand by or near; stand around.
(transitive) To surround; encompass.
betrend
betrend
Verb
To wind or draw around; surround; encompass.
bevined
beyonds
beyonds
noun
plural of beyond
bhandar
bhoodan
bhunder
bhunder
Noun
A rhesus macaque.
bidding
bidding
noun
That which one is bidden to do; a command.
The act of placing a bid.
verb
present participle of bid
binders
binders
noun
plural of binder
bindery
bindery
noun
A workshop or factory where books are bound.
binding
binding
adj
(of an agreement, contract, etc.) Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.
(of food) Having the effect of counteracting diarrhea.
noun
(chemistry) The action or result of making two or more molecules stick together.
(programming) The association of a named item with an element of a program.
(programming) The interface of a library with a programming language other than one it is written in.
(sewing) A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment.
An item (usually rope, tape, or string) used to hold two or more things together.
The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
verb
present participle of bind
bindles
bindles
noun
plural of bindle
bindlet
bindman
bindweb
binford
binford
Proper noun
A city/town in North Dakota.
binodal
binodal
adj
Having two nodes
biodyne
birdeen
birdeen
noun
(Ireland) A little bird.
birding
birding
noun
The catching of birds; fowling
birdwatching
birdman
birdman
noun
(informal) an aviator.
A man who works with birds.
A mythological creature that is part man and part bird.
birdmen
birdmen
noun
plural of birdman
birgand
blading
blading
verb
present participle of blade
blander
blander
adj
comparative form of bland: more bland
blandly
blandly
adv
In a bland manner.
blandon
blanked
blanked
adj
(euphemistic, dated) damned; accursed (from the euphemistic printed form d—d)