This page gathers the 4,340 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Dated” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 4 of 44: from “bedsore” to “board game”.
- bedsore noun A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently…
- beeball noun A team sport with elements of rugby and football/soccer.
- beep noun A 1/2-ton general purpose military light truck
- beetle-crusher noun A large, flat foot.
- beezer noun nose
- behindhand adj Inferior, less advanced (compared with someone in something).
- belcher noun A dark blue neckerchief with white spots, each having a dark-blue spot in the centre.
- belle noun A fellow gay man.
- bellywash noun A weak or low-quality alcoholic drink.
- belong verb To live in or be from a place.
- belonging noun Family; relations; household.
- below stairs prep_phrase On a floor lower than the one a speaker currently occupies; below the main floor of a multi-floor building.
- bend sinister noun Bastardy, (by extension) a defect or stigma.
- benjamin noun A kind of upper coat for men.
- benny noun An overcoat.
- benzile noun A yellowish crystalline substance, C₆H₅.CO.CO.C₆H₅, formed from benzoin by the action of oxidizing agents, and consisting of a doubled…
- benzoline noun A benzole.
- berdache noun Among Native Americans, a person who identifies with any of a variety of gender identities which are not exclusively those of their…
- berry noun A dollar.
- best girl noun One's girlfriend.
- best parlour noun A parlour or drawing room that is furnished especially well and often reserved for entertaining guests.
- bestiality noun Any abstract entity similar to a beast.
- betide verb Often used in a prediction (chiefly in woe betide) or a wish: to happen to (someone or something); to befall.
- betimes adv In good season or time; early, especially in the morning; seasonably.
- bhoy intj Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
- bicycle wrench noun Any wrench meant for or considered to be mainly for the purpose of repairing bicycles.
- bidder noun One who asks or invites.
- Bidenism noun An instance of plagiarism, or the act of plagiarism.
- bifictional adj Interested in the two predominant genres of fan fiction within a specific fandom (generally genfic and slashfic, or hetfic and slashfic).
- big iron noun Large, expensive, powerful computers such as mainframes.
- big picture noun The main film in a double feature.
- bigotry noun Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness.
- bill of fare noun A written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a…
- billboard noun A flat surface, such as a panel or fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board.
- billiard room noun Dated form of billiard room.
- billion num A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,000²): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (10¹²); a thousand milliard.
- bimbo noun A stupid or foolish person.
- binary decimal noun A binary (base-2) numeral.
- bing verb To go; walk; come; run.
- bingle verb To achieve a base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.
- binocular noun Any binocular glass, such as an opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
- biodynamics noun The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
- biogen noun bioplasm
- biohelminth noun Any parasitic worm that infects the primary (final) host (man or animal) as adults and infects the intermediate host (various animals) as a…
- biolytic adj of, or relating to the destruction of life
- biometry noun The measurement of biological data.
- bioplastic adj Of or relating to bioplasts and bioplasm.
- bioscope noun A cinema or movie theatre.
- biot noun Synonym of abampere.
- biotomy noun The study of animal and plant structure by dissection.
- bipartient adj Involving an operation on two equal values.
- birth time noun The day of a person's birth.
- birthgiver noun A person who gives birth to someone, usually a mother.
- bish noun A mistake.
- bit noun A coin of a specified value.
- bite noun A cheat; a trick; a fraud.
- bite in verb To corrode metallic plates by means of an acid, as part of an etching process.
- bivouac noun The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack.
- bixie noun A type of emoticon such as <@_@>, which represents an unrotated expression, unlike a smiley.
- blab out verb To blab (something) (to speak carelessly or excessively).
- Black Cathayan noun Synonym of Qara Khitai.
- black eye noun An eye having a dark iris, regarded as a point of beauty.
- black man noun Black men or black people collectively; black culture.
- black metal noun Any form of extreme metal having a Satanic or anti-Christian theme.
- black rent noun Blackmail (rent paid in corn, meat, or the lowest coin).
- blacked up adj Wearing blackface.
- blackguard noun An unprincipled, contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
- blackmouth noun a Presbyterian
- blade noun A dashing young man.
- blanked adj damned; accursed (from the euphemistic printed form d—d)
- blankety adj damnable, damned
- blastogeny noun Blastogenesis.
- bleeding sickness noun Any disease, illness, or condition involving loss of blood from the body (e.g. menstruation, hemorrhages, haemophilia, etc.)
- blight verb To affect (a body part) with a disease.
- blither noun A foolish person; a fool, an idiot.
- bloat noun A worthless, dissipated fellow.
- block noun A piece of hard wood on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted.
- blockhouse noun A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper storey.
- blog noun A cocktail or punch served at science fiction conventions. Ingredients vary for different conventions.
- blogcast noun A short video aor audio clip published within a blog.
- bloody adj Badly behaved; unpleasant; beastly.
- blooey adj Haywire, amiss.
- bloomers noun Any of several forms of women’s divided garment for the lower body.
- blooper noun A radio which interferes with other radios, causing them to bloop (squeal loudly).
- blow verb To talk loudly; boast; brag.
- blow down verb To kill (someone) with a gun.
- blow me intj Ellipsis of blow me tight.
- blow off verb To buy food or drink for (someone); to treat (someone).
- blow up verb To inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up.
- blow upon verb To inform against.
- blower noun A braggart, or loud talker.
- blue adj Drunk.
- blue balls noun Buboes (in a person of any sex) caused by a sexually transmitted infection; the infection that causes them.
- blue fire noun Sensational romanticism.
- blue-plate special noun A popular meal offered at a reduced price, usually in inexpensive eateries and often on a plate divided into compartments for different…
- blue-sky adj Involving or relating to fake stocks and bonds.
- bluecoat noun A policeman.
- bluette noun A short but scintillating play or other work.
- bluff noun The card game poker.
- board game noun Dated form of board game.