| ABSTINENCES | • abstinences n. Plural of abstinence. • ABSTINENCE n. voluntary forbearance esp. from indulgence of an appetite, also ABSTINENCY. |
| BEDRENCHING | • bedrenching v. Present participle of bedrench. • BEDRENCH v. to wet thoroughly. |
| BENEDICTION | • benediction n. A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons… • benediction n. In the Anglican church, the ceremony used to institute an abbot, analogous to the consecration of a bishop. • benediction n. A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water and formally… |
| BENEFACTING | • benefacting v. Present participle of benefact. • BENEFACT v. to confer a benefit upon. |
| BENEFACTION | • benefaction n. An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing. • benefaction n. An act of charity; almsgiving. • BENEFACTION n. the act of benefiting. |
| BENEFICENCE | • beneficence n. An act of philanthropy, a kind deed; an act which benefits someone else. • beneficence n. Good or charitable character or behavior. • BENEFICENCE n. the state of being beneficent. |
| BENZOCAINES | • benzocaines n. Plural of benzocaine. • BENZOCAINE n. a drug used as a local anaesthetic. |
| BESCREENING | • bescreening v. Present participle of bescreen. • BESCREEN v. to cover with a screen, or as with a screen. |
| BICENTENARY | • bicentenary n. A 200th anniversary. • BICENTENARY adj. happening every two hundred years. • BICENTENARY n. a two hundred year anniversary, also BICENTENNIAL. |
| BIENSEANCES | • BIENSEANCE n. proper, correct or fitting things. |
| CONDENSIBLE | • condensible adj. Capable of being condensed. • CONDENSIBLE adj. capable of being condensed, also CONDENSABLE. |
| CONFINEABLE | • confineable adj. Alternative form of confinable. • CONFINEABLE adj. capable of being confined, also CONFINABLE. |
| CONNECTIBLE | • connectible adj. Connectable. • CONNECTIBLE adj. that can be connected, also CONNECTABLE. |
| CONTEMNIBLE | • contemnible adj. Fit to be contemned; contemptible. • CONTEMNIBLE adj. worthy of being contemned. |
| ENCUMBERING | • encumbering v. Present participle of encumber. • ENCUMBER v. to impede the motion of, also INCUMBER. |
| INOBEDIENCE | • inobedience n. (Obsolete) disobedience. • INOBEDIENCE n. disobedience. |
| UNBENEFICED | • unbeneficed adj. (Of clergy) not having a benefice. • UNBENEFICED adj. not possessed of a benefice. |
| UNBREECHING | • unbreeching v. Present participle of unbreech. • UNBREECH v. to remove the breeches of. |