Adderwort :: Adderwort (n.) The common bistort or snakeweed (Polygonum bistorta).

Allwork :: Allwork (n.) Domestic or other work of all kinds; as, a maid of allwork, that is, a general servant..

Angleworm :: Angleworm (n.) A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm..

Army Worm :: Army worm () A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often travels in great multitudes from field to field, destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army worm of the northern United States is Leucania unipuncta. The name is often applied to other related species, as the cotton worm..

Army Worm :: Army worm () The larva of a small two-winged fly (Sciara), which marches in large companies, in regular order. See Cotton worm, under Cotton..

Arrowworm :: Arrowworm (n.) A peculiar transparent worm of the genus Sagitta, living at the surface of the sea. See Sagitta..

Awlwort :: Awlwort (n.) A plant (Subularia aquatica), with awl-shaped leaves..

Awork :: Awork (adv.) At work; in action.

Aworking :: Aworking (adv.) At work; in action.

Backsword :: Backsword (n.) A sword with one sharp edge.

Backsword :: Backsword (n.) In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick..

Backworm :: Backworm (n.) A disease of hawks. See Filanders.

Bagworm :: Bagworm (n.) One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One species (Platoeceticus Gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. See Basket worm..

Banewort :: Banewort (n.) Deadly nightshade.

Bantam Work :: Bantam work () Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware.

Barrenwort :: Barrenwort (n.) An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family (Epimedium alpinum), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific..

Beadwork :: Beadwork (n.) Ornamental work in beads.

Bellwort :: Bellwort (n.) A genus of plants (Uvularia) with yellowish bell-shaped flowers.

Birthwort :: Birthwort (n.) A genus of herbs and shrubs (Aristolochia), reputed to have medicinal properties..

Bishop''s-wort :: Bishop's-wort (n.) Wood betony (Stachys betonica); also, the plant called fennel flower (Nigella Damascena), or devil-in-a-bush..

Bitterwort :: Bitterwort (n.) The yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very bitter taste..

Blackwork :: Blackwork (n.) Work wrought by blacksmiths; -- so called in distinction from that wrought by whitesmiths.

Bladderwort :: Bladderwort (n.) A genus (Utricularia) of aquatic or marshy plants, which usually bear numerous vesicles in the divisions of the leaves. These serve as traps for minute animals. See Ascidium..

Blameworthy :: Blameworthy (a.) Deserving blame; culpable; reprehensible.

Blindworm :: Blindworm (n.) A small, burrowing, snakelike, limbless lizard (Anguis fragilis), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind; the slowworm; -- formerly a name for the adder..

Bloodwort :: Bloodwort (n.) A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and to an extensive order of plants (Haemodoraceae), the roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing..

Bobbinwork :: Bobbinwork (n.) Work woven with bobbins.

Bollworm :: Bollworm (n.) The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops..

Bookwork :: Bookwork (n.) Work done upon a book or books (as in a printing office), in distinction from newspaper or job work..

Bookwork :: Bookwork (n.) Study; application to books.

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