| BANSHEE | • banshee n. (Irish folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of… • banshee n. (Derogatory) A noisy or ill-tempered woman. • BANSHEE n. (Irish) in Irish folklore, a female spirit who wails and shrieks before the death of a member of a family, also BANSHIE. |
| BANSHIE | • banshie n. Dated form of banshee. • BANSHIE n. (Irish) in Irish folklore, a female spirit who wails and shrieks before the death of a member of a family, also BANSHEE. |
| BEENAHS | • BEENAH n. (Arabic) a form of marriage in Sri Lanka, in which the man goes to live with his wife's relatives. |
| BEHINDS | • behinds n. Plural of behind. • BEHIND n. the buttocks. |
| BENCHES | • benches n. Plural of bench. • benches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bench. • Benches prop.n. Plural of Bench. |
| BENTHOS | • benthos n. The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water. • BENTHOS n. (Greek) the flora and fauna of the ocean floor, also BENTHON. |
| BESHINE | • beshine v. (Transitive, obsolete) To shine around or upon. • beshine v. (Transitive, dialectal) To give light to. • BESHINE v. (archaic) to light up. |
| BESHONE | • beshone v. Simple past tense and past participle of beshine. • BESHINE v. (archaic) to light up. |
| BREHONS | • brehons n. Plural of brehon. • BREHON n. (historical) a judge or magistrate in ancient Ireland. |
| BUNCHES | • bunches n. Plural of bunch. • bunches n. Hair gathered together in two or more parts; pigtails. • bunches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bunch. |
| BUSHMEN | • bushmen n. Plural of bushman. • Bushmen n. Plural of Bushman. • BUSHMAN n. (Australian) a settler or traveller in the bush. |
| HEBONAS | • HEBONA n. anything with a poisonous juice, also HEBENON. |
| HENBITS | • henbits n. Plural of henbit. • HENBIT n. either of two low-growing weeds with roundish shallowly lobed leaves. |
| LABNEHS | • labnehs n. Plural of labneh. • LABNEH n. (Arabic) a kind of soft cheese produced by straining yogurt. |
| NEBBISH | • nebbish n. One who is fearful and timid, especially in making decisions and plans, in discussions, debates, arguments… • NEBBISH n. (Yiddish) a colourless, insignificant person, also NEBBICH, NEBBISHE, NEBBISHER, NEBISH. |
| SHEBANG | • shebang n. (Informal, US, archaic) A lean-to or temporary shelter. • shebang n. (Informal, US, archaic) A place or building; a store, saloon, or brothel. • shebang n. (Informal) Any matter of present concern; thing; or business; most commonly in the phrase "the whole shebang". |
| SHEBEAN | • shebean n. Archaic form of shebeen. • SHEBEAN n. a place where liquor is sold illegally, also SHEBEEN. |
| SHEBEEN | • shebeen n. An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa. • shebeen v. (Intransitive) To operate an unlicensed drinking establishment. • SHEBEEN n. a place where liquor is sold illegally, also SHEBEAN. |