8 letter word starting with b

Words	Parts of Speech	Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
babbling	present participle & vb. noun	of Babble
babblery	noun	Babble.
babehood	noun	Babyhood.
babyhood	noun	The state or period of infancy.
babyship	noun	The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
baccarat	noun	A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters.
baccated	adjective	Having many berries., Set or adorned with pearls.
bacchant	noun	A priest of Bacchus., A bacchanal; a reveler., Bacchanalian; fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.
bacchius	noun	A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
bachelor	noun	A man of any age who has not been married., An unmarried woman., A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college or university; as, a bachelor of arts., A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight., In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member., A kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish (Pomoxys annularis) of the southern United States.
bachelry	noun	The body of young aspirants for knighthood.
bacillar	adjective	Shaped like a rod or staff.
bacillus	noun	A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism.
backband	noun	The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage.
backbite	verb i.	To wound by clandestine detraction; to censure meanly or spitefully (an absent person); to slander or speak evil of (one absent)., To censure or revile the absent.
backbond	noun	An instrument which, in conjunction with another making an absolute disposition, constitutes a trust.
backbone	noun	The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column., Anything like , or serving the purpose of, a backbone., Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness.
backcast	noun	Anything which brings misfortune upon one, or causes failure in an effort or enterprise; a reverse.
backdoor	adjective	Acting from behind and in concealment; as, backdoor intrigues.
backdown	noun	A receding or giving up; a complete surrender.
backfall	noun	A fall or throw on the back in wrestling.
backhand	noun	A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right., Sloping from left to right; — said of handwriting., Backhanded; indirect; oblique.
backlash	noun	The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
backless	adjective	Without a back.
backrack	noun	Alt. of Backrag
backside	noun	The hinder part, posteriors, or rump of a person or animal.
backslid	imp.	of Backslide, of Backslide
backstay	noun	A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast., A rope or strap used to prevent excessive forward motion.
backster	noun	A backer.
backward	adverb	Alt. of Backwards, Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances., Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath., Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child., Late or behindhand; as, a backward season., Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state., Already past or gone; bygone., The state behind or past., To keep back; to hinder.
backwash	verb i.	To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.
backworm	noun	A disease of hawks. See Filanders.
baconian	adjective	Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon, or to his system of philosophy.
bacteria	nounp.	See Bacterium., of Bacterium
bactrian	adjective	Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia., A native of Bactria.
baculine	adjective	Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod.
baculite	noun	A cephalopod of the extinct genus Baculites, found fossil in the Cretaceous rocks. It is like an uncoiled ammonite.
badgered	imp. & past participle	of Badger
badgerer	noun	One who badgers., A kind of dog used in badger baiting.
badigeon	noun	A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors, builders, and workers in wood or stone, to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
badinage	noun	Playful raillery; banter.
baenopod	noun	One of the thoracic legs of Arthropods.
baffling	present participle & vb. noun	of Baffle, Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks.
baggager	noun	One who takes care of baggage; a camp follower.
bagpiper	noun	One who plays on a bagpipe; a piper.
baguette	noun	A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead., One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.
bailable	adjective	Having the right or privilege of being admitted to bail, upon bond with sureties; — used of persons., Admitting of bail; as, a bailable offense., That can be delivered in trust; as, bailable goods.
bailment	noun	The action of bailing a person accused., A delivery of goods or money by one person to another in trust, for some special purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed.
bakemeat	noun	Alt. of Baked-meat
bakingly	adverb	In a hot or baking manner.
bakistre	noun	A baker.
bakshish	noun	Same as Backsheesh.
balanced	imp. & past participle	of Balance
balancer	noun	One who balances, or uses a balance., In Diptera, the rudimentary posterior wing.
balanite	noun	A fossil balanoid shell.
balanoid	adjective	Resembling an acorn; — applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See Acornshell, and Barnacle.
baldhead	noun	A person whose head is bald., A white-headed variety of pigeon.
baldness	noun	The state or condition of being bald; as, baldness of the head; baldness of style.
baldpate	noun	A baldheaded person., The American widgeon (Anas Americana)., Alt. of Baldpated
balearic	adjective	Of or pertaining to the isles of Majorca, Minorca, Ivica, etc., in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Valencia.
balefire	noun	A signal fire; an alarm fire.
balisaur	noun	A badgerlike animal of India (Arcionyx collaris).
balister	noun	A crossbow.
ballader	noun	A writer of ballads.
balladry	noun	Ballad poems; the subject or style of ballads.
ballahoo	noun	Alt. of Ballahou
ballahou	noun	A fast-sailing schooner, used in the Bermudas and West Indies.
ballarag	verb i.	To bully; to threaten.
ballatry	noun	See Balladry.
ballist/	plural	of Ballista
ballista	noun	An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
balloted	imp. & past participle	of Ballot
balloter	noun	One who votes by ballot.
ballotin	noun	An officer who has charge of a ballot box.
ballroom	noun	A room for balls or dancing.
balmoral	noun	A long woolen petticoat, worn immediately under the dress., A kind of stout walking shoe, laced in front.
balneary	noun	A bathing room.
balotade	noun	See Ballotade.
balsamic	adjective	Alt. of Balsamical
baluster	noun	A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the front of a gallery. See Balustrade.
banality	noun	Something commonplace, hackneyed, or trivial; the commonplace, in speech.
bandaged	imp. & past participle	of Bandage
bandanna	noun	Alt. of Bandana
bandeaux	plural	of Bandeau
bandelet	noun	Alt. of Bandlet
banditti	plural	of Bandit
bandying	present participle & vb. noun	of Bandy
banewort	noun	Deadly nightshade.
banished	imp. & past participle	of Banish
banisher	noun	One who banishes.
banister	noun	A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar, and its body like a tambourine. It has five strings, and is played with the fingers and hands.
bankable	adjective	Receivable at a bank.
bankrupt	noun	A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors., A trader who becomes unable to pay his debts; an insolvent trader; popularly, any person who is unable to pay his debts; an insolvent person., A person who, in accordance with the terms of a law relating to bankruptcy, has been judicially declared to be unable to meet his liabilities., Being a bankrupt or in a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay, or legally discharged from paying, one’s debts; as, a bankrupt merchant., Depleted of money; not having the means of meeting pecuniary liabilities; as, a bankrupt treasury., Relating to bankrupts and bankruptcy., Destitute of, or wholly wanting (something once possessed, or something one should possess)., To make bankrupt; to bring financial ruin upon; to impoverish.
bankside	noun	The slope of a bank, especially of the bank of a steam.
banlieue	noun	The territory without the walls, but within the legal limits, of a town or city.
bannered	adjective	Furnished with, or bearing, banners.
banneret	noun	Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner; — commonly used as a title of rank., A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and hence, an order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title or rank., A civil officer in some Swiss cantons., A small banner.
bannerol	noun	A banderole; esp. a banner displayed at a funeral procession and set over the tomb. See Banderole.
bantered	imp. & past participle	of Banter
banterer	noun	One who banters or rallies.
bantling	noun	A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.]
banxring	noun	An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia.
baphomet	noun	An idol or symbolical figure which the Templars were accused of using in their mysterious rites.
baptized	imp. & past participle	of Baptize
baptizer	noun	One who baptizes.
barbacan	noun	See Barbican., A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own., An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy.
barbados	noun	Alt. of Barbadoes
barbated	adjective	Having barbed points.
barbecue	noun	A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast., A social entertainment, where many people assemble, usually in the open air, at which one or more large animals are roasted or broiled whole., A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried., To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron., To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog.
barbered	imp. & past participle	of Barber
barberry	noun	A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. B. vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root.
barbette	noun	A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
barbican	noun	Alt. of Barbacan
barbicel	noun	One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers.
barbiers	noun	A variety of paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast; — considered by many to be the same as beriberi in chronic form.
barbiton	noun	An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre.
bardling	noun	An inferior bard.
bardship	noun	The state of being a bard.
bareback	adverb	On the bare back of a horse, without using a saddle; as, to ride bareback.
barebone	noun	A very lean person; one whose bones show through the skin.
barefoot	adjective & adverb	With the feet bare; without shoes or stockings.
barehead	adjective & adverb	Having the head uncovered; as, a bareheaded girl.
bareness	noun	The state of being bare.
baresark	noun	A Berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. Hence, adverbially: Without shirt of mail or armor.
bargeman	noun	The man who manages a barge, or one of the crew of a barge.
barghest	noun	A goblin, in the shape of a large dog, portending misfortune.
barillet	noun	A little cask, or something resembling one.
bar iron		See under Iron.
baritone	adjective & noun	See Barytone., Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice., Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood., A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend as low as the one, nor rise as high as the other., A person having a voice of such range., The viola di gamba, now entirely disused., A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.
barkless	adjective	Destitute of bark.
barnacle	noun	Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp. (a) the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies), and (b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus Lepas and allies). See Cirripedia, and Goose barnacle., A bernicle goose., An instrument for pinching a horse’s nose, and thus restraining him., Spectacles; — so called from their resemblance to the barnacles used by farriers.
barnyard	noun	A yard belonging to a barn.
barology	noun	The science of weight or gravity.
barometz	noun	The woolly-skinned rhizoma or rootstock of a fern (Dicksonia barometz), which, when specially prepared and inverted, somewhat resembles a lamb; — called also Scythian lamb.
baronage	noun	The whole body of barons or peers., The dignity or rank of a baron., The land which gives title to a baron.
baroness	noun	A baron’s wife; also, a lady who holds the baronial title in her own right; as, the Baroness Burdett-Coutts.
baronial	adjective	Pertaining to a baron or a barony.
baronies	plural	of Barony
barouche	noun	A four-wheeled carriage, with a falling top, a seat on the outside for the driver, and two double seats on the inside arranged so that the sitters on the front seat face those on the back seat.
barracan	noun	A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; — still used for outer garments in the Levant.
barranca	noun	A ravine caused by heavy rains or a watercourse.
barrator	verb i.	One guilty of barratry.
barratry	noun	The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels., A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of the mariners, to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo, and without his consent. It includes every breach of trust committed with dishonest purpose, as by running away with the ship, sinking or deserting her, etc., or by embezzling the cargo., The crime of a judge who is influenced by bribery in pronouncing judgment.
barreled	imp. & past participle	of Barrel, Alt. of Barrelled
barrenly	adverb	Unfruitfully; unproductively.
barrulet	noun	A diminutive of the bar, having one fourth its width.
bartered	imp. & past participle	of Barter
barterer	noun	One who barters.
bartizan	noun	A small, overhanging structure for lookout or defense, usually projecting at an angle of a building or near an entrance gateway.
bartlett	noun	A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in England about 1770, and was called Williams’ Bonchretien. It was brought to America, and distributed by Mr. Enoch Bartlett, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.
barytone	adjective	Alt. of Baritone, Alt. of Baritone
basaltic	adjective	Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as basaltic lava.
basanite	noun	Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is employed to test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy being indicated by the color left on the stone when rubbed by the metal.
bascinet	noun	A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor.
baseball	noun	A game of ball, so called from the bases or bounds ( four in number) which designate the circuit which each player must endeavor to make after striking the ball., The ball used in this game.
baseborn	adjective	Born out of wedlock., Born of low parentage., Vile; mean.
baselard	noun	A short sword or dagger, worn in the fifteenth century.
baseless	adjective	Without a base; having no foundation or support.
basement	adjective	The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. ( See Base, n., 3 (a).) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively.
baseness	noun	The quality or condition of being base; degradation; vileness.
bashless	adjective	Shameless; unblushing.
basicity	noun	The quality or state of being a base., The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms contained in the acid.
basidium	noun	A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example.
basifier	noun	That which converts into a salifiable base.
basihyal	adjective	Noting two small bones, forming the body of the inverted hyoid arch.
basiling	present participle & vb. noun	of Basil
basilary	noun	Relating to, or situated at, the base., Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action.
basilic/	plural	of Basilica
basilica	noun	Originally, the place of a king; but afterward, an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and hence, any large hall used for this purpose., A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached., A church building of the earlier centuries of Christianity, the plan of which was taken from the basilica of the Romans. The name is still applied to some churches by way of honorary distinction., A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century.
basilisk	noun	A fabulous serpent, or dragon. The ancients alleged that its hissing would drive away all other serpents, and that its breath, and even its look, was fatal. See Cockatrice., A lizard of the genus Basiliscus, belonging to the family Iguanidae., A large piece of ordnance, so called from its supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name, or from its size.
basketry	noun	The art of making baskets; also, baskets, taken collectively.
basquish	adjective	Pertaining to the country, people, or language of Biscay; Basque
basseted	imp. & past participle	of Basset
bassetto	noun	A tenor or small bass viol.
bassinet	noun	A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle., See Bascinet.
bassorin	noun	A constituent part of a species of gum from Bassora, as also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the amyloses.
basswood	noun	The bass (Tilia) or its wood; especially, T. Americana. See Bass, the lime tree.
bastardy	noun	The state of being a bastard; illegitimacy., The procreation of a bastard child.
basylous	adjective	Pertaining to, or having the nature of, a basyle; electro-positive; basic; — opposed to chlorous.
batavian	adjective	Of or pertaining to (a) the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe; or to (b) /atavia or Holland; as, a Batavian legion., A native or inhabitant of Batavia or Holland.
bateless	adjective	Not to be abated.
batement	noun	Abatement; diminution.
bathetic	adjective	Having the character of bathos.
bathmism	noun	See Vital force.
bathorse	noun	A horse which carries an officer’s baggage during a campaign.
batoidei	noun pl.	The division of fishes which includes the rays and skates.
battable	adjective	Capable of cultivation; fertile; productive; fattening.
battalia	noun	Order of battle; disposition or arrangement of troops (brigades, regiments, battalions, etc.), or of a naval force, for action., An army in battle array; also, the main battalia or body.
batteler	noun	Alt. of Battler
battened	imp. & past participle	of Batten
battered	imp. & past participle	of Batter
batterer	noun	One who, or that which, batters.
battling	present participle & vb. noun	of Battle
baubling	adjective	See Bawbling.
baudekin	noun	The richest kind of stuff used in garments in the Middle Ages, the web being gold, and the woof silk, with embroidery : — made originally at Bagdad.
baudrick	noun	A belt. See Baldric.
beauxite	noun	A ferruginous hydrate of alumina. It is largely used in the preparation of aluminium and alumina, and for the lining of furnaces which are exposed to intense heat., See Bauxite.
bavarian	adjective	Of or pertaining to Bavaria., A native or an inhabitant of Bavaria.
bawbling	adjective	Insignificant; contemptible.
bawdrick	noun	A belt. See Baldric.
bawhorse	noun	Same as Bathorse.
bayadere	noun	A female dancer in the East Indies.
bayardly	adjective	Blind; stupid.
bayberry	noun	The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis., A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle (Pimenta acris)., The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; — called also candleberry tree.
bay leaf		See under 3d Bay.
bay salt		Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the heat of the sun; the large crystalline salt of commerce.
bay tree		A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis).
bay yarn		Woolen yarn.
bdellium	noun	An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (Gen. ii. 12, and Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber found in Arabia., A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from India, Persia, and Africa.
beaching	present participle & vb. noun	of Beach
beaconed	imp. & past participle	of Beacon
beadlery	noun	Office or jurisdiction of a beadle.
beadroll	noun	A catalogue of persons, for the rest of whose souls a certain number of prayers are to be said or counted off on the beads of a chaplet; hence, a catalogue in general.
beadsman	noun	Alt. of Bedesman
bedesman	noun	A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman., Same as Beadsman.
beadwork	noun	Ornamental work in beads.
beakhead	noun	An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak., A small platform at the fore part of the upper deck of a vessel, which contains the water closets of the crew., Same as Beak, 3.
beakiron	noun	A bickern; a bench anvil with a long beak, adapted to reach the interior surface of sheet metal ware; the horn of an anvil.
beambird	noun	A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa gricola), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building.
beamless	adjective	Not having a beam., Not emitting light.
bearable	adjective	Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable.
bearbind	noun	The bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
bearding	present participle & vb. noun	of Beard
bearherd	noun	A man who tends a bear.
bearskin	noun	The skin of a bear., A coarse, shaggy, woolen cloth for overcoats., A cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by soldiers.
bearward	noun	A keeper of bears. See Bearherd.
beatific	adjective	Alt. of Beatifical
beaupere	noun	A father., A companion.
beauship	noun	The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
beautied	p. adjective	Beautiful; embellished.
beautify	verb t.	To make or render beautiful; to add beauty to; to adorn; to deck; to grace; to embellish., To become beautiful; to advance in beauty.
beavered	adjective	Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat.
bebirine	noun	An alkaloid got from the bark of the bebeeru, or green heart of Guiana (Nectandra Rodioei). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine.
bebloody	verb t.	To make bloody; to stain with blood.
becalmed	imp. & past participle	of Becalm
bechamel	noun	A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream.
bechance	adverb	By chance; by accident., To befall; to chance; to happen to.
beckoned	imp. & past participle	of Beckon
becoming	present participle & vb. noun	of Become, Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting., That which is becoming or appropriate.
bedabble	verb t.	To dabble; to sprinkle or wet.
bedaggle	verb t.	To daggle.
bedashed	imp. & past participle	of Bedash
bedaubed	imp. & past participle	of Bedaub
bedazzle	verb t.	To dazzle or make dim by a strong light.
bedchair	noun	A chair with adjustable back, for the sick, to support them while sitting up in bed.
bedecked	imp. & past participle	of Bedeck
bedeguar	noun	Alt. of Bedegar
bedewing	present participle & vb. noun	of Bedew
bedimmed	imp. & past participle	of Bedim
bedmaker	noun	One who makes beds.
bedphere	noun	See Bedfere.
bedpiece	noun	Alt. of Bedplate
bedplate	noun	The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed; — called also baseplate and soleplate.
bedquilt	noun	A quilt for a bed; a coverlet.
bedrench	verb t.	To drench; to saturate with moisture; to soak.
bed rock		The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.
bedstaff	noun	“A wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead, to hold the clothes from slipping on either side.”
bedstead	noun	A framework for supporting a bed.
bedstock	noun	The front or the back part of the frame of a bedstead.
bedstraw	noun	Straw put into a bed., A genus of slender herbs, usually with square stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers.
beducked	imp. & past participle	of Beduck
bedunged	imp. & past participle	of Bedung
bedyeing	present participle & vb. noun	of Bedye
beebread	noun	A brown, bitter substance found in some of the cells of honeycomb. It is made chiefly from the pollen of flowers, which is collected by bees as food for their young.
beechnut	noun	The nut of the beech tree.
beefwood	noun	An Australian tree (Casuarina), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees Stenocarpus salignus of New South Wales, and Banksia compar of Queensland.
beehouse	noun	A house for bees; an apiary.
bee line		The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey; an air line.
beeregar	noun	Sour beer.
beeswing	noun	The second crust formed in port and some other wines after long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar, supposed to resemble the wing of a bee.
beetling	present participle & vb. noun	of Beetle
beetrave	noun	The common beet (Beta vulgaris).
befallen	past participle	of Befall
befitted	imp. & past participle	of Befit
beflower	verb t.	To besprinkle or scatter over with, or as with, flowers.
befogged	imp. & past participle	of Befog
befooled	imp. & past participle	of Befool
befouled	imp. & past participle	of Befoul
befriend	verb t.	To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.
befringe	verb t.	To furnish with a fringe; to form a fringe upon; to adorn as with fringe.
befuddle	verb t.	To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.
begemmed	imp. & past participle	of Begem
begotten		of Beget, p. p. of Beget.
begetter	noun	One who begets; a father.
beggable	adjective	Capable of being begged.
beggared	imp. & past participle	of Beggar
beggarly	adjective	In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible., Produced or occasioned by beggary., In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
begilded	imp. & past participle	of Begild
beginner	noun	One who begins or originates anything. Specifically: A young or inexperienced practitioner or student; a tyro.
begirded		of Begird
begirdle	verb t.	To surround as with a girdle.
begnawed	past participle	of Begnaw
begodded	imp. & past participle	of Begod
begrease	verb t.	To soil or daub with grease or other oily matter.
begrimed	imp. & past participle	of Begrime
begrimer	noun	One who, or that which, begrimes.
begrudge	verb t.	To grudge; to envy the possession of.
beguiled	imp. & past participle	of Beguile
beguiler	noun	One who, or that which, beguiles.
behappen	verb t.	To happen to.
behaving	present participle & vb. noun	of Behave
behavior	noun	Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one’s self; conduct; deportment; carriage; — used also of inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of the magnetic needle.
beheaded	imp. & past participle	of Behead
beheadal	noun	Beheading.
behemoth	noun	An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24.
behither	preposition	On this side of.
beholden	past participle	of Behold, Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted.
beholder	noun	One who beholds; a spectator.
behooved	imp. & past participle	of Behoove
behovely	adjective & adverb	Useful, or usefully.
bejumble	verb t.	To jumble together.
belamour	noun	A lover., A flower, but of what kind is unknown.
belating	present participle & vb. noun	of Belate
belaying	present participle & vb. noun	of Belay
belching	present participle & vb. noun	of Belch
believed	imp. & past participle	of Believe
believer	noun	One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or reality of some doctrine, person, or thing., One who gives credit to the truth of the Scriptures, as a revelation from God; a Christian; — in a more restricted sense, one who receives Christ as his Savior, and accepts the way of salvation unfolded in the gospel., One who was admitted to all the rights of divine worship and instructed in all the mysteries of the Christian religion, in distinction from a catechumen, or one yet under instruction.
belittle	verb t.	To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way.
bellbird	noun	A South American bird of the genus Casmarhincos, and family Cotingidae, of several species; the campanero., The Myzantha melanophrys of Australia.
bellical	adjective	Of or pertaining to war; warlike; martial.
bell jar		A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view.
bellowed	imp. & past participle	of Bellow
bellower	noun	One who, or that which, bellows.
belluine	adjective	Pertaining to, or like, a beast; brutal.
bellwort	noun	A genus of plants (Uvularia) with yellowish bell-shaped flowers.
bellying	present participle & vb. noun	of Belly
bellyful	noun	As much as satisfies the appetite. Hence: A great abundance; more than enough.
belocked	imp. & past participle	of Belock
belonged	imp. & past participle	of Belong
belonite	noun	Minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks.
beluting	present participle & vb. noun	of Belute
bemangle	verb t.	To mangle; to tear asunder.
bemaster	verb t.	To master thoroughly.
bemingle	verb t.	To mingle; to mix.
bemiring	present participle & vb. noun	of Bemire
bemoaned	imp. & past participle	of Bemoan
bemoaner	noun	One who bemoans.
bemuddle	verb t.	To muddle; to stupefy or bewilder; to confuse.
bemuffle	verb t.	To cover as with a muffler; to wrap up.
benching	present participle & vb. noun	of Bench
bendable	adjective	Capable of being bent.
bendwise	adverb	Diagonally.
beneaped	adjective	See Neaped.
benedict	noun	Alt. of Benedick, Having mild and salubrious qualities.
benedick	noun	A married man, or a man newly married.
benefice	noun	A favor or benefit., An estate in lands; a fief., An ecclesiastical living and church preferment, as in the Church of England; a church endowed with a revenue for the maintenance of divine service. See Advowson., To endow with a benefice.
benetted	imp. & past participle	of Benet
bengalee	noun	Alt. of Bengali
benignly	adverb	In a benign manner.
benitier	noun	A holy-water stoup.
benjamin	noun	See Benzoin., A kind of upper coat for men.
benumbed	imp. & past participle	of Benumb, Made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; as, a benumbed body and mind.
benzoate	noun	A salt formed by the union of benzoic acid with any salifiable base.
beplumed	adjective	Decked with feathers.
bepommel	verb t.	To pommel; to beat, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing.
bepowder	verb t.	To sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder.
bepraise	verb t.	To praise greatly or extravagantly.
bepuffed	adjective	Puffed; praised.
bepurple	verb t.	To tinge or dye with a purple color.
bequeath	verb t.	To give or leave by will; to give by testament; — said especially of personal property., To hand down; to transmit., To give; to offer; to commit.
berained	imp. & past participle	of Berain
berating	present participle & vb. noun	of Berate
berattle	verb t.	To make rattle; to scold vociferously; to cry down.
berberry	noun	See Barberry.
bereaved	imp. & past participle	of Bereave
bereaver	noun	One who bereaves.
bergamot	noun	A tree of the Orange family (Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume. Also, the fruit., A variety of mint (Mentha aquatica, var. glabrata)., The essence or perfume made from the fruit., A variety of pear., A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot., A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox’s or goat’s hair; — said to have been invented at Bergamo, Italy. Encyc. Brit.
bergeret	noun	A pastoral song.
bergmeal	noun	An earthy substance, resembling fine flour. It is composed of the shells of infusoria, and in Lapland and Sweden is sometimes eaten, mixed with flour or ground birch bark, in times of scarcity. This name is also given to a white powdery variety of calcite.
bergmote	noun	See Barmote.
berhymed	imp. & past participle	of Berhyme
beriberi	noun	An acute disease occurring in India, characterized by multiple inflammatory changes in the nerves, producing great muscular debility, a painful rigidity of the limbs, and cachexy.
bernacle	noun	See Barnacle.
bernicle	noun	A bernicle goose.
bernouse	noun	Same as Burnoose.
berretta	noun	A square cap worn by ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church. A cardinal’s berretta is scarlet; that worn by other clerics is black, except that a bishop’s is lined with green.
berrying	present participle & vb. noun	of Berry, A seeking for or gathering of berries, esp. of such as grow wild.
berthing	present participle & vb. noun	of Berth, The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
berthage	noun	A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.
berycoid	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Berycidae, a family of marine fishes.
bescrawl	verb t.	To cover with scrawls; to scribble over.
bescreen	verb t.	To cover with a screen, or as with a screen; to shelter; to conceal.
besought	imp. & past participle	of Beseech, p. p. of Beseech.
beseemed	imp. & past participle	of Beseem
beseemly	adjective	Fit; suitable; becoming.
besetter	noun	One who, or that which, besets.
beshroud	verb t.	To cover with, or as with, a shroud; to screen.
besieged	imp. & past participle	of Besiege
besieger	noun	One who besieges; — opposed to the besieged.
beslaver	verb t.	To defile with slaver; to beslobber.
besmirch	verb t.	To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully.
besnowed	imp. & past participle	of Besnow
besotted	imp. & past participle	of Besot, Made sottish, senseless, or infatuated; characterized by drunken stupidity, or by infatuation; stupefied.
bespoken		of Bespeak
bespread	imp. & past participle	of Bespread, To spread or cover over.
besprent	past participle	Sprinkled over; strewed.
bestowed	imp. & past participle	of Bestow
bestowal	noun	The act of bestowing; disposal.
bestower	noun	One that bestows.
bestreak	verb t.	To streak.
bestrown		of Bestrew, p. p. of Bestrew.
bestrode	imp.	of Bestride, of Bestride, imp. & p. p. of Bestride.
bestride	verb t.	To stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with the legs astride; to stand over, To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a threshold.
betaking	present participle & vb. noun	of Betake
betaught	adjective	Delivered; committed in trust.
bethrall	verb t.	To reduce to thralldom; to inthrall.
bethumpt		of Bethump
betiding	present participle & vb. noun	of Betide
betongue	verb t.	To attack with the tongue; to abuse; to insult.
betonies	plural	of Betony
betossed	imp. & past participle	of Betoss
betrayed	imp. & past participle	of Betray
betrayal	noun	The act or the result of betraying.
betrayer	noun	One who, or that which, betrays.
bettered	imp. & past participle	of Better
betumble	verb t.	To throw into disorder; to tumble.
bevelled		of Bevel, Formed to a bevel angle; sloping; as, the beveled edge of a table., Replaced by two planes inclining equally upon the adjacent planes, as an edge; having its edges replaced by sloping planes, as a cube or other solid.
beveling	present participle & vb. noun	of Bevel
beverage	verb t.	Liquid for drinking; drink; — usually applied to drink artificially prepared and of an agreeable flavor; as, an intoxicating beverage., Specifically, a name applied to various kinds of drink., A treat, or drink money.
bevilled	adjective	Notched with an angle like that inclosed by a carpenter’s bevel; — said of a partition line of a shield.
bewailed	imp. & past participle	of Bewail
bewailer	noun	One who bewails or laments.
bewetted		of Bewet
bewigged	imp. & past participle	of Bewig
bewilder	verb t.	To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for want of a plain path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or confuse greatly.
bewinter	verb t.	To make wintry.
bewonder	verb t.	To fill with wonder., To wonder at; to admire.
bewrayed	imp. & past participle	of Bewray
bewrayer	noun	One who, or that which, bewrays; a revealer.
bezonian	noun	A low fellow or scoundrel; a beggar.
bezzling	present participle & vb. noun	of Bezzle
bibacity	noun	The practice or habit of drinking too much; tippling.
bibirine	noun	See Bebeerine.
bibitory	adjective	Of or pertaining to drinking or tippling.
biblical	adjective	Pertaining to, or derived from, the Bible; as, biblical learning; biblical authority.
bibulous	verb t.	Readily imbibing fluids or moisture; spongy; as, bibulous blotting paper., Inclined to drink; addicted to tippling.
bicaudal	adjective	Having, or terminating in, two tails.
bickered	imp. & past participle	of Bicker
bickerer	noun	One who bickers.
biconvex	adjective	Convex on both sides; as, a biconvex lens.
bicorned	adjective	Alt. of Bicornous
bicrural	adjective	Having two legs.
bicuspid	adjective	Alt. of Bicuspidate, One of the two double-pointed teeth which intervene between the canines (cuspids) and the molars, on each side of each jaw. See Tooth, n.
bicycler	noun	One who rides a bicycle.
bicyclic	adjective	Relating to bicycles.
biddable	adjective	Obedient; docile.
bidental	adjective	Having two teeth.
biennial	adjective	Happening, or taking place, once in two years; as, a biennial election., Continuing for two years, and then perishing, as plants which form roots and leaves the first year, and produce fruit the second., Something which takes place or appears once in two years; esp. a biennial examination., A plant which exists or lasts for two years.
bierbalk	noun	A church road (e. g., a path across fields) for funerals.
bifacial	adjective	Having the opposite surfaces alike.
biferous	adjective	Bearing fruit twice a year.
bifidate	adjective	See Bifid.
biforate	adjective	Having two perforations.
biforine	noun	An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain plants of the order Araceae. It has an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.
biforked	adjective	Bifurcate.
biformed	adjective	Having two forms.
biforous	adjective	See Biforate.
bigamist	noun	One who is guilty of bigamy.
bigamous	adjective	Guilty of bigamy; involving bigamy; as, a bigamous marriage.
bigaroon	noun	The large white-heart cherry.
bignonia	noun	A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. B. capreolata is the cross vine of the Southern United States. The trumpet creeper was formerly considered to be of this genus.
bijoutry	noun	Small articles of virtu, as jewelry, trinkets, etc.
bijugate	adjective	Having two pairs, as of leaflets.
bijugous	adjective	Bijugate.
bilander	noun	A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland.
bilberry	noun	The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); also, its edible bluish black fruit., Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America, the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, V. caespitosum and V. uliginosum.
biliment	noun	A woman’s ornament; habiliment.
bilinear	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or included by, two lines; as, bilinear coordinates.
billeted	imp. & past participle	of Billet
billfish	noun	A name applied to several distinct fishes, The garfish (Tylosurus, / Belone, longirostris) and allied species., The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (Scomberesox saurus)., The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish., The American fresh-water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus).
billhead	noun	A printed form, used by merchants in making out bills or rendering accounts.
billhook	noun	A thick, heavy knife with a hooked point, used in pruning hedges, etc. When it has a short handle, it is sometimes called a hand bill; when the handle is long, a hedge bill or scimiter.
billiard	adjective	Of or pertaining to the game of billiards.
billowed	imp. & past participle	of Billow
billyboy	noun	A flat-bottomed river barge or coasting vessel.
bilobate	adjective	Divided into two lobes or segments.
bimanous	adjective	Having two hands; two-handed.
bimedial	adjective	Applied to a line which is the sum of two lines commensurable only in power (as the side and diagonal of a square).
bimensal	adjective	See Bimonthly, a.
binaural	adjective	Of or pertaining to, or used by, both ears.
bindweed	noun	A plant of the genus Convolvulus; as, greater bindweed (C. Sepium); lesser bindweed (C. arvensis); the white, the blue, the Syrian, bindweed. The black bryony, or Tamus, is called black bindweed, and the Smilax aspera, rough bindweed.
binnacle	noun	A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night.
binomial	noun	An expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus (+) or minus (-); as, a + b, or 7 – 3., Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a binomial root., Having two names; — used of the system by which every animal and plant receives two names, the one indicating the genus, the other the species, to which it belongs.
binoxide	noun	Same as Dioxide.
bioblast	noun	Same as Bioplast.
biologic	adjective	Alt. of Biological
biolysis	noun	The destruction of life.
biolytic	adjective	Relating to the destruction of life.
biometry	noun	Measurement of life; calculation of the probable duration of human life.
bioplasm	noun	A name suggested by Dr. Beale for the germinal matter supposed to be essential to the functions of all living beings; the material through which every form of life manifests itself; unaltered protoplasm.
bioplast	noun	A tiny mass of bioplasm, in itself a living unit and having formative power, as a living white blood corpuscle; bioblast.
biparous	adjective	Bringing forth two at a birth.
bipennis	noun	An ax with an edge or blade on each side of the handle.
biramous	adjective	Having, or consisting of, two branches.
birching	present participle & vb. noun	of Birch
birdbolt	noun	A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them., Anything which smites without penetrating.
birdcage	noun	A cage for confining birds.
birdcall	noun	A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate., An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall.
birdikin	noun	A young bird.
birdlike	adjective	Resembling a bird.
birdlime	noun	An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birds which may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares., To smear with birdlime; to catch with birdlime; to insnare.
birdling	noun	A little bird; a nestling.
birdseed	noun	Canary seed, hemp, millet or other small seeds used for feeding caged birds.
birthday	noun	The day in which any person is born; day of origin or commencement., The day of the month in which a person was born, in whatever succeeding year it may recur; the anniversary of one’s birth., Of or pertaining to the day of birth, or its anniversary; as, birthday gifts or festivities.
birthdom	noun	The land of one’s birth; one’s inheritance.
birthing	noun	Anything added to raise the sides of a ship.
biscayan	adjective	Of or pertaining to Biscay in Spain., A native or inhabitant of Biscay.
biscotin	noun	A confection made of flour, sugar, marmalade, and eggs; a sweet biscuit.
bisected	imp. & past participle	of Bisect
bisector	noun	One who, or that which, bisects; esp. (Geom.) a straight line which bisects an angle.
biserial	adjective	Alt. of Biseriate
bisetose	adjective	Alt. of Bisetous
bisetous	adjective	Having two bristles.
bisexous	adjective	Bisexual.
bisexual	adjective	Of both sexes; hermaphrodite; as a flower with stamens and pistil, or an animal having ovaries and testes.
bishoped	imp. & past participle	of Bishop, of Bishop
bishoply	adjective	Bishoplike; episcopal., In the manner of a bishop.
bistoury	noun	A surgical instrument consisting of a slender knife, either straight or curved, generally used by introducing it beneath the part to be divided, and cutting towards the surface.
bitheism	noun	Belief in the existence of two gods; dualism.
bitingly	adverb	In a biting manner.
bitstock	noun	A stock or handle for holding and rotating a bit; a brace.
bittacle	noun	A binnacle.
bitterly	adverb	In a bitter manner.
bivalent	present participle	Equivalent in combining or displacing power to two atoms of hydrogen; dyad.
bivalved	adjective	Having two valves, as the oyster and some seed pods; bivalve.
bivector	noun	A term made up of the two parts / + /1 /-1, where / and /1 are vectors.
biweekly	adjective	Occurring or appearing once every two weeks; fortnightly., A publication issued every two weeks.
blabbing	present participle & vb. noun	of Blab
blacking	present participle & vb. noun	of Black, Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves., The act or process of making black.
blackcap	noun	A small European song bird (Sylvia atricapilla), with a black crown; the mock nightingale., An American titmouse (Parus atricapillus); the chickadee., An apple roasted till black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard., The black raspberry.
blackfin	noun	See Bluefin.
blackish	adjective	Somewhat black.
blackleg	noun	A notorious gambler., A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes in the neck.
bladdery	adjective	Having bladders; also, resembling a bladder.
blamable	adjective	Deserving of censure; faulty; culpable; reprehensible; censurable; blameworthy.
blameful	adjective	Faulty; meriting blame., Attributing blame or fault; implying or conveying censure; faultfinding; censorious.
blancard	noun	A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which is partly blanches before it is woven.
blanched	imp. & past participle	of Blanch
blancher	noun	One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; esp., one who anneals and cleanses money; also, a chemical preparation for this purpose., One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside.
blandise	verb i.	To blandish any one.
blandish	verb t.	To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to caress; to cajole., To make agreeable and enticing.
blanking	present participle & vb. noun	of Blank
blasting	present participle & vb. noun	of Blast, A blast; destruction by a blast, or by some pernicious cause., The act or process of one who, or that which, blasts; the business of one who blasts.
blastema	noun	The structureless, protoplasmic tissue of the embryo; the primitive basis of an organ yet unformed, from which it grows.
blastide	noun	A small, clear space in the segments of the ovum, the precursor of the nucleus.
blastoid	noun	One of the Blastoidea.
blastula	noun	That stage in the development of the ovum in which the outer cells of the morula become more defined and form the blastoderm.
blastule	noun	Same as Blastula.
blatancy	noun	Blatant quality.
blazoned	imp. & past participle	of Blazon
blazoner	noun	One who gives publicity, proclaims, or blazons; esp., one who blazons coats of arms; a herald.
blazonry	noun	Same as Blazon, 3., A coat of arms; an armorial bearing or bearings., Artistic representation or display.
bleached	imp. & past participle	of Bleach, Whitened; make white.
bleacher	noun	One who whitens, or whose occupation is to whiten, by bleaching.
blearing	present participle & vb. noun	of Blear
bleareye	noun	A disease of the eyelids, consisting in chronic inflammation of the margins, with a gummy secretion of sebaceous matter.
bleating	present participle & vb. noun	of Bleat, Crying as a sheep does., The cry of, or as of, a sheep.
bleeding	present participle & vb. noun	of Bleed, Emitting, or appearing to emit, blood or sap, etc.; also, expressing anguish or compassion., A running or issuing of blood, as from the nose or a wound; a hemorrhage; the operation of letting blood, as in surgery; a drawing or running of sap from a tree or plant.
blenched	imp. & past participle	of Blench
blencher	noun	One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer, at a hunt. See Blancher., One who blenches, flinches, or shrinks back.
blending	present participle & vb. noun	of Blend, The act of mingling., The method of laying on different tints so that they may mingle together while wet, and shade into each other insensibly.
blendous	adjective	Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, blende.
blenniid	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the blennies.
blennies	plural	of Blenny
blessing	present participle & vb. noun	of Bless, The act of one who blesses., A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces., A means of happiness; that which promotes prosperity and welfare; a beneficent gift., A gift., Grateful praise or worship.
bletting	noun	A form of decay seen in fleshy, overripe fruit.
blighted	imp. & past participle	of Blight
blimbing	noun	See Bilimbi, etc.
blinding	present participle & vb. noun	of Blind, Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding; obscuring; as, blinding tears; blinding snow., A thin coating of sand and fine gravel over a newly paved road. See Blind, v. t., 4.
blindage	noun	A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.
blinking	present participle & vb. noun	of Blink
blinkard	noun	One who blinks with, or as with, weak eyes., That which twinkles or glances, as a dim star, which appears and disappears.
blissful	adjective	Full of, characterized by, or causing, joy and felicity; happy in the highest degree.
blistery	adjective	Full of blisters.
blithely	adverb	In a blithe manner.
blizzard	noun	A gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow; a furious blast.
bloating	present participle & vb. noun	of Bloat
blocking	present participle & vb. noun	of Block, The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks., Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
blockade	verb t.	The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy., An obstruction to passage., To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See note under Blockade, n., Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress., To obstruct entrance to or egress from.
blockage	noun	The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.
blockish	adjective	Like a block; deficient in understanding; stupid; dull.
bloedite	noun	A hydrous sulphate of magnesium and sodium.
bloncket	adjective	Alt. of Blonket
blooding	present participle & vb. noun	of Blood
bloodily	adverb	In a bloody manner; cruelly; with a disposition to shed blood.
bloodlet	verb t.	bleed; to let blood.
bloodulf	noun	The European bullfinch.
bloodwit	noun	A fine or amercement paid as a composition for the shedding of blood; also, a riot wherein blood was spilled.
bloodied	imp. & past participle	of Bloody
blooming	present participle & vb. noun	of Bloom, The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron., Opening in blossoms; flowering., Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.
bloomary	noun	See Bloomery.
bloomery	noun	A furnace and forge in which wrought iron in the form of blooms is made directly from the ore, or (more rarely) from cast iron.
blossomy	adjective	Full of blossoms; flowery.
blotting	present participle & vb. noun	of Blot
blotched	adjective	Marked or covered with blotches.
blotless	adjective	Without blot.
blowball	noun	The downy seed head of a dandelion, which children delight to blow away.
blowhole	noun	A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the extremity., A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean., A hole in the ice to which whales, seals, etc., come to breathe., An air hole in a casting.
blow-off	noun	A blowing off steam, water, etc.;, as, a blow-off cock or pipe., An outburst of temper or excitement.
blow-out	noun	The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
blowpipe	noun	A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object., A blowgun; a blowtube.
blowtube	noun	A blowgun., A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for discharging paper wads and other light missiles., A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of “metal” (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; — called also blowing tube, and blowpipe.
blubbery	adjective	Swollen; protuberant., Like blubber; gelatinous and quivering; as, a blubbery mass.
bludgeon	noun	A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon.
blueback	noun	A trout (Salmo oquassa) inhabiting some of the lakes of Maine., A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) of the Columbia River and northward., An American river herring (Clupea aestivalis), closely allied to the alewife.
bluebell	noun	A plant of the genus Campanula, especially the Campanula rotundifolia, which bears blue bell-shaped flowers; the harebell., A plant of the genus Scilla (Scilla nutans).
bluebill	noun	A duck of the genus Fuligula. Two American species (F. marila and F. affinis) are common. See Scaup duck.
bluebird	noun	A small song bird (Sialia sialis), very common in the United States, and, in the north, one of the earliest to arrive in spring. The male is blue, with the breast reddish. It is related to the European robin.
bluecoat	noun	One dressed in blue, as a soldier, a sailor, a beadle, etc.
blue-eye	noun	The blue-cheeked honeysucker of Australia.
bluefish	noun	A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the family Carangidae, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack., A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the family Labridae.
bluegown	noun	One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, to whim annually on the king’s birthday were distributed certain alms, including a blue gown; a beadsman.
blue jay		The common jay of the United States (Cyanocitta, or Cyanura, cristata). The predominant color is bright blue.
blueness	noun	The quality of being blue; a blue color.
bluenose	noun	A nickname for a Nova Scotian.
bluepoll	noun	A kind of salmon (Salmo Cambricus) found in Wales.
bluewing	noun	The blue-winged teal. See Teal.
bluffing	present participle & vb. noun	of Bluff
blunging	noun	The process of mixing clay in potteries with a blunger.
blunting	present participle & vb. noun	of Blunt
bluntish	adjective	Somewhat blunt.
blurring	present participle & vb. noun	of Blur
blurting	present participle & vb. noun	of Blurt
blushing	present participle & vb. noun	of Blush, Showing blushes; rosy red; having a warm and delicate color like some roses and other flowers; blooming; ruddy; roseate., The act of turning red; the appearance of a reddish color or flush upon the cheeks.
blushful	adjective	Full of blushes.
boarding	present participle & vb. noun	of Board, The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose., The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards., The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay.
boarfish	noun	A Mediterranean fish (Capros aper), of the family Caproidae; — so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog’s snout., An Australian percoid fish (Histiopterus recurvirostris), valued as a food fish.
boasting	present participle & vb. noun	of Boast, The act of glorying or vaunting; vainglorious speaking; ostentatious display.
boastful	adjective	Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self-praising.
boastive	adjective	Presumptuous.
boatable	adjective	Such as can be transported in a boat., Navigable for boats, or small river craft.
boatbill	noun	A wading bird (Cancroma cochlearia) of the tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost., A perching bird of India, of the genus Eurylaimus.
boat bug		An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta; — so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also boat fly, boat insect, boatman, and water boatman.
boatfuls	plural	of Boatful
boatsman	noun	A boatman.
bobbinet	noun	A kind of cotton lace which is wrought by machines, and not by hand.
bobolink	noun	An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male is black and white; the female is brown; — called also, ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln.
bobwhite	noun	The common quail of North America (Colinus, or Ortyx, Virginianus); — so called from its note.
bocasine	noun	A sort of fine buckram.
bockelet	noun	A kind of long-winged hawk; — called also bockerel, and bockeret.
bockland	noun	See Bookland., Charter land held by deed under certain rents and free services, which differed in nothing from free socage lands. This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds.
bodement	noun	An omen; a prognostic.
bodiless	adjective	Having no body., Without material form; incorporeal.
bodleian	adjective	Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley, or to the celebrated library at Oxford, founded by him in the sixteenth century.
boeotian	adjective	Of or pertaining to Boeotia; hence, stupid; dull; obtuse., A native of Boeotia; also, one who is dull and ignorant.
bogberry	noun	The small cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus), which grows in boggy places.
boggling	present participle & vb. noun	of Boggle
bogglish	adjective	Doubtful; skittish.
bohemian	adjective	Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2., Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or “Bohemian” (see Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and easy., A native of Bohemia., The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of the Slavic family., A restless vagabond; — originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free morals.
boistous	adjective	Rough or rude; coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy.
boldened	imp. & past participle	of Bolden
boldness	noun	The state or quality of being bold.
bolivian	adjective	Of or pertaining to Bolivia., A native of Bolivia.
bollworm	noun	The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops.
bolthead	noun	A long, straight-necked, glass vessel for chemical distillations; — called also a matrass or receiver., The head of a bolt.
boltrope	noun	A rope stitched to the edges of a sail to strengthen the sail.
bombardo	noun	Alt. of Bombardon
bombycid	adjective	Like or pertaining to the genus Bombyx, or the family Bombycidae.
bonassus	noun	The aurochs or European bison. See Aurochs.
bondager	noun	A field worker, esp. a woman who works in the field.
bondmaid	noun	A female slave, or one bound to service without wages, as distinguished from a hired servant.
bondsmen	plural	of Bondsman
bondsman	noun	A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman., A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another.
boneache	noun	Pain in the bones.
bonefish	noun	See Ladyfish.
boneless	adjective	Without bones.
boneshaw	noun	Sciatica.
bongrace	noun	A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion; also, a wide-brimmed hat.
bonhomie	noun	Alt. of Bonhommie
bonibell	noun	See Bonnibel.
boniface	noun	An innkeeper.
boniform	adjective	Sensitive or responsive to moral excellence.
boniness	noun	The condition or quality of being bony.
bonitary	adjective	Beneficial, as opposed to statutory or civil; as, bonitary dominion of land.
bonitoes	plural	of Bonito
bonsmots	plural	of Bonmot
bonneted	adjective	Wearing a bonnet., Protected by a bonnet. See Bonnet, 4 (a).
bonnibel	noun	A handsome girl.
bonspiel	noun	A cur/ing match between clubs.
bontebok	noun	The pied antelope of South Africa (Alcelaphus pygarga). Its face and rump are white. Called also nunni.
boobyish	adjective	Stupid; dull.
boodhism	noun	Same as Buddhism.
boodhist	noun	Same as Buddhist.
boohooed	imp. & past participle	of Boohoe
bookcase	noun	A case with shelves for holding books, esp. one with glazed doors.
bookland	noun	Alt. of Bockland
bookless	adjective	Without books; unlearned.
bookmark	noun	Something placed in a book to guide in finding a particular page or passage; also, a label in a book to designate the owner; a bookplate.
bookmate	noun	A schoolfellow; an associate in study.
bookshop	noun	A bookseller’s shop.
bookwork	noun	Work done upon a book or books (as in a printing office), in distinction from newspaper or job work., Study; application to books.
bookworm	noun	Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known., A student closely attached to books or addicted to study; a reader without appreciation.
boomorah	noun	A small West African chevrotain (Hyaemoschus aquaticus), resembling the musk deer.
boosting	present participle & vb. noun	of Boost
boothale	verb t. & i.	To forage for booty; to plunder.
boothose	noun	Stocking hose, or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots., Hose made to be worn with boots, as by travelers on horseback.
bootikin	noun	A little boot, legging, or gaiter., A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout.
bootjack	noun	A device for pulling off boots.
bootless	adjective	Unavailing; unprofitable; useless; without advantage or success.
bootlick	noun	A toady.
boottree	noun	An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot, consisting of two pieces, together shaped like a leg, between which, when put into the boot, a wedge is driven.
borachte	noun	A large leather bottle for liquors, etc., made of the skin of a goat or other animal. Hence: A drunkard.
boracite	noun	A mineral of a white or gray color occurring massive and in isometric crystals; in composition it is a magnesium borate with magnesium chloride.
boracous	adjective	Relating to, or obtained from, borax; containing borax.
bordeaux	adjective	Pertaining to Bordeaux in the south of France., A claret wine from Bordeaux.
bordello	noun	A brothel; a bawdyhouse; a house devoted to prostitution.
bordered	imp. & past participle	of Border
borderer	noun	One who dwells on a border, or at the extreme part or confines of a country, region, or tract of land; one who dwells near to a place or region.
bordland	noun	Either land held by a bordar, or the land which a lord kept for the maintenance of his board, or table.
bordlode	noun	The service formerly required of a tenant, to carry timber from the woods to the lord’s house.
borecole	noun	A brassicaceous plant of many varieties, cultivated for its leaves, which are not formed into a compact head like the cabbage, but are loose, and are generally curled or wrinkled; kale.
borracho	noun	See Borachio.
borrowed	imp. & past participle	of Borrow
borrower	noun	One who borrows.
boshvark	noun	The bush hog. See under Bush, a thicket.
bosoming	present participle & vb. noun	of Bosom
bosporus	noun	A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a seas; as, the Bosporus (formerly the Thracian Bosporus) or Strait of Constantinople, between the Black Sea and Sea of Marmora; the Cimmerian Bosporus, between the Black Sea and Sea of Azof.
botanist	noun	One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants.
botanize	verb i.	To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study plants., To explore for botanical purposes.
botanies	plural	of Botany
botching	present participle & vb. noun	of Botch
botchery	noun	A botching, or that which is done by botching; clumsy or careless workmanship.
boteless	adjective	Unavailing; in vain. See Bootless.
bothered	imp. & past participle	of Bother
botherer	noun	One who bothers.
bothnian	adjective	Alt. of Bothnic
botryoid	adjective	Alt. of Botryoidal
botryose	adjective	Having the form of a cluster of grapes., Of the racemose or acropetal type of inflorescence.
bottling	present participle & vb. noun	of Bottle, The act or the process of putting anything into bottles (as beer, mineral water, etc.) and corking the bottles.
bottomed	imp. & past participle	of Bottom, Having at the bottom, or as a bottom; resting upon a bottom; grounded; — mostly, in composition; as, sharp-bottomed; well-bottomed.
bottomry	noun	A contract in the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, hypothecates and binds the ship (and sometimes the accruing freight) as security for the repayment of money advanced or lent for the use of the ship, if she terminates her voyage successfully. If the ship is lost by perils of the sea, the lender loses the money; but if the ship arrives safe, he is to receive the money lent, with the interest or premium stipulated, although it may, and usually does, exceed the legal rate of interest. See Hypothecation.
bouchees	noun pl.	Small patties.
boughten	adjective	Purchased; not obtained or produced at home.
bouillon	noun	A nutritious liquid food made by boiling beef, or other meat, in water; a clear soup or broth., An excrescence on a horse’s frush or frog.
bouldery	adjective	Characterized by bowlders.
bouncing	present participle & vb. noun	of Bounce, Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom., Excessive; big.
bounding	present participle & vb. noun	of Bound, Moving with a bound or bounds.
boundary	noun	That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a real or imaginary limit.
bounties	plural	of Bounty
bourgeon	verb i.	To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch.
bournous	noun	See Burnoose.
boutefeu	noun	An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels.
boviform	adjective	Resembling an ox in form; ox-shaped.
bowelled		of Bowel
boweling	present participle & vb. noun	of Bowel
bowenite	noun	A hard, compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island. It is of a light green color and resembles jade.
boweries	plural	of Bowery
bowgrace	noun	A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from injury by floating ice.
bow hand		The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand., The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand.
bowingly	adverb	In a bending manner.
bowldery	adjective	Characterized by bowlders.
bowsprit	noun	A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.
boxberry	noun	The wintergreen. (Gaultheria procumbens).
box-iron	noun	A hollow smoothing iron containing a heater within.
boxthorn	noun	A plant of the genus Lycium, esp. Lycium barbarum.
boydekin	noun	A dagger; a bodkin.
boyishly	adverb	In a boyish manner; like a boy.
brabbler	noun	A clamorous, quarrelsome, noisy fellow; a wrangler.
braccate	adjective	Furnished with feathers which conceal the feet.
bracelet	noun	An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by women or girls., A piece of defensive armor for the arm.
brachial	adjective	Pertaining or belonging to the arm; as, the brachial artery; the brachial nerve., Of the nature of an arm; resembling an arm.
bracchia	plural	of Brachium
brachium	noun	The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow.
brachman	noun	See Brahman.
brackish	adjective	Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline soil.
bracteal	adjective	Having the nature or appearance of a bract.
bractlet	noun	A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that support several flowers.
brad awl		A straight awl with chisel edge, used to make holes for brads, etc.
bragging	present participle & vb. noun	of Brag
braggart	verb i.	A boaster., Boastful.
bragless	adjective	Without bragging.
brahmans	plural	of Brahmin
brahmins	plural	of Brahmin
brahmani	noun	Any Brahman woman.
braiding	present participle & vb. noun	of Braid, The act of making or using braids., Braids, collectively; trimming.
braining	present participle & vb. noun	of Brain
brainish	adjective	Hot-headed; furious.
brainpan	noun	The bones which inclose the brain; the skull; the cranium.
brakemen	plural	of Brakeman
brakeman	noun	A man in charge of a brake or brakes., The man in charge of the winding (or hoisting) engine for a mine.
brambled	adjective	Overgrown with brambles.
braminic		See Brahman, Brachmanic, etc.
brancard	noun	A litter on which a person may be carried.
branches	plural	of Branch
branched	imp. & past participle	of Branch
brancher	noun	That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions., A young hawk when it begins to leave the nest and take to the branches.
branchia	noun	A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have.
branding	present participle & vb. noun	of Brand
brandied	adjective	Mingled with brandy; made stronger by the addition of brandy; flavored or treated with brandy; as, brandied peaches.
brandish	noun	To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish., To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms., A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc.
brandlin	noun	Same as Branlin, fish and worm.
brandies	plural	of Brandy
brangled	imp. & past participle	of Brangle
brangler	noun	A quarrelsome person.
bran-new	adjective	See Brand-new.
brantail	noun	The European redstart; — so called from the red color of its tail.
branular	adjective	Relating to the brain; cerebral.
brassage	noun	A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; — now called seigniorage.
brassart	noun	Armor for the arm; — generally used for the whole arm from the shoulder to the wrist, and consisting, in the 15th and 16th centuries, of many parts.
brassets	noun	See Brassart.
brassica	noun	A genus of plants embracing several species and varieties differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the common cabbage (B. oleracea), broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.; the wild turnip (B. campestris); the common turnip (B. rapa); the rape or coleseed (B. napus), etc.
bratsche	noun	The tenor viola, or viola.
brattice	noun	A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation., Planking to support a roof or wall.
braunite	noun	A native oxide of manganese, of dark brownish black color. It was named from a Mr. Braun of Gotha.
brawling	present participle & vb. noun	of Brawl, Quarreling; quarrelsome; noisy., Making a loud confused noise. See Brawl, v. i., 3.
brazened	imp. & past participle	of Brazen
brazenly	adverb	In a bold, impudent manner.
brazilin	noun	A substance contained in both Brazil wood and Sapan wood, from which it is extracted as a yellow crystalline substance which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by alkalies.
breached	imp. & past participle	of Breach
breaking	present participle & vb. noun	of Break
breakage	noun	The act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles broken., An allowance or compensation for things broken accidentally, as in transportation or use.
breakman	noun	See Brakeman.
break-up	noun	Disruption; a separation and dispersion of the parts or members; as, a break-up of an assembly or dinner party; a break-up of the government.
breaming	present participle & vb. noun	of Bream
breasted	imp. & past participle	of Breast, Having a breast; — used in composition with qualifying words, in either a literal or a metaphorical sense; as, a single-breasted coat.
breathed	imp. & past participle	of Breathe
breather	noun	One who breathes. Hence: (a) One who lives.(b) One who utters. (c) One who animates or inspires., That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise.
breeched	imp. & past participle	of Breech
breeches	noun pl.	A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes., Trousers; pantaloons.
breeding	present participle & vb. noun	of Breed, The act or process of generating or bearing., The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding., Nurture; education; formation of manners., Deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of society., Descent; pedigree; extraction.
brenning	present participle & vb. noun	of Brenne
brennage	noun	A tribute which tenants paid to their lord, in lieu of bran, which they were obliged to furnish for his hounds.
brethren	noun	pl. of Brother., of Brother, of Brother
brettice	noun	The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of coal mines. See Brattice.
brevetcy	noun	The rank or condition of a brevet officer.
breviary	noun	An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary., A book containing the daily public or canonical prayers of the Roman Catholic or of the Greek Church for the seven canonical hours, namely, matins and lauds, the first, third, sixth, and ninth hours, vespers, and compline; — distinguished from the missal.
breviate	noun	A short compend; a summary; a brief statement., A lawyer’s brief., To abbreviate.
breviped	adjective	Having short legs., A breviped bird.
brevipen	noun	A brevipennate bird.
brezilin	noun	See Brazilin.
briarean	adjective	Pertaining to, or resembling, Briareus, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; hence, hundred-handed or many-handed.
bribable	adjective	Capable of being bribed.
bricking	present participle & vb. noun	of Brick, of Brisk
brickbat	noun	A piece or fragment of a brick. See Bat, 4.
bridalty	noun	Celebration of the nuptial feast.
bridebed	noun	The marriage bed.
brideman	noun	See Bridesmaid, Bridesman.
bridging	present participle & vb. noun	of Bridge
bridling	present participle & vb. noun	of Bridle
briefman	noun	One who makes a brief., A copier of a manuscript.
brigaded	imp. & past participle	of Brigade
brighten	adjective	To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to., To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to., To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make cheerful; as, to brighten one’s prospects., To make acute or witty; to enliven., To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.
brightly	adverb	Brilliantly; splendidly; with luster; as, brightly shining armor., With lively intelligence; intelligently.
brimming	present participle & vb. noun	of Brim, Full to the brim; overflowing.
brimless	adjective	Having no brim; as, brimless caps.
brindled	adjective	Having dark streaks or spots on a gray or tawny ground; brinded.
bringing	present participle & vb. noun	of Bring
bristled	imp. & past participle	of Bristle
britzska	noun	A long carriage, with a calash top, so constructed as to give space for reclining at night, when used on a journey.
broached	imp. & past participle	of Broach
broacher	noun	A spit; a broach., One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first publisher or promoter.
broadish	adjective	Rather broad; moderately broad.
brocaded	adjective	Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with raised flowers, etc., Dressed in brocade.
brocatel	noun	A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc., A marble, clouded and veined with white, gray, yellow, and red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also called Siena marble, from its locality.
broccoli	noun	A plant of the Cabbage species (Brassica oleracea) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The “curd,” or flowering head, is the part used for food.
brochure	verb t.	A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet.
brockish	adjective	Beastly; brutal.
brodekin	noun	A buskin or half-boot.
broidery	noun	Embroidery.
broiling	present participle & vb. noun	of Broil, Excessively hot; as, a broiling sun., The act of causing anything to broil.
brokenly	adverb	In a broken, interrupted manner; in a broken state; in broken language.
brokerly	adjective	Mean; servile.
bromlife	noun	A carbonate of baryta and lime, intermediate between witherite and strontianite; — called also alstonite.
bromuret	noun	See Bromide.
bronchia	noun pl.	The bronchial tubes which arise from the branching of the trachea, esp. the subdivision of the bronchi.
bronchic	adjective	Bronchial.
bronchus	noun	One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one of the two primary divisions.
bronzing	present participle & vb. noun	of Bronze, The act or art of communicating to articles in metal, wood, clay, plaster, etc., the appearance of bronze by means of bronze powders, or imitative painting, or by chemical processes., A material for bronzing.
bronzine	noun	A metal so prepared as to have the appearance of bronze., Made of bronzine; resembling bronze; bronzelike.
bronzist	noun	One who makes, imitates, collects, or deals in, bronzes.
bronzite	noun	A variety of enstatite, often having a bronzelike luster. It is a silicate of magnesia and iron, of the pyroxene family.
brooding	present participle & vb. noun	of Brood
brooking	present participle & vb. noun	of Brook
brookite	noun	A mineral consisting of titanic oxide, and hence identical with rutile and octahedrite in composition, but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.
brooklet	noun	A small brook.
brothers	plural	of Brother, of Brother
brougham	noun	A light, close carriage, with seats inside for two or four, and the fore wheels so arranged as to turn short.
browbeat	imp.	of Browbeat, To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully; as, to browbeat witnesses.
browdyng	noun	Embroidery.
browless	adjective	Without shame.
browning	present participle & vb. noun	of Brown, The act or operation of giving a brown color, as to gun barrels, etc., A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
brownian	adjective	Pertaining to Dr. Robert Brown, who first demonstrated (about 1827) the commonness of the motion described below.
brownish	adjective	Somewhat brown.
brownism	noun	The views or teachings of Robert Brown of the Brownists., The doctrines of the Brunonian system of medicine. See Brunonian.
brownist	noun	A follower of Robert Brown, of England, in the 16th century, who taught that every church is complete and independent in itself when organized, and consists of members meeting in one place, having full power to elect and depose its officers., One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.
browpost	noun	A beam that goes across a building.
browsing	present participle & vb. noun	of Browse, Browse; also, a place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.
browspot	noun	A rounded organ between the eyes of the frog; the interocular gland.
bruising	present participle & vb. noun	of Bruise
bruiting	present participle & vb. noun	of Bruit
brumaire	noun	The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox. See Vendemiaire.
brunette	adjective	A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion., Having a dark tint.
brushing	present participle & vb. noun	of Brush, Constructed or used to brush with; as a brushing machine., Brisk; light; as, a brushing gallop.
brushite	noun	A white or gray crystalline mineral consisting of the acid phosphate of calcium.
brussels	noun	A city of Belgium, giving its name to a kind of carpet, a kind of lace, etc.
brustled	imp. & past participle	of Brustle
brutally	adverb	In a brutal manner; cruelly.
bryology	noun	That part of botany which relates to mosses.
bryozoan	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Bryozoa., One of the Bryozoa.
bryozoum	noun	An individual zooid of a bryozoan coralline, of which there may be two or more kinds in a single colony. The zooecia usually have a wreath of tentacles around the mouth, and a well developed stomach and intestinal canal; but these parts are lacking in the other zooids (Avicularia, Ooecia, etc.).
buansuah	noun	The wild dog of northern India (Cuon primaevus), supposed by some to be an ancestral species of the domestic dog.
bubaline	adjective	Resembling a buffalo.
bubbling	present participle & vb. noun	of Bubble
buccinal	adjective	Shaped or sounding like a trumpet; trumpetlike.
buccinum	noun	A genus of large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic seas. It includes the common whelk (B. undatum).
buckling	present participle & vb. noun	of Buckle, Wavy; curling, as hair.
buckshot	noun	A coarse leaden shot, larger than swan shot, used in hunting deer and large game.
buckskin	noun	The skin of a buck., A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin., A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war., Breeches made of buckskin.
bucrania	plural	of Bucranium
buddhism	noun	The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindoo sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, “the awakened or enlightened,” in the sixth century b. c., and adopted as a religion by the greater part of the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Asia and the Indian Islands. Buddha’s teaching is believed to have been atheistic; yet it was characterized by elevated humanity and morality. It presents release from existence (a beatific enfranchisement, Nirvana) as the greatest good. Buddhists believe in transmigration of souls through all phases and forms of life. Their number was estimated in 1881 at 470,000,000.
buddhist	noun	One who accepts the teachings of Buddhism., Of or pertaining to Buddha, Buddhism, or the Buddhists.
budgerow	noun	A large and commodious, but generally cumbrous and sluggish boat, used for journeys on the Ganges.
buffeted	imp. & past participle	of Buffet
buffeter	noun	One who buffets; a boxer.
bufonite	noun	An old name for a fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of Pycnodonts (thick teeth), whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations; toadstone; — so named from a notion that it was originally formed in the head of a toad.
buhlwork	noun	Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal, white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches, etc.
buhlbuhl	noun	See Bulbul.
building	present participle & vb. noun	of Build, The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing., The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture., That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc.
bukshish	noun	See Backsheesh.
bulkhead	noun	A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck., A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pressure of earth or water; a partition wall or structure, as in a mine; the limiting wall along a water front.
bulldoze	verb t.	To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; — used originally of the intimidation of negro voters, in Louisiana.
bulletin	noun	A brief statement of facts respecting some passing event, as military operations or the health of some distinguished personage, issued by authority for the information of the public., Any public notice or announcement, especially of news recently received., A periodical publication, especially one containing the proceeding of a society.
bullfist	noun	Alt. of Bullfice
bullfice	noun	A kind of fungus. See Puffball.
bull fly	noun	Alt. of Bullfly
bullfrog	noun	A very large species of frog (Rana Catesbiana), found in North America; — so named from its loud bellowing in spring.
bullhead	noun	A fresh-water fish of many species, of the genus Uranidea, esp. U. gobio of Europe, and U. Richardsoni of the United States; — called also miller’s thumb., In America, several species of Amiurus; — called also catfish, horned pout, and bullpout., A marine fish of the genus Cottus; the sculpin., The black-bellied plover (Squatarola helvetica); — called also beetlehead., The golden plover., A stupid fellow; a lubber., A small black water insect.
bullirag	noun	To intimidate by bullying; to rally contemptuously; to badger.
bullpout	noun	See Bullhead, 1 (b).
bullweed	noun	Knapweed.
bullwort	noun	See Bishop’s-weed.
bullying	present participle & vb. noun	of Bully
bullyrag	verb t.	Same as Bullirag.
bumbarge	noun	See Bumboat.
bunching	present participle & vb. noun	of Bunch
buncombe	noun	Alt. of Bunkum
bundling	present participle & vb. noun	of Bundle
bungalow	noun	A thatched or tiled house or cottage, of a single story, usually surrounded by a veranda.
bungarum	noun	A venomous snake of India, of the genus Bungarus, allied to the cobras, but without a hood.
bunghole	noun	See Bung, n., 2.
bungling	present participle & vb. noun	of Bungle, Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; as, a bungling workman.
buntline	noun	One of the ropes toggled to the footrope of a sail, used to haul up to the yard the body of the sail when taking it in.
buoyance	noun	Buoyancy.
buoyancy	noun	The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal volume of water., The upward pressure exerted upon a floating body by a fluid, which is equal to the weight of the body; hence, also, the weight of a floating body, as measured by the volume of fluid displaced., Cheerfulness; vivacity; liveliness; sprightliness; — the opposite of heaviness; as, buoyancy of spirits.
burdened	imp. & past participle	of Burden
burdener	noun	One who loads; an oppressor.
bur fish		A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; — called also ball fish, balloon fish, and swellfish.
burgamot	noun	See Bergamot.
burganet	noun	See Burgonet.
burgeois	noun	See 1st Bourgeois., A burgess; a citizen. See 2d Bourgeois.
burglary	noun	Breaking and entering the dwelling house of another, in the nighttime, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether the felonious purpose be accomplished or not.
burgonet	noun	A kind of helmet.
burgrass	noun	Grass of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand, and having burs for fruit.
burgrave	noun	See Burggrave.
burgundy	noun	An old province of France (in the eastern central part)., A richly flavored wine, mostly red, made in Burgundy, France.
burinist	noun	One who works with the burin.
burletta	adjective	A comic operetta; a music farce.
burnable	adjective	Combustible.
burnoose	noun	Alt. of Burnous
burrowed	imp. & past participle	of Burrow
burrower	noun	One who, or that which, burrows; an animal that makes a hole under ground and lives in it.
burschen	plural	of Bursch
bursitis	noun	Inflammation of a bursa.
bursting	present participle & vb. noun	of Burst
bushless	adjective	Free from bushes; bare.
bushment	noun	A thicket; a cluster of bushes., An ambuscade.
business	noun	That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business of life; business before pleasure., Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession., Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions., That which one has to do or should do; special service, duty, or mission., Affair; concern; matter; — used in an indefinite sense, and modified by the connected words., The position, distribution, and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal., Care; anxiety; diligence.
buskined	adjective	Wearing buskins., Trodden by buskins; pertaining to tragedy.
bustling	noun	of Bustle, Agitated; noisy; tumultuous; characterized by confused activity; as, a bustling crowd.
busybody	noun	One who officiously concerns himself with the affairs of others; a meddling person.
butchery	noun	The business of a butcher., Murder or manslaughter, esp. when committed with unusual barbarity; great or cruel slaughter., A slaughterhouse; the shambles; a place where blood is shed.
buttered	imp. & past participle	of Butter
butteris	noun	A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the hoofs of horses.
buttoned	imp. & past participle	of Button
buttress	noun	A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry., Anything which supports or strengthens., To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.
buttweld	verb t.	To unite by a butt weld.
butylene	noun	Any one of three metameric hydrocarbons, C4H8, of the ethylene series. They are gaseous or easily liquefiable.
butyrate	noun	A salt of butyric acid.
butyrone	noun	A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.
butyrous	adjective	Butyraceous.
bylander	noun	See Bilander.
by-place	noun	A retired or private place.
by-spell	noun	A proverb.
byssuses	plural	of Byssus