| baal | (Hebrew) a false god > BAALS or BAALIM. |
| baas | (Afrikaans) boss > BAASES. |
| baba | (Polish) a kind of cake > BABAS. [Fr., from Polish baba old woman]. |
| babe | A baby; an attractive young woman > BABES. |
| babu | (Hindi) a native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindu title answering to Mr. or Esquire > BABUS. Also BABOO. |
| baby | (Adj.) like a baby > BABIER, BABIEST; (verb) to treat like a baby > BABIES, BABYING, BABIED. |
| bach | (Welsh) affectionate term of address > BACHS; (verb) to live as a bachelor > BACHES, BACHING, BACHED. |
| back | To support > BACKS, BACKING, BACKED. |
| bacs | (Pl.) BAC, baccalaureate. |
| bade | (Pt.) BID, to command. |
| bads | (Pl.) BAD, a bad thing. |
| bael | (Hindi) a thorny Indian tree > BAELS. Also BEL, BHEL. |
| baff | In golf, to strike the ground with the sole of the club and so send the ball up in the air > BAFFS, BAFFING, BAFFED. |
| baft | (Urdu) a coarse fabric, orig. Oriental > BAFTS. |
| bagh+ | (Hinglish) a garden > BAGHS. |
| bags | (3rd.) BAG, to put into a bag. |
| baht | (Thai) the basic monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 SATANGS > BAHTS. |
| bail | 1. a barrier or pole separating horses in an open stable. Also BAYLE. 2. (verb) to release on bail > BAILS, BAILING, BAILED. |
| bait | Food put on a hook to attract fish; (verb) to set a trap etc. with food > BAITS, BAITING, BAITED. |
| baju | (Malay) a short loose jacket worn in Malaysia and Indonesia > BAJUS. |
| bake | To dry, harden or cook by the heat of the sun or fire > BAKES, BAKING, BAKED, BAKEN. |
| bald | Devoid of hair > BALDER, BALDEST; BALDLY; (verb) to become bald > BALDS, BALDING, BALDED. |
| bale | (Verb) to form into bundles > BALES, BALING, BALED. |
| balk | To stop short, refuse a jump > BALKS, BALKING, BALKED. Also BAULK, BAUK. |
| ball | Anything spherical or nearly so; (verb) to form into a ball > BALLS, BALLING, BALLED. |
| balm | A fragrant resin; (verb) to embalm > BALMS, BALMING, BALMED. |
| bals | (Pl.) BAL, a BALMORAL. |
| balu | (Hindi) in India, a bear > BALUS. Also BALOO. |
| bams | (Pl.) BAM, a hoax or cheat. |
| banc | (Fr.) a bank, as at a casino > BANCS. |
| band | A flat strip used to bind or mark anything; (verb) to mark with band > BANDS, BANDING, BANDED. |
| bane | (Noun) an evil, a poison; (verb) to harm, poison > BANES, BANING, BANED. |
| bang | A loud, explosive noise; (verb) to make a bang > BANGS, BANGING, BANGED. |
| bani | (Pl.) BAN, a Romanian monetary unit. |
| bank | An institution for the keeping of maoney; (verb) to deposit in a bank > BANKS, BANKING, BANKED. |
| bans | (3rd.) BAN, to prohibit. |
| bant | To diet > BANTS, BANTING, BANTED. |
| baps | (Pl.) BAP, a large flat breakfast roll. |
| bapu | (Hindi) a spiritual father > BAPUS. |
| barb | A Moorish horse; a dark pigeon > BARBS; (verb) to fit with a sharp point. > BARBS, BARBING, BARBED. |
| bard | (Welsh) a poet; a kind of armour for horses; (verb) to armour a horse > BARDS, BARDING, BARDED. Also BARDE. |
| bare | Unclothed, uncovered > BARER, BAREST; BARELY; (verb) to make bare > BARES, BARING, BARED. |
| barf | (Coll.) to vomit > BARFS, BARFING, BARFED. |
| bark | To make a sound like a dog > BARKS, BARKING, BARKED. |
| barm | The foam on malt liquors > BARMS. |
| barn | A building for storing hay, straw etc.; (verb) to store in a barn > BARNS, BARNING, BARNED. |
| barp | (Scots) a mound or cairn > BARPS. |
| bars | (Pl.) BAR, a unit of pressure of one million dynes per square centimeter. |
| base | Mean > BASER, BASEST; BASELY; (verb) to place on a foundation > BASES, BASING, BASED. |
| bash | To strike > BASHES, BASHING, BASHED. |
| bask | To lie in the warmth or sunshine; to enjoy and take great pleasure > BASKS, BASKING, BASKED. |
| bass | (Adj.) of a voice, deep > BASSER, BASSEST; BASSLY; (verb) to utter in a deep tone BASSES, BASSING, BASSED. |
| bast | Phloem, the conductive material in a plant; inner bark, esp of lime > BASTS. |
| bate | To reduce the force of > BATES, BATING, BATED. |
| bath | Water for immersing the body; (verb) to take a bath > BATHS, BATHING, BATHED. |
| bats | (3rd.) BAT, to strike with a bat. |
| batt | A sheet of BATTING, cottonwool prepared in sheets for quilting > BATTS. |
| baud | A unit of data transmission speed of one bit per second > BAUDS. |
| bauk | To stop short, refuse a jump > BAUKS, BAUKING, BAUKED. Also BAULK, BALK. |
| baur | (Scots) a joke, amusing incident > BAURS. Also BAWR. |
| bawd | A procurer, now only a female one, a woman who obtains women for prostitution > BAWDS. |
| bawl | To shout or cry very loudly > BAWLS, BAWLING, BAWLED. |
| bawn | (Irish) in Ireland, the fortification round a house, an enclosure for cattle > BAWNS. [Ir. babhun, enclosure]. |
| bawr | (Scots) joke, amusing incident > BAWRS. Also BAUR. |
| baye | (Spenser) to bathe > BAYES, BAYING, BAYED. |
| bays | (3rd.) BAY, to make a noise like a hound. |
| bayt | (Spenser) to bate, abate > BAYTS, BAYTING, BAYTED. |
| bead | A small ball strung with others in a rosary; (verb) to provide with beads > BEADS, BEADING, BEADED. |
| beak | A bird's bill > BEAKS, BEAKED. |
| beam | A ray of light; (verb) to smile > BEAMS, BEAMING, BEAMED. |
| bean | The name of several kinds of leguminous plants and their seeds; (verb) to strike on the head > BEANS, BEANING, BEANED. |
| bear | To carry > BEARS, BEARING, BORE or BARE, BORNE. |
| beat | To strike repeatedly > BEATS, BEATING, BEAT, BEATEN, YBET. |
| beau | (Fr.) a lover; a boyfriend > BEAUS or BEAUX. |
| beck | To beckon > BECKS, BECKING, BECKED. |
| bede | (Obs.) a prayer > BEDES. |
| beds | (3rd.) BED, to put to bed. |
| bedu | A tent-dwelling nomadic Arab > BEDU > no -S. Also BEDUIN, BEDOUIN, BEDAWIN. |
| beef | The meat of the cow > BEEFS; a steer or cow > BEEVES; (verb) to add strength to > BEEFS, BEEFING, BEEFED. |
| been | (PaP.) BE. |
| beep | The sound made by the horn of a car, etc; (verb) to make this sound > BEEPS, BEEPING, BEEPED. |
| beer | An alcoholic drink made from malted barley flavoured with hops > BEERS. |
| bees | (Pl.) BEE, any of various four-winged insects. |
| beet | A plant of the goosefoot family, with a red or white succulent root, used as food (red) and as a source of sugar (white); (verb) to improve or mend, esp. a fire > BEETS, BEETING, BEETED. |
| bego | To beset > BEGOES, BEGOING, BEWENT, BEGONE. |
| begs | (3rd.) BEG, to ask, entreat. |
| bein | (Scots) well off, comfortable. Also BIEN. |
| bell | (Verb) to provide with a bell > BELLS, BELLING, BELLED. |
| bels | (Pl.) BEL, a measure of noise. |
| belt | A band of leather or other material, esp one worn around the waist; (verb) to hit very hard > BELTS, BELTING, BELTED. |
| bema | (Greek) a synagogue platform > BEMAS or BEMATA. Also BIMA, BIMAH. |
| bend | To curve > BENDS, BENDING, BENT or BENDED. |
| bene | The sesame plant > BENES. Also BENNE, BENNI, BENI. |
| beni | (Mende) sesame > BENIS. Also BENE, BENNI, BENNE. |
| benj | (Arabic) cannabis, Indian hemp, used as a weak narcotic > BENJES. Also BHANG. |
| bens | (Pl.) BEN, mountain. |
| bent | (Noun) a kind of grass > BENTS. |
| bere | Barley, esp. the six-rowed barley > BERES. |
| berg | (Afrikaans) a hill or mountain in S. Africa > BERGS. |
| berk | A fool > BERKS. Also BURK. |
| berm | A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch > BERMS. Also BERME. |
| best | (Verb) to defeat > BESTS, BESTING, BESTED. |
| beta | (Greek) a Greek letter > BETAS. |
| bete | To mend; to repair > BETES, BETING, BETED. Also BEET. |
| beth | (Hebrew) the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet > BETHS. |
| bets | (3rd.) BET, to wager. |
| bevy | An alcoholic drink; a drinking session > BEVIES. Also BEVVY. |
| beys | (Pl.) BEY, a Turkish governor. |
| bhat+ | The basic monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 SATANGS > BHAT. No -S. Also BAHT. |
| bhel | (Hindi) a thorny Indian tree > BHELS. Also BAEL, BEL. |
| bhut | (Hindi) a small whirlwind > BHUTS. Also BHOOT. |
| bias | To cause to incline to one side > BIASES or BIASSES, BIASING or BIASSING, BIASED or BIASSED. |
| bibb | A mast support > BIBBS. |
| bibs | (Pl.) BIB, the POUT, a fish of the cod and haddock genus with a large chin barbel. |
| bice | A pale blue or green paint > BICES. |
| bide | To wait, dwell > BIDES, BIDING, BIDED or BODE, BIDDEN. |
| bidi+ | (Hindi) a hand rolled cigarette > BIDIS. Also BEEDI. |
| bids | (3rd.) BID, to make an offer. |
| bien | (Scots) well off, comfortable. Also BEIN. |
| bier | A coffin stand to carry a dead person to the grave > BIERS. |
| biff | A blow; (verb) to strike hard > BIFFS, BIFFING, BIFFED. |
| biga | (Lat.) a two-horse chariot > BIGAE. |
| bigg | Four-rowed barley > BIGGS. Cf. BERE. |
| bigs | (3rd.) BIG, to build. |
| bike | (Coll.) a bicycle; (verb) to travel by bike > BIKES, BIKING, BIKED. |
| bile | A fluid secreted by the liver > BILES. |
| bilk | To cheat out of something valuable; to evade payment of creditors > BILKS, BILKING, BILKED. |
| bill | A concave battle-axe with a long wooden handle; (verb) to charge someone for services > BILLS, BILLING, BILLED. |
| bima | (Hebrew) a raised platform in a synagogue > BIMAS. Also BEMA, BIMAH. |
| bind | To tie, fasten > BINDS, BINDING, BOUND, BOUNDEN, YBOUND, YBOUNDEN. |
| bine | The flexible shoot of climbing plant, especially hop > BINES. |
| bing | A heap or pile; as, a bing of wood > BINGS. |
| bink | A bench > BINKS. |
| bins | (3rd.) BIN, to put into a bin, discard. |
| bint | (Sl.) a girl > BINTS. |
| biog | (Abbr.) biography > BIOGS. Also BIO. |
| bios | (Pl.) BIO, biography. |
| bird | (Verb) to catch or snare birds > BIRDS, BIRDING, BIRDED. |
| birk | (Scots) birch > BIRKS. |
| birl | To carouse > BIRLS, BIRLING, BIRLED. Also BYRL, BIRLE. |
| biro+ | A tradename of a kind of ballpoint pen > BIROS. |
| birr | 1. (Scots) to whir > BIRRS, BIRRING, BIRRED. 2. (Amharic) the monetary unit of Ethiopia > BIRROTCH. |
| bise | (Fr.) a cold dry northerly wind, mainly prevalent in spring, that occurs in and near Switzerland > BISES. Also BIZE. |
| bish | A mistake, a blunder > BISHES. |
| bisk | A kind of rich thick soup > BISKS. Also BISQUE. |
| bist+ | (Arch.) 2nd person singular of BE. |
| bite | To seize or tear with the teeth > BITES, BITING, BIT, BITTEN. |
| bito | A tree of dry tropical Africa and Asia > BITOS. |
| bits | (3rd.) BIT, to curb or restrain. |
| bitt | A post for fastening cables, etc; (verb) to secure a cable to a bitt > BITTS, BITTING, BITTED. |
| bize | (Fr.) a cold N or NE wind prevalent at certain seasons in and near Switzerland > BIZES. Also BISE. |
| blab | To talk idly; to tell tales > BLABS, BLABBING, BLABBED. |
| blad | (Scots) to strike, disfigure > BLADS, BLADDING, BLADDED. |
| blae | (ON) dark blue or bluish gray; lead-colored > BLAER, BLAEST. [ON blar, livid]. |
| blag | To rob, steal > BLAGS, BLAGGING, BLAGGED. |
| blah | Pretentious nonsense; (verb) to talk stupidly or insipidly > BLAHS, BLAHING, BLAHED. |
| blam | The sound of a gunshot > BLAMS. |
| blat | (Sl.) a newspaper. Also BLATT. (Verb) to cry like a sheep > BLATS, BLATTING, BLATTED. |
| blaw | (Scots) to blow > BLAWS, BLAWING, BLAWED, BLAWN. |
| blay | A small fish, aka BLEAK or ABLET > BLAYS. Also BLEY. |
| bleb | A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid; a blister; a bubble, as in water, glass, etc > BLEBS. |
| bled | (Pt.) BLEED, to lose blood. |
| blee | (Scots) complexion > BLEES. |
| blet | A form of decay in fruit which is overripe; (verb) to decay like this > BLETS, BLETTING, BLETTED. |
| blew | (Pt.) BLOW, to produce a current of air. |
| bley | A small fish, aka BLEAK or ABLET > BLEYS. Also BLAY. |
| blin | (Russian) a small buckwheat pancake > BLINI, BLINIS or BLINY. Also BLINTZ, BLINTZE. (Verb) to cease from, stop > BLINS, BLINNING, BLINNED. |
| blip | (Verb) to remove sound from a tape > BLIPS, BLIPPING, BLIPPED. |
| blob | A drop or globule; (verb) to make a blob or blobs > BLOBS, BLOBBING, BLOBBED. |
| bloc | (Fr.) a combination of States, parties, groups, or people, formed to promote a particular interest > BLOCS. |
| blog+ | A journal written on-line and accessible to users of the internet > BLOGS. |
| blot | A spot of e.g. ink; (verb) to remove excess ink etc. with blotting-paper > BLOTS, BLOTTING, BLOTTED. |
| blow | To produce a current of air > BLOWS, BLOWING, BLEW, BLOWN, BLOWED. |
| blub | To cry > BLUBS, BLUBBING, BLUBBED. |
| blue | The colour of clear sky > BLUER, BLUEST; BLUELY; (verb) to make blue > BLUES, BLUING or BLUEING, BLUED. |
| blur | An ill-defined spot or smear; (verb) to make a blur > BLURS, BLURRING, BLURRED. |
| boab+ | (Aust.) short for BAOBAB, a tree native to Africa > BOABS. |
| boak | (Dial.) to belch, vomit > BOAKS, BOAKING, BOAKED. Also BOKE, BOCK. |
| boar | A male pig > BOARS. |
| boas | (Pl.) BOA, a kind of snake. |
| boat | A small rowing, sailing or motor vessel; loosely, a ship; (verb) to sail about in a boat > BOATS, BOATING, BOATED. |
| boba | A contagious skin disease resembling syphilis, aka YAWS > BOBAS. Also BUBA. |
| bobs | (3rd.) BOB, to move rapidly up and down. |
| bock | To vomit, belch > BOCKS, BOCKING, BOCKED. Also BOKE, BOAK. |
| bode | To foretell, be an omen of > BODES, BODING, BODED. |
| bods | (Pl.) BOD, a person. |
| body | (Verb) to give form to, to embody > BODIES, BODYING, BODIED. |
| boep+ | (S. Afr.) a protruding belly > BOEPS. |
| boet+ | (S. Afr.) brother, chum > BOETS. |
| boff | A hearty laugh. Also BOFFO, BOFFOLA. (Verb) to hit, strike > BOFFS, BOFFING, BOFFED. |
| bogs | (Pl.) BOG, to sink into a bog. |
| bogy | A goblin, a bugbear, an object of special dread > BOGIES. Also BOGEY, BOOGERMAN, BOGEYMAN, BOGYMAN, BOOGEYMAN. |
| boho+ | (Coll.) a Bohemian > BOHOS. |
| bohs | (Pl.) BOH, an exclamation used to startle someone. |
| boil | To pass rapidly from liquid into vapour with violent and copious production of bubbles > BOILS, BOILING, BOILED. |
| bois+ | (Pl.) BOI, a lesbian who adopts a boyish appearance or manners. |
| boke | (Dial.) to belch, vomit > BOKES, BOKING, BOKED. Also BOCK, BOAK. |
| boko | (Sl.) the nose > BOKOS. |
| boks | (Pl.) BOK, a goat or antelope. |
| bola | (Spanish) a throwing weapon > BOLAS. |
| bold | Brave, daring > BOLDER, BOLDEST; BOLDLY; (noun) boldfaced type > BOLDS. |
| bole | A fine earthy clay > BOLES. |
| boll | The pod of a plant, as that of flax or cotton; (verb) to form pods > BOLLS, BOLLING, BOLLED. |
| bolo | (Spanish) a traditional long-bladed Philippine knife > BOLOS. |
| bolt | A bar or rod that slides into a hole or socket to fasten a door; (verb) to fasten with a bolt > BOLTS, BOLTING, BOLTED. |
| boma | (Swahili) in Africa, a thorn enclosure > BOMAS. |
| bomb | A hollow case containing explosive; (verb) to attack with bombs > BOMBS, BOMBING, BOMBED. |
| bona | (Lat.) goods. No -S. |
| bond | Something that binds; (verb) to secure with a bond > BONDS, BONDING, BONDED. |
| bone | A hard substance forming the skeleton of the higher animals; (verb) to take the bones out of > BONES, BONING, BONED. |
| bong | To make a deep ringing sound > BONGS, BONGING, BONGED. |
| bonk | To hit or thump; to have sexual intercourse with > BONKS, BONKING, BONKED. |
| bony | Like bone > BONIER, BONIEST. Also BONEY. |
| boob | (Verb) to make a mistake > BOOBS, BOOBING, BOOBED. |
| booh | To boo > BOOHS, BOOHING, BOOHED. |
| book | A collection of sheets of paper, etc, bound or otherwise fastened together; (verb) to reserve in advance > BOOKS, BOOKING, BOOKED. |
| bool | (Scots) a bowl; (verb) to play bowls > BOOLS, BOOLING, BOOLED. |
| boom | A hollow sound or roar; (verb) to make a hollow sound > BOOMS, BOOMING, BOOMED. |
| boon | A timely benefit, a blessing > BOONS. |
| boor | A rude person > BOORS. |
| boos | (3rd.) BOO, to show disapproval of by a boo. |
| boot | A covering for the foot and at least the ankle, often the calf or even higher up the leg, made of leather, rubber, etc; (verb) to kick > BOOTS, BOOTING, BOOTED. |
| bops | (Pl.) BOP, a variety of jazz music. |
| bora | (Ital.) a violent cold North wind that blows from the mountains (usually in the winter) towards the East coast of the Adriatic > BORAS. |
| bord | (Spenser) board > BORDS. Also BOORD, BORDE, BOORDE. |
| bore | To pierce, make a hole in > BORES, BORING, BORED. |
| bork+ | To attack a candidate or public figure systematically, especially in the media > BORKS, BORKING, BORKED. |
| borm+ | (Dial.) to smear with paint > BORMS, BORMING, BORMED. |
| born | (Pt.) BEAR, to give birth to. |
| bors | (Pl.) BOR, an East Anglian form of address meaning neighbour. |
| bort | Diamond dust or fragments > BORTS. Also BOART, BORTZ. |
| bosh | (Coll.) meaningless talk > BOSHES. |
| bosk | A bush; a thicket > BOSKS. Also BOSQUE, BOSQUET, BOSKET. |
| boss | Excellent > BOSSER, BOSSEST; (verb) to order about > BOSSES, BOSSING, BOSSED. |
| bota | (Spanish) a leather bottle for wine > BOTAS. |
| both | The two; the one and the other. |
| bots | A cattle disease caused by botfly larvae. |
| bott | The maggot of a botfly > BOTTS. Also BOT. |
| bouk | (Scots) the body; bulk > BOUKS. Also BUKE. |
| boun | To prepare oneself > BOUNS, BOUNING, BOUNED. Also BOWNE. |
| bout | A contest > BOUTS. |
| bowl | To roll or trundle > BOWLS, BOWLING, BOWLED. |
| bowr | (Spenser) a muscle > BOWRS. |
| bows | (3rd.) BOW, to bend or incline downwards. |
| boxy | Like a box > BOXIER, BOXIEST; BOXILY. |
| boyf+ | (Sl.) a boyfriend > BOYFS. |
| boyg | (Norwegian) a problem difficult to get to grips with > BOYGS. |
| boyo | (Welsh slang) a boy, a young man > BOYOS. |
| boys | (3rd.) BOY, to play a female part as a boy. |
| bozo | (US slang) a man, a fellow > BOZOS. |
| brad | (ON) a thin, flat, small-headed nail; (verb) to fasten with a brad > BRADS, BRADDING, BRADDED. [ON broddr spike]. |
| brae | (Scots) a steep bank beside a river valley; a hillside > BRAES. |
| brag | (Verb) to boast > BRAGS, BRAGGING, BRAGGED; (adj.) first-rate > BRAGGER, BRAGGEST; BRAGLY. |
| brak+ | (S. Afr.) brackish, salty; (noun) a mongrel dog > BRAKS. |
| bran | The husks of grain sifted from the flour; (verb) to soak in water mixed with bran > BRANS, BRANNING, BRANNED. |
| bras | (Spenser) brass. |
| brat | A contemptuous name for a child > BRATS. |
| braw | (Scots) fine, brave > BRAWER, BRAWEST; BRAWLY. |
| bray | To cry like a donkey > BRAYS, BRAYING, BRAYED. |
| bred | (Pt.) BREED, to cause to give birth; (noun) a person who lives in a small remote place > BREDS. |
| bree | (Scots) the liquor in which anything has been boiled > BREES. Also BRIE, BROO. |
| brei+ | (S. Afr.) to speak with uvular r, especially in Afrikaans > BREIS, BREIING, BREID. Also BREY. |
| bren | (Arch.) to burn > BRENS, BRENNING, BRENT (not BRENNED*). |
| brer | (Southern US dial.) brother > BRERS. |
| brew | To prepare by infusion > BREWS, BREWING, BREWED. |
| brey+ | (S. Afr.) to speak with uvular r, especially in Afrikaans > BREYS, BREYING, BREYED. Also BREI. |
| brie | (Scots) the liquor in which anything has been boiled > BRIES. Also BREE, BROO. |
| brig | A two-masted, square-rigged vessel > BRIGS. |
| brik+ | (Arabic) a Tunisian deep fried spicy pastry filled with fish or meat and sometimes an egg > BRIKS. |
| brim | The upper edge of a vessel; (verb) to fill to the brim > BRIMS, BRIMMING, BRIMMED. |
| brin | The rib of a fan > BRINS. |
| brio | (Ital.) liveliness, enthusiastic vigour, as in con brio > BRIOS. |
| bris | (Hebrew) a Jewish circumcision rite > BRISSES. Also BRISS, BRITH. |
| brit | A young herring, sprat or other fish > BRITS. Also BRITT. |
| brod | (Dial.) a goad, a spike; (verb) to prod > BRODS, BRODDING, BRODDED. |
| brog | (Scots) an awl; (verb) to prick with an awl > BROGS, BROGGING, BROGGED. |
| broo | (Scots) unemployment benefit; the office at which people receive it > BROOS. Also BUROO. |
| bros | (Pl.) BRO, a place for which one feels a strong affinity. |
| brow | The eyebrow; the ridge over the eyes > BROWS, BROWED. |
| brrr | An interjection expressing a feeling of cold. Also BRR. |
| brus+ | (Pl.) BRU, a friend. |
| brut | (Fr.) of wines, unsweetened, dry; (noun) a very dry champagne. > BRUTS. |
| brux+ | To grind the teeth > BRUXES, BRUXING, BRUXED. |
| buat | (Scots) a lantern > BUATS. Also BOWAT, BOWET. |
| buba | A contagious skin disease resembling syphilis, aka YAWS > BUBAS. Also BOBA. |
| bubo | (Lat.) an inflammation, with enlargement, of a lymphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as in syphilis > BUBOES, BUBOED. |
| bubs | (Pl.) BUB, a strong drink. |
| bubu+ | A long flowing garment worn by men and women in Mali > BUBUS. Also BOUBOU. |
| buck | The male of e.g. the deer; (verb) (of a horse, etc) to jump repeatedly into the air > BUCKS, BUCKING, BUCKED. |
| buda+ | (Hinglish) derogatory for an old man > BUDAS. |
| budi+ | (Hinglish) derogatory for an old woman > BUDIS. |
| budo | (Japanese) the system or philosophy of the martial arts > BUDOS. |
| buds | (Pl.) BUD, to produce buds. |
| buff | Dull yellow > BUFFER, BUFFEST; (verb) to polish with a buff > BUFFS, BUFFING, BUFFED. |
| bufo | (Lat.) a black tincture in alchemy > BUFOS. [L. bufo, toad]. |
| bugs | (3rd.) BUG, to trouble, annoy. |
| buhl | A form of marquetry with e.g. gold and silver inlaid in tortoiseshell > BUHLS. [From Charles André Boulle (1642-1732), a cabinetmaker in the service of Louis XIV]. Also BOULLE, BOULE, BUHLWORK. |
| buhr | A cellular, flinty rock, used for mill stones > BUHRS. Also BUHRSTONE, BURRSTONE, BURSTONE. |
| buik | (Scots) a book > BUIKS. Also BUKE. |
| buke | (Scots) a book > BUKES. Also BUIK. |
| bulb | (Verb) to form bulbs > BULBS, BULBING, BULBED. |
| bulk | Volume or size; (verb) to have bulk; to fill out > BULKS, BULKING, BULKED. |
| bull | (Verb) to copulate with a cow > BULLS, BULLING, BULLED. |
| bumf | Toilet paper; also, worthless paperwork, literature, or junk mail > BUMFS. Also BUMPH. |
| bump | To make a heavy or loud noise; to knock dully > BUMPS, BUMPING, BUMPED. |
| bums | (3rd.) BUM, to hum like a bee. |
| buna | A kind of artifical rubber made from BUTADIENE > BUNAS. |
| bund | 1. a league; a confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states. 2. in India, a man-made embankment or dam; (verb) to embank > BUNDS, BUNDING, BUNDED. |
| bung | The stopper of the hole in a barrel; (verb) to stop up or enclose with a bung > BUNGS, BUNGING, BUNGED. |
| bunk | A box or recess in a ship's cabin; (verb) to occupy a bunk > BUNKS, BUNKING, BUNKED. |
| bunn | A kind of sweet roll or cake > BUNNS. Also BUN. |
| buns | (Pl.) BUN, a kind of sweet roll or cake. |
| bunt | (Verb) to knock > BUNTS, BUNTING, BUNTED. |
| buoy | (Verb) to mark with buoys > BUOYS, BUOYING, BUOYED. |
| bura | (Russian) in central Asia, a blizzard blowing from the North, or a summer wind from the North that causes dust storms > BURAS. Also BURAN. |
| burb+ | (Abbr.) suburb > BURBS. |
| burd | (Scots) a bird > BURDS. Also BURDIE. |
| burg | A fortified town > BURGS. |
| burk | (Coll.) a fool > BURKS. Also BERK. |
| burl | A small knot in thread; a knot in wood; (verb) to finish cloth by removing burls > BURLS, BURLING, BURLED. |
| burn | To consume or injure by fire or great heat > BURNS, BURNING, BURNED or BURNT or (obs.) YBRENT. |
| burp | To belch > BURPS, BURPING, BURPED. |
| burr | (Verb) to remove a rough edge from > BURRS, BURRING, BURRED. |
| burs | (Pl.) BUR, a prickly seed-case. |
| bury | To hide in the ground; to cover > BURIES, BURYING, BURIED. |
| bush | (Verb) to cover or protect with bushes > BUSHES, BUSHING, BUSHED. |
| busk | To entertain by singing and dancing; to prepare > BUSKS, BUSKING, BUSKED. |
| buss | A kiss, esp. a rude or playful kiss; (verb) to kiss > BUSSES, BUSSING, BUSSED. |
| bust | To break, shatter > BUSTS, BUSTING, BUSTED. |
| busy | Occupied > BUSIER, BUSIEST; BUSILY; (verb) to occupy oneself > BUSIES, BUSYING, BUSIED. |
| bute | (Sl.) a capsule of phenybutazone > BUTES. |
| buts | (3rd.) BUT, to put forward as an objection. |
| butt | To strike with the head, as a goat etc > BUTTS, BUTTING, BUTTED. |
| buys | (3rd.) BUY, to purchase. |
| buzz | To make a noise like that of insects' wings > BUZZES, BUZZING, BUZZED. |
| byde+ | (Scots) to bide > BYDES, BYDING, BYDED. |
| byes | (Pl.) BYE, a pass to the next round (of a competition, etc.). |
| byke | (Scots) a nest of wasps or wild bees; a swarm, throng; (verb) to swarm > BYKES, BYKING, BYKED. |
| byre | A cow barn > BYRES. |
| byrl | To carouse > BYRLS, BYRLING, BYRLED. Also BIRL, BIRLE. |
| byte | A set of usu. eight binary digits (bits) considered as a unit > BYTES. |
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