ballhandling
Skillful handling of the basketball when dribbling, passing or receiving

ballsed
simple past and past participle of balls

ballses
third-person singular simple present indicative of balls

ballsing
present participle and gerund of balls

ballyrag
To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally.

ballyragged
simple past and past participle of ballyrag

ballyragging
present participle and gerund of ballyrag

ballyrags
third-person singular simple present indicative of ballyrag

ban
To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.
To summon; to call out.
To anathematize; to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon; to place under a ban.
To curse; to execrate.
To curse; to utter curses or maledictions.

bani
plural of ban (currency)

banned
simple past and past participle of ban

banning
present participle and gerund of ban

bannings
plural of banning

bannum
Synonym of ban (“gathering for war; mulct or penalty”).

bans
plural of ban
Archaic spelling of banns.

barber
A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.
A barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries.
A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, especially one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; so named from the cutting ice spicules.

barbered
simple past and past participle of barber

barbering
The trade of and practice of shaving and cutting hair.
The practice among pets of overgrooming each other, leaving bald patches.

barbers
plural of barber

barbitones
plural of barbitone

bark
To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
To speak sharply.

barke
Obsolete spelling of bark.

barked
simple past and past participle of bark

barking
present participle and gerund of bark

barkings
plural of barking

barks
plural of bark

basemeans
plural of basemean

baste
To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.

basted
simple past and past participle of baste

bastes
third-person singular simple present indicative of baste

basting
The act by which a food item is basted.
A (physical) beating.
The use of long or loose stitches; the act by which something is basted.

batteled
simple past and past participle of battel

battelled
simple past and past participle of battel

battelling
present participle and gerund of battel

battells
plural of battell

battels
plural of battel
A small sum of money given to pupils.

batten
To cause (an animal, etc.) to become fat or thrive through plenteous feeding; to fatten.
To enrich or fertilize (land, soil, etc.).
To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up.
Of land, soil, etc.: to become fertile; also, of plants: to grow lush.
Followed by on: to eat greedily; to glut.
Followed by on: to prosper or thrive, especially at the expense of others.
To gloat at; to revel in.
To gratify a morbid appetite or craving.

battened
simple past and past participle of batten

batteneth
third-person singular simple present indicative of batten

battening
present participle and gerund of batten

battens
plural of batten

bawl
To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.
To wail; to give out a blaring cry.
To weep profusely.

bawled
simple past and past participle of bawl

bawling
present participle and gerund of bawl

bawlings
plural of bawling

bawls
third-person singular simple present indicative of bawl

bead
Prayer, later especially with a rosary.
Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.
A small, round object.
A small, round object.
A small, round object.
A small, round object.
A small, round object.
A small, round object.
A ridge, band, or molding.
A ridge, band, or molding.
A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron, manganese, etc., before the blowpipe.

beatbox
A type of electronic percussion device.

beatboxed
simple past and past participle of beatbox

beatboxes
plural of beatbox

beatboxing
The practice of using one’s mouth, lips, tongue, voice, etc. as a percussive instrument to create beats, rhythms and melodies for music, mainly hip hop.

beatified
Blissful or supremely blessed.
Having been recognized and declared, by the church, that a deceased has entered heaven; having attained this step in the process of canonization.

beatifies
third-person singular simple present indicative of beatify

beatify
To make blissful.
To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness.
To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a blessed.

beatifying
present participle and gerund of beatify

becreep
To creep up on; stalk

becreeping
present participle and gerund of becreep

becreeps
third-person singular simple present indicative of becreep

becrept
simple past and past participle of becreep

bede
Prayer, request, supplication
Rosary.

bedear
To make or hold dear; endear.
To say "dear" to; address as "dear".

bedears
third-person singular simple present indicative of bedear

bedes
plural of bede

bedoctor
To confer a doctoral degree upon.
To address as 'doctor'.
To care for in the manner of a doctor.

bedoctored
simple past and past participle of bedoctor

bedoctoring
present participle and gerund of bedoctor

bedoctors
third-person singular simple present indicative of bedoctor

befie
To say "fie" to; defy.

befied
simple past and past participle of befie

befies
third-person singular simple present indicative of befie

befind
To find; discover.
To invent; contrive.
To be found; be.

befinding
present participle and gerund of befind

befinds
third-person singular simple present indicative of befind

befound
simple past and past participle of befind

begab
To deceive; mock.
To gab about; talk over; report from one (person) to another.

begabs
third-person singular simple present indicative of begab

behight
To vow, promise (someone).
To be designated.
To give in trust; to commit; to entrust.
To mean, or intend.
To consider or esteem to be; to declare to be.
To call; to name; to address.
To command; to order.

behighted
simple past and past participle of behight

behighting
present participle and gerund of behight

behights
third-person singular simple present indicative of behight

behote
Obsolete form of behight.

belabor
US spelling of belabour.

belabour
To labour about; labour over; to work hard upon; to ply diligently.
To beat or thump (someone) soundly.
To attack (someone) verbally.
To discuss or explain (something) excessively or repeatedly; to harp on or overelaborate.

belaboured
simple past and past participle of belabour

belabouring
present participle and gerund of belabour

belabours
third-person singular simple present indicative of belabour

belittle
To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation.
To make small.

belittled
simple past and past participle of belittle

belittles
third-person singular simple present indicative of belittle

belittling
present participle and gerund of belittle

belittlings
plural of belittling

bellbind
hedge bindweed

beller
Alternative form of bellow.

bellow
The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.

bellowed
simple past and past participle of bellow

bellowing
present participle and gerund of bellow

bellowings
plural of bellowing