Verbs

blandish

verb

praise somewhat dishonestly

blat

verb

cry plaintively

blear

verb

make dim or indistinct

blether

verb

to talk foolishly

blither

verb

to talk foolishly

bodge

verb

make a mess of, destroy or ruin

bollix

verb

make a mess of, destroy or ruin

bolshevize

verb

make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles

boondoggle

verb

do useless, wasteful, or trivial work

botanize

verb

collect and study plants

botanise

verb

collect and study plants

bourgeon

verb

produce buds, branches, or germinate

bouse

verb

haul with a tackle

bowdlerise

verb

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

bowdlerize

verb

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

bowse

verb

haul with a tackle

brabble

verb

argue over petty things

brattle

verb

make a rattling sound

breathalyze

verb

test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a brea...

breathalyse

verb

test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a brea...

brecciate

verb

break into breccia

broider

verb

decorate with needlework

bromate

verb

react with bromine

brominate

verb

react with bromine

bruit

verb

tell or spread rumors

brutalise

verb

become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling

bullyrag

verb

be bossy towards

burble

verb

flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

burgeon

verb

grow and flourish

burglarise

verb

commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling

burthen

verb

weight down with a load

cachinnate

verb

laugh loudly and in an unrestrained way

calk

verb

seal with caulking

calve

verb

give birth to (a calf)

calcine

verb

heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces

calcify

verb

become impregnated with calcium salts

caliper

verb

measure the diameter of something with calipers

calliper

verb

measure the diameter of something with calipers

camphorate

verb

treat with camphor

canalise

verb

provide (a city) with a canal

canalize

verb

provide (a city) with a canal

cannibalise

verb

use parts of something to repair something else

cannulate

verb

introduce a cannula or tube into

canonise

verb

declare (a dead person) to be a saint

cantilever

verb

construct with girders and beams such that only one end is f...

cantillate

verb

recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

canulate

verb

introduce a cannula or tube into

capsulize

verb

enclose in a capsule

capsulise

verb

enclose in a capsule

capsulate

verb

enclose in a capsule