buccaneering | (noun) hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it | Synonyms: piracy |
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budding | (adjective) beginning to develop | - |
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(noun) reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent | - |
buffeting | (noun) repeated heavy blows | Synonyms: pounding |
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bug | (noun) insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis | Synonyms: hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect |
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(noun) general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate | - |
(noun) a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | Synonyms: germ, microbe |
(noun) a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly | - |
(noun) a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine | Synonyms: glitch |
(verb) annoy persistently | Synonyms: badger, beleaguer, pester, tease |
(verb) tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | Synonyms: intercept, tap, wiretap |
building | (noun) the act of constructing something | Synonyms: construction |
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(noun) the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones | Synonyms: construction |
(noun) a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place | Synonyms: edifice |
(noun) the occupants of a building | - |
bulging | (adjective) curving or bulging outward | Synonyms: convex |
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(adjective) curving outward | Synonyms: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant |
bulldog | (noun) a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting | Synonyms: English bulldog |
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(verb) attack viciously and ferociously | - |
(verb) throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo | - |
bullfighting | (noun) the activity at a bullfight | Synonyms: tauromachy |
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bullfrog | (noun) largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice | Synonyms: Rana catesbeiana |
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bullring | (noun) a stadium where bullfights take place | - |
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bullying | (adjective) noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others | Synonyms: blustery |
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(noun) the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something | Synonyms: intimidation |
bullyrag | (verb) be bossy towards | Synonyms: ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, hector, push around, strong-arm |
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bumbling | (adjective) lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands | Synonyms: bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed |
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bundling | (noun) the act of binding something into a bundle | - |
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(noun) the act of shoving hastily | - |
(noun) a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing | - |
bung | (noun) a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask | Synonyms: spile |
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(verb) close with a cork or stopper | - |
(verb) give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on | Synonyms: fee, tip |
bungling | (adjective) lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands | Synonyms: bumbling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed |
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(adjective) showing lack of skill or aptitude | Synonyms: clumsy, fumbling, incompetent |
bunting | (noun) any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America | - |
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(noun) a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc. | - |
burbling | (adjective) uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm | Synonyms: burbly, effusive, gushing |
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burg | (noun) colloquial American term for a town | - |
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burgeoning | (adjective) very lively and profitable | Synonyms: booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving |
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burning | (adjective) of immediate import | - |
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(noun) the act of burning something | Synonyms: combustion |
(noun) execution by electricity | Synonyms: electrocution |
(noun) execution by fire | Synonyms: burning at the stake |
(noun) a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin | - |
(noun) a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light | Synonyms: combustion |
(noun) pain that feels hot as if it were on fire | Synonyms: burn |
burping | (noun) a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth | Synonyms: belch, belching, burp, eructation |
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burrawong | (noun) large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales | Synonyms: Macrozamia communis, Macrozamia spiralis |
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burying | (noun) concealing something under the ground | Synonyms: burial |
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bushing | (noun) a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction | Synonyms: cylindrical lining |
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(noun) an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass | - |
bushwhacking | (adjective) lying in ambush | - |
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bustling | (adjective) full of energetic and noisy activity | - |
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butchering | (noun) the business of a butcher | Synonyms: butchery |
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buttressing | (noun) a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building | Synonyms: buttress |
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buying | (noun) the act of buying | Synonyms: purchasing |
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buzzing | (adjective) noisy like the sound of a bee | Synonyms: abuzz |
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cabinetmaking | (noun) the craft of a joiner | Synonyms: joinery |
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calculating | (adjective) acting with a specific goal | Synonyms: calculative, conniving, scheming, shrewd |
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calling | (noun) the particular occupation for which you are trained | Synonyms: career, vocation |
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calming | (noun) the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) | Synonyms: appeasement |
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calving | (noun) giving birth to a calf | - |
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campaigning | (noun) the campaign of a candidate to be elected | Synonyms: candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign |
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camping | (noun) the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp | Synonyms: bivouacking, encampment, tenting |
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campong | (noun) a native malay village | Synonyms: kampong |
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caning | (noun) work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) | Synonyms: wicker, wickerwork |
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cantering | (adjective) riding at a gait between a trot and a gallop | - |
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canvassing | (noun) persuasion of voters in a political campaign | Synonyms: bell ringing, electioneering |
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caprifig | (noun) wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs | Synonyms: Ficus carica sylvestris |
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capsizing | (noun) (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water | - |
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captivating | (adjective) capturing interest as if by a spell | Synonyms: bewitching, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating |
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caravanning | (noun) the practice of taking holidays in a caravan | - |
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caressing | (noun) affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | Synonyms: cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling |
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caring | (adjective) feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others | - |
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(noun) a loving feeling | Synonyms: lovingness |
carjacking | (noun) the violent theft of an occupied car | - |
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caroling | (noun) singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas) | - |
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carousing | (adjective) used of riotously drunken merrymaking | Synonyms: bacchanal, bacchanalian, bacchic, orgiastic |
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carpetbag | (adjective) following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers | - |
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(adjective) presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality | Synonyms: carpetbagging |
(noun) traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century | - |
carpetbagging | (adjective) presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality | Synonyms: carpetbag |
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carpeting | (noun) floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) | Synonyms: carpet, rug |
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carping | (noun) persistent petty and unjustified criticism | Synonyms: faultfinding |
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carting | (noun) the work of taking something away in a cart or truck and disposing of it | Synonyms: cartage |
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carving | (noun) creating figures or designs in three dimensions | Synonyms: sculpture |
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(noun) removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape | Synonyms: cutting |
(noun) a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape | - |
casing | (noun) the enclosing frame around a door or window opening | Synonyms: case |
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(noun) the housing or outer covering of something | Synonyms: case, shell |
(noun) the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire | - |
casting | (noun) the act of creating something by casting it in a mold | Synonyms: molding |
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(noun) the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel | Synonyms: cast |
(noun) the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie | - |
(noun) object formed by a mold | Synonyms: cast |
castling | (noun) interchanging the positions of the king and a rook | Synonyms: castle |
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catalog | (noun) a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things | Synonyms: catalogue |
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(noun) a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically | Synonyms: catalogue |
(verb) make an itemized list or catalog of; classify | Synonyms: catalogue |
(verb) make a catalogue, compile a catalogue | Synonyms: catalogue |
catching | (adjective) (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection | Synonyms: communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable |
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(noun) (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team | - |
(noun) the act of detecting something; catching sight of something | Synonyms: detection, espial, spotting, spying |
(noun) becoming infected | Synonyms: contracting |
catering | (noun) providing food and services | - |
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catling | (noun) a long double-edged knife used for amputations | - |
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caulking | (noun) a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight | Synonyms: caulk |
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causing | (noun) the act of causing something to happen | Synonyms: causation |
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ceding | (noun) the act of ceding | Synonyms: cession |
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ceiling | (noun) the overhead upper surface of a covered space | - |
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(noun) (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds | - |
(noun) maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions) | - |
(noun) an upper limit on what is allowed | Synonyms: cap, roof |
censoring | (noun) deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances | Synonyms: censorship |
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(noun) counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy | Synonyms: censorship, security review |
centering | (noun) (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back | Synonyms: centring, snap |
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(noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something | Synonyms: centring, direction, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing |
centralising | (adjective) tending to draw to a central point | Synonyms: centralizing |
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centralizing | (adjective) tending to draw to a central point | Synonyms: centralising |
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centring | (noun) (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back | Synonyms: centering, snap |
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(noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something | Synonyms: centering, direction, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing |
chafing | (noun) soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction | - |
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challenging | (adjective) requiring full use of your abilities or resources | Synonyms: ambitious |
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(adjective) disturbingly provocative | Synonyms: intriguing |
(adjective) stimulating interest or thought | Synonyms: thought-provoking |
changeling | (noun) a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy | - |
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(noun) a person of subnormal intelligence | Synonyms: cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard |
changing | (adjective) marked by continuous change or effective action | Synonyms: ever-changing |
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chanting | (noun) the act of singing in a monotonous tone | Synonyms: intonation |
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charming | (adjective) pleasing or delighting | - |
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(adjective) possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers | Synonyms: magic, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizard, wizardly |
chastening | (noun) a rebuke for making a mistake | Synonyms: chastisement, correction |
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chattering | (noun) the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) | Synonyms: chatter |
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(noun) the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine | Synonyms: chatter |
cheating | (adjective) violating accepted standards or rules | Synonyms: dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike |
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(adjective) not faithful to a spouse or lover | Synonyms: adulterous, two-timing |
(noun) a deception for profit to yourself | Synonyms: cheat |
cheering | (adjective) providing freedom from worry | Synonyms: comforting, satisfying |
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(noun) encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators | Synonyms: shouting |
cheeseparing | (adjective) giving or spending with reluctance | Synonyms: close, near, penny-pinching, skinny |
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cheesing | (noun) To play a game or sport in a manner that is effective but requires little skill | - |
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chewing | (noun) biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow | Synonyms: chew, manduction, mastication |
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chiding | (noun) rebuking a person harshly | Synonyms: objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing |
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childbearing | (adjective) relating to or suitable for childbirth | - |
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(noun) the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child | Synonyms: accouchement, childbirth, vaginal birth |
chilling | (adjective) provoking fear or terror | Synonyms: scary, shivery, shuddery |
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(noun) the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature | Synonyms: cooling, temperature reduction |
chipping | (noun) the act of chipping something | Synonyms: chip, splintering |
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choking | (adjective) causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat | Synonyms: smothering, suffocating, suffocative |
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(noun) the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | Synonyms: strangling, strangulation, throttling |
(noun) a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) | - |
chomping | (noun) the act of chewing noisily | - |
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christening | (noun) giving a Christian name at baptism | - |
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chug | (noun) the dull explosive noise made by an engine | - |
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(verb) make a dull, explosive sound | - |
chunking | (noun) (psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units | Synonyms: unitisation, unitization |
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churchgoing | (adjective) actively practicing a religion | - |
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churning | (adjective) (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence | Synonyms: roiled, roiling, roily, turbulent |
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(adjective) moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation | Synonyms: churned-up |
circulating | (adjective) passing from one to another | - |
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cladding | (noun) a protective covering that protects the outside of a building | Synonyms: facing |
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clamoring | (noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people | Synonyms: clamor, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry |
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