English words: belchy to belle sabreuse

300 English words, part 41 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 29 have a page of their own.

English words belchy to belle sabreuse

belchy adjective /ˈbɛlt͡ʃi/: Pertaining to, or characterised by, belching.
Belcoo proper noun: A village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, on the border with Ireland (Irish grid ref H0838).
Belcourt proper noun: A surname from French.
beldam noun: Alternative spelling of beldame.
beldame noun /ˈbɛldəm/: A grandmother.
beldamship noun: A term of address for an old woman.
Belden proper noun: A surname.
Belding proper noun: A surname.
Belding's ground squirrel noun: A squirrel of species Urocitellus beldingi, that lives on mountains in the western United States.
bélé noun: A genre of music and group dance from the Creole cultures of Dominica and other Caribbean islands, in modern times mostly performed to celebrate holidays...
belead verb: To lead away.
beleaguer verb /bɪˈliː.ɡə/: To besiege; to surround with troops.
beleaguered adjective, verb /bɪˈliːɡəd/: Besieged; surrounded by enemy troops.
beleaguerer noun: Someone who beleaguers.
beleaguerment noun /bɪˈliːɡəmənt/: The fact or state of beleaguering; a state of blockade or siege.
beleagure verb: Alternative spelling of beleaguer.
beleap verb: To leap upon; cover.
belearn verb: To learn about; study; educate; teach.
beleave verb /bɪˈliːv/: To leave behind, abandon.
belecture verb: To lecture frequently, to the point of vexation.
beleganjur noun: A military style of gamelan music of Bali.
beleggined adjective: Dated form of belegginged.
belegginged adjective: Wearing leggings.
Belém proper noun: A civil parish of Lisbon, Portugal
belemnite noun /ˈbɛləmˌnaɪt/: Any member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern...
belemnite battlefield noun: A fossil site with an unusually high concentration of belemnite rostra.
belemnitellid noun: Any belemnite of the family Belemnitellidae
belemnitic adjective: Of or relating to belemnite.
belemnoid adjective, noun: dart-shaped; styloid
Belen proper noun: An unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi, United States.
belendorffite noun: A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing copper and mercury.
Belenite noun: Someone from Belen, New Mexico.
Belenko proper noun: A surname from Russian
Belenky proper noun: A surname.
beleper verb: To infect with leprosy.
belepered adjective: Infected with leprosy.
beleric myrobalan noun: A tree native to India and used in ayurvedic medicine of species Terminalia bellirica
belesh noun: The disease bejel.
beletter verb: To add letters (indicating rank or education etc.) to one's name as little more than decoration
Belew proper noun: A surname.
Belf proper noun: Queen's University of Belfast, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
Belfair proper noun: A locality in Mason County, Washington, United States.
Belfast proper noun /ˈbɛl.fæst/: The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.
Belfast confetti noun: Large shipbuilding rivets, nuts, bolts and other metal scrap used as missiles by Protestant shipyard workers during sectarian rioting in Belfast.
Belfast sink noun /ˈbɛlfæst sɪŋk/: A deep, usually rectangular, ceramic sink.
Belfastman noun: A man from Belfast in Northern Ireland.
belfie noun /ˈbɛlfi/: A self-taken photograph of one's own buttocks.
Belfield proper noun: A suburban area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9113).
Belford proper noun: A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1033).
Belfort proper noun: A surname.
belfosdil noun: A calcium channel blocker.
Belfrage proper noun: A surname.
belfried adjective /ˈbɛlfɹid/: Furnished with a belfry or belfries.
belfry noun /ˈbɛlfɹi/: A tower or steeple typically containing bells, especially as part of a church.
Belgae noun: A group of tribes living in northern Gaul, between the English Channel and the west bank of the Rhine, from at least the 3rd century BC.
belgard noun: A loving look, an amorous glance.
Belgaum proper noun: A city in Karnataka, India.
Belger proper noun: A surname from German.
Belgian adjective, noun /ˈbɛl.d͡ʒən/: A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.
Belgian biscuit noun: Synonym of Empire biscuit.
Belgian block noun: A nearly cubical block of granite or other tough stone, used as a material for street pavements.
Belgian Blue noun: A breed of beef cattle from Belgium, typically having blue-grey mottled hair.
Belgian chocolate noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Belgian, chocolate.
Belgian endive noun: Common chicory, Cichorium intybus, grown without sunlight to produce pale leaves.
Belgian fence noun: An espaliered tree in a diamond grid shape.
Belgian franc noun: The former currency of Belgium, now superseded by the euro.
Belgian Gate noun: A heavy steel fence, typically mounted on concrete rollers, used as a mobile antitank obstacle during World War II.
Belgian Groenendael noun: The long-haired black variant of the Belgian Sheepdog.
Belgian hare noun: A fancy breed of domestic rabbit (not a true hare) that has been selectively bred to resemble the wild hare, with a slender wiry frame and long powerful legs.
Belgian Laekenois noun: One of four variants of the Belgian Sheepdog.
Belgian Malinois noun: One of four variants of the Belgian Sheepdog.
Belgian Sheepdog noun: One of four variants of sheep herding dog bred in Belgium.
Belgian Tervuren noun: One of four variants of the Belgian Sheepdog.
Belgian waffle noun: A variety of waffle with a lighter batter, larger squares, and deeper pockets than American waffles.
Belgianness noun: The quality of being Belgian.
Belgic adjective /ˈbɛld͡ʒɪk/: Of or pertaining to the Belgae, a Germanic tribe.
Belgicism noun: The political ideology which supports the political and economic union of Belgium; Belgian nationalism.
Belgie noun: A Belgian.
Belgium proper noun /ˈbɛld͡ʒəm/: A country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Capital and largest...
Belgium block noun: Alternative form of Belgian block.
Belgium sausage noun: a large sausage, usually sliced and eaten cold
Belgo-British adjective, noun: Of, belonging to, or involving both Belgium, and England (or Britain).
Belgophile noun: A person who likes Belgium or its people and culture.
Belgorod proper noun /ˈbɛl.ɡəˌɹɑd/: An oblast of Russia.
Belgrade proper noun /ˈbɛlɡɹeɪd/: The capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia; the former capital of Serbia and Montenegro.
Belgrader noun: a native or resident of Belgrade, Serbia
Belgradian adjective, noun: of, from or pertaining to Belgrade
Belgrave proper noun: A surname.
Belgravia proper noun /bɛlˈɡɹeɪ.vi.ə/: An area in the City of Westminster, central London, noted for being one of the wealthiest districts in the world (OS grid ref TQ2879).
Belgravian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Belgravia, London.
belhambra noun: Phytolacca dioica, a tree related to pokeweed.
beli noun: Alternative form of bael.
Belial proper noun /ˈbiːli.əl/: A wicked demon in Christian and Jewish apocrypha.
Belialic adjective: Of or relating to the demon Belial.
belibel verb: To libel, slander, calumniate.
Belica proper noun: A municipality of Croatia.
Belichick proper noun /ˈbɛlɪtʃɪk/: A surname.
belick verb: To lick or lick about.
belid noun: Any of the weevils in the family Belidae.
belie verb /bɪˈlaɪ/: To lie around; encompass.
belieber noun /bɪˈliːbə/: Pronunciation spelling of believer.
Belieberism noun: The fan phenomenon of Justin Bieber viewed as a religion or epidemic.
belief noun /bɪˈliːf/: Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
belief-beggaring adjective: That beggars belief; unbelievable.
belief system noun: A system of beliefs; a set of beliefs with interrelations.
beliefful adjective: Having belief or faith; faithful.
belieffulness adjective: The state or quality of being beliefful; faithfulness.
beliefless adjective: Without a belief or beliefs; faithless or nothingarian.
belieflessness noun: Lack of belief.
belieflike adjective: Resembling a belief.
belier noun: One who or that which belies.
believability noun: The state or quality of being believable.
believable adjective /bɪˈliːvəbl̩/: Capable of being believed; credible.
believableness noun: The state or quality of being believable; believability.
believably adverb: In a believable way.
believe verb /bɪˈliːv/: To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
believe it or not adverb: This may be surprising, but it's true.
believe me phrase /bɪˈliv ˈmi/: Be assured; be certain.
believe one's ears verb: To believe that something which one hears is truly the case.
believe one's eyes verb: To believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case.
believe one's own eyes verb: Alternative form of believe one's eyes.
believe you me phrase /bɪˈliːv juː ˈmiː/: An emphatic form of believe me: you (the subject) had better believe me (the speaker).
believeableness noun: Rare spelling of believableness.
believer noun /bɪˈlivɚ/: A person who believes; especially regarding religion.
believerdom noun: The state or essence of being a believer.
believerhood noun: The state or essence of being a believer.
believin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of believing.
believing noun, verb /bɪˈliː.vɪŋ/: The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
believing is seeing proverb: One needs to believe something in order to know or understand it.
believingly adverb: in a believing manner
belight verb: To light up; illuminate.
belike adverb, noun, verb: To make like; simulate.
beliked adjective, verb: Beloved; liked.
belikely adverb: Probably.
belimb verb: To cut off a limb or limbs; dismember; mutilate; disfigure.
belimbing noun: star fruit
belime verb: To besmear or entangle with or as with a gluey substance; often bird-lime.
belimumab noun: A human monoclonal antibody that inhibits the biological activity of B-lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS).
Belin proper noun: A surname.
Belinda proper noun /bəˈlɪndə/: A female given name originating as a coinage.
belinkedness noun: The number of times one branch of a link must be passed through the other in order to undo it.
Belinograph noun: A photograph transmitted by wire.
belinostat noun: A histone deacetylase inhibitor proposed as an anticancer drug
belipsticked adjective: Wearing lipstick.
beliquored adjective: Drunken.
Belisarian adjective: Of or relating to Belisarius.
Belisarius proper noun /ˌbɛlɪˈsɛəɹi.əs/: A general of the Byzantine Empire, who was instrumental to Emperor Justinian's ambitious project of reconquering much of the Mediterranean territory of the...
Belisha proper noun: A surname.
Belisha beacon noun /bəˈliːʃə ˈbiːkən/: A tall black and white pole topped by a flashing orange globe, placed on either side of the road at zebra crossings; mostly now replaced by more...
Belisle proper noun: A surname from French.
belite noun: An industrial mineral made up of primarily of dicalcium silicate.
belitter verb: To strew with litter (for the floor).
belittle verb /bɪˈlɪt.əl/: To disparage, depreciate, or minimize the importance, value, merit, or significance of someone or something.
belittlement noun: An act of belittling.
belittler noun: One who belittles.
belittling adjective, noun, verb: That belittles; condescending
belittlingly adverb: In a belittling way.
Belitung proper noun: An island on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea.
belive adverb, verb /bɪˈlaɪ̯v/: To remain, stay.
Beliveau proper noun: A surname from French.
Belize proper noun /bəˈliːz/: An English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras.
Belize dollar noun: The official currency in Belize; of currency code BZD.
Belizean adjective, noun: A person from Belize or of Belizean descent.
Belizeanness noun: The state or quality of being Belizean.
Belizian adjective, noun: Belizean
belk verb: To vomit.
Belka proper noun: A surname.
Belkin proper noun: A surname.
Belknap proper noun /ˈbɛlnæp/: A surname.
belkovite noun: A hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal brown mineral containing barium, niobium, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.
bell noun, verb /bɛl/: A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates...
bell animalcule noun: Any microscopic eukaryote of the genus Vorticella, common in freshwater bodies of water.
bell apple noun: Passiflora laurifolia, native to northern South America and southern Central America.
bell arch noun: An arch of unusual form, following the curve of an ogee.
bell bean noun: Synonym of fava bean (Vicia faba).
bell-bearer noun: A Brazilian leaf-hopper (Bocydium globulare) with four bell-shaped appendages to its thorax.
bell-bind noun: Alternative spelling of bellbind.
bell, book and candle phrase: An expression denoting excommunication by anathema according to a rite of the Latin Church.
bell-bottom adjective: A style of pants in which the end of each pantleg flares out dramatically from the knee downward, like the mouth of a bell.
bell-bottom trousers noun: Trousers with a wide flair towards the bottom of the legs, permitting them to be rolled-up above the knee; traditionally worn by sailors.
bell-bottomed adjective: Of or pertaining to a style of pants in which the end of each pantleg flares out dramatically from the knee downward, like the mouth of a bell.
bell-bottomed trousers noun: bell-bottom trousers
bell bottoms noun: Pants that are flared from the knee downwards, a characteristic style of the 1970s.
bell boy noun: Alternative form of bellboy.
bell buoy noun: A buoy on which is mounted a bell with four clappers, hung inside an iron cage, which is rung by the motion of the waves
bell button noun: A small, round mechanical device which, when pressed, rings a bell to announce one's presence or call a servant, assistant, etc.
bell captain noun: A supervisor of bellhops in a hotel.
bell cart noun: A cart, typically with two walls, used within a hotel to move a guest's luggage between the parking lot or entrance and the room where the guest is staying.
bell character noun: A control character with the value seven (Unicode code point U+0007, ASCII 0x07), originally used to ring a bell on telegraphy equipment to alert the...
bell chord noun: A chord played as a sequence of single notes on multiple instruments (of the same or different kinds), sustained so that the chord can be heard.
bell-collar noun: A strip of leather, plastic, etc. with a bell attached, put around the neck of animals.
bell cot noun: A small or subsidiary construction, frequently corbelled out from the walls of a structure, and used to contain and support one or more bells.
bell cow noun: The lead cow in a herd.
bell crank noun: Alternative form of bellcrank.
bell curve noun: The bell-shaped curve that is typical of the normal distribution.
bell curve god noun /ˈbɛl kɜːv ˌɡɒd/: A notional deity having power over the bell curve grading system in which grades are adjusted to fit a normal distribution.
bell deck noun: The floor of a belfry, made to serve as a roof to the rooms below.
bell end noun /ˈbɛlɛnd/: Alternative spelling of bell end (“the flared end of a tube or instrument, curved like a bell”).
bell-faced adjective: having the striking surface convex.
bell founder noun: Alternative spelling of bellfounder.
bell frog noun: Any member of the genus Litoria of tree frogs.
bell gable noun: An element crowning the upper end of the wall of a church and in which a bell is hung, usually in lieu of a campanile or bell tower.
bell glide noun: A kind of glide (cap affixed to the base of legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor while being moved) that is shaped rather like a bell,...
bell heather noun: A species of heather, native to western and central Europe, Erica cinerea; heather-bell
bell hopper noun: Synonym of bellhop.
bell-horse noun: Synonym of speeder.
bell housing noun: A cover over certain parts of the transmission in a motor vehicle.
bell jar noun: A piece of laboratory equipment used for creating vacuums, often made of glass in a bell-like shape.
bell-like adjective: Alternative form of belllike.
bell lyra noun: Alternative form of bell lyre.
bell lyre noun: A kind of glockenspiel commonly used in marching bands.
bell-magpie noun: Synonym of currawong
bell metal noun: A hard alloy of about four parts of copper to one of tin, used for making bells.
bell-metal ore noun: Synonym of stannite.
bell miner noun: A bellbird, a honeyeater of species Manorina melanophrys, endemic to southeastern Australia.
bell-mouthed adjective: Expanding at the mouth or opening; flared.
Bell number noun: Any member of a sequence of numbers that count the possible partitions of a set, such that the nth number Bₙ is the number of different ways to partition a...
bell out verb: To open out into a bell shape.
bell pepper noun /ˌbɛl ˈpɛpɚ/: Any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.
bell pit noun: A primitive mine consisting of a shaft that is gradually enlarged with a sloping roof as material is removed.
Bell polynomial noun: Any member of a certain class of polynomials used in the study of set partitions, and related to Stirling numbers and Bell numbers.
bell-pull noun: A rope that rings a bell.
bell punch noun: A kind of conductor's punch which rings a bell when used.
bell push noun: Alternative form of bellpush.
bell register noun: Synonym of whistle register.
bell ringer noun: Alternative spelling of bell ringer.
bell-ringing noun: The ringing of bells, either as a pastime or for religious observance.
bell rope noun: A short length of rope, spliced to the eye of the clapper of a ship's bell and by which it is struck.
Bell's palsy noun: A paralysis of cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve) resulting in inability to control facial muscles on the affected side.
Bell's sparrow noun: Artemisiospiza belli, a medium-sized sparrow of the western United States and northwestern Mexico.
Bell's vireo noun: Vireo bellii, a songbird, dull olive-gray above and whitish below, with a faint white eye ring and faint wing bars, that migrates between a breeding range...
bell-shaped adjective: Having a shape or cross-section like that of a church bell.
Bell shot noun: A shot at an animal's head taken diagonally from behind.
bell sleeve noun: A long sleeve fitted from the shoulder to elbow and gently flared from elbow onward.
Bell state noun: One of a set of four entangled states, namely |Φ⁺⟩=1/√(|00⟩+|11⟩), |Φ⁻⟩=1/√(|00⟩-|11⟩), |Ψ⁺⟩=1/√(|01⟩+|10⟩), and |Ψ⁻⟩=1/√(|01⟩-|10⟩), where |xy⟩:=|x⟩⊗|y⟩;...
bell/strobe noun: A fire alarm notification appliance consisting of a bell and a strobe.
bell tent noun: A tent having a bell-like shape.
bell the cat verb: To undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group.
bell-topper noun: top hat; chimney-pot hat
bell tower noun /ˈbɛlˌtaʊ.ə(ɹ)/: A tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry.
bell trap noun: A kind of bell-shaped stench trap.
bell tree noun: A percussion instrument consisting of vertically nested inverted metal bowls.
bell turret noun: Synonym of bell cot.
bell up verb: To make a phone call.
bell-wether noun: Alternative spelling of bellwether.
bell work noun: A small quantity of schoolwork, with instructions posted or announced at or before the start of class, so that students commence working on it as soon as...
Bella proper noun /ˈbɛlə/: A female given name from Italian.
Bella Bella noun: Synonym of Heiltsuk.
Bella Coola noun /ˈbɛlə ˈkuːlə/: The Nuxálk First Nation.
Bellabella noun: Alternative form of Bella Bella.
Bellacoola noun: Alternative form of Bella Coola.
belladine noun: A tertiary amine phenolic alkaloid, N-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl]-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-methylethanamine, from the amaryllis family of plants
belladonna noun /ˌbɛləˈdɑnə/: A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries.
belladonnine noun: A tropane alkaloid, bis(8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl) (1S,4S)-4-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-naphthalene-1,4-dicarboxylate, related to atropine
belladonnized adjective /ˌbɛləˈdɒnaɪzd/: Treated with or containing belladonna.
Bellagio proper noun: A comune of Como, Lombardy, Italy
Bellah proper noun: A surname.
Bellahian adjective: Of or relating to Robert N. Bellah (1927–2013), American sociologist known for his work on the sociology of religion.
Bellahouston proper noun: A suburb of Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland, south-west of the city centre (OS grid ref NS5563).
Bellaire proper noun: An unincorporated community in Chicot County, Arkansas.
Bellairs proper noun: A surname from French.
Bellairsian adjective: Of or relating to John Bellairs (1938–1991), American author, or to his fantasy and gothic mystery novels or their style.
Bellamy proper noun /ˈbɛləmi/: A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Bellanca proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Bellanger proper noun: A surname from French.
Bellard proper noun: A surname from French.
Bellarine proper noun: A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia
Bellarke proper noun: The ship of characters Bellamy Blake and Clarke Griffin from The 100 novel series and its television adaptation.
bellarmine noun: A stoneware jug of a pattern that originated around Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century, having a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal...
Bellarminian adjective: Of or relating to Saint Robert Bellarmine (Italian: Roberto Bellarmino; 1542–1621), Italian Jesuit and Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was one of the...
Bellas proper noun: A surname from Middle English.
bellatrice noun: A female warrior.
Bellatrix proper noun: A blue eruptive variable star, the third brightest star in the constellation Orion; Gamma (γ) Orionis.
Bellavance proper noun: A surname from French.
bellbergite noun: A hexagonal mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and strontium.
bellbind noun: hedge bindweed
bellbird noun: Any of various birds with far-carrying bell-like calls, including the New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura), the crested bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis)...
bellbottom adjective: Alternative form of bell-bottom.
bellbottomed adjective: Alternative form of bell-bottomed.
bellbottoms noun: Alternative form of bell-bottoms.
bellbox noun: A strong metal box that contains the ringing apparatus of an alarm.
bellboy noun /ˈbɛlˌbɔɪ/: A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands.
Bellbrook proper noun: A locality in the Kempsey council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
bellbuoy noun: Alternative form of bell buoy.
bellcast adjective: Shaped like an inverted bell.
bellcot noun: Alternative spelling of bell cot.
bellcote noun: Alternative form of bell cot.
bellcrank noun: A type of crank that changes motion through an angle, typically 90 or 180 degrees.
Bellcurve God noun: Alternative letter-case form of bell curve god.
belldom noun: The world of bells and bellringing.
belle noun /bɛl/: An attractive woman.
belle dame sans merci noun: A beautiful woman who seduces a man and then consigns him to an unpleasant fate.
Belle de Boskoop noun: A tart and fragrant apple cultivar which originated in Boskoop, Netherlands.
belle indifference noun: Alternative form of la belle indifference
Belle Isle cress noun: The biennial herb Barbarea verna.
belle laide noun: A woman who is attractive despite not being conventionally beautiful.
belle-lettre noun: Alternative form of belles-lettres.
belle-lettrist noun: One versed in belles-lettres (humanities).
belle of the ball noun: The woman who is the most beautiful or attractive at a dance or similar function
belle sabreuse noun: A gallant swordswoman; a dashing female adventurer.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under B: 42,566 words, in 142 parts.