backprint
The mark or impression left by a person's back having been pressed against a surface.
Printing on the reverse side of a poster, postage stamp, or other printed material, usually for purposes of identification.

backprinted
simple past and past participle of backprint

backprinting
present participle and gerund of backprint

backprints
plural of backprint

backspin
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
Synonym of spinback.

backspinning
present participle and gerund of backspin

backspins
plural of backspin

backspun
simple past and past participle of backspin

bagpipe
singular of bagpipes
Attributive form of bagpipes.

bagpiped
simple past and past participle of bagpipe

bagpipes
A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.

bagpiping
action of the verb to bagpipe; playing the bagpipes

bagpipings
plural of bagpiping

ballad
A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
A slow romantic song.

balladed
simple past and past participle of ballad

ballading
present participle and gerund of ballad

ballads
plural of ballad

bamboo
Any of the fast-growing grasses of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.
Wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc.
A stick, rod, pole, or cane of bamboo, especially one used as a vessel for liquids, or as a tool for corporal punishment.
A didgeridoo.
A member of the British military or British East India Company who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home.

bambooed
Made or furnished with bamboo.
Planted or covered with bamboo.

bambooes
plural of bamboo

bambooing
A flogging with a bamboo cane.
A ridged surface texture, like that of bamboo, caused by manufacturing problems.
Painting (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo.

bamboos
plural of bamboo

bambooshark
Alternative form of bamboo shark.

bamboosharks
plural of bambooshark

bambou
Alternative form of bamboo.

bambu
Obsolete form of bamboo.

bankroll
A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
The monetary assets of a person or organization.

bankrolled
simple past and past participle of bankroll

bankrolling
present participle and gerund of bankroll

bankrolls
plural of bankroll

banter
Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
Good-humoured bits of monologue and/or conversational prompts used in any of a wide range of occupations that must frequently interact with the public (for example, store clerks, salespersons, nurses).

bantered
simple past and past participle of banter

bantering
teasing
joking; jesting

banterings
plural of bantering

banters
third-person singular simple present indicative of banter

barnight
An evening party, normally for a society

barnights
plural of barnight

barnumize
Alternative form of Barnumize.

barnumized
simple past and past participle of barnumize

barnumizes
third-person singular simple present indicative of barnumize

barnumizing
present participle and gerund of barnumize

baseboarding
baseboard

bathplugs
plural of bathplug

baubon
A dildo.

baubons
plural of baubon

bavardage
chatter, banter

beatscript
A visual adjunct to a screenplay

beatscripts
plural of beatscript

becarve
To cut off.
To cut up; cut open; open up.
To cut; carve or cut up; cut in pieces; carve.

becarved
simple past and past participle of becarve

becarves
third-person singular simple present indicative of becarve

becarving
present participle and gerund of becarve

bedamp
To cover with dampness; make damp; dampen.

bedamped
simple past and past participle of bedamp.

bedamping
present participle and gerund of bedamp

bedamps
third-person singular simple present indicative of bedamp

behang
To hang round or about, as ornament or embellishment; suspend; drape.

behanging
present participle and gerund of behang

behangs
third-person singular simple present indicative of behang

behap
To happen.

behapped
simple past and past participle of behap

behapping
present participle and gerund of behap

behaps
third-person singular simple present indicative of behap

behung
Draped; ornamented with something hanging.

bellyboard
bodyboard

bellyboards
plural of bellyboard

bemoan
To moan or complain about (something).
To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.

bemoaned
simple past and past participle of bemoan

bemoaning
present participle and gerund of bemoan

bemoanings
plural of bemoaning

bemoans
third-person singular simple present indicative of bemoan

benchboard
A switchboard with a flat horizontal control panel.

benchboards
plural of benchboard

berhyme
To compose rhymes about; celebrate in rhyme; make poetry about someone.
To lampoon.

berhymed
simple past and past participle of berhyme

berhymes
third-person singular simple present indicative of berhyme

berhyming
present participle and gerund of berhyme

berime
Alternative spelling of berhyme.

berkendoss
Alternative form of burkundaz.

berkendosses
plural of berkendoss

bescribble
To write in a messy, scribbly fashion.
To scribble over.

bescribbled
simple past and past participle of bescribble

bescribbles
third-person singular simple present indicative of bescribble

bescribbling
present participle and gerund of bescribble

bespend
To expend; bestow; employ.

bestow
To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.
To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.
To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.
To place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation; to dispose of.
To deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store; to stow.
To provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to quarter.
To behave or conduct (oneself); to acquit.
To give (someone or oneself) in marriage.

bestowed
simple past and past participle of bestow

bestowedst
second-person singular simple past indicative of bestow

bestowest
second-person singular simple present indicative of bestow

bestoweth
third-person singular simple present indicative of bestow

bestowing
present participle and gerund of bestow

bestows
third-person singular simple present indicative of bestow

betravail
To work at; compose (a book, etc.).
To work for; earn by labour.
To do violence to; violate.

bettied
simple past and past participle of betty

betties
plural of betty

betty
A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open; a jimmy.
A picklock, skeleton key; a tool for opening locks.
A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman; (originally) an effeminate or gay man.
A pear-shaped bottle covered with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; a Florence flask.
A baked dessert made with alternating layers of sweetened fruit and buttered bread crumbs.
An attractive woman; a babe.

bettying
present participle and gerund of betty

bewake
To watch; keep watch over; guard.
To awaken thoroughly; keep awake.
To spend waking; watch through.
To keep awake; watch.
To watch over (a body); observe funeral rites for.

bewrite
To write about; describe.
To write to.
To write; write from; copy.

bewrites
third-person singular simple present indicative of bewrite

bewriting
A description.

bewritten
Written about; depicted; portrayed; described.

bewrote
simple past of bewrite

bibcodes
plural of bibcode

bibliofilms
plural of bibliofilm

bibliopoesy
The making of books.

billpaying
The payment of bills.