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buckram |
Verb
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to stiffen with or as with buckram |
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bendable |
Adjective
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capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking |
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better off |
Adjective
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in a more fortunate or prosperous condition |
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beetle-browed |
Adjective
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sullen or unfriendly in appearance |
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berried |
Adjective
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producing or bearing berries |
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baccate |
Adjective
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producing or bearing berries |
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baccate |
Adjective
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resembling a berry |
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bacciferous |
Adjective
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producing or bearing berries |
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blue-fruited |
Adjective
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bearing blue fruit |
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bountiful |
Adjective
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producing in abundance |
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bountiful |
Adjective
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given or giving freely |
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breeding |
Adjective
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producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring |
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breeding |
Noun
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the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring |
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breeding |
Noun
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the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization |
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breeding |
Noun
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helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community |
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breeding |
Noun
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elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression |
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breeding |
Noun
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the result of good upbringing, especially knowledge of correct social behavior |
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brine-cured |
Adjective
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(used especially of meats) preserved in salt |
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brackish |
Adjective
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slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) |
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brackish |
Adjective
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distasteful and unpleasant |
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briny |
Adjective
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slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) |
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briny |
Noun
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any very large body of (salt) water |
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balsam-scented |
Adjective
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smelling of balsam resin |
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brimful |
Adjective
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filled to capacity |
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bona fide |
Adjective
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not counterfeit or copied |
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bona fide |
Adjective
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undertaken in good faith |
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branchiate |
Adjective
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provided with gills |
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base |
Adjective
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debased |
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base |
Adjective
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illegitimate |
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base |
Adjective
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having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality |
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base |
Adjective
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of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) |
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base |
Adjective
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serving as or forming a base |
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base |
Adjective
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not adhering to ethical or moral principles |
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base |
Adjective
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(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal |
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base |
Noun
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a support or foundation |
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base |
Noun
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a place that the runner must touch before scoring |
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base |
Noun
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(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector |
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base |
Noun
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installation from which a military force initiates operations |
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base |
Noun
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a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit |
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base |
Noun
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the principal ingredient of a mixture |
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base |
Noun
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lowest support of a structure |
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base |
Noun
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the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area |
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base |
Noun
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the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained |
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base |
Noun
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(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed |
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base |
Noun
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a lower limit |
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base |
Noun
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the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end |
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base |
Noun
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(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment |
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base |
Noun
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the bottom or lowest part |
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base |
Noun
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(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place |
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base |
Noun
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the most important or necessary part of something |