| BILHARZIA | • bilharzia n. (Pathology) The parasitic disease schistosomiasis. • BILHARZIA n. a disease caused by infestation of the body with blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma, aka schistosomiasis, also BILHARZIASIS, BILHARZIOSIS. |
| BILLIONTH | • billionth adj. The ordinal form of the number one billion. • billionth n. The person or thing in the billionth position. • billionth n. One of a billion equal parts of a whole. |
| BIOPHILIA | • biophilia n. (Obsolete, rare) Hypochondria. • biophilia n. (Psychology) The biological drive to preserve oneself; love of life. • biophilia n. The love of or empathy with nature and all living things. |
| BISMILLAH | • bismillah interj. Alternative letter-case form of Bismillah. • Bismillah interj. (Islam) Used in belief of blessing the speaker’s imminent action, especially prior to eating and drinking;… • Bismillah interj. (Islam) Ellipsis of Bismillahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahim (“in the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate;… |
| BLIGHTIES | • blighties n. Plural of blighty. • Blighties n. Plural of Blighty. • BLIGHTY n. a soldier's wound that gets him sent home. |
| BLIGHTING | • blighting v. Present participle of blight. • blighting n. The act by which something is blighted. • BLIGHTING adj. causing decay. |
| BLINDFISH | • blindfish n. Any of various fish, having only rudimentary eyes, that inhabit underground waters. • BLINDFISH n. an eyeless fish of the Kentucky Mammoth Cave. |
| BLINGLISH | • BLINGLISH n. English mixed with black slang. |
| CHILBLAIN | • chilblain n. An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears, occurring when… • CHILBLAIN n. a painful red swelling, esp. on hands and feet, caused by constriction of small blood vessels in cold weather. |
| CHIMBLIES | • chimblies n. Plural of chimbly. • CHIMBLY n. a chimney, also CHIMBLEY, CHIMLA, CHIMLEY. |
| FRIBBLISH | • fribblish adj. Frivolous; trifling. • FRIBBLISH adj. (obsolete) trifling. |
| HILLBILLY | • hillbilly n. (Often derogatory) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of… • hillbilly n. A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states. • hillbilly v. To emphasize one’s rural or humble upbringing; to use unsophisticated charm. |
| LIBECCHIO | • libecchio n. A southwest wind. • LIBECCHIO n. (Milton) a strong westerly (or southwesterly) wind that blows on to Corsica's western coast, also LIBECCIO. |
| PHILIBEGS | • philibegs n. Plural of philibeg. • PHILIBEG n. (Gaelic) the kilt, also FILABEG, FILIBEG, FILLIBEG, PHILABEG, PHILLABEG, PHILLIBEG. |
| PHILLIBEG | • phillibeg n. Alternative form of philibeg. • PHILLIBEG n. (Gaelic) the kilt, also FILABEG, FILIBEG, FILLIBEG, PHILABEG, PHILIBEG, PHILLABEG. |
| PHLEBITIC | • phlebitic adj. Of or pertaining to phlebitis. • PHLEBITIC adj. relating to phlebitis, inflammation of a vein. |
| PHLEBITIS | • phlebitis n. (Pathology) Inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs. • PHLEBITIS n. inflammation of a vein. |
| RHIZOBIAL | • rhizobial adj. Of or pertaining to rhizobia. • RHIZOBIAL adj. relating to a rhizobium, a bacterium important in nitrogen fixation in leguminous plants. |
| THIMBLING | • thimbling n. Gerund of thimble: the act of using a thimble. • thimbling n. Synonym of thimblerigging (“the act of cheating (someone) in a thimblerig game, or by trickery”). • thimbling v. Present participle of thimble. |