(plural only, archaic, British slang) Abandoned children; foundlings.
(plural only, archaic, British slang) Prostitutes.
plural of abandon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abandon
abderian
abderian
adj
Foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.
abdicant
abdicant
adj
(rare) Abdicating; renouncing.
noun
One who abdicates.
abdomens
abdomens
noun
plural of abdomen
abdomina
abducens
abducens
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of abducens nerve.
abducent
abducent
adj
(obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
noun
(neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve.
That which abducts.
abducing
abducing
verb
present participle of abduce
abednego
abednego
Proper noun
One of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
aberdeen
aberdeen
Proper noun
A port city in Scotland, on the North Sea.
A former county in northeastern Scotland; see
A in Florida
A village in the State of Georgia
A city in Idaho
A in Porter County, Indiana
A city in eastern Maryland, home of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
A city in Mississippi
A town in New South Wales
A town in North Carolina
A community in Nova Scotia
A village in Ohio
A community in Ontario
A town in Saskatchewan
A town in Eastern Cape, South Africa
A city in northeastern South Dakota, USA, and the county seat of Brown County.
A city in Washington
Noun
A wide evenly curved fishhook. 1976
abidance
abidance
noun
Adherence; compliance; conformity.
The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.
abingdon
abingdon
Proper noun
A town on the Thames in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), England.
A town in Virginia, USA
abounded
abounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abound
abounder
abounder
noun
One who has plenty, one who abounds (in something).
abradant
abradant
adj
Tending to abrade; causing irritation; abrasive.
noun
A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc.; an abrasive.
abrading
abrading
verb
present participle of abrade
absconds
absconds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscond
abscound
absented
absented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absent
abundant
abundant
adj
(mathematics) Being an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.
Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.
Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity.
adnumber
airbound
airbound
adj
Of a pump etc.: containing too much air, such that the flow is impeded.
akenbold
andabata
andiroba
andiroba
noun
Any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.
The high-end wood of the andiroba tree.
andoroba
andorobo
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
anybodyd
archband
armbands
armbands
noun
plural of armband
backband
backband
noun
A band that passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage.
backbend
backbend
noun
(gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.
verb
To perform such a move.
backdown
backdown
noun
An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backened
backhand
backhand
adj
(ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick
(of handwriting) Slanting to the left.
(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style
noun
(Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
(surfing) the hand towards the back of the board.
(tennis) a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
Handwriting that leans to the left
The reverse side of the human hand.
verb
to execute a backhand stroke or throw
to slap with the back of one's hand
backland
backland
noun
Land that lies behind or beyond some primary settlement or development.
backwind
backwind
noun
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
verb
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
(transitive) To wind backwards.
badalona
badalona
Proper noun
A city in Catalonia situated on the left bank of the Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea.
badarian
badenite
badgeman
badgeman
noun
(UK) An almshouse man.
A man who wears a badge.
badgemen
badgemen
noun
plural of badgeman
badigeon
badigeon
noun
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
badinage
badinage
noun
Playful raillery; banter.
verb
To engage in badinage or playful banter.
badineur
badlands
badlands
noun
(geomorphology) An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks.
bahmanid
bajonado
baladine
balaenid
balaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Balaenidae.
balanced
balanced
adj
Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balance
balander
balandra
balanoid
balanoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling an acorn; applied to the acorn barnacles
baldakin
baldling
baldness
baldness
noun
The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.
bandaged
bandaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bandage
bandager
bandager
noun
One who applies a bandage.
bandages
bandages
noun
plural of bandage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bandage
bandaite
bandanas
bandanas
noun
plural of bandana
bandanna
bandanna
noun
Alternative spelling of bandana
bandboxy
bandboxy
adj
resembling a bandbox
bandcase
bandeaus
bandeaux
bandeaux
noun
A bandeau, a single band (or a set of such bands) for a woman’s hair.
plural of bandeau
bandelet
bandelet
noun
(architecture) A small band or fillet; any little band or flat moulding, compassing a column, like a ring.
(computing theory) An orthonormal basis that is adapted to geometric boundaries, used in image processing.
bandello
banderma
banderol
bandfile
bandfish
bandfish
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
bandhava
bandhook
bandicoy
bandicoy
noun
(India) Alternative form of bendekai (“okra”)
bandidos
bandikai
banditry
banditry
noun
Acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.
banditti
banditti
noun
(archaic) robbers or outlaws.
bandless
bandless
adj
Without a band (in various senses).
bandoeng
bandoras
bandoras
noun
plural of bandora
bandores
bandores
noun
plural of bandore
bandpass
bandpass
adj
Alternative spelling of band-pass
noun
A bandpass filter
bandsawn
bandsawn
verb
past participle of bandsaw
bandsman
bandsman
noun
(mining, historical) A labourer (loader) working with a band of men.
A player in a musical band, especially a military or brass band.
bandsmen
bandsmen
noun
plural of bandsman
bandster
bandster
noun
(historical) A worker who ties corn into sheaves.
bandstop
bandstop
adj
Alternative spelling of band-stop
bandundu
bandusia
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bandworm
bandying
bandying
noun
gerund of bandy (“the act of one who bandies”)
verb
present participle of bandy
bandyman
banished
banished
adj
Having been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden from returning; forbidden and prohibited.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banish
bankcard
bankcard
noun
A card that a bank issues used by the cardholder in the course of authorization to receive bank services.
bankhead
bankside
bankside
noun
The land by a riverbank.
bankweed
bannered
bannered
adj
Decorated with a banner or banners.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banner
banstead
banstead
Proper noun
A town in Surrey, England, part of the borough of Reigate and Banstead.
bantered
bantered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banter
barandos
bardings
bardings
noun
plural of barding
bardling
bardling
noun
An inferior bard.
barkened
barkened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barken
barnardo
barncard
barndoor
barndoor
noun
The large door of a barn
barnhard
barnyard
barnyard
adj
Of food or drink: having an earthy flavor.
Vulgar, scatological.
noun
The yard associated with or surrounding a barn.
bartends
bartends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bartend
baseband
baseband
noun
(electronics) A device using baseband transmission.
(telecommunications) The frequency range occupied by a message signal prior to modulation.
(telecommunications, noun adjunct) A method of transmission in which only one frequency channel is used at a time.
basildon
basildon
Proper noun
A new town in Essex, England
battened
battened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of batten
baudekin
baudouin
baudrons
baudrons
noun
(Britain, dated) cat
beaconed
beaconed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beacon
beadings
beadings
noun
plural of beading
beadsman
beadsman
noun
(Scotland, historical) A public almsman; one who received alms from the king, and was expected in return to pray for the royal welfare and that of the state; a licensed beggar.
(historical) A petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior.
(historical, England) A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.
A man employed in praying; especially one who prays for another.
beadsmen
beadsmen
noun
plural of beadsman
beanweed
beanweed
noun
Scytosiphon lomentaria, a littoral brown filamentous seaweed.
bearbind
bearbind
noun
European bindweed, lesser bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
bearding
bearding
noun
(television) An undesirable video artifact whereby darker parts of a signal bleed across horizontally into the brighter parts.
verb
present participle of beard
bearnard
beaudoin
beckoned
beckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beckon
bedamned
bedamned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedamn
bedarken
bedarken
verb
To make dim, or to darken, or obscure.
beddings
beddings
noun
plural of bedding
bedeafen
bedeafen
verb
(archaic) To deafen.
bedesman
bedesman
noun
Obsolete form of beadsman.
bedesmen
bedesmen
noun
plural of bedesman
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedizens
bedizens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedizen
bedouins
bedouins
noun
plural of bedouin
bedrench
bedrench
verb
(archaic, transitive) To drench thoroughly; to make extremely wet; saturate with moisture; soak.
bedsonia
bedsonia
noun
(dated) The chlamydia microorganism.
bedstand
bedstand
noun
nightstand
bedunced
bedunced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedunce
bedunces
bedunces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedunce
befanned
beferned
befriend
befriend
verb
(transitive) To become a friend of, to make friends with.
(transitive) To favor.
(transitive, dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.
begnawed
begnawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begnaw
begowned
begowned
adj
Wearing a gown.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begown
behinder
behinder
adv
(nonstandard) comparative form of behind: more behind
noun
A person employed in metalworking to take folded metal sheets from the doubler and pass them back to the rollerman.
beholden
beholden
adj
(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged.