3 Letter 7 Letter Upwords Words Starting With B

BAA (5) [noun] The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep. | [verb] To make the characteristic cry of a sheep. | [interjection] The characteristic cry of a sheep. | [noun] The letter ب in the Arabic script. BAD (6) [noun] Error, mistake. | [noun] An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good. | [adjective] Unfavorable; negative; not good. | [adjective] Fantastic. | [verb] To issue a command; to tell. | [verb] To shell (a walnut). BAG (6) [noun] A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc. | [noun] A handbag | [noun] A suitcase. BAH (8) [interjection] (sometimes humorous) Expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper. BAL (5) [noun] A festival or celebration, especially a masked ball. | [noun] In Indian English, a child or young person. BAM (7) [interjection] Representing a loud noise or heavy impact. | [interjection] Representing a sudden or abrupt occurrence. | [noun] A ned; a bampot. | [noun] An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. | [noun] Abbreviation of bare-arse minimum. BAN (5) [noun] Prohibition. | [noun] A public proclamation or edict; a summons by public proclamation. Chiefly, in early use, a summons to arms. | [noun] The gathering of the (French) king's vassals for war; the whole body of vassals so assembled, or liable to be summoned; originally, the same as arrière-ban: in the 16th c., French usage created a distinction between ban and arrière-ban, for which see the latter word. | [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Romanian leu. | [noun] A unit measuring information or entropy based on base-ten logarithms, rather than the base-two logarithms that define the bit. | [noun] A title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century. BAP (7) [noun] A soft bread roll, originally from Scotland. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast. | [verb] To hit lightly. BAR (5) [noun] A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length. | [noun] A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is 1/4 inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip. | [noun] A cuboid piece of any solid commodity. | [verb] To obstruct the passage of (someone or something). | [noun] A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, approximately equal to atmospheric pressure at sea level. BAS (5) [noun] (Egyptian mythology) A being's soul or personality, represented as a bird-headed figure, which survives after death but must be sustained with offerings of food. | [noun] Father, baba. BAT (5) [noun] Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous. | [noun] An old woman. | [noun] A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket. | [verb] To flutter | [noun] A packsaddle. | [noun] The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang. BAY (8) [noun] A berry. | [noun] Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries. | [noun] Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb. | [noun] A body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land. | [noun] An opening in a wall, especially between two columns. | [noun] The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked. | [noun] A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses. BED (6) [noun] A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. | [noun] A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. | [noun] (heading) A layer or surface. BEE (5) [noun] A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey. | [noun] A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee. | [noun] A community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee. | [noun] A ring or torque; a bracelet. | [verb] Obsolete spelling of be | [noun] The name of the Latin-script letter B. | [noun] (usually in the plural) Any of the pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through. BEG (6) [noun] The act of begging; an imploring request. | [verb] To request the help of someone, often in the form of money. | [verb] To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat. | [noun] A provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire; a bey. | [noun] The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states. BEL (5) [noun] A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively. | [noun] A tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos. | [noun] The fruit of the tree, also called the wood apple. BEN (5) [noun] A prayer; a petition. | [noun] Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but). | [adjective] Inner, interior. | [noun] A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben. | [noun] (usually capitalised) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames). | [noun] A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak. | [adjective] Good. BET (5) [noun] A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event). | [noun] A degree of certainty. | [verb] To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager. | [noun] The second letter of the Aramaic alphabet, 𐡁 | [preposition] Between BEY (8) [noun] A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions | [noun] In various other places, a prince or nobleman BIB (7) [noun] An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating. | [noun] Similar items of clothing such as the Chinese dudou and Vietnamese yem. | [noun] A rectangular piece of material, carrying a bib number, worn as identification by entrants in a race. | [verb] To beep (e.g. a car horn). BID (6) [verb] To issue a command; to tell. | [verb] To invite; to summon. | [verb] To utter a greeting or salutation. | [verb] To issue a command; to tell. BIG (6) [noun] Someone or something that is large in stature | [noun] An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name. | [noun] (as plural) The big leagues, big time. | [verb] To inhabit; occupy | [noun] One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley. BIN (5) [noun] A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container. | [noun] A container for rubbish or waste. | [noun] Any of the discrete intervals in a histogram, etc | [noun] (in Arabic names) son of; equivalent to Hebrew בן. | [noun] A thing which can have only (one or the other of) two values. BIO (5) [noun] Biographical sketch | [noun] Bioscope; cinema | [adjective] Biological. BIS (5) [noun] A bisexual person. | [adverb] Twice; showing that something is, or is to be, repeated, such as a passage of music, or an item in accounts. BIT (5) [noun] A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal. | [noun] A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes. | [noun] A coin of a specified value. | [adjective] Bitten. | [noun] A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0. BIZ (14) [noun] Business. BOA (5) [noun] Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico, and the chevalier boa of Peru. | [noun] (plural "boas") A type of scarf typically made from feathers. BOB (7) [noun] A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement. | [noun] A curtsy. | [noun] A bobber (buoyant fishing device). | [noun] A bob haircut. | [noun] (Kenya) A shilling. | [noun] A dish made of small pieces of meat, with or without vegetables, which are skewered on a wooden or metal stick and roasted in an oven or over an open fire. | [noun] A graphical element, resembling a hardware sprite, that can be blitted around the screen in large numbers. BOD (6) [noun] The body. | [noun] A person. BOG (6) [noun] An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking; a marsh or swamp. | [noun] Confusion, difficulty, or any other thing or place that impedes progress in the manner of such areas. | [noun] The acidic soil of such areas, principally composed of peat; marshland, swampland. | [noun] An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”). | [noun] Puffery, boastfulness. | [verb] (usually with "off") To go away. BOO (5) [noun] A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval. | [verb] To shout extended boos derisively. | [verb] To shout extended boos at, as a form of derision. | [noun] A close acquaintance or significant other. | [noun] Cannabis. BOP (7) [noun] A very light smack, blow or punch. | [verb] To strike gently or playfully. | [noun] A style of improvised jazz from the 1940s. BOS (5) [noun] Plural of "bo," a long wooden staff used as a weapon in martial arts. BOT (5) [noun] The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses. | [verb] To bugger | [verb] To ask for and be given something with the direct intention of exploiting the thing’s usefulness, almost exclusively with cigarettes. | [noun] A physical robot. BOW (8) [noun] A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows. | [noun] A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow). | [noun] A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments. | [noun] A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence | [noun] The front of a boat or ship. | [noun] A firm branch of a tree. BOX (12) [noun] Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. | [noun] Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space | [verb] To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes. | [noun] Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Buxus, especially the common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary. | [noun] A blow with the fist. | [noun] A Mediterranean food fish of the genus Boops, which is a variety of sea bream; a bogue or oxeye. BOY (8) [noun] A young male. | [noun] (diminutive) A male child: a son of any age. | [noun] (diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker. BRA (5) [noun] An item of underwear worn to support the breasts; now commonly shortened to bra. | [noun] One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the other being the ket. | [noun] Friend BRO (5) [noun] Brother; a male sibling | [noun] Brother; a male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals. | [noun] Brother; usually used to address a male BRR (5) [interjection] An exclamation used to express cold or shivering. BUB (7) [noun] An alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer. | [noun] A woman's breast. | [noun] A term of familiar address; bubba; bubby. | [noun] A baby. | [noun] Champagne; bubbly. BUD (6) [noun] A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded. | [noun] Something that has begun to develop. | [noun] A small rounded body in the process of splitting from an organism, which may grow into a genetically identical new organism. | [noun] Buddy, friend. BUG (6) [noun] An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”). | [noun] Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug, mudbug. | [noun] Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest. BUM (7) [noun] The buttocks. | [noun] The anus. | [verb] To sodomize; to engage in anal sex. | [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man. | [verb] To depress; to make unhappy. | [noun] A humming noise. | [noun] A bumbailiff. BUN (5) [noun] A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced. | [noun] A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head. | [noun] A cupcake. | [noun] A rabbit or sometimes a squirrel. | [noun] Marijuana cigarette, joint | [noun] A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm. BUR (5) [noun] A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants. | [noun] Any of several plants having such husks. | [noun] A rotary cutting implement having a selection of variously shaped heads. BUS (5) [noun] A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads. | [noun] An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components. | [noun] (medical industry) An ambulance. BUT (5) [noun] An instance or example of using the word "but". | [noun] The outer room of a small two-room cottage. | [noun] A limit; a boundary. BUY (8) [noun] Something which is bought; a purchase. | [verb] To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods | [verb] To obtain by some sacrifice. BYE (8) [noun] The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team. | [noun] An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman. | [noun] A dwelling. | [interjection] Goodbye. | [noun] A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey. BYS (8) [noun] Plural of by, used in phrases like "by the by" or in Scottish dialect meaning "side" or "beside."

BAAL (6) [noun] A deity worshipped in ancient Phoenician and Hebrew cultures. | [noun] In Scrabble, a valid word referring to a false god or idol. BAAS (6) [noun] An employer, a boss. Frequently as a form of address. | [noun] The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep. | [verb] To make the characteristic cry of a sheep. BABA (8) [noun] A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. | [noun] (esp. among people of East European ancestry) A grandmother. | [noun] An old woman, especially a traditional old woman from an eastern European culture. BABE (8) [noun] A baby or infant; a very young human or animal. | [noun] An attractive person, especially a young woman. | [noun] Darling (term of endearment). BABU (8) [noun] (Indian English) A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man | [noun] (Indian English) (Originally) a Hindu gentleman employed to work as a clerk for the colonial administration; now, a clerk or low-ranking government official. BABY (11) [noun] A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. | [noun] Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chickens for the babies of birds. See for more. | [noun] Unborn young; a fetus. BACH (11) [noun] (northern) A holiday home, usually small and near the beach, often with only one or two rooms and of simple construction. | [verb] To live apart from women, as during the period when a divorce is in progress. (Compare bachelor pad.) BACK (12) [noun] The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. | [noun] That which is farthest away from the front. | [noun] Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back. | [noun] A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc. BADE (7) [verb] To issue a command; to tell. | [verb] To invite; to summon. | [verb] To utter a greeting or salutation. BADS (7) [noun] Plural of bad, used as a noun to refer to bad things or negative aspects. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of the verb "bad," meaning to make worse or to worsen. BAFF (12) [verb] To strike or hit. | [verb] To baffle or perplex. BAGS (7) [noun] A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc. | [noun] A handbag | [noun] A suitcase. | [verb] To reserve for oneself. BAHT (9) [noun] The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang. | [adverb] Without (Yorkshire dialect, famously part of the song title On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at) BAIL (6) [noun] Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. | [noun] Release from imprisonment on payment of such money. | [noun] The person providing such payment. | [verb] To exit quickly. | [noun] A hoop, ring or handle (especially of a kettle or bucket). | [verb] To confine. BAIT (6) [noun] Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. | [noun] Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests. | [noun] Anything which allures; something used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something | [verb] To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport. | [verb] To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey. | [adjective] Obvious; blatant. BAKE (10) [noun] The act of cooking food by baking. | [noun] Any of various baked dishes resembling casserole. | [noun] A social event at which food (such as seafood) is baked, or at which baked food is served. BALD (7) [noun] A mountain summit or crest that lacks forest growth despite a warm climate conducive to such, as is found in many places in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. | [verb] To become bald. | [adjective] Having no hair, fur or feathers. BALE (6) [noun] Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death. | [noun] Suffering, woe, torment. | [noun] A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire. | [noun] A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation. | [verb] To remove water from a boat with buckets etc. BALK (10) [noun] An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. | [noun] The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. | [noun] Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks". | [verb] To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring. BALL (6) [noun] A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. | [noun] A round or ellipsoidal object. | [noun] (mildly, usually in the plural) A testicle. | [noun] A formal dance. BALM (8) [noun] Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America. | [noun] A plant or tree yielding such substance. | [noun] Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one. BALS (6) [noun] Plural of bal, a type of traditional Balinese dance or festival. | [noun] Plural of bal, an archaic or dialectal term for balls or dances. BAMS (8) [noun] Plural of bam, an exclamation or the sound of a loud impact. | [verb] Third person singular of bam, meaning to strike or shut forcefully. BAND (7) [noun] A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. | [noun] A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area. | [noun] A strip of decoration. | [noun] A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist. | [verb] To tie; to confine by any ligature. BANE (6) [noun] A cause of misery or death. | [noun] Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants. | [noun] A killer, murderer, slayer. | [noun] Bone BANG (7) [noun] A sudden percussive noise. | [noun] A strike upon an object causing such a noise. | [noun] An explosion. | [noun] Cannabis, especially as used in the Indian subcontinent. BANI (6) [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Romanian leu. | [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Moldovan leu. BANK (10) [noun] An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs. | [noun] A branch office of such an institution. | [noun] An underwriter or controller of a card game; also banque. | [noun] An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse. | [noun] A row or panel of items stored or grouped together. | [noun] A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars. BANS (6) [noun] Prohibition. | [noun] A public proclamation or edict; a summons by public proclamation. Chiefly, in early use, a summons to arms. | [noun] The gathering of the (French) king's vassals for war; the whole body of vassals so assembled, or liable to be summoned; originally, the same as arrière-ban: in the 16th c., French usage created a distinction between ban and arrière-ban, for which see the latter word. BAPS (8) [noun] A soft bread roll, originally from Scotland. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast. BARB (8) [noun] The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. | [noun] A hurtful or disparaging remark. | [noun] A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it. | [noun] The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors. | [noun] A barbiturate. BARD (7) [noun] A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men. | [noun] (by extension) A poet. | [noun] A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.) BARE (6) [noun] (‘the bare’) The surface, the (bare) skin. | [noun] Surface; body; substance. | [noun] That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather. | [verb] To uncover; to reveal. | [verb] To carry or convey, literally or figuratively. BARF (9) [noun] Vomit | [verb] To vomit. | [verb] Of a system: to fail. BARK (10) [noun] The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals. | [noun] An abrupt loud vocal utterance. | [verb] To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). | [noun] The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree. | [noun] A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge. BARM (8) [noun] (obsolete outside dialectal) Bosom, lap. | [noun] Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast. | [noun] A small, flat, round individual loaf or roll of bread. | [verb] To spurge; foam BARN (6) [noun] A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle. | [noun] A unit of surface area equal to 10−28 square metres. | [noun] An arena. | [noun] A child. BARS (6) [noun] A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length. | [noun] A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is 1/4 inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip. | [noun] A cuboid piece of any solid commodity. BASE (6) [noun] Something from which other things extend; a foundation. | [noun] The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis. | [noun] A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material. | [adjective] Low in height; short. | [noun] The game of prisoners' bars. | [noun] Acronym of building, antenna-tower, span, earth. BASH (9) [noun] A large party; gala event. | [noun] An attack that consists of placing all one's weight into a downward attack with one's fists. | [verb] To strike heavily. | [verb] To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance. BASK (10) [verb] To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat. | [verb] To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in"). BASS (6) [noun] A low spectrum of sound tones. | [noun] A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor. | [noun] One who sings in the bass range. | [noun] The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes. | [noun] The fibrous inner bark of the linden or lime tree, used for making mats. BAST (6) [noun] Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants and used for matting and cord. BATE (6) [verb] To reduce the force of something; to abate. | [verb] To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation | [verb] (sometimes figurative) To cut off, remove, take away. | [noun] Strife; contention. | [noun] An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning. | [verb] To hit; strike | [verb] To masturbate. BATH (9) [noun] A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. | [noun] A building or area where bathing occurs. | [noun] The act of bathing. | [noun] A former Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about 23 L or 6 gallons). BATS (6) [noun] Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous. | [noun] An old woman. | [noun] A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket. BATT (6) [noun] Pieces of fabric or fibre used for stuffing; as for batting or insulation | [noun] (usually in the plural) A shoe. BAUD (7) [noun] A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second. | [noun] Bps (bits per second), regardless of how many bits are represented by each symbol. BAWD (10) [noun] A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer, a madame. | [noun] A lewd person. | [verb] To procure women for lewd purposes. BAWL (9) [noun] A loud, intense shouting or wailing. | [verb] To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner. | [verb] To wail; to give out a blaring cry. BAYS (9) [noun] A berry. | [noun] Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries. | [noun] Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb. | [noun] Baize. BEAD (7) [noun] Prayer, later especially with a rosary. | [noun] Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster. | [noun] A small, round object. BEAK (10) [noun] Anatomical uses. | [noun] Figurative uses. | [noun] Colloquial uses. BEAM (8) [noun] Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. | [noun] One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones. | [noun] The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam) BEAN (6) [noun] A reusable software component written in Java. | [noun] Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods. | [noun] The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean or garbanzo bean). BEAR (6) [noun] A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of family Ursidae. | [noun] A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person. | [noun] An investor who sells commodities, securities or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices. | [verb] To carry or convey, literally or figuratively. | [noun] Barley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley. | [noun] A pillowcase; a fabric case or covering as for a pillow. BEAT (6) [noun] A stroke; a blow. | [noun] A pulsation or throb. | [noun] A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece. | [noun] A beatnik. BEAU (6) [noun] A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop. | [noun] A male lover; a boyfriend. | [noun] A male escort. BECK (12) [noun] A stream or small river. | [noun] A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, especially as a call or command. | [verb] To nod or motion with the head. | [noun] A vat. | [noun] Anatomical uses. BEDS (7) [noun] A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. | [noun] A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. | [noun] (heading) A layer or surface. BEDU (7) [noun] A member of the nomadic Arab peoples of the desert regions of North Africa and the Middle East, also spelled Bedouin. BEEF (9) [noun] The meat from a cow, bull or other bovine. | [noun] (plural: beefs) A grudge; dislike (of something or someone); lack of faith or trust (in something or someone); a reason for a dislike or grudge. (often + with) | [verb] To complain. BEEN (6) [noun] A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey. BEEP (8) [noun] The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound. | [noun] A short, electronically produced tone. | [verb] To sound (something that makes a beep). BEER (6) [noun] An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor. | [noun] A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc. | [noun] A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid. | [noun] One who is or exists. BEES (6) [noun] A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey. | [noun] A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee. | [noun] A community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee. BEET (6) [noun] Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar. | [noun] A beetroot, a swollen root of such a plant. | [verb] To improve; to mend. BEGS (7) [noun] The act of begging; an imploring request. | [verb] To request the help of someone, often in the form of money. | [verb] To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat. BELL (6) [noun] A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck. | [noun] The sounding of a bell as a signal. | [noun] A telephone call. | [noun] The bellow or bay of certain animals, such as a hound on the hunt or a stag in rut. BELS (6) [noun] A tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos. | [noun] The fruit of the tree, also called the wood apple. | [noun] A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively. BELT (6) [noun] A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing. | [noun] A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt. | [noun] A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power. BEMA (8) [noun] A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly. | [noun] Raised area of worship in a synagogue upon which rests the Holy Ark containing Scrolls of Torah. BEND (7) [noun] A curve. | [noun] Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines. | [noun] (in the plural, underwater diving, with the) A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness. BENE (6) BENS (6) [noun] A prayer; a petition. | [noun] Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but). | [noun] A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben. | [noun] (job advertisements) benefits BENT (6) [verb] To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means. | [verb] To become curved. | [verb] To cause to change direction. | [noun] Any of various stiff or reedy grasses. BERG (7) [noun] An iceberg. | [noun] Mountain BERM (8) [noun] A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope | [noun] A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath | [noun] A terrace formed by wave action along a beach BEST (6) [noun] The supreme effort one can make, or has made. | [noun] One's best behavior. | [noun] The person (or persons; or thing or things) that is (are) most excellent. BETA (6) [noun] The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase. | [noun] Used in marking scheme: α, β, γ or α+, α, α-, β etc. | [noun] Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices. BETH (9) [noun] The second letter of the Aramaic alphabet, 𐡁 | [noun] The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ב | [noun] The second letter of the Syriac alphabet, ܒ BETS (6) [noun] A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event). | [noun] A degree of certainty. | [verb] To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager. BEVY (12) [noun] (collective) A group of animals, in particular quail. | [noun] (collective) A group of women. | [noun] (collective) A large group or collection. BEYS (9) [noun] A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions | [noun] In various other places, a prince or nobleman BHUT (9) [noun] A variety of extremely hot chili pepper, also known as the ghost pepper, native to India. BIAS (6) [noun] Inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection. | [noun] The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric. | [noun] A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference. BIBB (10) [noun] A bibcock. BIBS (8) [noun] An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating. | [noun] Similar items of clothing such as the Chinese dudou and Vietnamese yem. | [noun] A rectangular piece of material, carrying a bib number, worn as identification by entrants in a race. BICE (8) [noun] A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt. | [noun] A cobalt blue pigment. BIDE (7) [verb] To bear; to endure; to tolerate. | [verb] To dwell or reside in a location; to abide. | [verb] To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain. BIDS (7) [verb] To issue a command; to tell. | [verb] To invite; to summon. | [verb] To utter a greeting or salutation. BIER (6) [noun] A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person. | [noun] A platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed. | [noun] A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woollen cloth. BIFF (12) [noun] A sudden, sharp blow or punch. | [noun] A wipeout. | [verb] To punch or hit. BIGS (7) [noun] Someone or something that is large in stature | [noun] An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name. | [noun] (as plural) The big leagues, big time. BIKE (10) [noun] A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals. | [noun] A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs. | [noun] The best possible hand in lowball. | [noun] A hive of bees, or a nest of wasps, hornets, or ants. BILE (6) [noun] A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion. | [noun] Bitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility. | [noun] Two of the four humours, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology. | [noun] A boil (kind of swelling). BILK (10) [noun] The spoiling of someone's score in the crib. | [noun] A deception, a hoax. | [noun] A cheat or swindler. BILL (6) [noun] Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff. | [noun] A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. | [noun] Somebody armed with a bill; a billman. | [noun] The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal. | [noun] A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.) | [noun] The bell, or boom, of the bittern. BIMA (8) [noun] The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium. BIND (7) [noun] That which binds or ties. | [noun] A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary. | [noun] Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine. BINE (6) [noun] A climbing plant which climbs by its shoots growing in a helix around a support (distinct from a vine, which climbs using tendrils or suckers). | [noun] Cigarette BINS (6) [noun] A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container. | [noun] A container for rubbish or waste. | [noun] Any of the discrete intervals in a histogram, etc | [noun] (birding) Binoculars. BINT (6) [noun] A woman, a girl. BIOS (6) [noun] Biographical sketch | [noun] Bioscope; cinema | [noun] A person's life story, especially one published. | [noun] In the philosophy of Giorgio Agamben, a particular mode of life; "qualified life", as opposed to the bare life or zoe. BIRD (7) [noun] A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs. | [noun] A man, fellow. | [noun] A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive. | [noun] A prison sentence. | [noun] The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended. BIRK (10) BIRL (6) [verb] To pour a drink (for). | [verb] To drink deeply or excessively; carouse. | [noun] A girl of boyish appearance. BIRR (6) [noun] Force, vigor, energy | [noun] A strong wind. | [noun] The force of movement; rush, impetus, momentum, driving force | [noun] The currency of Ethiopia, divided into 100 santims. BISE (6) [noun] A cold northerly wind that blows down from the Alps and across Switzerland and neighboring regions. BISK (10) [noun] A rich soup made from shellfish or meat. | [noun] A type of hard, twice-baked biscuit or rusk. BITE (6) [noun] The act of biting. | [noun] The wound left behind after having been bitten. | [noun] The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting. BITS (6) [noun] A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal. | [noun] A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes. | [noun] A coin of a specified value. BITT (6) [noun] The bitts. | [noun] A bollard. | [verb] To put round the bitts. BIZE (15) [noun] A cold northwesterly wind that blows across Switzerland and neighboring regions. | [noun] A variant spelling of "bise," a similar cold wind in Alpine regions. BLAB (8) [noun] One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper. | [noun] Gossip; prattle. | [verb] To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. BLAE (6) [noun] A dark blue or blue-black color, particularly used in Scottish dialect to describe the color of blackberries or bilberries. BLAH (9) [noun] Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. | [noun] (in plural, the blahs) A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, etc. | [verb] To utter idle, meaningless talk. BLAM (8) [noun] A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot | [verb] To shoot, to let gunfire pass. | [verb] To shoot, to kill by gunshot. | [noun] Spam posted to a blog BLAT (6) [verb] To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat. | [verb] To make a senseless noise. | [verb] To talk inconsiderately. | [noun] Connections; relationships; one's social or business network (in Russian or Soviet society). BLAW (9) BLEB (8) [noun] A bubble, such as in paint or glass. | [noun] A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid. | [noun] An irregular bulge in the plasma membrane of a cell undergoing apoptosis. BLED (7) [verb] (of a person or animal) To lose blood through an injured blood vessel. | [verb] To let or draw blood from. | [verb] To take large amounts of money from. | [noun] (in parts of French North Africa) Hinterland, field. BLET (6) [verb] To overripen or decay, as fruit does when it becomes soft and brown. | [noun] The process of fruit becoming overripe. BLEW (9) [verb] To produce an air current. | [verb] To propel by an air current. | [verb] To be propelled by an air current. BLIN (6) [noun] Cessation; end. | [verb] To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up. | [noun] A blintz. BLIP (8) [verb] To emit one or more bleeps. | [verb] To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps. | [noun] A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen. BLOB (8) [noun] A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. | [noun] In astronomy, a large cloud of gas. In particular, an extended Lyman-Alpha blob is a huge body of gas that may be the precursor to a galaxy. | [noun] A bubble; a bleb. | [noun] Acronym of binary large object. (a data type that allows storage of binary data often of indeterminate length). BLOC (8) [noun] A group of voters or politicians who share common goals. | [noun] A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance: e.g., the eastern bloc, the western bloc, a trading bloc, the Eurozone, the European Union. BLOT (6) [noun] A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. | [noun] (by extension) A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace. | [noun] A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier. BLOW (9) [noun] A strong wind. | [noun] A chance to catch one’s breath. | [noun] Cocaine. | [adjective] Blue. | [noun] The act of striking or hitting. | [noun] A mass or display of flowers; a yield. BLUB (8) [noun] The act of blubbing. | [verb] To cry, whine or blubber (usually carries a connotation of disapproval). | [verb] To swell; to puff out, as with weeping. BLUE (6) [noun] The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this. | [noun] A blue dye or pigment. | [noun] Any of several processes to protect metal against rust. | [adjective] (entertainment) Pornographic or profane. BLUR (6) [noun] A smear, smudge or blot | [noun] Something that appears hazy or indistinct | [noun] A moral stain or blot. BOAR (6) [noun] A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. | [noun] A male pig. | [noun] A male boar (sense 1). BOAS (6) [noun] Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico, and the chevalier boa of Peru. | [noun] (plural "boas") A type of scarf typically made from feathers. BOAT (6) [noun] A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind. | [noun] A full house. | [noun] A vehicle, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape. BOBS (8) [noun] A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement. | [noun] A curtsy. | [noun] A bobber (buoyant fishing device). BOCK (12) [noun] A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption. BODE (7) [noun] An omen; a foreshadowing. | [verb] To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell. | [verb] (followed by "well", "ill", "no good", etc.) To betoken or augur something good or bad that will happen in the future. | [noun] A bid; an offer. | [noun] A messenger; a herald. | [noun] A stop; a halting; delay. | [verb] To bear; to endure; to tolerate. BODS (7) [noun] The body. | [noun] A person. BODY (10) [noun] Physical frame. | [noun] Main section. | [noun] Coherent group. BOFF (12) [noun] (entertainment) A big laugh. | [noun] (entertainment) A line in a film etc that elicits such a laugh. | [noun] (entertainment) A great success; a hit. | [noun] A pupil who works hard; a swot. | [noun] A hit or smack. BOGS (7) [noun] An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking; a marsh or swamp. | [noun] Confusion, difficulty, or any other thing or place that impedes progress in the manner of such areas. | [noun] The acidic soil of such areas, principally composed of peat; marshland, swampland. BOGY (10) [noun] One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. | [noun] An outlaw. | [noun] One who cheats others. BOIL (6) [noun] A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. | [noun] The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour. | [noun] A dish of boiled food, especially based on seafood. BOLA (6) [noun] A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord. BOLD (7) [noun] A dwelling; habitation; building. | [adjective] Courageous, daring. | [adjective] Visually striking; conspicuous. | [verb] To make (a font or some text) bold. BOLE (6) [noun] The trunk or stem of a tree. | [noun] Any of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually coloured red by iron oxide, and composed essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina, or more rarely of magnesia. | [noun] (colour) The shade of reddish brown which resembles this clay. | [noun] The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. | [noun] An aperture with a shutter in the wall of a house, to admit air or light. BOLL (6) [noun] The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. | [noun] An old dry measure equal to six bushels. | [verb] To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed. BOLO (6) [noun] A long, heavy, single-edged machete. | [noun] A type of punch; an uppercut. | [verb] To attack or despatch with a bolo knife. | [noun] A soldier not capable of the minimum standards of marksmanship. | [noun] A string or leather necktie secured with an ornamental slide. | [noun] A request for law enforcement officers to be on the lookout for a suspect. BOLT (6) [noun] A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. | [noun] A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism. | [noun] A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open. | [noun] A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter. BOMB (10) [noun] An explosive device used or intended as a weapon. | [noun] A failure; an unpopular commercial product. | [noun] A large amount of money. BOND (7) [noun] Evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds. | [noun] A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture. | [noun] A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond. | [noun] A peasant; churl. BONE (6) [noun] A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. | [noun] Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of bone. | [noun] A bone of a fish; a fishbone. | [verb] To apprehend, steal. | [verb] To sight along an object or set of objects to check whether they are level or in line. | [noun] A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭). BONG (7) [noun] The clang of a large bell. | [noun] Doorbell chimes. | [verb] To pull a bell. | [noun] A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances; especially marijuana or pot. | [noun] A very wide piton. | [noun] (thieves' cant) A purse. | [noun] An Australian Aboriginal person. BONK (10) [noun] A bump on the head. | [noun] Any minor collision or random meeting. | [noun] An act of sexual intercourse. BONY (9) [adjective] Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous. | [adjective] Full of bones | [adjective] With little flesh; skinny, thin BOOB (8) [noun] Idiot, fool. | [verb] To behave stupidly; to act like a boob. | [verb] To make a mistake | [noun] A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent human female. | [noun] A prison; jail. BOOK (10) [noun] A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. | [noun] A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book. | [noun] A major division of a long work. | [verb] To reserve (something) for future use. | [verb] (with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven. BOOM (8) [noun] A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion. | [noun] A rapid expansion or increase. | [noun] One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds. | [noun] A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour. | [noun] A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity. BOON (6) [noun] A prayer; petition. | [noun] That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction. | [noun] A good thing; a blessing or benefit; a thing to be thankful for. | [adjective] Good; prosperous. | [noun] The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching. BOOR (6) [noun] A peasant. | [noun] A Boer, white South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent. | [noun] A yokel, country bumpkin. BOOS (6) [noun] A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval. | [verb] To shout extended boos derisively. | [verb] To shout extended boos at, as a form of derision. BOOT (6) [noun] A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. | [noun] A blow with the foot; a kick. | [noun] A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc. | [noun] Remedy, amends. | [noun] The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device. | [noun] A bootleg recording. BOPS (8) [noun] A very light smack, blow or punch. | [verb] To strike gently or playfully. | [noun] A style of improvised jazz from the 1940s. BORA (6) [noun] A initiation ceremony for males among the Aborigines of New South Wales. | [noun] A cold, often dry, northeasterly wind which blows, sometimes in violent gusts, down from mountains on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. It also applies to cold, squally, downslope winds in other parts of the world. BORE (6) [noun] A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter. | [noun] The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter. | [noun] A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring. | [noun] A sudden and rapid flow of tide occuring in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave. | [verb] To carry or convey, literally or figuratively. BORN (6) [verb] To carry or convey, literally or figuratively. | [verb] To support, sustain, or endure. | [verb] To support, keep up, or maintain. | [noun] A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals. BORT (6) [noun] Poor-quality diamond, used for industrial cutting or abrasion; a poorly crystallized diamond. BOSH (9) [noun] Nonsense. | [interjection] An expression of disbelief or annoyance. | [noun] The lower part of a blast furnace, between the hearth and the stack. | [noun] A figure. | [verb] To consume (illicit drugs). BOSK (10) [noun] A small wooded area or thicket. | [noun] A small bush or shrub. BOSS (6) [noun] A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor. | [noun] A person in charge of a business or company. | [noun] A leader, the head of an organized group or team. | [noun] A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object. | [noun] A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw. BOTA (6) [noun] A leather bottle or bag, typically made from a goatskin, used for storing and carrying liquids such as wine or water. BOTH (9) [pronoun] Each of the two, or of the two kinds. | [conjunction] Including both of (used with and). | [conjunction] Including all of (used with and). BOTS (6) [noun] The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses. | [noun] A physical robot. | [noun] A piece of software designed to complete a minor but repetitive task automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account. BOTT (6) [noun] The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses. BOUT (6) [noun] A period of something, usually painful or unpleasant. | [noun] A boxing match. | [noun] An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept. | [preposition] In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of. BOWL (9) [noun] A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. | [noun] As much as is held by a bowl. | [noun] A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl. | [noun] The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls. BOWS (9) [noun] A firm branch of a tree. | [noun] The gallows. | [noun] A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows. BOXY (16) [adjective] Box-like or box-shaped. BOYO (9) [noun] A boy or lad. | [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A stereotypically Welsh form of address for a man, usually younger than the speaker. BOYS (9) [noun] A young male. | [noun] (diminutive) A male child: a son of any age. | [noun] (diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker. BOZO (15) [noun] A stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man. BRAD (7) [noun] A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin. | [noun] (elementary school usage) A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet. | [verb] To attach using a brad. BRAE (6) [noun] The sloping bank of a river valley. | [noun] Any hillside or slope. BRAG (7) [noun] A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification. | [noun] The thing which is boasted of. | [noun] (by ellipsis) The card game three card brag. BRAN (6) [noun] The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain. | [noun] The European carrion crow. BRAS (6) [noun] One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the other being the ket. | [noun] Friend | [noun] Female version of bro BRAT (6) [noun] A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish. | [noun] A son or daughter (at any age) of an active military service member. | [noun] A turbot or flatfish | [noun] Bratwurst | [noun] A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime. | [noun] Acronym of Born, Raised, And Transferred. BRAW (9) [adjective] Fine or good; excellent (Scottish English). BRAY (9) [noun] The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel. | [noun] (by extension) Any discordant, grating, or harsh sound. | [verb] Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry. | [verb] To crush or pound, especially using a pestle and mortar. BRED (7) [verb] To produce offspring sexually; to bear young. | [verb] To give birth to; to be the native place of. | [verb] Of animals, to mate. BREE (6) [noun] A type of soft cheese, typically French, with a white rind and creamy interior. | [noun] The sound of wind or a breeze (Scottish/archaic). BREN (6) [verb] To burn (to set ablaze). BREW (9) [noun] The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as a cup of tea or a brewed beer. | [noun] A beer. | [verb] To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water. | [noun] A hill or overhanging cliff. BRIE (6) [noun] A variety of soft, mild French cheese made from cow's milk. BRIG (7) [noun] A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast | [noun] A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft. | [noun] Bridge. | [noun] Brigadier. BRIM (8) [noun] The sea; ocean; water; flood. | [noun] An edge or border (originally specifically of the sea or a body of water). | [noun] The topmost rim or lip of a container. | [verb] Of pigs: to be in heat, to rut. | [adjective] Fierce; sharp; cold. BRIN (6) [noun] A single stalk or blade of grass. | [noun] A single strand or fiber. BRIO (6) [noun] Vigour or vivacity. BRIS (6) [noun] Ritual male circumcision. BRIT (6) [verb] To break in pieces; divide. | [verb] To bruise; indent. | [verb] To fall out or shatter (as overripe hops or grain). | [noun] One of the young of herrings, sprats, etc. | [noun] Brit milah BROO (6) BROS (6) [noun] Brother; a male sibling | [noun] Brother; a male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals. | [noun] Brother; usually used to address a male BROW (9) [noun] The ridge over the eyes; the eyebrow. | [noun] The first tine of an antler's beam. | [noun] The forehead. BRRR (6) [interjection] Used to express being cold, to show shivering. | [interjection] An expression of disgust or aversion, as if shuddering. BRUT (6) [adjective] (of champagne) very dry, and not sweet BUBO (8) [noun] An inflamed swelling of a lymph node, especially in the armpit or the groin, due to an infection such as bubonic plague, gonorrhea, tuberculosis or syphilis. BUBS (8) [noun] Plural of bub, an informal term for brother or a friendly form of address for a man or boy. BUCK (12) [noun] A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret and shad. | [noun] An uncastrated sheep, a ram. | [noun] A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man. | [verb] To bend; buckle. | [noun] The beech tree. | [noun] Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed. BUDS (7) [noun] A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded. | [noun] Something that has begun to develop. | [noun] A small rounded body in the process of splitting from an organism, which may grow into a genetically identical new organism. BUFF (12) [noun] Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals. | [noun] A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing. | [noun] A brownish yellow colour. | [noun] A buffet; a blow. | [noun] A buffalo, or the meat of a buffalo. BUGS (7) [noun] An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”). | [noun] Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug, mudbug. | [noun] Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest. BUHL (9) [noun] A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works. | [noun] Furniture having ornamentation of this kind. BUHR (9) [noun] A hard, siliceous rock used for millstones. | [noun] A millstone made from such rock. BULB (8) [noun] Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end. | [noun] A light bulb. | [noun] The bulb-shaped root portion of a plant such as a tulip, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown. BULK (10) [noun] Size, specifically, volume. | [noun] Any huge body or structure. | [noun] The major part of something. BULL (6) [noun] An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. | [noun] A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age. | [noun] Any adult male bovine. | [verb] To force oneself (in a particular direction). | [noun] A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope. | [noun] A lie. | [noun] (16th century) A bubble. BUMF (11) [noun] Toilet paper. | [noun] Useless papers; now especially official documents, standardized forms, sales and marketing print material, etc. BUMP (10) [noun] A light blow or jolting collision. | [noun] The sound of such a collision. | [noun] A protuberance on a level surface. BUMS (8) [noun] The buttocks. | [noun] The anus. | [verb] To sodomize; to engage in anal sex. BUND (7) [noun] A league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states. | [noun] A secondary enclosure, typically consisting of a wall or berm, which surrounds a tank or fluid-handling mechanism, intended to contain any spills or leaks. | [noun] A perennial ("wet") or seasonal ("dry") pond constructed in a depression and in which fish are stored, typically for breeding. BUNG (7) [noun] A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc. | [noun] A cecum or anus, especially of a slaughter animal. | [noun] A bribe. | [adjective] Broken, not in working order. | [noun] (thieves' cant) A purse. BUNK (10) [noun] One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers. | [noun] A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other. | [noun] A cot. | [noun] Bunkum; senseless talk, nonsense. | [verb] To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually as in 'to bunk off'). BUNN (6) [noun] A small bread roll, typically slightly sweet. | [noun] Hair arranged in a coil or knot at the back of the head. BUNS (6) [noun] A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced. | [noun] A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head. | [noun] A cupcake. BUNT (6) [noun] The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. | [noun] A push or shove; a butt. | [noun] A ball that has been intentionally hit softly so as to be difficult to field, sometimes with a hands-spread batting stance or with a close-hand, choked-up hand position. No swinging action is involved. BUOY (9) [noun] A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel. | [noun] A life-buoy; a life preserver. | [verb] To keep afloat or aloft; used with up. BURA (6) [noun] A violent cold northeasterly wind that blows across Central Asia and southeastern Europe. BURD (7) BURG (7) [noun] A city or town. | [noun] A fortified town in medieval Europe. | [noun] Burger BURL (6) [noun] A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. | [noun] Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth. | [noun] A knot or lump in thread or cloth. BURN (6) [noun] A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals. | [noun] A sensation resembling such an injury. | [noun] The act of burning something with fire. | [noun] A stream. BURP (8) [noun] A belch. | [verb] To emit a burp. | [verb] To cause someone (such as a baby) to burp. BURR (6) [noun] A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter. | [noun] A bur; a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing. | [noun] A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation. | [noun] A rough humming sound. | [noun] A metal ring at the top of the hand-rest on a spear. | [noun] A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. BURS (6) [noun] A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants. | [noun] Any of several plants having such husks. | [noun] A rotary cutting implement having a selection of variously shaped heads. BURY (9) [noun] A burrow. | [verb] To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb. | [verb] To place in the ground. | [noun] A borough; a manor BUSH (9) [noun] A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category. | [noun] A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree. | [noun] A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself. | [noun] A tavern or wine merchant. | [noun] (often with "the") Rural areas, typically remote, wooded, undeveloped and uncultivated. | [noun] Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league behavior" | [noun] A thick washer or hollow cylinder of metal. BUSK (10) [noun] A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it. | [noun] (by extension) A corset. | [noun] A kind of linen. | [verb] To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. | [verb] To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport BUSS (6) [noun] A kiss. | [verb] To kiss. BUST (6) [noun] A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders. | [noun] The breasts and upper thorax of a woman. | [noun] The downward portion of a boom and bust cycle; a recession. | [noun] The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation. BUSY (9) [noun] A police officer. | [verb] To make somebody busy or active; to occupy. | [verb] To rush somebody. BUTE (6) [noun] Phenylbutazone. BUTS (6) [noun] An instance or example of using the word "but". | [noun] The outer room of a small two-room cottage. | [noun] A limit; a boundary. BUTT (6) [noun] The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end | [noun] The waste end of anything | [noun] (generally) An end of something, often distinguished in some way from the other end. | [noun] A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt. | [noun] (English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun; equivalent to the pipe. | [noun] Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot | [noun] A heavy two-wheeled cart. BUYS (9) [noun] Something which is bought; a purchase. | [verb] To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods | [verb] To obtain by some sacrifice. BUZZ (24) [noun] A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones. | [noun] A whisper. | [noun] The audible friction of voice consonants. BYES (9) [noun] The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team. | [noun] An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman. | [noun] A dwelling. BYRE (9) [noun] A barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in. BYRL (9) BYTE (9) [noun] A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word. | [noun] (most commonly) A unit of computing storage equal to eight bits, which can represent any of 256 distinct values.

BAAED (8) [verb] To make the characteristic cry of a sheep. BAALS (7) [noun] Plural of baal, referring to false gods or idols in ancient Semitic religions, or used more broadly to mean any false god or object of worship. BABAS (9) [noun] A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. | [noun] (esp. among people of East European ancestry) A grandmother. | [noun] An old woman, especially a traditional old woman from an eastern European culture. BABEL (9) [noun] A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages. | [noun] A place or scene of noise and confusion. | [noun] A tall, looming structure. BABES (9) [noun] A baby or infant; a very young human or animal. | [noun] An attractive person, especially a young woman. | [noun] Darling (term of endearment). BABKA (13) [noun] A sweet braided or swirled yeast bread of Jewish origin, typically filled with cinnamon, chocolate, or fruit. BABOO (9) [noun] A Hindu clerk or official; also spelled babu. | [noun] In India, a term of respect for a man, similar to "Mr." BABUL (9) [noun] A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica. BABUS (9) [noun] (Indian English) A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man | [noun] (Indian English) (Originally) a Hindu gentleman employed to work as a clerk for the colonial administration; now, a clerk or low-ranking government official. BACCA (11) [noun] A berry or berry-like fruit. | [noun] In anatomy, a small rounded structure or protuberance. BACKS (13) [noun] The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. | [noun] That which is farthest away from the front. | [noun] Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back. BACON (9) [noun] Cured meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig. | [noun] Thin slices of the above in long strips. | [noun] The police or spies. BADDY (12) [noun] A person of bad character in a work of fiction. BADGE (9) [noun] A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one's clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization. | [noun] A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information. | [noun] A card, sometimes with a barcode or magnetic strip, granting access to a certain area. BADLY (11) [adjective] Ill, unwell. | [adverb] In a bad manner. | [adverb] Very much; to a great degree. BAFFS (13) [verb] Third person singular of "baff," meaning to strike a golf ball with the sole of the club. | [noun] Plural of "baff," a golf club with a broad sole used for striking the ground. BAFFY (16) [noun] A wooden golf club with a short shaft and steep face, used for short approach shots. | [adjective] Silly or foolish. BAGEL (8) [noun] A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked. | [noun] A score of 6-0 in a set (after the shape of a bagel, which looks like a zero). | [noun] An overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish man. BAGGY (12) [adjective] Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body. | [adjective] Of or relating to a British music genre of the 1980s and 1990s, influenced by Madchester and psychedelia and associated with baggy clothing. | [adjective] Of writing, etc.: overwrought; flabby; having too much padding. | [noun] A small plastic bag, as for sandwiches. BAHTS (10) [noun] Plural of baht, the basic monetary unit of Thailand. BAILS (7) [noun] Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. | [noun] Release from imprisonment on payment of such money. | [noun] The person providing such payment. BAIRN (7) [noun] A child or baby. BAITH (10) [noun] A Scottish word meaning both or the two of something. BAITS (7) [noun] Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. | [noun] Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests. | [noun] Anything which allures; something used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something BAIZA (16) [noun] A monetary unit of Oman, equal to one thousandth of a rial. BAIZE (16) [noun] A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc. | [noun] A coarse woolen material with a long nap; usually dyed in plain colors. | [verb] To cover or line with baize. BAKED (12) [verb] (with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven. | [verb] (with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven. | [verb] To be warmed to drying and hardening. BAKER (11) [noun] A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items. | [noun] A portable oven for baking. BAKES (11) [noun] The act of cooking food by baking. | [noun] Any of various baked dishes resembling casserole. | [noun] A social event at which food (such as seafood) is baked, or at which baked food is served. BALAS (7) [noun] A type of spinel gemstone, typically red or pink in color, valued as a precious stone. BALDS (8) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "bald," meaning to become bald or to make bald. | [noun] Plural of "bald," referring to bald people or things. BALDY (11) [noun] (sometimes derogatory) Someone who is bald. BALED (8) [verb] To remove water from a boat with buckets etc. BALER (7) [noun] A machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton. | [noun] A person who creates bales, either by operating or feeding such a machine, or by creating the bales by hand. BALES (7) [noun] A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire. | [noun] A funeral pyre. | [noun] A beacon-fire. BALKS (11) [noun] An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. | [noun] The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. | [noun] Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks". BALKY (14) [adjective] Refusing to proceed or cooperate. BALLS (7) [noun] A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. | [noun] A round or ellipsoidal object. | [noun] (mildly, usually in the plural) A testicle. BALLY (10) [adjective] Bloody (used as a mild intensifier). | [adverb] Very. | [noun] A balaclava. BALMS (9) [noun] Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America. | [noun] A plant or tree yielding such substance. | [noun] Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one. BALMY (12) [adjective] Producing balm. | [adjective] Soothing or fragrant. | [adjective] Mild and pleasant. BALSA (7) [noun] A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight. | [noun] The wood of this tree. | [noun] A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America. BANAL (7) [adjective] Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. | [adjective] (history) Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service. BANCO (9) [noun] A bank, especially that of Venice; formerly used to indicate bank money, as distinguished from the current money when it has become depreciated. | [adjective] Being or relating to a type of court involving a bench of judges. Quite often, the Banco Court is an appeals court. BANDS (8) [noun] A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. | [noun] A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area. | [noun] A strip of decoration. BANDY (11) [verb] To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange. | [verb] To use or pass about casually. | [verb] To throw or strike reciprocally, like balls in sports. | [adjective] Bowlegged, or bending outward at the knees; as in bandy-legged. | [noun] A winter sport played on ice, from which ice hockey developed. | [noun] A carriage or cart used in India, especially one drawn by bullocks. BANED (8) [verb] Past tense of bane, meaning to cause harm, ruin, or distress to something or someone. BANES (7) [noun] A cause of misery or death. | [noun] Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants. | [noun] A killer, murderer, slayer. BANGS (8) [noun] A sudden percussive noise. | [noun] A strike upon an object causing such a noise. | [noun] An explosion. | [noun] Brucellosis, a bacterial disease. BANJO (14) [noun] A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings. | [noun] Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard. | [noun] An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel. BANKS (11) [noun] An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs. | [noun] A branch office of such an institution. | [noun] An underwriter or controller of a card game; also banque. BANNS (7) [noun] The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage). | [noun] Historically, any public announcement of a coming event. BANTY (10) [noun] A small domestic chicken or other animal of diminutive size. | [adjective] Small or undersized. BARBE (9) BARBS (9) [noun] The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. | [noun] A hurtful or disparaging remark. | [noun] A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it. BARDE (8) [noun] A piece of armor for a horse. | [verb] To cover a horse with armor. BARDS (8) [noun] A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men. | [noun] (by extension) A poet. | [noun] A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.) BARED (8) [verb] To uncover; to reveal. BARER (7) [adjective] Minimal; that is or are just sufficient. | [adjective] Naked, uncovered. | [adjective] Having no supplies. BARES (7) [verb] To uncover; to reveal. BARFS (10) [verb] To vomit. | [verb] Of a system: to fail. BARGE (8) [noun] A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo. | [noun] A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions. | [noun] A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail and a very small mizen, and having leeboards instead of a keel. BARIC (9) [adjective] Relating to or containing barium, or relating to atmospheric pressure. BARKS (11) [noun] The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals. | [noun] An abrupt loud vocal utterance. | [verb] To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). BARKY (14) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of bark; having a rough texture like tree bark. | [adjective] Inclined to bark; prone to making barking sounds (used of dogs). BARMS (9) [noun] The froth or foam that rises on fermenting beer or other liquids. | [noun] Plural of barm, a fungus used in baking and brewing. BARMY (12) [adjective] Odd, strange, or crazy. | [adjective] Containing barm, i.e. froth from fermented yeast. BARNS (7) [noun] A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle. | [noun] A unit of surface area equal to 10−28 square metres. | [noun] An arena. BARNY (10) BARON (7) [noun] The male ruler of a barony. | [noun] A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord). | [noun] A particular cut of beef, made up of a double sirloin. BARRE (7) [noun] A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises. | [noun] Short for barre chord. BARYE (10) [noun] A unit of pressure in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to one dyne per square centimeter. BASAL (7) [noun] Base, bottom, minimum | [noun] Any basal structure or part | [adjective] Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin. BASED (8) [verb] To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of. | [verb] To be located (at a particular place). | [verb] (acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer. | [adjective] (of a person) Not caring what others think about one's personality, style, or behavior; focused on maintaining individuality. BASER (7) [adjective] Low in height; short. | [adjective] Low in place or position. | [adjective] Of low value or degree. BASES (7) [noun] Something from which other things extend; a foundation. | [noun] The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis. | [noun] A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material. | [noun] A physical base or foundation. BASIC (9) [noun] A necessary commodity, a staple requirement. | [noun] An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge. | [noun] Basic training. BASIL (7) [noun] A plant (Ocimum basilicum). | [noun] The leaves of this plant used as a herb. | [noun] Any other species in the genus Ocimum. | [noun] The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away. | [noun] The skin of a sheep tanned with bark. BASIN (7) [noun] A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall | [noun] A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food | [noun] A depression, natural or artificial, containing water BASIS (7) [noun] A physical base or foundation. | [noun] A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis. | [noun] An underlying condition or circumstance. BASKS (11) [verb] To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat. | [verb] To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in"). BASSI (7) [noun] A bass singer, especially in opera. | [noun] An instrumental part written for a bass instrument. | [noun] The double bass, or contrabasso. BASSO (7) [noun] A bass singer, especially in opera. | [noun] An instrumental part written for a bass instrument. | [noun] The double bass, or contrabasso. BASSY (10) [adjective] Containing or resembling bass; having deep, low tones or qualities. | [adjective] Full of or abounding in bass fish. BASTE (7) [verb] To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric. | [noun] A basting; a sprinkling of drippings etc. in cooking. | [verb] To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting. | [verb] To beat with a stick; to cudgel. BASTS (7) [verb] Third person singular present of "bast," meaning to sew loosely with long stitches in preparation for final sewing. | [noun] Plural of "bast," the fibrous material from plants used for rope or matting. BATCH (12) [noun] The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time. | [noun] (by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation. | [noun] A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business. | [noun] A bank; a sandbank. | [verb] To live as a bachelor temporarily, of a married man or someone virtually married. BATED (8) [verb] To reduce the force of something; to abate. | [verb] To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation | [verb] (sometimes figurative) To cut off, remove, take away. BATES (7) [verb] To reduce the force of something; to abate. | [verb] To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation | [verb] (sometimes figurative) To cut off, remove, take away. BATHE (10) [noun] The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath. | [verb] To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. | [verb] To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim. BATHS (10) [noun] A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. | [noun] A building or area where bathing occurs. | [noun] The act of bathing. BATIK (11) [noun] A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric. | [verb] To dye fabric using the wax-resist method. BATON (7) [noun] A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes | [noun] The stick of a conductor in musical performances. | [noun] An object transferred by runners in a relay race. BATTS (7) [noun] Pieces of fabric or fibre used for stuffing; as for batting or insulation | [noun] (usually in the plural) A shoe. BATTU (7) [adjective] Beaten or struck, used in ballet to describe a movement where the legs are beaten together in the air. | [verb] Past tense of "bat" in some contexts, particularly in ballet terminology. BATTY (10) [adjective] Mad, crazy, silly. | [adjective] Belonging to, or resembling, a bat (mammal). | [noun] (West Indian slang) The buttocks or anus. BAUDS (8) [noun] A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second. | [noun] Bps (bits per second), regardless of how many bits are represented by each symbol. BAULK (11) [noun] An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. | [noun] The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. | [noun] Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks". BAWDS (11) [noun] A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer, a madame. | [noun] A lewd person. BAWDY (14) [adjective] Soiled, dirty. | [adjective] Obscene; filthy; unchaste. | [adjective] (of language) Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude. BAWLS (10) [verb] To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner. | [verb] To wail; to give out a blaring cry. BAWTY (13) BAYED (11) [verb] To howl. | [verb] To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay. | [verb] To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds. BAYOU (10) [noun] A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river. | [noun] A swamp, a marshy (stagnant) body of water. BAZAR (16) [noun] A marketplace or shopping area, especially in Middle Eastern countries. | [noun] A sale of goods, typically for charity. BAZOO (16) [noun] A simple wind instrument, such as a kazoo or tin horn. | [noun] A person's mouth. BEACH (12) [noun] The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. | [noun] A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water. | [noun] The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle. BEADS (8) [noun] Prayer, later especially with a rosary. | [noun] Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster. | [noun] A small, round object. BEADY (11) [adjective] Resembling beads; small, round, and gleaming. | [adjective] (of eyes or a look) Bright and penetrating. | [adjective] Covered or ornamented with, or as if with, beads. BEAKS (11) [noun] Anatomical uses. | [noun] Figurative uses. | [noun] Colloquial uses. BEAKY (14) [adjective] Beaked: having a beak. | [adjective] Beak-like: resembling a beak. | [adjective] Having a nose which resembles a beak. BEAMS (9) [noun] Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. | [noun] One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones. | [noun] The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam) BEAMY (12) [adjective] Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy. | [adjective] Having horns or antlers. | [adjective] Having much beam or breadth; wide. BEANO (7) [noun] A beanfeast; any noisy celebration, a party. | [noun] Any home-made gas or indigestion remedy. BEANS (7) [noun] A reusable software component written in Java. | [noun] Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods. | [noun] The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean or garbanzo bean). BEARD (8) [noun] Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck. | [noun] The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds. | [noun] The appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes. BEARS (7) [noun] A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of family Ursidae. | [noun] A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person. | [noun] An investor who sells commodities, securities or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices. BEAST (7) [noun] Any animal other than a human; usually only applied to land vertebrates, especially large or dangerous four-footed ones. | [noun] (more specific) A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal. | [noun] A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner. BEATS (7) [noun] A stroke; a blow. | [noun] A pulsation or throb. | [noun] A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece. BEAUS (7) [noun] A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop. | [noun] A male lover; a boyfriend. | [noun] A male escort. BEAUT (7) [noun] Something or someone that is physically attractive. | [noun] Something that is a remarkable example of its type. | [adjective] Beautiful, splendid. BEAUX (14) [noun] A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop. | [noun] A male lover; a boyfriend. | [noun] A male escort. BEBOP (11) [noun] An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies. | [verb] To participate in bebop jazz, such as by dancing in a way associated with the genre. | [verb] (usually with a directional preposition) To walk in an easygoing, carefree manner. BECAP (11) BECKS (13) [noun] Anatomical uses. | [noun] Figurative uses. | [noun] Colloquial uses. BEDEL (8) [noun] An administrative official at universities in several European countries, often with a policiary function at the time when universities had their own jurisdiction over students. BEDEW (11) [verb] To make wet with or as if with dew. BEDIM (10) [verb] To make dim; to obscure or darken. BEECH (12) [noun] A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches. | [noun] The wood of the beech tree. BEEFS (10) [noun] The meat from a cow, bull or other bovine. | [noun] (plural: beefs) A grudge; dislike (of something or someone); lack of faith or trust (in something or someone); a reason for a dislike or grudge. (often + with) | [verb] To complain. BEEFY (13) [adjective] Similar to, or tasting like beef. | [adjective] Containing beef. | [adjective] Strong or muscular. BEEPS (9) [noun] The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound. | [noun] A short, electronically produced tone. | [verb] To sound (something that makes a beep). BEERS (7) [noun] An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor. | [noun] A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc. | [noun] A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid. BEERY (10) [adjective] Smelling or tasting of beer. | [adjective] Under the influence of beer. BEETS (7) [noun] Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar. | [noun] A beetroot, a swollen root of such a plant. BEFIT (10) [verb] To be fit for BEFOG (11) [verb] To envelop in fog or smoke. | [verb] To confuse, mystify (a person); to make less acute or perceptive, to cloud (a person’s faculties). | [verb] To obscure, make less clear (a subject, issue, etc.). BEGAN (8) [verb] To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. | [verb] To be in the first stage of some situation | [verb] To come into existence. BEGAT (8) [noun] An element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the Bible | [verb] To father; to sire; to produce (a child). | [verb] To cause; to produce. BEGET (8) [verb] To father; to sire; to produce (a child). | [verb] To cause; to produce. | [verb] To bring forth. BEGIN (8) [noun] Beginning; start. | [verb] To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. | [verb] To be in the first stage of some situation BEGOT (8) [verb] To father; to sire; to produce (a child). | [verb] To cause; to produce. | [verb] To bring forth. BEGUM (10) [verb] To daub or cover with gum. | [noun] A high-ranking Muslim woman, especially in India and Pakistan | [noun] The form of address for such a woman BEGUN (8) [verb] To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. | [verb] To be in the first stage of some situation | [verb] To come into existence. BEIGE (8) [noun] A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool. | [noun] Debeige; a kind of woollen or mixed dress goods. | [adjective] Having a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool. BEIGY (11) BEING (8) [noun] A living creature. | [noun] The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state. | [noun] That which has actuality (materially or in concept). BELAY (10) [noun] The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection. | [noun] The object to which a rope is secured. | [noun] A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner. BELCH (12) [noun] The sound one makes when belching. | [noun] Malt liquor. | [verb] To expel (gas) loudly from the stomach through the mouth. BELGA (8) [noun] A monetary unit of Belgium, equal to one hundredth of a franc. BELIE (7) [verb] To lie around; encompass. | [verb] (of an army) To surround; beleaguer. | [verb] To tell lies about. BELLE (7) [noun] An attractive woman. BELLS (7) [noun] A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck. | [noun] The sounding of a bell as a signal. | [noun] A telephone call. BELLY (10) [noun] The abdomen, especially a fat one. | [noun] The stomach. | [noun] The womb. BELOW (10) [adverb] In a lower place. | [adverb] On a lower storey. | [adverb] Further down. BELTS (7) [noun] A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing. | [noun] A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt. | [noun] A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power. BEMAS (9) [noun] A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly. | [noun] Raised area of worship in a synagogue upon which rests the Holy Ark containing Scrolls of Torah. BEMIX (16) BENCH (12) [noun] A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools. | [noun] The people who decide on the verdict; the judiciary. | [noun] The place where the judges sit. | [noun] The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed. | [verb] To recite the Birkat Hamazon. BENDS (8) [noun] A curve. | [noun] Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines. | [noun] (in the plural, underwater diving, with the) A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness. BENDY (11) [noun] A field divided diagonally into several bends, varying in metal and colour. | [noun] A bendy bus. | [adjective] Having the ability to be bent easily. BENES (7) BENNE (7) [noun] Sesame. BENNI (7) BENNY (10) [noun] An amphetamine tablet. | [noun] A tantrum; a fit of furious or erratic behaviour. | [verb] (usually with "up") To take amphetamines. | [noun] A benefit. | [noun] An overcoat. | [noun] (originally United States) A dish consisting of slices of English muffins with poached eggs, ham or bacon and hollandaise sauce. BENTS (7) [noun] An inclination or talent. | [noun] A predisposition to act or react in a particular way. | [noun] The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity. BERET (7) [noun] A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France. BERGS (8) [noun] An iceberg. | [noun] Mountain BERME (9) BERMS (9) [noun] A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope | [noun] A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath | [noun] A terrace formed by wave action along a beach BERRY (10) [noun] A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties. | [noun] A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits. | [noun] A coffee bean. | [noun] A mound; a barrow. | [noun] A burrow, especially a rabbit's burrow. | [verb] To beat; give a beating to; thrash. BERTH (10) [noun] A fixed bunk for sleeping (in caravans, trains, etc). | [noun] Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.) | [noun] A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park. BERYL (10) [noun] A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone. | [noun] An example (a stone) of the mineral beryl. | [noun] A dull blueish green colour. BESET (7) [verb] To surround or hem in. | [verb] (sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides. | [verb] To decorate something with jewels etc. BESOM (9) [noun] A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft. | [noun] A troublesome woman. | [noun] Any cleansing or purifying agent. BESOT (7) [verb] To make drunk or foolish; to stupefy or infatuate. | [verb] To soil or stain. BESTS (7) [noun] The supreme effort one can make, or has made. | [noun] One's best behavior. | [noun] The person (or persons; or thing or things) that is (are) most excellent. BETAS (7) [noun] The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase. | [noun] Used in marking scheme: α, β, γ or α+, α, α-, β etc. | [noun] Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices. BETEL (7) [noun] Either of two plants often used in combination: | [noun] A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan. BETHS (10) [noun] The second letter of the Aramaic alphabet, 𐡁 | [noun] The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ב | [noun] The second letter of the Syriac alphabet, ܒ BETON (7) [noun] Concrete, especially reinforced concrete used in construction. BETTA (7) [noun] A small colorful freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia, popular in aquariums. | [noun] A variant spelling of "beta," the second letter of the Greek alphabet. BEVEL (10) [noun] An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer. | [noun] An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; a bevel square. | [verb] To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer. BEVOR (10) [noun] A piece of armor that protects the lower face and chin, often hinged to the visor of a helmet. BEWIG (11) [verb] To put a wig on; to cover with a wig. BEZEL (16) [noun] The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool. | [noun] The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting. | [noun] The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set; the collet. BEZIL (16) [noun] The slanted edge or face of a gem or precious stone, typically at the sides or back of a stone in a setting. | [noun] A groove or channel cut into a surface at an angle. BHANG (11) [noun] Cannabis, especially as used in the Indian subcontinent. BHOOT (10) [noun] A ghost or spirit in Indian folklore and mythology. BHUTS (10) BIALI (7) [noun] A roll of bread similar to a bagel but flatter and with a depression in the center instead of a hole, typically topped with onions and poppy seeds. BIALY (10) [noun] A flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle. BIBBS (11) [noun] A bibcock. BIBLE (9) [noun] An exemplar of the Bible. | [noun] A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible). | [noun] (at certain US universities) A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments. BICES (9) BIDDY (12) [noun] A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody. | [noun] An attractive girl. | [noun] An Irish maidservant. | [noun] (often in the plural) bitch, girl, woman, especially one that is promiscuous BIDED (9) [verb] To bear; to endure; to tolerate. | [verb] To dwell or reside in a location; to abide. | [verb] To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain. BIDER (8) [noun] One who bides; a person who waits or remains in a place. | [noun] In Scottish usage, a resident or inhabitant. BIDES (8) [verb] To bear; to endure; to tolerate. | [verb] To dwell or reside in a location; to abide. | [verb] To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain. BIDET (8) [noun] A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus. | [noun] A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage. BIELD (8) [noun] Shelter or protection from wind or weather. | [verb] To shelter or protect from the elements. BIERS (7) [noun] A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person. | [noun] A platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed. | [noun] A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woollen cloth. BIFFS (13) [noun] A sudden, sharp blow or punch. | [noun] A wipeout. | [verb] To punch or hit. BIFFY (16) [noun] A toilet | [noun] An outhouse BIFID (11) [adjective] Cleft; divided into two lobes. BIGHT (11) [noun] A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow | [noun] An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf | [noun] A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature. BIGLY (11) [adverb] In a big way, greatly; to a great extent, on a large scale. | [adverb] Strongly, with great force. | [adverb] In a blustering or boastful manner; haughtily, pompously. | [adjective] Habitable, liveable; hence delightful, pleasant, pleasing. BIGOT (8) [noun] One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to one's own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc. | [noun] One who is overly pious in matters of religion, often hypocritically or else superstitiously so. BIJOU (14) [noun] A jewel. | [noun] A piece of jewelry; a trinket. | [noun] A small intricate piece of metalwork. | [adjective] Small, little (often implying affection) BIKED (12) [verb] To ride a bike. | [verb] To travel by bike. | [verb] To transport by bicycle BIKER (11) [noun] A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club. | [noun] Cyclist BIKES (11) [noun] A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals. | [noun] A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs. | [noun] The best possible hand in lowball. BIKIE (11) [noun] A motorcyclist who is a member of a club; a biker. BILBO (9) [noun] A device for punishment. See bilboes. | [noun] A kind of sword with well-tempered and flexible blade, originally produced in Bilbao. BILES (7) [noun] Plural of bile, a bitter yellowish-green fluid secreted by the liver. | [verb] Third person singular of "bile," though rarely used as a verb in standard English. BILGE (8) [noun] The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides. | [noun] The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates. | [noun] The water accumulated in the bilge, the bilge water. BILGY (11) BILKS (11) [verb] To spoil the score of (someone) in cribbage. | [verb] To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone). | [verb] To evade, elude. BILLS (7) [noun] Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff. | [noun] A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. | [noun] Somebody armed with a bill; a billman. BILLY (10) [noun] A billy club. | [noun] A billy goat. | [noun] A good friend. BIMAH (12) [noun] The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium. BIMAS (9) [noun] The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium. BIMBO (11) [noun] A physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence. | [noun] A stupid or foolish person. BINAL (7) BINDI (8) [noun] The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women. | [noun] Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot. | [noun] The common lawn weed, Soliva sessilis, introduced to Australia from South America. BINDS (8) [noun] That which binds or ties. | [noun] A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary. | [noun] Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine. BINES (7) [noun] A climbing plant which climbs by its shoots growing in a helix around a support (distinct from a vine, which climbs using tendrils or suckers). | [noun] Cigarette BINGE (8) [noun] A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc. | [noun] (by extension) A short period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show. | [verb] To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption. BINGO (8) [noun] A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid. | [noun] A win in such a game. | [noun] (Scrabble) A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played. | [noun] Brandy. BINIT (7) BINTS (7) [noun] A woman, a girl. BIOME (9) [noun] Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert | [noun] All the genomes of such a community BIONT (7) BIOTA (7) [noun] The living organisms of a region. | [noun] Platycladus orientalis (syn. Biota orientalis, Oriental arborvitae). BIPED (10) [noun] An animal, being or construction that goes about on two feet (or two legs). BIPOD (10) [noun] A two-legged stand. BIRCH (12) [noun] Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere. | [noun] A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture. | [noun] A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment. BIRDS (8) [noun] A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs. | [noun] A man, fellow. | [noun] A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive. BIRKS (11) [noun] Plural of birk, a variant spelling of birch, a type of tree. | [noun] Plural of birk, meaning to move quickly or to run. BIRLE (7) [verb] To spin or rotate a log in water. | [verb] To pour drinks, especially whiskey. BIRLS (7) [noun] A girl of boyish appearance. BIRRS (7) [noun] Force, vigor, energy | [noun] A strong wind. | [noun] The force of movement; rush, impetus, momentum, driving force BIRSE (7) [noun] A bristle or stiff hair, especially on an animal or plant. BIRTH (10) [noun] The process of childbearing; the beginning of life. | [noun] An instance of childbirth. | [noun] A beginning or start; a point of origin. BISES (7) [noun] Plural of bise, a cold northerly wind that blows down from the mountains in Switzerland and adjacent regions. | [noun] Plural of bis, meaning plural of an encore or repetition. BISKS (11) [noun] Plural of bisk, a type of thick creamy soup made from shellfish or vegetables. | [noun] In croquet or golf, plural of bisque, which is an extra turn or stroke allowed as a handicap. BISON (7) [noun] A wild ox, Bison bonasus. | [noun] A similar North American animal, Bison bison. BITCH (12) [noun] (dog-breeding) A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother. | [noun] A promiscuous woman, slut, whore. | [noun] A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, usually a woman. BITER (7) [noun] The act of biting. | [noun] The wound left behind after having been bitten. | [noun] The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting. | [noun] (in combination) Something (a data unit, machine etc.) with a width of a specified amount of bits. BITES (7) [noun] The act of biting. | [noun] The wound left behind after having been bitten. | [noun] The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting. BITSY (10) [adjective] Very small; tiny. BITTS (7) [noun] A frame composed of two strong oak timbers (bitt-heads) fixed vertically in the fore part of a ship, bolted to the deck beams to which are secured the cables when the ship rides to anchor BITTY (10) [noun] (often in the plural) bitch, girl, woman, especially one that is promiscuous | [adjective] Containing bits; fragmented. | [adjective] Very small. BIZES (16) [noun] Plural of bize, a cold northwesterly wind that blows down from the Alps into Switzerland and nearby regions. BLABS (9) [verb] To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. BLACK (13) [noun] The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed. | [noun] A black dye or pigment. | [noun] A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment. BLADE (8) [noun] The sharp cutting edge of a knife, chisel, or other tool, a razor blade/sword. | [noun] The flat functional end of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, skate, etc. | [noun] The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal. BLAHS (10) [noun] Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. | [noun] (in plural, the blahs) A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, etc. BLAIN (7) [noun] A skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch. BLAME (9) [noun] Censure. | [noun] Culpability for something negative or undesirable. | [noun] Responsibility for something meriting censure. | [verb] To censure (someone or something); to criticize. BLAMS (9) [noun] Plural of blam, an onomatopoeia representing a loud explosive sound. | [verb] Third person singular of blam, meaning to make a loud explosive sound or to strike forcefully. BLAND (8) [adjective] Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating. | [adjective] Lacking in taste, flavor, or vigor. | [adjective] Lacking interest; boring; dull. | [verb] To mix; blend; mingle. | [noun] Mixture; union. BLANK (11) [noun] A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence . | [noun] A nonplus . | [noun] The white spot in the centre of a target; hence the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim . BLARE (7) [noun] A loud sound. | [noun] Dazzling, often garish, brilliance. | [verb] To make a loud sound. BLASE (7) [adjective] Unimpressed with something because of over-familiarity. BLAST (7) [noun] A violent gust of wind. | [noun] A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc. | [noun] A hit from a pipe. | [verb] To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din. | [noun] An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast). | [verb] To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool). BLATE (7) [verb] To bleat or cry out like a sheep or goat. | [verb] To expose or reveal something. BLATS (7) [verb] To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat. | [verb] To make a senseless noise. | [verb] To talk inconsiderately. BLAWN (10) [verb] Past participle of blow, especially in Scottish or dialectal English. | [adjective] Blown or swollen. BLAWS (10) [noun] Plural of blaw, a Scottish word meaning to blow or blast. | [verb] Third person singular of blaw, meaning to blow or blast in Scottish dialect. BLAZE (16) [noun] A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light. | [noun] Intense, direct light accompanied with heat. | [noun] The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face. | [verb] To be on fire, especially producing bright flames. | [noun] Publication; the act of spreading widely by report BLEAK (11) [adjective] Without color; pale; pallid. | [adjective] Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds. | [adjective] Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate. | [noun] A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae. BLEAR (7) [adjective] (of eyes or vision) Dim, unclear from water or rheum. | [adjective] Causing or caused by dimness of sight. | [verb] To be blear; to have blear eyes; to look or gaze with blear eyes. BLEAT (7) [noun] The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat. | [verb] Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry; of a human, to mimic this sound. | [verb] Of a person, to complain. BLEBS (9) [noun] A bubble, such as in paint or glass. | [noun] A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid. | [noun] An irregular bulge in the plasma membrane of a cell undergoing apoptosis. BLEED (8) [noun] An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia. | [noun] A narrow edge around a page layout, to be printed but cut off afterwards (added to allow for slight misalignment, especially with pictures that should run to the edge of the finished sheet). | [noun] (sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended. BLEEP (9) [noun] A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device. | [noun] Something named by an explicit noun in the original, unedited version of the containing sentence. | [noun] A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to traditional gothic rock. BLEND (8) [noun] A mixture of two or more things. | [noun] A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word. | [verb] To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other. BLENT (7) [verb] To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other. | [verb] To be mingled or mixed. | [verb] To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain. BLESS (7) [verb] To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify. | [verb] To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify. | [verb] To invoke divine favor upon. | [interjection] Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement. BLEST (7) [adjective] Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing. | [adjective] A title indicating the beatification of a person, thus allowing public veneration of those who have lived in sanctity or died as martyrs. | [adjective] Held in veneration; revered. BLETS (7) [verb] To undergo the process of overripening or decay, especially of fruit like medlars, to become soft and edible. BLIMP (11) [noun] An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container. | [noun] (by extension) Any large airborne inflatable. | [noun] An obese person. BLIMY (12) BLIND (8) [noun] A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass. | [noun] A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc. | [noun] Any device intended to conceal or hide. BLINI (7) [noun] A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon. BLINK (11) [noun] The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again. | [noun] The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes. | [noun] A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis. BLIPS (9) [verb] To emit one or more bleeps. | [verb] To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps. | [noun] A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen. BLISS (7) [noun] Perfect happiness BLITE (7) [noun] A plant of the amaranth family, also called strawberry blite, having small red berries. | [noun] Any of various plants with edible leaves, such as orache or spinach. BLITZ (16) [noun] A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz. | [noun] A swift and overwhelming attack or effort. | [noun] A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer. BLOAT (7) [noun] Distention of the abdomen from death. | [noun] Pathological overdistention of rumen with gas in a ruminant. | [noun] Wasteful use of space or other resources. BLOBS (9) [noun] Acronym of binary large object. (a data type that allows storage of binary data often of indeterminate length). | [noun] A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. | [noun] In astronomy, a large cloud of gas. In particular, an extended Lyman-Alpha blob is a huge body of gas that may be the precursor to a galaxy. BLOCK (13) [noun] A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | [noun] A chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading. | [noun] A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets. BLOCS (9) [noun] A group of voters or politicians who share common goals. | [noun] A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance: e.g., the eastern bloc, the western bloc, a trading bloc, the Eurozone, the European Union. BLOKE (11) [noun] A man, a fellow; an ordinary man, a man on the street. | [noun] A man who behaves in a particularly laddish or overtly heterosexual manner. | [noun] (A lower deck term for) the Captain or Executive Officer of a warship, with particular reference to discipline and punishment. BLOND (8) [noun] A pale yellowish (golden brown) color, especially said of hair color. | [noun] A person with this hair color. | [verb] To color or dye blond BLOOD (8) [noun] A member of the Los Angeles gang The Bloods. | [noun] A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow. | [noun] A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption (see blood relative, blood relation, by blood). BLOOM (9) [noun] A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud. | [noun] Flowers, collectively. | [noun] The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open. | [verb] To cause to blossom; to make flourish. | [noun] The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process. BLOOP (9) [noun] A low-pitched beeping sound. | [verb] To make a hit just beyond the infield. | [verb] To produce a low-pitched beeping sound. BLOTS (7) [noun] A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. | [noun] (by extension) A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace. | [noun] A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier. BLOWN (10) [verb] To produce an air current. | [verb] To propel by an air current. | [verb] To be propelled by an air current. BLOWS (10) [noun] A strong wind. | [noun] A chance to catch one’s breath. | [noun] Cocaine. BLOWY (13) [noun] (sex) A blow job. | [noun] A blowfly, Lucilia cuprina. | [noun] The common toadfish, Tetractenos hamiltoni. BLUBS (9) [verb] To cry, whine or blubber (usually carries a connotation of disapproval). | [verb] To swell; to puff out, as with weeping. BLUED (8) [verb] To make or become blue. | [verb] To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust. | [verb] (laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid) BLUER (7) [adjective] Of the colour blue. | [adjective] Depressed, melancholic, sad. | [adjective] Pale, without redness or glare; said of a flame. | [noun] A blue blazer, part of the school uniform at Harrow School. | [noun] The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this. BLUES (7) [noun] The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this. | [noun] A blue dye or pigment. | [noun] Any of several processes to protect metal against rust. | [noun] (usually in the plural) A feeling of sadness or depression. | [verb] To make or become blue. BLUET (7) [noun] Any of several different plants having blue flowers from several genera. | [noun] Common name for several small damselfly species, including the genera Coenagrion and Enallagma. BLUEY (10) [noun] The metal lead. | [noun] A bushman's blanket. | [noun] A collection of clothes and other belongings rolled up into a bundle for carrying; a swag. BLUFF (13) [noun] An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio. | [noun] An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does. | [noun] The card game poker. | [noun] A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face. | [verb] To fluff, puff or swell up. BLUME (9) BLUNT (7) [noun] A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip. | [noun] A short needle with a strong point. | [noun] (smoking) A marijuana cigar. | [verb] To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. BLURB (9) [noun] A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes. | [verb] To write or quote in a blurb. | [verb] To supply with a blurb. BLURS (7) [noun] A smear, smudge or blot | [noun] Something that appears hazy or indistinct | [noun] A moral stain or blot. BLURT (7) [noun] An abrupt outburst. | [verb] To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out. BLUSH (10) [noun] An act of blushing; a red glow on the face caused by shame, modesty, etc. | [noun] A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red. | [noun] Feeling or appearance of optimism. | [noun] The collective noun for a group of boys. BLYPE (12) [noun] A thin layer or shred of skin that peels off, especially from sunburn. | [verb] To peel off in thin layers or shreds. BOARD (8) [noun] A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making. | [noun] A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc. | [noun] A flat surface with markings for playing a board game. | [noun] A rebound. BOARS (7) [noun] A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. | [noun] A male pig. | [noun] A male boar (sense 1). BOART (7) [noun] Poor-quality diamond, used for industrial cutting or abrasion; a poorly crystallized diamond. BOAST (7) [noun] A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself. | [noun] Something that one brags about. | [noun] A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall. | [verb] To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel. BOATS (7) [noun] A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind. | [noun] A full house. | [noun] A vehicle, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape. BOBBY (14) [noun] A police officer. | [noun] A railway signaller. | [noun] A penis. BOCCE (11) [noun] A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court | [noun] One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce. BOCCI (11) [noun] A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court | [noun] One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce. BOCHE (12) [noun] A German. BOCKS (13) [noun] A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption. BODED (9) [verb] To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell. | [verb] (followed by "well", "ill", "no good", etc.) To betoken or augur something good or bad that will happen in the future. BODES (8) [noun] An omen; a foreshadowing. | [verb] To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell. | [verb] (followed by "well", "ill", "no good", etc.) To betoken or augur something good or bad that will happen in the future. BOFFO (13) [noun] (chiefly in the world of entertainment) A great success; a hit. | [adjective] Outstanding; very good or successful. BOFFS (13) [verb] To have sexual intercourse (with someone) | [verb] To hit; to strike. BOGAN (8) [noun] (derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background. | [noun] An Anglo-Celtic member of a lower socioeconomic group, stereotypically classified as wearing black jumpers or black concert T-shirts. | [noun] A petrolhead. | [noun] Any narrow water or creek, particularly a tranquil backwater. BOGEY (11) [noun] One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. | [noun] An outlaw. | [noun] One who cheats others. | [noun] A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production. | [noun] A swim or bathe; a bath. BOGGY (12) [adjective] Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation. BOGIE (8) [noun] One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. | [noun] An outlaw. | [noun] One who cheats others. | [noun] One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. | [noun] An obnoxious, selfish and overbearing person; an attention hog. BOGLE (8) [noun] A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear. BOGUS (8) [noun] A liquor made of rum and molasses. | [adjective] Counterfeit or fake; not genuine. | [adjective] Undesirable or harmful. BOHEA (10) [noun] A black tea from China. BOILS (7) [noun] A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. | [noun] The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour. | [noun] A dish of boiled food, especially based on seafood. BOING (8) [noun] The sound made by an elastic object (such as a spring) when bouncing; the sound of a bounce. | [verb] To make a boing sound or bouncing motion. BOITE (7) [noun] A nightclub or small theater, especially in France; a box or case. BOLAR (7) [adjective] Of or relating to bole or clay; partaking of the nature and qualities of bole; clayey. BOLAS (7) [noun] A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs. | [noun] A sticky thread whirled around by certain spiders to catch prey. BOLDS (8) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "bold," meaning to make something bold or to embolden. | [noun] Plural of "bold," referring to typeface styling that is darker and thicker than regular text. BOLES (7) [noun] The trunk or stem of a tree. | [noun] Any of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually coloured red by iron oxide, and composed essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina, or more rarely of magnesia. | [noun] (colour) The shade of reddish brown which resembles this clay. BOLLS (7) [noun] The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. | [noun] An old dry measure equal to six bushels. BOLOS (7) [noun] A long, heavy, single-edged machete. | [noun] A type of punch; an uppercut. | [noun] A soldier not capable of the minimum standards of marksmanship. BOLTS (7) [noun] A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. | [noun] A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism. | [noun] A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open. BOLUS (7) [noun] A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal. | [noun] A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form. | [verb] To take a dose of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes. BOMBE (11) [noun] A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold. | [noun] (chiefly in German cooking) A small, cylindrical or spherical chocolate-covered confection. (Compare truffle.) | [noun] An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis. BOMBS (11) [noun] An explosive device used or intended as a weapon. | [noun] A failure; an unpopular commercial product. | [noun] A large amount of money. BONDS (8) [noun] Evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds. | [noun] A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture. | [noun] A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond. BONED (8) [verb] To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from. | [verb] To fertilize with bone. | [verb] To put whalebone into. BONER (7) [noun] An erect penis. | [noun] One who or that which bones (removes bones). | [noun] A blunder; a silly mistake. BONES (7) [noun] A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. | [noun] Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of bone. | [noun] A bone of a fish; a fishbone. BONEY (10) [adjective] Resembling or containing bones; having prominent bones. | [adjective] Thin or skinny in appearance. BONGO (8) [noun] A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus. | [noun] Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands. | [verb] To play the bongo drums. BONGS (8) [noun] The clang of a large bell. | [noun] Doorbell chimes. | [verb] To pull a bell. BONKS (11) [noun] A bump on the head. | [noun] Any minor collision or random meeting. | [noun] An act of sexual intercourse. BONNE (7) [noun] A French nursemaid. BONNY (10) [adjective] Merry; happy. | [adjective] Beautiful; pretty; attractive. | [adjective] Fine, good (often used ironically). | [noun] A round and compact bed of ore, or a distinct bed, not communicating with a vein. BONUS (7) [noun] Something extra that is good; an added benefit. | [noun] An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder. | [noun] An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining. BONZE (16) [noun] A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia. BOOBS (9) [noun] Idiot, fool. | [verb] To behave stupidly; to act like a boob. | [verb] To make a mistake BOOBY (12) [noun] A stupid person. | [noun] Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid. | [noun] In the game of croquet, a ball that has not passed through the first wicket. | [noun] A woman’s breast. BOOED (8) [verb] To shout extended boos derisively. | [verb] To shout extended boos at, as a form of derision. BOOGY (11) BOOKS (11) [noun] A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. | [noun] A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book. | [noun] A major division of a long work. BOOMS (9) [noun] A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion. | [noun] A rapid expansion or increase. | [noun] One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds. BOOMY (12) [adjective] Characterized by heavy bass sounds. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to a financial boom, resources boom, baby boom, etc. BOONS (7) [noun] A prayer; petition. | [noun] That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction. | [noun] A good thing; a blessing or benefit; a thing to be thankful for. BOORS (7) [noun] A peasant. | [noun] A Boer, white South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent. | [noun] A yokel, country bumpkin. BOOST (7) [noun] A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb. | [noun] Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance. | [noun] (automotive engineering) A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers. BOOTH (10) [noun] A small stall for the display and sale of goods. | [noun] An enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person. | [noun] An enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café. BOOTS (7) [noun] A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. | [noun] A blow with the foot; a kick. | [noun] A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc. BOOTY (10) [noun] A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once. | [noun] Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war, or seized by piracy. | [noun] Something that has been stolen or illegally obtained from elsewhere. | [noun] The buttocks. | [noun] A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet. BOOZE (16) [noun] Any alcoholic beverage. | [noun] A session of drinking alcohol; a drinking party. | [verb] To drink alcohol. BOOZY (19) [adjective] (of a person) Intoxicated by alcohol. | [adjective] (of a person) Inclined to consume a significant amount of alcohol. | [adjective] (of an event) Involving a large consumption of alcohol. BORAL (7) BORAS (7) [noun] A initiation ceremony for males among the Aborigines of New South Wales. BORAX (14) [noun] A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc. | [noun] The sodium salt of boric acid, Na2B4O7, either anhydrous or with 5 or 10 molecules of water of crystallisation; sodium tetraborate. | [noun] (sometimes attributive) Cheap or tawdry furniture or other works of industrial design. BORED (8) [verb] To inspire boredom in somebody. | [verb] To make a hole through something. | [verb] To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool. BORER (7) [noun] A tedious person. | [noun] A person who bores, who drills. | [noun] A tool used for drilling. BORES (7) [noun] A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter. | [noun] The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter. | [noun] A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring. BORIC (9) [adjective] Of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron. BORNE (7) [verb] To carry or convey, literally or figuratively. | [verb] To support, sustain, or endure. | [verb] To support, keep up, or maintain. BORON (7) [noun] The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder. | [noun] A single atom of this element. BORTS (7) [noun] Industrial-grade diamonds used for cutting, grinding, and polishing tools. | [noun] Plural of bort, a poorly crystallized or imperfectly formed diamond. BORTY (10) BORTZ (16) [noun] Industrial-grade diamond used as an abrasive in cutting tools and grinding wheels. BOSKS (11) [noun] Plural of bosk; small wooded areas or thickets. | [verb] Third person singular of bosk; to hide or conceal in woods. BOSKY (14) [adjective] Having abundant bushes, shrubs or trees. | [adjective] Caused by trees or shrubs. | [adjective] Bushy, bristling. BOSOM (9) [noun] (somewhat obsolete) The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal). | [noun] The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings etc.; one's secret feelings; desire. | [noun] The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace. BOSON (7) [noun] A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion. | [noun] A boatswain. BOSSY (10) [adjective] Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering. | [noun] A cow or calf. | [adjective] Ornamented with bosses; studded. BOSUN (7) [noun] A warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship. BOTAS (7) [noun] Plural of bota, a leather bottle or wineskin used for holding and dispensing wine or other beverages. | [noun] Plural of bota, a type of soft leather boot. BOTCH (12) [noun] An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work. | [noun] A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner. | [noun] A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing. | [noun] A tumour or other malignant swelling. BOTEL (7) [noun] A floating hotel; a boat that acts as a hotel BOTHY (13) [noun] A small cottage, especially one for communal use in remote areas by labourers or farmhands. BOTTS (7) [noun] Plural of bott, a parasitic larva of a botfly that infects mammals. | [noun] Small raised markers or reflectors embedded in road surfaces to indicate lane boundaries. BOUGH (11) [noun] A firm branch of a tree. | [noun] The gallows. BOULE (7) [noun] One of the bowls used in the French game of boules. | [noun] A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means. | [noun] A round loaf of bread. | [noun] A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works. | [noun] A council of citizens in Ancient Greece BOUND (8) [verb] To tie; to confine by any ligature. | [verb] To cohere or stick together in a mass. | [verb] To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction. | [adjective] Ready, prepared. | [noun] (often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory. | [verb] To surround a territory or other geographical entity. | [noun] A sizeable jump, great leap. BOURG (8) [noun] A market town or borough, especially in France or other European countries. BOURN (7) [noun] A small stream or brook. | [noun] Destination. | [noun] Limit. BOUSE (7) [verb] To drink heavily or excessively. | [verb] To haul or pull with a rope, especially in nautical contexts. BOUSY (10) BOUTS (7) [noun] A period of something, usually painful or unpleasant. | [noun] A boxing match. | [noun] An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept. BOVID (11) [noun] An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, gazelle, goat, and sheep). BOWED (11) [verb] To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow. | [verb] To become bent or curved. | [verb] To make something bend or curve. | [verb] To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow. BOWEL (10) [noun] A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine. | [noun] (in the plural) The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach. | [noun] (in the plural) The (deep) interior of something. BOWER (10) [noun] A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle. | [noun] A dwelling; a picturesque country cottage, especially one that is used as a retreat. | [noun] A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods. | [noun] A peasant; a farmer. | [noun] Either of the two highest trumps in euchre. | [noun] A type of ship's anchor, carried at the bow. | [noun] One who bows or bends. | [noun] One who plays any of several bow instruments, such as the musical bow or diddley bow. | [noun] A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest. BOWLS (10) [noun] A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. | [noun] As much as is held by a bowl. | [noun] A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl. BOWSE (10) [verb] To haul or pull with a rope, especially in nautical contexts. | [verb] To drink heavily or carouse. BOXED (15) [verb] To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes. | [verb] Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in. | [verb] To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical. BOXER (14) [noun] A participant (fighter) in a boxing match. | [noun] A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle. | [noun] A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft. BOXES (14) [noun] Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. | [noun] Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space | [verb] To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes. BOYAR (10) [noun] A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia and Romania. BOYLA (10) BOYOS (10) [noun] A boy or lad. | [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A stereotypically Welsh form of address for a man, usually younger than the speaker. BOZOS (16) [noun] A stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man. BRACE (9) [noun] Armor for the arm; vambrace. | [noun] A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms. | [noun] A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock. BRACH (12) [noun] A female hunting dog, especially a pointer or setter. | [noun] A woman or girl (archaic or dialectal). BRACT (9) [noun] A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises. BRADS (8) [noun] A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin. | [noun] (elementary school usage) A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet. BRAES (7) [noun] The sloping bank of a river valley. | [noun] Any hillside or slope. BRAGS (8) [verb] To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself. | [verb] To boast of. BRAID (8) [noun] A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench. | [noun] A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration. | [noun] A stranded wire composed of a number of smaller wires twisted together | [adjective] Deceitful. BRAIL (7) [noun] A small rope used to truss up sails. | [noun] A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing. | [noun] A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched. BRAIN (7) [noun] The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action. | [noun] An intelligent person. | [noun] (in the plural) Intellect. BRAKE (11) [noun] A fern; bracken. | [noun] A thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc. | [noun] A tool used for breaking flax or hemp. | [noun] An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista. | [noun] A cage. | [verb] To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. BRAKY (14) BRAND (8) [noun] A conflagration; a flame. | [noun] A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder. | [noun] A torch used for signaling. BRANK (11) [noun] A scold's bridle; an iron framework fitted over the head as a punishment for gossip or slander. | [verb] To restrain or silence with a brank. BRANS (7) [noun] The hard outer layers of cereal grains that are separated during milling. | [noun] Plural of bran, referring to multiple types or quantities of bran. BRANT (7) [noun] Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla. | [adjective] Steep, precipitous. | [adjective] Smooth; unwrinkled BRASH (10) [noun] A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness. | [noun] A sudden burst of rain. | [noun] An attack or assault. | [noun] Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge. BRASS (7) [noun] A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications. | [noun] A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; the section of an orchestra that features such instruments | [noun] Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired. | [noun] Brass in pocket; money. BRATS (7) [noun] A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish. | [noun] A son or daughter (at any age) of an active military service member. | [noun] A turbot or flatfish BRAVA (10) [interjection] An exclamation of approval or praise, typically used to express appreciation for a performance. | [noun] A shout of "brava" as an expression of acclaim. BRAVE (10) [noun] A Native American warrior. | [noun] A man daring beyond discretion; a bully. | [noun] A challenge; a defiance; bravado. BRAVI (10) BRAVO (10) [noun] A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado. | [noun] A shout of "bravo!" | [noun] The letter B in the ICAO spelling alphabet. BRAWL (10) [noun] A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved. | [verb] To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel. | [verb] To create a disturbance; to complain loudly. | [verb] To move to and fro, to quiver, to shake. | [noun] A dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance. BRAWN (10) [noun] Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb. | [noun] Physical strength; muscularity. | [noun] Head cheese; a terrine made from the head of a pig or calf; originally boar's meat. BRAWS (10) [noun] Plural of braw, a Scottish word meaning fine, good, or excellent. | [noun] Plural of braw, Scottish dialect for braws meaning clothes or trousers. BRAXY (17) [noun] An inflammatory disease of sheep. | [noun] Meat from sheep that have died from this disease, or that have died from accident or disease in general. | [adjective] Sick with braxy BRAYS (10) [noun] The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel. | [noun] (by extension) Any discordant, grating, or harsh sound. BRAZA (16) [noun] A unit of length used in Spanish-speaking countries, approximately equivalent to a fathom or about 1.67 meters. BRAZE (16) [noun] A kind of small charcoal used for roasting ore. | [verb] To join two metal pieces, without melting them, using heat and diffusion of a jointing alloy of capillary thickness. | [verb] To burn or temper in fire. BREAD (8) [noun] A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals. | [noun] Any variety of bread. | [noun] Money. | [noun] Breadth. | [verb] To make broad; spread. | [noun] A piece of embroidery; a braid. BREAK (11) [noun] An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces. | [noun] A physical space that opens up in something or between two things. | [noun] A rest or pause, usually from work. | [noun] A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music. BREAM (9) [noun] A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known. | [noun] A species in that genus, Abramis brama. | [noun] An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. | [verb] To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping. BREDE (8) [noun] A broad piece of cloth or embroidery. | [noun] Breadth or width. BREED (8) [noun] All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies. | [noun] A race or lineage; offspring or issue. | [noun] A group of people with shared characteristics. BREES (7) [noun] Plural of bree, a Scottish word for broth or soup. | [verb] Third person singular of bree, meaning to brew or ferment. BRENS (7) [verb] To burn (to set ablaze). BRENT (7) [noun] A type of goose with a dark plumage, found in northern regions. | [noun] A crude oil variety from the North Sea. BREVE (10) [noun] A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short. | [noun] A double whole note. | [noun] Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court. BREWS (10) [noun] The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as a cup of tea or a brewed beer. | [noun] A beer. | [verb] To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water. BRIAR (7) [noun] Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. | [noun] Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings. | [noun] The white heath, Erica arborea, a thorny Mediterranean shrub. BRIBE (9) [noun] Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty. | [noun] That which seduces; seduction; allurement. | [verb] To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something, usually against his/her will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble. BRICK (13) [noun] A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building. | [noun] Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material. | [noun] Something shaped like a brick. BRIDE (8) [noun] A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married. | [noun] An object ardently loved. | [verb] To make a bride of | [noun] An individual loop or other device connecting the patterns in lacework BRIEF (10) [noun] A writ summoning one to answer to any action. | [noun] An answer to any action. | [noun] A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case. BRIER (7) [noun] Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. | [noun] Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings. | [noun] The white heath, Erica arborea, a thorny Mediterranean shrub. BRIES (7) [noun] Plural of brie, a soft creamy cheese with a white rind. BRIGS (8) [noun] A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast | [noun] A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft. | [noun] Bridge. BRILL (7) [noun] A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus. | [adjective] Wonderful, amusing. Denotes approval of the noun it is applied to, comparable to "cool". BRIMS (9) [noun] The sea; ocean; water; flood. | [noun] An edge or border (originally specifically of the sea or a body of water). | [noun] The topmost rim or lip of a container. BRINE (7) [noun] Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling. | [noun] The sea or ocean; the water of the sea. | [verb] To preserve food in a salt solution. BRING (8) [verb] (ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere. | [verb] To supply or contribute. | [verb] To occasion or bring about. | [interjection] The sound of a telephone ringing. BRINK (11) [noun] The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge. | [noun] The edge or border BRINS (7) [noun] Plural of brin; individual stalks or blades of grass. | [noun] Single strands or fibers, as of flax or hemp. BRINY (10) [noun] The sea. | [adjective] Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty. BRIOS (7) [noun] Plural of brio, meaning vigor, vivacity, or enthusiastic energy, especially in musical performance or artistic expression. BRISK (11) [verb] (often with "up") To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate. | [adjective] Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action | [adjective] Full of spirit of life; effervescing BRITS (7) [noun] Brit milah BRITT (7) BROAD (8) [noun] A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk. | [noun] A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders. | [noun] A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656. | [noun] A prostitute, a woman of loose morals. BROCK (13) [noun] A male badger. | [noun] (possibly obsolete) A brocket, a stag between two and three years old. | [noun] A dirty, stinking fellow. BROIL (7) [noun] Food prepared by broiling. | [verb] To cook by direct, radiant heat. | [verb] To expose to great heat. | [noun] A brawl; a rowdy disturbance. BROKE (11) [verb] To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. | [verb] To divide (something, often money) into smaller units. | [verb] To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of. | [noun] (papermaking) Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process. | [verb] To act as a broker; to transact business for another. | [adjective] Broke off, rich, wealthy BROME (9) [noun] Any grass of the genus Bromus. | [noun] Bromine BROMO (9) [noun] A dose of a proprietary sedative containing bromide (a bromo-seltzer) BRONC (9) [noun] A bronco. BROOD (8) [noun] The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother. | [noun] The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time. | [noun] The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony. BROOK (11) [verb] To use; enjoy; have the full employment of. | [verb] To earn; deserve. | [verb] To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object). | [noun] A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream. BROOM (9) [noun] A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping. | [noun] An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper. | [noun] Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, in the tribe Genisteae, including genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium, with long, thin branches and small or few leaves. | [verb] To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping. BROOS (7) [noun] Plural of broo, a Scottish word for broth or soup. BROSE (7) [noun] Oatmeal mixed with boiling water or milk. BROSY (10) BROTH (10) [noun] Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled. | [noun] A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat. BROWN (10) [noun] A colour like that of chocolate or coffee. | [noun] One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points. | [noun] Black tar heroin. BROWS (10) [noun] The ridge over the eyes; the eyebrow. | [noun] The first tine of an antler's beam. | [noun] The forehead. BRUGH (11) [noun] A fairy mound or underground dwelling in Irish mythology. BRUIN (7) [noun] A folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos. BRUIT (7) [noun] Hearsay, rumour; talk; an instance of this. | [noun] A clamour, an outcry; a noise. | [verb] To disseminate, promulgate, or spread news, a rumour, etc. | [noun] An abnormal sound in the body heard on auscultation (for example, through using a stethoscope); a murmur. BRUME (9) [noun] Mist, fog, vapour. BRUNT (7) [noun] The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event. | [noun] The major part of something; the bulk. | [verb] To bear the brunt of; to weather or withstand. BRUSH (10) [noun] An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair. | [noun] The act of brushing something. | [noun] A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine. BRUSK (11) BRUTE (7) [noun] An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. | [noun] A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person. | [noun] (Cambridge University slang) One who has not yet matriculated. | [verb] To disseminate, promulgate, or spread news, a rumour, etc. BUBAL (9) [noun] An extinct subspecies of the hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus, which was formerly native to northern Africa. BUBBY (14) [noun] A brother, especially an older brother. | [noun] A term of endearment or informal address for a male friend or relative. BUCKO (13) [noun] Buckaroo. | [noun] Young lad, friend, pal (used in addressing someone). BUCKS (13) [noun] A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret and shad. | [noun] An uncastrated sheep, a ram. | [noun] A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man. BUDDY (12) [noun] A friend or casual acquaintance. | [noun] A partner for a particular activity. | [noun] An informal and friendly address to a stranger; a friendly (or occasionally antagonistic) placeholder name for a person one does not know. | [adjective] Resembling a bud. BUDGE (9) [verb] To move. | [verb] To move. | [verb] To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs. | [noun] A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on, formerly used as an edging and ornament, especially on scholastic habits. BUFFI (13) BUFFO (13) [noun] A comic singer, particularly in comic opera BUFFS (13) [noun] Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals. | [noun] A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing. | [noun] A brownish yellow colour. BUFFY (16) [verb] To polish or make smooth by rubbing with a soft material. | [noun] A soft cloth or wheel used for polishing. BUGGY (12) [noun] A small horse-drawn cart. | [noun] A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy. | [noun] A hearse. BUGLE (8) [noun] A horn used by hunters. | [noun] A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series | [noun] A plant in the family Lamiaceae grown as a ground cover, Ajuga reptans, and other plants in the genus Ajuga. | [noun] A tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes as a decorative trim | [noun] A sort of wild ox; a buffalo. BUHLS (10) [noun] Plural of buhl, a style of decorative inlaid woodwork using tortoiseshell and brass, popular in European furniture. BUHRS (10) BUILD (8) [noun] The physique of a human body; constitution or structure of a human body. | [noun] Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users. | [noun] Any structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest, created by the player. BUILT (7) [verb] To form (something) by combining materials or parts. | [verb] To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process. | [verb] To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to. BULBS (9) [noun] Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end. | [noun] A light bulb. | [noun] The bulb-shaped root portion of a plant such as a tulip, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown. BULGE (8) [noun] Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure. | [noun] The bilge or protuberant part of a cask. | [noun] The bilge of a vessel. BULGY (11) [adjective] Having one or more bulges; bulging BULKS (11) [noun] Size, specifically, volume. | [noun] Any huge body or structure. | [noun] The major part of something. BULKY (14) [adjective] Being large in size, mass, or volume. | [adjective] Unwieldy. | [adjective] Having excess body mass, especially muscle. BULLA (7) [noun] A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion. | [noun] A clay envelope or hollow ball, typically with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents. | [noun] In ancient Rome, a kind of amulet or boss. | [noun] A rich Jamaican cake made with molasses and spiced with ginger and nutmeg. BULLS (7) [noun] An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. | [noun] A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age. | [noun] Any adult male bovine. BULLY (10) [noun] A person who is intentionally, physically, or emotionally cruel to others; especially to those who are weaker or have less power or privilege. | [noun] A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow. | [noun] A hired thug. BUMFS (12) [noun] Plural of bumf; useless printed material or documents. | [noun] Toilet paper or similar material. BUMPH (14) [noun] Toilet paper. | [noun] Useless papers; now especially official documents, standardized forms, sales and marketing print material, etc. BUMPS (11) [noun] A light blow or jolting collision. | [noun] The sound of such a collision. | [noun] A protuberance on a level surface. BUMPY (14) [adjective] Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements | [adjective] Covered with or full of bumps BUNCH (12) [noun] A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together. | [noun] The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race. | [noun] An informal body of friends. BUNCO (9) [noun] A swindle or confidence trick. | [noun] A parlour game played in teams with three dice, originating in England but popular among suburban women in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century. | [noun] A brigand. BUNDS (8) [verb] To provide berms or other secondary enclosures to guard against accidental fluid spills within. BUNDT (8) [noun] A baking pan with a hollow, circular, raised area in the middle. BUNGS (8) [noun] A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc. | [noun] A cecum or anus, especially of a slaughter animal. | [noun] A bribe. BUNKO (11) [noun] A swindle or confidence trick. | [noun] A parlour game played in teams with three dice, originating in England but popular among suburban women in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century. | [noun] A brigand. BUNKS (11) [noun] One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers. | [noun] A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other. | [noun] A cot. BUNNS (7) BUNNY (10) [noun] A rabbit, especially a juvenile. | [noun] A bunny girl: a nightclub waitress who wears a costume having rabbit ears and tail. | [noun] In basketball, an easy shot (i.e., one right next to the bucket) that is missed. | [noun] A swelling from a blow; a bump. | [noun] A culvert or short covered drain connecting two ditches. | [noun] Bunny chow; a snack of bread filled with curry. | [adjective] Resembling a bun (small bread roll). BUNTS (7) [noun] The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. | [noun] A push or shove; a butt. | [noun] A ball that has been intentionally hit softly so as to be difficult to field, sometimes with a hands-spread batting stance or with a close-hand, choked-up hand position. No swinging action is involved. | [noun] Money BUNYA (10) [noun] The bunya pine, Araucaria bidwillii, native to Queensland. | [noun] A banyan, a member of a specific Hindu caste. BUOYS (10) [noun] A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel. | [noun] A life-buoy; a life preserver. | [verb] To keep afloat or aloft; used with up. BURAN (7) [noun] A violent cold northeasterly wind that blows across central Asia and Russia. BURAS (7) BURBS (9) [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A suburb. BURDS (8) BURET (7) [noun] A glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and titration. | [noun] An altar cruet. BURGH (11) [noun] A small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names). | [noun] A borough or chartered town (now only used as an official subdivision in Scotland). BURGS (8) [noun] A city or town. | [noun] A fortified town in medieval Europe. | [noun] Burger BURIN (7) [noun] A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver. | [noun] A prehistoric flint tool BURKE (11) [noun] (sometimes affectionate) A fool, prat, twit. | [noun] Cunt. | [verb] To murder by suffocation BURLS (7) [noun] A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. | [noun] Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth. | [noun] A knot or lump in thread or cloth. BURLY (10) [adjective] (usually of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular. | [adjective] (East End of London) Great, amazing, unbelievable. | [adjective] (surf culture and/or Southern California) Of large magnitude, either good or bad, and sometimes both. | [adjective] Full of burls or knots; knotty. BURNS (7) [noun] A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals. | [noun] A sensation resembling such an injury. | [noun] The act of burning something with fire. BURNT (7) [verb] To cause to be consumed by fire. | [verb] To be consumed by fire, or in flames. | [verb] To overheat so as to make unusable. BURPS (9) [noun] A belch. | [verb] To emit a burp. | [verb] To cause someone (such as a baby) to burp. BURRO (7) [noun] A small donkey BURRS (7) [noun] A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. | [noun] Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth. | [noun] A knot or lump in thread or cloth. BURRY (10) [adjective] Prickly or covered with burrs. | [verb] To remove burrs from something. BURSA (7) [noun] Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces. BURSE (7) [noun] A purse. | [noun] A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies. | [noun] An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use. BURST (7) [noun] An act or instance of bursting. | [noun] A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display. | [noun] A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm. BUSBY (12) [noun] A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands. BUSED (8) [verb] To transport via a motor bus. | [verb] To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration. | [verb] To travel by bus. BUSES (7) [noun] A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads. | [noun] An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components. | [noun] (medical industry) An ambulance. BUSHY (13) [adjective] Like a bush in having many widely spread branches. | [adjective] Growing thickly. | [adjective] (Racial slur) Derogatory word used to refer to Afro-textured Hair. BUSKS (11) [noun] A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it. | [noun] (by extension) A corset. | [verb] To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. BUSTS (7) [noun] A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders. | [noun] The breasts and upper thorax of a woman. | [noun] The downward portion of a boom and bust cycle; a recession. BUSTY (10) [adjective] Having large breasts. BUTCH (12) [noun] A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner. | [adjective] (originally Polari) Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude. BUTEO (7) [noun] Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo. BUTLE (7) [verb] To serve as or perform the duties of a butler. BUTTE (7) [noun] An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top. BUTTS (7) [noun] The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end | [noun] The waste end of anything | [noun] (generally) An end of something, often distinguished in some way from the other end. BUTTY (10) [noun] A sandwich, usually with a hot savoury filling in a breadcake. The most common are chips, bacon, sausage and egg. | [noun] Friend. | [noun] A miner who works under contract, receiving a fixed amount per ton of coal or ore. | [adjective] Resembling a heavy cart. BUTUT (7) [noun] A unit of currency, worth one hundredth of a Gambian dalasi BUTYL (10) [noun] Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C4H9, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. | [noun] A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene. BUXOM (16) [adjective] Pliant, obedient, tractable (to) (i.e. easily moved or bent, morally). | [adjective] Submissive, humble, meek (as subsense of 4). | [adjective] Gracious, indulgent, favourable; obliging, amiable, courteous, affable, kindly (as subsense of 1). BUYER (10) [noun] A person who makes one or more purchases. | [noun] (retailing) A person who purchases items for resale in a retail establishment. | [noun] A person who purchases items consumed or used as components in the manufacture of products. BWANA (10) [noun] Big boss, important person. BYLAW (13) [noun] A local custom or law of a settlement or district. | [noun] A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs. | [noun] A law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization (e.g., corporation or business). BYRES (10) [noun] A barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in. BYRLS (10) [noun] Plural of byrl; a drinking custom where participants pass a drink around while standing on one leg, or a festive drinking bout. | [verb] Third person singular of byrl; to participate in such a drinking custom. BYSSI (10) [noun] An exceptionally fine and valuable fibre or cloth of ancient times. Originally used for fine flax and linens, the word was later extended to fine cottons, silks, and sea silk. | [noun] The long fine silky filaments excreted by several mollusks (particularly Pinna nobilis) by which they attach themselves to the sea bed, and from which sea silk is manufactured. | [noun] The stipe or stem of some fungi which are particularly thin and thread-like. BYTES (10) [noun] A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word. | [noun] (most commonly) A unit of computing storage equal to eight bits, which can represent any of 256 distinct values. BYWAY (16) [noun] A road that is not frequently travelled | [noun] (by extension) an unpopular or arcane field of study

BAAING (9) [verb] To make the characteristic cry of a sheep. | [noun] The bleating of a sheep. BAALIM (10) [noun] Plural of baal, referring to false gods or idols in biblical and historical contexts. BAASES (8) [noun] An employer, a boss. Frequently as a form of address. BABBLE (12) [noun] Idle talk; senseless prattle | [noun] Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur. | [noun] A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions. BABELS (10) [noun] A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages. | [noun] A place or scene of noise and confusion. | [noun] A tall, looming structure. BABIED (11) [adjective] Spoiled or coddled. | [verb] To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant. | [verb] To tend (something) with care; to be overly attentive to (something), fuss over. BABIES (10) [noun] A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. | [noun] Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chickens for the babies of birds. See for more. | [noun] Unborn young; a fetus. BABKAS (14) [noun] Plural of babka, a sweet braided or swirled bread of Jewish origin, typically filled with cinnamon, chocolate, or other ingredients. BABOOL (10) [noun] A spiny tree native to India and Africa, also known as the acacia tree, valued for its gum and timber. BABOON (10) [noun] An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. | [noun] A foolish or boorish person. BABOOS (10) [noun] Plural of baboo, a Hindu clerk or official in British India; also, a Hindu title of respect equivalent to "Mr." BABULS (10) [noun] A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica. BACCAE (12) BACHED (14) [verb] To live apart from women, as during the period when a divorce is in progress. (Compare bachelor pad.) BACHES (13) [noun] (northern) A holiday home, usually small and near the beach, often with only one or two rooms and of simple construction. BACKED (15) [verb] To go in the reverse direction. | [verb] To support. | [verb] (of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere. | [adjective] Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead. BACKER (14) [noun] One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs an entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it. BACKUP (16) [noun] A reserve or substitute. | [noun] A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is destroyed or damaged. | [noun] An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or movement of the material, or an accumulation of material that causes an overflow due to the flow being greater than the maximum possible flow. BACONS (10) [noun] Cured meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig. | [noun] Thin slices of the above in long strips. | [noun] The police or spies. BACULA (10) [noun] A bone found in the penis of some mammals | [noun] A small rod-like structure found in spores and pollen BADASS (9) [noun] (negative connotation) A belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme appearance, attitudes, or behavior. | [noun] (youth slang, positive connotation) A person considered impressive due to courage, skill, and/or toughness. | [adjective] (negative connotation) Belligerent and troublesome. BADDER (10) [adjective] Fantastic. BADDIE (10) [noun] A person of bad character in a work of fiction. BADGED (11) [verb] To mark or distinguish with a badge. | [verb] To show a badge to. | [verb] To enter a restricted area by showing one's badge. BADGER (10) [noun] Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger). | [noun] A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin. | [noun] A brush made of badger hair. | [noun] An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another. BADGES (10) [noun] A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one's clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization. | [noun] A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information. | [noun] A card, sometimes with a barcode or magnetic strip, granting access to a certain area. BADMAN (11) [noun] A criminal or violent person, especially in Jamaican English or dancehall culture. | [noun] In gaming contexts, a skilled or formidable player or character. BADMEN (11) [noun] Plural of badman; criminals, gangsters, or tough individuals, particularly in Caribbean English and reggae culture. BAFFED (15) [verb] Past tense of baff, to strike a golf ball with the sole of the club. | [verb] Past tense of baff, to strike or hit something. BAFFLE (14) [noun] A device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light, or fluid. Specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without preventing motion altogether. | [noun] An architectural feature designed to confuse enemies or make them vulnerable. | [noun] (coal mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine. BAGASS (9) [noun] The fibrous residue left after the extraction of juice from sugar cane or similar plants, used as fuel or in paper production. BAGELS (9) [noun] A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked. | [noun] A score of 6-0 in a set (after the shape of a bagel, which looks like a zero). | [noun] An overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish man. BAGFUL (12) [noun] The amount that a bag can hold or contain. BAGGED (11) [verb] To put into a bag. | [verb] To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting. | [verb] To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something. BAGGER (10) [noun] A person or machine that bags things, such as groceries or harvested crops. | [noun] In golf, a player who wins a specified number of holes or matches. | [noun] A large excavating machine used in mining and construction. BAGGIE (10) [noun] A small bag, especially a small, clear, plastic bag. BAGMAN (11) [noun] A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments. | [noun] An assistant to a police detective, most commonly in the British police force. | [noun] A bookmaker. BAGMEN (11) [noun] A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments. | [noun] An assistant to a police detective, most commonly in the British police force. | [noun] A bookmaker. BAGNIO (9) [noun] A brothel. | [noun] A building for bathing, sweating. | [noun] In Turkey, a prison for slaves. BAGUET (9) BAGWIG (13) [noun] A type of wig with the back hair gathered into a bag or pouch, popular in the 18th century. BAILED (9) [verb] To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail. | [verb] To release a person under such guarantee. | [verb] To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment. BAILEE (8) [noun] One who holds bailed property; one who takes possession of the property of another (called a bailor) in order to keep that property safe for the other. BAILER (8) [noun] One who bails, such as a person who provides bail for a prisoner or one who removes water from a boat. | [noun] A device or tool used for bailing water out of a boat. BAILEY (11) [noun] The outer wall of a feudal castle. | [noun] The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress. | [noun] (in certain proper names) A prison or court of justice. BAILIE (8) [noun] A bailiff. | [noun] The chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county, with functions like a sheriff's. | [noun] A municipal officer in Scotland corresponding to an English alderman. BAILOR (8) [noun] One who bails property; one who places property in the hands of another (called a bailee) for safekeeping. BAIRNS (8) [noun] A child or baby. BAITED (9) [verb] To attract with bait; to entice. | [verb] To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line. | [verb] To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport. BAITER (8) [noun] One who baits; a person who sets bait for fish or traps. | [noun] One who harasses or taunts another person. BAIZAS (17) [noun] Plural of baiza, a monetary unit of Oman equal to one thousandth of a rial. BAIZES (17) [noun] A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc. | [noun] A coarse woolen material with a long nap; usually dyed in plain colors. BAKERS (12) [noun] A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items. | [noun] A portable oven for baking. BAKERY (15) [noun] A shop in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold. | [noun] The trade of a baker. | [noun] The actual goods produced in a bakery such as doughnuts, long johns, bismarcks, sugar and glazed twisters, cinnamon rolls, eclairs, etc. BAKING (13) [verb] (with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven. | [verb] (with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven. | [verb] To be warmed to drying and hardening. BALATA (8) [noun] Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries. | [noun] The latex obtained from this tree. BALBOA (10) [noun] The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos BALDED (10) [verb] Past tense of bald; to make bald or to become bald. | [adjective] Having become bald or made bald. BALDER (9) [adjective] Having no hair, fur or feathers. | [adjective] (by extension) Denuded of any hair- or fur-like covering. | [adjective] Of tyres: whose surface is worn away. BALDLY (12) [adverb] In a bald manner. BALEEN (8) [noun] The bony material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, Mysticeti, which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry | [noun] A baleen whale BALERS (8) [noun] A machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton. | [noun] A person who creates bales, either by operating or feeding such a machine, or by creating the bales by hand. BALING (9) [verb] To remove water from a boat with buckets etc. | [noun] A collection of material packaged into a bale. BALKED (13) [verb] To pass over or by. | [verb] To omit, miss or overlook by chance. | [verb] To miss intentionally; to avoid. BALKER (12) [noun] One who balks; a person or animal that refuses to proceed or comply. | [noun] In baseball, a pitcher who makes an illegal motion on the mound. BALLAD (9) [noun] A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas. | [noun] A slow romantic song. | [verb] To make mention of in ballads. BALLED (9) [verb] To form or wind into a ball. | [verb] To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse with. BALLER (8) [noun] A person employed to divide molten metal into separate balls before it is hammered out. | [noun] One who plays basketball; a basketballer. | [noun] One who has swag and lives an extravagant lifestyle. BALLET (8) [noun] A classical form of dance. | [noun] A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story. | [noun] The company of persons who perform this dance. BALLON (8) [noun] The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair BALLOT (8) [noun] Originally, a small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote. | [noun] The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting. | [noun] The total of all the votes cast in an election. BALLSY (11) [adjective] Tough and courageous; having balls. BALSAM (10) [noun] A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants. | [noun] A plant or tree yielding such substance. | [noun] A soothing ointment. BALSAS (8) [noun] Plural of balsa, lightweight wood from a tropical tree, or rafts made from bundled logs. BAMBOO (12) [noun] A grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe. | [noun] The wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane. | [noun] A didgeridoo. BAMMED (13) BANANA (8) [noun] An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. | [noun] The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas. The plant, usually of the genus Musa but sometimes also including plants from Ensete, has large, elongated leaves and is related to the plantain. | [noun] A yellow colour, like that of a banana's skin. BANCOS (10) BANDED (10) [verb] To fasten with a band. | [verb] To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird). | [verb] To group together for a common purpose; to confederate. BANDER (9) [noun] One who bands together with others. | [verb] Third person singular of "band," meaning to unite or gather together. BANDIT (9) [noun] One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. | [noun] An outlaw. | [noun] One who cheats others. BANDOG (10) [noun] A dog that has been tied up; a mastiff or other kind of guard dog. | [noun] (specifically) A type of large, ferocious dog, bred by crossing American pit bull terriers with Neapolitan mastiffs. | [noun] A bailiff or prison guard. BANGED (10) [verb] To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something. | [verb] To hit hard. | [verb] To engage in sexual intercourse. BANGER (9) [noun] A thing or person which bangs, in any sense. | [noun] : A firework that makes a bang. | [noun] A woman's breast. BANGLE (9) [noun] A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp. | [verb] To beat about or beat down, as corn by the wind. | [verb] To waste away little by little; squander carelessly; fritter (away). | [noun] The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs BANIAN (8) [noun] An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer. | [noun] A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots. | [noun] A type of loose gown worn in India. BANING (9) BANISH (11) [verb] (heading) To send someone away and forbid that person from returning. | [verb] To expel, especially from the mind. BANJAX (22) [noun] A mess or undesirable situation made as a result of incompetence. | [verb] (originally Ireland) To ruin or destroy. BANJOS (15) [noun] A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings. | [noun] Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard. | [noun] An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel. BANKED (13) [verb] To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client. | [verb] To put into a bank. | [verb] To conceal in the rectum for use in prison. BANKER (12) [noun] One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc. | [noun] A money changer. | [noun] The dealer, or one who keeps the bank in a gambling house. | [noun] A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland. | [noun] A railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline. BANNED (9) [verb] To summon; to call out. | [verb] To anathematize; to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon; to place under a ban. | [verb] To curse; to execrate. BANNER (8) [noun] A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation. | [noun] (by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard. | [noun] (by extension) A military or administrative subdivision. | [noun] One who bans something. BANNET (8) [noun] A Scottish flat cap or bonnet. | [noun] A woman's close-fitting hat. BANTAM (10) [noun] Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed. | [noun] A competitor in an age division between peewee and midget. | [adjective] Small or miniature. BANTER (8) [noun] Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation. | [verb] To engage in banter or playful conversation. | [verb] To play or do something amusing. BANYAN (11) [noun] An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer. | [noun] A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots. | [noun] A type of loose gown worn in India. BANZAI (17) [noun] A cry or cheer of "banzai", to express enthusiasm or celebrate victory. | [noun] A short form of banzai attack or banzai charge. | [adjective] Thrill-seeking; wild. BAOBAB (12) [noun] A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits. BARBAL (10) BARBED (11) [verb] To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc. | [verb] To cover a horse in armor, corrupted from bard. | [verb] To cut (hair). BARBEL (10) [noun] A freshwater fish of the genus Barbus or other closely related genera. | [noun] Whisker-like sensory organs, located around the mouth of certain fish, including catfish, carp, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark. | [noun] A barb or pap under the tongues of horses and cattle. BARBER (10) [noun] A person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers' hair and beards. | [noun] A barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries. | [noun] A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, especially one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; so named from the cutting ice spicules. BARBES (10) [noun] Plural of barbe, a type of armor piece that protects the lower face and neck. | [noun] Plural of barb, sharp projections or cutting remarks. BARBET (10) [noun] Any of numerous arboreal birds of the families Capitonidae, Lybiidae, and Megalaimidae, within the order Piciformes. | [noun] A dog of a small-bodied breed with long curly hair. | [noun] A larva that feeds on aphids. BARBUT (10) [noun] A type of close helmet or visor used in medieval times, characterized by a flat face plate with only a narrow horizontal opening for vision. BARDED (10) [adjective] (of a horse) Accoutered with defensive armor | [adjective] Wearing rich caparisons. BARDES (9) [noun] Plural of barde, a piece of armor for a horse. | [verb] Third person singular of barde, to cover a horse with armor. BARDIC (11) [adjective] Of or relating to bards or bardic poetry; characteristic of or suitable for a bard or minstrel. BAREGE (9) [noun] A type of gauzy fabric used for making dresses, originally made in Barèges. BARELY (11) [adverb] (degree) By a small margin. | [adverb] (degree) Almost not at all. | [adverb] Merely. BAREST (8) [adjective] Minimal; that is or are just sufficient. | [adjective] Naked, uncovered. | [adjective] Having no supplies. BARFED (12) [verb] To vomit. | [verb] Of a system: to fail. BARFLY (14) [noun] A person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment BARGED (10) [verb] To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner. | [verb] To push someone. BARGEE (9) [noun] A crewman of a working barge. BARGES (9) [noun] A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo. | [noun] A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions. | [noun] A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail and a very small mizen, and having leeboards instead of a keel. BARHOP (13) [verb] To drink at a number of bars during a single day or evening. BARING (9) [verb] To uncover; to reveal. | [noun] The act by which something is laid bare. BARITE (8) [noun] A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO4. BARIUM (10) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal. | [noun] A single atom of this element. | [noun] Barium sulfate suspension. BARKED (13) [verb] To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). | [verb] To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries. | [verb] To speak sharply. BARKER (12) [noun] Someone or something who barks. | [noun] A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival. | [noun] A shelf-talker. | [noun] A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation. BARLEY (11) [noun] A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks. | [noun] Seed of Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) BARLOW (11) BARMAN (10) [noun] A man who works in a bar. BARMEN (10) [noun] A man who works in a bar. BARMIE (10) [adjective] Infested with barm or yeast; fermenting. | [adjective] British slang for foolish or crazy. BARONG (9) [noun] A cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin razor-like edge, used by the Moros of the Philippines. BARONS (8) [noun] The male ruler of a barony. | [noun] A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord). | [noun] A particular cut of beef, made up of a double sirloin. BARONY (11) [noun] The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire. | [noun] The baronage: the body of barons in a realm. | [noun] Baronship, the rank or position of a baron. BARQUE (17) [noun] A sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged | [noun] Any small sailing vessel | [noun] A sailing vessel or boat of any kind BARRED (9) [verb] To obstruct the passage of (someone or something). | [verb] To prohibit. | [verb] To lock or bolt with a bar. BARREL (8) [noun] A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum. | [noun] The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom. | [noun] A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case BARREN (8) [noun] An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place. | [adjective] Unable to bear children; sterile. | [adjective] Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation. BARRES (8) [noun] A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises. | [noun] Short for barre chord. BARRET (8) [noun] A flat cap without a stiff brim, typically worn by artists or in certain military contexts. | [noun] A type of medieval armor piece protecting the neck and shoulders. BARRIO (8) [noun] (in Venezuela or the Dominican Republic) A slum on the periphery of a major city; a low to middle-class neighborhood in a lesser city. | [noun] (in some Spanish-speaking countries) A municipality or subdivision of a municipality. | [noun] (in the Philippines) A barangay. BARROW (11) [noun] A mountain. | [noun] A hill. | [noun] A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. | [noun] A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand. | [noun] A castrated boar. | [noun] A long sleeveless flannel garment for infants. BARTER (8) [noun] An exchange of goods or services without the use of money. | [noun] The goods or services used in such an exchange. | [verb] To exchange goods or services without involving money. BARYES (11) [noun] Plural of barye, a unit of pressure in the centimeter-gram-second system of units, equal to one dyne per square centimeter. BARYON (11) [noun] A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus. BARYTA (11) [noun] Any of several compounds of barium, especially barium sulphate and barium hydroxide. BARYTE (11) [noun] A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO4. BASALT (8) [noun] A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust. | [noun] A type of unglazed pottery. BASELY (11) [adverb] In a base, dishonorable, or morally low manner; in a contemptible way. BASEST (8) [adjective] Low in height; short. | [adjective] Low in place or position. | [adjective] Of low value or degree. BASHAW (14) [noun] A Turkish title of high rank; a pasha. | [noun] A man of great power or importance; a person of consequence. BASHED (12) [verb] To strike heavily. | [verb] To collide. | [verb] To criticize harshly. BASHER (11) [noun] One who bashes something, figuratively or literally. | [noun] One who engages in gratuitous physical or verbal attacks on a group or type of people. | [noun] A trainspotter. http//groups.google.co.uk/groups/search?q=%22bashers%22+uk+railway&btnG=Search&sitesearch=groups.google.com BASHES (11) [noun] A large party; gala event. | [noun] An attack that consists of placing all one's weight into a downward attack with one's fists. | [verb] To strike heavily. BASICS (10) [noun] A necessary commodity, a staple requirement. | [noun] An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge. | [noun] Basic training. BASIFY (14) [verb] To make basic or alkaline in chemical composition; to convert into a base. BASILS (8) [noun] Plural of basil, an aromatic herb commonly used in cooking. BASING (9) [verb] To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of. | [verb] To be located (at a particular place). | [verb] (acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer. BASINS (8) [noun] A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall | [noun] A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food | [noun] A depression, natural or artificial, containing water BASION (8) [noun] The midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum in the skull, used as a reference point in anthropology and anatomy. BASKED (13) [verb] To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat. | [verb] To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in"). BASKET (12) [noun] A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom. | [noun] A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop. | [noun] In an online shop, a notional place to store items before ordering them. BASQUE (17) [noun] The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist. | [noun] A woman's close-fitting bodice, underbodice, or corset having such a feature. BASSES (8) [noun] A low spectrum of sound tones. | [noun] A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor. | [noun] One who sings in the bass range. BASSET (8) [noun] The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop. | [noun] A basset hound. | [noun] A card game resembling faro. BASSLY (11) BASSOS (8) [noun] A bass singer, especially in opera. | [noun] An instrumental part written for a bass instrument. | [noun] The double bass, or contrabasso. BASTED (9) [verb] To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric. | [verb] To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting. | [verb] (by extension) To coat over something. BASTER (8) [noun] A kitchen utensil consisting of a tube with a rubber bulb at one end, used for basting meat with cooking juices. | [noun] One who bastes. BASTES (8) [verb] To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric. | [noun] A basting; a sprinkling of drippings etc. in cooking. | [verb] To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting. BATBOY (13) [noun] A boy or man who retrieves bats and performs other duties for a baseball team during games and practice. BATEAU (8) [noun] A small, flat-bottomed type of boat. BATHED (12) [verb] To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. | [verb] To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim. | [verb] To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath. | [verb] To wash a person or animal in a bath BATHER (11) [noun] One who bathes or swims. | [noun] One who gives a bath to another. BATHES (11) [verb] To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. | [verb] To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim. | [verb] To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath. BATHOS (11) [noun] Overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos. | [noun] Depth. | [noun] (the arts) Risible failure on the part of a work of art to properly affect its audience, particularly owing to BATIKS (12) [noun] A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric. | [verb] To dye fabric using the wax-resist method. BATING (9) [verb] To reduce the force of something; to abate. | [verb] To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation | [verb] (sometimes figurative) To cut off, remove, take away. BATMAN (10) [noun] A servant or valet to an army officer. | [noun] (by extension) A personal assistant or supporter. | [verb] To act as a batman. | [noun] A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg. | [verb] (mountaineering) To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does). BATMEN (10) [noun] A servant or valet to an army officer. | [noun] (by extension) A personal assistant or supporter. BATONS (8) [noun] A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes | [noun] The stick of a conductor in musical performances. | [noun] An object transferred by runners in a relay race. BATTED (9) [verb] To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat. | [verb] To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding. | [verb] To strike or swipe as though with a bat. BATTEN (8) [verb] To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding. | [verb] To feed (on); to revel (in). | [verb] To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously. | [noun] A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point. BATTER (8) [verb] To hit or strike violently and repeatedly. | [verb] To coat with batter (the food ingredient). | [verb] To defeat soundly; to thrash. | [noun] A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying | [noun] An incline on the outer face of a built wall. | [noun] The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat. BATTIK (12) BATTLE (8) [noun] A contest, a struggle. | [noun] A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement. | [noun] A division of an army; a battalion. | [verb] To nourish; feed. BATTUE (8) [noun] A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc. | [noun] A hunt performed in this manner. BAUBEE (10) BAUBLE (10) [noun] A cheap showy ornament piece of jewellery; a gewgaw. | [noun] A club or sceptre carried by a jester. | [noun] A small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees. BAULKS (12) [noun] An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. | [noun] The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. | [noun] Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks". BAULKY (15) [adjective] Refusing to proceed or cooperate. BAWBEE (13) [noun] A coin originally worth six pennies Scots, and later three; held equivalent to an English halfpenny. | [noun] A copper; a small amount of money. BAWDRY (15) [noun] The practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust. | [noun] Illicit intercourse; fornication. | [noun] Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language. BAWLED (12) [verb] To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner. | [verb] To wail; to give out a blaring cry. BAWLER (11) [noun] One who bawls; a person who cries loudly or wails. | [noun] A loud speaker or announcer. BAWTIE (11) BAYAMO (13) BAYARD (12) [noun] A horse, especially a bay-colored horse. | [noun] A man of courage and integrity; a knight or gallant person. BAYING (12) [verb] To howl. | [verb] To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay. | [verb] To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds. BAYMAN (13) BAYMEN (13) [noun] Plural of bayman; men who work in or around bays, particularly those engaged in fishing or oystering in coastal bay areas. BAYOUS (11) [noun] A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river. | [noun] A swamp, a marshy (stagnant) body of water. BAZAAR (17) [noun] A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, and often covered with shops and stalls. | [noun] A shop selling articles that are either exotic or eclectic. | [noun] A fair or temporary market, often for charity. BAZARS (17) [noun] Plural of bazar, a marketplace or shopping area, typically in Middle Eastern or South Asian countries. | [noun] A sale of goods, often for charity purposes. BAZOOS (17) [noun] A simple wind instrument, such as a kazoo or tin horn. | [noun] A person's mouth. BEACHY (16) [adjective] Pertaining to the material making up the edge of a seashore, as with pebbles, gravel, and sand. | [adjective] Pertaining to a beach or something beach-like. BEACON (10) [noun] A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning. | [noun] A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners. | [noun] A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers. BEADED (10) [verb] To form into a bead. | [verb] To apply beads to. | [verb] To form into a bead. BEADLE (9) [noun] A parish constable, a uniformed minor (lay) official, who ushers and keeps order | [noun] (ecclesiastic) an attendant to the minister | [noun] A warrant officer BEAGLE (9) [noun] A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet. | [noun] A person who snoops on others; a detective. | [noun] A bailiff. BEAKED (13) [adjective] Having a beak or beak-like projection. | [verb] Past tense of beak, to strike or peck with a beak. BEAKER (12) [noun] A flat-bottomed vessel, with a lip, used as a laboratory container. | [noun] A drinking vessel without a handle, sometimes for the use of children. | [noun] A mug. BEAMED (11) [verb] To emit beams of light; shine; radiate. | [verb] To smile broadly or especially cheerfully. | [verb] To furnish or supply with beams BEANED (9) [verb] To hit deliberately with a projectile, especially in the head. BEANIE (8) [noun] A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool. | [noun] A head-hugging brimless cap, with or without a visor, made from triangular sections of cloth, leather, or silk joined by a button at the crown and seamed together around the sides. | [noun] A Beanie Baby, a small soft toy filled with beans or similar stuffing. BEANOS (8) [noun] A beanfeast; any noisy celebration, a party. | [noun] Any home-made gas or indigestion remedy. BEARDS (9) [noun] Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck. | [noun] The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds. | [noun] The appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes. BEARER (8) [noun] One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries. | [noun] Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession. | [noun] One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment. BEASTS (8) [noun] Any animal other than a human; usually only applied to land vertebrates, especially large or dangerous four-footed ones. | [noun] (more specific) A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal. | [noun] A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner. BEATEN (8) [verb] To hit; strike | [verb] To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm. | [verb] To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly. BEATER (8) [noun] Someone or something that beats. | [noun] A kitchen implement for mixing. | [noun] A stick used to play a percussion instrument. | [noun] A sleeveless undershirt. BEAUTS (8) [noun] Something or someone that is physically attractive. | [noun] Something that is a remarkable example of its type. BEAUTY (11) [noun] The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness. | [noun] Someone who is beautiful. | [noun] Something that is particularly good or pleasing. BEAVER (11) [noun] A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet. | [noun] A hat, of various shapes, made from a felted beaver fur (or later of silk), fashionable in Europe between 1550 and 1850. | [noun] The pubic hair and/or vulva of a woman. | [noun] A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor. BEBOPS (12) [verb] Third person singular of "bebop," meaning to play or dance to bebop jazz music. | [noun] Plural of "bebop," referring to instances or styles of bebop jazz. BECALM (12) [verb] To make calm or still; make quiet; calm. | [verb] To deprive (a ship) of wind, so that it cannot move (usually in passive). BECAME (12) [verb] To arrive, come (to a place). | [verb] To come about; happen; come into being; arise. | [verb] Begin to be; turn into. BECAPS (12) BECKED (15) BECKET (14) [noun] A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle | [noun] A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place. | [noun] A loop of thread, typically braided, attached at each end to a jacket. Used to pass through the brooch bar of medals to affix them to the jacket without damaging it. BECKON (14) [noun] A sign made without words; a beck. | [noun] A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them. | [verb] To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer. BECLOG (11) BECOME (12) [verb] To arrive, come (to a place). | [verb] To come about; happen; come into being; arise. | [verb] Begin to be; turn into. BEDAMN (11) [verb] To curse or damn; to condemn or express anger at. BEDAUB (11) [verb] To smear upon; to soil. | [verb] To ornament garishly; to overdecorate. BEDBUG (12) [noun] A small nocturnal insect (Cimex lectularius), of the family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded hosts. BEDDED (11) [verb] Senses relating to a bed as a place for resting or sleeping. | [verb] Senses relating to a bed as a place or layer on which something else rests or is laid. BEDDER (10) [noun] Agent noun of bed; one who beds. | [noun] (Cambridge University) A bedmaker; a maid; a college servant, generally female, cleaning rooms in Cambridge University (compare: college porter and gyp), somewhat similar to an Oxford University scout. BEDECK (15) [verb] To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace. BEDELL (9) [noun] A parish constable, a uniformed minor (lay) official, who ushers and keeps order | [noun] (ecclesiastic) an attendant to the minister | [noun] A warrant officer BEDELS (9) [noun] An administrative official at universities in several European countries, often with a policiary function at the time when universities had their own jurisdiction over students. BEDEWS (12) [verb] To make wet with or as if with dew. BEDIMS (11) [verb] To make dim; to obscure or darken. BEDLAM (11) [noun] A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails. | [noun] An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. | [noun] A lunatic asylum; a madhouse. BEDPAN (11) [noun] A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience. BEDRID (10) [adjective] Confined to bed by illness or infirmity; bedridden. BEDRUG (10) [verb] To drug again or excessively. BEDSIT (9) [noun] A form of rented accommodation consisting of a single room for use as both sitting room and bedroom; there may also be a small kitchen area and washing and toilet facilities, but these amenities are more commonly outside the room and shared by several tenants. BEDUIN (9) [noun] A member of a nomadic Arab people of the desert regions of North Africa and Southwest Asia; also spelled Bedouin. BEDUMB (13) BEEBEE (10) BEECHY (16) BEEFED (12) [verb] To complain. | [verb] To add weight or strength to; to beef up. | [verb] To fart; break wind. BEEPED (11) [verb] To sound (something that makes a beep). | [verb] To have sexual intercourse (with) - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts | [verb] To produce a beep. BEEPER (10) [noun] Something that makes a beeping sound, especially a simple computer speaker. | [noun] A pager (device). BEETLE (8) [noun] A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and since 2011) | [noun] Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest. | [noun] A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts. | [verb] To loom over; to extend or jut. | [noun] A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc. BEEVES (11) [noun] The meat from a cow, bull or other bovine. | [noun] (plural: beefs) A grudge; dislike (of something or someone); lack of faith or trust (in something or someone); a reason for a dislike or grudge. (often + with) BEEZER (17) [noun] Nose. | [adjective] Excellent, super BEFALL (11) [noun] Case; instance; circumstance; event; incident; accident. | [verb] To fall upon; fall all over; overtake | [verb] To happen. BEFELL (11) [verb] To fall upon; fall all over; overtake | [verb] To happen. | [verb] To happen to. BEFITS (11) [verb] To be fit for BEFLAG (12) [verb] To mark or decorate with flags. BEFLEA (11) BEFOGS (12) [verb] To envelop in fog or smoke. | [verb] To confuse, mystify (a person); to make less acute or perceptive, to cloud (a person’s faculties). | [verb] To obscure, make less clear (a subject, issue, etc.). BEFOOL (11) [verb] To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone). BEFORE (11) [adverb] At an earlier time. | [adverb] In advance. | [adverb] At the front end. BEFOUL (11) [verb] To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute. | [verb] (specifically) To defecate on, to soil with excrement. | [verb] To stain or mar (for example with infamy or disgrace). BEFRET (11) [verb] To fret or worry excessively. | [verb] To ornament with frets (decorative designs). BEGALL (9) BEGAZE (18) [verb] To gaze at; to look steadily or intently upon. BEGETS (9) [verb] To father; to sire; to produce (a child). | [verb] To cause; to produce. | [verb] To bring forth. BEGGAR (10) [noun] A person who begs. | [noun] A person suffering from extreme poverty. | [noun] (sometimes affectionate) A mean or wretched person; a scoundrel. BEGGED (11) [verb] To request the help of someone, often in the form of money. | [verb] To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat. | [verb] In the phrase beg the question: to assume. BEGINS (9) [verb] To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. | [verb] To be in the first stage of some situation | [verb] To come into existence. BEGIRD (10) [verb] To encircle or gird about; to surround or bind with a belt or band. BEGIRT (9) [verb] To gird about; to encircle or surround. | [verb] Past tense of begird, meaning to have encircled or girt about. BEGLAD (10) BEGONE (9) [interjection] Expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away. | [verb] To go about; encompass; surround; beset, surround with hostile intent; to overrun. | [verb] To clothe, dress. BEGRIM (11) [verb] To make dirty or grimy; to soil or smudge. BEGULF (12) BEGUMS (11) [noun] A high-ranking Muslim woman, especially in India and Pakistan | [noun] The form of address for such a woman BEHALF (14) [noun] The interest or benefit of a person or group, as in "on behalf of" meaning in the interest of or as a representative of. BEHAVE (14) [verb] To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way. | [verb] To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner. | [verb] To conduct, manage, regulate (something). BEHEAD (12) [verb] To remove the head of; to cut someone's head off. BEHELD (12) [verb] To see or look at, esp. appreciatively; to descry, look upon. | [verb] To look. | [verb] To contemplate. BEHEST (11) [noun] A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of. | [noun] A vow; a promise. | [verb] To promise; vow. BEHIND (12) [noun] The rear, back-end | [noun] Butt, the buttocks, bottom | [noun] A one-point score. BEHOLD (12) [verb] To see or look at, esp. appreciatively; to descry, look upon. | [verb] To look. | [verb] To contemplate. BEHOOF (14) [noun] That which is advantageous to a person; behalf, interest, advantage, profit, benefit. BEHOVE (14) [verb] To befit, to suit. | [verb] To be necessary for (someone). | [verb] To be in the best interest of; to benefit. BEHOWL (14) BEIGES (9) [noun] A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool. | [noun] Debeige; a kind of woollen or mixed dress goods. BEINGS (9) [noun] A living creature. | [noun] The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state. | [noun] That which has actuality (materially or in concept). BEKISS (12) BEKNOT (12) BELADY (12) BELAUD (9) BELAYS (11) [noun] The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection. | [noun] The object to which a rope is secured. | [noun] A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner. BELDAM (11) [noun] A grandmother. | [noun] An old woman, particularly an ugly one. BELEAP (10) BELFRY (14) [noun] A movable tower used in sieges. | [noun] A shed. | [noun] An alarm-tower; a watchtower containing an alarm-bell. BELGAS (9) [noun] Plural of belga, a monetary unit formerly used in Belgium. BELIED (9) [verb] To tell lies about. | [verb] To give a false representation of. | [verb] To contradict, to show (something) to be false. BELIEF (11) [noun] Mental acceptance of a claim as true. | [noun] Faith or trust in the reality of something; often based upon one's own reasoning, trust in a claim, desire of actuality, and/or evidence considered. | [noun] Something believed. BELIER (8) [noun] One who belies; one who contradicts or gives a false impression of something. BELIES (8) [verb] To lie around; encompass. | [verb] (of an army) To surround; beleaguer. | [verb] To tell lies about. BELIKE (12) [verb] To make like; simulate. | [verb] To be like; resemble. | [noun] An object of affection or liking. | [adverb] Likely, probably, perhaps, haply. BELIVE (11) BELLED (9) [verb] To attach a bell to. | [verb] To shape so that it flares out like a bell. | [verb] To telephone. BELLES (8) [noun] An attractive woman. BELLOW (11) [noun] The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise. | [verb] To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull. | [verb] To shout in a deep voice. BELONG (9) [verb] To have its proper place. | [verb] (followed by to) To be part of, or the property of. | [verb] (followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of. | [preposition] (Australian Aboriginal, optionally followed by to) Of, belonging to. BELOWS (11) [verb] Third person singular present of "below," meaning to shout or call out loudly. | [noun] Plural of "below," referring to the lower deck or compartment of a ship. BELTED (9) [verb] To encircle. | [verb] To fasten a belt on. | [verb] To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood. BELTER (8) [noun] Anything that is particularly good of its class. | [noun] A very good-looking person. | [noun] One who sings forcefully. | [noun] A person who mines asteroids for minerals or lives in the vicinity of an asteroid belt. BELUGA (9) [noun] A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean. | [noun] A fish, Huso huso, found in the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, that is a source of caviar. BEMATA (10) [noun] A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly. | [noun] Raised area of worship in a synagogue upon which rests the Holy Ark containing Scrolls of Torah. BEMEAN (10) [verb] To degrade, demean, or lower in rank or dignity. BEMIRE (10) [verb] To soil with mud or a similar substance. | [verb] To immerse or trap in mire. BEMIST (10) [verb] To cover or obscure with mist. BEMIXT (17) [verb] Past tense of "bemix," meaning to mix together or mingle. BEMOAN (10) [verb] To moan or complain about (something). | [verb] To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them. BEMOCK (16) [verb] To mock or ridicule; to treat with contempt or derision. BEMUSE (10) [verb] To confuse or bewilder. | [verb] To devote to the Muses. BENAME (10) [verb] To name or call by a particular name. | [verb] To suit or befit. BENDAY (12) [noun] A printing technique using dots or lines to create shading or color effects in illustrations. | [verb] To apply the Benday process to an image. BENDED (10) [verb] Past tense and past participle of bend, meaning to curve or flex something. | [adjective] Curved or formed into a bend. BENDEE (9) BENDER (9) [noun] One who, or that which, bends. | [noun] A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle. | [noun] A bout of heavy drinking. BENDYS (12) [adjective] Flexible; capable of bending without breaking. | [noun] Plural of bendy, referring to flexible objects or articulated buses. BENIGN (9) [adjective] Kind; gentle; mild. | [adjective] (of a climate or environment) mild and favorable | [adjective] (in combination) Not harmful to the environment. BENNES (8) [noun] Plural of benne, an alternative name for sesame plant or its seeds, particularly used in African and Southern American contexts. BENNET (8) [noun] A grass or herb, especially one of various plants in the genus Carex or similar vegetation. | [noun] A type of small kangaroo found in Australia. BENNIS (8) BENUMB (12) [verb] To make numb, as by cold or anesthetic. | [verb] To deaden, dull (the mind, faculties, etc.). BENZAL (17) [adjective] Relating to or containing benzal, a chemical compound derived from benzene; used in chemistry to describe compounds containing the benzal group (C6H5CH2-). BENZIN (17) [noun] Gasoline or petrol, used as a fuel for internal combustion engines. BENZOL (17) [noun] An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds. | [noun] (in combination) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group. | [noun] An impure benzene (mixed with toluene etc), used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes. BENZYL (20) [noun] (especially in combination) The univalent radical C6H5-CH2- related to toluene and benzoic acid BERAKE (12) BERATE (8) [verb] To chide or scold vehemently BEREFT (11) [verb] To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim. | [verb] To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence. | [verb] To deprive of power; prevent. BERETS (8) [noun] A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France. BERIME (10) BERLIN (8) BERMES (10) [noun] Plural of berme, a narrow ledge or path at the top or bottom of a slope, embankment, or ditch. | [noun] Strips of land between a canal or fortification and a moat or ditch. BERTHA (11) [noun] A lace collar that covers the shoulders of a dress BERTHS (11) [noun] A fixed bunk for sleeping (in caravans, trains, etc). | [noun] Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.) | [noun] A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park. BERYLS (11) [noun] A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone. | [noun] An example (a stone) of the mineral beryl. | [noun] A dull blueish green colour. BESEEM (10) [verb] To be suitable or appropriate for; to befit. BESETS (8) [verb] To surround or hem in. | [verb] (sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides. | [verb] To decorate something with jewels etc. BESIDE (9) [adverb] Otherwise; else. | [preposition] Next to; at the side of. | [preposition] Not relevant to. BESMUT (10) BESNOW (11) [verb] To cover with snow. BESOMS (10) [noun] A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft. | [noun] A troublesome woman. | [noun] Any cleansing or purifying agent. BESOTS (8) [verb] Third person singular of "besot," meaning to make drunk or foolish, or to infatuate someone excessively. BESTED (9) [verb] To surpass in skill or achievement. | [verb] To beat in a contest BESTIR (8) [verb] To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor. | [verb] To make active; to rouse oneself. BESTOW (11) [verb] To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; to stow or place; to put something somewhere. | [verb] To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation. | [verb] To dispose of. BESTUD (9) [verb] To set or decorate with studs; to be studded with something. BETAKE (12) [verb] To beteach. | [verb] To take over to; take across (to); deliver. | [verb] To seize; lay hold of; take. BETELS (8) [noun] Either of two plants often used in combination: | [noun] A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan. BETHEL (11) [noun] A sacred place or shrine, particularly in biblical contexts. | [noun] A chapel or meeting place for seamen. BETIDE (9) [verb] To happen unto; to befall. | [verb] To happen; to take place; to bechance or befall. BETIME (10) BETISE (8) [noun] A foolish or stupid action; a blunder or silly mistake. BETONS (8) [noun] Plural of beton, a type of reinforced concrete or concrete construction material. | [verb] Third person singular of the verb "beton," meaning to construct with or apply concrete/beton. BETONY (11) [noun] Any plant of the genus Stachys. | [noun] Any plant of the genus Pedicularis (louseworts). BETOOK (12) [verb] To beteach. | [verb] To take over to; take across (to); deliver. | [verb] To seize; lay hold of; take. BETRAY (11) [verb] To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly. | [verb] To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive. | [verb] To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known. BETTAS (8) [noun] Plural of betta, a type of freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia, popular in aquariums for their vibrant colors and aggressive behavior. BETTED (9) [verb] To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager. | [verb] To be sure of something; to be able to count on something. | [verb] To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round. BETTER (8) [noun] An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior. | [adjective] Greater in amount or quantity | [adjective] (of people) | [verb] To improve. | [noun] A person who makes a bet, such as a wager on the outcome of a game of chance or a sporting event. BETTOR (8) [noun] A person who makes a bet, such as a wager on the outcome of a game of chance or a sporting event. BEVELS (11) [noun] An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer. | [noun] An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; a bevel square. | [verb] To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer. BEVIES (11) [noun] (collective) A group of animals, in particular quail. | [noun] (collective) A group of women. | [noun] (collective) A large group or collection. BEVORS (11) [noun] Plural of bevor, a piece of armor that protects the lower face and neck. | [noun] A drinking glass or cup with a wide mouth. BEWAIL (11) [verb] To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for BEWARE (11) [verb] (defective) To use caution, pay attention to (used both with and without of). BEWEEP (13) [verb] To weep over or lament; to cry for or bewail. BEWEPT (13) [verb] Past tense and past participle of "beweep," meaning to weep over or lament. BEWIGS (12) [verb] Third person singular of "bewig," meaning to put a wig on someone or to cover with a wig. BEWORM (13) BEWRAP (13) [verb] To wrap up or cover completely with wrapping material. BEWRAY (14) [verb] To reveal or expose (someone's guilt or secrets). | [verb] To betray or be unfaithful to. BEYLIC (13) [noun] A territory or province under the jurisdiction of a beylik or Ottoman administrative division. BEYLIK (15) [noun] A province or district of the Ottoman Empire under the rule of a bey. | [noun] The territory governed by a bey. BEYOND (12) [noun] The unknown. | [noun] The hereafter. | [noun] Something that is far beyond. BEZANT (17) [noun] (history) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe. | [noun] The heraldic representation of a gold coin. BEZAZZ (35) [noun] Liveliness, energy, or style; pizzazz. BEZELS (17) [noun] The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool. | [noun] The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting. | [noun] The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set; the collet. BEZILS (17) [noun] The angled or sloping edge of a cut gemstone, typically between the table and the crown facets. | [noun] The groove or setting that holds a gemstone in jewelry. BEZOAR (17) [noun] A mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in an animal's intestines; a hairball. | [noun] An enterolith. BHAKTA (15) [noun] Someone who practises bhakti; a person who is devoted to God; a devotee; a worshipper. BHAKTI (15) [noun] Devotion to God BHANGS (12) [noun] Cannabis or a preparation made from cannabis, especially bhang, a drink or paste made from cannabis leaves and flowers used in India. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of "bhang," to prepare or consume bhang. BHARAL (11) [noun] A blue sheep, being any species of the genus Pseudois, goatlike bovids of the Himalayas and western China with a bluish-grey coat; the Himalayan blue sheep, Pseudois nayaur. BHOOTS (11) [noun] Plural of bhoot, a ghost or spirit in Indian folklore and Hindu mythology. BIALIS (8) [noun] A flat, onion-flavored roll of Jewish origin, typically topped with onions and poppy seeds. BIALYS (11) [noun] A flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle. BIASED (9) [verb] To place bias upon; to influence. | [adjective] Exhibiting bias; prejudiced. | [adjective] Angled at a slant. BIASES (8) [noun] Inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection. | [noun] The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric. | [noun] A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference. BIAXAL (15) [adjective] Having two axes, or capable of being divided into two equal parts by two planes. BIBBED (13) [verb] To dress (somebody) in a bib. | [verb] To drink heartily; to tipple. | [verb] To beep (e.g. a car horn). BIBBER (12) [noun] One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler. BIBLES (10) [noun] An exemplar of the Bible. | [noun] A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible). | [noun] (at certain US universities) A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments. BICARB (12) [noun] Bicarbonate. BICEPS (12) [noun] Any muscle having two heads. | [noun] Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow. | [noun] The upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm. BICKER (14) [noun] A skirmish; an encounter. | [noun] A fight with stones between two parties of boys. | [noun] A wrangle; also, a noise, as in angry contention. | [noun] A wooden drinking-cup or other dish. BICORN (10) [noun] A hat with two corners or peaks. | [adjective] Having two horns or horn-like projections. BICRON (10) BIDDEN (10) [verb] To issue a command; to tell. | [verb] To invite; to summon. | [verb] To utter a greeting or salutation. BIDDER (10) [noun] Someone who bids, e.g. at an auction BIDERS (9) [noun] Plural of bider; those who bide or wait. | [noun] In some contexts, those who make bids. BIDETS (9) [noun] A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus. | [noun] A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage. BIDING (10) [noun] An awaiting; expectation. | [noun] Residence; habitation. | [verb] To bear; to endure; to tolerate. BIELDS (9) [noun] A shelter or refuge, especially for sheep or cattle. | [verb] To shelter or protect from wind or weather. BIFACE (13) [noun] A double-sided stone tool BIFFED (15) [verb] To punch or hit. | [verb] To discard; to throw out; to throw away. | [verb] To wipe out; to faceplant; to fall. BIFFIN (14) [noun] A deep-red cooking apple native to Britain. | [noun] Such an apple baked and flattened as a snack, popular in Norfolk. BIFLEX (18) BIFOLD (12) [noun] A door, window, shutter, or divider consisting of two equal panels hinged together so that it opens by folding the panels against each other. | [noun] A sheet of paper or cardboard folded in half along a crease down the center. | [noun] A wallet, billfold, or carrying case with a single fold, so that it opens like a book. BIFORM (13) [adjective] Having two forms or shapes. BIGAMY (14) [noun] The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously. | [noun] A second marriage after the death of a spouse. BIGEYE (12) [noun] Any fish in the taxonomic family Priacanthidae, which have large eyes. | [noun] Any of certain fish or shark species identified by their large eyes, in particular bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus. BIGGER (10) [adjective] Of great size, large. | [adjective] (of an industry or other field, often capitalized) Thought to have undue influence. | [adjective] Popular. BIGGIE (10) [noun] Something large in size in comparison to similar things. | [noun] Something impressive in comparison to similar things. | [noun] (chiefly in the negative) Big deal. BIGGIN (10) [noun] A close-fitting cap worn by babies or young children in historical contexts. | [noun] A coffee pot or brewing vessel. BIGHTS (12) [noun] A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow | [noun] An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf | [noun] A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature. BIGOTS (9) [noun] One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to one's own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc. | [noun] One who is overly pious in matters of religion, often hypocritically or else superstitiously so. BIGWIG (13) [noun] A person of importance to a group or organization. BIJOUS (15) [noun] Plural of bijou; small, exquisitely made trinkets or pieces of jewelry. | [noun] Plural of bijou; something small and delicately beautiful. BIJOUX (22) [noun] A jewel. | [noun] A piece of jewelry; a trinket. | [noun] A small intricate piece of metalwork. BIKERS (12) [noun] A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club. | [noun] Cyclist BIKIES (12) [noun] A motorcyclist who is a member of a club; a biker. BIKING (13) [verb] To ride a bike. | [verb] To travel by bike. | [verb] To transport by bicycle BIKINI (12) [noun] A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel. | [noun] A brief bathing suit worn by men. BILBOA (10) BILBOS (10) [noun] A device for punishment. See bilboes. | [noun] A kind of sword with well-tempered and flexible blade, originally produced in Bilbao. BILGED (10) [verb] To spring a leak in the bilge. | [verb] To bulge or swell. | [verb] To break open the bilge(s) of. BILGES (9) [noun] The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides. | [noun] The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates. | [noun] The water accumulated in the bilge, the bilge water. BILKED (13) [verb] To spoil the score of (someone) in cribbage. | [verb] To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone). | [verb] To evade, elude. BILKER (12) [noun] One who bilks; a person who cheats or defrauds others. | [noun] One who leaves without paying a bill or debt. BILLED (9) [verb] To dig, chop, etc., with a bill. | [verb] To peck | [verb] To stroke bill against bill, with reference to doves; to caress in fondness BILLER (8) [noun] One who prepares or sends out bills or invoices. | [noun] A person or machine that bills customers for services or goods. BILLET (8) [noun] A short informal letter. | [noun] A written order to quarter soldiers. | [noun] A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge. | [noun] A semi-finished length of metal. | [noun] An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish. BILLIE (8) BILLON (8) [noun] Any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc. BILLOW (11) [noun] A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound | [verb] To surge or roll in billows. | [verb] To swell out or bulge. BIMAHS (13) [noun] The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium. BIMBOS (12) [noun] A physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence. | [noun] A stupid or foolish person. BINARY (11) [noun] A thing which can have only (one or the other of) two values. | [noun] The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1. | [noun] An executable computer file. BINATE (8) [verb] To perform bination; to hold Mass twice on the same day. | [adjective] Double; growing in pairs or couples. BINDER (9) [noun] Someone who binds | [noun] A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages etc. | [noun] Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book. BINDIS (9) [noun] The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women. | [noun] Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot. | [noun] The common lawn weed, Soliva sessilis, introduced to Australia from South America. BINDLE (9) [noun] A bundle carried by a hobo, typically containing personal belongings tied in cloth and carried on a stick. BINGED (10) [verb] To go; walk; come; run | [verb] Making the sound of a bounce | [verb] To bounce BINGER (9) [noun] A person who binges, especially on food or drink. | [noun] In Scrabble, a player who uses all seven tiles in a single turn to form a word on the board. BINGES (9) [noun] A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc. | [noun] (by extension) A short period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show. | [verb] To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption. BINGOS (9) [noun] A score in Scrabble achieved by using all seven tiles in a single turn. | [noun] Plural of bingo, the game or the exclamation. BINITS (8) BINNED (9) [verb] To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin. | [verb] To throw away, reject, give up. | [verb] To convert continuous data into discrete groups. BINOCS (10) [noun] Binoculars BIOGAS (9) [noun] A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, produced by anaerobic digestion of organic waste matter, used as a fuel BIOGEN (9) BIOMES (10) [noun] Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert | [noun] All the genomes of such a community BIONIC (10) [adjective] Related to bionics. | [adjective] Of a biological organism, having been enhanced by electronic or mechanical parts; cyborg. | [adjective] Superhuman BIONTS (8) [noun] Living organisms considered as individual units; the plural of biont, referring to a single living entity or organism. BIOPIC (12) [noun] (film genre) A motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people). BIOPSY (13) [noun] The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes. | [verb] To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination. BIOTAS (8) [noun] Plural of biota, referring to the animal and plant life in a particular region or time period. BIOTIC (10) [adjective] Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms BIOTIN (8) [noun] A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems. BIPACK (16) BIPEDS (11) [noun] An animal, being or construction that goes about on two feet (or two legs). BIPODS (11) [noun] A two-legged stand. BIRDED (10) [verb] Scored one stroke under par on a golf hole. | [verb] Past tense of bird, meaning to hunt for or observe birds. BIRDER (9) [noun] A birdwatcher. | [noun] A person who hunts birds. BIRDIE (9) [noun] (diminutive) A (little) bird; a birdling; a child's term for a bird. | [noun] The completion of a hole one stroke below par. | [noun] A shuttlecock. BIREME (10) [noun] (history) an ancient galley having two banks of oars, one above the other. BIRKIE (12) [noun] A golf score of one stroke under par on a hole. BIRLED (9) [verb] To pour a drink (for). | [verb] To drink deeply or excessively; carouse. BIRLER (8) [noun] A person who rolls logs in water. | [verb] To spin or rotate a log in water. BIRLES (8) [verb] To pour drinks for others; to serve drinks. | [verb] To spin or rotate, especially a log in water. BIRRED (9) [verb] Past tense of "birr," meaning to make a whirring sound or to move with a whirring noise. BIRSES (8) [noun] Plural of birse, which is a Scottish and Northern English dialect word for a bristle or coarse hair. | [noun] In Scottish dialect, temper or irritability. BIRTHS (11) [noun] The process of childbearing; the beginning of life. | [noun] An instance of childbirth. | [noun] A beginning or start; a point of origin. BISECT (10) [noun] A bisector, which divides into two equal parts. | [noun] An envelope, card, or fragment thereof showing an affixed cut half of a regular issued stamp, over which one or more postal markings have been applied. Typically used in wartime when normal lower rate stamps may not be available. | [verb] To cut or divide into two parts. BISHOP (13) [noun] An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory. | [noun] The holder of the Greek or Roman position of episcopus, supervisor over the public dole of grain, etc. | [noun] Any watchman, inspector, or overlooker. | [verb] To murder by drowning. BISONS (8) [noun] Plural of bison, large shaggy-haired wild oxen native to North America and Europe. BISQUE (17) [noun] A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables. | [noun] A pale pinkish brown colour. | [noun] A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit. | [noun] An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed. BISTER (8) [noun] A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood. | [noun] A mid-to-dark brown color resembling the pigment. BISTRE (8) [noun] A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood. | [noun] A mid-to-dark brown color resembling the pigment. BISTRO (8) [noun] A small restaurant. | [noun] A small bar or pub. BITCHY (16) [adjective] Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant. | [adjective] Irritable. BITERS (8) [noun] The act of biting. | [noun] The wound left behind after having been bitten. | [noun] The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting. BITING (9) [verb] To cut into something by clamping the teeth. | [verb] To hold something by clamping one's teeth. | [verb] To attack with the teeth. BITTED (9) [verb] To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse). | [verb] To put round the bitts. BITTEN (8) [verb] To cut into something by clamping the teeth. | [verb] To hold something by clamping one's teeth. | [verb] To attack with the teeth. BITTER (8) [noun] (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic. | [noun] A type of beer heavily flavored with hops. | [noun] A turn of a cable about the bitts. | [noun] (in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits). BIZONE (17) [noun] A region divided into two zones, specifically referring to the combined American and British occupation zones in Germany after World War II. BIZZES (26) [noun] Plural of bizz, a variant spelling of buzz, referring to a buzzing sound or excited talk. | [verb] Third person singular of bizz, meaning to make a buzzing sound or to buzz about. BLABBY (15) [adjective] Inclined to talk excessively or reveal secrets; talkative or gossipy. BLACKS (14) [noun] The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed. | [noun] A black dye or pigment. | [noun] A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment. BLADED (10) [verb] To skate on rollerblades. | [verb] To furnish with a blade. | [verb] To put forth or have a blade. BLADES (9) [noun] The sharp cutting edge of a knife, chisel, or other tool, a razor blade/sword. | [noun] The flat functional end of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, skate, etc. | [noun] The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal. BLAINS (8) [noun] A skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch. BLAMED (11) [verb] To censure (someone or something); to criticize. | [verb] To bring into disrepute. | [verb] (usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame, to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative). BLAMER (10) [noun] One who blames; a person who assigns fault or responsibility to another. BLAMES (10) [verb] To censure (someone or something); to criticize. | [verb] To bring into disrepute. | [verb] (usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame, to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative). BLANCH (13) [verb] To grow or become white | [verb] To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach | [verb] To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water. | [verb] To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed. BLANKS (12) [noun] A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence . | [noun] A nonplus . | [noun] The white spot in the centre of a target; hence the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim . BLARED (9) [verb] To make a loud sound. | [verb] To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly. BLARES (8) [noun] A loud sound. | [noun] Dazzling, often garish, brilliance. | [verb] To make a loud sound. BLASTS (8) [noun] A violent gust of wind. | [noun] A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc. | [noun] A hit from a pipe. BLASTY (11) [adjective] Characterized by or resembling a blast; explosive or forceful in manner or effect. BLAWED (12) [verb] Past tense of "blaw," a Scottish dialect word meaning to blow. BLAZED (18) [verb] To be on fire, especially producing bright flames. | [verb] To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame. | [verb] To be conspicuous; shine brightly a brilliancy (of talents, deeds, etc.). BLAZER (17) [noun] A semi-formal jacket. | [noun] A person or thing that blazes (marks or cuts a route). | [noun] Anything that blazes or glows, as with heat or flame. BLAZES (17) [noun] A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light. | [noun] Intense, direct light accompanied with heat. | [noun] The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face. BLAZON (17) [noun] A verbal or written description of a coat of arms. | [noun] A formalized language for describing a coat of arms. | [noun] A coat of arms or a banner depicting a coat of arms. BLEACH (13) [adjective] Pale; bleak. | [noun] A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening. | [noun] A variety of bleach. | [noun] An act of bleaching; exposure to the sun. | [noun] A disease of the skin. BLEAKS (12) [noun] A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae. BLEARS (8) [verb] To be blear; to have blear eyes; to look or gaze with blear eyes. | [verb] (of the eyes or eyesight) To make blurred or dim. | [verb] (of an image) To blur, make blurry. BLEARY (11) [adjective] Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion. BLEATS (8) [verb] Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry; of a human, to mimic this sound. | [verb] Of a person, to complain. BLEBBY (15) [adjective] Characterized by or full of blebs (fluid-filled blisters on the skin or plant surfaces). BLEEDS (9) [noun] An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia. | [noun] A narrow edge around a page layout, to be printed but cut off afterwards (added to allow for slight misalignment, especially with pictures that should run to the edge of the finished sheet). | [noun] (sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended. BLEEPS (10) [noun] A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device. | [noun] Something named by an explicit noun in the original, unedited version of the containing sentence. | [noun] A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to traditional gothic rock. BLENCH (13) [noun] A deceit; a trick. | [noun] A sidelong glance. | [verb] To shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn aside or fly off. | [verb] To blanch. BLENDE (9) [noun] Sphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc) BLENDS (9) [noun] A mixture of two or more things. | [noun] A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word. | [verb] To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other. BLENNY (11) [noun] A true blenny, any of various marine fishes from the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes that are generally small and elongated which dwell on the sea floor, including scaled and scaleless forms and dramatically divergent appearance, in several families. | [noun] A number of fish of similar appearance not closely related. BLIGHT (12) [noun] Any of many plant diseases causing damage to, or the death of, leaves, fruit or other parts. | [noun] The bacterium, virus or fungus that causes such a condition. | [noun] (by extension) Anything that impedes growth or development or spoils any other aspect of life. BLIMEY (13) [interjection] Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc. BLIMPS (12) [noun] An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container. | [noun] (by extension) Any large airborne inflatable. | [noun] An obese person. BLINDS (9) [noun] A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass. | [noun] A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc. | [noun] Any device intended to conceal or hide. BLINIS (8) [noun] A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon. BLINKS (12) [noun] The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again. | [noun] The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes. | [noun] A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis. BLINTZ (17) [noun] A thin blini (pancake), filled (often with sweet cheese) and folded, then fried and often served with sour cream, fruit, or a sweet sauce. BLITES (8) [noun] Plural of blite, a plant of the amaranth family with small flowers and edible leaves. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of blite (to wither or decay). BLITHE (11) [adjective] (dated or literary) Happy, cheerful. | [adjective] Casually indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern. BLOATS (8) [noun] Distention of the abdomen from death. | [noun] Pathological overdistention of rumen with gas in a ruminant. | [noun] Wasteful use of space or other resources. BLOCKS (14) [noun] A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | [noun] A chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading. | [noun] A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets. BLOCKY (17) [adjective] Resembling a block in shape. BLOKES (12) [noun] A man, a fellow; an ordinary man, a man on the street. | [noun] A man who behaves in a particularly laddish or overtly heterosexual manner. | [noun] (A lower deck term for) the Captain or Executive Officer of a warship, with particular reference to discipline and punishment. BLONDE (9) [noun] A pale yellowish (golden brown) color, especially said of hair color. | [noun] A person with this hair color. | [adjective] Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour. BLONDS (9) [noun] A pale yellowish (golden brown) color, especially said of hair color. | [noun] A person with this hair color. | [verb] To color or dye blond BLOODS (9) [noun] A member of the Los Angeles gang The Bloods. | [noun] A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow. | [noun] A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption (see blood relative, blood relation, by blood). BLOODY (12) [verb] To draw blood from one's opponent in a fight. | [verb] To demonstrably harm the cause of an opponent. | [adjective] Covered in blood. | [noun] (casual) bloody mary BLOOEY (11) [adjective] Haywire, amiss. | [interjection] Exclamation representing an explosion or abrupt occurrence. BLOOIE (8) BLOOMS (10) [noun] A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud. | [noun] Flowers, collectively. | [noun] The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open. BLOOMY (13) [adjective] Covered with or having the appearance of bloom; flowering or blossoming. | [adjective] Having a whitish or grayish powdery coating on the surface. BLOOPS (10) [verb] To make a hit just beyond the infield. | [verb] To produce a low-pitched beeping sound. | [verb] To cover up splices in a soundtrack tape to eliminate the unwanted noise they may produce. BLOTCH (13) [noun] An uneven patch of color or discoloration. | [noun] An irregularly shaped area. | [noun] Imperfection; blemish on one’s reputation, stain. BLOTTO (8) [noun] A person who is (very) drunk or intoxicated. | [noun] An artwork created using blots of ink or paint. | [verb] To become or cause to become (very) drunk or intoxicated. | [noun] A reagent made from non-fat dry milk, phosphate buffered saline, and sodium azide, which is used to block protein binding sites for laboratory techniques such as blots and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). | [noun] On Sulawesi: a hollowed-out tree trunk used as a boat. BLOTTY (11) [adjective] Marked or covered with blots; having irregular spots or stains. BLOUSE (8) [noun] A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist. | [noun] A shirt for women, particularly a shirt with buttons; a dress shirt tailored for women. | [noun] A loose-fitting uniform jacket. | [noun] A prostitute. BLOUSY (11) [adjective] Having a ruddy, coarse complexion; bloated or swollen in appearance. | [adjective] Untidy or slovenly in dress or appearance. BLOWBY (16) [noun] The escape of gases past a seal or piston in an engine, particularly past piston rings into the crankcase. | [noun] In sports, a play that goes past a defender or goalkeeper. BLOWED (12) [verb] Past tense and past participle of blow, used in some dialects or informal speech (non-standard form of "blew"). BLOWER (11) [noun] A person who blows. | [noun] Any device that blows. | [noun] (usually preceded by the) Telephone. BLOWSY (14) [adjective] Having a reddish, coarse complexion, especially with a pudgy face. | [adjective] (chiefly of a woman's hair or dress) Slovenly or unkempt, in the manner of a beggar or slattern. | [adjective] Unrefined, countrified. BLOWUP (13) [noun] An explosion, or violent outburst | [noun] An enlargement BLOWZY (23) [adjective] Having a reddish, coarse complexion, especially with a pudgy face. | [adjective] (chiefly of a woman's hair or dress) Slovenly or unkempt, in the manner of a beggar or slattern. | [adjective] Unrefined, countrified. BLUELY (11) BLUEST (8) [adjective] Of the colour blue. | [adjective] Depressed, melancholic, sad. | [adjective] Pale, without redness or glare; said of a flame. BLUESY (11) [adjective] Characteristic of, or similar to, the blues (a genre of music). BLUETS (8) [noun] Any of several different plants having blue flowers from several genera. | [noun] Common name for several small damselfly species, including the genera Coenagrion and Enallagma. BLUEYS (11) [noun] The metal lead. | [noun] A bushman's blanket. | [noun] A collection of clothes and other belongings rolled up into a bundle for carrying; a swag. BLUFFS (14) [noun] An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio. | [noun] An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does. | [noun] The card game poker. BLUING (9) [verb] To make or become blue. | [verb] To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust. | [verb] (laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid) BLUISH (11) [adjective] Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue. | [adjective] Somewhat depressed; sad. BLUMED (11) BLUMES (10) BLUNGE (9) [verb] To mix clay and water. BLUNTS (8) [noun] A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip. | [noun] A short needle with a strong point. | [noun] (smoking) A marijuana cigar. BLURBS (10) [noun] A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes. BLURRY (11) [adjective] (of an image) Not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges. | [adjective] Not clear; lacking well-defined boundaries. BLURTS (8) [verb] To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out. BLYPES (13) [noun] Pieces of skin or bark that peel off in flakes or strips. | [verb] Third person singular of "blype," meaning to peel off in flakes or strips. BOARDS (9) [noun] A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making. | [noun] A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc. | [noun] A flat surface with markings for playing a board game. | [verb] To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance. BOARTS (8) [noun] Imperfectly crystallized diamonds or diamond fragments used as industrial abrasives. BOASTS (8) [noun] A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself. | [noun] Something that one brags about. | [noun] A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall. BOATED (9) [verb] To travel by boat. | [verb] To transport in a boat. | [verb] To place in a boat. BOATEL (8) [noun] A ship, normally moored alongside a quay, used as a hotel BOATER (8) [noun] Someone who travels by boat. | [noun] One who works on a boat, especially as captain. | [noun] A straw hat, very stiff, with a flat brim and crown. BOBBED (13) [verb] To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium. | [verb] To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water. | [verb] To curtsy. BOBBER (12) [noun] One who takes part in apple bobbing. | [noun] A buoyant device (frequently made of cork) attached to a line so as to suspend the end of the line with the hook (and bait or lure) above the bottom. | [noun] A style of custom motorcycle with stripped-down bodywork and a shortened (or "bobbed") rear fender. BOBBIN (12) [noun] A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled. | [noun] In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread. | [noun] The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch. BOBBLE (12) [noun] A furry ball attached on top of a hat. | [noun] Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie | [noun] A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes). BOBCAT (12) [noun] A North American wild cat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail. | [noun] A multi-purpose construction vehicle, akin to a smaller version of a front-end loader or a backhoe (backhoe loader), with a one-man caged control cabin BOCCES (12) [noun] Plural of bocce, a Italian game similar to bowls played with weighted balls. BOCCIA (12) [noun] A sport, similar to bocce, designed to be played by people with impaired motor skills. BOCCIE (12) [noun] A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court | [noun] One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce. BOCCIS (12) [noun] Plural of bocce, a ball sport similar to lawn bowling played with weighted balls. BOCHES (13) [noun] A German. BODEGA (10) [noun] A storehouse for maturing wine, a winery. | [noun] A store specializing in Hispanic groceries. | [noun] Any convenience store. BODICE (11) [noun] A sleeveless shirt for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves. | [noun] Blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or European folk costume. | [noun] The upper portion of a women's one-piece dress, equivalent to a shirt. BODIED (10) [adjective] (in combination) Having a specified form of body. | [adjective] Having a bodily form; corporeal or incarnate. | [verb] To give body or shape to something. BODIES (9) [noun] Physical frame. | [noun] Main section. | [noun] Coherent group. BODILY (12) [adjective] Of, relating to, or concerning the body. | [adjective] Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal. | [adjective] Real; actual; put into execution. BODING (10) [verb] To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell. | [verb] (followed by "well", "ill", "no good", etc.) To betoken or augur something good or bad that will happen in the future. | [noun] An omen, a prediction of disaster, a portent. BODKIN (13) [noun] A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather. | [noun] A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing. | [noun] A hairpin. BOFFIN (14) [noun] An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research. | [noun] (by extension) A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward; (in a weaker sense) an intellectual; a smart person. BOFFOS (14) [noun] (chiefly in the world of entertainment) A great success; a hit. BOGANS (9) [noun] (derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background. | [noun] An Anglo-Celtic member of a lower socioeconomic group, stereotypically classified as wearing black jumpers or black concert T-shirts. | [noun] A petrolhead. BOGEYS (12) [noun] One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. | [noun] An outlaw. | [noun] One who cheats others. BOGGED (11) [verb] (now often with "down") To sink or submerge someone or something into bogland. | [verb] To prevent or slow someone or something from making progress. | [verb] (now often with "down") To sink and stick in bogland. BOGGLE (10) [noun] A scruple or objection. | [noun] A bungle; a botched situation. | [verb] Either literally or figuratively to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle. | [noun] A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear. BOGIES (9) [noun] One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. | [noun] An outlaw. | [noun] One who cheats others. BOGLES (9) [noun] A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear. BOHEAS (11) [noun] Plural of bohea, a type of Chinese black tea that was popular in 18th-century Britain. BOHUNK (15) [noun] An immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and socially unsophisticated. | [noun] A brawny or coarse person. BOILED (9) [verb] (of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. | [verb] To cook in boiling water. | [verb] (of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe. BOILER (8) [noun] A person who boils something. | [noun] A steam boiler. | [noun] An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid. | [noun] Boilerplate. BOITES (8) [noun] Plural of boite, a nightclub or small restaurant, particularly in France. BOLDER (9) [adjective] Courageous, daring. | [adjective] Visually striking; conspicuous. | [adjective] (of typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface. BOLDLY (12) [adverb] In a bold manner; with confidence. BOLERO (8) [noun] A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time. | [noun] A type of short, buttonless jacket or blouse, open or tied in front and ending at the diaphragm. | [verb] To dance the bolero. BOLETE (8) [noun] A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body. BOLETI (8) [noun] Plural of boletus, a type of fungus or mushroom with pores instead of gills underneath the cap. BOLIDE (9) [noun] An extremely bright meteor. | [noun] Any extraterrestrial body that collides with Earth. | [noun] A fireball. BOLLED (9) [verb] Past tense of "boll," meaning to form a seed pod or to swell into a rounded shape, as cotton does when it develops its fluffy seed pod. | [adjective] Having formed into a boll or seed pod. BOLLIX (15) [noun] Confusion | [noun] Mess | [noun] Fool, jerk BOLLOX (15) [verb] To ruin or mess something up. | [noun] Nonsense or rubbish. BOLSHY (14) [noun] A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader. | [adjective] Difficult or rebellious. BOLSON (8) [noun] A desert basin or valley, typically in the southwestern United States, that has no external drainage outlet. BOLTED (9) [verb] To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt. | [verb] To secure a door by locking or barring it. | [verb] To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly. BOLTER (8) [noun] A person or thing that bolts, or runs suddenly. | [noun] A plant that grows larger and more rapidly than usual. | [noun] (flour milling) A machine or mechanism that automatically sifts milled flour. BOMBAX (19) [noun] A tropical tree of the mallow family, particularly the silk cotton tree, known for its large flowers and seed pods filled with silky fiber. BOMBED (13) [verb] To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard. | [verb] To fail dismally. | [verb] To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs. BOMBER (12) [noun] A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs. | [noun] A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism. | [noun] A bomber jacket. | [adjective] Completely solid and secure, usually referring to some form of protective gear (n.b. the forms "more bomber" or "most bomber" are unusual). BOMBES (12) [noun] A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold. | [noun] (chiefly in German cooking) A small, cylindrical or spherical chocolate-covered confection. (Compare truffle.) | [noun] An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis. BOMBYX (22) [noun] A genus of moths that includes the silkworm, producing silk fiber. BONACI (10) BONBON (10) [noun] A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy. | [noun] A small, spherical savory snack or canapé. | [noun] A Christmas cracker. BONDED (10) [verb] To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind. | [verb] To cause to adhere (one material with another). | [verb] To form a chemical compound with. BONDER (9) [noun] One who bonds; a person or thing that creates or strengthens a bond. | [noun] In construction, a worker who applies bonding agents or works with bonded materials. BONDUC (11) [noun] A tropical climbing plant with prickly seed pods, also known as the nicker nut or fever nut. BONERS (8) [noun] An erect penis. | [noun] One who or that which bones (removes bones). | [noun] A blunder; a silly mistake. BONGED (10) [verb] To pull a bell. | [verb] To ring a doorbell. BONGOS (9) [noun] A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus. | [noun] Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands. BONIER (8) [adjective] Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous. | [adjective] Full of bones | [adjective] With little flesh; skinny, thin BONING (9) [verb] To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from. | [verb] To fertilize with bone. | [verb] To put whalebone into. BONITA (8) [noun] A large Atlantic food and game fish with an iridescent body, also called a bonito. BONITO (8) [noun] Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda, that are related to and resemble the tuna. | [noun] A large tropical fish, the skipjack tuna, allied to the tunny, Katsuwonus pelamis. | [noun] The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies. BONKED (13) [verb] To strike or collide with something. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse. | [verb] To hit something with the front of the board, especially in midair. BONNES (8) [noun] A French nursemaid. BONNET (8) [noun] A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin. | [noun] A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet. | [noun] (by extension) The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool. BONNIE (8) [adjective] Merry; happy. | [adjective] Beautiful; pretty; attractive. | [adjective] Fine, good (often used ironically). BONSAI (8) [noun] A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning. | [noun] The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner. | [verb] To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning. BONZER (17) [noun] An excellent person or thing. | [adjective] Remarkable; wonderful; excellent; terrific. BONZES (17) [noun] A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia. BOOBED (11) [verb] To behave stupidly; to act like a boob. | [verb] To make a mistake | [adjective] (in composition) Having boobs (breasts) of a specified kind. BOOBIE (10) [noun] A seabird of tropical and subtropical oceans, typically with dark and white plumage. | [noun] A foolish or stupid person. BOOBOO (10) [noun] A mistake or error. | [noun] (by or to young children) A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise. | [noun] (by or to young children) Feces. BOODLE (9) [noun] Money, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag. | [noun] The whole collection or lot; caboodle. BOOGER (9) [noun] A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril. | [noun] Something suggestive of this material. | [noun] A thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing. | [noun] (mildly derogatory) A bodyboarder. BOOGEY (12) [noun] A score of one stroke over par on a golf hole. | [noun] A frightening creature or ghost, often used to scare children. BOOGIE (9) [noun] A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity. | [noun] A black person. | [noun] Dancing usually prominently exhibiting movements of the buttocks. BOOHOO (11) [verb] To cry, weep. | [noun] The sailfish. BOOING (9) [verb] To shout extended boos derisively. | [verb] To shout extended boos at, as a form of derision. | [noun] A disapproving exclamation by a member of an audience. BOOKED (13) [verb] To reserve (something) for future use. | [verb] To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book. | [verb] (law enforcement) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action. BOOKER (12) [noun] Scholar; scribe | [noun] One who makes a reservation | [noun] One who records transactions, such as reservations. BOOKIE (12) [noun] A bookmaker, being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar. BOOMED (11) [verb] To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. | [verb] (of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder. | [verb] To make something boom. BOOMER (10) [noun] A person born in the postwar years (generally considered in the United States and other Allied countries as between 1946 and the early 1960s), when there was a marked increase in birthrates throughout the Western world following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II. | [noun] An adult male kangaroo. | [noun] (by extension) A person who does not know how to utilize new technologies well. BOOSTS (8) [noun] A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb. | [noun] Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance. | [noun] (automotive engineering) A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers. BOOTED (9) [verb] To kick. | [verb] To put boots on, especially for riding. | [verb] To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering). BOOTEE (8) [noun] A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet. | [noun] A thick sock worn under a wetsuit. | [noun] An overshoe or sock worn to cover dirty shoes or feet. BOOTHS (11) [noun] A small stall for the display and sale of goods. | [noun] An enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person. | [noun] An enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café. BOOTIE (8) [noun] A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet. | [noun] A thick sock worn under a wetsuit. | [noun] An overshoe or sock worn to cover dirty shoes or feet. BOOZED (18) [verb] To drink alcohol. BOOZER (17) [noun] One who drinks habitually; a drunkard. | [noun] A public house, pub. | [noun] A World War II fighter radar detector, fitted to British bombers. BOOZES (17) [verb] To drink alcohol. BOPEEP (12) BOPPED (13) [verb] To strike gently or playfully. | [verb] To dance to this music, or any sort of popular music with a strong beat. | [verb] To have sex. BOPPER (12) [noun] A person or thing that bops. | [noun] A style of jazz music characterized by complex harmonies and fast tempos. BORAGE (9) [noun] Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves, used in salads. BORALS (8) [noun] Plural of boral, a type of boron-aluminum compound used in nuclear applications and control rods. | [noun] Plural of boral, referring to material composed of boron carbide and aluminum used for neutron absorption. BORANE (8) [noun] Any binary compound of boron and hydrogen. BORATE (8) [noun] The oxyanion BO33- or any of several more complex derivatives | [noun] A salt or ester formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical BORDEL (9) [noun] A brothel or house of prostitution. BORDER (9) [noun] The outer edge of something. | [noun] A decorative strip around the edge of something. | [noun] A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown. BOREAL (8) [adjective] Of, relating to, or coming from the north. BOREEN (8) [noun] A narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland. BORERS (8) [noun] A tedious person. | [noun] A person who bores, who drills. | [noun] A tool used for drilling. BORIDE (9) [noun] The B3− anion | [noun] Any binary compound of boron and a more electropositive element BORING (9) [verb] To inspire boredom in somebody. | [verb] To make a hole through something. | [verb] To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool. BORONS (8) [noun] Plural of boron, a chemical element with atomic number 5. BORROW (11) [noun] Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant. | [noun] A borrow pit. | [noun] In the Rust programming language, the situation where the ownership of a value is temporarily transferred to another region of code. | [noun] A ransom; a pledge or guarantee. BORSCH (13) [noun] A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream. | [noun] Any similar sour soup made of other ingredients such as sorrel, cabbage, hogweed BORSHT (11) [noun] A beet soup, typically served hot or cold, that is a traditional dish in Eastern European cuisine, particularly in Jewish and Ukrainian cooking. BORZOI (17) [noun] A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair. BOSHES (11) [noun] Plural of bosh; nonsensical or foolish talk. | [verb] Third person singular of bosh; to speak nonsense or dismiss as foolish. BOSKER (12) [noun] Someone or something impressive and wonderful. | [adjective] Excellent; wonderful; bonzer. BOSKET (12) [noun] A thicket or small wood, especially one planted for ornament in a garden or park. BOSOMS (10) [noun] (somewhat obsolete) The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal). | [noun] The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings etc.; one's secret feelings; desire. | [noun] The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace. BOSOMY (13) [adjective] Full of sheltered hollows or recesses. | [adjective] Having a large bosom. BOSONS (8) [noun] A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion. | [noun] A boatswain. BOSQUE (17) [noun] A thicket or small woods, especially in Spain or Spanish America. BOSSED (9) [verb] To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly. | [verb] To decorate with bosses; to emboss. BOSSES (8) [noun] A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor. | [noun] A person in charge of a business or company. | [noun] A leader, the head of an organized group or team. BOSTON (8) BOSUNS (8) [noun] A warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship. BOTANY (11) [noun] The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant. | [noun] The plant life of a geographical area; flora. | [noun] The properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group. BOTCHY (16) [adjective] Characterized by poor quality or careless work; done in a clumsy or bungling manner. BOTELS (8) [noun] A floating hotel; a boat that acts as a hotel BOTFLY (14) [noun] One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans. BOTHER (11) [noun] Fuss, ado. | [noun] Trouble, inconvenience. | [verb] To annoy, to disturb, to irritate. BOTTLE (8) [noun] A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids. | [noun] The contents of such a container. | [noun] A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle. | [noun] A dwelling; habitation. BOTTOM (10) [noun] The lowest part of anything. | [noun] Character, reliability, staying power, dignity, integrity or sound judgment. | [noun] Low-lying land; a valley or hollow. BOUBOU (10) [noun] A flowing wide-sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa. | [noun] Any of various passerine birds in the bushshrike family of the genus Laniarius. BOUCLE (10) [noun] A fabric knitted or woven of uneven yarn with a surface of loops and curls. | [noun] Yarn with multiple plies, one of which is looser than the others, producing loops and curls. BOUFFE (14) [noun] Food or a meal, especially one that is hearty or abundant. | [noun] Comic or farcical entertainment, particularly in opera (opéra bouffe). BOUGHS (12) [noun] A firm branch of a tree. | [noun] The gallows. BOUGHT (12) [verb] To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods | [verb] To obtain by some sacrifice. | [verb] To bribe. | [noun] A bend; flexure; curve; a hollow angle. BOUGIE (9) [noun] A tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie. | [noun] A wax candle. | [adjective] (usually derogatory) Behaving like or pertaining to people of a higher social status, middle-class / bourgeois people (sometimes carrying connotations of fakeness, elitism, or snobbery). BOULES (8) [noun] One of the bowls used in the French game of boules. | [noun] A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means. | [noun] A round loaf of bread. BOULLE (8) [noun] A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works. | [noun] Furniture having ornamentation of this kind. BOUNCE (10) [noun] A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle. | [noun] A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly. | [noun] An email return with any error. BOUNCY (13) [adjective] Easily bounced. | [adjective] Lively, exuberant, energetic. BOUNDS (9) [noun] (often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory. | [noun] A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values. | [verb] To surround a territory or other geographical entity. BOUNTY (11) [noun] Generosity; also an act of generosity. | [noun] Something given liberally; a gift. | [noun] A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government. BOURGS (9) [noun] Plural of borg, a fortified town or village in medieval times. | [noun] Plural of borg, a designation for a walled settlement in Scandinavian regions. BOURNE (8) [noun] A boundary. | [noun] A goal or destination. | [noun] A stream or brook in which water flows only seasonally. BOURNS (8) [noun] A small stream or brook. | [noun] Destination. | [noun] Limit. BOURSE (8) [noun] A stock exchange. | [noun] A meeting of stamp collectors and/or dealers, where stamps and covers are sold or exchanged. | [noun] The swollen basal part of an inflorescence axis at the onset of fruit development; it bears leaves whose axillary buds differentiate and may grow out as shoots. BOUSED (9) [verb] Past tense of bouse; to drink heavily or excessively. | [verb] To haul or pull with tackle, especially in nautical contexts. BOUSES (8) [verb] Third person singular of "bouse," meaning to drink heavily or to haul with tackle on a ship. BOUTON (8) [noun] A bud-like swelling, especially one at the end of an axon BOVIDS (12) [noun] An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, gazelle, goat, and sheep). BOVINE (11) [noun] An animal of the family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to cattle. | [adjective] Belonging to the family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cows, buffalo, and bison. BOWELS (11) [noun] A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine. | [noun] (in the plural) The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach. | [noun] (in the plural) The (deep) interior of something. BOWERS (11) [noun] A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle. | [noun] A dwelling; a picturesque country cottage, especially one that is used as a retreat. | [noun] A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods. BOWERY (14) [noun] A street lined with shops and taverns; historically, a street in New York City known for its bars and lodging houses. | [noun] A region of shops and entertainment establishments. BOWFIN (14) [noun] A voracious ganoid fish, Amia calva, the last survivor of the order Amiiformes, found in the fresh waters of the United States. BOWING (12) [verb] To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow. | [verb] To become bent or curved. | [verb] To make something bend or curve. BOWLED (12) [verb] To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports. | [verb] To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports). | [verb] To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels. BOWLEG (12) [noun] A leg that curves outward at the knee, causing the feet to be wide apart when standing with the legs together. | [verb] To have or develop bowlegs. BOWLER (11) [noun] One who engages in the sport of bowling. | [noun] The player currently bowling. | [noun] A player selected mainly for his bowling ability. | [noun] A bowler hat; a round black hat formerly popular among British businessmen. BOWMAN (13) [noun] A man who uses a bow; an archer. | [noun] The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow. BOWMEN (13) [noun] A man who uses a bow; an archer. | [noun] The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow. BOWPOT (13) [noun] A decorative container or vase for displaying flowers or plants. BOWSED (12) [verb] Past tense of bowse, meaning to haul or pull with a rope, especially in nautical contexts. | [adjective] Drunk or intoxicated (archaic slang). BOWSES (11) [verb] Third-person singular simple present indicative form of "bowse," which means to haul or pull with a rope, especially in nautical contexts. | [verb] To drink heavily or excessively. BOWWOW (17) [noun] The sound a dog makes; a bark. | [noun] A dog, especially used as a term of address or reference. BOWYER (14) [noun] A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows). | [noun] A person who uses the bow, an archer. BOXCAR (17) [noun] An enclosed railroad freight car, especially one with a sliding door. | [verb] To reduce to a boxcar function. BOXERS (15) [noun] A participant (fighter) in a boxing match. | [noun] A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle. | [noun] A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft. BOXFUL (18) [noun] The amount that a box can hold or contain. BOXIER (15) [adjective] Box-like or box-shaped. BOXING (16) [verb] To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes. | [verb] Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in. | [verb] To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical. | [verb] To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes. BOYARD (12) [noun] A member of the old Russian aristocracy or landowning class. BOYARS (11) [noun] A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia and Romania. BOYISH (14) [adjective] Like a stereotypical boy in appearance or demeanor. BOYLAS (11) BRACED (11) [verb] To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow. | [verb] To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly. | [verb] To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind. | [adjective] Having braces or similar supports. BRACER (10) [noun] That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage. | [noun] A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string. | [noun] Armor for the forearm; a brassard. BRACES (10) [noun] Armor for the arm; vambrace. | [noun] A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms. | [noun] A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock. BRACHS (13) BRACTS (10) [noun] A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises. BRAGGY (13) [adjective] Given to or characterized by bragging; boastful or prone to making exaggerated claims about one's achievements or possessions. BRAHMA (13) [noun] A Hindu deity associated with creation, the first god in the Trimurti. | [noun] A large domesticated chicken breed originating from Asia. BRAIDS (9) [noun] A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench. | [noun] A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration. | [noun] A stranded wire composed of a number of smaller wires twisted together BRAILS (8) [noun] A small rope used to truss up sails. | [noun] A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing. | [noun] A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched. BRAINS (8) [noun] The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action. | [noun] An intelligent person. | [noun] (in the plural) Intellect. BRAINY (11) [adjective] Very intellectually capable. BRAISE (8) [noun] A dish (usually meat) prepared by braising. | [noun] A sauce used for braising. | [verb] To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling. | [noun] Pagellus bogaraveo, syn. Pagellus centrodontus (sea bream) BRAIZE (17) [verb] To cook meat or vegetables slowly in a closed pot with a small amount of liquid. | [verb] An alternative spelling of "braise." BRAKED (13) [verb] To bruise and crush; to knead | [verb] To pulverise with a harrow | [verb] To operate (a) brake(s). BRAKES (12) [noun] A fern; bracken. | [noun] A thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc. | [noun] A tool used for breaking flax or hemp. BRANCH (13) [noun] The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing. | [noun] Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree. | [noun] A creek or stream which flows into a larger river. (compare Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia run, and New York and New England brook.) BRANDS (9) [noun] A conflagration; a flame. | [noun] A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder. | [noun] A torch used for signaling. BRANDY (12) [noun] An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice. | [noun] Any variety of brandy. | [noun] A glass of brandy. BRANKS (12) [noun] A punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth; a scold's bridle. BRANNY (11) [adjective] Resembling or containing bran; having the characteristics of bran. BRANTS (8) [noun] Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla. BRASHY (14) [adjective] Made of or resembling brass. | [adjective] Bold or impudent in manner; brassy. BRASIL (8) BRASSY (11) [adjective] Resembling brass. | [adjective] Impudent; impudently bold. | [adjective] Unfeeling; pitiless. | [noun] A wooden-headed golf club with a brass base plate, similar to a modern two wood. BRATTY (11) [adjective] Characteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite. BRAVAS (11) [noun] Plural of brava, an exclamation of approval or applause, typically shouted at a musical or theatrical performance. | [noun] Plural of brava, a hired assassin or mercenary, especially in Italian contexts. BRAVED (12) [verb] To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke. | [verb] To adorn; to make fine or showy. BRAVER (11) [adjective] Strong in the face of fear; courageous. | [adjective] Having any sort of superiority or excellence. | [adjective] Making a fine show or display. BRAVES (11) [noun] A Native American warrior. | [noun] A man daring beyond discretion; a bully. | [noun] A challenge; a defiance; bravado. BRAVOS (11) [noun] A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado. | [noun] A shout of "bravo!" | [noun] The letter B in the ICAO spelling alphabet. BRAWER (11) BRAWLS (11) [noun] A dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance. | [noun] A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved. | [verb] To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel. BRAWLY (14) BRAWNS (11) [noun] Muscular strength or physical power. | [noun] Plural of brawn, a jellied loaf of seasoned meat. BRAWNY (14) [adjective] Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong. | [adjective] Calloused; hardened. BRAYED (12) [verb] Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry. | [verb] (by extension) To make a harsh, discordant sound like a donkey's bray. | [verb] To make or utter (a shout, sound, etc.) discordantly, loudly, or in a harsh and grating manner. BRAYER (11) [noun] A tool used to spread or crush ink in printing. | [noun] A horse used for pulling or carrying loads. BRAZAS (17) [noun] Plural of braza, a unit of length used in Spanish-speaking countries, approximately equivalent to a fathom or about 1.67 meters. BRAZED (18) [verb] To join two metal pieces, without melting them, using heat and diffusion of a jointing alloy of capillary thickness. | [verb] To burn or temper in fire. BRAZEN (17) [verb] To turn a brass color. | [verb] Generally followed by out or through: to carry through in a brazen manner; to act boldly despite embarrassment, risk, etc. | [adjective] Pertaining to, made of, or resembling brass (in color or strength). BRAZER (17) [noun] A person who brases, or one who works with brass. | [noun] A tool or device used in brazing, the process of joining metals with brass or similar filler material. BRAZES (17) [verb] To join two metal pieces, without melting them, using heat and diffusion of a jointing alloy of capillary thickness. | [verb] To burn or temper in fire. BRAZIL (17) [noun] A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood. | [noun] The hard, brown wood of a tree of the tribe Caesalpinieae; originally the sappan, Biancaea sappan, of the East Indies, and later the brazilwood, Paubrasilia echinata. | [noun] A Brazil nut. BREACH (13) [noun] A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence | [noun] A breaking up of amicable relations, a falling-out. | [noun] A breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves BREADS (9) [noun] A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals. | [noun] Any variety of bread. | [noun] Money. BREADY (12) [adjective] Like bread | [adjective] Full of or containing a large quantity of bread BREAKS (12) [noun] An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces. | [noun] A physical space that opens up in something or between two things. | [noun] A rest or pause, usually from work. | [verb] To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. BREAMS (10) [noun] A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known. | [noun] A species in that genus, Abramis brama. | [noun] An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. BREAST (8) [noun] Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males. | [noun] The chest, or front of the human thorax. | [noun] A section of clothing covering the breast area. BREATH (11) [noun] The act or process of breathing. | [noun] A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air. | [noun] Air expelled from the lungs. BREDES (9) [noun] Plural of brede, an archaic or poetic term for a broad sword or blade. | [noun] Embroidered designs or patterns, plural of brede in the sense of broidery or needlework. BREECH (13) [noun] (now only in the plural) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks. | [noun] The buttocks or backside. | [noun] The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. BREEDS (9) [noun] All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies. | [noun] A race or lineage; offspring or issue. | [noun] A group of people with shared characteristics. BREEKS (12) [noun] Pants, breeches. BREEZE (17) [noun] A light, gentle wind. | [noun] Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult. | [noun] Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength. | [noun] A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family Tabanidae. BREEZY (20) [adjective] With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy. | [adjective] With a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner. BREGMA (11) [noun] The point on the skull where the coronal and sagittal sutures meet. BRENTS (8) [noun] Plural of brent, a small dark goose found in northern regions. | [noun] Plural of brent, a type of herring. BREVES (11) [noun] A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short. | [noun] A double whole note. | [noun] Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court. BREVET (11) [noun] A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay. | [noun] A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France. | [noun] An organized, long-distance bicycle ride — not a race, but a test of endurance — which follows a designated but unmarked route passing through check points. BREWED (12) [verb] To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water. | [verb] To heat wine, infusing it with spices; to mull. | [verb] To make a hot soup by combining ingredients and boiling them in water. BREWER (11) [noun] Someone who brews, or whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors. BREWIS (11) [noun] A dish made of bread soaked in broth or other liquid, sometimes with meat or fish added. BRIARD (9) [noun] A large French sheepdog with a long, shaggy coat, originally bred for herding sheep. BRIARS (8) [noun] Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. | [noun] Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings. | [noun] The white heath, Erica arborea, a thorny Mediterranean shrub. BRIARY (11) [adjective] Full of or covered with briers; thorny or prickly. BRIBED (11) [verb] To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something, usually against his/her will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble. | [verb] To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe. BRIBEE (10) [noun] A person who receives a bribe. BRIBER (10) [noun] A person who gives money or favors to someone in order to influence their actions or decisions illegally or unethically. BRIBES (10) [noun] Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty. | [noun] That which seduces; seduction; allurement. | [verb] To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something, usually against his/her will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble. BRICKS (14) [noun] A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building. | [noun] Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material. | [noun] Something shaped like a brick. BRICKY (17) BRIDAL (9) [noun] A wedding feast or festival; a wedding. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial. BRIDES (9) [noun] A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married. | [noun] An object ardently loved. | [verb] To make a bride of BRIDGE (10) [noun] A construction or natural feature that spans a divide. | [noun] An arch or superstructure. | [noun] A connection, real or abstract. | [noun] A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each. BRIDLE (9) [noun] The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins. | [noun] A restraint; a curb; a check. | [noun] A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line. BRIEFS (11) [noun] A writ summoning one to answer to any action. | [noun] An answer to any action. | [noun] A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case. BRIERS (8) [noun] Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. | [noun] Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings. | [noun] The white heath, Erica arborea, a thorny Mediterranean shrub. BRIERY (11) [adjective] Full of briers; prickly or thorny. | [adjective] Resembling a brier in appearance or nature. BRIGHT (12) [noun] An artist's brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head. | [noun] Splendour; brightness | [noun] A person with a naturalistic worldview with no supernatural or mystical elements. BRILLS (8) [noun] A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus. | [noun] The hair on the eyelids of a horse. BRINED (9) [verb] To preserve food in a salt solution. | [verb] To prepare and flavor food (especially meat) for cooking by soaking in a salt solution. BRINER (8) [noun] One who brines; a person or container that brines food. | [noun] A device or vessel used for brining. BRINES (8) [noun] Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling. | [noun] The sea or ocean; the water of the sea. | [verb] To preserve food in a salt solution. BRINGS (9) [verb] (ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere. | [verb] To supply or contribute. | [verb] To occasion or bring about. BRINKS (12) [noun] The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge. | [noun] The edge or border BRIONY (11) [noun] A climbing or trailing plant of the gourd family, native to Europe and North Africa, with white flowers and red berries. | [noun] The dried root of this plant, formerly used in medicine. BRISKS (12) [verb] (often with "up") To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate. BRITTS (8) BROACH (13) [noun] A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here. | [noun] A broad chisel for stone-cutting. | [noun] A spit for cooking food. | [verb] To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves. BROADS (9) [noun] A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk. | [noun] A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders. | [noun] A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656. BROCHE (13) [noun] A decorative clasp or pin worn on clothing. | [noun] A spit or skewer for roasting meat. BROCKS (14) [noun] A male badger. | [noun] (possibly obsolete) A brocket, a stag between two and three years old. | [noun] A dirty, stinking fellow. BROGAN (9) [noun] A heavy working shoe; a brogue BROGUE (9) [noun] A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent as English control of Ireland gradually increased and Irish waned as the standard language. | [noun] A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips. | [noun] A heavy shoe of untanned leather. | [verb] To fish for eels by disturbing the waters. BROILS (8) [noun] Food prepared by broiling. | [verb] To cook by direct, radiant heat. | [verb] To expose to great heat. BROKEN (12) [verb] To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. | [verb] To divide (something, often money) into smaller units. | [verb] To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of. BROKER (12) [adjective] Financially ruined, bankrupt. | [adjective] Without any money, penniless. | [adjective] Broken. | [noun] A mediator between a buyer and seller. BROLLY (11) [noun] Umbrella. BROMAL (10) [noun] A colorless liquid compound (CHBr₃) that is used as a sedative and hypnotic agent. BROMES (10) [noun] Plural of brome, a type of grass in the genus Bromus, commonly found in grasslands and used for forage. | [noun] Bromine compounds or brominated substances. BROMIC (12) [adjective] Of, relating to, or containing bromine. BROMID (11) [noun] A hackneyed or trite saying; a platitude. | [noun] A chemical compound of bromine with another element or radical. BROMIN (10) BROMOS (10) [noun] Plural of bromo, a type of chemical compound containing bromine, or informal short form for bromide photographs used in printing and photography. BRONCO (10) [noun] A horse of western North America that is wild or not fully broken. BRONCS (10) [noun] A bronco. BRONZE (17) [noun] A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals. | [noun] A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze. | [noun] A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture. BRONZY (20) [adjective] Resembling or containing bronze in color or appearance. | [adjective] Made of or containing bronze metal. BROOCH (13) [noun] A piece of women’s ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body. | [noun] A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting. | [verb] To adorn as with a brooch. BROODS (9) [noun] The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother. | [noun] The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time. | [noun] The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony. BROODY (12) [noun] A female bird in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc. | [adjective] Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs. | [adjective] Of any creature or person: showing an interest in raising young. BROOKS (12) [verb] To use; enjoy; have the full employment of. | [verb] To earn; deserve. | [verb] To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object). BROOMS (10) [verb] To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping. | [noun] A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping. | [noun] An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper. BROOMY (13) [adjective] Resembling or containing broom (a shrubby plant); covered with broom plants. | [adjective] Sweeping or brushing in manner. BROSES (8) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "brose," to drink or consume broth or a similar liquid (Scottish). | [noun] Plural of "brose," a Scottish dish made of oatmeal mixed with boiling water or broth. BROTHS (11) [noun] Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled. | [noun] A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat. BROTHY (14) [adjective] Resembling or containing broth; having the quality or consistency of broth. BROWED (12) [adjective] (in combination) Having a brow. BROWNS (11) [noun] A colour like that of chocolate or coffee. | [noun] One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points. | [noun] Black tar heroin. BROWNY (14) BROWSE (11) [noun] Young shoots and twigs. | [noun] Fodder for cattle and other animals. | [verb] To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand. BRUCIN (10) [noun] A bitter alkaloid compound found in the seeds of nux vomica and related plants, used historically in medicine and as a poison. BRUGHS (12) [noun] Plural of brugh, a fairy mound or underground dwelling in Irish mythology. BRUINS (8) [noun] A folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos. BRUISE (8) [noun] A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow. | [noun] A dark mark on fruit or vegetables caused by a blow to the surface. | [verb] To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it. BRUITS (8) [noun] Hearsay, rumour; talk; an instance of this. | [noun] A clamour, an outcry; a noise. | [verb] To disseminate, promulgate, or spread news, a rumour, etc. BRULOT (8) [noun] A drink of hot wine or brandy mixed with sugar and spices, sometimes set on fire. | [noun] A satirical or abusive pamphlet or broadside. BRUMAL (10) [adjective] Of or relating to winter; wintry. BRUMBY (15) [noun] A wild or feral horse. BRUMES (10) [noun] Plural of brume; mists or fogs. | [verb] Third person singular of brume; to obscure with mist or fog. BRUNCH (13) [noun] A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals. | [verb] To eat brunch. BRUNET (8) [noun] A man or boy with brown or black hair. | [adjective] Of a man's or boy's hair: brown or black. | [adjective] Of a man or boy, having brown or black hair. BRUNTS (8) [noun] Plural of brunt, meaning the main force or impact of something. | [noun] The burnt surface or charred part of something. BRUSHY (14) [adjective] Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy. | [adjective] Of the countryside: having thick vegetation, taller than grass but shorter than trees; having abundant brush; shrubby. BRUTAL (8) [adjective] Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel | [adjective] Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech. | [adjective] Harsh; unrelenting BRUTED (9) [verb] Past tense of brute, meaning to shape a diamond by grinding it against another diamond. | [verb] To spread rumors or gossip about someone. BRUTES (8) [noun] An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. | [noun] A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person. | [noun] (Cambridge University slang) One who has not yet matriculated. BRYONY (14) [noun] A perennial herb, of genus Bryonia, especially the common wild species, Bryonia dioica. BUBALE (10) [noun] A large African antelope with long curved horns, also called a hartebeest. BUBALS (10) [noun] An extinct subspecies of the hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus, which was formerly native to northern Africa. BUBBLE (12) [noun] A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid. | [noun] A small spherical cavity in a solid material. | [noun] (by extension) Anything resembling a hollow sphere. BUBBLY (15) [noun] Champagne. | [adjective] Full of bubbles. | [adjective] Cheerful, lively. BUBOED (11) [adjective] Affected with or having buboes (swollen lymph nodes, especially in the groin, characteristic of bubonic plague). BUBOES (10) [noun] An inflamed swelling of a lymph node, especially in the armpit or the groin, due to an infection such as bubonic plague, gonorrhea, tuberculosis or syphilis. BUCCAL (12) [adjective] Of or relating to the cheek or, more rarely, the mouth. | [adjective] (of a premolar or molar) On the side facing the cheek. | [adjective] (of a drug) Administered in the mouth, not by swallowing but by absorption through the skin of the cheek; often by placing between the top gum and the inside of the lip. BUCKED (15) [verb] To copulate, as bucks and does. | [verb] To bend; buckle. | [verb] (of a horse or similar saddle or pack animal) To leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward, often in an attempt to dislodge or throw a rider or pack. BUCKER (14) [noun] One who bucks, such as a horse that bucks or a male deer. | [noun] A dollar (slang). | [noun] A sawhorse or frame used in woodworking. BUCKET (14) [noun] A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items. | [noun] The amount held in this container. | [noun] A unit of measure equal to four gallons. BUCKLE (14) [verb] To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression. | [verb] To make bend; to cause to become distorted. | [verb] To give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person). | [noun] A clasp used for fastening two things together, such as the ends of a belt, or for retaining the end of a strap. BUCKRA (14) [noun] A white person. | [noun] A poor white person. | [adjective] White. BUDDED (11) [verb] To form buds. | [verb] To reproduce by splitting off buds. | [verb] To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud, as a horn. BUDDER (10) [noun] A substance made by churning cream or milk, used as a spread and in cooking. | [noun] Something or someone that butts. BUDDLE (10) [noun] An apparatus on which crushed ore is washed. | [verb] To wash (ore) in a buddle. BUDGED (11) [verb] To move. | [verb] To move. | [verb] To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs. BUDGER (10) [noun] One who budges or moves slightly. | [noun] A person or thing that refuses to budge. BUDGES (10) [verb] To move. | [verb] To move. | [verb] To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs. BUDGET (10) [noun] The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame. | [noun] An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue. | [noun] A wallet, purse or bag. BUDGIE (10) [noun] A budgerigar. BUFFED (15) [verb] To polish and make shiny by rubbing. | [verb] To make a character or an item stronger. | [verb] To modify a medical chart, especially in a dishonest manner. BUFFER (14) [adjective] Of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow. | [adjective] Unusually muscular. (also buffed or buffed out) | [adjective] Physically attractive. BUFFET (14) [noun] A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought. | [noun] Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves. | [noun] A small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter. | [noun] A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand, or by any other solid object or the wind. | [verb] To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap. | [noun] A low stool; a hassock. BUFFOS (14) [noun] A comic singer, particularly in comic opera BUGEYE (12) [noun] A person with protruding or bulging eyes. | [adjective] Having large, protruding eyes. BUGGED (11) [verb] To annoy. | [verb] To install an electronic listening device or devices in. | [adjective] (on one's person or of a telephone line, dwelling, room, etc.) Containing a bug (interceptive listening device). BUGGER (10) [noun] A heretic. | [noun] Someone who commits buggery; a sodomite. | [noun] A foolish or worthless person or thing; a despicable person. | [noun] One who sets a bug (surveillance device); one who bugs. BUGLED (10) [verb] To announce, sing, or cry in the manner of a musical bugle | [adjective] Ornamented with bugles. | [adjective] Played by a bugle. BUGLER (9) [noun] A person who plays a bugle, a brass instrument similar to a trumpet. BUGLES (9) [noun] A horn used by hunters. | [noun] A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series | [noun] A plant in the family Lamiaceae grown as a ground cover, Ajuga reptans, and other plants in the genus Ajuga. BUGSHA (12) BUILDS (9) [noun] The physique of a human body; constitution or structure of a human body. | [noun] Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users. | [noun] Any structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest, created by the player. BULBAR (10) [adjective] Relating to or resembling a bulb in shape or structure. | [adjective] Of or relating to the medulla oblongata (the bulbar region of the brain). BULBED (11) [adjective] Having a bulb or bulb-like shape; swollen or rounded at one end. | [verb] Past tense of bulb, meaning to swell or form into a bulb shape. BULBEL (10) BULBIL (10) [noun] A bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil. | [noun] A small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a small vessel or tube. BULBUL (10) [noun] Any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and parts of Asia, sometimes known as the ‘nightingale of the East’. BULGED (10) [verb] To stick out from (a surface). | [verb] To bilge, as a ship; to founder. BULGER (9) [noun] One who bulges or protrudes. | [noun] A tool or device used for bulging metal. BULGES (9) [noun] Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure. | [noun] The bilge or protuberant part of a cask. | [noun] The bilge of a vessel. BULGUR (9) [noun] Wheat grains that have been steamed, dried and crushed; a staple of Middle Eastern cooking. BULKED (13) [verb] To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent. | [verb] To grow in size; to swell or expand. | [verb] To gain body mass by means of diet, exercise, etc. BULLAE (8) [noun] A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion. | [noun] A clay envelope or hollow ball, typically with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents. | [noun] In ancient Rome, a kind of amulet or boss. BULLED (9) [verb] To force oneself (in a particular direction). | [verb] To lie, to tell untruths. | [verb] To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do. BULLET (8) [noun] A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed. | [noun] An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc. | [noun] Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use. | [noun] A young or little bull; a male calf. BUMBLE (12) [noun] A confusion; a jumble. | [verb] To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes. | [noun] A bumble-bee. BUMKIN (14) [noun] A projecting beam or spar extending from the side of a ship, used to secure rigging or extend the sail. | [noun] A country person; a rustic or unsophisticated person. BUMMED (13) [verb] To sodomize; to engage in anal sex. | [verb] To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something. | [verb] To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond; to loiter. BUMMER (12) [noun] A forager, especially in Sherman's March to the Sea of November to December 1864. | [noun] An idle, worthless fellow, without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger. | [noun] A lamb (typically the smallest of a multiple birth) which has been abandoned by its mother or orphaned, and as a consequence is raised in part or in whole by humans. | [adjective] Of poor quality or highly undesirable. | [noun] A disappointment, a pity, a shame. | [noun] Homosexual male BUMPED (13) [verb] To knock against or run into with a jolt. | [verb] To move up or down by a step; displace. | [verb] To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads. BUMPER (12) [noun] Someone or something that bumps. | [noun] A drinking vessel filled to the brim. | [noun] Anything large or successful. BUMPHS (15) [noun] Plural of bumph; printed materials or documents, especially those considered tedious or superfluous. | [noun] Toilet paper. BUNCHY (16) [adjective] Growing or gathered in bunches or clusters. | [adjective] Thick and shapeless in form. BUNCOS (10) [noun] A swindle or confidence trick. | [noun] A parlour game played in teams with three dice, originating in England but popular among suburban women in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century. | [noun] A brigand. BUNDLE (9) [noun] A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying. | [noun] A package wrapped or tied up for carrying. | [noun] A group of products or services sold together as a unit. BUNDTS (9) [noun] Plural of bundt, referring to a type of ring-shaped cake pan or the cake baked in such a pan. BUNGED (10) [verb] To plug, as with a bung. | [verb] To put or throw somewhere without care; to chuck. | [verb] To batter, bruise; to cause to bulge or swell. BUNGEE (9) [noun] An elastic fabric-bound strap with a hook at each end, used for securing luggage. | [noun] An elastic cord tied to the ankles of the jumper in bungee jumping. | [noun] A rubber eraser. BUNGLE (9) [noun] A botched or incompetently handled situation. | [verb] To botch up, bumble or incompetently perform a task; to make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly. BUNION (8) [noun] A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin. | [noun] (by extension) Hallux valgus, deviation of the big toe from its normal position towards the other toes, the prime cause for the swelling of its first joint. BUNKED (13) [verb] To occupy a bunk. | [verb] To provide a bunk. | [verb] To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually as in 'to bunk off'). BUNKER (12) [noun] A hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks. | [noun] A large container or bin for storing coal, often built outside in the yard of a house. Now rare, as different types of fuels and energy sources are being used. | [noun] A container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine. [Also, by extension] the quantity of fuel needed to replenish that container. BUNKOS (12) [verb] To swindle (someone). BUNKUM (14) [noun] Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense. | [noun] (Washington, DC) Bombastic political posturing or oratorical display designed only for show or public applause. BUNTED (9) [verb] To push with the horns; to butt. | [verb] To spring or rear up. | [verb] To intentionally hit softly with a hands-spread batting stance. BUNTER (8) [noun] A person who bunts in baseball. | [noun] In British slang, a promiscuous person or someone of loose morals. BUNYAS (11) [noun] The bunya pine, Araucaria bidwillii, native to Queensland. | [noun] A banyan, a member of a specific Hindu caste. BUOYED (12) [verb] To keep afloat or aloft; used with up. | [verb] To support or maintain at a high level. | [verb] To mark with a buoy. BUPPIE (12) [noun] A black urban professional; an African American subset of the yuppie category. The group includes black professionals and executives in their late twenties and early thirties. BUQSHA (20) [noun] A monetary unit of Yemen, equal to one twentieth of a rial. BURANS (8) [noun] Plural of buran, a violent cold northeasterly wind that occurs in Russia and Central Asia. BURBLE (10) [noun] A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek. | [noun] A gush of rapid speech. | [noun] The turbulent boundary layer about a moving streamlined body. | [noun] Trouble; disorder. BURBLY (13) [adjective] Having a burbling quality; characterized by a murmuring or bubbling sound. BURBOT (10) [noun] A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter. BURDEN (9) [noun] A heavy load. | [noun] A responsibility, onus. | [noun] A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. | [noun] A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad. BURDIE (9) BUREAU (8) [noun] An administrative unit of government; office. | [noun] An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news. | [noun] An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed). BURETS (8) [noun] A glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and titration. | [noun] An altar cruet. BURGEE (9) [noun] A flag, usually a broad tapering pennant, often with a swallowtail, flown by yachts to identify the owner's yacht club. BURGER (9) [noun] A hamburger. | [noun] (chiefly as a combining form) A similar sandwich or patty. | [noun] A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class. BURGHS (12) [noun] A small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names). | [noun] A borough or chartered town (now only used as an official subdivision in Scotland). BURGLE (9) [verb] To commit burglary. | [verb] To take the ball legally from an opposing player. BURGOO (9) [noun] A dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter. | [noun] A spicy stew, typically made with a combination of meats and vegetables, and often served with cornbread or corn muffins. BURIAL (8) [noun] The act of burying; interment BURIED (9) [adjective] Placed in a grave at a burial. | [adjective] Concealed, hidden. | [verb] To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb. BURIER (8) [noun] One who buries or entombs something. | [noun] A type of beetle that buries carrion. BURIES (8) [verb] To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb. | [verb] To place in the ground. | [verb] To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance. BURINS (8) [noun] A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver. | [noun] A prehistoric flint tool BURKED (13) [verb] To suppress or smother something, especially a scandal or unwanted information. | [verb] To murder someone by suffocation, especially for the purpose of selling the body for dissection. BURKER (12) [noun] One who burkes; a person who suppresses or stifles something. | [noun] A murderer who kills by suffocation without leaving visible marks, named after William Burke. BURKES (12) [noun] (sometimes affectionate) A fool, prat, twit. | [noun] Cunt. BURLAP (10) [noun] A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc. BURLED (9) [verb] Past tense of burl; to remove burls (knotty growths) from cloth or wood. | [verb] To throw or hurl with force. BURLER (8) [noun] A person who removes burls (knots or lumps) from cloth or wood. BURLEY (11) [noun] A tobacco grown mainly in Kentucky, used in making cigarettes. | [noun] Blood and offal used by fishermen to attract fish. BURNED (9) [verb] To cause to be consumed by fire. | [verb] To be consumed by fire, or in flames. | [verb] To overheat so as to make unusable. BURNER (8) [noun] A participant in the Burning Man festival. | [noun] Someone or something which burns. | [noun] An element on a kitchen stove that generates localized heat for cooking. BURNET (8) [noun] Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium, including | [noun] Any of several species of moths of the family Zygaenidae, typically having black forewings with red spots. BURNIE (8) BURPED (11) [verb] To emit a burp. | [verb] To cause someone (such as a baby) to burp. BURRED (9) [verb] To pronounce with a uvular "r". | [verb] To make a rough humming sound. BURRER (8) [noun] One who burrs, such as a person or tool that removes burrs from fabric or metal. | [noun] A rough, prickly seed case or flower head that clings to clothing or fur. BURROS (8) [noun] A small donkey BURROW (11) [noun] A mountain. | [noun] A hill. | [noun] A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. BURSAE (8) [noun] Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces. BURSAL (8) [adjective] Relating to or affecting a bursa, a fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between tissues in the body. BURSAR (8) [noun] The treasurer of a university, college or school. | [noun] A student funded by a bursary. BURSAS (8) [noun] Plural of bursa, small fluid-filled sacs that cushion joints and reduce friction between bones and tissues in the body. BURSES (8) [noun] A purse. | [noun] A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies. | [noun] An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use. BURSTS (8) [noun] An act or instance of bursting. | [noun] A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display. | [noun] A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm. BURTON (8) [noun] An arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship. | [noun] Storage of cargo athwartships. BUSBAR (10) [noun] An electrical conductor that carries a large current, especially one that is part of a power distribution system; typically a thick strip, or a tube, of copper or aluminium. BUSBOY (13) [noun] Assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables BUSHED (12) [adjective] Very tired; exhausted. | [adjective] Mentally unwell due to isolation, especially due to working in a remote mine or camp; experiencing cabin fever. | [adjective] Incorporating a bush, a mechanical part. BUSHEL (11) [noun] A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts. | [noun] A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure. | [noun] A quantity that fills a bushel measure. BUSHER (11) [noun] A minor league baseball player. | [noun] An incompetent or amateurish person. BUSHES (11) [noun] A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category. | [noun] A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree. | [noun] A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself. BUSHWA (14) [noun] Nonsense. BUSIED (9) [verb] To make somebody busy or active; to occupy. | [verb] To rush somebody. BUSIER (8) [adjective] Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on. | [adjective] Engaged in activity or by someone else. | [adjective] Having a lot going on; complicated or intricate. BUSIES (8) [noun] A police officer. | [verb] To make somebody busy or active; to occupy. | [verb] To rush somebody. BUSILY (11) [adverb] In a busy manner; actively. BUSING (9) [verb] To transport via a motor bus. | [verb] To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration. | [verb] To travel by bus. BUSKED (13) [verb] To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. | [verb] To go; to direct one's course. | [verb] To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport BUSKER (12) [noun] A person who makes money by passing the hat (soliciting donations) while entertaining the public (often by playing a musical instrument) on the streets or in other public area such as a park or market. BUSKIN (12) [noun] A half-boot. | [noun] A type of half-boot with a high heel, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors. | [noun] (by extension) Tragic drama; tragedy. BUSMAN (10) [noun] A person employed to drive buses. BUSMEN (10) [noun] A person employed to drive buses. BUSSED (9) [verb] To transport via a motor bus. | [verb] To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration. | [verb] To travel by bus. BUSSES (8) [noun] A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads. | [noun] An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components. | [noun] (medical industry) An ambulance. BUSTED (9) [adjective] (often used in combination with an adjective) Having a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage). | [verb] To break. | [verb] To arrest (someone) for a crime. BUSTER (8) [noun] (with 'of') Someone who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing. | [noun] Forming compounds denoting a team, weapon, or device specialized in the destruction of the first element. | [noun] (with 'of') Someone who or something that 'breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing. BUSTIC (10) [noun] A tropical American tree that produces a hard wood and edible fruit, also called the nasberry or sapodilla tree. BUSTLE (8) [noun] An excited activity; a stir. | [noun] A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine. | [noun] A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed to the earlier more circular hoops. BUTANE (8) [noun] A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions. | [noun] The n-butane isomer only. BUTENE (8) [noun] A hydrocarbon gas with four carbon atoms and one double bond, used in the production of plastics and other chemicals. BUTEOS (8) [noun] Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo. BUTLED (9) [verb] To serve as or perform the duties of a butler. BUTLER (8) [noun] A manservant having charge of wines and liquors. | [noun] The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services. | [noun] A valet, a male personal attendant. BUTLES (8) [verb] To serve as or perform the duties of a butler. BUTTED (9) [verb] To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut. | [verb] To strike bluntly, particularly with the head. | [verb] To strike bluntly with the head. | [verb] Use the word "but". BUTTER (8) [noun] A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). | [noun] Any of various foodstuffs made from other foods or oils, similar in consistency to, eaten like or intended as a substitute for butter (preceded by the name of the food used to make it). | [noun] Any specific soft substance. | [noun] Someone who butts, or who butts in. BUTTES (8) [noun] An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top. BUTTON (8) [noun] One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States). | [noun] A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. | [noun] A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism. | [verb] To fasten with a button. BUTUTS (8) [noun] A unit of currency, worth one hundredth of a Gambian dalasi BUTYLS (11) [noun] Plural of butyl, a univalent radical (C₄H₉) derived from butane, commonly used in organic chemistry and industrial applications. BUYERS (11) [noun] A person who makes one or more purchases. | [noun] (retailing) A person who purchases items for resale in a retail establishment. | [noun] A person who purchases items consumed or used as components in the manufacture of products. BUYING (12) [verb] To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods | [verb] To obtain by some sacrifice. | [verb] To bribe. BUYOUT (11) [noun] The acquisition of a controlling interest in a business or corporation by outright purchase or by purchase of a majority of issued shares of stock. BUZUKI (21) [noun] A stringed musical instrument of Greek origin, similar to a mandolin, with a pear-shaped body and paired metal strings. BUZZED (27) [verb] To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. | [verb] To show a high level of activity and haste (alluding to the common simile "busy as a bee"). Often in the colloquial imperative "Buzz off!" | [verb] To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly. BUZZER (26) [noun] One who, or that which, buzzes; an insect that buzzes. | [noun] A device that makes a buzzing sound. | [noun] A police badge. BUZZES (26) [noun] A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones. | [noun] A whisper. | [noun] The audible friction of voice consonants. BWANAS (11) [noun] Big boss, important person. BYELAW (14) [noun] A rule or law established by a company, society, or other organization to control its internal affairs. | [noun] A local law or regulation made by a local authority. BYGONE (12) [noun] (usually plural) An event that happened in the past. | [adjective] Having been or happened in the distant past. BYLAWS (14) [noun] A local custom or law of a settlement or district. | [noun] A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs. | [noun] A law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization (e.g., corporation or business). BYLINE (11) [noun] A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name. | [noun] A touchline. | [verb] To provide (an article) with a byline. BYNAME (13) [noun] A secondary name for a person or thing; a person's surname. | [noun] A nickname. | [noun] A pseudonym; nom-de-plume. BYPASS (13) [noun] A road that passes around something, such as a residential area | [noun] A circumvention | [noun] A section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture BYPAST (13) [adjective] Past; bygone. | [noun] The past; time gone by. BYPATH (16) [noun] An unfrequented path; an indirect route; a byway. BYPLAY (16) [noun] Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action. | [noun] Any action, by supporting actor. BYRLED (12) BYRNIE (11) [noun] A short chain mail shirt, covering from the upper arms to the upper thighs. BYROAD (12) [noun] A road less frequented than a highway; a byway. BYSSUS (11) [noun] An exceptionally fine and valuable fibre or cloth of ancient times. Originally used for fine flax and linens, the word was later extended to fine cottons, silks, and sea silk. | [noun] The long fine silky filaments excreted by several mollusks (particularly Pinna nobilis) by which they attach themselves to the sea bed, and from which sea silk is manufactured. | [noun] The stipe or stem of some fungi which are particularly thin and thread-like. BYTALK (15) BYWAYS (17) [noun] A road that is not frequently travelled | [noun] (by extension) an unpopular or arcane field of study BYWORD (15) [noun] A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase. | [noun] A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group. | [noun] Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits. BYWORK (18) BYZANT (20)

BAALISM (11) [noun] The worship of Baal, a deity in ancient Near Eastern religions, or the practice of idolatry associated with false gods. | [noun] In modern usage, devotion to materialism or worldly concerns viewed as a form of false worship. BABASSU (11) [noun] A tall Brazilian feather palm, Attalea speciosa, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil. BABBITT (13) [noun] Short for babbitt metal, Babbitt metal (“a soft white alloy of variable composition (for example, nine parts of tin to one of copper, or fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction”). | [verb] To line (something) with babbitt metal to reduce friction. | [noun] A person who subscribes complacently to materialistic middle-class ideals. BABBLED (14) [verb] To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds | [verb] To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words. | [verb] To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle. BABBLER (13) [noun] Someone who babbles. | [noun] Any of several passerine birds, of the families Timaliidae (found in Asia, Africa) and Pomatostomidae (found in Australia). | [noun] A hound who is too noisy on finding a good scent. BABBLES (13) [verb] To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds | [verb] To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words. | [verb] To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle. BABESIA (11) [noun] A parasitic protozoan that infects red blood cells and is transmitted by ticks, causing babesiosis in humans and animals. BABICHE (16) [noun] Thong(s) of rawhide or sinew used as cord, lacing, or webbing, in the manufacture of snowshoes, braided straps and tumplines, fishing and harpoon lines, knit bags, etc. BABOOLS (11) BABOONS (11) [noun] An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. | [noun] A foolish or boorish person. BABYING (15) [verb] To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant. | [verb] To tend (something) with care; to be overly attentive to (something), fuss over. | [noun] The act of coddling or pampering somebody. BABYISH (17) [adjective] Like a baby; childish BACALAO (11) [noun] Alternative spelling of bacalhau BACCARA (13) [noun] A card game of chance played with a standard deck, where players bet on whether the banker or player will have a hand closest to nine. BACCATE (13) [adjective] Resembling or containing berries; having the form or nature of a berry. BACCHIC (18) [adjective] Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous, with intoxication; bacchanalian. BACCHII (16) [noun] Plural of bacchus, a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by two long syllables, used in classical poetry. BACHING (15) [verb] To live apart from women, as during the period when a divorce is in progress. (Compare bachelor pad.) BACILLI (11) [noun] Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease. | [noun] Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium. | [noun] (by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection. BACKBIT (17) [verb] To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone. | [verb] To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks. | [verb] To speak badly of an absent individual. BACKERS (15) [noun] One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs an entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it. BACKFIT (18) BACKHOE (18) [noun] A piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth. | [noun] A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. | [verb] To excavate using such equipment. BACKING (16) [verb] To go in the reverse direction. | [verb] To support. | [verb] (of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere. BACKLIT (15) [verb] To illuminate something from behind. | [adjective] Lit or illuminated from behind. BACKLOG (16) [noun] A large log to burn at the back of a fire. | [noun] A reserve source or supply. | [noun] An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders or unfinished work. BACKOUT (15) [noun] A withdrawal from a commitment or agreement. | [verb] To withdraw from a commitment or agreement. BACKSAW (18) [noun] A saw with a blade held rigid by a metal or wooden backing strip, used for making precise cuts in woodworking. BACKSET (15) [noun] A setback or reversal of progress. | [noun] In printing or bookbinding, the indentation or groove along the spine of a book. BACKUPS (17) [noun] A reserve or substitute. | [noun] A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is destroyed or damaged. | [noun] An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or movement of the material, or an accumulation of material that causes an overflow due to the flow being greater than the maximum possible flow. BACULUM (13) [noun] A bone found in the penis of some mammals | [noun] A small rod-like structure found in spores and pollen BADDEST (11) [adjective] Fantastic. BADDIES (11) [noun] A person of bad character in a work of fiction. BADGERS (11) [noun] Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger). | [noun] A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin. | [noun] A brush made of badger hair. BADGING (12) [verb] To mark or distinguish with a badge. | [verb] To show a badge to. | [verb] To enter a restricted area by showing one's badge. BADLAND (11) [noun] An arid region with steep ridges, gullies, and minimal vegetation, typically formed by erosion of soft rock layers. | [noun] (often capitalized) A specific geological formation, particularly the Badlands of South Dakota. BADNESS (10) [noun] The quality or degree of being bad. BAFFIES (15) [noun] Scottish term for golf clubs with wooden heads, particularly a wooden-headed club used for medium distances. | [noun] Plural of baffy, a type of golf club. BAFFING (16) [verb] Present participle of baff, meaning to strike a golf ball with the sole of the club, or to hit something with a bat or club. BAFFLED (16) [verb] To publicly disgrace, especially of a recreant knight. | [verb] To hoodwink or deceive (someone). | [verb] To bewilder completely; to confuse or perplex. BAFFLER (15) [noun] Something that causes one to be baffled, particularly a difficult puzzle or riddle. | [noun] One of the projections inside a dice tower that serve to deflect the die unpredictably. BAFFLES (15) [noun] A device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light, or fluid. Specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without preventing motion altogether. | [noun] An architectural feature designed to confuse enemies or make them vulnerable. | [noun] (coal mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine. BAGASSE (10) [noun] The residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted. BAGFULS (13) [noun] Plural of bagful; the amount that a bag can hold or contain. BAGGAGE (12) [noun] (usually uncountable) Luggage; traveling equipment | [noun] Factors, especially psychological ones, which interfere with a person's ability to function effectively. | [noun] A woman. BAGGERS (11) [noun] People or devices that bag items, such as grocers or machines that package goods. | [noun] In golf, players who carry or manage golf bags. BAGGIER (11) [adjective] Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body. | [adjective] Of or relating to a British music genre of the 1980s and 1990s, influenced by Madchester and psychedelia and associated with baggy clothing. | [adjective] Of writing, etc.: overwrought; flabby; having too much padding. BAGGIES (11) [noun] A small bag, especially a small, clear, plastic bag. | [noun] A small plastic bag, as for sandwiches. BAGGILY (14) [adverb] In a baggy manner; with looseness or sagging quality. BAGGING (12) [verb] To put into a bag. | [verb] To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting. | [verb] To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something. | [noun] Bootstrap aggregating BAGNIOS (10) [noun] A brothel. | [noun] A building for bathing, sweating. | [noun] In Turkey, a prison for slaves. BAGPIPE (14) [verb] To play the bagpipes. | [verb] To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging. | [verb] To masturbate a person's penis in one's armpit. BAGSFUL (13) [noun] Plural of bagsful; the quantity that multiple bags can hold. BAGUETS (10) BAGWIGS (14) [noun] Plural of bagwig, a type of long curled wig with the back hair enclosed in a bag or sack, worn especially in the 18th century. BAGWORM (15) [noun] A member of the family Psychidae of the Lepidoptera. | [noun] Eastern tent caterpillar. | [noun] Fall webworm. BAHADUR (13) [noun] A warrior, especially a Mongol. | [noun] A Mughal honorific connoting martial courage and valor, suffixed to name or title, which it raises by half a degree. Commonly bestowed upon loyal princes and victorious military commanders by Mughal emperors, and later by their British successors. BAILEES (9) [noun] One who holds bailed property; one who takes possession of the property of another (called a bailor) in order to keep that property safe for the other. BAILERS (9) [noun] People who bail out or escape from a situation. | [noun] Plural of bailer, a device or person that removes water from a boat. BAILEYS (12) [noun] The outer wall of a feudal castle. | [noun] The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress. | [noun] (in certain proper names) A prison or court of justice. BAILIES (9) [noun] A bailiff. | [noun] The chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county, with functions like a sheriff's. | [noun] A municipal officer in Scotland corresponding to an English alderman. BAILIFF (15) [noun] (law enforcement) An officer of the court, particularly: | [noun] A public administrator, particularly: | [noun] A private administrator, particularly BAILING (10) [verb] To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail. | [verb] To release a person under such guarantee. | [verb] To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment. BAILORS (9) [noun] One who bails property; one who places property in the hands of another (called a bailee) for safekeeping. BAILOUT (9) [noun] A rescue, especially a financial rescue. | [noun] The process of exiting an aircraft while in flight. | [noun] (underwater diving) A backup supply of air in scuba diving. BAIRNLY (12) BAITERS (9) [noun] People who bait or provoke others. | [noun] People who prepare or set bait for fishing or trapping. BAITING (10) [verb] To attract with bait; to entice. | [verb] To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line. | [verb] To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport. BAKINGS (14) [noun] Plural of baking; the process of cooking food with dry heat in an oven, or batches of baked goods produced at one time. | [noun] The hardening of a substance through heat application. BAKLAVA (16) [noun] A popular sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. BAKLAWA (16) [noun] A Middle Eastern pastry made of phyllo dough layered with nuts and honey or syrup. BALANCE (11) [noun] A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium. | [noun] Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed. | [noun] Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight. BALASES (9) [noun] Plural of balas, a type of spinel gemstone that is red or pink in color. BALATAS (9) [noun] Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries. | [noun] The latex obtained from this tree. BALBOAS (11) [noun] The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos BALCONY (14) [noun] An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window. | [noun] An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like. BALDEST (10) [adjective] Having no hair, fur or feathers. | [adjective] (by extension) Denuded of any hair- or fur-like covering. | [adjective] Of tyres: whose surface is worn away. BALDIES (10) [noun] Somebody who is bald. | [noun] The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). | [noun] A fish, the baldchin groper. BALDING (11) [verb] To become bald. | [adjective] Becoming bald, especially having male pattern baldness BALDISH (13) BALDRIC (12) [noun] A belt used to hold a sword, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip. BALEENS (9) [noun] Plates of keratin hanging from the upper jaw of baleen whales, used to filter feed on small organisms; whalebone. BALEFUL (12) [adjective] Portending evil; ominous. | [adjective] Miserable, wretched, distressed, suffering. BALKERS (13) [noun] Plural of balker; those who refuse to proceed or comply. | [noun] In baseball, pitchers who commit the illegal act of balking. BALKIER (13) [adjective] Refusing to proceed or cooperate. BALKILY (16) [adverb] In a balky manner; in a way that is reluctant, stubborn, or refusing to proceed. BALKING (14) [verb] To pass over or by. | [verb] To omit, miss or overlook by chance. | [verb] To miss intentionally; to avoid. BALLADE (10) [noun] Any of various genres of single-movement musical pieces having lyrical and narrative elements. | [noun] A poem of one or more triplets of seven- or eight-line stanzas, each ending with the same line as refrain, and usually an envoi; more generally, any poem in stanzas of equal length. BALLADS (10) [noun] A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas. | [noun] A slow romantic song. BALLAST (9) [noun] Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability. | [noun] Anything that steadies emotion or the mind. | [noun] Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete. BALLERS (9) [noun] A person employed to divide molten metal into separate balls before it is hammered out. | [noun] One who plays basketball; a basketballer. | [noun] One who has swag and lives an extravagant lifestyle. BALLETS (9) [noun] A classical form of dance. | [noun] A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story. | [noun] The company of persons who perform this dance. BALLIES (9) [noun] Plural of bally, used as a mild oath or exclamation in British English. | [noun] Plural of ballie, a Scottish term for a magistrate or official. BALLING (10) [verb] To form or wind into a ball. | [verb] To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse with. BALLONS (9) [noun] Plural of ballon, a technique in ballet where a dancer appears to have weightlessness or bounce in their movements. | [noun] Plural of ballon, a large rounded drinking glass used for brandy or wine. BALLOON (9) [noun] An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible. | [noun] Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration. | [noun] Such an object designed to transport people through the air. BALLOTS (9) [noun] Originally, a small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote. | [noun] The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting. | [noun] The total of all the votes cast in an election. BALLUTE (9) [noun] A parachute-like device used to slow down and stabilize spacecraft or high-speed vehicles during descent or recovery. BALMIER (11) [adjective] Producing balm. | [adjective] Soothing or fragrant. | [adjective] Mild and pleasant. BALMILY (14) [adverb] In a balmy manner; with a soft, soothing, or mild quality. BALNEAL (9) [adjective] Relating to or used for bathing or baths. BALONEY (12) [noun] A type of sausage; bologna. | [noun] Nonsense. BALSAMS (11) [noun] A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants. | [noun] A plant or tree yielding such substance. | [noun] A soothing ointment. BAMBINI (13) [noun] A child or baby, especially a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes. BAMBINO (13) [noun] A child or baby, especially a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes. BAMBOOS (13) [noun] A grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe. | [noun] The wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane. | [noun] A didgeridoo. BAMMING (14) BANALLY (12) [adverb] In a banal manner; in a way that is lacking originality, freshness, or interest; commonplace or trite. BANANAS (9) [noun] An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. | [noun] The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas. The plant, usually of the genus Musa but sometimes also including plants from Ensete, has large, elongated leaves and is related to the plantain. | [noun] A yellow colour, like that of a banana's skin. BANDAGE (11) [noun] A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury. | [noun] A strip of cloth bound round the head and eyes as a blindfold. | [noun] (by extension) A provisional or makeshift solution that provides insufficient coverage or relief. BANDANA (10) [noun] A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband. | [noun] A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed a uniform red or dark colour, by discharging portions of the color by chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under pressure. BANDBOX (19) [noun] A box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items. | [noun] A small baseball park conducive to scoring home runs. BANDEAU (10) [noun] A band for the hair. | [noun] A band. | [noun] A narrow, tight bra, especially when strapless; hence, any women's top made from a similar band of fabric. BANDERS (10) [noun] Plural of bander, one who bands or fastens with bands. | [noun] People who band together or form groups. BANDIED (11) [verb] To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange. | [verb] To use or pass about casually. | [verb] To throw or strike reciprocally, like balls in sports. BANDIES (10) [verb] To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange. | [verb] To use or pass about casually. | [verb] To throw or strike reciprocally, like balls in sports. BANDING (11) [verb] To fasten with a band. | [verb] To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird). | [verb] To group together for a common purpose; to confederate. BANDITS (10) [noun] One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. | [noun] An outlaw. | [noun] One who cheats others. BANDOGS (11) [noun] A dog that has been tied up; a mastiff or other kind of guard dog. | [noun] (specifically) A type of large, ferocious dog, bred by crossing American pit bull terriers with Neapolitan mastiffs. | [noun] A bailiff or prison guard. BANDORA (10) [noun] A large plucked string instrument of the Renaissance period, similar to a lute but with a longer neck and more strings. BANDORE (10) [noun] A stringed instrument similar in form to a guitar; a pandore. BANEFUL (12) [adjective] Poisonous, deadly. | [adjective] Harmful, injurious. BANGERS (10) [noun] A thing or person which bangs, in any sense. | [noun] : A firework that makes a bang. | [noun] A woman's breast. BANGING (11) [verb] To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something. | [verb] To hit hard. | [verb] To engage in sexual intercourse. BANGKOK (18) BANGLES (10) [noun] A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp. | [noun] The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs BANIANS (9) [noun] An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer. | [noun] A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots. | [noun] A type of loose gown worn in India. BANJOES (16) [noun] A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings. | [noun] Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard. | [noun] An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel. BANKERS (13) [noun] One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc. | [noun] A money changer. | [noun] The dealer, or one who keeps the bank in a gambling house. BANKING (14) [verb] To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client. | [verb] To put into a bank. | [verb] To conceal in the rectum for use in prison. BANKSIA (13) [noun] A plant belonging to the genus Banksia. BANNERS (9) [noun] A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation. | [noun] (by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard. | [noun] (by extension) A military or administrative subdivision. BANNETS (9) [noun] Plural of bannet, a Scottish word for a type of flat cap or bonnet. BANNING (10) [verb] To summon; to call out. | [verb] To anathematize; to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon; to place under a ban. | [verb] To curse; to execrate. BANNOCK (15) [noun] An unleavened bread made with barley, wheat, or oatmeal. | [noun] A biscuit bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal, fat, and sometimes baking powder, typically baked over a fire, wrapped around a stick or in a pan. BANQUET (18) [noun] A large celebratory meal; a feast. | [noun] A dessert; a course of sweetmeats. | [verb] To participate in a banquet; to feast. BANSHEE (12) [noun] (Irish folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death. | [noun] A noisy or ill-tempered woman. BANSHIE (12) [noun] A female spirit in Irish folklore whose wailing warns of a death in a family; a variant spelling of banshee. BANTAMS (11) [noun] Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed. | [noun] A competitor in an age division between peewee and midget. BANTENG (10) [noun] A wild ox, Bos javanicus, found in Borneo, Malaysia and the Indochina peninsula. BANTERS (9) [verb] To engage in banter or playful conversation. | [verb] To play or do something amusing. | [verb] To tease (someone) mildly. BANTIES (9) [noun] Plural of banty, a small domestic chicken or bantam fowl. BANYANS (12) [noun] An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer. | [noun] A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots. | [noun] A type of loose gown worn in India. BANZAIS (18) [noun] Plural of banzai, a Japanese exclamation or battle cry. | [noun] Plural of banzai, referring to a suicidal attack or reckless charge. BAOBABS (13) [noun] A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits. BAPTISE (11) [verb] To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water. | [verb] To dedicate or christen. | [verb] Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water. BAPTISM (13) [noun] A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water. | [noun] A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming. BAPTIST (11) [noun] A person who baptizes BAPTIZE (20) [verb] To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water. | [verb] To dedicate or christen. | [verb] Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water. BARBATE (11) [adjective] Having a beard or beard-like projection; furnished with barbs or bristles. BARBELL (11) [noun] A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter. BARBELS (11) [noun] A freshwater fish of the genus Barbus or other closely related genera. | [noun] Whisker-like sensory organs, located around the mouth of certain fish, including catfish, carp, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark. | [noun] A barb or pap under the tongues of horses and cattle. BARBERS (11) [noun] A person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers' hair and beards. | [noun] A barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries. | [noun] A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, especially one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; so named from the cutting ice spicules. BARBETS (11) [noun] Any of numerous arboreal birds of the families Capitonidae, Lybiidae, and Megalaimidae, within the order Piciformes. | [noun] A dog of a small-bodied breed with long curly hair. | [noun] A larva that feeds on aphids. BARBING (12) [verb] To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc. | [verb] To cover a horse in armor, corrupted from bard. | [verb] To cut (hair). BARBULE (11) [noun] A small barb or beard. | [noun] Any of the secondary barbs that form a fringe of small projections on a feather. BARBUTS (11) [noun] A type of close helmet or visor used in medieval warfare, covering the face with a flat front and hinged visor. BARCHAN (14) [noun] An arc-shaped sand ridge comprising well-sorted sand. BARDING (11) [verb] To cover a horse in defensive armor. | [verb] To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon. | [noun] Armour for a warhorse. BAREFIT (12) BAREGES (10) [noun] A sheer fabric made of silk and wool or cotton and wool, used for veils and dresses. BARFING (13) [verb] To vomit. | [verb] Of a system: to fail. BARGAIN (10) [noun] An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration. | [noun] An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge. | [noun] An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price BARGEES (10) [noun] A crewman of a working barge. BARGING (11) [verb] To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner. | [verb] To push someone. BARHOPS (14) [verb] To drink at a number of bars during a single day or evening. BARILLA (9) [noun] Any of several unrelated saltmarsh plants that were once burnt to obtain soda ash. | [noun] The alkali produced from the plant, an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching. | [noun] Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp. BARITES (9) [noun] A mineral form of barium sulfate, often white or colorless, used in drilling fluids and as a filler in paints and plastics. | [noun] The plural of barite. BARIUMS (11) [noun] Plural of barium, a soft silvery-white metallic element used in various industrial and medical applications. BARKEEP (15) [noun] A bartender BARKERS (13) [noun] Someone or something who barks. | [noun] A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival. | [noun] A shelf-talker. BARKIER (13) [adjective] More resembling or characteristic of bark (the sound a dog makes). | [adjective] More rough or harsh in texture, like tree bark. BARKING (14) [verb] To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). | [verb] To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries. | [verb] To speak sharply. | [noun] The action of the verb to bark. BARLESS (9) [adjective] Without bars; not having bars or barriers. BARLEYS (12) [noun] A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks. | [noun] Seed of Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) BARLOWS (12) BARMAID (12) [noun] A woman who serves in a bar. BARMIER (11) [adjective] Odd, strange, or crazy. | [adjective] Containing barm, i.e. froth from fermented yeast. BARNIER (9) BARONET (9) [noun] A hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods, entitling the bearer to the titular prefix "Sir" (for men) or "Dame" (for women) which is used in conjunction with the holder's Christian name. It is inheritable, usually by the eldest son, although a few baronetcies can also pass through the female line. BARONGS (10) [noun] A cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin razor-like edge, used by the Moros of the Philippines. BARONNE (9) BAROQUE (18) [adjective] Ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail. | [adjective] Complex and beautiful, despite an outward irregularity. | [adjective] Chiseled from stone, or shaped from wood, in a garish, crooked, twisted, or slanted sort of way, grotesque. BARQUES (18) [noun] A sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged | [noun] Any small sailing vessel | [noun] A sailing vessel or boat of any kind BARRACK (15) [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building | [verb] To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means. BARRAGE (10) [noun] An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow. | [noun] A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them. | [noun] A concentrated discharge of projectile weapons. BARRELS (9) [noun] A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum. | [noun] The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom. | [noun] A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case BARRENS (9) [noun] An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place. BARRETS (9) [noun] Plural of barret, a flat cap with a rounded crown worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. BARRIER (9) [noun] A structure that bars passage. | [noun] An obstacle or impediment. | [noun] A boundary or limit. BARRING (10) [verb] To obstruct the passage of (someone or something). | [verb] To prohibit. | [verb] To lock or bolt with a bar. BARRIOS (9) [noun] (in Venezuela or the Dominican Republic) A slum on the periphery of a major city; a low to middle-class neighborhood in a lesser city. | [noun] (in some Spanish-speaking countries) A municipality or subdivision of a municipality. | [noun] (in the Philippines) A barangay. BARROOM (11) [noun] A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter. BARROWS (12) [noun] A mountain. | [noun] A hill. | [noun] A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. BARTEND (10) [verb] To tend a bar; to act as a barman. BARTERS (9) [noun] An exchange of goods or services without the use of money. | [noun] The goods or services used in such an exchange. | [verb] To exchange goods or services without involving money. BARWARE (12) [noun] Equipment and utensils used in bars for mixing and serving drinks, such as shakers, jiggers, and strainers. BARYONS (12) [noun] A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus. BARYTAS (12) [noun] The plural of baryta, which is barium oxide or barium hydroxide, a white powdery compound used in various industrial and chemical applications. BARYTES (12) [noun] A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO4. | [noun] Barite. BARYTIC (14) [adjective] Of, relating to, or containing barium or barium compounds. BASALLY (12) [adverb] In a manner relating to or situated at the base of something, especially in anatomy or biology. BASALTS (9) [noun] A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust. | [noun] A type of unglazed pottery. BASCULE (11) [noun] A counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers | [noun] The portion of a breech-loading firearm that pivots open in order to allow access to the chamber. BASEMAN (11) [noun] A player positioned at or near a base: first baseman, second baseman or third baseman. BASEMEN (11) [noun] A player positioned at or near a base: first baseman, second baseman or third baseman. BASENJI (16) [noun] A small hunting dog of African origin, known for being barkless and having a short coat. BASHAWS (15) [noun] Plural of bashaw, a Turkish title of high rank; a pasha. BASHERS (12) [noun] One who bashes something, figuratively or literally. | [noun] One who engages in gratuitous physical or verbal attacks on a group or type of people. | [noun] A trainspotter. http//groups.google.co.uk/groups/search?q=%22bashers%22+uk+railway&btnG=Search&sitesearch=groups.google.com BASHFUL (15) [adjective] Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid. | [adjective] Indicating bashfulness. BASHING (13) [verb] To strike heavily. | [verb] To collide. | [verb] To criticize harshly. BASHLYK (19) [noun] A tall conical cap worn in some Muslim countries, or a hood-like garment with a long tail that can be wrapped around the neck and shoulders. BASIDIA (10) [noun] A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. BASILAR (9) [adjective] Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or a lung. | [adjective] Lower; inferior; base. BASILIC (11) [adjective] Of or relating to a basilica, a large oblong hall or church building with a rectangular plan and a central nave. | [adjective] Of or relating to the basilic vein, a large vein of the arm. BASINAL (9) [adjective] Relating to or situated in a basin, especially in geology referring to rock strata or sedimentary formations within a depressed area of the Earth's crust. BASINED (10) [adjective] Shaped like or having a basin; concave. | [verb] Past tense of basin, meaning to form into a basin shape or to catch in a basin. BASINET (9) [noun] A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor. BASIONS (9) [noun] Plural of basion, an anatomical landmark at the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum in the skull. BASKETS (13) [noun] A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom. | [noun] A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop. | [noun] In an online shop, a notional place to store items before ordering them. BASKING (14) [verb] To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat. | [verb] To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in"). | [noun] The act of one who basks. BASMATI (11) [noun] A variety of long-grain rice, notable for its fragrance. BASQUES (18) [noun] The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist. | [noun] A woman's close-fitting bodice, underbodice, or corset having such a feature. BASSETS (9) [noun] The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop. | [noun] A basset hound. | [noun] A card game resembling faro. BASSETT (9) [noun] A short-legged hunting dog of a breed with long ears and a long body, similar to a dachshund but with longer ears. BASSIST (9) [noun] A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar. BASSOON (9) [noun] A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges. | [verb] To play the bassoon. | [verb] To make a bassoon-like sound. BASTARD (10) [noun] A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant. | [noun] A mongrel (biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties). | [noun] (typically referring to a man) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person. BASTERS (9) [noun] Plural of baster, a kitchen utensil used to moisten meat with its own juices or other liquids during cooking. | [noun] People who baste. BASTILE (9) [noun] A fortress or prison, especially the Bastille in Paris; also used to mean any prison or stronghold. BASTING (10) [verb] To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric. | [verb] To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting. | [verb] (by extension) To coat over something. BASTION (9) [noun] A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification. | [noun] A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel. | [noun] A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle. BATBOYS (14) BATCHED (15) [verb] To aggregate things together into a batch. | [verb] To handle a set of input data or requests as a batch process. | [verb] To live as a bachelor temporarily, of a married man or someone virtually married. BATCHER (14) [noun] One who batches or groups items together. | [noun] A machine or device used for batching materials. BATCHES (14) [noun] The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time. | [noun] (by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation. | [noun] A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business. BATEAUX (16) [noun] A small, flat-bottomed type of boat. BATFISH (15) [noun] Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae | [noun] Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax. BATFOWL (15) [verb] To catch birds at night by blinding them with light and knocking them down with a stick or bat. | [verb] To trick or swindle someone. BATHERS (12) [noun] One who bathes or swims. | [noun] One who gives a bath to another. BATHING (13) [verb] To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. | [verb] To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim. | [verb] To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath. | [verb] To wash a person or animal in a bath BATHMAT (14) [noun] A small mat used next to a bathtub to absorb water and thus prevent slipping. BATHTUB (14) [noun] A large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath). BATHYAL (15) [adjective] Relating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres BATISTE (9) [noun] A fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric. BATLIKE (13) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of a bat in appearance or behavior. BATSMAN (11) [noun] A player of the batting side now on the field. | [noun] The player now receiving strike; the striker. | [noun] Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler. BATSMEN (11) [noun] A player of the batting side now on the field. | [noun] The player now receiving strike; the striker. | [noun] Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler. BATTEAU (9) [noun] A light, flat-bottomed boat with pointed ends, used for transportation on rivers and shallow waters. BATTENS (9) [noun] A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point. | [noun] A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc., used for various purposes aboard ship, especially one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat. | [noun] In stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater. BATTERS (9) [verb] To hit or strike violently and repeatedly. | [verb] To coat with batter (the food ingredient). | [verb] To defeat soundly; to thrash. BATTERY (12) [noun] A device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or, archaically, electrostatic cells. A single such cell when used by itself. | [noun] The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which includes the threat of impending violence. | [noun] A coordinated group of artillery weapons. BATTIER (9) [adjective] Mad, crazy, silly. | [adjective] Belonging to, or resembling, a bat (mammal). BATTIKS (13) BATTING (10) [noun] Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc. | [noun] Special cotton for surgery. | [verb] To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat. BATTLED (10) [verb] To join in battle; to contend in fight | [verb] To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with. | [verb] To nourish; feed. BATTLER (9) [noun] One who wages battle against an enemy; a soldier; a general. | [noun] An itinerant worker or unemployed person. | [noun] One who who works hard in the face of adversity. | [noun] (Oxford University) A student who is supplied with provisions from the buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he called for. BATTLES (9) [noun] A contest, a struggle. | [noun] A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement. | [noun] A division of an army; a battalion. BATTUES (9) [noun] A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc. | [noun] A hunt performed in this manner. BATWING (13) [noun] The wing of a bat, or its shape. | [noun] Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura. | [noun] An area of flabby fat under a person's arms. BAUBEES (11) [noun] Plural of baubee, a former Scottish coin of low value. BAUBLES (11) [noun] A cheap showy ornament piece of jewellery; a gewgaw. | [noun] A club or sceptre carried by a jester. | [noun] A small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees. BAULKED (14) [verb] To pass over or by. | [verb] To omit, miss or overlook by chance. | [verb] To miss intentionally; to avoid. BAUSOND (10) BAUXITE (16) [noun] The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides. BAWBEES (14) [noun] A coin originally worth six pennies Scots, and later three; held equivalent to an English halfpenny. | [noun] A copper; a small amount of money. BAWCOCK (20) [noun] A fine fellow; a good friend or companion (archaic term of endearment). BAWDIER (13) [adjective] Soiled, dirty. | [adjective] Obscene; filthy; unchaste. | [adjective] (of language) Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude. BAWDIES (13) [noun] Plural of bawdy; lewd or obscene jokes, stories, or behavior. | [noun] Plural of bawdy house; brothels or disreputable establishments. BAWDILY (16) [adverb] In a bawdy manner; with obscene or indecent language or behavior. BAWDRIC (15) [noun] A belt or sash worn across the body to support a sword or other weapon. BAWLERS (12) [noun] People who cry or weep loudly. | [noun] People who shout or yell. BAWLING (13) [verb] To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner. | [verb] To wail; to give out a blaring cry. | [noun] The act of one who bawls or shouts. BAWSUNT (12) [noun] A warrant officer on a ship responsible for the ship's equipment and crew; also spelled bosun or boatswain. BAWTIES (12) BAYAMOS (14) [noun] Plural of bayamo, a type of Cuban folk music and dance. | [noun] The plural form of bayamo, referring to traditional Cuban songs or the people who perform them. BAYARDS (13) [noun] Plural of bayard, a horse of a reddish-brown color, or a term used in heraldry for a horse of that hue. BAYONET (12) [noun] A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which needed to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired. | [noun] A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery. | [verb] To stab with a bayonet. BAYWOOD (16) BAZAARS (18) [noun] A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, and often covered with shops and stalls. | [noun] A shop selling articles that are either exotic or eclectic. | [noun] A fair or temporary market, often for charity. BAZOOKA (22) [noun] A primitive trombone having wide tubes. | [noun] A shoulder-held rocket launcher used as an antitank weapon, developed by America during World War II and so-called from its resemblance to the bazooka musical instrument. | [noun] (by extension) Any shoulder-fired rocket grenade launcher. | [noun] Crack cocaine. BAZOOMS (20) [noun] Plural of bazoom, a slang term for a woman's breast. BEACHED (15) [adjective] Having a beach. | [verb] To run aground on a beach. | [verb] To run (something) aground on a beach. BEACHES (14) [noun] The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. | [noun] A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water. | [noun] The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle. BEACONS (11) [noun] A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning. | [noun] A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners. | [noun] A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers. BEADIER (10) [adjective] Resembling beads; small, round, and gleaming. | [adjective] (of eyes or a look) Bright and penetrating. | [adjective] Covered or ornamented with, or as if with, beads. BEADILY (13) [adverb] In a beady manner; with eyes resembling beads or characterized by a fixed, glittering stare. BEADING (11) [verb] To form into a bead. | [verb] To apply beads to. | [verb] To form into a bead. BEADLES (10) [noun] A parish constable, a uniformed minor (lay) official, who ushers and keeps order | [noun] (ecclesiastic) an attendant to the minister | [noun] A warrant officer BEADMAN (12) BEADMEN (12) BEAGLES (10) [noun] A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet. | [noun] A person who snoops on others; a detective. | [noun] A bailiff. BEAKERS (13) [noun] A flat-bottomed vessel, with a lip, used as a laboratory container. | [noun] A drinking vessel without a handle, sometimes for the use of children. | [noun] A mug. BEAKIER (13) [adjective] More beak-like in appearance or characteristics; having a more prominent or pronounced beak. BEAMIER (11) [adjective] Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy. | [adjective] Having horns or antlers. | [adjective] Having much beam or breadth; wide. BEAMILY (14) BEAMING (12) [verb] To emit beams of light; shine; radiate. | [verb] To smile broadly or especially cheerfully. | [verb] To furnish or supply with beams BEAMISH (14) [adjective] Smiling broadly; beaming with joy or cheerfulness. BEANBAG (12) [noun] A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather or vinyl covering stuffed with dry beans or other similar pellets. | [noun] A small cloth bag filled with dry beans, used as a toy or for exercising the hands. | [noun] A type of juggling ball usually made from leather or cloth stuffed with dry beans. BEANERY (12) [noun] An inexpensive restaurant or cafe; bistro. BEANIES (9) [noun] A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool. | [noun] A head-hugging brimless cap, with or without a visor, made from triangular sections of cloth, leather, or silk joined by a button at the crown and seamed together around the sides. | [noun] A Beanie Baby, a small soft toy filled with beans or similar stuffing. BEANING (10) [verb] To hit deliberately with a projectile, especially in the head. BEARCAT (11) [noun] Any member of diverse species of the order Carnivora: BEARDED (11) [verb] To grow hair on the chin and jaw. | [verb] To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded. | [verb] To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt. | [noun] A bearded iris. BEARERS (9) [noun] One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries. | [noun] Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession. | [noun] One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment. BEARHUG (13) [noun] Any especially large, tight or enthusiastic hug, usually friendly and especially between males. | [noun] A hostile takeover effort in which one firm offers to buy the other firm at a share price too high to refuse. | [noun] A hold with the arms around the opponent. BEARING (10) [verb] To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in. | [verb] To carry or convey, literally or figuratively. | [verb] To support, sustain, or endure. | [noun] A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction. BEARISH (12) [adjective] Resembling or likened to a bear, typically in being rough, surly, or clumsy. | [adjective] (of the price of financial instruments) Characterized by falling prices. | [adjective] (by extension) Pessimistic about the future. BEASTIE (9) [noun] Beast, animal. BEASTLY (12) [adjective] Pertaining to, or having the form, nature or habits of, a beast. | [adjective] Similar to the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of man | [adjective] Abominable. BEATERS (9) [noun] Someone or something that beats. | [noun] A kitchen implement for mixing. | [noun] A stick used to play a percussion instrument. BEATIFY (15) [verb] To make blissful. | [verb] To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness. | [verb] To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a blessed. BEATING (10) [verb] To hit; strike | [verb] To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm. | [verb] To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly. BEATNIK (13) [noun] A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and therewith is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior | [noun] A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style. BEAUISH (12) BEAVERS (12) [noun] A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet. | [noun] A hat, of various shapes, made from a felted beaver fur (or later of silk), fashionable in Europe between 1550 and 1850. | [noun] The pubic hair and/or vulva of a woman. BEBEERU (11) [noun] A tropical South American tree (Ocotea rodiei) that yields a hard, durable wood used in construction and furniture making. BEBLOOD (12) BECALMS (13) [verb] To make calm or still; make quiet; calm. | [verb] To deprive (a ship) of wind, so that it cannot move (usually in passive). BECAUSE (11) [adverb] For the reason (that). | [adverb] On account (of), for sake (of). | [adverb] (by ellipsis) Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so". BECHALK (18) BECHARM (16) [verb] To charm or enchant. | [verb] To put under a charm or spell. BECKETS (15) [noun] A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle | [noun] A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place. | [noun] A loop of thread, typically braided, attached at each end to a jacket. Used to pass through the brooch bar of medals to affix them to the jacket without damaging it. BECKING (16) BECKONS (15) [noun] A sign made without words; a beck. | [noun] A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them. | [verb] To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer. BECLASP (13) BECLOAK (15) [verb] To cover or conceal with or as if with a cloak. BECLOGS (12) BECLOUD (12) [verb] To cause to become obscure or muddled. | [verb] (usually passive) To cover or surround with clouds. | [verb] To cast in a negative light, cast a pall over, darken. BECLOWN (14) [verb] To make a fool of; to cause to appear ridiculous or absurd. BECOMES (13) [verb] To arrive, come (to a place). | [verb] To come about; happen; come into being; arise. | [verb] Begin to be; turn into. BECRAWL (14) BECRIME (13) BECROWD (15) BECRUST (11) [verb] To cover or form a crust on the surface of something. BECURSE (11) [verb] To curse or put a curse on; to afflict with a curse. BECURST (11) [verb] Past tense and past participle of "becurse," meaning to curse or place a curse upon. BEDAMNS (12) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "bedamn," meaning to curse or damn thoroughly. BEDAUBS (12) [verb] To smear upon; to soil. | [verb] To ornament garishly; to overdecorate. BEDBUGS (13) [noun] A small nocturnal insect (Cimex lectularius), of the family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded hosts. BEDDERS (11) [noun] Agent noun of bed; one who beds. | [noun] (Cambridge University) A bedmaker; a maid; a college servant, generally female, cleaning rooms in Cambridge University (compare: college porter and gyp), somewhat similar to an Oxford University scout. BEDDING (12) [noun] The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc. | [noun] Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on. | [noun] A structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface | [verb] Senses relating to a bed as a place for resting or sleeping. BEDECKS (16) [verb] To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace. BEDELLS (10) [noun] A parish constable, a uniformed minor (lay) official, who ushers and keeps order | [noun] (ecclesiastic) an attendant to the minister | [noun] A warrant officer BEDEMAN (12) [noun] A man employed by a church or college to perform various duties, such as summoning members to meetings or maintaining order during services. BEDEMEN (12) BEDEVIL (13) [verb] To harass or cause trouble for; to plague. | [verb] To perplex or bewilder. BEDEWED (14) [verb] To make wet with or as if with dew. | [adjective] Covered with or as if with dew. BEDFAST (13) [adjective] Confined to bed by illness or infirmity. BEDGOWN (14) [noun] A loose gown worn in bed; a nightgown or dressing gown. BEDIGHT (14) [verb] To equip or bedeck. | [adjective] That has been equipped or bedecked. BEDIRTY (13) BEDIZEN (19) [verb] To ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery. | [verb] To dirty; cover with dirt. BEDLAMP (14) BEDLAMS (12) [noun] A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails. | [noun] An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. | [noun] A lunatic asylum; a madhouse. BEDLESS (10) [adjective] Without a bed; lacking a bed to sleep on. | [adjective] (of a river or stream) Having no defined riverbed or channel. BEDLIKE (14) [adjective] Resembling or having the characteristics of a bed. BEDMATE (12) [noun] A person with whom one shares a bed. BEDOUIN (10) [noun] A desert-dweller, especially a member of a nomadic Arab desert tribe. BEDPANS (12) [noun] A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience. BEDPOST (12) [noun] Any of the four upright supports of a bedstead. | [noun] A post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the bedclothes from falling off; a bedstaff. BEDRAIL (10) [noun] A rail or barrier attached to the side of a bed to prevent a person from falling out. BEDRAPE (12) [verb] To drape or cover with cloth or fabric. BEDROCK (16) [noun] The solid rock that exists at some depth below the ground surface. Bedrock is rock "in place", as opposed to material that has been transported from another location by weathering and erosion. | [noun] A basis or foundation. BEDROLL (10) [noun] A roll of bedding that can be carried when hiking or camping etc. BEDROOM (12) [noun] A room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping. BEDRUGS (11) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "bedrug," meaning to drug or administer drugs to someone or something. BEDSIDE (11) [noun] A position at the side of one's bed. BEDSITS (10) [noun] A form of rented accommodation consisting of a single room for use as both sitting room and bedroom; there may also be a small kitchen area and washing and toilet facilities, but these amenities are more commonly outside the room and shared by several tenants. BEDSORE (10) [noun] (usually in plural) A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity. BEDTICK (16) [noun] The cloth covering or casing of a mattress or pillow. | [noun] A parasitic mite that infests bedding. BEDTIME (12) [noun] The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep. BEDUINS (10) [noun] Plural of Beduin, a member of a nomadic Arab people of the desert regions of North Africa and Southwest Asia. BEDUMBS (14) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "bedumb," meaning to make dumb or stupid. BEDUNCE (12) BEDWARD (14) [adverb] Toward bed or in the direction of bed. BEDWARF (16) [verb] To make to appear small or insignificant by comparison; to dwarf. BEEBEES (11) [noun] Plural of bee bee, small pellets of lead used as ammunition in air rifles. BEECHEN (14) [adjective] Made of or pertaining to beech wood or beech trees. BEECHES (14) [noun] A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches. | [noun] The wood of the beech tree. BEEFALO (12) [noun] A cross between a domestic cow and an American buffalo or bison. | [noun] The meat of such a hybrid. BEEFIER (12) [adjective] Similar to, or tasting like beef. | [adjective] Containing beef. | [adjective] Strong or muscular. BEEFILY (15) BEEFING (13) [verb] To complain. | [verb] To add weight or strength to; to beef up. | [verb] To fart; break wind. BEEHIVE (15) [noun] A 12- to 13-year-old participant in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church. | [noun] An enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus Apis) live and raise their young. | [noun] A man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey. BEELIKE (13) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of a bee; having qualities similar to those of a bee. BEELINE (9) [noun] A very direct or quick path or trip. | [noun] A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate. | [verb] To travel in a straight course, ignoring established paths of travel. BEEPERS (11) [noun] Something that makes a beeping sound, especially a simple computer speaker. | [noun] A pager (device). BEEPING (12) [verb] To sound (something that makes a beep). | [verb] To have sexual intercourse (with) - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts | [verb] To produce a beep. BEERIER (9) [adjective] Smelling or tasting of beer. | [adjective] Under the influence of beer. BEESWAX (19) [noun] A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods. | [noun] (mildly) “Business”, as in such phrases as mind your own beeswax and none of your beeswax. | [verb] To polish with beeswax. BEETLED (10) [verb] To move away quickly, to scurry away. | [verb] To loom over; to extend or jut. | [verb] To beat with a heavy mallet. BEETLER (9) [noun] One who beetles; a person or thing that juts out or overhangs. | [noun] A tool or implement shaped like a beetle, used for hammering or crushing. BEETLES (9) [noun] A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and since 2011) | [noun] Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest. | [noun] A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts. BEEYARD (13) [noun] An apiary or an area where beehives are kept and maintained. BEEZERS (18) [noun] Plural of beezer, meaning something outstanding or excellent; also a variant spelling of buzzer. BEFALLS (12) [noun] Case; instance; circumstance; event; incident; accident. | [verb] To fall upon; fall all over; overtake | [verb] To happen. BEFLAGS (13) BEFLEAS (12) [verb] To infest with fleas. BEFLECK (18) BEFOOLS (12) [verb] To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone). BEFOULS (12) [verb] To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute. | [verb] (specifically) To defecate on, to soil with excrement. | [verb] To stain or mar (for example with infamy or disgrace). BEFRETS (12) [verb] Third person singular present of "befret," meaning to fret over or worry excessively about something. | [verb] To cover or decorate with frets (as in decorative patterns or musical instrument features). BEGALLS (10) BEGAZED (20) BEGAZES (19) [verb] To gaze at intently or fixedly; to look steadily at. BEGGARS (11) [noun] A person who begs. | [noun] A person suffering from extreme poverty. | [noun] (sometimes affectionate) A mean or wretched person; a scoundrel. BEGGARY (14) [noun] The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty. | [noun] The fact or action of begging. | [noun] Beggarly appearance. BEGGING (12) [noun] The act of one who begs. | [verb] To request the help of someone, often in the form of money. | [verb] To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat. BEGIRDS (11) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "begird," meaning to gird about, encircle, or surround. BEGLADS (11) BEGLOOM (12) BEGONIA (10) [noun] Any plant of the large genus of Begonia. BEGORAH (13) [interjection] An exclamation used to express surprise, wonder, or emphasis, often associated with Irish English dialect. BEGORRA (10) [interjection] An exclamation of surprise. BEGRIME (12) [verb] To make something dirty; to soil. BEGRIMS (12) [verb] Third person singular of "begrim," meaning to make dirty or grimy; to soil or blacken with grime. BEGROAN (10) BEGUILE (10) [verb] To deceive or delude (using guile). | [verb] To charm, delight or captivate. | [verb] To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion. BEGUINE (10) [noun] A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance. BEGULFS (13) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "begulf," meaning to engulf or swallow up completely. BEHAVED (16) [verb] To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way. | [verb] To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner. | [verb] To conduct, manage, regulate (something). BEHAVER (15) [noun] One who behaves; a person whose conduct or deportment is of a specified kind. BEHAVES (15) [verb] To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way. | [verb] To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner. | [verb] To conduct, manage, regulate (something). BEHEADS (13) [verb] To remove the head of; to cut someone's head off. BEHESTS (12) [noun] A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of. | [noun] A vow; a promise. BEHINDS (13) [noun] The rear, back-end | [noun] Butt, the buttocks, bottom | [noun] A one-point score. BEHOLDS (13) [verb] To see or look at, esp. appreciatively; to descry, look upon. | [verb] To look. | [verb] To contemplate. BEHOOVE (15) [verb] To befit, to suit. | [verb] To be necessary for (someone). | [verb] To be in the best interest of; to benefit. BEHOVED (16) [verb] To befit, to suit. | [verb] To be necessary for (someone). | [verb] To be in the best interest of; to benefit. BEHOVES (15) [verb] To befit, to suit. | [verb] To be necessary for (someone). | [verb] To be in the best interest of; to benefit. BEHOWLS (15) [verb] To howl at or make loud cries toward something or someone. BEIGNET (10) [noun] A fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling). | [noun] A Louisiana-style fried doughnut or fritter covered in powdered sugar. BEJESUS (16) [noun] Used for emphasis, similar to crap, shit or wits. | [interjection] Expressing surprise, annoyance, dismay, or anger. BEJEWEL (19) [verb] To decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems. BEKNOTS (13) BELABOR (11) [verb] To labour about; labour over; work hard upon; ply diligently. | [verb] To beat soundly; thump; beat someone. | [verb] To attack someone verbally. BELACED (12) [verb] Past tense of belace; to lace or cover with lace. | [adjective] Decorated or trimmed with lace. BELATED (10) [verb] To retard; cause something to be late; delay; benight. | [adjective] Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened. BELAUDS (10) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "belaud," meaning to praise excessively or lavishly. BELAYED (13) [verb] To surround; environ; enclose. | [verb] To overlay; adorn. | [verb] To besiege; invest; surround. BELCHED (15) [verb] To expel (gas) loudly from the stomach through the mouth. | [verb] To eject or emit (something) with spasmodic force or noise. | [verb] To be ejected or emitted (from something) with spasmodic force or noise. BELCHER (14) [noun] One who belches. | [noun] A type of volcanic vent or geyser that ejects water and steam intermittently. BELCHES (14) [noun] The sound one makes when belching. | [noun] Malt liquor. | [verb] To expel (gas) loudly from the stomach through the mouth. BELDAME (12) [noun] A grandmother. | [noun] An old woman, particularly an ugly one. BELDAMS (12) [noun] A grandmother. | [noun] An old woman, particularly an ugly one. BELEAPS (11) BELEAPT (11) BELIEFS (12) [noun] Mental acceptance of a claim as true. | [noun] Faith or trust in the reality of something; often based upon one's own reasoning, trust in a claim, desire of actuality, and/or evidence considered. | [noun] Something believed. BELIERS (9) BELIEVE (12) [verb] To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing) | [verb] To accept that someone is telling the truth. | [verb] To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth. BELLBOY (14) [noun] A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands. BELLEEK (13) [noun] A type of Irish porcelain, typically characterized by its ivory color and delicate basketwork decoration. BELLHOP (14) [noun] An employee of a hotel who carries a guest's luggage and runs errands. | [verb] To work as a bellhop. BELLIED (10) [adjective] Having a large or prominent belly. | [adjective] (in combination) Having a belly of a specified type. | [adjective] Swollen, bulging, or billowing; bellying. BELLIES (9) [noun] The abdomen, especially a fat one. | [noun] The stomach. | [noun] The womb. BELLING (10) [noun] Bellowing; the sound of a male deer during the rutting season | [noun] (Indiana) A shivaree. | [verb] To attach a bell to. BELLMAN (11) [noun] A town crier | [noun] A bellhop or bellboy BELLMEN (11) [noun] A town crier | [noun] A bellhop or bellboy BELLOWS (12) [noun] A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air. | [noun] Any flexible container or enclosure, as one used to cover a moving joint. | [noun] The lungs. | [noun] The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise. BELONGS (10) [verb] To have its proper place. | [verb] (followed by to) To be part of, or the property of. | [verb] (followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of. BELOVED (13) [verb] To please. | [verb] To be pleased with; like. | [verb] To love. BELTERS (9) [noun] Anything that is particularly good of its class. | [noun] A very good-looking person. | [noun] One who sings forcefully. BELTING (10) [verb] To encircle. | [verb] To fasten a belt on. | [verb] To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood. BELTWAY (15) [noun] A freeway that encircles a city. BELUGAS (10) [noun] A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean. | [noun] A fish, Huso huso, found in the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, that is a source of caviar. BELYING (13) [verb] To lie around; encompass. | [verb] (of an army) To surround; beleaguer. | [verb] To tell lies about. BEMADAM (14) BEMEANS (11) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "bemean," meaning to degrade, demean, or lower in dignity or respect. BEMIRED (12) [verb] To soil with mud or a similar substance. | [verb] To immerse or trap in mire. BEMIRES (11) [verb] To soil with mud or a similar substance. | [verb] To immerse or trap in mire. BEMISTS (11) [verb] Covers or obscures with mist. BEMIXED (19) BEMIXES (18) [verb] Third person singular simple present indicative form of "bemix," meaning to mix thoroughly or confuse by mixing. BEMOANS (11) [verb] To moan or complain about (something). | [verb] To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them. BEMOCKS (17) [verb] Third person singular present of bemock; to mock or ridicule someone or something. BEMUSED (12) [verb] To confuse or bewilder. | [verb] To devote to the Muses. | [adjective] Deeply thoughtful; preoccupied BEMUSES (11) [verb] To confuse or bewilder. | [verb] To devote to the Muses. BENAMED (12) BENAMES (11) [verb] To give a name to; to name. | [verb] To call or address by a particular name. BENCHED (15) [verb] To remove a player from play. | [verb] To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily. | [verb] To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over. BENCHER (14) [noun] A senior member of a law society in a Canadian province (except New Brunswick). | [noun] One of the senior governing members of an Inn of Court. | [noun] An alderman of a corporation. BENCHES (14) [noun] A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools. | [noun] The people who decide on the verdict; the judiciary. | [noun] The place where the judges sit. BENDAYS (13) [verb] To apply Benday dots (a printing technique using small colored dots) to create shading or color in illustrations or prints. | [noun] The plural of Benday, referring to multiple applications of this printing technique. BENDEES (10) BENDERS (10) [noun] One who, or that which, bends. | [noun] A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle. | [noun] A bout of heavy drinking. BENDING (11) [verb] To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means. | [verb] To become curved. | [verb] To cause to change direction. BENEATH (12) [adverb] Below or underneath. | [preposition] Below. | [preposition] In a position that is lower in rank, dignity, etc. BENEFIC (14) [noun] A favorable planet | [adjective] Favorable; beneficent. BENEFIT (12) [noun] An advantage; help or aid from something. | [noun] A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme. | [noun] An event such as a performance, given to raise funds for some cause. BENEMPT (13) [verb] Past tense and past participle of "bename," meaning to name or call by a particular name. BENISON (9) [noun] A blessing; benediction. BENNETS (9) [noun] Plural of bennet, a plant of the genus Geum, also known as herb bennet or avens, having yellow flowers and aromatic roots. BENNIES (9) [noun] An amphetamine tablet. | [noun] A tantrum; a fit of furious or erratic behaviour. | [verb] (usually with "up") To take amphetamines. BENOMYL (14) [noun] A fungicide that binds to microtubules, interfering with cell functions such as meiosis and intracellular transportation. BENTHAL (12) [adjective] Relating to or found on the bottom of a sea or ocean, especially at great depths. BENTHIC (14) [adjective] Relating to or inhabiting the sea floor or ocean bottom. BENTHOS (12) [noun] The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water. BENUMBS (13) [verb] To make numb, as by cold or anesthetic. | [verb] To deaden, dull (the mind, faculties, etc.). BENZENE (18) [noun] An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds. | [noun] (in combination) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group. BENZINE (18) [noun] Benzene | [noun] Any flammable petroleum distillate used as a solvent or fuel BENZINS (18) [noun] Plural of benzin, a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used as a solvent and fuel, similar to gasoline or petrol. BENZOIC (20) [adjective] Relating to or derived from benzoin, a fragrant resin, or denoting a class of organic compounds containing a benzene ring with a carboxylic acid group. BENZOIN (18) [noun] A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume. | [noun] An aromatic hydroxy ketone, 2-hydroxy-1,2-di(phenyl)ethanone, synthesized from benzaldehyde; any derivative of this compound. | [noun] The spicebush, Lindera benzoin. BENZOLE (18) [noun] An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds. | [noun] (in combination) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group. | [noun] An impure benzene (mixed with toluene etc), used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes. BENZOLS (18) [noun] Plural of benzol, which is an alternative name for benzene, a colorless volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent and in manufacturing. BENZOYL (21) [noun] (especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C6H5CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group BENZYLS (21) [noun] Plural of benzyl, an organic chemical group consisting of a benzene ring attached to a methane group, used in organic chemistry and as a substituent in chemical compounds. BEPAINT (11) [verb] To paint or cover with paint; to depict or describe in words as if painting a picture. BEQUEST (18) [noun] The act of bequeathing or leaving by will. | [noun] The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased. | [noun] That which is left by will; a legacy. | [verb] To give as a bequest; bequeath. BERAKED (14) BERAKES (13) BERATED (10) [verb] To chide or scold vehemently BERATES (9) [verb] To chide or scold vehemently BEREAVE (12) [verb] To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim. | [verb] To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence. | [verb] To deprive of power; prevent. BERETTA (9) BERGERE (10) [noun] A type of upholstered armchair with a low seat, enclosed sides, and a high back, popular in 18th-century French furniture design. BERHYME (17) [verb] To compose or write in rhyme; to put into rhyming verse. BERIMED (12) BERIMES (11) [verb] Third person singular of "berime," meaning to cover or soil with rime (frost or grime). BERLINE (9) [noun] A closed four-wheeled carriage with seats for six passengers and an elevated driver's seat outside. BERLINS (9) [noun] Plural of berlin, a type of closed four-wheeled carriage with an enclosed body. BEROBED (12) [adjective] Clothed in or wearing a robe or robes. BERRIED (10) [adjective] Bearing berries. | [adjective] Consisting of a berry; baccate. | [verb] To pick berries. BERRIES (9) [noun] A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties. | [noun] A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits. | [noun] A coffee bean. BERSEEM (11) [noun] A clover-like legume plant (Trifolium alexandrinum) native to Egypt, cultivated as a forage crop and green manure in warm regions. BERSERK (13) [noun] A crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy; a berserker. | [adjective] Injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control. | [adjective] Weird; bizarre. BERTHAS (12) [noun] A lace collar that covers the shoulders of a dress BERTHED (13) [verb] To bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth BESCOUR (11) [verb] To scour thoroughly or completely; to clean vigorously by rubbing or scrubbing. BESEECH (14) [noun] A request. | [verb] To beg or implore (a person) | [verb] To request or beg for BESEEMS (11) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "beseem," meaning to be suitable or appropriate for someone or something. BESHAME (14) BESHOUT (12) BESHREW (15) [verb] To curse or wish evil upon; to call down a curse on. BESIDES (10) [adverb] Also; in addition. | [adverb] Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; Moreover; furthermore. | [adverb] Otherwise; else. BESIEGE (10) [verb] To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer. | [verb] To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset. | [verb] To assail or ply, as with requests or demands. BESLIME (11) [verb] To cover or smear with slime. BESMEAR (11) [verb] To smear over; smear all over; sully. BESMILE (11) BESMOKE (15) [verb] To cover or fill with smoke. BESMUTS (11) [verb] Third person singular of "besmut," meaning to soil or cover with smut (soot, dirt, or obscene material). BESNOWS (12) [verb] To cover with snow. BESPAKE (15) [verb] Past tense of bespeak; to indicate or suggest something. | [adjective] Made to order or custom-made, as in bespoke tailoring. BESPEAK (15) [noun] A request for a specific performance; a benefit performance, by a patron. | [verb] To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss. | [verb] To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance. BESPOKE (15) [verb] To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss. | [verb] To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance. | [verb] To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour. BESTEAD (10) [verb] To place in a particular situation or circumstance, typically an awkward or difficult one. | [verb] To be of use or advantage to; to serve. BESTIAL (9) [noun] Cattle. | [adjective] Beast-like BESTING (10) [verb] To surpass in skill or achievement. | [verb] To beat in a contest BESTIRS (9) [verb] To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor. | [verb] To make active; to rouse oneself. BESTOWS (12) [verb] To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; to stow or place; to put something somewhere. | [verb] To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation. | [verb] To dispose of. BESTREW (12) [verb] To strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there. | [verb] To strew anything upon; strew over or about; cover or partially cover with things strewn; cover with straw or strewing. BESTRID (10) [verb] Past tense of bestride; to stand astride over something or someone. | [verb] To stand with legs on either side of; to straddle. BESTROW (12) BESTUDS (10) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "bestud," meaning to set or decorate with studs. BESWARM (14) [verb] To swarm around or over something in large numbers. BETAINE (9) [noun] A sweet, crystalline compound (not an alkaloid), trimethylammoniumacetate, found in sugar beet and similar plants, sometimes used to treat muscular degeneracy; the zwitterion (CH3)3N+CH2COO- | [noun] Any derivative of this compound. | [noun] (by extension) Any similar compound, based on sulfur or phosphorus etc, having an onium ion with no hydrogen atom adjacent to the anionic atom. BETAKEN (13) [verb] To beteach. | [verb] To take over to; take across (to); deliver. | [verb] To seize; lay hold of; take. BETAKES (13) [verb] To beteach. | [verb] To take over to; take across (to); deliver. | [verb] To seize; lay hold of; take. BETAXED (17) BETHANK (16) BETHELS (12) [noun] Plural of bethel, a chapel or place of worship, especially a nonconformist chapel or a seamen's church. | [noun] Sacred places or altars in biblical contexts. BETHINK (16) [verb] To think about, to recollect. | [verb] To think of (something or somebody) or that (followed by clause); to remind oneself, to consider, to reflect upon. | [verb] To meditate, ponder; to consider. BETHORN (12) BETHUMP (16) [verb] To strike or hit repeatedly; to thump or beat. BETIDED (11) [verb] To happen unto; to befall. | [verb] To happen; to take place; to bechance or befall. BETIDES (10) [adverb] At any early period. | [verb] To happen unto; to befall. | [verb] To happen; to take place; to bechance or befall. BETIMES (11) [adverb] In good season or time; early, especially in the morning; seasonably. | [adverb] In a short time, soon; quickly, forthwith. BETISES (9) [noun] Plural of betise; foolish or silly acts or remarks, particularly in French contexts. BETOKEN (13) [verb] To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens. | [verb] To foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known. BETRAYS (12) [verb] To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly. | [verb] To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive. | [verb] To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known. BETROTH (12) [verb] To promise to give in marriage. | [verb] To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to. BETTERS (9) [noun] An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior. | [verb] To improve. | [verb] To become better; to improve. BETTING (10) [verb] To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager. | [verb] To be sure of something; to be able to count on something. | [verb] To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round. BETTORS (9) [noun] A person who makes a bet, such as a wager on the outcome of a game of chance or a sporting event. BETWEEN (12) [noun] A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics. | [preposition] In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.) | [preposition] Done together or reciprocally. BETWIXT (19) [preposition] Between. BEVELED (13) [verb] To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer. | [adjective] Having a bevel, especially at an edge BEVELER (12) [noun] A tool or person that cuts or shapes beveled edges. | [noun] A device used to measure or mark angles. BEVOMIT (14) BEWAILS (12) [verb] To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for BEWARED (13) BEWARES (12) [verb] Third person singular present of "beware," meaning to be cautious or wary of something or someone. BEWEARY (15) BEWEEPS (14) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "beweep," meaning to weep over or lament something. BEWITCH (17) [verb] To cast a spell upon. | [verb] To fascinate or charm. | [verb] To astonish, amaze. BEWORMS (14) [verb] To infest or fill with worms. BEWORRY (15) BEWRAPS (14) [verb] Third-person singular present tense of bewrap; to wrap up or cover completely. BEWRAPT (14) [verb] Past tense of bewrap; to wrap up or cover completely. BEWRAYS (15) [verb] To reveal, expose, or betray (someone or something). BEYLICS (14) [noun] Plural of beylic; territories or provinces governed by a beylik (a local governor in the Ottoman Empire). BEYLIKS (16) [noun] Plural of beylik, a province or administrative division in the Ottoman Empire governed by a beylik or bey. BEYONDS (13) BEZANTS (18) [noun] (history) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe. | [noun] The heraldic representation of a gold coin. BEZIQUE (27) [noun] A trick-taking card game for two players. | [noun] The act of taking certain cards in this game: the queen of spades and jack of diamonds, or (if either of those suits is trumps) the queen of clubs and jack of hearts. BEZOARS (18) [noun] A mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in an animal's intestines; a hairball. | [noun] An enterolith. BEZZANT (27) BHAKTAS (16) [noun] Someone who practises bhakti; a person who is devoted to God; a devotee; a worshipper. BHAKTIS (16) [noun] Plural of bhakti, a Hindu or Buddhist religious devotion or faith directed toward a deity or spiritual goal. BHARALS (12) [noun] A blue sheep, being any species of the genus Pseudois, goatlike bovids of the Himalayas and western China with a bluish-grey coat; the Himalayan blue sheep, Pseudois nayaur. BHEESTY (15) [noun] A water carrier or servant in India who delivers water for household use. BHISTIE (12) [noun] A water carrier or laborer in India, particularly one employed by the military. BIASING (10) [verb] To place bias upon; to influence. | [noun] The process of adding a bias. BIASSED (10) [adjective] Past tense and past participle of bias; showing prejudice or favoritism toward a particular side or perspective. | [adjective] (of fabric) cut diagonally across the grain. BIASSES (9) [noun] Plural of bias, referring to multiple prejudices or inclinations toward particular perspectives. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of the verb "bias," meaning to influence or prejudice toward a particular direction or viewpoint. BIAXIAL (16) [adjective] Having two axes | [adjective] Having a value in two perpendicular directions. [In solid mechanics it generally means that normal stresses exist in two of the possible three directions. Note that they do not have to be equal in sign or magnitude.] BIBASIC (13) [adjective] Containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms, especially in chemistry referring to acids or bases with two ionizable hydrogen or hydroxide groups. BIBBERS (13) [noun] One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler. BIBBERY (16) BIBBING (14) [verb] To dress (somebody) in a bib. | [verb] To drink heartily; to tipple. | [verb] To beep (e.g. a car horn). BIBCOCK (19) [noun] An appliance allowing the provision of hose connections outside of buildings. BIBELOT (11) [noun] A bauble, knickknack or trinket. | [noun] A miniature book of an elegant design. BIBLESS (11) BIBLIKE (15) BIBLIST (11) BICARBS (13) [noun] Plural of bicarb, a common term for sodium bicarbonate or baking soda. BICKERS (15) [verb] To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner. | [verb] To brawl or move tremulously, quiver, shimmer (of a water stream, light, flame, etc.) | [verb] (of rain) To patter. BICOLOR (11) [noun] (Commonwealth spelling) A flower, cat etc., that has two colours. | [noun] (Commonwealth spelling) A flag with such colours, consisting of two stripes that are either vertical or horizontal. | [adjective] (Commonwealth spelling) Having two colours BICORNE (11) [noun] A hat with two corners or points, typically worn by military or formal figures during the 18th and 19th centuries. BICRONS (11) [noun] Plural of bicron, a unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter (10^-9 meters); a nanometer. BICYCLE (16) [noun] A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals. | [noun] A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs. | [noun] The best possible hand in lowball. BIDARKA (14) [noun] A kayak constructed by covering a light wooden frame (lashed together with sinew) in sea lion hides. BIDDERS (11) [noun] Someone who bids, e.g. at an auction BIDDIES (11) [noun] A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody. | [noun] An attractive girl. | [noun] An Irish maidservant. BIDDING (12) [verb] To issue a command; to tell. | [verb] To invite; to summon. | [verb] To utter a greeting or salutation. BIELDED (11) [verb] Past tense of "bield," meaning to shelter or protect from wind or cold. | [noun] A shelter or refuge. BIENNIA (9) [noun] A period of two years. BIFACES (14) [noun] A double-sided stone tool BIFFIES (15) [noun] A toilet | [noun] An outhouse BIFFING (16) [verb] To punch or hit. | [verb] To discard; to throw out; to throw away. | [verb] To wipe out; to faceplant; to fall. BIFFINS (15) [noun] A deep-red cooking apple native to Britain. | [noun] Such an apple baked and flattened as a snack, popular in Norfolk. BIFIDLY (16) BIFILAR (12) [adjective] Having two wires, threads or filaments BIFOCAL (14) [adjective] Having two focal lengths | [adjective] (of a correcting lens) Divided into two parts, one of which corrects for distance vision and the other for near vision BIGEYES (13) [noun] Any fish in the taxonomic family Priacanthidae, which have large eyes. | [noun] Any of certain fish or shark species identified by their large eyes, in particular bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus. BIGFEET (13) [noun] Snowblades; a smaller version of skis. BIGFOOT (13) [verb] (sometimes capitalized) To control or manage forcefully; to exercise authority over. | [verb] (sometimes capitalized) To behave in an authoritative, commanding manner. BIGGEST (11) [adjective] Of great size, large. | [adjective] (of an industry or other field, often capitalized) Thought to have undue influence. | [adjective] Popular. BIGGETY (14) BIGGIES (11) [noun] Something large in size in comparison to similar things. | [noun] Something impressive in comparison to similar things. | [noun] (chiefly in the negative) Big deal. BIGGING (12) [verb] To praise, recommend, or promote. | [verb] To inhabit; occupy | [verb] To locate oneself BIGGINS (11) [noun] A type of close-fitting cap or hood, historically worn by women and children. | [noun] Plural of biggin, a coffee pot or similar vessel with a filter. BIGGISH (14) [adjective] Somewhat large or fairly big in size. BIGGITY (14) BIGHEAD (14) [noun] (especially used by children) A person having an inflated opinion of himself; a conceited or arrogant person. | [noun] One of several species of fish having a large head. | [noun] One of several animal diseases that cause swelling of the head. BIGHORN (13) [noun] Either of two North American species of sheep, Ovis canadensis and Ovis dalli, having large, curving horns. BIGHTED (14) [verb] Past tense of bight, meaning to form a curve or loop in a rope, or to secure with a bight (a loop of rope). BIGNESS (10) [noun] The quality or state of being big; largeness or magnitude. BIGOTED (11) [adjective] Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming opinions without just cause BIGOTRY (13) [noun] Characteristic qualities of a bigot: (especially religious or racial) intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance. | [noun] Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness BIGWIGS (14) [noun] A person of importance to a group or organization. BIKEWAY (19) [noun] A bicycle lane or path. BIKINIS (13) [noun] A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel. | [noun] A brief bathing suit worn by men. BILAYER (12) [noun] Any structure consisting of two layers of molecules BILBOAS (11) [noun] Plural of bilboa, a type of sword or blade made in Bilbao, Spain, known for its fine quality and flexibility. BILBOES (11) [noun] An iron bar fitting around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles. BILGIER (10) [adjective] Comparative form of bilgy, meaning more resembling or containing bilge (foul-smelling water that collects in a ship's hold) | more worthless or contemptible. BILGING (11) [verb] To spring a leak in the bilge. | [verb] To bulge or swell. | [verb] To break open the bilge(s) of. BILIARY (12) [adjective] Of or pertaining to bile or the bile duct BILIOUS (9) [adjective] Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile. | [adjective] Resembling bile, especially in color. | [adjective] Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile. BILKERS (13) [noun] Plural of bilker; people who cheat or defraud others, especially by failing to pay debts or leaving without settling accounts. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of bilk; to cheat or defraud someone. BILKING (14) [verb] To spoil the score of (someone) in cribbage. | [verb] To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone). | [verb] To evade, elude. BILLBUG (12) [noun] A weevil that damages grain crops and stored cereals by boring into the kernels. BILLERS (9) [noun] Plural of biller; persons or entities that send bills or invoices for payment. | [noun] In Australian slang, those who bilk or cheat others. BILLETS (9) [noun] An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish. | [noun] A short informal letter. | [noun] A written order to quarter soldiers. BILLIES (9) [noun] A billy club. | [noun] A billy goat. | [noun] A good friend. BILLING (10) [verb] To dig, chop, etc., with a bill. | [verb] To peck | [verb] To stroke bill against bill, with reference to doves; to caress in fondness BILLION (9) [noun] (modern British & Australian, short scale) a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000^2): 1 followed by nine zeros, 109; a milliard | [noun] (British & Australian, long scale) A million million (logic: 1,000,000^2): a 1 followed by twelve zeros; 1012 | [noun] An unspecified very large number. BILLONS (9) [noun] The plural of billon, an alloy of gold or silver with a larger proportion of base metal. | [noun] In numismatics, coins made from billon alloy. BILLOWS (12) [noun] A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound | [verb] To surge or roll in billows. | [verb] To swell out or bulge. BILLOWY (15) [adjective] Rising and falling in waves or billows; undulating or swelling like waves. | [adjective] Soft, puffy, and flowing in appearance. BILOBED (12) [adjective] Having two lobes. BILSTED (10) BILTONG (10) [noun] (Zimbabwe) A South African food categorized by strips of lean meat cured by salting and drying, similar to American jerky. BIMBOES (13) [noun] Plural of bimbo, a derogatory term for an attractive but unintelligent person. BIMETAL (11) [adjective] Made of two different metals bonded together, typically used in thermostats and other applications where different thermal expansion rates are utilized. BIMODAL (12) [adjective] Having two modes or forms | [adjective] (of a distribution) Having two modes (local maxima) BIMORPH (16) [noun] A device consisting of two layers of different materials that bend when heated or cooled, used in sensors and actuators. | [noun] In biology, an organism or structure composed of two distinct parts or forms. BINDERS (10) [noun] Someone who binds | [noun] A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages etc. | [noun] Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book. BINDERY (13) [noun] A workshop or factory where books are bound. BINDING (11) [verb] To tie; to confine by any ligature. | [verb] To cohere or stick together in a mass. | [verb] To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction. BINDLES (10) [noun] Plural of bindle; bundles carried by a hobo, typically containing personal belongings tied in cloth. | [noun] Bundles or packages of items tied together. BINGERS (10) [noun] Plural of binger; people who engage in excessive consumption or indulgence, particularly of food or drugs. | [noun] In Scrabble, words that use all seven tiles in a player's rack, earning a 50-point bonus. BINGING (11) [verb] To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption. | [verb] To go; walk; come; run | [verb] Making the sound of a bounce BINNING (10) [verb] To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin. | [verb] To throw away, reject, give up. | [verb] To convert continuous data into discrete groups. BINOCLE (11) [noun] A monocle or single eyeglass lens. | [noun] An optical instrument consisting of two small telescopes mounted side by side for viewing with both eyes. BIOCHIP (16) [noun] A microchip made from biological macromolecules (especially DNA) rather than a semiconductor | [noun] An identification chip fitted into the flesh of an animal BIOCIDE (12) [noun] Any action or substance that can destroy living organisms. BIOGENS (10) [noun] Plural of biogen; organisms or substances that originate from living matter. BIOGENY (13) [noun] The principle that living organisms develop from pre-existing living matter rather than from non-living matter. | [noun] The origin and development of living organisms or life itself. BIOHERM (14) [noun] A mound or reef of limestone or other rock formed by the growth of organisms such as corals or algae. | [noun] In geology, a sedimentary structure created by the accumulation of skeletal material from marine organisms. BIOLOGY (13) [noun] The study of all life or living matter. | [noun] The living organisms of a particular region. | [noun] The structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism. BIOMASS (11) [noun] The total mass of a living thing or part thereof, such as a cell. | [noun] The total mass of all living things within a specific area, habitat etc. | [noun] Vegetation used as a fuel, or source of energy, especially if cultivated for that purpose. BIONICS (11) [noun] The design of engineering systems, especially electronic ones, based on that of biological systems. | [noun] Biomimetics BIONOMY (14) [noun] The study of the relationships between organisms and their environment; ecology. | [noun] The laws or principles of life and living organisms. BIONTIC (11) BIOPICS (13) [noun] (film genre) A motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people). BIOPSIC (13) BIOPTIC (13) [adjective] Relating to or involving a biopsy, particularly a diagnostic technique using a microscope to examine tissue samples. BIOTECH (14) [noun] Biotechnology | [noun] A company specializing in biotechnology, or stock in such a company | [adjective] Of, or relating to biotechnology BIOTICS (11) [noun] The study of living organisms and their interactions with the environment. | [noun] Living organisms, especially microorganisms, or their products used in medicine and industry. BIOTINS (9) [noun] Plural of biotin, a B vitamin (vitamin B7) found in foods that is essential for hair, skin, and nail health. BIOTITE (9) [noun] A dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron. BIOTOPE (11) [noun] A geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals | [noun] A context where someone feels 'naturally' at home, such as their field of professional or scientific expertise BIOTRON (9) BIOTYPE (14) [noun] A group of organisms having the same specific genotype | [verb] To sort, arrange of classify into such groups BIPACKS (17) BIPARTY (14) BIPEDAL (12) [adjective] Having two feet or two legs; biped. | [adjective] Pertaining to a biped. BIPLANE (11) [noun] An airplane that has two main wings, one above the other and supported by struts | [adjective] Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, aerocurves, etc. BIPOLAR (11) [noun] A bipolar cell. | [noun] Short for bipolar disorder and bipolarity. | [adjective] Involving or having both extremes or poles at the same time. BIRCHED (15) [verb] To punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood. | [verb] To punish as though one were using a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood. BIRCHEN (14) [adjective] Made from birch wood. BIRCHES (14) [noun] Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere. | [noun] A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture. | [noun] A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment. BIRDERS (10) [noun] A birdwatcher. | [noun] A person who hunts birds. BIRDIED (11) [verb] To score a birdie. | [verb] To score a birdie at (a hole). BIRDIES (10) [noun] (diminutive) A (little) bird; a birdling; a child's term for a bird. | [noun] The completion of a hole one stroke below par. | [noun] A shuttlecock. BIRDING (11) [noun] Birdwatching | [noun] The catching of birds; fowling BIRDMAN (12) [noun] A man who works with birds. | [noun] An aviator. | [noun] A mythological creature that is part man and part bird. BIRDMEN (12) [noun] A man who works with birds. | [noun] An aviator. | [noun] A mythological creature that is part man and part bird. BIREMES (11) [noun] (history) an ancient galley having two banks of oars, one above the other. BIRETTA (9) [noun] A square cap, originally with four ridges across the top, surmounted by a tuft, worn by Roman Catholic clergy (and by some in the Anglican Church). A three-sided biretta is worn by Roman Catholic clergy for liturgical celebrations. BIRKIES (13) [noun] Plural of birkie; a participant in a birkebeiner cross-country ski race. | [noun] Informal term for Birkenstock sandals. BIRLERS (9) [noun] People who spin or rotate logs in water, especially in logging operations. | [verb] Third person singular of "birle," meaning to spin a log in water or to pour drinks. BIRLING (10) [verb] To pour a drink (for). | [verb] To drink deeply or excessively; carouse. | [noun] A type of boat used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages. BIRRING (10) [verb] Making a whirring sound, as of rapid rotation or vibration. | [verb] Present participle of birr, meaning to move with a whirring sound. BIRTHED (13) [verb] To bear or give birth to (a child). | [verb] To produce, give rise to. BISCUIT (11) [noun] (rare in the US) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm: a cookie. | [noun] A small, usually soft and flaky bread, generally made with baking soda, which is similar in texture to a scone but which is usually not sweet. | [noun] A cracker. BISECTS (11) [noun] A bisector, which divides into two equal parts. | [noun] An envelope, card, or fragment thereof showing an affixed cut half of a regular issued stamp, over which one or more postal markings have been applied. Typically used in wartime when normal lower rate stamps may not be available. | [verb] To cut or divide into two parts. BISHOPS (14) [noun] An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory. | [noun] The holder of the Greek or Roman position of episcopus, supervisor over the public dole of grain, etc. | [noun] Any watchman, inspector, or overlooker. BISMUTH (14) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal. | [noun] A single atom of this element. BISNAGA (10) [noun] A clay or metal container used in India and other South Asian countries for holding water or other liquids, typically with a narrow neck and bulbous body. BISQUES (18) [noun] A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables. | [noun] A pale pinkish brown colour. | [noun] A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit. BISTATE (9) BISTERS (9) [noun] A brownish pigment made from the soot of wood fires, used in painting and drawing. | [noun] Plural of bister, a dark brown color. BISTORT (9) [noun] Any of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers. BISTRED (10) [verb] Past tense of "bistre," meaning to color or paint with bistre (a brownish pigment made from soot). | [adjective] Colored or tinted with bistre. BISTRES (9) [noun] Plural of bistre, a brownish pigment made from soot used in pen and wash drawings. | [noun] Dark brown colors or tones produced with this pigment. BISTROS (9) [noun] A small restaurant. | [noun] A small bar or pub. BITABLE (11) [adjective] Capable of being bitten or suitable for biting. BITCHED (15) [verb] To behave or act as a bitch. | [verb] To criticize spitefully, often for the sake of complaining rather than in order to have the problem corrected. | [verb] To spoil, to ruin. | [adjective] Wretched; vile; accursed; damned BITCHES (14) [noun] (dog-breeding) A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother. | [noun] A promiscuous woman, slut, whore. | [noun] A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, usually a woman. BITTERN (9) [noun] Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae. | [noun] The liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine). | [noun] The saline substance added to soy milk to coagulate it as a primary step in the production of tofu. BITTERS (9) [noun] (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic. | [noun] A type of beer heavily flavored with hops. | [noun] A turn of a cable about the bitts. BITTIER (9) [adjective] Containing bits; fragmented. | [adjective] Very small. BITTING (10) [verb] To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse). | [verb] To put round the bitts. | [noun] The part of a key that engages the tumblers to activate the lock BITTOCK (15) [noun] A small bit or piece; a small distance or amount. BITUMEN (11) [noun] Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc. | [noun] (by extension) Any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petrolea, and even the light, volatile naphthas. | [noun] Canadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil. BIVALVE (15) [noun] Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster. | [noun] A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves. BIVINYL (15) BIVOUAC (14) [noun] An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering. | [noun] Any temporary encampment. | [noun] A temporary shelter constructed generally for a few nights. BIZARRE (18) [adjective] Strangely unconventional in style or appearance. BIZNAGA (19) [noun] A Mexican plant of the agave family with edible roots, or a type of barrel cactus found in Mexico and the southwestern United States. BIZONAL (18) BIZONES (18) BLABBED (14) [verb] To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. BLABBER (13) [noun] A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale. | [verb] To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently. | [verb] To blab; to reveal a secret. BLACKED (16) [verb] To make black; to blacken. | [verb] To apply blacking to (something). | [verb] To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute. BLACKEN (15) [verb] (causative) To cause to be or become black. | [verb] To become black. | [verb] (causative) To make dirty. BLACKER (15) [noun] One who blacks. | [adjective] (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. | [adjective] (of a place, etc) Without light. BLACKLY (18) [adverb] In a dark or black manner. | [adverb] In a gloomy, sinister, or menacing way. BLADDER (11) [noun] A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases. | [noun] Specifically, the urinary bladder. | [noun] A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant. BLAMERS (11) [noun] Plural of blamer; people who assign fault or responsibility to others. BLAMING (12) [noun] The act of accusing or assigning culpability to | [verb] To censure (someone or something); to criticize. | [verb] To bring into disrepute. BLANDER (10) [adjective] Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating. | [adjective] Lacking in taste, flavor, or vigor. | [adjective] Lacking interest; boring; dull. BLANDLY (13) [adverb] In a bland manner. BLANKED (14) [verb] To make void; to erase. | [verb] To ignore (a person) deliberately. | [verb] To prevent from scoring, for example in a sporting event. BLANKER (13) [adjective] White or pale; without colour. | [adjective] Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in | [adjective] Scoreless; without any goals or points. BLANKET (13) [noun] A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting. | [noun] A layer of anything. | [noun] A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed. BLANKLY (16) [adverb] In a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression. BLARING (10) [verb] To make a loud sound. | [verb] To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly. | [noun] Any loud noise, such as from an elephant. BLARNEY (12) [noun] Mindless chatter. | [noun] Ability to talk constantly and fluently. | [noun] Persuasive flattery or kind speech; smooth, wheedling talk. BLASTED (10) [verb] To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din. | [verb] To make a loud noise. | [verb] To shatter, as if by an explosion. BLASTER (9) [noun] Anything that, or anyone who blasts. | [noun] A device to detonate an explosive, often consisting of a box with a handle to be pressed down. | [noun] An unspecified powerful hand weapon, usually one that fires an energy pulse or beam. BLASTIE (9) [noun] A small child or young person, especially one who is impudent or mischievous (Scottish/Northern English dialect). BLATANT (9) [adjective] Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly. | [adjective] Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive. BLATHER (12) [noun] Nonsensical or foolish talk. | [verb] To talk rapidly without making much sense. | [verb] To say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way. | [noun] A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases. BLATTED (10) [verb] To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat. | [verb] To make a senseless noise. | [verb] To talk inconsiderately. BLATTER (9) [noun] Blather; foolish talk. | [noun] A sound of rapid motion. | [verb] To blather. | [noun] A hard battering of rain. BLAUBOK (15) [noun] An extinct antelope that once inhabited South Africa, characterized by a blue-gray coat. BLAWING (13) BLAZERS (18) [noun] A semi-formal jacket. | [noun] A person or thing that blazes (marks or cuts a route). | [noun] Anything that blazes or glows, as with heat or flame. BLAZING (19) [verb] To be on fire, especially producing bright flames. | [verb] To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame. | [verb] To be conspicuous; shine brightly a brilliancy (of talents, deeds, etc.). BLAZONS (18) [noun] A verbal or written description of a coat of arms. | [noun] A formalized language for describing a coat of arms. | [noun] A coat of arms or a banner depicting a coat of arms. BLEAKER (13) [adjective] Without color; pale; pallid. | [adjective] Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds. | [adjective] Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate. BLEAKLY (16) [adverb] In a bleak manner; in a way that is cold, bare, exposed, or offering little hope or comfort. BLEARED (10) [verb] To be blear; to have blear eyes; to look or gaze with blear eyes. | [verb] (of the eyes or eyesight) To make blurred or dim. | [verb] (of an image) To blur, make blurry. BLEATED (10) [verb] Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry; of a human, to mimic this sound. | [verb] Of a person, to complain. BLEATER (9) [noun] An animal that bleats, such as a sheep or goat. | [noun] A person who complains or whines. BLEEDER (10) [noun] A person who is easily made to bleed, or who bleeds in unusually large amounts, particularly a hemophiliac. | [noun] A blood vessel that requires cauterization etc. to stop it from bleeding during surgery. | [noun] Anything that saps a resource produced by something else. BLEEPED (12) [verb] To emit one or more bleeps. | [verb] To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps. BLELLUM (11) [noun] A person who talks excessively or nonsensically; a babbler or blatherer. BLEMISH (14) [noun] A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot. | [noun] A moral defect; a character flaw. | [verb] To spoil the appearance of. BLENDED (11) [verb] To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other. | [verb] To be mingled or mixed. | [verb] To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain. BLENDER (10) [noun] A machine outfitted with sharp blades, for mashing, crushing or liquefying food ingredients. | [noun] A piece of fabric sewn into the front of a theatrical wig to make it blend in with the performer's natural hair. | [noun] (quilting) A subtly patterned fabric printed in different shades of a single color, often used in place of a solid to create visual texture. BLENDES (10) BLESBOK (15) [noun] A type of damalisk, an African antelope, Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi, closely related to the hartebeest. BLESSED (10) [verb] To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify. | [verb] To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify. | [verb] To invoke divine favor upon. BLESSER (9) [noun] One who blesses. | [noun] In some dialects, a person of good character or a fine fellow. BLESSES (9) [verb] To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify. | [verb] To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify. | [verb] To invoke divine favor upon. BLETHER (12) [noun] Nonsensical or foolish talk. | [verb] To talk rapidly without making much sense. | [verb] To say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way. BLIGHTS (13) [noun] Any of many plant diseases causing damage to, or the death of, leaves, fruit or other parts. | [noun] The bacterium, virus or fungus that causes such a condition. | [noun] (by extension) Anything that impedes growth or development or spoils any other aspect of life. BLIGHTY (16) [noun] A wound that is relatively minor, but sufficiently severe that one will be sent to the hospital in England. BLINDED (11) [verb] To make temporarily or permanently blind. | [verb] To curse. | [verb] To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal. BLINDER (10) [adjective] (of a person or animal) Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors. | [adjective] (of an eye) Unable to be used to see, due to physiological or neurological factors. | [adjective] Failing to see, acknowledge, perceive. BLINDLY (13) [adverb] In a blind manner; without sight; sightlessly. | [adverb] Without consideration or question. BLINKED (14) [verb] To close and reopen both eyes quickly. | [verb] To flash on and off at regular intervals. | [verb] To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response. BLINKER (13) [noun] Anything that blinks, such as the turn signal of an automobile. | [noun] Eye shields attached to a hood for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards and partially sideways. | [noun] Whatever obstructs sight or discernment. BLINTZE (18) [noun] A thin blini (pancake), filled (often with sweet cheese) and folded, then fried and often served with sour cream, fruit, or a sweet sauce. BLIPPED (14) [verb] To emit one or more bleeps. | [verb] To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps. | [verb] To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion. BLISSED (10) [adjective] In a state of bliss. BLISSES (9) [noun] Perfect happiness BLISTER (9) [noun] A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease or infection. | [noun] A swelling on a plant. | [noun] Something applied to the skin to raise a blister; a vesicatory or other applied medicine. BLITHER (12) [adjective] (dated or literary) Happy, cheerful. | [adjective] Casually indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern. | [verb] To talk foolishly; to blather BLITZED (19) [verb] To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action. | [verb] To perform a blitz. | [verb] To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender. BLITZES (18) [noun] A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz. | [noun] A swift and overwhelming attack or effort. | [noun] A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer. BLOATED (10) [verb] To cause to become distended. | [verb] (veterinary medicine) to get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant. | [verb] To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell. BLOATER (9) [noun] A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel. | [noun] A freshwater fish native to the Great Lakes; the species Coregonus hoyi. BLOBBED (14) [verb] To drop in the form of a blob or blobs | [verb] To drop a blob or blobs onto, cover with blobs. | [verb] To fall in the form of a blob or blobs. BLOCKED (16) [verb] To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass. | [verb] To prevent (something or someone) from passing. | [verb] To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something). BLOCKER (15) [noun] Agent noun of block; something that blocks something else. BLONDER (10) [adjective] Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour. | [adjective] (of a person) Having blond hair. | [adjective] (especially of a woman) Stupid, ignorant, naive. BLONDES (10) [noun] A pale yellowish (golden brown) color, especially said of hair color. | [noun] A person with this hair color. BLOODED (11) [verb] To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody. | [verb] To let blood (from); to bleed. | [verb] To initiate into warfare or a blood sport, traditionally by smearing with the blood of the first kill witnessed. BLOOMED (12) [verb] To cause to blossom; to make flourish. | [verb] To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant. | [verb] Of a plant, to produce blooms; to open its blooms. BLOOMER (11) [noun] An ironworker. | [noun] A minor or embarrassing mistake with minimal results. | [noun] A circular loaf of white bread. | [noun] A costume for women, consisting of a short dress with loose trousers gathered around the ankles, and often a broad-brimmed hat. BLOOPED (12) [verb] To make a hit just beyond the infield. | [verb] To produce a low-pitched beeping sound. | [verb] To cover up splices in a soundtrack tape to eliminate the unwanted noise they may produce. BLOOPER (11) [noun] A blunder, an error. | [noun] A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders. | [noun] A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident and/or mistake. BLOSSOM (11) [noun] A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; a mass of such flowers. | [noun] The state or season of producing such flowers. | [noun] A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise. BLOTCHY (17) [adjective] Covered in blotches. BLOTTED (10) [verb] To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance. | [verb] To soak up or absorb liquid. | [verb] To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper. BLOTTER (9) [noun] A piece of blotting paper in a pad as a piece of desk furniture | [noun] (law enforcement) a daily register of arrests and other events in a police station | [noun] A register of the related events made in the form of the list of times and brief descriptions BLOUSED (10) [verb] To hang a garment in loose folds. | [verb] To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots). BLOUSES (9) [noun] A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist. | [noun] A shirt for women, particularly a shirt with buttons; a dress shirt tailored for women. | [noun] A loose-fitting uniform jacket. BLOUSON (9) [noun] A garment drawn tight at the waist with blousing hanging over the waistband BLOWBYS (17) [noun] Plural of blowby; the leakage of gas past piston rings in an internal combustion engine. | [noun] Instances of air or fluid escaping past a seal or valve. BLOWERS (12) [noun] A person who blows. | [noun] Any device that blows. | [noun] (usually preceded by the) Telephone. BLOWFLY (18) [noun] Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds. BLOWGUN (13) [noun] A hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown. BLOWIER (12) [adjective] Windy or breezy. | [adjective] (of fabric, hair, etc.) Billowy, blowing or waving in the wind. | [adjective] (of soil) Susceptible to drifting. BLOWING (13) [verb] To produce an air current. | [verb] To propel by an air current. | [verb] To be propelled by an air current. | [noun] The act of one who blows, or that which blows. BLOWJOB (21) [noun] (sex) An act of fellatio, or sucking a penis or other phallic object (such as a dildo). Stimulation of a somebody's penis or testicles with a person's lips, tongue or mouth with the purpose of giving the receiver sexual pleasure. It may or may not result in orgasm. | [noun] Excessive praise. BLOWOFF (18) [noun] Something that is blown off. | [noun] The explosive separation of part of a rocket etc in order to prevent its destruction and allow for retrieval | [noun] A blowing off of steam, water, etc. BLOWOUT (12) [noun] A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire. | [noun] A sudden release of oil and gas from a well. | [noun] A social function, especially one with large quantities of food. BLOWSED (13) [adjective] Having a coarse, ruddy, or bloated appearance, typically from excessive drinking or lack of care. | [adjective] Disheveled or unkempt in appearance. BLOWUPS (14) [noun] An explosion, or violent outburst | [noun] An enlargement BLOWZED (22) [adjective] Red-faced and coarse-looking, typically from exposure to weather or excessive drinking. | [adjective] Untidy or slovenly in appearance. BLUBBED (14) [verb] To cry, whine or blubber (usually carries a connotation of disapproval). | [verb] To swell; to puff out, as with weeping. BLUBBER (13) [noun] A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis. | [noun] Fatty tissue. | [noun] The thick coat of fat worn by many Arctic animals, such as sea lions, and Antarctic animals, such as penguins; used to insulate warmth in the animal's body. BLUCHER (14) [noun] A form of horse-drawn carriage; a Blucher coach. | [noun] A sturdy laced leather half-boot. BLUDGER (11) [noun] A pimp, a man living off the earnings of a harlot. | [noun] A person who avoids working, or doing their share of work, a loafer, a hanger-on, one who does not pull their weight. BLUECAP (13) [noun] A bird with a blue cap on its head, specifically a type of titmouse found in Europe. | [noun] A plant with blue flowers, such as certain species of speedwell or veronica. BLUEFIN (12) [noun] Bluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their blue fins. BLUEGUM (12) [noun] Any of various eucalyptus trees having blueish leaves, especially Eucalyptus globulus. | [noun] A person of sub-Saharan African origin, alluding to the blue coloring around their gumline BLUEING (10) [verb] To make or become blue. | [verb] To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust. | [verb] (laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid) BLUEISH (12) [adjective] Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue. | [adjective] Somewhat depressed; sad. BLUEJAY (19) [noun] A species of North American jay with blue feathering from the top of its head to midway down its back, Cyanocitta cristata. | [noun] One of the blue-marked species of the Old World bird genus Coracias. BLUFFED (16) [verb] To make a bluff; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is. | [verb] (by analogy) To frighten or deter with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate and gain some advantage. | [verb] To take advantage by bluffing. BLUFFER (15) [noun] A person who bluffs, especially one who pretends to have strength, confidence, or resources that they do not actually possess. | [noun] In poker, a player who makes a bet or raise with a weak hand to deceive opponents. BLUFFLY (18) [adverb] In a bluff manner; speaking or acting in a direct, frank, or abrupt way. BLUINGS (10) [noun] Plural of bluing; a blue dye or pigment used in laundry to whiten fabrics. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of the verb "blue," meaning to make blue or to treat with bluing. BLUMING (12) BLUNDER (10) [noun] A clumsy or embarrassing mistake. | [noun] A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical oversight. | [verb] To make a clumsy or stupid mistake. BLUNGED (11) [verb] To mix clay and water. BLUNGER (10) [noun] A machine or apparatus used in pottery and ceramics to mix clay and water into a uniform slurry or paste. BLUNGES (10) [verb] To mix clay and water. BLUNTED (10) [verb] To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. | [verb] To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of | [adjective] High on cannabis BLUNTER (9) [adjective] Having a thick edge or point; not sharp. | [adjective] Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute. | [adjective] Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech. BLUNTLY (12) [adverb] In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility. BLURBED (12) [verb] To write or quote in a blurb. | [verb] To supply with a blurb. BLURRED (10) [verb] To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim. | [verb] To smear, stain or smudge. | [verb] To become indistinct. BLURTED (10) [verb] To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out. BLURTER (9) [noun] One who blurts; a person who speaks suddenly or without thinking. | [noun] In some contexts, a device or mechanism that causes something to blur or become indistinct. BLUSHED (13) [verb] To become red in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, shame, excitement, or embarrassment. | [verb] To be ashamed or embarrassed (to do something). | [verb] To become red. BLUSHER (12) [noun] Agent noun of blush; one who blushes. | [noun] Face makeup that makes the cheeks rosier. | [noun] Any of several closely related, edible species of the genus Amanita, including Amanita rubescens and Amanita novinupta. BLUSHES (12) [noun] An act of blushing; a red glow on the face caused by shame, modesty, etc. | [noun] A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red. | [noun] Feeling or appearance of optimism. BLUSTER (9) [noun] Pompous, officious talk. | [noun] A gust of wind. | [noun] Fitful noise and violence. BOARDED (11) [verb] To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance. | [verb] To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money. | [verb] To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money. BOARDER (10) [noun] A pupil who lives at school during term time. | [noun] Someone who pays for meals and lodging in a house rather than a hotel. | [noun] One who boards a vehicle. BOARISH (12) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of a boar; swinish, brutish, or coarse in manner or behavior. BOASTED (10) [verb] To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself. | [verb] To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol. | [verb] To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult. BOASTER (9) [noun] A person who boasts or brags excessively about their achievements or possessions. BOATELS (9) [noun] A ship, normally moored alongside a quay, used as a hotel BOATERS (9) [noun] Someone who travels by boat. | [noun] One who works on a boat, especially as captain. | [noun] A straw hat, very stiff, with a flat brim and crown. BOATFUL (12) [noun] The number of people or amount of cargo that a boat can hold or carry. BOATING (10) [verb] To travel by boat. | [verb] To transport in a boat. | [verb] To place in a boat. BOATMAN (11) [noun] A man in charge of a small boat. BOATMEN (11) [noun] A man in charge of a small boat. BOBBERS (13) [noun] One who takes part in apple bobbing. | [noun] A buoyant device (frequently made of cork) attached to a line so as to suspend the end of the line with the hook (and bait or lure) above the bottom. | [noun] A style of custom motorcycle with stripped-down bodywork and a shortened (or "bobbed") rear fender. BOBBERY (16) [noun] A commotion or fuss; a state of excitement or agitation. | [noun] In India, a warehouse or trading establishment. BOBBIES (13) [noun] A police officer. | [noun] A railway signaller. | [noun] A penis. BOBBING (14) [verb] To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium. | [verb] To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water. | [verb] To curtsy. BOBBINS (13) [noun] A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled. | [noun] In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread. | [noun] The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch. BOBBLED (14) [verb] To bob up and down. | [verb] To make a mistake in. | [verb] To roll slowly. BOBBLES (13) [noun] A furry ball attached on top of a hat. | [noun] Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie | [noun] A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes). BOBCATS (13) [noun] A North American wild cat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail. | [noun] A multi-purpose construction vehicle, akin to a smaller version of a front-end loader or a backhoe (backhoe loader), with a one-man caged control cabin BOBECHE (16) [noun] A ring or cup-shaped device attached to a candlestick to catch dripping wax. BOBSLED (12) [noun] A sled used to go down a bob track. | [noun] The sport of travelling down a bob track as fast as possible. | [noun] A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; the compound sled so formed. BOBSTAY (14) [noun] A strong rope or chain rigging running from the end of the bowsprit to the ship's stem or cutwater. BOBTAIL (11) [noun] A short, or deliberately shortened tail. | [noun] An animal that has a bobtail, such as certain canines or nags. | [noun] A tractor which performs without its trailer. BOCCIAS (13) [noun] A form of lawn bowling played with small weighted balls, originating from Italy. | [noun] Plural of boccia, the individual ball used in the game of bowls. BOCCIES (13) [noun] Plural of boccie, a game similar to bowls played with weighted balls on a court. | [noun] The balls used in the game of boccie. BODEGAS (11) [noun] A storehouse for maturing wine, a winery. | [noun] A store specializing in Hispanic groceries. | [noun] Any convenience store. BODHRAN (13) [noun] A type of frame drum used in Celtic music which was traditionally played by being struck with an animal bone, or in modern times, a piece of wood. BODICES (12) [noun] A sleeveless shirt for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves. | [noun] Blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or European folk costume. | [noun] The upper portion of a women's one-piece dress, equivalent to a shirt. BODINGS (11) [noun] Plural of boding; signs or omens of something, typically something bad that will happen in the future. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of bode; to be a sign or omen of something. BODKINS (14) [noun] A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather. | [noun] A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing. | [noun] A hairpin. BODYING (14) [verb] To give body or shape to something. | [verb] To construct the bodywork of a car. | [verb] To embody. BOFFINS (15) [noun] An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research. | [noun] (by extension) A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward; (in a weaker sense) an intellectual; a smart person. BOFFOLA (15) [noun] A coarse or farcical gag; a joke provoking hearty laughter. BOGBEAN (12) [noun] Buckbean BOGEYED (14) [verb] To make a bogey. | [verb] To swim; to bathe. BOGGIER (11) [adjective] Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation. BOGGING (12) [verb] (now often with "down") To sink or submerge someone or something into bogland. | [verb] To prevent or slow someone or something from making progress. | [verb] (now often with "down") To sink and stick in bogland. BOGGISH (14) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of a bog; wet, marshy, or swampy. BOGGLED (12) [verb] Either literally or figuratively to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle. | [verb] To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused. | [verb] To confuse or mystify; overwhelm. BOGGLER (11) [noun] A person or thing that causes confusion or bewilderment. | [noun] A word game played with a cube containing letters that must be used to form words within a time limit. BOGGLES (11) [verb] Either literally or figuratively to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle. | [verb] To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused. | [verb] To confuse or mystify; overwhelm. BOGWOOD (14) [noun] Wood that has been preserved in a bog, typically darkened and hardened by the acidic conditions and long burial in peat. BOGYISM (15) BOGYMAN (15) [noun] A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories. | [noun] (by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract. BOGYMEN (15) [noun] A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories. | [noun] (by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract. BOHEMIA (14) [noun] A community of bohemians, unconventional artists or writers. BOHUNKS (16) [noun] An immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and socially unsophisticated. | [noun] A brawny or coarse person. BOILERS (9) [noun] A person who boils something. | [noun] A steam boiler. | [noun] An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid. BOILING (10) [verb] (of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. | [verb] To cook in boiling water. | [verb] (of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe. BOILOFF (15) [noun] The loss of a liquid through evaporation, especially the vaporization of a cryogenic liquid such as liquid hydrogen or liquid oxygen from a storage tank. | [noun] In aerospace, the unintended loss of propellant from a spacecraft tank due to heating or pressure changes. BOLASES (9) [noun] Plural of bola, a throwing weapon consisting of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, used to entangle animals or enemies. BOLDEST (10) [adjective] Courageous, daring. | [adjective] Visually striking; conspicuous. | [adjective] (of typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface. BOLEROS (9) [noun] A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time. | [noun] A type of short, buttonless jacket or blouse, open or tied in front and ending at the diaphragm. BOLETES (9) [noun] A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body. BOLETUS (9) [noun] An edible mushroom of genus Boletus. BOLIDES (10) [noun] An extremely bright meteor. | [noun] Any extraterrestrial body that collides with Earth. | [noun] A fireball. BOLIVAR (12) [noun] The currency of Venezuela, divided into 100 céntimos. BOLIVIA (12) BOLLARD (10) [noun] A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc are secured. | [noun] A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes. BOLLING (10) [verb] Present participle of "boll," meaning to form seed pods or to swell into a rounded shape, as cotton does. BOLOGNA (10) [noun] A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal. | [noun] A type of sausage; bologna. BOLONEY (12) [noun] A type of smoked sausage made from pork and beef, often used in sandwiches. | [noun] Nonsense or deceptive talk; baloney. BOLSHIE (12) [noun] A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader. | [adjective] Difficult or rebellious. BOLSONS (9) [noun] Closed desert basins with no external drainage, found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. BOLSTER (9) [noun] A large cushion or pillow. | [noun] A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress. | [noun] A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn. BOLTERS (9) [noun] A person or thing that bolts, or runs suddenly. | [noun] A plant that grows larger and more rapidly than usual. | [noun] (flour milling) A machine or mechanism that automatically sifts milled flour. BOLTING (10) [verb] To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt. | [verb] To secure a door by locking or barring it. | [verb] To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly. BOLUSES (9) [noun] A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal. | [noun] A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form. BOMBARD (14) [noun] A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls. | [noun] A bassoon-like medieval instrument | [noun] A large liquor container made of leather, in the form of a jug or a bottle. | [verb] To continuously attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles. BOMBAST (13) [noun] Cotton, or cotton wool. | [noun] Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing, padding. | [noun] High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking. BOMBERS (13) [noun] A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs. | [noun] A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism. | [noun] A bomber jacket. BOMBING (14) [verb] To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard. | [verb] To fail dismally. | [verb] To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs. BONACIS (11) BONANZA (18) [noun] A rich mine or vein of silver or gold. | [noun] The point at which two mother lodes intersect. | [noun] (by extension) Anything which is a mine of wealth or yields a large income or return. BONBONS (11) [noun] A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy. | [noun] A small, spherical savory snack or canapé. | [noun] A Christmas cracker. BONDAGE (11) [noun] The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery. | [noun] (by extension) The state of lacking freedom; constraint. | [noun] The practice of tying people up for sexual pleasure. BONDERS (10) [noun] Plural of bonder; things or people that bond. | [noun] In construction, materials or devices used to connect or hold together structural elements. BONDING (11) [verb] To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind. | [verb] To cause to adhere (one material with another). | [verb] To form a chemical compound with. BONDMAN (12) [noun] A man bound in servitude; a slave or serf. | [noun] A man bound by a bond or contract. BONDMEN (12) [noun] Plural of bondman; men who are bound in servitude or slavery, or men bound by contract or obligation. BONDUCS (12) [noun] Plural of bonduc, a tropical climbing plant (Caesalpinia bonduc) with hard seeds used in games and crafts. BONESET (9) [noun] Any of several plants of the genera Eupatorium and Ageratina. | [noun] The herb common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum). | [noun] Comfrey. BONFIRE (12) [noun] A fire in which bones are burned. | [noun] A fire to burn unwanted or disreputable items or people: proscribed books, heretics etc. | [noun] A large, controlled outdoor fire, as a signal or to celebrate something. BONGING (11) [verb] To pull a bell. | [verb] To ring a doorbell. BONGOES (10) [noun] Plural of bongo; a pair of small drums played with the hands, typically used in Latin and African music. BONIEST (9) [adjective] Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous. | [adjective] Full of bones | [adjective] With little flesh; skinny, thin BONITAS (9) BONITOS (9) [noun] Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda, that are related to and resemble the tuna. | [noun] A large tropical fish, the skipjack tuna, allied to the tunny, Katsuwonus pelamis. | [noun] The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies. BONKERS (13) [noun] One who bonks. | [adjective] Mad; crazy. BONKING (14) [verb] To strike or collide with something. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse. | [verb] To hit something with the front of the board, especially in midair. BONNETS (9) [noun] A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin. | [noun] A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet. | [noun] (by extension) The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool. BONNIER (9) [adjective] Comparative form of bonny; more attractive, pleasant, or fine in appearance. BONNILY (12) BONNOCK (15) BONUSES (9) [noun] Something extra that is good; an added benefit. | [noun] An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder. | [noun] An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining. BOOBIES (11) [noun] A stupid person. | [noun] Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid. | [noun] In the game of croquet, a ball that has not passed through the first wicket. BOOBING (12) [verb] To behave stupidly; to act like a boob. | [verb] To make a mistake BOOBISH (14) BOOBOOS (11) [noun] A mistake or error. | [noun] (by or to young children) A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise. | [noun] (by or to young children) Feces. BOODLED (11) [verb] Past tense of boodle, meaning to engage in bribery or corrupt practices, or to spend money freely and wastefully. BOODLER (10) [noun] A person who engages in boodling, typically involving the distribution of money or favors for political gain or corruption. | [noun] A person who eats or drinks greedily. BOODLES (10) [noun] Money, especially when obtained or used dishonestly; bribes or funds used for corrupt purposes. | [noun] A large amount of money or valuables. BOOGERS (10) [noun] A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril. | [noun] Something suggestive of this material. | [noun] A thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing. BOOGEYS (13) [noun] Plural of bogey; a score of one stroke over par on a golf hole. | [noun] Plural of bogey; a ghost or goblin used to frighten children. | [verb] Third person singular of bogey; to play a golf hole in one stroke over par. BOOGIED (11) [verb] To dance a boogie. | [verb] To move, walk, leave, exit. BOOGIES (10) [noun] A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity. | [noun] A black person. | [noun] Dancing usually prominently exhibiting movements of the buttocks. BOOHOOS (12) [verb] To cry, weep. BOOKEND (14) [noun] A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright. | [noun] Something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else. | [verb] To come before and after, or at both sides of. BOOKERS (13) [noun] Scholar; scribe | [noun] One who makes a reservation | [noun] One who records transactions, such as reservations. BOOKFUL (16) [noun] As much as a book can hold. | [adjective] Containing the amount that fills a book. BOOKIES (13) [noun] A bookmaker, being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar. BOOKING (14) [verb] To reserve (something) for future use. | [verb] To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book. | [verb] (law enforcement) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action. BOOKISH (16) [adjective] Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result. | [adjective] Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books. BOOKLET (13) [noun] A small or thin book. BOOKMAN (15) [noun] (Old English law) One who held bookland. | [noun] A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student of books. | [noun] One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller. BOOKMEN (15) [noun] (Old English law) One who held bookland. | [noun] A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student of books. | [noun] One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller. BOOMBOX (20) [noun] A powerful portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound. BOOMERS (11) [noun] A person born in the postwar years (generally considered in the United States and other Allied countries as between 1946 and the early 1960s), when there was a marked increase in birthrates throughout the Western world following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II. | [noun] An adult male kangaroo. | [noun] (by extension) A person who does not know how to utilize new technologies well. BOOMIER (11) [adjective] Characterized by heavy bass sounds. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to a financial boom, resources boom, baby boom, etc. BOOMING (12) [verb] To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. | [verb] (of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder. | [verb] To make something boom. BOOMKIN (15) [noun] A spar or pole that extends outward from the side of a ship to hold rigging or prevent cargo from shifting. | [noun] A projection on a derrick or crane that extends the reach of the lifting mechanism. BOOMLET (11) [noun] A small or minor boom, especially a brief period of increased activity or prosperity in a limited area or sector. BOONIES (9) [noun] Boondocks BOORISH (12) [adjective] Behaving as a boor; rough in manners. BOOSTED (10) [verb] To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up. | [verb] (by extension) To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles. | [verb] To steal. BOOSTER (9) [noun] Something that boosts. | [noun] The first stage of a multistage rocket that provides the thrust for liftoff and the initial flight | [noun] A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits. BOOTEES (9) [noun] A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet. | [noun] A thick sock worn under a wetsuit. | [noun] An overshoe or sock worn to cover dirty shoes or feet. BOOTERY (12) [noun] A shop where boots and shoes are made or sold. BOOTIES (9) [noun] A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet. | [noun] A thick sock worn under a wetsuit. | [noun] An overshoe or sock worn to cover dirty shoes or feet. BOOTING (10) [verb] To kick. | [verb] To put boots on, especially for riding. | [verb] To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering). BOOTLEG (10) [noun] The part of a boot that is above the instep. | [noun] An illegally produced, transported or sold product; contraband. | [noun] An unauthorized recording, e.g., of a live concert. BOOZERS (18) [noun] One who drinks habitually; a drunkard. | [noun] A public house, pub. | [noun] A World War II fighter radar detector, fitted to British bombers. BOOZIER (18) [adjective] (of a person) Intoxicated by alcohol. | [adjective] (of a person) Inclined to consume a significant amount of alcohol. | [adjective] (of an event) Involving a large consumption of alcohol. BOOZILY (21) [adverb] In a boozy manner; in a way characterized by drinking alcohol or being drunk. BOOZING (19) [verb] To drink alcohol. | [noun] The act of drinking heavily. BOPEEPS (13) [noun] Plural of bopeep, a game of peek-a-boo or a playful hiding game. | [noun] Third-person singular present tense of the verb "to bopeep," meaning to play peek-a-boo. BOPPERS (13) [noun] People or things that bop, or move with a bouncing motion. | [noun] Fans of bebop music. BOPPING (14) [verb] To strike gently or playfully. | [verb] To dance to this music, or any sort of popular music with a strong beat. | [verb] To have sex. BORACES (11) [noun] Plural of borax, a white crystalline mineral compound of boron used in cleaning products, glass manufacturing, and other industrial applications. BORACIC (13) [adjective] Relating to, or impregnated with borax. | [adjective] Of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron. | [adjective] Penniless BORAGES (10) [noun] Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves, used in salads. BORANES (9) [noun] Any binary compound of boron and hydrogen. BORATED (10) [adjective] Treated with or containing boron or boric acid. BORATES (9) [noun] The oxyanion BO33- or any of several more complex derivatives | [noun] A salt or ester formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical BORAXES (16) [noun] Plural of borax, a mineral compound of boron used in cleaning products, glass manufacturing, and other industrial applications. BORDELS (10) [noun] Plural of bordel, a brothel or house of prostitution. BORDERS (10) [noun] The outer edge of something. | [noun] A decorative strip around the edge of something. | [noun] A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown. BORDURE (10) [noun] A contrasting border around a shield. BOREDOM (12) [noun] The state of being bored. | [noun] An instance or period of being bored; A bored state. BOREENS (9) [noun] A narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland. BORIDES (10) [noun] The B3− anion | [noun] Any binary compound of boron and a more electropositive element BORINGS (10) [noun] Holes or tunnels made by drilling or boring into a surface. | [noun] Plural of boring, meaning tedious or uninteresting things or activities. BORNEOL (9) [noun] A white crystalline alcohol obtained from camphor wood or synthesized, used in perfumes and as an insecticide. BORNITE (9) [noun] A reddish mineral that tarnishes on exposure to air; it is a mixed sulfide of iron and copper with the chemical formula Cu5FeS and is an important ore of copper. BORONIC (11) [adjective] Relating to or containing boron, especially in compounds used in organic synthesis and chemical research. BOROUGH (13) [noun] A fortified town. | [noun] A town or city. | [noun] A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights. BORROWS (12) [noun] Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant. | [noun] A borrow pit. | [noun] In the Rust programming language, the situation where the ownership of a value is temporarily transferred to another region of code. BORSCHT (14) [noun] A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream. | [noun] Any similar sour soup made of other ingredients such as sorrel, cabbage, hogweed BORSHTS (12) [noun] Plural of borsht, a beetroot soup of Eastern European origin, typically served hot or cold. BORSTAL (9) [noun] A way up a hill in the South Downs. | [noun] Any of the prisons set up in Britain for delinquent boys from 1895 to 1983. | [noun] Any institution which provides education to young offenders. BORTZES (18) BORZOIS (18) [noun] A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair. BOSCAGE (12) [noun] A place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a grove or thicket. | [noun] Mast-nuts of forest trees, used as food for pigs, or any such sustenance as wood and trees yield to cattle. | [noun] Among painters, a picture depicting a wooded scene. BOSHBOK (18) [noun] A small South African antelope with a reddish-brown coat and short horns. BOSKAGE (14) [noun] A place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a grove or thicket. | [noun] Mast-nuts of forest trees, used as food for pigs, or any such sustenance as wood and trees yield to cattle. | [noun] Among painters, a picture depicting a wooded scene. BOSKETS (13) [noun] Small thickets or clumps of trees in a landscape or garden design. | [noun] Plural of bosket, a decorative wooded area or shrubbery in formal gardens. BOSKIER (13) [adjective] More bosky; having more woods or bushes; more wooded or shrubby. BOSOMED (12) [adjective] Having a bosom of a specified kind, as in "full-bosomed" or "flat-bosomed"; often used in combination with descriptive words to describe the chest or breast area. BOSQUES (18) [noun] Plural of bosque, a small wooded area or thicket, particularly in southwestern United States terminology referring to dense riparian vegetation along rivers. BOSQUET (18) [noun] A small thicket or clump of trees in a garden or landscape. BOSSDOM (12) BOSSIER (9) [adjective] Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering. BOSSIES (9) [noun] A cow or calf. | [adjective] Bosbefok; shell-shocked BOSSILY (12) [adverb] In a manner characteristic of a boss; in a domineering or authoritative way. BOSSING (10) [verb] To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly. | [verb] To decorate with bosses; to emboss. | [noun] A boss; a projecting element. BOSSISM (11) [noun] The domination of a political party by a single, powerful person (the boss) BOSTONS (9) [noun] A card game for four players using two decks of cards. | [noun] A type of dance popular in the early 20th century. BOTANIC (11) [adjective] Relating to or concerning plants and plant life. | [adjective] Of or relating to botany, the scientific study of plants. BOTCHED (15) [verb] To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something | [verb] To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily. | [verb] To repair or mend clumsily. BOTCHER (14) [noun] A person who makes mistakes or does work badly. | [noun] A person who bundles or patches things clumsily. BOTCHES (14) [noun] An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work. | [noun] A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner. | [noun] A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing. BOTHERS (12) [noun] Fuss, ado. | [noun] Trouble, inconvenience. | [verb] To annoy, to disturb, to irritate. BOTHIES (12) [noun] A small cottage, especially one for communal use in remote areas by labourers or farmhands. BOTHRIA (12) [noun] A longitudinal groove or furrow, especially one of the sucking grooves on the scolex (head) of a tapeworm. BOTONEE (9) [adjective] (Heraldry) Having a broad, flat end with a cross at the tip, as a cross bottony or similar ornamental form. BOTTLED (10) [verb] To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig. | [verb] To feed (an infant) baby formula. | [verb] To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage. BOTTLER (9) [noun] A person, company, or thing who bottles, especially in bulk. | [noun] A truck used for transporting bottled goods in crates. | [noun] A person who or group that fails to meet expectations, especially one prone to such failure. | [noun] (often with "real") a person or thing that is excellent or admirable. BOTTLES (9) [noun] A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids. | [noun] The contents of such a container. | [noun] A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle. BOTTOMS (11) [noun] The lowest part of anything. | [noun] Character, reliability, staying power, dignity, integrity or sound judgment. | [noun] Low-lying land; a valley or hollow. BOTULIN (9) [noun] An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism. BOUBOUS (11) [noun] A flowing wide-sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa. | [noun] Any of various passerine birds in the bushshrike family of the genus Laniarius. BOUCHEE (14) [noun] A small pastry case filled with a savory or sweet filling, served as an appetizer or garnish. BOUCLES (11) [noun] Looped or curled fabrics or yarns, often used in textiles and clothing. | [noun] Plural of boucle, a type of yarn with loops or knots that creates a textured fabric. BOUDOIR (10) [noun] A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom. BOUFFES (15) [noun] Plural of bouffe, a type of comic opera or theatrical performance characterized by absurdity and burlesque humor. | [verb] Third person singular present of bouffe, meaning to puff out or swell. BOUGHED (14) [verb] Past tense of "bough," to bend or bow down. | [adjective] Having boughs or branches. BOUGIES (10) [noun] A tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie. | [noun] A wax candle. BOULDER (10) [noun] A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land. | [noun] A particle greater than 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale | [noun] A large marble, in children's games. BOULLES (9) BOUNCED (12) [verb] To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle. | [verb] To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly. | [verb] To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly. BOUNCER (11) [noun] A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc to maintain order and deal with patrons who cause trouble. | [noun] A short-pitched ball that bounces up towards, or above the height of the batsman’s head. | [noun] An account or server (as with IRC and FTP) that invisibly redirects requests to another, used for anonymity or vanity. BOUNCES (11) [noun] A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle. | [noun] A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly. | [noun] An email return with any error. BOUNDED (11) [verb] To surround a territory or other geographical entity. | [verb] To be the boundary of. | [verb] To leap, move by jumping. BOUNDEN (10) [verb] To tie; to confine by any ligature. | [verb] To cohere or stick together in a mass. | [verb] To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction. BOUNDER (10) [noun] Something that bounds or jumps. | [noun] A dishonourable man; a cad. | [noun] A social climber. BOUQUET (18) [noun] A bunch of cut flowers. | [noun] The scent of a particular wine. | [noun] The heart note of a perfume. BOURBON (11) [noun] A whiskey distilled from a mixture of grains in which at least 51% is corn, aged in charred, new oak barrels. Made in the United States. | [noun] A serving of bourbon whiskey. | [noun] A Bourbon biscuit. BOURDON (10) [noun] The burden or bass of a melody. | [noun] The drone pipe of a bagpipe. | [noun] The lowest-pitched stop of an organ. BOURNES (9) [noun] A boundary. | [noun] A goal or destination. | [noun] A stream or brook in which water flows only seasonally. BOURREE (9) [noun] A baroque dance of French origin, common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century. | [noun] A piece of music in character with such a dance. BOURSES (9) [noun] A stock exchange. | [noun] A meeting of stamp collectors and/or dealers, where stamps and covers are sold or exchanged. | [noun] The swollen basal part of an inflorescence axis at the onset of fruit development; it bears leaves whose axillary buds differentiate and may grow out as shoots. BOUSING (10) [verb] Present participle of "bouse," meaning to drink heavily or to haul on a rope in nautical contexts. | [noun] A drinking bout or spree. BOUTONS (9) [noun] A bud-like swelling, especially one at the end of an axon BOUVIER (12) [noun] A large dog breed of Belgian origin, used historically for herding cattle. BOVINES (12) [noun] An animal of the family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison. BOWELED (13) [verb] Past tense of bowel, meaning to remove the bowels or intestines from something; to disembowel. BOWERED (13) [adjective] Furnished with a bower. BOWFINS (15) [noun] A voracious ganoid fish, Amia calva, the last survivor of the order Amiiformes, found in the fresh waters of the United States. BOWHEAD (16) [noun] A large whale, Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters. BOWINGS (13) [noun] The plural of bowing, referring to multiple instances of bending the body as a sign of respect or greeting. | [noun] In music, the techniques and motions used when playing a stringed instrument with a bow. BOWKNOT (16) [noun] A knot that has two loops and two loose ends, either used decoratively, or to tie shoelaces. BOWLDER (13) [noun] A large rounded rock or stone, especially one that has been worn smooth by water or glacial action; an alternative spelling of "boulder." BOWLEGS (13) [noun] A leg that curves outward at the knee. It might refer to the leg of a human, animal or even a piece of furniture. BOWLERS (12) [noun] One who engages in the sport of bowling. | [noun] The player currently bowling. | [noun] A player selected mainly for his bowling ability. BOWLESS (12) [adjective] Without a bow or bows; not having a bow. BOWLFUL (15) [noun] The amount that a bowl can hold; the quantity contained in a bowl. BOWLIKE (16) [adjective] Resembling or having the shape of a bow; curved like a bow. BOWLINE (12) [noun] A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope; it will not slip or jam BOWLING (13) [verb] To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports. | [verb] To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports). | [verb] To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels. BOWPOTS (14) [noun] Decorative vases or pots used for holding flowers, typically placed on the ledge of a window or shelf. BOWSHOT (15) [noun] The act of firing an arrow from a bow. | [noun] The distance that the arrow of an average archer can effectively travel. BOWSING (13) [verb] To drink excessively or carouse. | [verb] In nautical terms, to haul or pull on a rope. BOWWOWS (18) [noun] Plural of bowwow, an imitation of the sound a dog makes; dogs or the sound of barking. BOWYERS (15) [noun] A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows). | [noun] A person who uses the bow, an archer. BOXCARS (18) [noun] An enclosed railroad freight car, especially one with a sliding door. BOXFISH (22) [noun] Any of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes. | [noun] Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion. BOXFULS (19) [noun] Plural of boxful; the amount that a box can hold, or multiple quantities of items filling boxes. BOXHAUL (19) [verb] To turn a sailing ship around by putting the helm hard alee and hauling the headsails flat, causing the ship to pivot on its heel rather than completing a full tack. BOXIEST (16) [adjective] Box-like or box-shaped. BOXINGS (17) [noun] The act or sport of fighting with gloved fists. | [noun] Plural of boxing, referring to multiple instances or contexts of the sport or activity. | [noun] Material or containers used for packing or shipping goods. BOXLIKE (20) [adjective] Resembling or having the shape or characteristics of a box; square or rectangular in form. BOXWOOD (20) [noun] The box tree, Buxus sempervirens. | [noun] The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays. | [noun] Any tree of genus Buxus. BOYARDS (13) [noun] Members of the old Russian aristocracy or landed gentry, particularly during the medieval and early modern periods. BOYCHIK (21) [noun] A Jewish boy or young man; an affectionate or familiar term of address for a boy or man. BOYCOTT (14) [noun] The act of boycotting. | [verb] To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest. BOYHOOD (16) [noun] The state or period of being a boy. BRABBLE (13) [verb] To quarrel or wrangle over trifles. BRACERO (11) [noun] A Mexican national working as an agricultural laborer in the United States from 1942-1964, or similarly a railroad worker from 1942-1945. BRACERS (11) [noun] That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage. | [noun] A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string. | [noun] Armor for the forearm; a brassard. BRACHES (14) [noun] Plural of brach, a female hunting dog, especially a female hound. | [noun] Plural of brach, meaning hillsides or slopes (archaic/dialectal usage). BRACHET (14) [noun] A medieval hunting dog, typically a spaniel or similar breed used for hunting by scent. BRACHIA (14) [noun] Plural of brachium; the upper arm or a part resembling an arm, especially in anatomy or zoology. BRACING (12) [verb] To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow. | [verb] To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly. | [verb] To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind. BRACKEN (15) [noun] Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock. | [noun] An area of countryside heavily populated by this fern. BRACKET (15) [noun] A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf. | [noun] Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part. | [noun] A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support. | [noun] A liquor made of fermented ale and honey with spices. BRACTED (12) [adjective] Having bracts; furnished with or bearing bracts (modified leaves at the base of a flower or flower cluster). BRADAWL (13) [noun] An awl with a blade similar to a small, straight screwdriver; used for making holes, especially in wood to take screws. BRADDED (12) BRADOON (10) [noun] A type of snaffle bit, with small rings, usually used on a double bridle in conjunction with a curb bit. BRAGGED (12) [verb] To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself. | [verb] To boast of. BRAGGER (11) [noun] One who brags; a person who boasts excessively about their achievements or possessions. BRAHMAS (14) [noun] Plural of Brahma, a large breed of domestic chicken with feathered legs and feet. | [noun] Plural of Brahma, referring to the Hindu creator god in the Trimurti. BRAIDED (11) [verb] To make a sudden movement with, to jerk. | [verb] To start into motion. | [verb] To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids. BRAIDER (10) [noun] One who braids; a person or device that braids hair, rope, or other materials. BRAILED (10) [verb] To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails. BRAILLE (9) [noun] A system of writing invented by Louis Braille, in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips. | [verb] To write in, or convert into, the braille writing system. | [adjective] Of, relating to or written in braille. BRAINED (10) [verb] To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull. | [verb] To strike (someone) on the head. | [verb] To destroy; to put an end to. BRAISED (10) [verb] To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling. | [verb] To join two metal pieces, without melting them, using heat and diffusion of a jointing alloy of capillary thickness. | [verb] To burn or temper in fire. BRAISES (9) [noun] A dish (usually meat) prepared by braising. | [noun] A sauce used for braising. | [verb] To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling. BRAIZES (18) [verb] Third-person singular simple present indicative form of "braise," meaning to cook meat slowly in a small amount of liquid in a covered pot. BRAKIER (13) [adjective] More bracken-like or resembling bracken; having the characteristics of brake or braken (fern). | [adjective] More inclined to brake or apply brakes. BRAKING (14) [verb] To bruise and crush; to knead | [verb] To pulverise with a harrow | [verb] To operate (a) brake(s). BRALESS (9) [adjective] Not wearing a bra. BRAMBLE (13) [noun] Any of many closely related thorny plants in the genus Rubus including the blackberry and likely not including the raspberry proper. | [noun] Any thorny shrub. | [noun] A cocktail of gin, lemon juice, and blackberry liqueur. BRAMBLY (16) [adjective] Full of or resembling brambles; prickly or thorny. | [adjective] Difficult to navigate or penetrate; tangled or overgrown. BRANCHY (17) [adjective] Having many branches or tending to branch out in multiple directions. BRANDED (11) [verb] To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound. | [verb] To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership. | [verb] To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses. BRANDER (10) [noun] One who brands; a person or tool that applies a brand or mark. | [noun] A type of disease in plants, particularly a fungal infection affecting grain crops. BRANNED (10) [verb] Past tense of "bran," meaning to sprinkle or mix with bran. | [verb] Past tense of "bran," meaning to remove the bran from grain. BRANNER (9) BRASHER (12) [adjective] (of people or behaviour) Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless. | [adjective] (of actions) Overly bold, impetuous or rash. | [adjective] (of things) Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way. BRASHES (12) [noun] Areas of broken rock or shale on a hillside. | [verb] Third person singular present of "brash," meaning to move or act in a bold or reckless manner. BRASHLY (15) [adverb] In a rash, impetuous, or bold manner without careful consideration; boldly or audaciously. BRASIER (9) [noun] A worker who makes or works with brass. | [noun] A metal container for holding burning coals or charcoal. BRASILS (9) [noun] Plural of brasil, a type of tropical wood that produces a red dye, historically used in textile dyeing and wood staining. BRASSED (10) [verb] Past tense of brass, meaning to cover or fit with brass. | [verb] To behave boldly or impudently; to face with confidence or audacity. BRASSES (9) [noun] A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications. | [noun] A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; the section of an orchestra that features such instruments | [noun] Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired. BRASSIE (9) [noun] A wooden-headed golf club with a brass base plate, similar to a modern two wood. BRATTLE (9) [verb] To rattle; to make a scampering noise. BRAVADO (13) [noun] A swaggering show of defiance or courage. | [noun] A false show of courage. | [noun] A swaggerer; a braggart. BRAVELY (15) [adverb] In a brave manner. BRAVERS (12) [verb] Third person singular of brave; to face or endure something difficult or dangerous with courage. | [noun] Plural of braver; people who act with courage. BRAVERY (15) [noun] (usually uncountable) Being brave, courageousness. | [noun] A brave act. | [noun] Splendor, magnificence BRAVEST (12) [adjective] Strong in the face of fear; courageous. | [adjective] Having any sort of superiority or excellence. | [adjective] Making a fine show or display. BRAVING (13) [verb] To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke. | [verb] To adorn; to make fine or showy. | [noun] A bravado; a boast. BRAVOED (13) [verb] Past tense of "bravo," meaning to applaud or cheer someone with the exclamation "bravo." BRAVOES (12) [noun] A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado. | [noun] A shout of "bravo!" | [noun] The letter B in the ICAO spelling alphabet. BRAVURA (12) [noun] A highly technical or difficult piece, usually written for effect. | [noun] A display of daring. | [adjective] Overly showy; ostentatious. BRAVURE (12) [noun] A brilliant display of skill or daring, especially in music or performance. | [noun] A passage in a musical composition requiring great technical skill from the performer. BRAWEST (12) [adjective] Superlative form of "braw," a Scottish word meaning fine, good, or excellent. BRAWLED (13) [verb] To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel. | [verb] To create a disturbance; to complain loudly. | [verb] Especially of a rapid stream running over stones: to make a loud, confused noise. BRAWLER (12) [noun] One who brawls, engages in noisy, unseemly fights. | [noun] A beat 'em up game. BRAWLIE (12) BRAXIES (16) [noun] A disease in sheep characterized by inflammation of the abomasum (fourth stomach), typically fatal and caused by bacterial toxins. | [noun] Plural of braxy, referring to multiple cases of this disease or affected animals. BRAYERS (12) [noun] Tools with a flat, rectangular blade used for spreading or applying ink, paint, or other substances. | [noun] Plural of brayer, a roller used in printing to apply ink evenly to a surface. BRAYING (13) [verb] Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry. | [verb] (by extension) To make a harsh, discordant sound like a donkey's bray. | [verb] To make or utter (a shout, sound, etc.) discordantly, loudly, or in a harsh and grating manner. BRAZENS (18) [verb] To turn a brass color. | [verb] Generally followed by out or through: to carry through in a brazen manner; to act boldly despite embarrassment, risk, etc. BRAZERS (18) [noun] People who solder metal pieces together using brass or other filler metals. | [noun] Tools or devices used for brazing metal. BRAZIER (18) [noun] An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat. | [noun] A worker in brass. BRAZILS (18) [noun] A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood. | [noun] The hard, brown wood of a tree of the tribe Caesalpinieae; originally the sappan, Biancaea sappan, of the East Indies, and later the brazilwood, Paubrasilia echinata. | [noun] A Brazil nut. BRAZING (19) [verb] To join two metal pieces, without melting them, using heat and diffusion of a jointing alloy of capillary thickness. | [verb] To burn or temper in fire. | [noun] A method of joining metals by using heat and a filler BREADED (11) [verb] To coat with breadcrumbs | [verb] To make broad; spread. | [verb] To form in meshes; net. BREADTH (13) [noun] The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is. | [noun] A piece of fabric of standard width. | [noun] Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill. BREAKER (13) [noun] Something that breaks. | [noun] A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines | [noun] The building in which such a machine is placed. | [noun] A small cask of liquid kept permanently in a ship's boat in case of shipwreck. BREAKUP (15) [noun] The act of breaking up; disintegration or division. | [noun] The termination of a friendship, or a romantic relationship. | [noun] A loss of emotional control; a breakdown. BREAMED (12) [verb] To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping. BREASTS (9) [noun] Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males. | [noun] The chest, or front of the human thorax. | [noun] A section of clothing covering the breast area. BREATHE (12) [verb] To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. | [verb] To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way. | [verb] To inhale (a gas) to sustain life. BREATHS (12) [noun] The act or process of breathing. | [noun] A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air. | [noun] Air expelled from the lungs. BREATHY (15) [adjective] Accompanied by audible breathing. BRECCIA (13) [noun] A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material. BRECHAM (16) BRECHAN (14) BREEDER (10) [noun] A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally). | [noun] A person who has had or who is capable of having children; a person who is focussed on the rearing of their own children. | [noun] A heterosexual; i.e. one whose sexual intercourse can lead to breeding. BREEZED (19) [verb] (usually with along) To move casually, in a carefree manner. | [verb] To blow gently. | [verb] To take a horse on a light run in order to understand the running characteristics of the horse and to observe it while under motion. BREEZES (18) [noun] A light, gentle wind. | [noun] Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult. | [noun] Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength. BREVETS (12) [noun] A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay. | [noun] A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France. | [noun] An organized, long-distance bicycle ride — not a race, but a test of endurance — which follows a designated but unmarked route passing through check points. BREVIER (12) [noun] A size of type in printing, smaller than bourgeois and larger than minion. | [noun] A book of prayers or devotions in the Christian church. BREVITY (15) [noun] The quality of being brief in duration. | [noun] Succinctness; conciseness. | [noun] A short piece of writing. BREWAGE (13) [noun] A brewed beverage or the act of brewing. | [noun] A mixture or blend of ingredients. BREWERS (12) [noun] Someone who brews, or whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors. BREWERY (15) [noun] A building where beer is produced. | [noun] A company that brews beer. BREWING (13) [verb] To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water. | [verb] To heat wine, infusing it with spices; to mull. | [verb] To make a hot soup by combining ingredients and boiling them in water. BRIARDS (10) [noun] Plural of briard, a large French sheepdog with a long coat and distinctive appearance. BRIBEES (11) [noun] Plural of bribee; people who receive bribes. BRIBERS (11) [noun] Plural of briber; people who give money or gifts to someone in order to influence their actions or decisions illegally or unethically. BRIBERY (14) [noun] The making of illegal payment, or bribes, to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions | [noun] The activity of giving, offering or accepting bribes BRIBING (12) [verb] To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something, usually against his/her will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble. | [verb] To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe. | [noun] Bribery. BRICKED (16) [verb] To build with bricks. | [verb] To make into bricks. | [verb] To hit someone or something with a brick. BRICKLE (15) [adjective] Brittle or easily broken; prone to breaking into fragments. BRICOLE (11) [noun] A indirect or circuitous method or device. | [noun] In billiards, a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion before hitting the object ball. BRIDALS (10) [noun] Plural of bridal; things relating to or used in a wedding ceremony, such as bridal wear or bridal accessories. BRIDGED (12) [verb] To be or make a bridge over something. | [verb] To span as if with a bridge. | [verb] To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping. BRIDGES (11) [noun] A construction or natural feature that spans a divide. | [noun] An arch or superstructure. | [noun] A connection, real or abstract. BRIDLED (11) [verb] To put a bridle on. | [verb] To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue. | [verb] To show hostility or resentment. BRIDLER (10) [noun] One who bridles; a person who puts a bridle on a horse. | [noun] One who restrains or controls. BRIDLES (10) [noun] The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins. | [noun] A restraint; a curb; a check. | [noun] A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line. BRIDOON (10) [noun] A type of snaffle bit, with small rings, usually used on a double bridle in conjunction with a curb bit. BRIEFED (13) [verb] To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power. | [verb] To write a legal argument and submit it to a court. BRIEFER (12) [adjective] Of short duration; happening quickly. | [adjective] Concise; taking few words. | [adjective] Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short. BRIEFLY (15) [adverb] (manner) In a brief manner, summarily. | [adverb] (duration) For a brief period. | [adverb] To be brief, in short. BRIGADE (11) [noun] A group of people organized for a common purpose. | [noun] Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service. | [noun] A group of people who share views or beliefs. BRIGAND (11) [noun] An outlaw or bandit. BRIGHTS (13) [noun] An artist's brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head. | [noun] Splendour; brightness | [noun] A person with a naturalistic worldview with no supernatural or mystical elements. BRIMFUL (14) [adjective] Filled to maximum capacity. | [noun] The maximum amount a container can hold. | [noun] A large amount. BRIMMED (14) [verb] To be full to overflowing. | [verb] To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top. | [verb] Of pigs: to be in heat, to rut. BRIMMER (13) [noun] Something that brims or is full to the brim. | [noun] A drinking cup or glass that is filled to the brim. BRINDED (11) [adjective] Having a brindled or streaked pattern, typically with dark streaks or spots on a lighter background (especially used to describe animal coats). BRINDLE (10) [noun] A streaky colouration in animals. | [noun] An animal so coloured. | [verb] To form streaks of a different color. BRINERS (9) [noun] Plural of briner; people or things that brine, or containers used for brining food. BRINGER (10) [noun] One who brings something. | [noun] In fantasy or religious contexts, a person or entity that brings or delivers something significant. BRINIER (9) [adjective] Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty. BRINIES (9) [noun] Plural of briny; salty or saline things, particularly bodies of salt water or sea brine. | [noun] People or creatures associated with briny/salty environments. BRINING (10) [verb] To preserve food in a salt solution. | [verb] To prepare and flavor food (especially meat) for cooking by soaking in a salt solution. BRINISH (12) BRIOCHE (14) [noun] A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin. | [noun] A knitted cushion for the feet. BRIQUET (18) [noun] A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel. | [noun] A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving. | [noun] A moulded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material. BRISANT (9) [adjective] Brittle or liable to break; used especially of explosives that are highly sensitive to shock or friction. BRISKED (14) [verb] (often with "up") To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate. BRISKER (13) [adjective] Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action | [adjective] Full of spirit of life; effervescing | [adjective] Sparkling; fizzy BRISKET (13) [noun] The chest of an animal | [noun] A cut of meat taken from the chest, especially from the section under the first five ribs BRISKLY (16) [adverb] Fast, quickly, swiftly. BRISSES (9) [noun] Plural of brisses, the plural of briss (a Jewish circumcision ceremony). | [verb] Third person singular of bris, meaning to perform a circumcision ceremony. BRISTLE (9) [noun] A stiff or coarse hair. | [noun] The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item. | [verb] To rise or stand erect, like bristles. BRISTLY (12) [adjective] Covered with bristles. | [adjective] Easily antagonized; irascible; prone to bristling. BRISTOL (9) BRITSKA (13) [noun] A low, open, four-wheeled carriage used in Russia, typically drawn by horses. BRITTLE (9) [noun] A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts. | [noun] Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc. | [adjective] Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure. BRITTLY (12) BRITZKA (22) [noun] A type of horse-drawn carriage, with a foldable roof covering. BROADAX (17) [noun] A large ax with a broad blade, used for splitting wood or in logging. | [noun] A tool with a wide, flat blade used for hewing or shaping wood. BROADEN (10) [verb] To make broad or broader. | [verb] To become broad or broader. BROADER (10) [adjective] Wide in extent or scope. | [adjective] Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full. | [adjective] Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained. BROADLY (13) [adverb] Widely and openly. | [adverb] In a wide manner; liberally; in a loose sense. BROCADE (12) [noun] A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns. | [noun] An item decorated with brocade. | [noun] Any of several species of noctuid moths such as some species in the genera Calophasia and Hadena BROCKET (15) [noun] A stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching. | [noun] A genus, Mazama, of short-horned deer from Brazil. BROCOLI (11) [noun] A green cruciferous vegetable with a flowering head and stalk, eaten as food. BROGANS (10) [noun] A heavy working shoe; a brogue BROGUES (10) [noun] A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent as English control of Ireland gradually increased and Irish waned as the standard language. | [noun] A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips. | [noun] A heavy shoe of untanned leather. BROIDER (10) [verb] To embroider; to ornament with needlework or embellishment. BROILED (10) [verb] To cook by direct, radiant heat. | [verb] To expose to great heat. | [verb] To be exposed to great heat. BROILER (9) [noun] A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling. | [noun] A device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; known as a grill in UK English. | [noun] A chicken suitable for broiling. BROKAGE (14) [noun] The business or commission of a broker. | [noun] The act of arranging or negotiating a transaction between parties. BROKERS (13) [noun] A mediator between a buyer and seller. | [noun] A stockbroker. | [noun] A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind. BROKING (14) [noun] The craft or profession of a broker; mediation in a sale or transaction. | [noun] The action of a broker agent; exchange of messages or transactions involving a software agent. BROMALS (11) [noun] Plural of bromal, a chemical compound that is a brominated derivative of barbituric acid, formerly used as a sedative or hypnotic drug. BROMATE (11) [noun] The anion BrO3-1, derived from bromic acid; any salt containing this anion | [verb] To treat with bromic acid or a bromate BROMIDE (12) [noun] A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical. | [noun] A dose of bromide taken as a sedative, or to reduce sexual appetite. | [noun] (by extension) A dull person with conventional thoughts. BROMIDS (12) [noun] Plural of bromide, a chemical compound containing bromine, or a trite and dull remark. | [noun] Sedative drugs or substances containing bromide salts. BROMINE (11) [noun] A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature. | [noun] A bromine atom in a molecule BROMINS (11) BROMISM (13) [noun] Poisoning by bromine or bromides BROMIZE (20) BRONCHI (14) [noun] Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs. BRONCHO (14) [noun] A horse of western North America that is wild or not fully broken. BRONCOS (11) [noun] A horse of western North America that is wild or not fully broken. BRONZED (19) [verb] To plate with bronze. | [verb] To color bronze; (of the sun) to tan. | [verb] (of the skin) To change to a bronze or tan colour due to exposure to the sun. BRONZER (18) [noun] A cosmetic product intended to give the skin a temporary bronzed colour resembling a suntan. BRONZES (18) [noun] A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals. | [noun] A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze. | [noun] A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture. BROODED (11) [verb] To keep an egg warm to make it hatch. | [verb] To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster. | [verb] (typically with about or over) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone. BROODER (10) [noun] A person who broods | [noun] A heated box used for chicks or premature babies BROOKED (14) [verb] To use; enjoy; have the full employment of. | [verb] To earn; deserve. | [verb] To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object). BROOKIE (13) [noun] A brook trout, a small freshwater fish found in North American streams. BROOMED (12) [verb] Past tense of broom; to sweep with a broom. | [verb] To remove or eliminate completely (as if sweeping away). BROTHEL (12) [noun] A house of prostitution. | [noun] A wretch; a depraved or lewd person. BROTHER (12) [noun] Son of the same parents as another person. | [noun] A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother). | [noun] A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc. BROUGHT (13) [verb] (ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere. | [verb] To supply or contribute. | [verb] To occasion or bring about. BROWNED (13) [verb] To become brown. | [verb] To cook something until it becomes brown. | [verb] To tan. BROWNER (12) [adjective] Having a brown colour. | [adjective] Gloomy. | [adjective] (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin. BROWNIE (12) [noun] A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate. | [noun] A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them. | [noun] A household spirit or revered ancestor. BROWSED (13) [verb] To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand. | [verb] To move about while sampling, such as with food or products on display. | [verb] To navigate through hyperlinked documents on a computer, usually with a browser. BROWSER (12) [noun] A person or animal who browses. | [noun] A person who examines goods for sale but purchases nothing. | [noun] A web browser. BROWSES (12) [noun] Young shoots and twigs. | [noun] Fodder for cattle and other animals. | [verb] To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand. BRUCINE (11) [noun] A poisonous alkaloid found in seeds of the nux vomica tree, similar to strychnine but less toxic. BRUCINS (11) BRUISED (10) [verb] To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it. | [verb] To damage the skin of (fruit or vegetables), in an analogous way. | [verb] Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly. BRUISER (9) [noun] In contact sports, an athlete whose size, strength, and/or aggressiveness make it likely that he will cause athletes on the opposing team to suffer physical punishment. | [noun] (by extension) a tall, strong, heavily built man, especially one prone to physical violence; a thug. | [noun] A machine for bruising oats. BRUISES (9) [noun] A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow. | [noun] A dark mark on fruit or vegetables caused by a blow to the surface. | [verb] To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it. BRUITED (10) [verb] To disseminate, promulgate, or spread news, a rumour, etc. BRUITER (9) [noun] One who spreads rumors or news; a person who bruited information. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of "bruit," meaning to spread rumors or report widely. BRULOTS (9) [noun] Small ships used in naval warfare to carry combustibles or explosives. | [noun] Coffee drinks prepared with brandy or other spirits and ignited before serving. BRULYIE (12) BRULZIE (18) BRUMOUS (11) [adjective] Foggy or misty; wintry. BRUNETS (9) [noun] A man or boy with brown or black hair. BRUSHED (13) [verb] To clean with a brush. | [verb] To untangle or arrange with a brush. | [verb] To apply with a brush. BRUSHER (12) [noun] One who brushes. | [noun] A tool or device used for brushing. BRUSHES (12) [noun] An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair. | [noun] The act of brushing something. | [noun] A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine. BRUSHUP (14) [noun] A quick review or practice of something previously learned. | [verb] To review or practice something quickly to refresh one's knowledge or skills. BRUSKER (13) [adjective] More brusk; more abrupt or curt in manner or speech. BRUSQUE (18) [adjective] Rudely abrupt, unfriendly. BRUTELY (12) BRUTIFY (15) BRUTING (10) [verb] To shape a diamond into a round form by grinding it against another diamond. | [verb] To spread rumors or report gossip. BRUTISH (12) [adjective] Of, or in the manner of a brute | [adjective] Bestial; lacking human sensibility BRUTISM (11) BRUXISM (18) [noun] The habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs. BUBALES (11) [noun] Plural of bubale, a large African antelope with curved horns, also known as a hartebeest. BUBALIS (11) [noun] A genus of African wild buffalo, also known as the African buffalo or cape buffalo. BUBBIES (13) [noun] A woman's breast. | [noun] Familiar term of address for a boy; bub; bubba. BUBBLED (14) [verb] To produce bubbles, to rise up in bubbles (such as in foods cooking or liquids boiling). | [verb] To churn or foment, as if wishing to rise to the surface. | [verb] To rise through a medium or system, similar to the way that bubbles rise in liquid. BUBBLER (13) [noun] Something that emits bubbles. | [noun] An airstone for an aquarium. | [noun] (Wisconsin) A drinking fountain. BUBBLES (13) [noun] A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid. | [noun] A small spherical cavity in a solid material. | [noun] (by extension) Anything resembling a hollow sphere. BUBINGA (12) [noun] The timber of various species of Guibourtia. BUBONIC (13) [adjective] Of or pertaining to buboes. BUCKEEN (15) [noun] A poor young man of the lower Anglo-Irish gentry who aspires to the habits and dress of the wealthy. BUCKERS (15) [noun] Plural of bucker, one who bucks or resists. | [noun] Horse bucking straps or equipment used in rodeos. BUCKETS (15) [noun] A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items. | [noun] The amount held in this container. | [noun] A unit of measure equal to four gallons. BUCKEYE (18) [noun] Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus. | [noun] Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia). | [noun] The seed or fruit of these plants. BUCKING (16) [verb] To copulate, as bucks and does. | [verb] To bend; buckle. | [verb] (of a horse or similar saddle or pack animal) To leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward, often in an attempt to dislodge or throw a rider or pack. BUCKISH (18) [adjective] Characteristic of or resembling a buck; bold or impudent in manner. BUCKLED (16) [verb] To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression. | [verb] To make bend; to cause to become distorted. | [verb] To give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person). BUCKLER (15) [noun] One who buckles something. | [noun] A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, held with a hand (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body. In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in England, the buckler was a small shield, used, not to cover the body, but to stop or parry blows. | [noun] A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term. BUCKLES (15) [verb] To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression. | [verb] To make bend; to cause to become distorted. | [verb] To give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person). BUCKOES (15) [noun] Buckaroo. | [noun] Young lad, friend, pal (used in addressing someone). BUCKRAM (17) [noun] A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise. | [verb] To stiffen with or as if with buckram. | [noun] A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic. BUCKRAS (15) [noun] A white person. | [noun] A poor white person. BUCKSAW (18) [noun] A saw set in an H-shaped frame with a handle, used for cutting wood by hand. BUCOLIC (13) [adjective] Rustic, pastoral, country-styled. | [adjective] Relating to the pleasant aspects of rustic country life. | [adjective] Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants. | [noun] A pastoral poem. BUDDERS (11) [noun] Plural of budder; one who buds or produces buds. | [noun] Informal term for friends or companions. BUDDIED (12) [verb] To assign a buddy, or partner, to. BUDDIES (11) [noun] A friend or casual acquaintance. | [noun] A partner for a particular activity. | [noun] An informal and friendly address to a stranger; a friendly (or occasionally antagonistic) placeholder name for a person one does not know. BUDDING (12) [verb] To form buds. | [verb] To reproduce by splitting off buds. | [verb] To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud, as a horn. BUDDLES (11) [noun] An apparatus on which crushed ore is washed. | [verb] To wash (ore) in a buddle. BUDGERS (11) [noun] Plural of budger; people or things that budge or move slightly. | [noun] People who refuse to move from a position or who resist change. BUDGETS (11) [noun] The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame. | [noun] An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue. | [noun] A wallet, purse or bag. BUDGIES (11) [noun] A budgerigar. BUDGING (12) [verb] To move. | [verb] To move. | [verb] To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs. BUDLESS (10) BUDLIKE (14) [adjective] Resembling or having the characteristics of a bud; in the early stage of development or growth. BUDWORM (15) [noun] Any of various moth caterpillars. BUFFALO (15) [noun] Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo Bubalus bubalis. | [noun] A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison. | [noun] A buffalo robe. BUFFERS (15) [noun] Someone or something that buffs. | [noun] A solution used to stabilize the pH (acidity) of a liquid. | [noun] A portion of memory set aside to store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device. BUFFETS (15) [verb] To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap. | [verb] To aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise. | [verb] To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against. BUFFIER (15) [adjective] More buff; more muscular or in better physical condition. | [adjective] More of a buff color; more yellowish-brown in appearance. BUFFING (16) [verb] To polish and make shiny by rubbing. | [verb] To make a character or an item stronger. | [verb] To modify a medical chart, especially in a dishonest manner. BUFFOON (15) [noun] One who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool. | [noun] An unintentionally ridiculous person. | [verb] To behave like a buffoon BUGABOO (12) [noun] A mythical, nocturnal creature; a hobgoblin. | [noun] Any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is. BUGBANE (12) [noun] Actaea spp. (baneberry). | [noun] Trautvetteria spp. BUGBEAR (12) [noun] An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity. | [noun] A source of dread; resentment; or irritation. | [noun] An imaginary creature meant to inspire fear in children. BUGEYES (13) [noun] A person with protruding or wide-open eyes. | [noun] A type of car with large, prominent headlights. BUGGERS (11) [noun] A heretic. | [noun] Someone who commits buggery; a sodomite. | [noun] A foolish or worthless person or thing; a despicable person. BUGGERY (14) [noun] Anal sex. | [noun] Any sexual act deemed against nature, such as bestiality or necrophilia. | [noun] A broken or damaged condition. BUGGIER (11) [adjective] Infested with insects | [adjective] Containing programming errors | [adjective] Resembling an insect BUGGIES (11) [noun] A small horse-drawn cart. | [noun] A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy. | [noun] A hearse. BUGGING (12) [verb] To annoy. | [verb] To install an electronic listening device or devices in. | [noun] Electronic surveillance. BUGLERS (10) [noun] Plural of bugler; people who play the bugle, a brass instrument used in military contexts and signaling. BUGLING (11) [verb] To announce, sing, or cry in the manner of a musical bugle | [noun] The act of playing a bugle. BUGLOSS (10) [noun] Any of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. BUGSEED (11) BUGSHAS (13) BUILDED (11) [verb] Past tense and past participle of build; constructed or erected. BUILDER (10) [noun] A person who builds or constructs things. | [noun] Master artisan, who receives his instructions from the architect, and employs workers. | [noun] A bodybuilder. BUILDUP (12) [noun] An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development. | [noun] The construction of a composite core to repair a damaged tooth. BUIRDLY (13) [adjective] Strongly built; sturdy and muscular in appearance. BULBELS (11) [noun] Small bulb-like structures that develop on plants, typically in leaf axils or on stems, used for vegetative reproduction. | [noun] Plural of bulbel, a miniature bulb or bulbil produced by certain plants. BULBILS (11) [noun] A bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil. | [noun] A small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a small vessel or tube. BULBLET (11) [noun] A small bulb that develops from the base or side of a mature bulb, or a small bulblike structure that grows on the stem or leaves of certain plants. BULBOUS (11) [adjective] Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated. | [adjective] (of a person) Overweight and round in shape. | [adjective] Growing from a bulb or producing bulbs. BULBULS (11) [noun] Any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and parts of Asia, sometimes known as the ‘nightingale of the East’. BULGERS (10) [noun] Things that bulge or protrude outward. | [noun] In golf, players who score above a certain handicap level in a tournament. BULGIER (10) [adjective] Having one or more bulges; bulging BULGING (11) [verb] To stick out from (a surface). | [verb] To bilge, as a ship; to founder. | [noun] The shape or motion of something that bulges. BULGURS (10) [noun] A cereal food made from wheat grains that have been parboiled and dried. | [noun] Plural of bulgur, a cracked wheat product used in Middle Eastern cuisine. BULIMIA (11) [noun] A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle - extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting. BULIMIC (13) [noun] A person suffering from bulimia nervosa. | [adjective] Suffering from bulimia nervosa. | [adjective] Of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa. BULKAGE (14) BULKIER (13) [adjective] Being large in size, mass, or volume. | [adjective] Unwieldy. | [adjective] Having excess body mass, especially muscle. BULKILY (16) [adverb] In a bulky manner; in a way that is large, unwieldy, or taking up much space. BULKING (14) [verb] To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent. | [verb] To grow in size; to swell or expand. | [verb] To gain body mass by means of diet, exercise, etc. BULLACE (11) [noun] A small European plum (Prunus domestica subsp. insititia). | [noun] The bully tree. BULLATE (9) [adjective] Resembling a bulla or blister; inflated; blistered; bulliform. | [adjective] Of bacterial cultures, having a growth which is blistered; rising in convex prominences. BULLBAT (11) [noun] A nightjar, especially the common nighthawk of North America. BULLDOG (11) [noun] A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies companion dog. Having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs and smaller hind legs. | [noun] British bulldog | [noun] A stubborn person. BULLETS (9) [noun] A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed. | [noun] An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc. | [noun] Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use. BULLIED (10) [adjective] Having been a victim of a bully. | [verb] To intimidate (someone) as a bully. | [verb] To act aggressively towards. BULLIER (9) [adjective] More inclined to bully or behave like a bully; more aggressive or intimidating in manner. BULLIES (9) [noun] A person who is intentionally, physically, or emotionally cruel to others; especially to those who are weaker or have less power or privilege. | [noun] A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow. | [noun] A hired thug. BULLING (10) [verb] To force oneself (in a particular direction). | [verb] To lie, to tell untruths. | [verb] To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do. BULLION (9) [noun] A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots. | [noun] Base or uncurrent coin. | [noun] Showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on bridles, saddles, etc. BULLISH (12) [adjective] Having a muscular physique | [adjective] Aggressively self-confident or assertive; bullheaded | [adjective] (of the price of financial instruments) Characterized by rising value. BULLOCK (15) [noun] A young bull. | [noun] A castrated bull; an ox. | [verb] To bully. BULLOUS (9) [adjective] Of, pertaining to or characterized by bullae BULLPEN (11) [noun] An enclosed area used to hold bulls. | [noun] An enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game. | [noun] The relief pitchers of a team collectively. BULRUSH (12) [noun] Any of several wetland plants, mostly in the family Cyperaceae (the sedges): BULWARK (16) [noun] A defensive wall or rampart. | [noun] A defense or safeguard. | [noun] A breakwater. BUMBLED (14) [verb] To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes. | [verb] To boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly. BUMBLER (13) [noun] A person who makes mistakes or acts clumsily. | [noun] A bumblebee. BUMBLES (13) [noun] A confusion; a jumble. | [verb] To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes. | [noun] A bumble-bee. BUMBOAT (13) [noun] A small boat used for carrying provisions to ships lying at anchor in a harbour. BUMKINS (15) [noun] Plural of bumkin, a nautical term for a short spar or boom extending from the side of a ship, or a variant spelling of bumpkin meaning a country person. BUMMERS (13) [noun] A forager, especially in Sherman's March to the Sea of November to December 1864. | [noun] An idle, worthless fellow, without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger. | [noun] A lamb (typically the smallest of a multiple birth) which has been abandoned by its mother or orphaned, and as a consequence is raised in part or in whole by humans. BUMMEST (13) [adjective] Superlative form of bummy; most bummy or shabby in appearance or quality. BUMMING (14) [verb] To sodomize; to engage in anal sex. | [verb] To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something. | [verb] To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond; to loiter. BUMPERS (13) [noun] Someone or something that bumps. | [noun] A drinking vessel filled to the brim. | [noun] Anything large or successful. BUMPIER (13) [adjective] Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements | [adjective] Covered with or full of bumps BUMPILY (16) [adverb] In a bumpy manner; with many bumps or jolts. BUMPING (14) [verb] To knock against or run into with a jolt. | [verb] To move up or down by a step; displace. | [verb] To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads. BUMPKIN (17) [noun] A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel. | [noun] A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay. BUNCHED (15) [verb] To gather into a bunch. | [verb] To gather fabric into folds. | [verb] To form a bunch. BUNCHES (14) [noun] A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together. | [noun] The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race. | [noun] An informal body of friends. BUNCOED (12) [verb] To swindle (someone). BUNDIST (10) [noun] A member of the Jewish socialist Bund movement, an organization that advocated for Jewish workers' rights and secular Yiddish culture in Eastern Europe. BUNDLED (11) [verb] To tie or wrap together into a bundle. | [verb] To hustle; to dispatch something or someone quickly. | [verb] To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony; used with away, off, out. BUNDLER (10) [noun] A machine that bundles. | [noun] An employee who bundles things together, such as boards for trimming and stacking. | [noun] One who bundles software, etc. with another product. BUNDLES (10) [noun] A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying. | [noun] A package wrapped or tied up for carrying. | [noun] A group of products or services sold together as a unit. BUNGEES (10) [noun] An elastic fabric-bound strap with a hook at each end, used for securing luggage. | [noun] An elastic cord tied to the ankles of the jumper in bungee jumping. | [noun] A rubber eraser. BUNGING (11) [verb] To plug, as with a bung. | [verb] To put or throw somewhere without care; to chuck. | [verb] To batter, bruise; to cause to bulge or swell. BUNGLED (11) [verb] To botch up, bumble or incompetently perform a task; to make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly. BUNGLER (10) [noun] Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence. BUNGLES (10) [noun] A botched or incompetently handled situation. | [verb] To botch up, bumble or incompetently perform a task; to make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly. BUNIONS (9) [noun] A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin. | [noun] (by extension) Hallux valgus, deviation of the big toe from its normal position towards the other toes, the prime cause for the swelling of its first joint. BUNKERS (13) [noun] A hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks. | [noun] A large container or bin for storing coal, often built outside in the yard of a house. Now rare, as different types of fuels and energy sources are being used. | [noun] A container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine. [Also, by extension] the quantity of fuel needed to replenish that container. BUNKING (14) [verb] To occupy a bunk. | [verb] To provide a bunk. | [verb] To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually as in 'to bunk off'). BUNKOED (14) [verb] To swindle (someone). BUNKUMS (15) [noun] Plural of bunkum; nonsensical or insincere talk; rubbish or foolish statements. BUNNIES (9) [noun] A rabbit, especially a juvenile. | [noun] A bunny girl: a nightclub waitress who wears a costume having rabbit ears and tail. | [noun] In basketball, an easy shot (i.e., one right next to the bucket) that is missed. BUNRAKU (13) [noun] A form of Japanese puppet theater in which large dolls are manipulated by multiple puppeteers to enact stories, often accompanied by music and narration. BUNTERS (9) [noun] People who bunt in baseball. | [noun] British slang for women considered promiscuous or of loose morals. BUNTING (10) [noun] Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag. | [noun] A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind. | [noun] Flags considered as a group. | [noun] Any of various songbirds, mostly of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage. | [noun] A warm, hooded infant garment, as outerwear or sleepwear, similar to a sleeper or sleepsack; especially as baby bunting or bunting bag. | [verb] To push with the horns; to butt. BUOYAGE (13) [noun] A system of buoys used to mark navigable channels, hazards, or anchorages in water. BUOYANT (12) [adjective] Having buoyancy; able to float. | [adjective] Lighthearted and lively. BUOYING (13) [verb] To keep afloat or aloft; used with up. | [verb] To support or maintain at a high level. | [verb] To mark with a buoy. BUPPIES (13) [noun] A black urban professional; an African American subset of the yuppie category. The group includes black professionals and executives in their late twenties and early thirties. BUQSHAS (21) BURBLED (12) [verb] To bubble; to gurgle. | [verb] To babble; to speak in an excited rush. | [verb] To trouble or confuse. BURBLER (11) [noun] One who burbles; a person who speaks in a rambling or bubbling manner. | [noun] Something that burbles or makes a burbling sound. BURBLES (11) [verb] To bubble; to gurgle. | [verb] To babble; to speak in an excited rush. | [verb] To trouble or confuse. BURBOTS (11) [noun] A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter. BURDENS (10) [noun] A heavy load. | [noun] A responsibility, onus. | [noun] A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. BURDIES (10) [noun] Plural of burdie, a Scottish term for a small bird or chick. BURDOCK (16) [noun] Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium. BUREAUS (9) [noun] An administrative unit of government; office. | [noun] An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news. | [noun] An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed). BUREAUX (16) [noun] An administrative unit of government; office. | [noun] An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news. | [noun] An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed). BURETTE (9) [noun] A glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and titration. | [noun] An altar cruet. BURGAGE (11) [noun] A medieval tenure in socage under which property in England and Scotland was held under the king or a lord of a town, and was maintained for a yearly rent or for rendering an inferior service (not knight's service) such as watching and warding. BURGEES (10) [noun] A flag, usually a broad tapering pennant, often with a swallowtail, flown by yachts to identify the owner's yacht club. BURGEON (10) [noun] A bud, sprout, shoot. | [verb] To grow or expand. | [verb] To swell to the point of bursting. BURGERS (10) [noun] A hamburger. | [noun] (chiefly as a combining form) A similar sandwich or patty. | [noun] A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class. BURGESS (10) [noun] An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen. | [noun] A town magistrate. | [noun] A representative of a borough in the Parliament. BURGHAL (13) [adjective] Of or relating to a borough or a fortified town. BURGHER (13) [noun] A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class. | [noun] A prosperous member of the community; a middle class citizen (may connote complacency). BURGLAR (10) [noun] A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft | [verb] To commit burglary; to burgle. BURGLED (11) [verb] To commit burglary. | [verb] To take the ball legally from an opposing player. BURGLES (10) [verb] To commit burglary. | [verb] To take the ball legally from an opposing player. BURGOOS (10) [noun] A dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter. | [noun] A spicy stew, typically made with a combination of meats and vegetables, and often served with cornbread or corn muffins. BURGOUT (10) BURIALS (9) [noun] The act of burying; interment BURIERS (9) [noun] Plural of burier; those who bury something or someone. | [noun] Plural of burier; animals or insects that dig or burrow into soil. BURKERS (13) [noun] People who suppress or smother something, particularly used historically to refer to those who murdered people to sell their bodies for dissection, or more generally those who stifle discussion or information. | [verb] Third person singular present of "burke," meaning to suppress quietly or indirectly, or to murder by suffocation. BURKING (14) [verb] To suppress or smother something, especially a scandal or controversy, by keeping it quiet. | [verb] To suffocate a person in order to sell their body for dissection (from the historical criminal William Burke). BURKITE (13) BURLAPS (11) [noun] A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc. BURLERS (9) [noun] Workers who remove burls (knots or lumps) from cloth or wood. | [noun] Tools used for removing burls from fabric during finishing processes. BURLESK (13) [noun] A theatrical form of entertainment featuring exaggerated comedy, satire, and often striptease or suggestive dancing. | [noun] A literary or dramatic work that ridicules or mocks something by treating it in an exaggerated or absurd manner. BURLEYS (12) [noun] Plural of burley, a type of air-cured tobacco with a light color and mild flavor. | [noun] Plural of burley, a wrestling move or rough play. BURLIER (9) [adjective] (usually of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular. | [adjective] (East End of London) Great, amazing, unbelievable. | [adjective] (surf culture and/or Southern California) Of large magnitude, either good or bad, and sometimes both. BURLILY (12) BURLING (10) [verb] To remove burls (knots or lumps) from cloth or wood. | [verb] To fish by trailing a line with a burling device. BURNERS (9) [noun] A participant in the Burning Man festival. | [noun] Someone or something which burns. | [noun] An element on a kitchen stove that generates localized heat for cooking. BURNETS (9) [noun] Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium, including | [noun] Any of several species of moths of the family Zygaenidae, typically having black forewings with red spots. BURNIES (9) BURNING (10) [verb] To cause to be consumed by fire. | [verb] To be consumed by fire, or in flames. | [verb] To overheat so as to make unusable. BURNISH (12) [noun] Polish; lustre. | [verb] To make smooth or shiny by rubbing; to polish; to shine. | [verb] To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large. BURNOUS (9) [noun] A thick hooded cloak worn by Berbers and Arabs in Northwest Africa. | [noun] A cape with a hood made of wool, of Algerian origin, used as a baby garment, popular with French mothers from the early 20th century through the 1960s. BURNOUT (9) [noun] The experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career. | [noun] A marijuana addict; one whose brains have been burned out. | [noun] The shutoff of a rocket motor following the complete exhaustion of its fuel supply, or having been irreversibly throttled after the application of a planned delta-v. BURPING (12) [verb] To emit a burp. | [verb] To cause someone (such as a baby) to burp. | [noun] The sound of a burp. BURRERS (9) [noun] Plural of burrer; one who burrs or makes burring sounds. | [noun] Tools or devices that remove burrs from fabric or other materials. BURRIER (9) [noun] One who burrs; something that burrs or removes burrs. | [noun] A tool or device used for burring operations. BURRING (10) [verb] To pronounce with a uvular "r". | [verb] To make a rough humming sound. BURRITO (9) [noun] A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc. BURROWS (12) [noun] A mountain. | [noun] A hill. | [noun] A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. BURSARS (9) [noun] The treasurer of a university, college or school. | [noun] A student funded by a bursary. BURSARY (12) [noun] A monetary award to university students that allows them to continue their studies. | [noun] The treasury of a religious order or public institution. BURSATE (9) [adjective] Shaped like or resembling a purse; having a pouch-like form. BURSEED (10) BURSERA (9) [noun] A tropical American tree of the cashew family that produces a fragrant resin used in incense and varnish. BURSTED (10) [verb] Past tense of burst; to have broken open or apart suddenly and violently. | [verb] To have emerged or appeared suddenly. BURSTER (9) [noun] One who, or that which, bursts or causes to burst. | [noun] A machine that separates one-part continuous form paper into individual sheets along the transverse perforations. BURTHEN (12) [noun] A heavy load. | [noun] A responsibility, onus. | [noun] A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. BURTONS (9) [noun] An arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship. | [noun] Storage of cargo athwartships. BURWEED (13) [noun] A prickly weed with burr-like seed pods, particularly any plant of the genus Ambrosia or similar plants that produce adhesive fruits. BURYING (13) [verb] To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb. | [verb] To place in the ground. | [verb] To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance. BUSBARS (11) [noun] An electrical conductor that carries a large current, especially one that is part of a power distribution system; typically a thick strip, or a tube, of copper or aluminium. BUSBIES (11) [noun] A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands. BUSBOYS (14) [noun] Assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables BUSHELS (12) [noun] A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts. | [noun] A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure. | [noun] A quantity that fills a bushel measure. BUSHERS (12) [noun] Players or performers of mediocre skill, especially in baseball or theater. | [noun] Unsophisticated or inexperienced people. BUSHIDO (13) [noun] An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life. BUSHIER (12) [adjective] Like a bush in having many widely spread branches. | [adjective] Growing thickly. | [adjective] (Racial slur) Derogatory word used to refer to Afro-textured Hair. BUSHILY (15) [adverb] In a bushy manner; with a thick, dense, or overgrown appearance. BUSHING (13) [noun] A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge. | [noun] An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted. | [noun] A threaded bushing, is a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material. BUSHMAN (14) [noun] A man who lives in or has extensive experience of the Australian bush or outback. BUSHMEN (14) [noun] A man who lives in or has extensive experience of the Australian bush or outback. BUSHPIG (15) [noun] An African pig of the genus Potamochoerus; Potamochoerus porcus or Potamochoerus larvatus. | [noun] A fat and very ugly woman. BUSHTIT (12) [noun] Any of the long-tailed tits of the family Aegithalidae BUSHWAH (18) [noun] Nonsense. BUSHWAS (15) BUSIEST (9) [verb] To make somebody busy or active; to occupy. | [verb] To rush somebody. | [adjective] Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on. BUSINGS (10) [noun] The plural of busing, referring to the transportation of students to schools outside their neighborhoods, often for purposes of school desegregation. | [noun] The removal of dishes and glasses from tables in a restaurant by a busboy or busgirl. BUSKERS (13) [noun] A person who makes money by passing the hat (soliciting donations) while entertaining the public (often by playing a musical instrument) on the streets or in other public area such as a park or market. BUSKING (14) [verb] To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. | [verb] To go; to direct one's course. | [verb] To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport BUSKINS (13) [noun] A half-boot. | [noun] A type of half-boot with a high heel, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors. | [noun] (by extension) Tragic drama; tragedy. BUSLOAD (10) [noun] The amount that can fit on a bus. BUSSING (10) [verb] To transport via a motor bus. | [verb] To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration. | [verb] To travel by bus. BUSTARD (10) [noun] Any of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World. BUSTERS (9) [noun] (with 'of') Someone who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing. | [noun] Forming compounds denoting a team, weapon, or device specialized in the destruction of the first element. | [noun] (with 'of') Someone who or something that 'breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing. BUSTICS (11) [noun] Plural of bustic, a tropical American tree (Dipholis salicifolia) that produces a hard, durable wood used for timber and tool handles. BUSTIER (9) [noun] A tight-fitting women's top, often strapless, with covers the bust and sometimes extends over the belly, worn either as an undergarment or as outerwear. | [adjective] Having large breasts. BUSTING (10) [verb] To break. | [verb] To arrest (someone) for a crime. | [verb] To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state. BUSTLED (10) [verb] To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about). | [verb] To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing). | [adjective] Having a bustle, as clothing. BUSTLES (9) [noun] An excited activity; a stir. | [noun] A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine. | [noun] A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed to the earlier more circular hoops. BUSYING (13) [verb] To make somebody busy or active; to occupy. | [verb] To rush somebody. | [noun] Busyness; making oneself busy with something BUTANES (9) [noun] A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions. | [noun] The n-butane isomer only. BUTANOL (9) [noun] Any of four isomeric aliphatic alcohols, C4H9-OH BUTCHER (14) [noun] A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals). | [noun] A brutal or indiscriminate killer. | [noun] (from butcher's hook) A look. | [adjective] (originally Polari) Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude. BUTCHES (14) [noun] A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner. BUTENES (9) [noun] Plural of butene, a hydrocarbon gas with four carbon atoms and one double bond, used in producing polymers and other chemicals. BUTLERS (9) [noun] A manservant having charge of wines and liquors. | [noun] The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services. | [noun] A valet, a male personal attendant. BUTLERY (12) [noun] Butler's pantry; serving pantry BUTLING (10) [verb] To serve as or perform the duties of a butler. BUTTALS (9) BUTTERS (9) [noun] A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). | [noun] Any of various foodstuffs made from other foods or oils, similar in consistency to, eaten like or intended as a substitute for butter (preceded by the name of the food used to make it). | [noun] Any specific soft substance. | [adjective] Unattractive, ugly or repulsive. BUTTERY (12) [adjective] Made with or tasting of butter. | [adjective] Resembling butter in some way, such as color or texture. | [adjective] Marked by insincere flattery; obsequious. | [noun] A room for keeping food or beverages; a storeroom. BUTTIES (9) [noun] A sandwich, usually with a hot savoury filling in a breadcake. The most common are chips, bacon, sausage and egg. | [noun] Friend. | [noun] A miner who works under contract, receiving a fixed amount per ton of coal or ore. BUTTING (10) [verb] To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut. | [verb] To strike bluntly, particularly with the head. | [verb] To strike bluntly with the head. | [verb] Use the word "but". BUTTOCK (15) [noun] (usually in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum and the top of the legs. | [noun] The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern. BUTTONS (9) [noun] One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States). | [noun] A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. | [noun] A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism. BUTTONY (12) [adjective] Resembling or decorated with buttons; having many buttons or button-like projections. BUTYRAL (12) [noun] A chemical compound derived from butyraldehyde, used in the manufacture of plastics and resins, particularly polyvinyl butyral (PVB). BUTYRIC (14) [adjective] Relating to or derived from butyric acid, a fatty acid with a rancid smell found in butter and other substances. BUTYRIN (12) [noun] A colorless oily compound that is an ester of glycerol and butyric acid, found in butter and other fats. BUTYRYL (15) [noun] A chemical radical or group derived from butyric acid, containing four carbon atoms. BUXOMER (18) BUXOMLY (21) [adverb] In a buxom manner; with a full-figured or well-endowed appearance or quality. BUYABLE (14) [adjective] That can be bought. BUYBACK (20) [noun] The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it. | [noun] A government purchase scheme intended to achieve a specific goal such as habitat protection or a reduction in firearm numbers. | [noun] A free drink given to a patron by a bartender. BUYOUTS (12) [noun] The acquisition of a controlling interest in a business or corporation by outright purchase or by purchase of a majority of issued shares of stock. BUZUKIA (22) BUZUKIS (22) [noun] Plural of buzuki, a stringed musical instrument similar to a mandolin, commonly used in Greek and Turkish music. BUZZARD (28) [noun] Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail. | [noun] Any scavenging bird such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura). | [noun] (often preceded by "old", the "old buzzard") In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person. BUZZERS (27) [noun] One who, or that which, buzzes; an insect that buzzes. | [noun] A device that makes a buzzing sound. | [noun] A police badge. BUZZING (28) [verb] To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. | [verb] To show a high level of activity and haste (alluding to the common simile "busy as a bee"). Often in the colloquial imperative "Buzz off!" | [verb] To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly. BUZZWIG (31) BYELAWS (15) [noun] Rules or regulations established by an organization, company, or society to govern its internal affairs and procedures. BYGONES (13) [noun] Things that happened in the past. BYLINED (13) [verb] Past tense of byline; to credit an article or piece of writing to a particular author by publishing their name at the beginning or end of the text. BYLINER (12) [noun] A person who writes articles or news stories for publication, typically under their own name with a byline. BYLINES (12) [noun] A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name. | [noun] A touchline. BYNAMES (14) [noun] A secondary name for a person or thing; a person's surname. | [noun] A nickname. | [noun] A pseudonym; nom-de-plume. BYPATHS (17) [noun] An unfrequented path; an indirect route; a byway. BYPLAYS (17) [noun] Plural of byplay; incidental action or dialogue in a play that occurs apart from the main action. | [noun] Secondary or minor activity happening alongside something more important. BYRLING (13) BYRNIES (12) [noun] A short chain mail shirt, covering from the upper arms to the upper thighs. BYROADS (13) [noun] A road less frequented than a highway; a byway. BYTALKS (16) BYWORDS (16) [noun] A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase. | [noun] A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group. | [noun] Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits. BYWORKS (19) BYZANTS (21)