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- BESOMA broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
- BESPRENTsimple past and past participle of besprenge
- BESTILLTo make quiet or still; calm; pacify.
- BESTIRTo put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.
- BESTORMTo overtake with a storm; assail with storms.
- BESTORMINGTo overtake with a storm; assail with storms.
- BESTREWTo strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there.
- BESTRIDETo be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.
- BETOKENTo signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
- BEWARETo use caution, pay attention to (used both with and without of).
- BEYONDFurther away than.
- BIGOTOne who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.
- BINDLEA length of cord, rope, twine, etc, used to bind something.
- BINGEA short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
- BIRDAn animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked
- BIRDINGSAn animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked
- BISHOPDOMSynonym of bishopric.
- BISHOPRICA diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
- BISSONSandblind, purblind.
- BITTERLYIn a bitter manner.
- BITTERNESSThe quality of having a bitter taste.
- BLARTTo sound loudly or harshly; to cry out, wail, lament.
- BLATTo cry, as a calf, sheep, or goat.
- BLEARYTired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.
- BLEEColor, hue.
- BLEWsimple past of blow
- BLINDLYIn a blind manner; without sight.
- BLISSPerfect happiness.
- BLITHELYWithout care, concern, or consideration.
- BLITHENESSThe characteristic of being blithe.
- BLOODLESSLacking blood; ashen, anaemic.
- BLOOMERAn ironworker.
- BLORETo cry; cry out; weep.
- BLOWERA person who blows.
- BLOWNDistended, swollen, or inflated.
- BLURTTo utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
- BOARA wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
- BODGETo do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; mend, patch up, repair.
- BOLLOCKA testicle.
- BONFIREA large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
- BOOKEROne who makes a reservation.
- BOOKLANDIn Anglo-Saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee, service, and fines. It was held chiefly by the nobility and denominated freeholders.
- BOOKMANOne who held bookland.
- BORNEpast participle of bear
- BORSTALA way up a hill in the South Downs.
- BOTCHTo perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
- BOTCHINGSTo perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
- BOUNDsimple past and past participle of bind
- BOUNDARYThe dividing line or location between two areas.
- BOWSPRITA spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
- BOXENMade of boxwood.
- BRAMBLEAny of many closely related thorny plants in the genus Rubus including the blackberry and likely not including the raspberry proper.
- BRATA human child.
- BRAZETo cover with brass, or as with brass.
- BRAZENMade of brass.
- BREAKFASTThe first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
- BREATHThe act or process of breathing.
- BREEKSPants, breeches.
- BRICKLEAlternative form of breakle.
- BRIDALA wedding feast or festival; a wedding.
- BRIGHTLYIn a bright manner.
- BRIMSTONEThe sulfur of hell; hell, damnation.
- BRITTLEInflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact.
- BROADWAYAn esplanade.
- BROCKA male badger.
- BROODYOf birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
- BROOMYCovered in the shrub broom.
- BRUNGsimple past and past participle of bring
- BUCKETFULThe quantity contained in a bucket.
- BUFFOONOne who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
- BUILDEROne who builds or constructs things.
- BUILDINGThe act or process by which something is built; construction.
- BULLOCKA young bull.
- BURDmaiden, young woman
- BURIALThe act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
- BURLYLarge, well-built, and muscular.
- BUSYCrowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
- BUTTERFLYA flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. The imago (final form) of such an insect, consisting
- BUXOMHaving a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
- BYREA barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in.
- CANNYCareful, prudent, cautious.
- CAREFULTaking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
- CAREFULLYSorrowfully.
- CATMINTSynonym of catnip (the plant Nepeta cataria, or other members of the genus)
- CAUKAn opaque, earthy variety of barite, or heavy spar.
- CEORLAn Anglo-Saxon churl.
- CEORLISHCharacteristic of or relating to a ceorl.
- CHAFFThe inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
- CHALKSTONEA mass or piece of chalk.
- CHAPMANA dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.
- CHAWThat which is chewed.
- CHEAPINGpresent participle and gerund of cheap
- CHICElegant, stylish.
- CHIDETo admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
- CHIFFONA lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.
- CHILDEObsolete form of child.
- CHILDERPlural of child.
- CHILDRENplural of child
- CHIRKTo become happier.
- CHOKETo be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throa