| BESTOWING | • bestowing v. Present participle of bestow. • BESTOW v. to present as a gift. |
| BIOWASTES | • biowastes n. Plural of biowaste. • BIOWASTE n. waste composed chiefly of organic matter. |
| BIRTHWORT | • birthwort n. Any plant species of the genus Aristolochia. • birthwort n. Birthroot, Trillium erectum. • BIRTHWORT n. a plant formerly reputed to help parturition, also BIRTHROOT. |
| BLOWSIEST | • blowsiest adj. Superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy. • BLOWSY adj. coarse and ruddy-faced, also BLOUSY, BLOWZY. |
| BLOWZIEST | • blowziest adj. Superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy. • BLOWZY adj. coarse and ruddy-faced, also BLOUSY, BLOWSY. |
| BOATSWAIN | • boatswain n. The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck… • boatswain n. The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen. • boatswain n. A kind of gull, the jaeger. |
| BOBWEIGHT | • bobweight n. A counterweight on part of a machine. • bobweight n. A weight fixed to the trim tab of an aircraft that brings the nose down at low airspeeds (to avoid stalling). • BOBWEIGHT n. a balance weight. |
| BOBWHITES | • bobwhites n. Plural of bobwhite. • BOBWHITE n. a kind of quail. |
| BOWSPRITS | • bowsprits n. Plural of bowsprit. • BOWSPRIT n. a spar that extends at the bows of a ship. |
| BOWSTRING | • bowstring n. The string of an archer’s bow. • bowstring n. (Historical) The string of an archer’s bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders. • bowstring v. (Transitive) To strangle with a bowstring. |
| BROWNIEST | • browniest adj. Superlative form of browny: most browny. • BROWNY adj. somewhat brown. |
| BROWNTAIL | • BROWNTAIL adj. as in browntail moth, a brown and white European moth. |
| BROWSIEST | • BROWSY adj. relating to casual shopping. |
| BYTOWNITE | • bytownite n. (Mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the fifth member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series… • BYTOWNITE n. a plagioclase intermediate between anorthite and labradorite. |
| CROWBAITS | • crowbaits n. Plural of crowbait. • CROWBAIT n. an old horse. |
| JAWBATION | • jawbation n. Alternative spelling of jobation. • JAWBATION n. a long, tedious rebuke or harangue, also JOBATION. |
| MISBESTOW | • misbestow v. (Transitive) To bestow improperly. • MISBESTOW v. to bestow improperly. |
| SWINGBOAT | • swingboat n. A fairground ride consisting of an open gondola which swings back and forth. • SWINGBOAT n. a boat-shaped swinging carriage for fairs etc. |
| WHITECOMB | • WHITECOMB n. a fungal disease affecting the combs of certain fowls. |
| WOBBLIEST | • wobbliest adj. Superlative form of wobbly: most wobbly. • WOBBLY adj. unsteady, also WABBLY. |