| BATCHING | • batching v. Present participle of batch. • BATCHING n. the act of sorting into batches. |
| BATHINGS | • bathings n. Plural of bathing. • BATHING n. the act of taking a bath. |
| BEATHING | • beathing v. Present participle of beath. • be␣a␣thing v. (Stative, colloquial) to exist, or to be available, widespread, possible, or a common practice. • BEATH v. (Spenser) to bathe, heat, also BATHE. |
| BEHOTING | • BEHOTE v. to vow, promise. |
| BEKNIGHT | • beknight v. (Transitive, rare) To make a knight of. • BEKNIGHT v. to raise to knighthood. |
| BENIGHTS | • benights v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benight. • BENIGHT v. to be overtaken by night. |
| BERTHING | • berthing v. Present participle of berth. • berthing n. (Obsolete, nautical) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake. • berthing n. (Nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to be berthed, to rest at some docking facility. |
| BIGHTING | • bighting v. Present participle of bight. • BIGHT v. to fasten with a loop of rope. |
| BIRTHING | • birthing n. (Sometimes attributive) The act of giving birth. • birthing n. (Nautical) Alternative spelling of berthing. • birthing v. Present participle of birth. |
| BITCHING | • bitching adj. (Slang) Excellent; outstanding. • bitching adj. (Slang, less common) Awful, terrible. • bitching v. Present participle of bitch. |
| BOTCHING | • botching v. Present participle of botch. • BOTCHING n. the act of botching. |
| BOUGHTEN | • boughten adj. (Archaic or regional, West Country, Cornwall, Canada, US) Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade). • boughten v. (Archaic or regional, chiefly US) past participle of buy. • BOUGHTEN adj. (archaic) purchased; not obtained or produced at home. |
| BRIGHTEN | • brighten v. (Transitive) To make bright or brighter in color. • brighten v. (Transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to. • brighten v. (Transitive, figuratively) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven. |
| BUNFIGHT | • bunfight n. Alternative form of bun fight. • bun-fight n. Alternative form of bun fight. • bun␣fight n. (Idiomatic) A debate or disagreement, usually with several parties involved, often political in nature. |
| BUTCHING | • butching n. (Archaic) The trade of a butcher. • BUTCHING n. killing cruelly. |
| HABITING | • habiting v. Present participle of habit. • habiting n. (Poetic, obsolete) habitation; living place. • habiting n. (Poetic, obsolete) clothing; garb. |
| THUMBING | • thumbing v. Present participle of thumb. • thumbing n. The act by which something is thumbed. • THUMB v. to leaf through with the short, thick digit of the hand. |
| UNBOUGHT | • unbought adj. Not bought; unpurchased. • UNBOUGHT adj. obtained without buying. |
| UNBRIGHT | • unbright adj. Not bright; lacking light; dim. • unbright adj. Not bright; of limited intellect. • UNBRIGHT adj. not bright. |