| ABSORBEDLY | • absorbedly adv. In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged. • ABSORBED adv. ABSORB, to take up or in. |
| ABSORBENCY | • absorbency n. (Obsolete) The action of absorbing. • absorbency n. The quality of being absorbent. • absorbency n. (Physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent. |
| BABYSITTER | • babysitter n. A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians. • baby-sitter n. Alternative spelling of babysitter. • baby␣sitter n. (Rare) Alternative spelling of babysitter. |
| BAYBERRIES | • bayberries n. Plural of bayberry. • BAYBERRY n. the berry of the bay tree. |
| BEAUTYBUSH | • beauty␣bush n. Linnaea amabilis, a deciduous flowering shrub in the family Caprifoliaceae. |
| BELIEVABLY | • believably adv. In a believable way. • believably adv. Used to express the speaker’s assessment of the credibility of a reported statement. • BELIEVABLE adv. that can be believed. |
| BELLYBANDS | • bellybands n. Plural of bellyband. • belly-bands n. Plural of belly-band. • belly␣bands n. Plural of belly band. |
| BELLYBOATS | • bellyboats n. Plural of bellyboat. • belly␣boats n. Plural of belly boat. • BELLYBOAT n. a water safety device, chiefly used in angling, consisting of a large, circular inflated rubber tube attached around a person's waist. |
| BLACKBERRY | • blackberry n. A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids. • blackberry n. The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets. • blackberry n. (UK, dialectal) The blackcurrant. |
| BREADBERRY | • breadberry n. A sort of aleberry made with water instead of ale, formerly given to invalids. • BREADBERRY n. bread steeped in hot milk. |
| OBSERVABLY | • observably adv. (Degree) To a detectable degree, sufficient to be observed. • observably adv. (Manner) In an observable manner. • observably adv. (Modal) Indicates that the proposition can be verified by observation. |
| STABLEBOYS | • stableboys n. Plural of stableboy. • stable-boys n. Plural of stable-boy. • stable␣boys n. Plural of stable boy. |
| UNBEARABLY | • unbearably adv. In an unbearable manner, not bearably, in a way unable to be borne. • UNBEARABLE adv. that cannot be borne. |
| UNBEATABLY | • unbeatably adv. In an unbeatable manner. • UNBEATABLE adv. that cannot be beaten. |