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B   Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil B   The 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet B   The blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen B   (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter B   A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels B   A trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder B   Originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins B-52   United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber B-complex_vitamin   Originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins B-flat_clarinet   The ordinary clarinet with a middle range B-girl   A woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers B-horizon   Immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils B-meson   Exceedingly short-lived meson B.C.   Before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC" B.O.   Malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe B.T.U.   A unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour B.Th.U.   A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories B._B._King   United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) B._F._Skinner   United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990) BA   A bachelor''s degree in arts and sciences Back to top Ba   A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite Baa   The cry made by sheep Baa   Cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" Baa-lamb   Child''s word for a sheep or lamb Baader_Meinhof_Gang   A radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977 Baal   Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god Baal_Merodach   The chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu Baas   South African term for `boss'' Baba   A small cake leavened with yeast Babacu_oil   Fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil Babar   An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children Babassu   Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory Babassu_nut   Hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm Babassu_oil   Fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil Babassu_palm   Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory Baba_au_rhum   A baba soaked in rum Babbitt   An alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an anti-friction lining for bearings Babbitt   Line with a Babbitt metal Babbitting   Lining a surface or bearing with babbitt metal Babbitt_metal   An alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an anti-friction lining for bearings Back to top Babble   Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby Babble   Divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" Babble   To talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" Babble   Utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don''t pay attention" Babble   Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" Babbler   Any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae Babbler   An obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker Babble_out   Divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" Babbling   Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby Babbling   Talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate" Babbling   Continuous low murmuring sound; as especially of water; "a babbling brook" Babe   A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn''t she too young to have a baby?" Babel   (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah''s descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another Babel   A confusion of voices and other sounds Babelike   Like a baby especially in dependence; "babelike innocence and dependence" Babesiidae   Piroplasms and cattle pathogens Babe_Didrikson   Outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) Babe_Ruth   United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) Babe_Zaharias   Outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) Babies'-breath   Tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers Back to top Babies'_slippers   European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America Babinski   Extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons Babinski_reflex   Extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons Babinski_sign   Extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons Babiroussa   Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth Babirusa   Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth Babirussa   Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth Babka   A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds Baboo   Used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'' Baboon   Large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles Baboonish   Resembling a baboon Babu   Used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'' Babushka   A woman''s headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine; worn by Russian peasant women Baby   A project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby" Baby   A very young mammal; "baby rabbits" Baby   Sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women Baby   The youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court" Baby   A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn''t she too young to have a baby?" Baby   An immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!" Baby   Treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let''s not mollycoddle our students!" Back to top Baby's_bed   A small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling Baby's_breath   Tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers Baby's_dummy   Device used for an infant to suck or bite on Baby's_room   A child''s room for a baby Baby's_tears   Prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves Baby-boom_generation   The larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II Baby-faced   Having a youthful-looking face Baby-like   Like a baby; "he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms" Baby-sit   Work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do" Baby-sitter   A person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home Baby-walker   An enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk Baby-wise   Like a baby; "he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms" Babyhood   The earliest state of immaturity Babyhood   The early stage of growth or development Babyish   Characteristic of a baby; "babyish tears and petulance" Babylon   The chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capitol of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia Babylonia   An ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where the Daniel became a counselor to the king) Babylonian   The ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written Babylonian   An inhabitant of ancient Babylon Babylonian   Of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture; "Babylonian religion" Back to top Babylonian_Captivity   The deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC Babylonian_weeping_willow   Willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental Babyminder   A woman who looks after babies in her own home while their parents are working Babyrousa   A genus of Suidae Babyrousa_Babyrussa   Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth Babysitter   A person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home Babysitting   The work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home Babytalk   The developing speech of a young child Babytalk   An adult''s imitation of the speech of a young child Baby_bed   A small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling Baby_bird   Young bird not yet fledged Baby_blue-eyes   Delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots Baby_boom   The larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II Baby_boomer   A member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers" Baby_buggy   A small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around Baby_buster   A person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically Baby_carriage   A small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around Baby_Doc   Son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951) Baby_doctor   A specialist in the care of babies Baby_farmer   Someone who runs an establishment that houses and cares for babies for a fee Back to top Baby_grand   A small grand piano Baby_grand_piano   A small grand piano Baby_minder   A woman who looks after babies in her own home while their parents are working Baby_oil   An ointment for babies Baby_powder   Powder used to prevent a baby''s diaper from chafing Baby_rose   Vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock Baby_shoe   A shoe designed to be worn by infants Baby_sitting   The work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home Baby_talk   The developing speech of a young child Baby_talk   An adult''s imitation of the speech of a young child Baby_tears   Prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves Baby_tooth   One of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children) Bacca   An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry Baccalaureate   An academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies Baccalaureate   A farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies Baccarat   A card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cars that total closest to nine Baccate   Producing or bearing berries Baccate   Resembling a berry Bacchanal   A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity Bacchanal   A drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus Back to top Bacchanal   Someone who engages in drinking bouts Bacchanal   Used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity" Bacchanalia   A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity Bacchanalia   An orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) Bacchanalian   Used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity" Bacchant   (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus Bacchant   A drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus Bacchant   Someone who engages in drinking bouts Bacchante   (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus Bacchantic   Of or relating to or resembling a bacchanalian reveler Baccharis   Shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control Baccharis_halimifolia   A shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts Baccharis_pilularis   Widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle Baccharis_viminea   California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer Bacchic   Used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity" Bacchus   (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus Bacciferous   Producing or bearing berries Baccilar   Formed like a bacillus Baccivorous   Feeding on berries Baccy   Leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion Back to top Bach   The music of Bach; "he played Bach on the organ" Bach   German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of Western music (1685-1750) Bach   Lead a bachelor''s existence Bachelor   A man who has never been married Bachelor   A knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon Bachelor   Lead a bachelor''s existence Bachelor's_button   Tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color Bachelor's_button   An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers Bachelor's_degree   An academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies Bachelor-at-arms   A knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon Bachelorhood   The state of being an unmarried man Bachelorhood   The time of a man''s life prior to marriage Bachelor_girl   An unmarried girl who lives alone Bachelor_of_Arts   A bachelor''s degree in arts and sciences Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Library_Science   A bachelor''s degree in library science Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Nursing   A bachelor''s degree in nursing Bachelor_of_Divinity   A bachelor''s degree in religion Bachelor_of_Laws   A three-year law degree Bachelor_of_Literature   A bachelor''s degree in literature Bachelor_of_Medicine   (a British degree) a bachelor''s degree in medicine Back to top Bachelor_of_Music   A bachelor''s degree in music Bachelor_of_Naval_Science   A bachelor''s degree in naval science Bachelor_of_Science   A bachelor''s degree in science Bachelor_of_Science_in_Architecture   A bachelor''s degree in architecture Bachelor_of_Science_in_Engineering   A bachelor''s degree in engineering Bachelor_of_Theology   A bachelor''s degree in theology Bachelor_party   Stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married) Bacillaceae   Typically rod-shaped usually gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores Bacillar   Relating to or produced by or containing bacilli Bacillariophyceae   Marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms Bacillary   Formed like a bacillus Bacillary   Relating to or produced by or containing bacilli Bacillary_dysentery   An acute infection of the intestine by Shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains Bacillary_white_diarrhea   A serious bacterial disease of young chickens Bacillary_white_diarrhoea   A serious bacterial disease of young chickens Bacilli   Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil Bacilliform   Formed like a bacillus Bacillus   Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil Bacillus_anthracis   A species of Bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon Bacillus_globigii   A species of Bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics Back to top Bacillus_subtilis   A species of Bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics Bacitracin   A polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally Back   The position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage Back   A support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable" Back   The part of a garment that covers your back; "they pinned a `kick me'' sign on his back" Back   The front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding" Back   The side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" Back   The posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned" Back   The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" Back   The part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store" Back   (football) a person who plays in the backfield Back   Strengthen by providing with a back or backing Back   Establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?" Back   Shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed" Back   Place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I''m betting on the new horse" Back   Travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree" Back   Cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot" Back   Support financial backing for; "back this enterprise" Back   Be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" Back   Give support or one''s approval to; "I''ll second that motion"; "I can''t back this plan"; "endorse a new project" Back to top Back   Be in back of; "My garage backs their yard" Back   In or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" Back   At or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" Back   In repayment or retaliation; "we paid back everything we had borrowed"; "he hit me and I hit him back"; "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher" Back   In or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents'' house" Back   In or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep" Back   In answer; "he wrote back three days later"; "had little to say in reply to the questions" Back Pressure   Pressure which creates resistance against a flow of water. Back(a)   Located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass" Back(a)   Related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance" Back(a)   Of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine" Back-blast   Backfire from a recoilless weapon Back-channel   Via a back channel; "thefailure of back-channel negotiations" Back-formation   A word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it Back-geared   (of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley; "a back-geared lathe" Back-number   Someone who is no longer popular Back-to-back   One after the other; "back-to-back home runs" Backache   An ache localized in the back Backband   A broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle Backbeat   A loud steady beat Back to top Backbench   Any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons Backbencher   A member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader Backbend   An acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor Backbite   Say mean things Backbiter   One who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel Backblast   Backfire from a recoilless weapon Backboard   A board used to support the back of someone or something Backboard   A raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard" Backbone   The part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic" Backbone   Fortitude and determination; "he didn''t have the guts to try it" Backbone   The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" Backbone   A central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" Backbreaking   Characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a Backchat   Light teasing repartee Backcloth   Scenery hung at back of stage Backcross   Mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents Backdate   Make effective from an earlier date; "The increase in tax was backdated to January" Backdown   A retraction of a previously held position Backdrop   Scenery hung at back of stage Backed   Having a back or backing, usually of a specified type Back to top Backed   Used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light Backed   Having backing; "a claim backed up by strong evidence" Backed_up   Having backing; "a claim backed up by strong evidence" Backer   Invests in a theatrical production Backfield   The offensive football players who line up behind the linemen Backfire   A miscalculation that recoils on its maker Backfire   A loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine Backfire   Set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire Backfire   Emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time" Backfire   Have an unexpected and undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" Backflow   A flow that returns toward its source Backflow   The flow of water in a pipe or line in a direction opposite to the normal flow. Backflowing   A flow that returns toward its source Backgammon   A board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice Backgammon_board   The board on which backgammon is played Background   Scenery hung at back of stage Background   (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear Background   A person''s social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background" Background   Information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident" Background   The part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" Back to top Background   Relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background" Background   Extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals" Background   The state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can''t do that in a university setting" Background   Understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" Backgrounder   A press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy; "the secretary gave us a backgrounder on public health issues" Backgrounding   The execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system Background_knowledge   Information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident" Background_level   The amplitude level of the undesired background noise Background_noise   Extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal Background_processing   The execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system Background_radiation   Radiation coming from sources other than those being observed Background_signal   Extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals" Backhand   A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke Backhand   Hit a tennis ball backhand Backhand   (of handwriting) having the letters slanting from left down to right Backhand(a)   (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke Backhanded   Roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from tht source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal" Backhanded   (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke Backhand_drive   A hard straight return made on the backhand side Backhand_shot   A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke Back to top Backhand_stroke   A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke Backhoe   An excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth Backing   The act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" Backing   Something forming a back that is added for strengthening Backing   Financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" Backlash   An adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance" Backlash   A movement back from an impact Backlash   Have an unexpected and undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" Backless   Lacking a back; "a stool is a backless and armless seat" Backlog   An accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services) Backlog   Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose Backlog   Large log at the back of a hearth fire Backlog   Accumulate and create a backlog Backmost   Located farthest to the rear Backpack   A bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder Backpack   Hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies" Backpacker   A hiker who wears a backpack Backpacking   Carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts" Backpacking_tent   A tent that can be carried in a backpack Backpedal   Modify one'' opinion, make it less strong Back to top Backpedal   Step backwards, in boxing Backpedal   Pedal backwards on a bicycle Backplate   Plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass Backrest   A support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable" Backroom   The meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations Backroom_boy   An expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status Backsaw   A handsaw stiffened by metal along upper edge Backscatter   Scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes Backscratcher   A long-handled scratcher for scratching your back Backscratcher   Someone who is willing to trade favors or services for mutual advantage Backseat   A seat at the rear (especially the backseat of an automobile) Backseat   A secondary or inferior position or status; "tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding" Backseat_driver   A meddler who insists on giving unwanted advice Backsheesh   A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) Backside   The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" Backside   The side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" Backslap   Display excessive cordiality (towards); "he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings" Backslapper   Someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality Backslide   Drop to a lower level, as in one''s morals or standards Backslider   Someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior Back to top Backsliding   A failure to maintain a higher state Backspace   Hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard; "To erase, you must backspace" Backspacer   The typewriter key used for back spacing Backspace_character   A control character that indicates moving a space to the left Backspace_key   The typewriter key used for back spacing Backspin   Spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion Backstage   A stage area out of sight of the audience Backstage   Concealed from the public Backstage   In or to a backstage area of a theater; "costumes were changed backstage" Backstage   Out of view of the public; behind the scenes; "Working backstage to gain political support for his proposal"; "many private deals were made backstage at the convention" Backstair   Secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior" Backstairs   A second staircase at the rear of a building Backstairs   Secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior" Backstay   A stay that supports the back of something Backstitch   Overlapping stitch made by starting next stitch at middle of preceding one Backstitch   Do backstitches Backstop   (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) Backstop   Act as a backstop Backstroke   A swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back Backstroke   Swim on one''s back Back to top Backstroker   Someone who swims the backstroke Backswept   Used of hair Backswimmer   Predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites Backsword   A sword with only one cutting edge Backsword   A stick used instead of a sword for fencing Backtalk   An impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don''t give me any of your sass" Backtrack   Retrace one''s course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back" Backup   The act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" Backup   (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased" Backup   A subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts Backup   Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" Backup   An accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet" Backup_file   (computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups Backup_man   Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" Backward   Directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view" Backward   (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover" Backward   Retarded in intellectual development Backward   In or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" Backward   At or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" Backward   In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it''s easy to get the `i'' and the `e'' backward in words like `seize'' and `siege''"; "the child put her jersey on backward" Back to top Backwardness   Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities Backwards   At or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" Backwards   In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it''s easy to get the `i'' and the `e'' backward in words like `seize'' and `siege''"; "the child put her jersey on backward" Backward_and_forward   Moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York" Backwash   The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat''s wake capsized the canoe" Backwash   The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" Backwash   The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller Backwater   Any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress Backwater   A body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos" Backwoods   A remote and undeveloped area Backwoods(a)   Inaccessible and sparsely populated Backwoodsman   A man who lives on the frontier Backyard   The grounds in back of a house Back_and_forth   Moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York" Back_away   Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We''ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" Back_brace   A brace worn to support the back Back_breaker   Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide Back_burner   Reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner" Back_channel   An alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government); "they negotiated via a back channel" Back_circle   A feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head Back to top Back_country   A remote and undeveloped area Back_door   A secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door" Back_door   An entrance at the rear of a building Back_down   Move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down" Back_down   Remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved" Back_end   The side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" Back_entrance   An entrance at the rear of a building Back_exercise   Exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles Back_judge   A football official Back_matter   Written matter following the main text of a book Back_off   Move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down" Back_off   Remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved" Back_of_beyond   A very remote and inaccessible place; "you''d have to go to the back of beyond to find one of those" Back_out   Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We''ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" Back_out   Move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway" Back_pack   A bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder Back_porch   A porch for the back door Back_room   A room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups Back_street   A narrow street with walls on both sides Back_talk   An impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don''t give me any of your sass" Back to top Back_tooth   A tooth situated at the back of the mouth Back_up   Establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?" Back_up   Become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" Back_up   Make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security cop; "You''d better back up these files!" Back_up   Move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down" Back_up   Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" Bacon   Back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried Bacon   English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) Bacon   English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) Bacon-lettuce-tomato_sandwich   Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce Bacon_and_eggs   Eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon Bacon_and_eggs   European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America Bacon_rind   The rind of bacon Bacon_strip   A slice of bacon Bacteremia   Transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood Bacteremic   Of or relating to or having bacteremia Bacteria   (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants Bacteria   Single-celled organisms (single form = bacterium) which lack well-defined nuclear membranes and other specialized functional cell parts and reproduce by cell division or spores. Bacteria may be free-living organisms or parasites. Bacteria (along with fungi) are decomposers that break down the wastes and bodies of dead organisms making their components available for reuse. Bacteria cells range from about 1 - 10 micron in length and from .2 - 1.0 micron in width. They exist almost everywhere on earth. Despite their small size, the total weight of all bacteria in the world likely exceeds that of all other organisms combined. Some bacteria are helpful others are harmful. Bacteriacide   Any chemical agent that destroys bacteria Bacteriaemia   Transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood Back to top Bacterial   Relating to or caused by bacteria; "bacterial infection" Bacterially   By bacteria; "spreads bacterially" Bacterial_plaque   A film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries Bacterial_toxin   Any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells Bacteria_bed   Layer of sand or gravel used to expose sewage effluent to air and the action of microorganisms Bacteria_family   A family of bacteria Bacteria_genus   A genus of bacteria Bacteria_order   An order of bacteria Bacteria_species   A species of bacteria Bactericidal   Preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms Bactericide   Any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth Bactericide   Any chemical agent that destroys bacteria Bactericide   Any substance or agent which kills bacteria. Bacteriemia   Transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood Bacteriochlorophyll   A substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants Bacterioid   Resembling bacteria Bacterioidal   Resembling bacteria Bacteriologic   Of or relating to bacteriology Bacteriological   Of or relating to bacteriology Bacteriological_warfare   The use of harmful bacteria as a weapon Back to top Bacteriologist   A biologist who studies bacteria Bacteriology   The branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease Bacteriolysis   Dissolution or destruction of bacteria Bacteriolytic   Of or relating to or causing bacteriolysis Bacteriophage   A virus that is parasitic in bacteria; it uses the bacterium''s machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria Bacteriophagic   Of or relating to bacteriophages Bacteriophagous   Of or relating to bacteriophages Bacteriostasis   Inhibition of the growth of bacteria Bacteriostat   A chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth Bacteriostatic   Of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis Bacteriostatic   Having the ability to inhibit the growth of bacteria without destroying the bacteria. For example: silver-impregnated activated carbon will reduce bacterial colonization but not eliminate it. Bacterise   Subject to the action of bacteria Bacterium   (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants Bacterize   Subject to the action of bacteria Bacteroid   A rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants) Bacteroid   Resembling bacteria Bacteroidaceae   Family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes Bacteroidal   Resembling bacteria Bacteroides   Type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals Bactrian_camel   Two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia Back to top Baculiform   Formed like a bacillus Bad   That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good" Bad   Feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough'' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad''); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night" Bad   (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food" Bad   Not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance" Bad   Reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill" Bad   Having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a Bad   Characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life" Bad   Keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase" Bad   Capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you" Bad   Physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth" Bad   Very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" Bad   Not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can''t help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" Bad   Nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar" Bad   Below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital" Bad   Not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt" Bad   Very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it" Bad   With great intensity (`bad'' is a nonstandard variant for `badly''); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad" Bad-tempered   Perversely irritable Badaga   The dialect of Kannada that is spoken by the Badaga people Back to top Badaga   A member of an agricultural people of southern India Baddeleyite   A mineral consisting of zirconium oxide Baddie   The principle bad character in a film or work of fiction Bade   A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria Badge   Any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank); "wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability" Badge   An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone''s badge before letting them in" Badge   Put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged" Badger   Sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere Badger   Persuade through constant efforts Badger   Annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" Badgerer   Someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections Badgering   The act of harassing someone Badger_dog   Small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows Badger_skunk   Large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico Badger_State   A midwestern state in north central United States Badinage   Frivolous banter Badlands   An eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska Badlands   Deeply eroded barren land Badlands_National_Park   A national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites Badly   (`ill'' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill Back to top Badly   With unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display; "they took their defeat badly"; "took her father''s death badly"; "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake" Badly   Unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern" Badly   In a disadvantageous way; to someone''s disadvantage; "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them" Badly   Without skill or in a displeasing manner; "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly" Badly   To a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill" Badly   Very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it" Badly   With great intensity (`bad'' is a nonstandard variant for `badly''); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad" Badly   In a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room" Badly   Evilly or wickedly; "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly" Badminton   A game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net Badminton_court   The court on which badminton is played Badminton_equipment   Equipment for playing the game of badminton Badminton_racket   A light long-handled racket used by badminton players Badminton_racquet   A light long-handled racket used by badminton players Badmouth   Speak unfavorably about; "She badmouthes her husband everywhere" Badness   An attribute of mischievous children Badness   Used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather Badness   That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good" Bad_block   (computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data Bad_blood   A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility Back to top Bad_check   A check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny" Bad_cheque   A check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny" Bad_condition   Poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition Bad_debt   A debt that is unlikely to be repaid Bad_egg   (old-fashioned slang) a bad person Bad_fairy   A fairy that tends to cause harm Bad_guy   Any person who is not on your side Bad_hat   Someone who deliberately stirs up trouble Bad_Lands   An eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska Bad_luck   Unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event Bad_luck   An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn''t have bad luck I wouldn''t have any luck at all" Bad_luck   An unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes Bad_manners   Impoliteness resulting from ignorance Bad_person   A person who does harm to others Bad_temper   A persisting angry mood Bad_weather   Weather unsuitable for outdoor activities Baeda   (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) Baedeker   Any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German firm founded by Karl Baedeker Baedeker   German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859) Baffin_Bay   A body of water between Greenland and northeastern Canada; connected with the Arctic Ocean to the north and with the Atlantic Ocean (via the Labrador Sea) to the south; icebound in winter Back to top Baffin_Island   The 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay Baffle   A flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy Baffle   Check the emission of (sound) Baffle   Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don''t know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" Baffle   Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" Baffled   People who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children''s faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled" Baffled   Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" Bafflement   Confusion resulting from failure to understand Baffle_board   A flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy Baffling   Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home" Bag   An activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" Bag   Mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats) Bag   A flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" Bag   A portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" Bag   A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" Bag   Place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" Bag   An ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money" Bag   The quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); "his bag included two deer" Bag   The quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn" Bag   Capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants" Back to top Bag   Put into a bag; "The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries" Bag   Take unlawfully Bag   Bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge Bag   Hang loosely, like an empty bag Bagascosis   Alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust) Bagasse   The dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants Bagassosis   Alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust) Bagatelle   A table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over Bagatelle   Something of little value or significance Bagatelle   A light piece of music for piano Bagdad   Capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world" Bagel   (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust Bagful   The quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn" Baggage   A case used to carry belongings when traveling Baggage   A worthless or immoral woman Baggageman   An attendant who takes care of baggage Baggage_car   A railway car where passengers'' bags are carried Bagger   A machine for putting objects or substances into bags Bagger   A workman employed to pack things into containers Bagging   Coarse fabric used for bags or sacks Back to top Baggy   Not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather" Baghdad   Capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world" Bagman   A racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money Bagman   A salesman who travels to call on customers Bagnio   A building containing public baths Bagnio   A building where prostitutes are available Bagpipe   A wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through pipes Bagpiper   Someone who plays the bagpipe Baguet   Narrow French stick loaf Baguette   Narrow French stick loaf Bag_lady   A homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in shopping bags Bag_of_tricks   A supply of ways of accomplishing something; "every good mechanic has a large bag of tricks" Bahai   A teacher of or believer in Bahaism Bahai   Of or relating to Bahaism Bahaism   A religion founded in Iran in 1863; emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind; incorporates Christian and Islamic tenets; many adherents live in the United States; "Bahaism has no public rituals or sacraments and praying is done in private" Bahamas   Island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort Bahama_grass   Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India Bahama_Islands   Island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort Bahamian   A native or inhabitant of the Bahamas Bahamian   Of or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands or their inhabitants; "Bahamian population" Back to top Bahamian_dollar   The basic unit of money in the Bahamas Bahasa   The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia Bahasa_Indonesia   The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia Bahasa_Kebangsaan   The Malay language spoken in Malaysia Bahasa_Malaysia   The Malay language spoken in Malaysia Bahasa_Melayu   The Malay language spoken in Malaysia Bahia_coquilla   Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes Bahia_grass   Perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of Gulf states Bahia_piassava   Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes Bahrain   Bahrain is an island country in the Arabic Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s Its a country comprising an archipelago of low sandy islands in the Arabic Gulf between Qatar and Saudi Arabia. It was the first Arabian country to strike oil (1932). A British protectorate after 1861, Bahrain became independent in 1971. Manama, on Bahrain Island, the largest in the archipelago, is the capital. Population: 709,000. Bahrain   Bahraini   A native or inhabitant of Bahrain Bahraini   Of or relating to or characteristic of Bahrain or its people or language; "Bahraini beaches" Bahrainian_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Bahrain Bahrain_dinar   The basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils Bahrain_Island   Bahrein   Bahrain is an island country in the Arabic Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s Its a country comprising an archipelago of low sandy islands in the Arabic Gulf between Qatar and Saudi Arabia. It was the first Arabian country to strike oil (1932). A British protectorate after 1861, Bahrain became independent in 1971. Manama, on Bahrain Island, the largest in the archipelago, is the capital. Population: 709,000. Bahrein   Bahreini   A native or inhabitant of Bahrain Bahrein_Island   Back to top Baht   The basic unit of money in Thailand Bai   The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan Baic   The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan Bail   The legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); "he is out on bail" Bail   (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman" Bail   Remove (water) from a vessel with a container Bail   Empty (a vessel) by bailing Bail   Secure the release of (someone) by providing security Bail   Deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period Bail   Release after a security has been paid Bailable   Eligible for bail; "a bailable defendant" Bailable   Admitting of bail; "a bailable offense" Bailee   The agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered Bailey   The outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle Bailey   The outer courtyard of a castle Bailey   English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742) Bailey   United States singer (1918-1990) Bailey_bridge   A temporary bridge designed for rapid construction Bailiff   An officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. Bailiffship   The office of bailiff Back to top Bailiwick   A branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" Bailiwick   The area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction Bailment   The delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee Bailor   The person who delivers personal property (goods or money) in trust to the bailee in a bailment Bail_bond   (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman" Bail_out   Remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side Bail_out   Free on bail Bain-marie   A large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans can be set in a bain-maire to keep food warm or to cook food slowly Baiomys   Pygmy mice Baiomys_taylori   Very small dark grayish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico Bairava   Epithet of Siva; "the terrible" Bairdiella   Drumfish Bairdiella_chrysoura   Small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico Bairiki   National capital of Kiribati Bairn   A child: son or daughter Baisa   1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani Baisakh   The second month of the Hindu calendar Bait   Something used to lure victims into danger Bait   Anything that serves as an enticement Bait   Harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don''t ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" Back to top Bait   Attack with dogs or set dogs upon Bait   Lure, entice, or entrap with bait Baiting   Harassment especially of a tethered animal Bait_and_switch   A deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product Bait_casting   The single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait Baiza   1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani Baize   A bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables Baja_California   A mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico Bake   Cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes" Bake   Heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer" Bake   Prepare with dry heat in an oven; "bake a cake" Bakeapple   Creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries Baked   (of bread and pastries) cooked by dry heat (as in an oven); "baked goods" Baked   Hardened by subjecting to intense heat; "baked bricks"; "burned bricks" Baked   Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats" Baked-apple_berry   Creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries Baked_Alaska   Cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven Baked_egg   Egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin Baked_goods   Foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven Baked_potato   Potato that has been cooked by baking it in an oven Back to top Bakehouse   A workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold Bakelite   A thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc. Baker   Someone who bakes bread or cake Baker   Someone who bakes commercially Baker's_dozen   The cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one Baker's_eczema   Allergic eczema caused by flour or other ingredients handled by bakers Baker's_yeast   Used as a leaven in baking and brewing Bakersfield   A city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley Bakery   A workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold Bakeshop   A workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold Baking   Cooking by dry heat in an oven Baking   Making bread or cake or pastry etc. Baking   As hot as if in an oven Baking-powder_biscuit   Leavened with baking powder Baking_chocolate   Pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy Baking_hot   As hot as if in an oven Baking_powder   Any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast Baking_soda   A white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid Bakke_decision   A ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy Baklava   Rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey Back to top Baksheesh   A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) Bakshis   A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) Bakshish   A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) Baku   A port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production Bakunin   Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876) Balaclava   A cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face Balaclava_helmet   A cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face Balaena   Type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales Balaena_mysticetus   Large-mouthed arctic whale Balaeniceps   Type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills Balaeniceps_rex   Large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe Balaenicipitidae   Shoebills Balaenidae   Right whales Balaenoptera   Type genus of the Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera_acutorostrata   Small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific Balaenoptera_borealis   Similar to but smaller than the finback whale Balaenoptera_musculus   Largest mammal ever known; bluish-gray migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere Balaenoptera_physalus   Large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific Balaenopteridae   Rorquals; blue whales Balagan   A word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian); "it was utter and complete balagan!" Back to top Balalaika   A stringed instrument that has triangular body and three strings Balance   A scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity Balance   A wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat Balance   An equivalent counterbalancing weight Balance   (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane Balance   Harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin Balance   The seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 Balance   (astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Libra Balance   Equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account Balance   The difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account Balance   Something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" Balance   Equality of distribution Balance   A state of equilibrium Balance   Hold or carry in equilibrium Balance   Compute credits and debits of an account Balance   Bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" Balance   Be in equilibrium; "He was balancing on one foot" Balance-of-payments_problem   An economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports Balanced   Total debits and credits are equal; "the books looked balanced" Balanced   Being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced Back to top Balanced_budget   A budget is balanced when current expenditures are equal to receipts Balanced_diet   A diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity Balancer   Either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight Balancer   An acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions Balance_beam   A gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts Balance_of_international_payments   A system of recording all of a country''s economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year; "a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out" Balance_of_payments   A system of recording all of a country''s economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year; "a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out" Balance_of_power   An equilibrium of power between nations Balance_of_trade   The difference in value over a period of time of a country''s imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation''s balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports" Balance_sheet   A record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets Balance_wheel   A wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat Balanchine   United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983) Balancing   Getting two things to correspond; "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement" Balanidae   Stalkless barnacles Balanitis   Inflammation of the head of the penis Balanoposthitis   Inflammation of both the head of the penis and the foreskin Balanus   Type genus of the family Balanidae Balanus_balanoides   Barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones Balarama   Elder brother of Krishna; an incarnation of Vishnu Balas   A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel Back to top Balas_ruby   A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel Balata   A hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber Balata   When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls Balata_tree   A hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber Balaton   A large shallow lake in western Hungary Balboa   Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519) Balboa   The basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos Balbriggan   A cotton knit fabric used for underwear Balconied   Having balconies or a balcony; "the balconied houses of New Orleans" Balcony   A platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet Balcony   An upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium Bald   Grow bald; lose hair on one''s head; "He is balding already" Bald   Lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman" Bald   Without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills" Bald   With no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie" Bald-faced_hornet   North American hornet Bald-headed   Lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman" Bald-pated   Lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman" Baldachin   Ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar) Balder   (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth Back to top Balderdash   Trivial nonsense Baldhead   A person whose head is bald Balding   Getting bald Baldly   In a bald manner; "this book is, to put it baldly, an uneven work." Baldness   The condition of having no hair on the top of the head Baldpate   American widgeon the male of which has a white crown Baldpate   A person whose head is bald Baldr   (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth Baldric   A wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip Baldrick   A wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip Baldwin   An American eating apple with red or yellow and red skin Baldwin   English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947) Baldwin   United States author who was an outspoken citic of racism (1924-1987) Baldy   A person whose head is bald Bald_cypress   Common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms Bald_cypress   Smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum Bald_eagle   Large North American eagle having a white head and dark wings and body Bale   A large bundle bound for storage or transport Bale   A city in northwestern Switzerland Bale   Make into a bale; "bale hay" Back to top Balearic_Islands   An archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain Baleen   A horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets Baleen_whale   Whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water Balefire   A large outdoor fire Baleful   Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clo Baleful   Deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look" Balefully   In a baleful manner; "she looked at him balefully" Balefulness   The quality or nature of being harmful or evil Balenciaga   Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant designs (1895-1972) Bale_out   Remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side Balfour   English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930) Bali   An island in Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts Balibago   Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament Balinese   The Indonesian language of the people of Bali Baling_wire   Wire used to make bales Balistes   Type genus of the Balistidae Balistes_vetula   Tropical Atlantic fish Balistidae   Triggerfishes Balk   An illegal pitching motion while runners are on base Balk   One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof Back to top Balk   Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress Balk   The area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" Balk   Refuse to comply Balkan   An inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula Balkan   Of or denoting or relating to the Balkan countries or their inhabitants or the Balkan peninsula or the Balkan Mountains Balkanise   Divide a territory into small, hostile states Balkanize   Divide a territory into small, hostile states Balkans   The Balkan countries collectively Balkans   A large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range Balkans   The major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula Balkan_country   A country on the Balkan Peninsula Balkan_Mountains   The major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula Balkan_Mountain_Range   The major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula Balkan_nation   A country on the Balkan Peninsula Balkan_Peninsula   A large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range Balkan_state   A country on the Balkan Peninsula Balkan_Wars   Two wars (1912-1913) that were fought over the last of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire and that left the area around Constantinople (now Istanbul) as the only Ottoman territory in Europe Balker   A person who refuses to comply Balkiness   Likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly Balking   Stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer" Back to top Balkline   Line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game Balky   Stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer" Ball   A pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him" Ball   A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the are Ball   Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket" Ball   A spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub" Ball   A solid ball shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball" Ball   One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" Ball   A more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb; "he stood on the balls of his feet" Ball   A lavish formal dance Ball   A compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" Ball   The people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded" Ball   United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) Ball   An object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" Ball   Form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool" Ball-and-socket_joint   A joint that can rotate within a socket Ball-and-socket_joint   A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone Ball-breaker   A job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing; "Vietnam was a ball-breaker" Ball-breaker   A demanding woman who destroys men''s confidence Ball-buster   A job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing; "Vietnam was a ball-breaker" Back to top Ball-buster   A demanding woman who destroys men''s confidence Ball-hawking   Used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; "a ball-hawking center fielder" Ball-peen_hammer   A hammer with one round and one flat end; used in working metal Ball-shaped   Having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey Ballad   A narrative poem of popular origin Ballad   A narrative song with a recurrent refrain Ballade   A poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy Balladeer   A singer of popular ballads Ballad_maker   A composer of words or music for popular songs Ballast   Any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship Ballast   An electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps Ballast   A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) Ballast   An attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings Ballast   Coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads Ballast   Make steady with a ballast Ballast   The power supply to activate and regulate voltage in an ultraviolet (UV) lamp. Ballast_resistor   A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) Ballcock   Floating ball that controls level in a water tank Balldress   A suit or dress for formal occasions Ballerina   A female ballet dancer Back to top Baller_mistress   A woman who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company Ballet   A theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers Ballet   Music written for a ballet Balletic   Characteristic of or resembling or suitable for ballet Balletomane   A ballet enthusiast Balletomania   Extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets Ballet_company   A company that produces ballets Ballet_dancer   A dancer who is a member of a ballet company Ballet_master   A man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company Ballet_position   Classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet Ballet_skirt   Very short skirt worn by ballerinas Ballgame   A field game played with a ball (especially baseball) Ballgame   A particular situation that is radically different from the the preceding situation; "HDTV looks the same but it''s really a whole new ballgame" Ballista   Medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles Ballistic   Relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity; "ballistic missile" Ballistics   The science of flight dynamics Ballistics   The trajectory of an object in free flight Ballistic_capsule   A craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun Ballistic_fingerprinting   Identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it Ballistic_galvanometer   A moving-coil galvanometer that measures electric charge Back to top Ballistic_identification   Identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it Ballistic_missile   A missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target Ballistic_Missile_Defense_Organization   An agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality Ballistic_pendulum   A physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rod; its displacement is used to measure the velocity of a projectile Ballistic_trajectory   The trajectory of an object in free flight Ballistite   An explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant Ballistocardiogram   A graphical recording made by a ballistocardiograph Ballistocardiograph   A medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles Ballock   One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" Balloon   Large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air Balloon   Small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck Balloon   Become inflated; "The sails ballooned" Balloon   Ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China" Balloonfish   Similar to but smaller than porcupinefish Ballooning   Flying in a balloon Balloonist   Someone who flies a balloon Balloon_bomb   A bomb carried by a balloon; "In World War II the Japanese launched balloon bombs against North America" Balloon_flower   Fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah Balloon_sail   Any light loose sail Balloon_seat   A seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs) Back to top Balloon_vine   Woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America Ballot   A choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion" Ballot   A document listing the alternatives that is used in voting Ballot   Vote by ballot; "The voters were balloting in this state" Ballota   Perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound Ballota_nigra   Ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers Balloting   A choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion" Ballottement   A palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus) Ballot_box   A box where voters deposit their ballots Ballpark   A facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark" Ballpark   Near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn''t even in the right ballpark" Ballpen   A pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper Ballplayer   An athlete who plays baseball Ballpoint   A pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper Ballpoint_pen   A pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper Ballroom   Large room used mainly for dancing Ballroom_dance   Any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom Ballroom_dancing   Any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom Ballroom_music   A genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing Balls-up   Something badly botched or muddled Back to top Ballup   Something badly botched or muddled Bally(a)   (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" Ballyhoo   Blatant or sensational promotion Ballyhoo   Advertize noisily or blatantly Ballyhoo_artist   Someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention Ballyrag   Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" Ball_and_chain   Heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain Ball_bearing   Bearings containing small metal balls Ball_boy   A boy who retrieves balls for tennis players Ball_carrier   (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play Ball_cartridge   A general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and a full charge of powder Ball_club   A team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division" Ball_cock   Floating ball that controls level in a water tank Ball_fern   Feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia Ball_field   The baseball playing field Ball_game   A field game played with a ball (especially baseball) Ball_gown   The most formal gown; worn to a ball Ball_hawk   A team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball Ball_hawking   A skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team Ball_nettle   Coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States Back to top Ball_nightshade   Coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States Ball_of_fire   Someone whose career progresses rapidly Ball_of_fire   A highly energetic and indefatigable person Ball_over   Surprise greatly; knock someone''s socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" Ball_up   Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Ball_valve   Any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball Balm   Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation Balm   Any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing Balmily   In a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily" Balmoral   A brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side Balmoral   A sturdy laced walking shoe Balmoral_Castle   A castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residenc of the British sovereign Balmy   Mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth" Balmy   Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" Balm_of_Gilead   Medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees Balm_of_gilead   Small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised Balm_of_Gilead   A fragrant oleoresin Balochi   An Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf Baloney   Pretentious or silly talk or writing Balsa   Forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts Back to top Balsa   Strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats Balsam   A fragrant ointment containing a balsam resin Balsam   Any seed plant yielding balsam Balsam   Any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes Balsamic   Of or relating to or containing balsam; "a balsamic fragrance" Balsaminaceae   Distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers Balsamorhiza   Genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam Balsamroot   A plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having white-downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots Balsamy   Of or relating to or containing balsam; "a balsamic fragrance" Balsam_apple   A tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit Balsam_capivi   An oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments Balsam_family   Distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers Balsam_fir   Medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees Balsam_herb   Tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum Balsam_of_Peru   Dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases Balsam_of_tolu   Aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups Balsam_pear   Tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit Balsam_poplar   Poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves Balsam_willow   Small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed Balsam_woolly_aphid   A variety of adelgid Back to top Balsa_raft   A light raft made of balsa Balsa_wood   Strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats Balthasar   (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus Balthazar   (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus Baltic   A branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European Baltic   A sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy Baltic   Of or near or on the Baltic Sea; "The Baltic republics" Baltic   Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baltic States or their peoples or languages Baltic-Finnic   A group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian Baltic_language   A branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European Baltic_Republic   European countries bordering the Baltic Sea Baltic_Sea   A sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy Baltic_State   European countries bordering the Baltic Sea Baltimore   The largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center Baltimore_bird   Eastern subspecies of northern oriole Baltimore_oriole   Eastern subspecies of northern oriole Balto-Slavic   A family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages Balto-Slavic_language   A family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages Balto-Slavonic   A family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages Baluchi   An Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf Back to top Baluster   One of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing Balusters   A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling Balustrade   A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling Balzac   French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850) Balzacian   Of or relating to Honore de Balzac or his writings Bamako   The capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger Bambino   A young child Bamboo   Woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture Bamboo   The hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles Bamboozle   Conceal one''s true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" Bamboo_curtain   An ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s Bamboo_fern   Fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds Bamboo_palm   A palm of the genus Raffia Bamboo_palm   Small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers Bamboo_shoot   Edible young shoots of bamboo Bambusa   Tall tender clumping bamboos Bambusa_vulgaris   Extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain Bambuseae   Bamboos Ban   A decree that prohibits something BAN   A bachelor''s degree in nursing Back to top Ban   An official prohibition or edict against something Ban   100 bani equal 1 leu Ban   100 bani equal 1 leu Ban   Prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building" Ban   Forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) Ban   Expel from a community or group Ban   Ban from a place of residence, as for punishment Banal   Obvious and dull; "trivial conversation"; "commonplace prose" Banal   Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails''" Banality   A trite or obvious remark Banana   Elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh Banana   Any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits Banana_boat   A ship designed to transport bananas Banana_bread   Moist bread containing banana pulp Banana_family   Treelike tropical Asian herbs Banana_oil   A liquid ester derived from amyl alcohol; has the odor of bananas Banana_passion_fruit   Cultivated for fruit Banana_peel   The skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell" Banana_quit   Any of several honeycreepers Banana_republic   A small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas) Back to top Banana_skin   The skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell" Banana_split   A banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream Banana_tree   Any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits Banausic   (formal) ordinary and not refined; "he felt contempt for all banausic occupations" Banch   (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom Band   Something elongated that is worn around the body or one of the limbs Band   A strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material Band   A restraint put around something to hold it together Band   A strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) Band   Jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band" Band   A stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands" Band   A range of frequencies between two limits Band   An unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" Band   Instrumentalists not including string players Band   A group of musicians playing popular music for dancing Band   Attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns" Band   Bind or tie together, as with a band Band-tailed_pigeon   Wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon Band-tail_pigeon   Wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon Bandage   A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body Back to top Bandage   Dress by covering or binding; "The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle"; "bandage an incision" Bandage   Wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose Bandaged   Covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze" Bandaging   The act of applying a bandage Bandana   Large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief Bandanna   Large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief Bandbox   A light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats) Bandeau   An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts Banded   Identified with a band especially around a leg; "kept watch for the return of their banded birds" Banded   Characterized by a band of especially white around the body; "banded cattle" Banded   Marked with bands or strips of contrasting color or texture; "a banded rock" Banded_adder   Sluggish krait banded with black and yellow Banded_anteater   Small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct Banded_gecko   Any of several geckos with dard bands across the body and differing from typical geckos in having movable eyelids; of United States southwest and gulf coast to Florida Banded_krait   Sluggish krait banded with black and yellow Banded_palm_civet   An East Indian civet Banded_purple   North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band Banded_rattlesnake   Widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States Banded_rudderfish   Fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters Banded_sand_snake   A sand snake of southwestern United States; lives in fine to coarse sand or loamy soil in which it `swims''; banding resembles that of coral snakes Back to top Banded_stilt   Web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings Banded_water_snake   In some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water Bandelet   Molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column Bandelette   Molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column Banderilla   A decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight Banderillero   The bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight Bandicoot   Any of various agile rat-like terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous Bandicoot_rat   Burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon Banding   A strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material Bandit   An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band Banditry   The practice of plundering in gangs Bandleader   The leader of a dance band Bandlet   Molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column Bandmaster   The conductor of a band Bandoleer   A broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers Bandolier   A broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers Bandsaw   A toothed metal band driven by two wheels Bandsman   A player in a band (especially a military band) Bandstand   A platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air Bandtail   Wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon Back to top Bandung   A city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate Bandwagon   A large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band; "the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade" Bandwagon   A popular trend that attracts growing support; "when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon" Bandwagon_effect   The phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity; "in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to be Bandwidth   A data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel Bandwidth   A range within a band of frequencies or wavelengths. Bandwidth   A range within a band of frequencies or wavelengths. Bandwidth   A range within a band of frequencies or wavelengths. Bandy   Discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions" Bandy   Exchange blows Bandy   Toss or strike a ball back and forth Bandy   Have legs that curve outward at the knees Bandy-legged   Have legs that curve outward at the knees Bandy_about   Discuss casually; "bandy about an idea" Bandy_legs   Outward curvature of the legs Band_aid   Hurried repair Band_Aid   Trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters Band_of_Partisans   An extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda Band_oneself   Attach oneself to a group Band_together   Form a group or unite; "The groups banded together" Back to top Bane   Something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" Baneberry   A plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries Baneberry   A poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea Baneful   Deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look" Baneful   Exceedingly harmful Banefully   In a noxiously baneful way; "this banefully poisoned climate" Banff   A popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies Bang   A conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" Bang   A fringe of banged hair (cut short squarely across the forehead) Bang   A sudden very loud noise Bang   A vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" Bang   The swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" Bang   Leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees" Bang   Strike violently; "slam the ball" Bang   Close violently; "He slammed the door shut" Bang   Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" Bang   Move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house" Bang   To produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed" Bang   Directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" Bang's_disease   An infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings Back to top Bang-up   Very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" Bangalore   An industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai) Bangalore_torpedo   A metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire Banger   Firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing Banger   (British informal) pork sausage Bangiaceae   A family of protoctista Banging   The act of subjecting to strong attack Banging   A continuing very loud noise Banging   (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss" Bangkok   The capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture Bangladesh   A Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971 Bangladeshi   A native or inhabitant of Bangladesh Bangladeshi   Of or relating to or characteristic of Bangladesh or its people or language; "Bangladeshi dialects" Bangladeshi_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Bangladesh Bangla_Desh   A Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971 Bangle   Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing Bangle   Jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration Bangor   A town in southeastern Northern Ireland Bangor   A university town in northwestern Wales on the Menai Strait Bangor   A town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River Back to top Bangtail   A horse bred for racing Bangui   The capital and largest city of the Central African Republic Bang_out   Play loudly; "They banged out `The star-spangled banner''" Bang_up   Make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" Bang_up   Damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother" Banian   A loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India Banian   East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks Banian_tree   East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks Banish   Drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom" Banish   Expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" Banish   Expel from a community or group Banish   Ban from a place of residence, as for punishment Banishment   Rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone Banishment   The state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry" Banister   A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling Banjo   A stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body Banjul   A port city and capital of Gambia Bank   A flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank" Bank   A building in which commercial banking is transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon" Bank   A container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty" Back to top Bank   A financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home" Bank   An arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a bank of switches" Bank   A long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth" Bank   Sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents" Bank   A slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force Bank   The funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo" Bank   A supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies) Bank   Have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother''s recipes" Bank   Cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire" Bank   Enclose with a bank; "bank roads" Bank   Tip laterally; "the pilot had to bank the aircraft" Bank   Put into a bank account; "She deposites her paycheck every month" Bank   Be in the banking business Bank   Act as the banker in a game or in gambling Bank   Do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank; "Where do you bank in this town?" Bank-depositor_relation   The responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests of the depositors Bankable   Acceptable to or at a bank; "bankable funds" Bankable   Guaranteed to bring a profit; "without bankable stars the film script aroused no interest" Bankbook   A record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks Banker   The person in charge of the bank in a gambling game Back to top Banker   Someone who owns or is an executive in a bank Banker's_acceptance   Banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank Banker's_bill   A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" Banker's_check   A letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer Banker's_draft   A draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank Bankhead   Uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968) Bankia   Giant shipworms Bankia_setaceae   Giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America Banking   Transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc. Banking   Engaging in the business of banking; maintaining savings and checking accounts and issuing loans and credit etc. Banking_company   A financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home" Banking_concern   A financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home" Banking_game   Any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer Banking_industry   Banks collectively Banking_system   Banks collectively Banknote   A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" Bankroll   A roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag" Bankroll   Provide with sufficient funds; finance; "Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?" Bankrupt   Someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts Bankrupt   Reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter''s fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" Back to top Bankrupt   Financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up" Bankruptcy   A legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared in bankruptcy Bankruptcy   Inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks" Bankruptcy   A state of complete lack of some abstract property; "spiritual bankruptcy"; "moral bankruptcy"; "intellectual bankruptcy" Banks   English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820) Banksia   Any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds Banksia_integrifolia   Shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers Banksia_rose   Chinese evergreen climbing rose with yellow or white single flowers Bank_account   A fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which they can make withdrawals; "he moved his bank account to a new bank" Bank_bill   A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" Bank_building   A building in which commercial banking is transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon" Bank_card   A credit card issued by a bank Bank_charter   A charter authorizing the operation of a bank Bank_check   A written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check" Bank_clerk   An employee of a bank who receives and pays out money Bank_closing   Act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure Bank_commissioner   A commissioner appointed to supervise banks; a state superintendent of banks Bank_deposit   Money deposited in a bank Bank_discount   Interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan Bank_draft   A draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank Back to top Bank_examination   An examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner Bank_examiner   An official appointed to audit the accounts of banks in a given jurisdiction Bank_failure   The inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations Bank_gravel   Gravel as found in natural deposits Bank_guard   A security guard at a bank Bank_holding_company   A holding company owning or controlling one or more banks Bank_holiday   Any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain Bank_identification_number   An identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself Bank_line   The maximum credit that a customer is allowed Bank_loan   A loan made by a bank; to be repaid with interest on or before a fixed date Bank_manager   Manager of a branch office of a bank Bank_martin   Swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks Bank_note   A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" Bank_of_England   The central bank of England and Wales Bank_of_Japan   The central bank of Japan Bank_rate   The discount rate fixed by a central bank Bank_robber   A robber of banks Bank_run   The concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because the think it will fail Bank_shot   A basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard Bank_statement   A periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client; "I wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month" Back to top Bank_swallow   Swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks Bank_vault   A strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables Bank_withdrawal   The withdrawal of money from your account at a bank Banned   Forbidden by law Banner   Long strip of cloth for decoration or advertising Banner   A newspaper headline that runs across the full page Banner   Unusually good; outstanding; "a banner year for the company" Banneret   A knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command Bannerlike   Like a banner; "She waved her scarf at him bannerlike" Banning   An official prohibition or edict against something Banning-order   An order that bans something Bannister   A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling Bannister   English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929) Bannock   A flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland Bannockburn   A battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland Banns   A public announcement of a proposed marriage Banquet   A meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" Banquet   A ceremonial dinner party for many people Banquet   Partake in a feast or banquet Banquet   Provide a feast or banquet for Back to top Banqueting   Eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment) Banquette   An upholstered bench Banquet_song   A song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet Banshee   (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death Bantam   Any of various small breeds Bantam   Very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" Bantamweight   An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds Bantamweight   Weighs 115-126 pounds Banteng   Wild ox of the Malay Archipelago Banter   Light teasing repartee Banter   Be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" Bantering   Cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" Banteringly   In a bantering fashion; "he spoke to her banteringly" Banti's_disease   A disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis Banti's_syndrome   A disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis Banting   Wild ox of the Malay Archipelago Banting   Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941) Bantoid   Relating to or designating languages that possess characteristics of Bantu; "Bantoid languages" Bantoid_language   A family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent Bantu   A family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent Back to top Bantu   A member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa Bantu   Of or relating to the African people who speak one of the Bantoid languages or to their culture; "the Bantu population of Sierra Leone" Bantu-speaking   Able to communicate in Bantu Bantu-speaking   Of or relating to people who speak Bantu; "the Bantu-speaking people of Africa" Banyan   A loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India Banyan   East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks Banyan_tree   East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks Banzai   A Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph Banzai_attack   A mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai'' Banzai_charge   A mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai'' Baobab   African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread Bap   A small loaf or roll of soft bread Baphia   Small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar Baphia_nitida   Small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye Baptise   Administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized" Baptised   Having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism Baptisia   Genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod Baptisia_australis   Wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers Baptisia_lactea   Erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers; the eastern United States Baptisia_tinctoria   Much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida Back to top Baptism   A Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism" Baptismal   Of or relating to baptism; "baptismal font" Baptismal_font   Bowl for baptismal water Baptismal_name   The first name given to Christians at birth or christening Baptist   Follower of Baptistic doctrines Baptist   Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baptist church; "Baptist baptismal practices"; "a Baptist minister" Baptistery   Bowl for baptismal water Baptistic   Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baptist church; "Baptist baptismal practices"; "a Baptist minister" Baptistic_doctrine   Any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism Baptistry   Bowl for baptismal water Baptists   Any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers Baptist_Church   Any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers Baptist_denomination   Group of Baptist congregations Baptize   Administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized" Baptized   Having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism Bar   The act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" Bar   A rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" Bar   An obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar" Bar   A counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar" Bar   (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar" Back to top Bar   A heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars" Bar   A horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises Bar   A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" BAR   A portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War Bar   A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate" Bar   Musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" Bar   The body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey" Bar   A submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river" Bar   (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter" Bar   Prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" Bar   Secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" Bar   Render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" Bar   Expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" Bar-room_plant   Evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant Baraka   United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934) Baranduki   Terrestrial Siberian squirrel Barany   Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for testing the middle ear (1876-1936) Barb   One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather Barb   A subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove Barb   The pointed part of barbed wire Back to top Barb   An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead''"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" Barb   Provide with barbs; "barbed wire" Barb   Provide with barbs; "barbed wire" Barbacan   A tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) Barbadian   A native or inhabitant of Barbados Barbadian   Of or relating to or characteristic of Barbados or its inhabitants; "a Barabdos vacation" Barbados   Easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles north of Venezuela Barbados   A parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area Barbados-gooseberry_vine   West Indian woody scrambler with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits Barbados_cherry   Acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C Barbados_cherry   Tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries Barbados_dollar   The basic unit of money in Barbados Barbados_gooseberry   Small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies Barbados_gooseberry   West Indian woody scrambler with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits Barbados_maidenhair   Named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered Barbados_pride   East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental Barbara_Hepworth   British sculptor (1902-1975) Barbara_Tuchman   United States historian (1912-1989) Barbara_Ward   English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) Barbara_Wertheim_Tuchman   United States historian (1912-1989) Back to top Barbarea   Biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress Barbarea_praecox   Of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida Barbarea_verna   Of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida Barbarea_vulgaris   Noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium Barbarian   A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement Barbarian   A member of an uncivilized people Barbarian   Without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" Barbaric   Without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" Barbaric   Unrestrained and crudely rich; "barbaric use of color or ornament" Barbarisation   An act that makes people primitive and uncivilized Barbarise   Make crude or savage in behavior or speech; "his years in prison have barbarized the young man" Barbarise   Become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language Barbarism   A brutal barbarous savage act Barbarity   A brutal barbarous savage act Barbarity   The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane Barbarization   An act that makes people primitive and uncivilized Barbarize   Make crude or savage in behavior or speech; "his years in prison have barbarized the young man" Barbarize   Become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language Barbarossa   Barbary pirate (died in 1546) Barbarossa   Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190) Back to top Barbarous   Primitive in customs and culture Barbarous   (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin''s roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" Barbarously   In a barbarous manner; "they were barbarously murdered" Barbarousness   The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane Barbary   A region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries Barbary_ape   Tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar Barbary_Coast   The Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates Barbary_Coast   A part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849); "we''ll tolerate no Barbary Coast in this city!" Barbary_pirate   A pirate along the Barbary coast Barbary_sheep   Wild sheep of northern Africa Barbasco   West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood Barbate   Having hair on the cheeks and chin Barbecue   A rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors Barbecue   A cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit Barbecue   Meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce Barbecue   Cook outdoors on a barbecue grill; "let''s barbecue that meat"; "We cooked out in the forest" Barbecued   Cooked over an outdoor grill Barbecued_spareribs   Baked or roasted with a spicy sauce Barbecued_wing   Chicken wings cooked in barbecue sauce Barbecue_pit   A pit where wood or charcoal is burned to make a bed of hot coals suitable for barbecuing meat Back to top Barbecue_sauce   Spicy sweet and sour sauce usually based on catsup or chili sauce Barbecuing   Roasting a large piece of meat on a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire Barbed   Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" Barbed   Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" Barbed_wire   Strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage Barbel   Slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish Barbell   A bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting Barbellate   Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" Barbeque   A rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors Barbeque   A cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit Barbeque   Meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce Barber   A hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade Barber   United States composer (1910-1981) Barber   Perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of Barber's_itch   Fungal infection of the face and neck Barber's_pole   Striped pole outside a barbershop Barberry   Any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries Barberry_family   Shrubs or herbs Barbershop   A shop where men can get their hair cut Barbershop_quartet   An unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony Back to top Barberton_daisy   Widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays Barber_chair   A large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers Barbet   Small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings Barbette   (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet Barbette_carriage   A gun carriage elevated so that the gun can be fired over the parapet Barbican   A tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) Barbital   A barbiturate used as a hypnotic Barbitone   A barbiturate used as a hypnotic Barbiturate   Organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal Barbituric_acid   A white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs Barbra_Joan_Streisand   United States singer and actress (born in 1942) Barbra_Streisand   United States singer and actress (born in 1942) Barbu   Found along western Atlantic coast Barbuda   An island in Antigua and Barbuda Barcarole   A boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers Barcarolle   A boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers Barcelona   A city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs Bard   An ornamental caparison for a horse Bard   A lyric poet Bard   Put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion" Back to top Bardeen   United States physicist who won the Nobel Prize for physics twice (1908-1991) Bardic   Being a bard or relating to a bard''s poetry; "bardic poetry" Bardolatry   Idolization of William Shakespeare Bare   Lay bare; "denude a forest" Bare   Make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" Bare   Lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings" Bare   Showing ground without the usual covering of grass; "a carefully swept bare yard around the house" Bare   Completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model" Bare   Having extraneous everything removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare" Bare   Providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" Bare   Without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills" Bare   Denuded of leaves; "the bare branches of winter" Bare   Lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture" Bare   Not having a protective covering; "unsheathed cables"; "a bare blade" Bare(a)   Lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" Bare(a)   Apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth" Bare(a)   Just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory" Bare-ass   (used informally) completely unclothed Bare-assed   (used informally) completely unclothed Bare-breasted   Having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity; "topless waitresses"; "a topless cabaret" Back to top Bare-knuckle   Characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism" Bare-knuckled   Characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism" Bareback   Riding without a saddle; "a bareback rider" Bareback   Without a saddle; "she prefers to ride her horse bareback" Barebacked   Riding without a saddle; "a bareback rider" Barebacked   Without a saddle; "she prefers to ride her horse bareback" Bareboat   A vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions Bareboating   Boating by chartering a bareboat and providing your own crew and provisions; "we saved money by bareboating" Bared   Having the head uncovered; "caught bareheaded by the downpour"; "with bared head" Barefaced   Unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick materi Barefaced   With no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie" Barefacedly   Without shame; "he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it" Barefoot   Without shoes; "the barefoot boy"; "shoeless Joe Jackson" Barefoot   Without shoes on; "he chased her barefoot across the meadow" Barefooted   Without shoes; "the barefoot boy"; "shoeless Joe Jackson" Barefooted   Without shoes on; "he chased her barefoot across the meadow" Barehanded   With bare hands; "fought barehanded" Bareheaded   Having the head uncovered; "caught bareheaded by the downpour"; "with bared head" Barelegged   Having the legs uncovered by clothing; "barelegged children on the beach" Barely   By a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats Back to top Barely   In a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room" Bareness   An extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation Bareness   The state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body) Barents_Sea   The part of the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and Russia Bare_bone   Bone stripped of flesh Bare_bones   (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story" Barf   Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" Bargain   An agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" Bargain   An advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" Bargain   Come to terms; arrive at an agreement Bargain   Negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar" Bargain-priced   Costing less than standard price; "buying bargain-priced clothes for the children"; "cut-rate goods" Bargainer   Negotiator of the terms of a transaction; "he is a hard bargainer" Bargainer   Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold Bargaining   The negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement Bargaining_chip   Leverage in the form of an inducement or a concession useful in successful negotiations Bargain_down   Persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100" Bargain_hunter   A shopper who hunts for bargains Bargain_rate   A price below the standard price Barge   A flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) Back to top Barge   Transport by barge on a body of water Barge   Push one''s way; "she barged into the meeting room" Bargee   Someone who operates a barge Bargello   Needlepoint stitch that produces zigzag lines Bargeman   Someone who operates a barge Barge_in   Break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" Barge_in   Enter uninvited; informal; "let''s crash the party!" Barge_pole   A long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn''t touch it with a barge pole" Bari   Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast Baric   Of or relating to or containing barium Barilla   Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate Barilla   Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash Baring   The removal of covering Barish   Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India Barite   A white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium Baritone   The second lowest brass wind instrument Baritone   The second lowest adult male singing voice Baritone   A male singer Baritone   Lower in range than tenor and higher than bass; "a baritone voice"; "baritone oboe" Baritone_horn   The second lowest brass wind instrument Back to top Baritone_voice   The second lowest adult male singing voice Barium   A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite Barium_dioxide   A white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air Barium_enema   Contrast medium is injected into the rectum and x-rays are taken to search for lesions Barium_hydroxide   White poisonous crystals; made by dissolving barium oxide in water Barium_monoxide   An oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder Barium_oxide   An oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder Barium_peroxide   A white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air Barium_protoxide   An oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder Barium_sulfate   A white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment Barium_sulphate   A white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium Barium_sulphate   A white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment Bark   A sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts Bark   The sound made by a dog Bark   A noise resembling the bark of a dog Bark   Tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants Bark   Tan (a skin) with bark tannins Bark   Speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone" Bark   Make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger" Bark   Remove the bark of a tree Back to top Bark   Cover with bark Bark-louse   Any of several insects living on the bark of plants Barkeep   An employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar Barkeeper   An employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar Barker   Informal terms for dogs Barker   Someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers Barking_deer   Small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark Barking_frog   Of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog''s bark Barkley   United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956) Barky   Resembling the rough bark of a tree; "the rattlesnake''s barky scales" Bark_beetle   Small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils Bark_louse   Any of several insects living on the bark of plants Barley   A grain of barley Barley   Cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain Barley-sugar   A brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar Barleycorn   A grain of barley Barleycorn   A grain of barley Barley_candy   A brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar Barley_grass   European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows Barley_water   Used to feed infants Back to top Barm   A commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey Barmaid   A female bartender Barman   An employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar Barmbrack   A rich currant cake or bun Barmy   Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" Barmy   Marked by spirited enjoyment Barn   An outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals Barn   (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter Barnaby's_thistle   European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States Barnacle   European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north Barnacle   Marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces Barnacled   Covered with barnacles; "the barnacled hull of a wrecked ship" Barnacle_goose   European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north Barnburner   A impressively successful event; "the rock concert was a real barnburner" Barnburner   Someone who burns down a barn Barndoor   An opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas Barndoor_skate   One of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook Barney_Oldfield   United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946) Barnful   The quantity that a barn will hold Barnstorm   Tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays; "The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month" Back to top Barnstorm   Appear at county fairs and carnevals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper Barnstormer   A pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting Barnstormer   An actor who travels around the country presenting plays Barnum   United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891) Barnyard   A yard adjoining a barn Barnyard_grass   A coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing Barn_dance   A dance party featuring country dancing Barn_door   The large sliding door of a barn Barn_grass   A coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing Barn_millet   A coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing Barn_owl   Mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control Barn_spider   An orange and tan spider with darkly banded legs that spins an orb web daily; "the barn spider was made famous in E. B. White''s book `Charlotte''s Web''" Barn_swallow   Common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc. Barograph   A recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure Barographic   Relating to or registered by a barograph Barometer   An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure Barometric   Relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer; "barometric pressure" Barometrical   Relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer; "barometric pressure" Barometric_pressure   Atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer Baron   A very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" Back to top Baron   A British peer of the lowest rank Baron   A nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank Baronage   The peers of a kingdom considered as a group Baronduki   Terrestrial Siberian squirrel Baroness   A noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron Baroness_Dudevant   French writer known for works concerning women''s rights and independence (1804-1876) Baroness_Emmusca_Orczy   British writer (born in Hungary) (1865-1947) Baroness_Jackson_of_Lodsworth   English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) Baroness_Karen_Blixen   Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962) Baroness_Thatcher_of_Kesteven   British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925) Baronet   A member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight; "since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart." Baronetcy   The title of a baron Baronetcy   The rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness Baronetise   Confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country" Baronetize   Confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country" Barong   A knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines Baronial   Impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" Baronne_Anne_Louise_Germaine_Necker_de_Steal-Holst   French romantic writer (1766-1817) Barony   The domain of a baron Barony   The estate of a baron Back to top Barony   The rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness Baron_Adrian   English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st Baron of Cambridge (1889-1997) Baron_Alexander_von_Humboldt   German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859) Baron_Clive   British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774) Baron_Clive_of_Plassey   British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774) Baron_de_la_Brede_et_de_Montesquieu   French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755) Baron_Friedrich_Heinrich_Alexander_von_Humboldt   German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859) Baron_Friedrich_Wilhelm_Ludolf_Gerhard_Augustin_vo   American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794) Baron_Georges_Cuvier   French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832) Baron_Hermann_Ludwig_Ferdinand_von_Helmholtz   German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894) Baron_Hugh_Caswall_Tremenheere_Dowding   British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970) Baron_Jean_Baptiste_Joseph_Fourier   French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830) Baron_Karl_Maria_Friedrich_Ernst_von_Weber   German conductor and composer of Romantic operas (1786-1826) Baron_Karl_Wilhelm_von_Humboldt   German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835) Baron_Lister   English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912) Baron_Lloyd_Webber_of_Sydmonton   English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948) Baron_Munchausen   German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797) Baron_Olivier_of_Birghton   English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989) Baron_Richard_von_Krafft-Ebing   German neurologist noted for his studies of sexual deviance (1840-1902) Baron_Snow_of_Leicester   English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980) Back to top Baron_Verulam   English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) Baron_Wilhelm_von_Humboldt   German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835) Baroque   Elaborate an extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century Baroque   Having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells Baroqueness   Elaborate an extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century Baroreceptor   A sensory receptor that responds to pressure Barosaur   5-story-tall dinosaur Barosaurus   5-story-tall dinosaur Barouche   A horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top Barque   A sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts Barrack   A building used to house military personnel Barrack   Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" Barrack   Urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" Barrack   Lodge in barracks Barracking   Shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree Barracuda   Any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth Barrage   The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" Barrage   The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) Barrage   Attack with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience" Barrage_balloon   An elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low Back to top Barrage_fire   The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" Barrage_jam   Jam an entire frequency sprectrum; "During the Cold War, the Soviets routinely barrage jammed to interfere with transmissions from the West" Barrage_jamming   Electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously Barramunda   Large edible Australian lungfish having paddle-shaped fins Barramundi   Large edible Australian lungfish having paddle-shaped fins Barranquilla   A port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River Barred   Preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor" Barred   Firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured" Barred_owl   Large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown Barred_pickerel   Small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states Barrel   A cylindrical container that holds liquids Barrel   A tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired Barrel   Any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons" Barrel   The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold Barrel   A bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends Barrel   Put in barrels Barreled   Put in or stored in a barrel; "barreled beer" Barreled   (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends Barrelfish   Blackish fish of New England waters Barrelful   The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold Back to top Barrelhouse   A cheap drinking and dancing establishment Barrelled   Put in or stored in a barrel; "barreled beer" Barrelled   (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends Barrels   The amount that many barrels might hold Barrel_cactus   Any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil Barrel_cactus   A cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits Barrel_knot   A knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times Barrel_maker   A craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs Barrel_organ   A musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs Barrel_roll   A roll in which the plane follows a spiral course Barrel_vault   The simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch Barren   An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert" Barren   Incapable of sustaining life; "the dead and barren Moon" Barren   Not bearing offspring; "a barren woman"; "learned early in his marriage that he was sterile" Barren   Providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" Barrenness   A condition yielding nothing of value Barrenness   The state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children Barrenwort   Slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover Barren_ground_caribou   Of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus Barren_of(p)   Completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding" Back to top Barrette   A pin for holding women''s hair in place Barretter   A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) Barricade   A barrier (usually thrown up hastily so as to impede the advance of an enemy); "they enemy stormed the barricade" Barricade   A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. Barricade   Block off with barricades Barricade   Prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded" Barricade   Render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" Barricaded   Preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor" Barricado   Block off with barricades Barrie   Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937) Barrier   A structure or object that impedes free movement Barrier   Any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding" Barrier   Anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access Barrier_island   A long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore Barrier_reef   A long coral reef near and parallel to the shore Barrier_strip   A junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs Barring   The act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto Barrio   An urban area in a Spanish-speaking country Barrio   A Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States) Barrister   A British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law Back to top Barroom   A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" Barrow   A cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels Barrow   (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs Barrow   The quantity that a barrow will hold Barrow's_goldeneye   North American goldeneye diving duck Barrow-boy   A hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow Barrow-man   A hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow Barrowful   The quantity that a barrow will hold Barrymore   United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905) Barrymore   United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893) Barrymore   United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954) Barrymore   United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959) Barrymore   United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942) Bars   Gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden bars supported on uprights Barstow   A town in southeastern California Bart   A member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight; "since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart." Bartender   An employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar Barter   An equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" Barter   Exchange goods without involving money Barterer   A trader who exchanges goods and not money Back to top Barter_away   Trade in in a bartering transaction Barth   United States novelist (born in 1930) Barth   Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968) Barthelme   United States author of sometimes surrealistic stories (1931-1989) Bartholdi   French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor Barthold_George_Niebuhr   German historian noted for his critical approach to sources and for his history of Rome (1776-1831) Bartholin   Danish physician who discovered Bartholin''s gland (1585-1629) Bartholin's_gland   Either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper''s gland in the male Bartholomeu_Dias   Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500) Bartholomeu_Diaz   Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500) Bartholomew_Roberts   A Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722) Bartlesville   A town in northeastern Oklahoma Bartlett   Juicy yellow pear Bartlett   United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905) Bartlett   United States explorer who accompanied Peary''s expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946) Bartlett_pear   Juicy yellow pear Bartle_Frere   A living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur''; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named Bartok   Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945) Bartolomeo_Prignano   Pope who alienated the French cardinals (1318-1389) Bartolomeo_Vanzetti   United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Nicola Sacco was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1888-1927) Back to top Bartolome_Esteban_Murillo   Spanish painter (1617-1682) Bartolommeo_Eustachio   Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart (1520-1574) Bartonia   Annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers Bartramia   A genus of Scolopacidae Bartramian_sandpiper   Large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands Bartramia_longicauda   Large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands Bartram_Juneberry   Open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits Baruch   An Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch Baruch   A disciple of and secretary for the prophet Jeremiah Baruch   Economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965) Baruch_de_Spinoza   Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677) Barunduki   Terrestrial Siberian squirrel Barycenter   (astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve Barye   The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter Baryon   Any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1 Baryon_number   A number equal to the difference between the number of baryons and the number of antibaryons in any subatomic structure; it is conserved in all types of particle interactions Baryshnikov   Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948) Baryta   Any of several compounds of barium Barytes   A white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium Barytic   Of or relating to or containing baryta Back to top Barytone   A male singer Bar_absolute   The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter Bar_billiards   A table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over Bar_bit   A bit for horses that is a solid bar of metal Bar_chart   A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities Bar_code   Code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information Bar_exam   An examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction; "applicants may qualify to take the New York bar examination by graduating from an approved law school"; "he passed the ba Bar_examination   An examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction; "applicants may qualify to take the New York bar examination by graduating from an approved law school"; "he passed the ba Bar_fly   A drinker who frequents bars Bar_girl   A woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers Bar_graph   A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities Bar_hop   Go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham" Bar_line   A vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars Bar_magnet   A magnet in the form of a bar with magnetic poles at each end Bar_mask   A catcher''s mask with bars Bar_mitzvah   (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility; "a bar mitzvah is an important social event" Bar_mitzvah   Confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith Bar_printer   An impact printer that uses a bar to carry the type slugs Bar_sinister   A mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left Bar_sinister   The status of being born to parents who were not married Back to top Bar_soap   Soap in the form of a bar Basal   Especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves" Basal   Of primary importance; "basic truths" Basal   Serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats" Basalt   The commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark gray fine-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene Basaltic   Of or relating to or containing basalt; "basaltic magma is fluid" Basal_body_temperature   Body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything Basal_body_temperature_method   Natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman''s menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation Basal_body_temperature_method_of_family_planning   Natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman''s menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation Basal_ganglion   Any of several masses of subcortical gray matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement Basal_metabolic_rate   The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state Basal_metabolism   The amount of energy required to maintain the body of an individual in a resting state Basal_placentation   Where one or few ovules develop at the base of a simple or compound ovary Basal_vein   A large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein Bascule   A structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (as in a bascule bridge) Base   A support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" Base   Place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" Base   (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector Base   Installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" Base   A flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base" Back to top Base   The principal ingredient of a mixture; "glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"; "he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"; "everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base" Base   Lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" Base   The stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" Base   The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" Base   (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" Base   A lower limit; "the government established a wage floor" Base   An intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries Base   The place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end Base   (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull" Base   The bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain" Base   (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system" Base   The most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" Base   The bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle" Base   Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia" Base   Use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" Base   Assign to a station Base   Use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes Base   Debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage" Base   Illegitimate Base   Having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok''d with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulga Back to top Base   Of low birth or station (`base'' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" Base   Serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats" Base   Not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds" Base   (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal" Base-forming   Yielding a base in aqueous solution Baseball   A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the are Baseball   A ball used in playing baseball Baseball_bat   An implement used in baseball by the batter Baseball_cap   A cap with a bill Baseball_card   A trading card with a picture of a baseball player and information about his playing record Baseball_clinic   A meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction; "a summer baseball clinic for promising young players" Baseball_club   A team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division" Baseball_coach   A coach of baseball players Baseball_diamond   The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate Baseball_equipment   Equipment used in playing baseball Baseball_field   The baseball playing field Baseball_game   A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the are Baseball_glove   Gloves worn by fielders in baseball Baseball_league   A league of baseball teams Baseball_manager   A coach of baseball players Back to top Baseball_mitt   Gloves worn by fielders in baseball Baseball_play   (baseball) a play executed by a baseball team Baseball_player   An athlete who plays baseball Baseball_score   The score of a baseball game Baseball_season   The season when baseball is played Baseball_swing   In baseball; a batter''s attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" Baseball_team   A team that plays baseball Baseboard   A molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor Baseborn   Illegitimate Baseborn   Of low birth or station (`base'' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" Based   Having a base; "firmly based ice" Based   Having a basis; often used as combining terms; "a soundly based argument"; "well-founded suspicions" Based   Being derived from (usually followed by `on'' or `upon''); "a film based on a best-selling novel" Based(p)   Having a base of operations; "a company based in Atlanta" Based_on   Being founded on; "criticisms based on ignorance" Basel   A city in northwestern Switzerland Baseless   Without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" Baseline   The lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases Baseline   The back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line Baseline   An imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "the established a baseline for the budget" Back to top Basely   In a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society" Basement   The lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage Basement   The ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture Baseness   Unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values Basenji   Small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark Base_hit   (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely Base_of_operations   Installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" Base_on_balls   (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" Base_pair   One of the pairs of chemical bases joined by hydrogen bonds that connect the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or of an RNA molecule that has two strands; the base pairs are adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine in DNA and adenine with urac Base_rate   The interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks Base_runner   A baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base) Bash   A vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" Bash   An uproarious party Bash   Hit hard Bashful   Disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren''t bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate'' is a Scottish term for bashful) Bashful   Self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound Bashfully   In a shy or timid or bashful manner; "he smiled shyly" Bashfulness   Feeling embarrassed due to modesty Basia   The second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq Basic   (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant Back to top BASIC   A popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner''s all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use Basic   Of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base Basic   Of primary importance; "basic truths" Basic   Serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course" Basic   Pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities" Basic   Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern" Basically   At bottom or by one''s (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person" Basics   Principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let''s get down to basics" Basics   A statement of fundamental facts or principles Basic_assumption   An assumption that is basic to an argument Basic_cognitive_process   Cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge Basic_dye   Dye in which the chromophore are part of a positive ion Basic_English   A simplified form of English proposed for use as an auxiliary language for international communication; devised by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards Basic_iron   Pig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus; used in making steel by a process that removes the phosphorus Basic_point_defense_missile_system   A shipboard missile system Basic_principle   Principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let''s get down to basics" Basic_slag   Slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer Basic_training   The initial period of training for new military personnel; involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline Basidial   Relating to or characterized by basidia Basidiocarp   The fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells Back to top Basidiolichen   A lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete Basidiomycete   Any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota Basidiomycetes   Large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota Basidiomycetous   Pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes Basidiomycetous_fungi   Any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota Basidiomycota   Comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket fungi); in some classif Basidiomycotina   Comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket fungi); in some classif Basidiospore   A sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium Basidiosporous   Of or relating to or characterized by spores produced by basidia Basidium   A small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes Basifixed   Attached by its base (as certain anthers to their filaments or stalks) Basify   Turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized" Basil   Leaves or the common basil; used fresh or dried Basil   (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) Basil   Any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum Basilar   Of or relating to or located at the base; "the basilar membrane of the cochlea" Basilary   Of or relating to or located at the base; "the basilar membrane of the cochlea" Basilar_artery   An unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear Basilar_membrane   A membrane in the cochlea that supports the Organ of Corti Basileus   A ruler of the eastern Roman Empire Back to top Basilica   A Roman building used for public administration Basilica   An early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges; "the church was raised to the rank of basilica" Basilican   Of or relating to or resembling a basilica Basilicata   A region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot'') Basilic_vein   A vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein Basiliscus   A reptile genus of Iguanidae Basilisk   Small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America Basilisk   Ancient brass cannon Basilisk   (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance Basil_balm   Fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America Basil_balm   Perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls Basil_mint   Perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised Basil_of_Caesarea   (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) Basil_the_Great   (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) Basil_thyme   Fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America Basin   A bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin" Basin   A bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face" Basin   The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; "flood control in the Missouri basin" Basin   A natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it; "the basin of the Great Salt Lake" Basin   The quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water" Back to top Basinal   Of or relating to a basin; "basinal deposits" Basined   Enclosed in a basin Basinet   A medieval steel helmet Basinful   The quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water" Basipetal   Of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base Basis   The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" Basis   A relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" Basis   The most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" Basiscopic   Facing or on the side toward the base Basivertebral_vein   One of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus Bask   Be exposed; "The seals were basking in the sun" Bask   Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" Basket   A score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop Basket   A container that is usually woven and has handles Basket   Horizontal hoop with a net through which players try to throw the basketball Basket   The quantity contained in a basket Basket-handle_arch   A round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers Basketball   A game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop Basketball   An inflated ball used in playing basketball Basketball_backboard   A raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard" Back to top Basketball_clinic   A meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction Basketball_coach   A coach of basketball players Basketball_court   The court on which basketball is played Basketball_equipment   Sports equipment used in playing basketball Basketball_game   A game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop Basketball_hoop   Horizontal hoop with a net through which players try to throw the basketball Basketball_league   A league of basketball teams Basketball_play   A play executed by a basketball team Basketball_player   An athlete who plays basketball Basketball_score   The score in a basketball game Basketball_season   The season when basketball is played Basketball_shot   Throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out" Basketball_team   A team that plays basketball Basketeer   An athlete who plays basketball Basketful   The quantity contained in a basket Basketmaker   Someone skilled in weaving baskets Basketry   The craft of basket making Basketweaver   Someone skilled in weaving baskets Basket_ash   Vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn Basket_fern   Giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australia Back to top Basket_fern   Tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided grayish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil Basket_fish   Any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc Basket_flower   Annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple-rayed flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets Basket_hilt   A hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand Basket_Maker   Early Amerindians related to the Pueblo; known for skill in making baskets Basket_oak   Medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats Basket_rummy   A form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank Basket_spikemoss   Spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America Basket_star   Any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc Basket_weave   A cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket Basket_willow   Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin Basking_shark   Large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface Basle   A city in northwestern Switzerland Basophil   A leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains Basophile   A leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains Basophilia   The tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes; "cytoplasmic basophilia" Basophilic   Staining readily with basic dyes Basotho   A member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho Basque   The language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language Basque   A member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain Back to top Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty   A terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalis of the traditional Basque party; want to create on independent homeland in Spain''s western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of po Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom   A terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalis of the traditional Basque party; want to create on independent homeland in Spain''s western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of po Basra   The second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq Bass   Nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes Bass   The member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments Bass   The lowest part of the musical range Bass   The lowest adult male singing voice Bass   The lowest part in polyphonic music Bass   Any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) Bass   The lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae Bass   An adult male singer with the lowest voice Bass   Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet" Bassariscidae   In some classifications considered a separate family Bassariscus   Cacomistles Bassariscus_astutus   Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings Bassarisk   Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings Basse-Normandie   A division of Normandy Basset   Smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears Basset   Appear at the surface; "A seam of coal bassets" Basseterre   The capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher Back to top Basset_horn   A tenor clarinet; pitched in the key of F below the B-flat clarinet Basset_hound   Smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears Basset_oboe   A oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe Bassia   Summer cypress Bassia_scoparia   Densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn Bassine   Coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms Bassinet   A basket (usually hooded) used as a baby''s bed Bassinet   A perambulator that resembles a bassinet Bassist   A musician who play the bass viol Basso   The lowest adult male singing voice Basso   An adult male singer with the lowest voice Bassoon   A double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family Bassoonist   A musician who plays the bassoon Basso_continuo   A bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played Basso_profundo   A very deep bass voice Basso_relievo   A sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut Basso_rilievo   A sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut Basswood   Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber Basswood   Soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork Bass_clarinet   A large clarinet whose range is an octave below the B-flat clarinet Back to top Bass_clef   A clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff Bass_drum   A large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch Bass_fiddle   Largest and lowest member of the violin family Bass_guitar   The lowest six-stringed guitar Bass_horn   The lowest brass wind instrument Bass_part   The lowest part in polyphonic music Bass_viol   Largest and lowest member of the violin family Bass_viol   Viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello Bass_voice   The lowest adult male singing voice Bast   Cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun Bast   (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes Bast   Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants Bastard   Derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin; "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic" Bastard   Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous Bastard   The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents Bastard   Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Bastard   Born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman Bastardisation   An act that debases or corrupts Bastardise   Declare a child to be illegitimate Bastardise   Change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms Back to top Bastardised   Deriving from more than one source or style Bastardization   An act that debases or corrupts Bastardization   Declaring or rendering bastard; "the annulment of their marriage resulted in the bastardization of their children" Bastardize   Declare a child to be illegitimate Bastardize   Change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms Bastardized   Deriving from more than one source or style Bastardly   Born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman Bastardy   The status of being born to parents who were not married Bastardy_proceeding   A lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) Bastard_feverfew   Tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States Bastard_indigo   An erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers Bastard_indigo   Dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers Bastard_indigo   East Indian shrub Bastard_lignum_vitae   Small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood Bastard_pennyroyal   Aromatic plant of the eastern United States Bastard_pimpernel   Weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves Bastard_ridley   Gray sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America Bastard_title   A first page of some books displaying only the title of the book Bastard_toadflax   Woody creeping parasite of western North America having numerous thick powdery-looking leaves and panicles of small dull-white flowers Bastard_turtle   Gray sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America Back to top Bastard_wing   Tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird''s wing Bastard_yellowwood   Medium-sized tree of South Africa Baste   Loose temporary stitches Baste   Cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast" Baste   Sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem" Baste   Strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" Baster   A tube with a rubber bulb used to take up and release melted fat or gravy in order to moisten roasting meat Baster   A sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches Baster   A cook who bastes roasting meat with melted fat or gravy Bastille   A jail (literally, a French jail) Bastille_Day   A legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789 Bastinado   A cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet Bastinado   Beat somebody on the soles of the feet Basting   Moistening a roast as it is cooking Basting   Loose temporary stitches Bastion   Projecting part of a rampart or other fortification Bastion   A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle Bastion   A group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism" Bastioned   Secured with bastions or fortifications Bastnaesite   A yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements Back to top Bastnasite   A yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements Bast_fiber   Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants Basuto   The dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho; an official language of Lesotho Basutoland   A landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 Bas_bleu   A woman having literary or intellectual interests Bas_mitzvah   (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility Bas_relief   A sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut Bat   (baseball) a turn batting; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got 4 hits in 4 at-bats" Bat   Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate Bat   A club used for hitting a ball in various games Bat   A bat used in playing cricket Bat   A small racket with a long handle used for playing squash Bat   Wink briefly; "bat one''s eyelids" Bat   Beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" Bat   Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball" Bat   Use a bat; "Who''s batting?" Bat   Have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez" Bata   A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad Bataan   The peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945 Batch   A collection of things or persons to be handled together Back to top Batch   All the loaves of bread baked at the same time Batch   (often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" Batch   Batch together; assemble or process as a batch Batch_processing   The serial execution of computer programs Bate   Soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins" Bate   Flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons Bate   Moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm" Bateau_bridge   A temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons Bated   Diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes" Bated   Held back; "we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with bated breath" Batfish   Bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins Batfowl   Catch birds by temporarily blinding them Bath   You soak your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning" Bath   A vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it); "she soaked the etching in an acid bath" Bath   A room (as in a residence) containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet Bath   A relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body Bath   A town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains Bath   An ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons Bath   Clean one''s body by immersion into water; "The child should bathe every day" Bathe   The act of swimming; "the Englishman said he had a good bathe" Back to top Bathe   Cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily" Bathe   Clean one''s body by immersion into water; "The child should bathe every day" Bathe   Suffuse with or as if with light; "The room was bathed in sunlight" Bather   A person who takes a bath Bather   A person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer" Bathetic   Effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" Bathhouse   A building containing public baths Bathhouse   A building containing dressing rooms for bathers Bathing   The act of washing yourself (or another person) Bathing   Immersing the body in water or sunshine Bathing_cap   A tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming Bathing_costume   Tight fitting garment worn for swimming Bathing_machine   A building containing dressing rooms for bathers Bathing_suit   Tight fitting garment worn for swimming Bathing_trunks   Swimsuit worn by men while swimming Bathing_tub   A relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body Batholite   Large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth Batholith   Large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth Batholithic   Of or relating to a batholith Batholitic   Of or relating to a batholith Back to top Bathos   A change from a serious subject to a disappointing one Bathos   Triteness or triviality of style Bathos   Insincere pathos Bathrobe   A loose-fitting robe of towelling; worn after a bath or swim Bathroom   A room (as in a residence) containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet Bathroom   A room equipped with toilet facilities Bathroom_cleaner   A preparation for cleaning bathrooms Bathroom_fixture   Any fixture in a bathroom Bathroom_tissue   A soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets Bathtub   A relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body Bathtub_gin   Homemade gin especially that made illegally Bathyal   Relating to ocean depths between 200 and 2000 meters (corresponds to the continental slope) Bathyal_district   The steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone Bathyal_zone   The steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone Bathyergidae   Mole rats; sand rats Bathyergus   Mole rats Bathymetric   Of or relating to measurements of the depths of oceans or lakes Bathymetrical   Of or relating to measurements of the depths of oceans or lakes Bathymetry   Measuring the depths of the oceans Bathyscape   Navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration Back to top Bathyscaph   Navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration Bathyscaphe   Navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration Bathysphere   Spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration Bath_asparagus   Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots Bath_chair   A wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa Bath_linen   Linens for use in the bathroom Bath_mat   A heavy towel or mat to stand on while drying yourself after a bath Bath_mitzvah   (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility Bath_oil   A scented oil added to your bath water Bath_powder   A fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing) Bath_salts   A preparation that softens or scents a bath Bath_soap   Soap used as a toiletry Bath_towel   A large towel; to dry yourself after a bath Bath_water   Water used for a bath Batidaceae   Family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts Batik   A dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted Batik   Dye with wax; "Indonesian fabrics are often batiked" Batis   Small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs Batiste   A thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses Batis_maritima   Low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves Back to top Batman   An orderly assigned to serve a British military officer Batna   A town in north central Algeria Batoidei   Fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes Batoko_palm   Small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums Baton   A thin tapered rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra Baton   An implement passed from runner to runner in a relay race Baton_Rouge   Capital of Louisiana Baton_Rouge_Bridge   A cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge Baton_twirler   Someone who twirls a baton Batrachia   Frogs, toads, tree toads Batrachian   Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species Batrachian   Relating to frogs and toads Batrachoididae   Toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes Batrachomyomachia   A silly altercation Batrachoseps   Slender salamanders Bats   Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" Batsman   (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting Batswana   A member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa Battalion   An army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies Battalion   A large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" Back to top Batten   A strip fixed to something to hold it firm Batten   Stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber Batten   Secure with battens; "batten down a ship''s hatches" Batten   Furnish with battens; "batten ships" Batten_down   Furnish with battens; "batten ships" Batter   A flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon Batter   (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting Batter   Make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" Batter   Strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" Batter   Strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" Batter's_box   An area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat Battercake   A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle Battered   Beaten repeatedly with heavy blows; "a battered child"; "the battered woman syndrome" Battered   Damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford" Battered   Damaged especially by hard usage; "his battered old hat" Battering   The act of subjecting to strong attack Battering_ram   A ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings Battery   An assault in which the assailant makes physical contact Battery   The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" Battery   A device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series Back to top Battery   A series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores Battery   A collection of related things intended for use together; "took a battery of achievement tests" Battery   A unit composed of the pitcher and catcher Battery   Group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place Battery-acid   Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide Battery-powered   Powered by one or more electric batteries; "a battery-powered radio" Battery_acid   Dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries Battery_charger   A device for charging or recharging batteries Batter_bread   Soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy; must be served with a spoon (chiefly Southern) Batting   (baseball) the batter''s attempt to get on base Batting   Stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber Batting_average   (baseball) the percentage of times a batter gets a hit; number of base hits divided by the number of times at bat Batting_average   (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds; "the salesman''s batting average was 7 out of 12" Batting_cage   A movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice Batting_coach   (baseball) someone who teaches batters how to bat better Batting_glove   A glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat Batting_helmet   A helmet worn by the batter in baseball Batting_order   (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate" Battle   An energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition" Battle   A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" Back to top Battle   An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" Battle   Battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" Battle-ax   A broadax used as a weapon Battle-ax   A sharp-tongued domineering wife Battle-axe   A broadax used as a weapon Battle-axe   A sharp-tongued domineering wife Battle-scarred   Scarred by battle Battledore   An ancient racket game Battledore   A light long-handled racket used by badminton players Battledore_and_shuttlecock   An ancient racket game Battlefield   A region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" Battlefront   The line along which opposing armies face each other Battleful   Having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature" Battleground   A region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" Battlement   A rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns Battlemented   (of a building) having turrets and battlements in the style of a castle Battlemented   Protected with battlements or parapets with indentations or embrasures for shooting through Battler   Someone who fights (or is fighting) Battleship   Large and heavily armoured warship Battlesight   An arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges Back to top Battlewagon   Large and heavily armoured warship Battle_Born_State   A state in the western United States Battle_cruiser   A cruiser of maximum speed and firepower Battle_cry   A yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle Battle_cry   A slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy''" Battle_damage   Loss of military equipment in battle Battle_dress   A military uniform designed for field service Battle_fatigue   A mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare Battle_flag   A flag that leads troops into battle Battle_fleet   A fleet of warships prepared for battle Battle_group   An army unit usually consisting of five companies Battle_line   The line along which warring troops meet Battle_of_Atlanta   Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying Atlanta and burned the city; 1864 Battle_of_Austerlitz   A decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II Battle_of_Boyne   A battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts Battle_of_Britain   The prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it Battle_of_Brunanburh   A battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots Battle_of_Bull_Run   Either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles Battle_of_Bunker_Hill   The first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775); the British defeated the colonial forces Battle_of_Caporetto   Battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces Back to top Battle_of_Chattanooga   In the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg Battle_of_Chickamauga   A Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces Battle_of_Cowpens   Battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British Battle_of_Crecy   The first decisive battle of the Hundred Years'' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois Battle_of_Cunaxa   Battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne Battle_of_Cynoscephalae   The battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece Battle_of_El_Alamein   In World War II (1942); a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel Battle_of_Flodden_Field   A battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed Battle_of_Fontenoy   A battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland Battle_of_Fredericksburg   An important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union''s army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee Battle_of_Gettysburg   A battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee''s invading Confederate army was a major victory for the Union Battle_of_Granicus_River   The battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC) Battle_of_Guadalcanal   A battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces Battle_of_Hastings   The decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest Battle_of_Hohenlinden   A battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians Battle_of_Ipsus   A battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and Demetrius Battle_of_Issus   A battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III Battle_of_Ivry   A battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne Battle_of_Jena   The battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians Battle_of_Jutland   An indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark Back to top Battle_of_Kerbala   A battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed; "the Battle of Kerbala is the basis for the Ta''ziyehs that are performed annually" Battle_of_Lake_Trasimenus   A battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius Battle_of_Langside   (1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants Battle_of_Lepanto   Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope Battle_of_Leuctra   Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta''s military supremacy in Greece Battle_of_Little_Bighorn   A battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were suppo Battle_of_Lule_Burgas   The principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian forces defeated the Turks Battle_of_Lutzen   A battle in the Thirty Years'' War (1632); Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperialists under Wallenstein; Gustavus was killed Battle_of_Magenta   A battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I Battle_of_Maldon   A battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem Battle_of_Marathon   A battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians Battle_of_Marston_Moor   A battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert Battle_of_Midway   Naval battle of World War II (June 1942); land and carrier-based American planes decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands Battle_of_Minden   A battle in the Seven Years'' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French Battle_of_Monmouth   A pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces Battle_of_Monmouth_Court_House   A pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces Battle_of_Naseby   A battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists Battle_of_Navarino   A decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships Battle_of_Omdurman   A battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese Battle_of_Panipat   Battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761 Back to top Battle_of_Pharsalus   Caesar defeated Pompey in 48 BC Battle_of_Philippi   Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC Battle_of_Pittsburgh_Landing   The second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory Battle_of_Plassey   The victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal Battle_of_Plataea   A defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks in 479 BC Battle_of_Poitiers   The battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French Battle_of_Pydna   A major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom Battle_of_Ravenna   A battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512 Battle_of_Rocroi   A battle in the Thirty Years'' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders Battle_of_Rossbach   A battle in the Seven Years'' War (1757); Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria Battle_of_Saratoga   A battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated Battle_of_Sempatch   The Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by their victory in 1386 Battle_of_Shiloh   The second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory Battle_of_Soissons-Reims   A battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure Battle_of_Solferino   An indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Courthouse   A battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign Battle_of_St_Mihiel   A battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France Battle_of_Tannenberg   A battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians Battle_of_Tertry   A battle in France in 687 among the descendants of Clovis Battle_of_Teutoburger_Wald   A battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman legions Back to top Battle_of_Tewkesbury   The final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians Battle_of_Thermopylae   A famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer Greece Battle_of_the_Aisne   A battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure Battle_of_the_Ardennes_Bulge   A battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise Battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea   World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943 Battle_of_the_Bulge   A battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise Battle_of_the_Chemin-des-Dames   A battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea   A Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn   A battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were suppo Battle_of_the_Marne   A World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918 Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea   A naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte Battle_of_the_Somme   Battle in World War I (1916) Battle_of_the_Somme   Battle of World War II (1944) Battle_of_the_Spanish_Armada   In the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England Battle_of_Trafalgar   A naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded) Battle_of_Trasimeno   A battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans under Flaminius in 217 BC Battle_of_Valmy   The French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery) Battle_of_Verdun   A battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped Battle_of_Wagram   A battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians Battle_of_Wake   In December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines Back to top Battle_of_Wake_Island   In December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines Battle_of_Waterloo   The battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat; Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon Battle_of_wits   A contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used Battle_of_Ypres   Battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others Battle_of_Ypres   Battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient Battle_of_Ypres   Battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery Battle_of_Zama   The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War Battle_plan   Plan for conducting a battle Battle_royal   A noisy riotous fight Battle_sight   An arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges Battue   Indiscriminate slaughter Battue   A hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter Batty   Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" Batwing   One of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon) Batwing   Formed or shaped like a bat''s wing; "a dress with batwing sleeves" Bat_boy   (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment Bat_mitzvah   (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility Bat_mitzvah   Confirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish faith Bauble   Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing Bauble   A mock scepter carried by a court jester Back to top Baud   (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems Baudelaire   A French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language (1821-1867) Baud_rate   (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems Bauhaus   A German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918 Bauhinia   Mountain ebony, orchid tree Bauhinia_monandra   Shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink purple-streaked flowers Bauhinia_variegata   Small East Indian tree having orchidlike flowers and hard dark wood Baulk   One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof Baulk   Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress Baulk   The area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" Baulk   Refuse to comply Baulk-line   Line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game Baulker   A person who refuses to comply Baum   United States writer of children''s books (1856-1919) Bauxite   A clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst Bauxitic   Resembling or containing bauxite Bavaria   A state in southwestern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory Bavarian   Of or relating to or characteristic of Bavaria or its people; "Bavarian beer" Bavarian_blue   Blue cheese of Bavaria Bavarian_cream   A rich custard set with gelatin Back to top Bawbee   An old Scottish coin of little value Bawd   A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money Bawdily   In a bawdy manner Bawdiness   The trait of behaving in an obscene manner Bawdry   Lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy" Bawdy   Lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy" Bawdy   Humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language" Bawdyhouse   A building where prostitutes are available Bawl   Cry loudly; "Don''t bawl in public!" Bawl   Make a raucous noise Bawl   Shout loudly and without restraint Bawler   A loud weeper; "their new baby is a real bawler" Bawler   Someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice Bawling   Loud cries made while weeping Bawling_out   A severe scolding Bawl_out   Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" Bay   A horse of a moderate reddish-brown color Bay   A small recess opening off a larger room Bay   A compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay" Bay   A compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay" Back to top Bay   The sound of a hound on the scent Bay   An indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf Bay   Small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors Bay   Bark with prolonged noises, of dogs Bay   Utter in deep prolonged tones Bay   (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color Bay-leaved_caper   Shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America Bay-rum_tree   West Indian tree; source of bay rum Baya   Common Indian weaverbird Bayard   French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524) Bayat   An oath of allegiance to an emir Bayberry   Deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries Bayberry   West Indian tree; source of bay rum Bayberry_tallow   A fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles Bayberry_wax   A fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles Baycol   An oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels Bayer   The acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer and Empirin) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets Bayes   English mathematician for whom Bayes'' theorem is named (1702-1761) Bayes'_postulate   (statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes'' theorem is that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom known, in which case it may be postulated that they are all equal (sometimes known as postulating the equidistribution of ignorance) Bayes'_theorem   (statistics) a theorem describing how the conditional probability of a set of possible causes for a given observed event can be computed from knowledge of the probability of each cause and the conditional probability of the outcome of each cause Back to top Bayesian   Of or relating to statistical methods based on Bayes'' theorem Bayonet   A knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon Bayonet   Stab or kill someone with a bayonet Bayonne   A city in northeastern New Jersey Bayonne_Bridge   A steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne, New Jersey Bayou   A swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana) Bayt_Lahm   A small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born Bay_grass   Any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; useful especially for forage and prevention of erosion Bay_laurel   Small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors Bay_leaf   Dried leaf of the bay laurel Bay_lynx   Small lynx of North America Bay_myrtle   Evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles Bay_of_Bengal   An arm of the Indian Ocean east of India Bay_of_Biscay   An arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain Bay_of_Campeche   A bay of the Gulf of Mexico; formed by the Yucatan Peninsula Bay_of_Fundy   A bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feet Bay_of_Naples   An arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples Bay_of_Ob   An inlet of the Kara Sea in western Siberia Bay_rum   An aromatic liquid originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree with rum Bay_scallop   A small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America Back to top Bay_scallop   Muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops Bay_State   A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies Bay_Stater   A resident of Massachusetts Bay_tree   Small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors Bay_willow   European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States Bay_window   A window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house Bay_window   Slang terms for a paunch Bay_wreath   (antiquity) wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory Bazaar   A sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar" Bazaar   A shop where a variety of goods are sold Bazaar   A street of small shops (especially in Orient) Bazar   A shop where a variety of goods are sold Bazar   A street of small shops (especially in Orient) Bazooka   A portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an anti-tank weapon BB   A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun Bbl   Any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons" Bbs   A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest BB_gun   An air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed air BB_shot   A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun BC   Before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC" Back to top BCS   Business Controlling System: It is an Enterprise Resources Planning System (ERP System), it is created and developed by NSD Company. This system is intended for a small and Medium Enterprises,  it was developed based on a best business practice. It is a windows platform system using MS SQL Server as Data Base. The applications included on the standard package of NSD BCS are: 1- Human Resources  2- Financial 3- Sales and Distribution including a point of sale system (POS)  4- Project Management 5- Logistics (Procurement, Warehouses Management, Inventory...)..........   BD   A bachelor''s degree in religion Bdellium   Aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh Be   A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element Be   Spend or use time; "I may be an hour" Be   Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher" Be   Have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" Be   Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" Be   Have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" Be   Be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house" Be   Form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise h Be   Occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" Be   Be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" Be   Represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" Be   Be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" Be   To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be" Be   Happen, occur, take place; "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents'' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen" Be-all_and_end-all   The essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business" Beach   An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake Beach   Land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port" Back to top Beachcomber   A vagrant living on a beach Beached   On a beach Beachfront   A strip of land running along a beach Beachhead   An initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments; "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market" Beachhead   A bridgehead on the enemy''s shoreline seized by an amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead" Beachlike   (of a shore or shoreline) having an extensive gently sloping area covered with sand or gravel or shingle down to the water line Beachwear   Clothing to be worn at a beach Beachy   (of a shore or shoreline) having an extensive gently sloping area covered with sand or gravel or shingle down to the water line Beach_aster   Slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern California Beach_ball   Large and light ball; for play at the seaside Beach_buggy   A recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes Beach_chair   A folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas Beach_erosion   The erosion of beaches Beach_flea   Small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches Beach_goldenrod   Vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern and Gulf coasts of North America Beach_grass   Tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores Beach_heather   Small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America Beach_house   A house built on or near a beach Beach_morning_glory   Prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas Beach_pancake   Plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to Mexico Back to top Beach_pea   Wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder Beach_plum   Small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies Beach_plum   Seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit Beach_plum_bush   Seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit Beach_sand_verbena   Prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California Beach_strawberry   Wild strawberry of western United States and South America; source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries Beach_towel   Very large towel to dry yourself after swimming Beach_waggon   A car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat Beach_wagon   A car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat Beach_wormwood   Herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant Beacon   A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships Beacon   A radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes Beacon   A fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance Beacon   Guide with a beacon Beacon   Shine like a beacon Beacon_fire   A fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance Beacon_Hill   A fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building Beacon_light   A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships Bead   A small ball with a hole through the middle Bead   A beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture Back to top Bead   A shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" Bead   String together like beads Bead   Decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown" Bead   Form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example Beaded   Covered with beads or jewels or sequins Beaded   Covered with beads of liquid; "a face beaded with sweat" Beaded_lizard   Lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico Beading   A beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture Beading   Ornamentation with beads Beading_plane   A plane with a concave blade for making moulding with beadwork Beadle   A minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services Beadle   United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989) Beadlike   Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" Beads   Beads threaded on a string Beadsman   A person who is paid to pray for the soul of another Beadwork   A beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture Beadwork   Ornamentation with beads Beady   Covered with beads or jewels or sequins Beady   Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" Beady-eyed   Having eyes that gleam with malice Back to top Bead_and_quirk   Beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates Bead_fern   Beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched; pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes Bead_tree   Small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong slender-pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots Beagle   A small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound Beagling   Hunting rabbits with beagles Beak   Horny projecting mouth of a bird Beak   Beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) Beak   Informal terms for the nose Beak   Hit lightly with a picking motion Beaked   Having or resembling a beak Beaked_hazelnut   Hazel of western United States with conspicuous beaklike involucres on the nuts Beaked_parsley   Aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads Beaked_salmon   Fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand Beaked_whale   Any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw Beaker   A cup (usually without a handle) Beaker   A flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry Beakless   Not having a beak or bill Beaklike   Resembling the beak of a bird; "a grizzled man with a beaklike nose" Beam   A gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts Beam   Long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction Back to top Beam   (nautical) breadth amidships Beam   A signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides pilots in darkness or bad weather Beam   A column of light (as from a beacon) Beam   A group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation Beam   Smile radiantly; express joy through one''s facial expression Beam   Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" Beam   Express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval" Beam   Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness" Beam   Especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" Beam   Emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" Beam-ends   (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel; "on her beam-ends" means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical Beaming   Radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset" Beaming   Cheerful and bright; "a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning" Beaming   Pleased and proud; "beaming parents" Beamish   Smiling with happiness or optimism; "Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll; "a room of smiling faces"; "a round red twinkly Santa Claus" Beamy   Radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset" Beamy   Broad in the beam; "a beamy cargo ship" Beam_balance   A balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm Beam_of_light   A column of light (as from a beacon) Beam_scale   A portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length Back to top Bean   Informal terms for a human head Bean   Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae Bean   Any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods Bean   Any of various seeds or fruits suggestive of beans Bean   Hit on the head, esp. with a pitched baseball Bean-caper_family   Small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum; Tribulus; Guaiacum: Larrea Beanbag   A small cloth bag filled with dried beans; thrown in games Beanball   A baseball deliberately thrown at the batter''s head Beaner   A baseball deliberately thrown at the batter''s head Beanfeast   An annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees Beanie   A small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen Beano   A game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards Beanstalk   Stem of a bean plant Beantown   State capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services Beany   A small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen Bean_aphid   Blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets Bean_beetle   Introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant Bean_blight   A blight of bean plants Bean_caper   Perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers Bean_counter   An accountant or bureaucrat who who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures Back to top Bean_curd   Cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk Bean_dip   A dip made of cooked beans Bean_plant   Any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods Bean_sprout   Any of various sprouted beans: especially mung beans or lentils or edible soybeans Bean_tostada   A flat tortilla topped with refried beans Bean_Town   State capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services Bean_tree   Any of several trees having seedpods as fruits Bean_trefoil   Shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed Bean_weevil   Larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans Bear   Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws Bear   An investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price Bear   Have on one''s person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" Bear   Give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" Bear   Be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" Bear   Put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" Bear   Move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders" Bear   Support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" Bear   Bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" Bear   Bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" Bear   Take on as one''s own the expenses or debts of another person; "I''ll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" Back to top Bear   Have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" Bear   Behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" Bear   Have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature" Bear   Contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" Bear's-paw_fern   Epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines Bear's_breech   Widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers Bear's_breeches   Widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers Bear's_ear   Yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated Bear's_foot   Digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally Bear's_grape   Evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn Bearable   Capable of being borne though unpleasant; "sufferable punishment" Bearberry   Chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to arctic areas Bearberry   Deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States Bearberry   Shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada Bearberry_willow   Dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base Bearcat   Arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair Beard   Tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface Beard   Hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals Beard   The hair growing on the lower part of a man''s face Beard   A person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality) Back to top Beard   A tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses Beard   Go along the rim, like a beard around the chin; "Houses bearded the top of the heights" Bearded   Having a growth of hair-like awns; "bearded wheatgrass" Bearded   Having hair on the cheeks and chin Bearded_darnel   Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous Bearded_iris   Any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals) Bearded_seal   Medium-sized grayish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of Arctic Ocean Bearded_vulture   The largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill Bearded_wheatgrass   A wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes Beardless   Lacking hair on the face; "a smooth-faced boy of 14 years" Beardless   Having no beard Beardless_iris   Any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls) Beardown(a)   With full strength; "his beardown performance in the exhibition game" Beard_lichen   Greenish gray pendulous lichen growing on trees Beard_moss   Greenish gray pendulous lichen growing on trees Beard_worm   Slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom Bearer   Someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier" Bearer   The person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer''" Bearer   A messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings" Bearer   One of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral Back to top Bearer_bond   A bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments Bearer_of_the_Sword   A small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping; "In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American Bearing   A rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily Bearing   Heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield Bearing   Dignified manner or conduct Bearing   Characteristic way of bearing one''s body; "stood with good posture" Bearing   The direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies Bearing   Relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation" Bearing   Producing or yielding; "an interest-bearing note"; "fruit-bearing trees" Bearing(a)   (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain Bearing_brass   A brass bushing or a lining for a bearing Bearing_false_witness   Criminal offense of making false statements under oath Bearing_metal   An alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings Bearing_rein   A rein designed to keep the horse''s head in the desired position Bearing_wall   Any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building Bearish   Expecting prices to fall Bearnaise   Hollandaise-like sauce made with white wine and tarragon and shallots instead of lemon juice Bearskin   Tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions Bearskin   The pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug) Bearwood   Shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada Back to top Bear_away   Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I''ll take you away on a holiday"; "I g Bear_cat   Reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas Bear_claw   Claw of a bear; often used in jewelry Bear_claw   An incised design resembling a bear''s claw used in Native American pottery Bear_claw   Almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear''s claw Bear_cub   A young bear Bear_down   Exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class" Bear_down   Pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background" Bear_down   Exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down" Bear_down   To make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork" Bear_down   Contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery Bear_down   Exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof" Bear_down_on   Exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof" Bear_down_on   Sail towards another vessel, of a ship Bear_down_upon   Sail towards another vessel, of a ship Bear_grass   Plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers Bear_grass   Stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico Bear_grass   Yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers Bear_grass   Yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers Bear_hug   A takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest Back to top Bear_hug   A wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent Bear_in_mind   Keep in mind Bear_market   A market characterized by falling prices for securities Bear_oak   Shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets Bear_off   Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I''ll take you away on a holiday"; "I g Bear_on   Have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" Bear_on   Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" Bear_on   Have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" Bear_on   Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" Bear_out   Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" Bear_paw   Almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear''s claw Bear_up   Endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain" Bear_upon   Have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" Bear_witness   Give testimony in a court of law Bear_witness   Provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" Beast   A living organism characterized by voluntary movement Beast   A cruelly rapacious person Beastliness   Unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather Beastliness   The quality of being deliberately mean Beastly   Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" Back to top Beastly   Very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket" Beastly   In a beastly manner; "she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law" Beast_of_burden   An animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work Beat   The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing Beat   A stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe" Beat   A regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat" Beat   The basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat" Beat   (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse Beat   The sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum" Beat   The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart" Beat   A regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name" Beat   A member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior Beat   A single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations Beat   Wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I''m beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" Beat   Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don''t know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" Beat   Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" Beat   Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" Beat   Give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" Beat   Hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe" Beat   Strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting Back to top Beat   Strike (a part of one''s own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music; "beat one''s breast"; "beat one''s foot rhythmically" Beat   Stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" Beat   Shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares" Beat   Produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly; "beat the drum" Beat   Make by pounding or trampling; "beat a path through the forest" Beat   Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" Beat   Move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" Beat   Indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm" Beat   Sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in the strong wind" Beat   Move with a flapping motion; "The bird''s wings were flapping" Beat   Move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" Beat   Glare or strike with great intensity; "The sun was beating down on us" Beat   Make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night" Beat   Make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight" Beat   Avoid paying; "beat the subway fare" Beat   Be superior; "Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!" Beat(p)   Very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I''m dead after that long trip" Beat-up   Damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford" Beatable   Susceptible to being defeated Beaten   Beaten repeatedly with heavy blows; "a battered child"; "the battered woman syndrome" Back to top Beaten   Formed or made thin by hammering; "beaten gold" Beaten(a)   Much trodden and worn smooth or bare; "did not stray from the beaten path" Beaten-up   Damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford" Beater   An implement for beating Beater   A worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter Beatific   Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" Beatific   Experiencing or bestowing celestial joy; "beatific peace" Beatification   (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization Beatification   The action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy Beatification   A state of supreme happiness Beatified   Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration Beatify   Declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican" Beatify   Make blessedly happy Beatify   Fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" Beating   The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows Beating   The act of overcoming or outdoing Beating   Expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart" Beating-reed_instrument   A musical instrument that sounds by means of a reed Beatitude   One of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus'' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth''" Beatitude   A state of supreme happiness Back to top Beatles   A rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of it written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon) Beatnik   A member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior Beatniks   A United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop) Beatrice   The woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy Beatrice_Lillie   British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989) Beatrice_Webb   English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943) Beats   A United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop) Beats_per_minute   The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds Beat_about   Search anxiously Beat_around_the_bush   Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information Beat_a_retreat   Depart hastily Beat_back   Cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" Beat_down   Dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much better price" Beat_down   Shine hard; "The sun beat down on the hikers" Beat_down   Persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100" Beat_generation   A United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop) Beat_in   Teach by drills and repetition Beat_out   Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" Beat_out   Beat out a rhythm Beat_up   Gather; "drum up support" Back to top Beat_up   Give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" Beau   A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I''d known he was her boyfriend I wouldn''t have asked" Beau   A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance Beaufort_scale   A scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind Beaufort_scale   An international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane) Beaufort_Sea   Part of the Arctic Ocean northeast of Alaska Beaugregory   A blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies Beaujolais   Dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern France Beaumont   A city of southeastern Texas near Houston Beaumont   English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616) Beaumont   United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853) Beaumontia   Small genus of evergreen woody vines in the East Indies and Asia Beaumontia_grandiflora   Evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers Beaut   An outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it''s a beaut" Beauteous   Poetic Beauteousness   The quality of being good looking and attractive Beautician   Someone who works in a beauty parlor Beautification   The act of making something more beautiful Beautiful   Aesthetically pleasing Beautiful   Delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party" Back to top Beautiful   (of weather) highly enjoyable; "what a beautiful day" Beautifully   In a beautiful manner; "her face was beautifully made up" Beautify   Make more beautiful Beautify   Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" Beautify   Be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" Beauty   The qualities that give pleasure to the senses Beauty   An outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it''s a beaut" Beauty   A very attractive or seductive looking woman Beauty_bush   Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an ornamental Beauty_consultant   Someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance Beauty_parlor   A shop where hairdressers and beauticians work Beauty_parlour   A shop where hairdressers and beauticians work Beauty_quark   A quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron Beauty_salon   A shop where hairdressers and beauticians work Beauty_shop   A shop where hairdressers and beauticians work Beauty_sleep   Sleep before midnight Beauty_spot   A spot that is worn on a lady''s face for adornment Beauty_treatment   Enhancement of someone''s personal beauty Beauvoir   French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986) Beaux_arts   The study and creation of visual works of art Back to top Beau_Brummell   English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840) Beau_geste   A gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture Beau_ideal   An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept Beau_monde   The fashionable elite Beaver   Large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges Beaver   A hat made of beaver fur or similar material Beaver   A movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face Beaver   A man''s hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver or silk Beaver   A full beard Beaver   The soft brown fur of the beaver Beaver   Work hard on something Beaverbrook   British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964) Beaver_away   Work hard on something Beaver_board   A light wallboard made of compressed wood pulp Beaver_rat   Amphibious rat of Australia and New Guinea Beaver_State   A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific Bebop   An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) Bebop   Dance the bebop Becalm   Make steady; "steady yourself" Becalmed   Rendered motionless for lack of wind Back to top Bechamel   Milk thickened with a butter and flour roux Bechamel_sauce   Milk thickened with a butter and flour roux Bechance   Happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) Bechance   Become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" Becharm   Attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men''s hearts" Becharm   Control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft Bechtel_crab   Derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms Bechuana   A member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa Beck   A beckoning gesture Becker_muscular_dystrophy   A form of muscular dystrophy that set in in adolescence or adulthood and progresses slowly but will affect all voluntary muscles; characterized by generalized weakness and muscle wasting that affects limb and trunk muscles first; similar to Duchenne''s mu Becket   (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship Becket   (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II concerning Henry''s attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) Beckett   A playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the Theater of the Absurd (1906-1989) Becket_bend   A hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) Beckley   A city in southern West Virginia Beckman_thermometer   A mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature Beckon   Signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably" Beckon   Summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture Beckon   Appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned" Becloud   Make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" Back to top Become   Enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" Become   Come into existence; "What becomes has duration" Become   Undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" Become   Enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn''t suit you!" Become_flat   Lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall" Becoming   Displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait" Becoming   According with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" Becomingly   In a becoming manner; "she was becomingly dressed" Becomingness   The quality of being becoming Becquerel   French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908) Bed   A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair" Bed   A plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener planted a bed of roses" Bed   A foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; "the track bed had washed away" Bed   The flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc. Bed   Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" Bed   A stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds" Bed   A depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed" Bed   (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of standstone" Bed   Go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" Bed   Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" Back to top Bed   Put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o''clock" Bed   Place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil Bed   Furnish with a bed; "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals" Bed-and-breakfast   An overnight boardinghouse with breakfast Bed-ground   An area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night Bed-hop   Sleep around; "His wife bed hops" Bed-wetting   Enuresis during sleep; especially common in children (who usually outgrow it) Beda   (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) Bedamn   Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" Bedaub   Spread or daub (a surface) Bedaubed   Ornamented in a vulgar or showy fashion Bedaze   Overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her" Bedazzle   To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights" Bedbug   Bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood Bedchamber   A room used primarily for sleeping Bedclothes   Coverings that are used on a bed Bedcover   Decorative cover for a bed Bedded   Having a bed or beds as specified Bedded   Deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock" Bedder   An ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed Back to top Bedding   Coverings that are used on a bed Bedding   Material used to provide a bed for animals Bedding_geranium   An upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers Bedding_material   Material used to provide a bed for animals Bedding_plant   An ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed Bede   (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) Bedeck   Decorate; "deck the halls with holly" Bedecked(p)   Clothed or adorned with finery Bedesman   A person who is paid to pray for the soul of another Bedevil   Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" Bedevil   Treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" Bedevilment   The act of harassing someone Bedew   Cover with drops of dew or as with dew Bedewed   Wet with dew Bedfast   Confined to bed (by illness) Bedfellow   A person with whom you share a bed Bedfellow   A temporary associate; "politics makes strange bedfellows" Bedford_cord   A heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing Bedframe   The framework of a bed Bedground   An area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night Back to top Bedhop   Sleep around; "His wife bed hops" Bedight   Decorate; "deck the halls with holly" Bedim   Make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" Bedim   Make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake" Bedimmed   Made dim or indistinct; "a sun bedimmed by clouds" Bedizen   Dress up garishly and tastelessly Bedizen   Decorate tastelessly Bedlam   Pejorative terms for an insane asylum Bedlam   A state of extreme confusion and disorder Bedlamite   An archaic term for a lunatic Bedless   Without a bed; "the cell was bedless" Bedlington_terrier   A light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb Bedloe's_Island   An island in New York Bay southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands; "Congress officially changed the name from Bedloe''s Island to Liberty Island in 1956" Bedouin   A member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs Bedpan   A shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination Bedpost   Any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead Bedraggle   Make wet and dirty, as from rain Bedraggled   Limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud; "the beggar''s bedraggled clothes"; "scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts" Bedraggled   In deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" Bedrest   Confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) Back to top Bedrich_Smetana   Czech composer (1824-1884) Bedrid   Confined to bed (by illness) Bedridden   Confined to bed (by illness) Bedrock   Principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let''s get down to basics" Bedrock   Solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil Bedroll   Bedding rolled up for carrying Bedroom   A room used primarily for sleeping Bedroom_community   A community where many commuters live Bedroom_furniture   Furniture intended for use in a bedroom Bedroom_set   A suite of furniture for the bedroom Bedroom_suite   A suite of furniture for the bedroom Bedside   Space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person); "the doctor stood at her bedside" Bedside_manner   Manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient Bedsit   A furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing) Bedsitter   A furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing) Bedsitting_room   A furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing) Bedsore   A chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients) Bedspread   Decorative cover for a bed Bedspring   (usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed Bedstead   The framework of a bed Back to top Bedstraw   Any of several plants of the genus Galium Bedtime   The time you go to bed Beduin   A member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs Bedwetter   Someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed Bed_and_breakfast   An overnight boardinghouse with breakfast Bed_bug   Bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood Bed_check   A check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be Bed_clothing   Coverings that are used on a bed Bed_cover   Decorative cover for a bed Bed_covering   Decorative cover for a bed Bed_down   Go to bed; "We bedded down at midnight" Bed_ground   An area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night Bed_jacket   A lightweight jacket worn over bedclothes (as when sitting in bed) Bed_linen   Linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases) Bed_of_flowers   A bed in which flowers are growing Bed_of_roses   A flower bed in which roses are growing Bed_pillow   A soft pillow for use on a bed Bed_rest   Confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) Bed_sheet   Bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs Bed_wetter   Someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed Back to top Bee   Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species Bee   A social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions Beebalm   Bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America Beebalm   Perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads Beebalm   Perennial herb of North America Beebread   A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae Beech   Any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth gray bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions Beech   Wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles Beechen   Consisting of or made of wood of the beech tree Beecher   United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887) Beechnut   Small sweet triangular nut of any of various beech trees Beechwood   Wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles Beech_family   Chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea; Castanopsis; Chrysolepis; Fagus; Lithocarpus; Nothofagus; Quercus Beech_fern   Any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut triangular fronds Beech_marten   Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat Beech_tree   Any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth gray bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions Beef   Cattle that are reared for their meat Beef   Informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" Beef   Meat from an adult domestic bovine Beef   Complain; "What was he hollering about?" Back to top Beefalo   Hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds Beefburger   A fried cake of minced beef served on a bun Beefcake   A photograph of a muscular man in minimal attire Beefeater   Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch Beefed-up   Made greater or stronger; "beefed-up sales efforts" Beefsteak   A slice of beef usually cooked by broiling Beefsteak_begonia   Rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath Beefsteak_fungus   A popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States Beefsteak_geranium   Any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers Beefsteak_morel   A poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown Beefsteak_plant   South American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts Beefsteak_plant   Plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage Beefsteak_tomato   Any of several large tomatoes with thick flesh Beefwood   Tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood Beefwood   Tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood Beefwood   Any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork Beefwood   Any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork Beefwood   A hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber Beefy   Muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly'' is a Scottish term" Beef_Bourguignonne   Beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and seasonings Back to top Beef_broth   A stock made with beef Beef_burrito   A burrito with a beef filling Beef_cattle   Cattle that are reared for their meat Beef_fondue   Cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces Beef_goulash   Meat is browned before stewing Beef_jerky   Strips of dried beef Beef_loin   Meat from a loin of beef Beef_man   A man who raises (or tends) cattle Beef_neck   A cut of beef from the neck of the animal Beef_patty   A patty of ground cooked beef Beef_plant   South American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts Beef_roast   Cut of beef suitable for roasting Beef_stew   A stew made with beef Beef_stock   A stock made with beef Beef_Stroganoff   Sauteed strips of beef and mushrooms in sour cream sauce served with noodles Beef_tallow   Tallow obtained from a bovine animal Beef_tea   An extract of beef (given to people who are ill) Beef_tenderloin   Beef loin muscle Beef_tongue   The tongue of a cow eaten as meat Beef_up   Make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries" Back to top Beef_Wellington   Rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastry Beehive   A man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees Beehive   Any workplace where people are very busy Beehive   A hairdo resembling a beehive Beehive   A structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree Beehive_State   A state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young Beekeeper   A farmer who keeps bees for their honey Beekeeping   The cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey Beeline   The most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom" Beelzebub   (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell Beep   A short high tone produced as a signal or warning Beep   Call, summon, or alert with a beeper Beep   Make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" Beeper   An electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged Beer   A general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops Beerbohm   English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956) Beery   Smelling of beer Beer_barrel   A barrel that holds beer Beer_bottle   A bottle that holds beer Beer_can   A can that holds beer Back to top Beer_drinker   Someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale Beer_garden   Tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served Beer_glass   A relatively large glass for serving beer Beer_hall   A hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment Beer_keg   A barrel that holds beer Beer_maker   Someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water Beer_mat   A drip mat placed under a glass of beer Beer_mug   A mug intended for serving beer Beeswax   A yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs Beeswax   Cover with beeswax; "Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table" Beet   Round red root vegetable Beet   Biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop Beethoven   The music of Beethoven; "he enjoyed Beethoven most of all" Beethoven   German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827) Beethovenian   Of or relating to Ludwig van Beethoven or his music Beetle   Insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings Beetle   A tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing Beetle   Beat with a beetle Beetle   Fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home" Beetle   Be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" Back to top Beetle   Jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows" Beetle-browed   Sullen or unfriendly in appearance Beetleweed   Tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall Beetle_off   Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" Beetling   Jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows" Beetroot   Round red root vegetable Beetroot   Beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption Beet_armyworm   Moth larva that eats foliage of beets and vegetables Beet_blight   A disease of beet plants Beet_green   Young leaves of the beetroot Beet_sugar   Sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent Beet_sugar   Sugar made from sugar beets Bee_balm   Bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America Bee_balm   Perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads Bee_balm   Perennial herb of North America Bee_beetle   European beetle; infests beehives Bee_eater   Colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees Bee_fly   Hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects Bee_house   A shed containing a number of beehives Bee_killer   Swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing Back to top Bee_moth   Moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs Bee_orchid   European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color Bee_sting   A sting inflicted by a bee Befall   Happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) Befall   Become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" Befit   Accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" Befitting   Appropriate to; "behavior befitting a father" Befittingly   In an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed" Befog   Make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" Befogged   Stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino''s poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink" Befool   Fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can''t fool me!" Befool   Make a fool or dupe of Befooling   Derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent Before   Earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier" Before   At or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn''t see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before" Beforehand   Ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand" Beforehand(p)   Being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report" Before_Christ   Before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC" Before_long   In the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long" Befoul   Spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" Back to top Befouled   Made dirty or foul; "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot" Befoulment   The state of being polluted Befriend   Become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?" Befuddle   Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" Befuddle   Make stupid with alcohol Befuddled   Confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" Befuddled   Stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino''s poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink" Befuddled   Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" Befuddlement   Confusion resulting from failure to understand Beg   Call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" Beg   Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" Beg   Ask to obtain free; "beg money and food" Beget   Make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don''t recognize them" Begetter   A male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta" Beggar   A pauper who lives by begging Beggar   Reduce to beggary Beggar   Be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!" Beggar's-ticks   Any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing Beggar's_lice   Any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments Beggar's_lice   Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing Back to top Beggar-my-neighbor   A card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player''s cards Beggar-my-neighbor_policy   A policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" Beggar-my-neighbor_strategy   A policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" Beggar-my-neighbour   A card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player''s cards Beggar-my-neighbour_policy   A policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" Beggar-my-neighbour_strategy   A policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" Beggar-ticks   Any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing Beggar-ticks   The seed of bur marigolds Beggarly   Used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt Beggarly   Marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut" Beggarman   A man who is a beggar Beggarweed   West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil Beggarwoman   A woman who is a beggar Beggary   A solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) Beggary   A state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" Beggar_lice   Any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments Beggar_lice   Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing Begging   A solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) Begild   Decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold Begin   Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992) Back to top Begin   Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let''s get down to work now" Begin   Set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" Begin   Begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began Begin   Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade" Begin   Achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn''t even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war" Begin   Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade" Begin   Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" Begin   Have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a work-out"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony" Begin   Have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WWII began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company''s Asia tour begins next month" Begin   Be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; "The number ''one'' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremoney officially begins the semester" Beginner   A person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" Beginner   Someone new to a field or activity Beginning   The act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" Beginning   The first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night'' is a hackneyed beginning for a story" Beginning   The event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war" Beginning   The place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism''s Russian root" Beginning   The time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" Beginning(a)   Serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse" Beginning_rhyme   Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran" Begird   Encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields" Back to top Begonia   Any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes Begoniaceae   Monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America Begonia_cheimantha   Hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers Begonia_cocchinea   South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels'' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers Begonia_dregei   Tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers Begonia_erythrophylla   Rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath Begonia_family   Monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America Begonia_feastii   Rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath Begonia_heracleifolia   Rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers Begonia_rex   Any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers Begonia_semperflorens   Hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze- or black-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant Begonia_socotrana   Semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen Begonia_tuberhybrida   Any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers Begotten   (of offspring) generated by procreation; "naturally begotten child" Begrime   Make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don''t soil your clothes when you play outside!" Begrimed   Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner''s begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" Begrudge   Wish ill or allow unwillingly Begrudge   Be envious of; set one''s heart on Beguile   Attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men''s hearts" Beguile   Influence by slyness Back to top Beguiled   Filled with wonder and delight Beguilement   An entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations Beguilement   Magnetic personal charm Beguiler   A person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness) Beguiler   Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true Beguiling   Misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods; "taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes" Beguiling   Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation" Beguine   A ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba Beguine   Music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance Beguine   (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life Begum   A Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan Beg_off   Ask for permission to be released from an engagement Behalf   As the agent of or on someone''s part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client"; Behalf   For someone''s benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf'' rather than `on behalf'' and usually with a possessive); "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend''s behalf" Behave   Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don''t behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" Behave   Behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" Behave   Behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave" Behavior   Manner of acting or conducting yourself Behavior   (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation Behavior   (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people Back to top Behavior   The action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments" Behavioral   Of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences" Behaviorism   An approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior Behaviorist   A psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism Behaviorist   Of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology" Behavioristic   Of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology" Behavioristic_psychology   An approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior Behavior_modification   Psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior Behavior_therapy   Psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior Behaviour   Manner of acting or conducting yourself Behaviour   (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation Behaviour   (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people Behaviour   The action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments" Behavioural   Of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences" Behaviourism   An approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior Behaviourist   A psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism Behaviourist   Of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology" Behaviouristic   Of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology" Behaviouristic_psychology   An approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior Behead   Cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" Back to top Beheaded   Having had the head cut off; "the beheaded prisoners" Beheading   Killing by cutting off the head Beheading   Execution by cutting off the victim''s head Behemoth   A person of exceptional importance and reputation Behemoth   Someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful Behest   An authoritative command or request Behind   The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" Behind   In or to or toward the rear; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind" Behind   Remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from; "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars fa Behind   In debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills" Behind   In or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers" Behind   Of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind" Behind(p)   Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing" Behind-the-scenes   Designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing" Behindhand   Behind schedule; "was behindhand with the rent" Behindhand   In debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills" Behmen   German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) Behmenism   The mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers Behold   See with attention; "behold Christ!" Beholden(p)   Under a moral obligation to someone Back to top Beholder   A person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses Beholding   Perception by means of the eyes Behoove   Be appropriate or necessary; "IT behooves us to reflect on this matter" Behove   Be appropriate or necessary; "IT behooves us to reflect on this matter" Behrens   German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory buildings (1868-1940) Behring   Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741) Beige   A very light brown Beige   Of a light grayish-brown color Beigel   (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust Beijing   Capital of the People''s Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city Beijing_dialect   The dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China Being   A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently Being   The state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" Beingness   The state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" Beira   A port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel Beirut   Capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean Bejewel   Adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses" Bejeweled   Covered with beads or jewels or sequins Bejewelled   Covered with beads or jewels or sequins Bel   Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil Back to top Bel   A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels Bel-Merodach   The chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu Belabor   Attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students" Belabor   Beat soundly Belabor   To work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious" Belabour   Attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students" Belabour   Beat soundly Belabour   To work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious" Belamcanda   A monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae Belamcanda_chinensis   Garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry Belarus   A landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet Belarusian   The Slavic language spoken in Belarus Belarusian   Of or pertaining to Belarus or to the people or culture of Belarus Belarusian_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Belarus Belated   After the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I''m late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments" Belatedly   Later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday" Belau   A chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean Belay   Something to which a mountain climber''s rope can be secured Belay   Fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat Belay   Turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him Back to top Belaying_pin   A wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing) Bela_Bartok   Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945) Bela_Ferenc_Blasko   United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956) Bela_Lugosi   United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956) Belch   A reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth Belch   Expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" Belch   Become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while" Belching   A reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth Belching   The forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the belching of smoke from factory chimneys" Beldam   A woman of advanced age Beldam   An ugly evil-looking old woman Beldame   A woman of advanced age Beldame   An ugly evil-looking old woman Beleaguer   Surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" Beleaguer   Annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" Beleaguering   The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack Belem   Port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin Belemnite   A conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae Belemnitic   Of or relating to belemnites Belemnitidae   Family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods Back to top Belemnoidea   Order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas Belfast   Capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland Belfry   A room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung Belfry   A bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building Belgian   A native or inhabitant of Belgium Belgian   Of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people; "the Belgian Queen" Belgian_beef_stew   Beef stewed in beer seasoned with garlic and served with boiled potatoes Belgian_capital   The capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Belgian_Congo   A republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960 Belgian_endive   Young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head Belgian_franc   Formerly the basic unit of money in Belgium Belgian_griffon   Breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle Belgian_hare   Red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare Belgian_sheepdog   Hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep Belgian_shepherd   Hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep Belgian_waffle   Thick sweet waffle often eaten with ice cream or fruit sauce Belgique   A monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Belgium   A monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Belgrade   Capital and largest city of Yugoslavia Belie   Represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" Back to top Belie   Be in contradiction with Belief   A vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" Belief   Any cognitive content held as true Believability   The quality of being believable or trustworthy Believable   Capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information" Believably   In a believable manner; "he acted believably sincere" Believably   Easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election" Believe   Accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn''t believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" Believe   Credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Inquirer?" Believe   Follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too" Believe   Judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" Believe   Be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war" Believer   A person who has religious faith Believer   A supporter who accepts something as true Believe_in   Have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something; "John believes in oat bran" Believing   The cognitive process that leads to convictions; "seeing is believing" Believingly   In a credulous manner; "the children followed the teacher credulously" Belike   With considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war" Belisarius   Byzantine general under Justinian I; he recovered former Roman territories in northern Africa and fought against the Persians Belittle   Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don''t belittle your colleagues" Back to top Belittle   Express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student''s efforts" Belittle   Belittle; "Don''t belittle his influence" Belittled   Made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small" Belittling   The act of belittling Belittling   A belittling comment Belittling   Tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark" Belize   A country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control Belize_dollar   The basic unit of money in Belize Bell   A hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck Bell   The flared opening of a tubular device Bell   A percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer Bell   A push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed Bell   The sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells" Bell   United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) Bell   English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) Bell   A phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) Bell   The shape of a bell Bell   (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship''s bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o''clock, either a.m. or p.m. Bell   Attach a bell to; "bell cows" Bell-bottom   (of trousers) having legs that flare at the bottom; "bell-bottomed trousers" Back to top Bell-bottomed   (of trousers) having legs that flare at the bottom; "bell-bottomed trousers" Bell-bottoms   Trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s Bell-shaped   Having a shape resembling a bell Bell-shaped_curve   A symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution Belladonna   An alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna herb that is used medicinally Belladonna   Perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine Belladonna_lily   Amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers Bellarmine   A stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) Bellarmine   Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621) Bellarmino   Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621) Bella_sombra   Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves Bellbird   Any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call Bellbottom_trousers   Trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s Bellboy   Someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels Belle   A young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball" Belleau_Wood   A World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918 Bellerophon   (Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera) Belles-lettres   Creative writing valued for esthetic content Belles_lettres   Creative writing valued for esthetic content Belletristic   Written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content Back to top Belle_de_nuit   Pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers Belle_Isle_cress   Of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida Belle_Miriam_Silverman   United States operatic soprano (born in 1929) Bellflower   Any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers Bellflower_family   Family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae Bellhop   Someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels Bellicose   Having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature" Bellied   Having a belly; often used in combination Bellied   Curving outward Belligerence   A disposition to fight Belligerence   Hostile or warlike attitude or nature Belligerency   Acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities" Belligerency   Hostile or warlike attitude or nature Belligerent   Someone who fights (or is fighting) Belligerent   Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone" Belligerent   Engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war" Belligerently   In a belligerent hostile manner; "he pushed her against the wall belligerently" Belling   A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple Bellingham   A town in northeastern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border Bellini   Italian composer of operas (1801-1835) Back to top Bellis   Daisy Bellis_perennis   Low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers Bellman   Someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels Belloc   English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for childre (1870-1953) Bellow   A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" Bellow   United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915) Bellow   Shout loudly and without restraint Bellow   Make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed" Bellower   Someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice Bellowing   A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" Bellows   A mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely Bellows_fish   Small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth Bellpull   A handle or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or a servant''s bell etc. Bells_of_Ireland   Aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer- or bell-shaped calyx Bellwether   Sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell Bellwether   Someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity Bellwort   Any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers Belly   The underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish Belly   A protruding abdomen Belly   The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis Back to top Belly   The hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship" Belly   A part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail" Belly   Swell out or bulge out Belly-flop   Dive so that one hits the water with one''s belly Belly-land   Land on the underside without the landing gear Belly-up(p)   Financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up" Bellyache   An ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region Bellyache   Complain; "What was he hollering about?" Bellyacher   A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining Bellyband   A strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon Bellyband   A cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed) Bellybutton   Scar where the umbilical cord was attached Bellyful   An undesirable overabundance; "a bellyful of your complaints" Bellying   Curving outward Bellylaugh   Laugh a deep, hearty laugh Bellyless   Lacking a prominent belly Belly_dance   A Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen Belly_dance   Perform a belly dance Belly_dancer   A woman who performs a solo Oriental dance using exaggerated abdominal movements Belly_dancing   A Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen Back to top Belly_flop   A dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water Belly_flopper   A dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water Belly_laugh   A joke that seems extremely funny Belly_laugh   A burst of deep loud hearty laughter Belly_out   Swell out or bulge out Belly_whop   A dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water Belly_whopper   A dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water Bell_apple   The edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle Bell_arch   A round arch resting on corbels Bell_book   A logbook in which all orders concerning the main engines of a ship are recorded Bell_buoy   A buoy with a bell on it Bell_captain   The supervisor of bellboys in a hotel Bell_cot   A small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof Bell_cote   A small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof Bell_deck   A floor under the bells of an open belfry Bell_founder   A person who casts metal bells Bell_foundry   A foundry where bells are cast Bell_gable   An extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote Bell_glass   A bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases Bell_heather   Common low European shrub with purple-red flowers Back to top Bell_heather   Dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers Bell_jar   A bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases Bell_magpie   Bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call Bell_metal   Bronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tin; used in making bells Bell_morel   A morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top Bell_pepper   Large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties Bell_pepper   Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers Bell_push   A button that is pushed to ring a bell Bell_ringer   Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull''s eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president''s speech was a home run" Bell_ringer   Someone who plays musical handbells Bell_ringer   A person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) Bell_ringing   Playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower Bell_ringing   Persuasion of voters in a political campaign Bell_ringing   The sound of someone playing a set of bells Bell_seat   A seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs) Bell_shape   The shape of a bell Bell_tent   A bell-shaped tent Bell_the_cat   Take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the cat?" Bell_toad   Western North American frog with a tail-like copulatory organ Bell_tower   A tower that supports or shelters a bell Back to top Belmont   A racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes Belmont_Park   A racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes Belmont_Stakes   An annual race for three-year-old horses; held on Long Island at Elmont, New York Belong   Be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me" Belong   Originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" Belong   Be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals" Belong   Be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn''t belong" Belong   Be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let''s put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?" Belonging   Happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging" Belongings   Something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; Belong_to   Be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection" Belonidae   Ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars Belorussia   A landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet Belorussian   A native or inhabitant of Byelorussia Belostomatidae   Water bugs Beloved   A beloved person; used as terms of endearment Beloved   Dearly loved Below   At a later place; "see below" Below   In or to a place that is lower Below   On a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" Back to top Below   (in writing) see below; "vide infra" Below   Further down; "see under for further discussion" Belowground   Underneath the ground; "most of his friends are now belowground" Belowground   Under the level of the ground; "belowground storage areas"; "underground caverns" Below_the_belt   Disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing); "her accusations were below the belt" Below_the_belt   In an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt" Belo_Horizonte   City in southeastern Brazil north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil''s planned communities Belsen   A Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II Belshazzar   (Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC) Belt   The act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" Belt   A band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist) Belt   Endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys Belt   A vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" Belt   An elongated region where a specific condition is found; "a belt of high pressure" Belt   A path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) Belt   Fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers" Belt   Deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent" Belt   Sing loudly and forcefully Belted   Having or provided with a belt; "a belted dress" Belted_kingfisher   Grayish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest Back to top Belted_sandfish   Found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic Belting   The material of which belts are made Beltless   Lacking a belt; "unbelted jackets are in this season" Beltlike   Resembling a belt around something Belt_along   Step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" Belt_bag   A small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waist Belt_buckle   The buckle used to fasten a belt Belt_down   Drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" Belt_maker   A maker of belts Belt_out   Sing loudly and forcefully Belt_up   Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached" Beluga   Small northern whale that is white when adult Beluga   Valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas Beluga_caviar   Roe of beluga sturgeon usually from Russia; highly valued Belvedere   A gazebo sited to command a fine view Belvedere   Densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn Bel_and_the_Dragon   An Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel Bel_canto   A style of operatic singing Bel_esprit   A witty or clever person with a fine mind Bema   Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing Back to top Bemidji   A town in northern Minnesota Bemire   Make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don''t soil your clothes when you play outside!" Bemisia   Sweet-potato whitefly Bemisia_tabaci   A strain accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias Bemoan   Regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" Bemock   Treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" Bemuse   Cause to be confused emotionally Bemused   Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" Bemused   Deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown" Bemusement   Confusion resulting from failure to understand Ben   A mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben" Benadryl   Antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness Bench   A long seat for more than one person Bench   A strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic Bench   Persons who administer justice Bench   The reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench" Bench   The magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively Bench   A level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) Bench   Exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show" Bench   Take out of a game; of players Back to top Benchley   United States humorist (1889-1945) Benchmark   A surveyor''s mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point Benchmark   A standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality" Bench_clamp   A clamp used to hold work in place on a workbench Bench_lathe   Lathe mounted on a workbench Bench_mark   A surveyor''s mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point Bench_press   A weightlifting exercise in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward Bench_press   A small punch press mounted on a workbench Bench_vise   A holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place Bench_warmer   (sports) a substitute who seldom plays Bench_warrant   A warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court Bend   Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) Bend   Diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left Bend   Movement that causes the formation of a curve Bend   A town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range Bend   A circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" Bend   An angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" Bend   Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" Bend   Bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees" Bend   Change direction; "The road bends" Back to top Bend   Turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest Bend   Form a curve; "The stick does not bend" Bend   Bend one''s back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl''s purse" Bendability   The property of being easily bent without breaking Bendable   Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" Benday   Reproduce by the Benday method Benday_process   A photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image Bended   Used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back" Bender   A baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter Bender   Revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party Bender   A tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender" Bending   The act of bending something Bending   The property of being bent or deflected Bending   Movement that causes the formation of a curve Bending   Not remaining rigid or straight; "tried to support his weight on a bending cane" Bendopa   The levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson''s disease Bends   Pain resulting from rapid change in pressure Bendy_tree   Pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds Bend_dexter   Diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left Bend_over_backwards   Try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law" Back to top Bend_sinister   A mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left Beneath   In or to a place that is lower Benedick   A newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) Benedict   A newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) Benedict   Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547) Benedict   United States anthropologist (1887-1948) Benedictine   A French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks Benedictine   A monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict Benedictine   Of or relating to the Benedictines Benedictine   Of or relating to Saint Benedict or his works Benedictine_order   A Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities Benediction   The act of praying for divine protection Benediction   A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection Benedictive   Expressing benediction Benedictory   Expressing benediction Benedict_Arnold   United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801) Benedict_de_Spinoza   Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677) Benefact   Help as a benefactor; "The father benefacted his daughter in more ways than she was aware of" Benefaction   An act intending or showing kindness and good will Benefaction   A contribution of money or assistance Back to top Benefactive_role   The semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause Benefactor   A person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) Benefactress   A woman benefactor Benefic   Exerting a favorable or beneficent influence; "a benefic star"; "a benefic force" Benefice   An endowed church office giving income to its holder Benefice   Endow with a benefice Beneficed   Having a benefice; "a beneficed clergyman" Beneficence   The quality of being kind or helpful or generous Beneficence   Doing good; feeling beneficent Beneficent   Doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history" Beneficent   Generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" Beneficent   Doing or producing good Beneficial   Promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her" Beneficial   Tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night''s sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" Beneficially   In a beneficial manner; "this medicine will act beneficially on you" Beneficiary   The semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause Beneficiary   The recipient of funds or other benefits Beneficiary   Having or arising from a benefice; "a beneficiary baron" Beneficiate   Process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction Beneficiation   Crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques Back to top Benefit   Something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good" Benefit   A performance to raise money for a charitable cause Benefit   Financial assistance in time of need Benefit   Derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" Benefit   Be beneficial for; "This will do you good" Benefit_album   Concept album compiling a performer''s work or work supporting some worthy cause Benefit_concert   A concert given for the benefit of some charitable cause Benefit_of_clergy   Sanction by a religious rite; "they are living together without benefit of clergy" Benelux   A customs union comprising BElgium and NEtherlands and LUXembourg Benet   United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950) Benet   United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943) Benevolence   An act intending or showing kindness and good will Benevolence   An inclination to do kind or charitable acts Benevolence   Disposition to do good Benevolent   Having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others; "his benevolent smile"; "a benevolent nature" Benevolent   Generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" Benevolent   Generous in providing aid to others Benevolent   Doing or producing good Benevolent   Intending or showing kindness; "a benevolent society" Benevolently   In a benevolent manner; "she looked on benevolently" Back to top Benficiate   Subject to a reduction process; "benficiate ores" Benford's_law   A law used by auditors to identify fictitious populations of numbers; applies to any population of numbers derived from other numbers; "Binford''s law holds that 30% of the time the first non-zero digit of a derived number will be 1 and it will be 9 only Bengal   A region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India Bengali   A Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal Bengali   An ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India Bengali   (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus) Bengali   Of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people; "Bengali hills" Bengal_bean   Annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing Bengal_kino   Dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent Bengal_light   A steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework Bengal_rose   Shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses Bengal_tiger   Southern short-haired tiger Benghal_bean   Annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing Benghazi   Port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli Benight   Make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake" Benight   Envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area" Benight   Overtake with darkness or night Benighted   Lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education" Benighted   Overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home" Benign   Pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air" Back to top Benign   Of disposition or manner; "the benign ruler of millions"; "benign intentions" Benign   Not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor) Benignancy   The quality of being kind and gentle Benignant   Pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air" Benignant   Characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king" Benignantly   In a benign manner; "this drug is benignly soporific" Benignity   A kind act Benignity   The quality of being kind and gentle Benignly   In a benign manner; "this drug is benignly soporific" Benign_prostatic_hyperplasia   Enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process Benign_tumor   A tumor that is not cancerous Benign_tumour   A tumor that is not cancerous Benin   A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control Beninese   A native or inhabitant of Benin Beninese   Of or relating to or characteristic of Benin or its people; "Benin bronzes" Benin_franc   The basic unit of money in Benin Benison   A spoken blessing Benito_Mussolini   Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945) Benjamin   (Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel Benjamin   Gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation Back to top Benjamin_Britten   Major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976) Benjamin_bush   Deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries Benjamin_David_Goodman   United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including Black as well as White musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) Benjamin_Disraeli   British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881) Benjamin_Franklin   Printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is Benjamin_Franklin_Bridge   A suspension bridge across the Delaware River Benjamin_Franklin_Norris_Jr.   United States writer (1870-1902) Benjamin_Harris   Publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713) Benjamin_Harrison   23rd President of the United States (1833-1901) Benjamin_Henry_Latrobe   United States architect (born in England) whose works include the chambers of the United States Congress and the Supreme Court; considered the first professional architect in the United States (1764-1820) Benjamin_Jonson   English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637) Benjamin_Jowett   English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893) Benjamin_Kubelsky   United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974) Benjamin_Peirce   United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880) Benjamin_Ricketson_Tucker   United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939) Benjamin_Rush   Physician and Revolutionary American leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) Benjamin_Shahn   United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969) Benjamin_Spock   United States pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998) Benjamin_Thompson   English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814) Benjamin_West   English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) Back to top Benne   East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil Bennet   North American white-flowered avens Bennet   Avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers Bennett   United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928) Bennettitaceae   A family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous Bennettitales   Fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous Bennettitis   Type of the Bennettitales Benni   East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil Bennie   A form of amphetamine Bennington   A town in northwestern Vermont Benniseed   Small oval seeds of the sesame plant Benny   United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974) Benny   East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil Benny_Goodman   United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including Black as well as White musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) Benny_Hill   Risque English comedian (1925-1992) Benoit_Mandelbrot   French mathematician (born in Poland) noted for inventing fractals (born in 1924) Bent   A special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn''t get the hang of it" Bent   A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious" Bent   Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens Bent   Of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders" Back to top Bent   Used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders" Bent   Used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back" Bent   Fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" Bent   Altered from an originally straight condition; "a bent wire" Bent-grass   Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens Benthal   Of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water Bentham   English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831) Benthic   Of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water Benthic_division   A region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones Benthonic   Of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water Benthonic_zone   A region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones Benthos   Organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea Benthos   A region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones Benton   United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858) Benton   United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975) Bentonite   An absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash Bentonitic   Of or relating to or containing bentonite Bentwood   Wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is shaped for use in making furniture; "bentwood chairs" Bent_grass   Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens Bent_hang   A hang performed with the elbows bent Back to top Bent_on(p)   Fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" Benumb   Make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" Benumbed   Having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond" Benumbed   Lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" Benvenuto_Cellini   Italian sculptor (1500-1571) Benweed   Widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity Benzedrine   A form of amphetamine Benzene   A colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds Benzene_formula   A closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached Benzene_nucleus   A closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached Benzene_ring   A closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached Benzenoid   Similar to benzene in structure or linkage Benzine   A colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds Benzoate   Any salt or ester of benzoic acid Benzoate_of_soda   A white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and antiseptic Benzocaine   A white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic Benzodiazepine   Any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency Benzofuran   A colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins Benzoic   Containing or derived from benzoic acid or benzoin Benzoic_acid   A white crystalline solid occurring in many resins Back to top Benzoin   Used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera Benzoin   Gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation Benzoin_odoriferum   Deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries Benzol   A colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds Benzoquinone   Any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes Benzoyl_group   The univalent radical derived from benzoic acid Benzoyl_peroxide   A white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactions Benzoyl_radical   The univalent radical derived from benzoic acid Benzyl   The univalent radical derived from toluene Benzylic   Relating to benzyl Benzylpenicillin   The penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics Benzyl_group   The univalent radical derived from toluene Benzyl_radical   The univalent radical derived from toluene Ben_Gurion   Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973) Ben_Hecht   United States writer of stories and plays (1894-1946) Ben_Hogan   United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (born in 1912) Ben_Jonson   English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637) Ben_Shahn   United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969) Ben_Sira   An Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect) Beograd   Capital and largest city of Yugoslavia Back to top Beowulf   The legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon Bepaint   Dye with a color Beplastered   Smeared thickly; often useed in combination; "cheeks beplastered with cosmetics"; "paint-besmeared savage bodies"; "mud-daubed walls" Bequeath   Leave or give by will after one''s death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" Bequest   (law) a gift of personal property by will Berate   Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" Berating   A severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him" Berber   A cluster of related dialects that were once the major language of northern Africa west of Egypt; now spoken mostly in Morocco Berber   An ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa Berber   A member of a Caucasoid Muslim people of northern Africa Berberidaceae   Shrubs or herbs Berberis   Large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds Berberis_canadensis   Deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries Berberis_thunbergii   Compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges Berberis_vulgaris   Upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries Berceuse   A quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep Bercy   Butter creamed with white wine and shallots and parsley Bercy_butter   Butter creamed with white wine and shallots and parsley Bereave   Deprive through death Bereaved   Sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" Back to top Bereavement   State of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one Bereft   Sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" Bereft   Unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love Bereft_of(p)   Having had something taken away; "bereft of their dignity" Beret   A cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth Berg   A large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier Berg   Austrian composer in Schoenberg''s twelve-tone music system (1885-1935) Bergall   Common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States Bergamot   Small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy Bergamot_mint   Mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange Bergamot_mint   Perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads Bergamot_orange   Small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy Bergen   A port city in southwestern Norway Bergenia   Any plant of the genus Bergenia; valued as an evergreen ground cover and for the spring blossoms Bergman   Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored the psychology of the characters (born 1918) Bergman   Swedish film actress (1915-1982) Bergson   French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of evolution and development (1859-1941) Beria   Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin''s death (1899-1953) Beriberi   Avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1) Bering   Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741) Back to top Bering_Sea   Part of the North Pacific between Alaska and Siberia; connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait Bering_Standard_Time   Standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands Bering_Strait   A strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean Bering_Time   Standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands Berit   The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life Berith   The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life Berk   A stupid person who is easy to take advantage of Berkeley   A city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley Berkeley   Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753) Berkelium   A radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium Berkshire   A county in southern England Berkshires   A low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area Berkshire_Hills   A low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area Berlage   Dutch architect and town planner (1856-1934) Berlin   A limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats Berlin   Capital of Germany located in eastern Germany Berlin   United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989) Berliner   An inhabitant of Berlin Berlin_airlift   Airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin Berlin_doughnut   A raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam Back to top Berlioz   French composer of Romantic works (1803-1869) Berm   Narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road Berm   A narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope Bermuda   A group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort Bermudan   A native or inhabitant of Bermuda Bermudan   Of or relating to or characteristic of Bermuda or its inhabitants; "Bermudan beaches" Bermudan_rig   A rig of triangular sails for a yacht Bermudas   A group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort Bermuda_buttercup   South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers Bermuda_cedar   Ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly large for a juniper Bermuda_chub   Food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships Bermuda_dollar   The basic unit of money in Bermuda Bermuda_grass   Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India Bermuda_lily   Tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring Bermuda_maidenhair   Delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock Bermuda_maidenhair_fern   Delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock Bermuda_onion   Mild flat onion grown in warm areas Bermuda_plan   A hotel plan that provides a full breakfast daily Bermuda_rig   A rig of triangular sails for a yacht Bermuda_shorts   (usually in the plural) short pants that end at the knee Back to top Bermuda_Triangle   An area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost Bermudian   A native or inhabitant of Bermuda Bermudian_rig   A rig of triangular sails for a yacht Bern   The capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland Bernanrd_Arthur_Owen_Williams   English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003) Bernard   French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878) Bernardo_Bertolucci   Italian filmmaker (born in 1940) Bernard_Baruch   Economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965) Bernard_Hinault   French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954) Bernard_Law_Montgomery   English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976) Bernard_Malamud   United States writer (1914-1986) Bernard_Mannes_Baruch   Economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965) Berna_Eli_Oldfield   United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946) Bernd_Heinrich_Wilhelm_von_Kleist   German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811) Berne   The capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland Bernese_mountain_dog   Large powerful long-haired black-coated Swiss dog with deep tan or russet markings on legs and white blaze and feet and chest marking; formerly used for draft Bernhardt   French actress (1844-1923) Bernhard_Riemann   Pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866) Bernini   Italian sculptor and architect of the Baroque period in Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and fountains (1598-1680) Bernoulli   Swiss mathematician (1654-1705) Back to top Bernoulli   Swiss mathematician (1667-1748) Bernoulli   Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782) Bernoulli's_law   (statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics Bernoulli_distribution   A theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success Bernstein   United States conductor and composer (1918-1990) Beroe   Delicately iridescent thimble-shaped ctenophores Berra   United States baseball player (born 1925) Berried   Producing or bearing berries Berry   Any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves Berry   United States rock singer (born in 1931) Berry   A small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry) Berry   Pick or gather berries; "We went berrying in the summer" Berrylike   Resembling a berry Berry_fern   North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets Berserk   One of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury Berserk   In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" Berserker   One of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury Berteroa   Hoary alyssum Berteroa_incana   Tall European annual with downy gray-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed Berth   A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" Back to top Berth   A bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers Berth   A place where a craft can be made fast Berth   Come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening" Berth   Secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat" Berth   Provide with a berth Bertholletia   Brazil nut Bertholletia_excelsa   Tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts Bertillon   French criminologist (1853-1914) Bertillon_system   A system or procedure for identifying persons Bertolt_Brecht   German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956) Bertolucci   Italian filmmaker (born in 1940) Bertrand_Arthur_William_Russell   English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970) Bertrand_Russell   English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970) Berycomorphi   An order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygii Beryl   The chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems Beryllium   A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element Beryllium_bronze   A copper-base alloy containing beryllium Berzelius   Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848) Beseech   Ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" Beseeching   Begging Back to top Beseechingly   In a beseeching manner; "`You must help me,'' she said imploringly" Beseem   Accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" Beset   Assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards" Beset   Decorate or cover lavishly with gems Beset   Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" Beshrew   Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" Besides   Making an additional point; anyway; "I don''t want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can''t afford it"; "she couldn''t shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn''t always with her" Besides   In addition; "he has a Mercedes, too" Besiege   Harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star" Besiege   Surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" Besiege   Cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged" Besieged   Surrounded by hostile forces; "the besieged town" Besieger   An enemy who lays siege to your position Besieger   An energetic petitioner Besieging   The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack Besmear   Spread or daub (a surface) Besmeared   Smeared thickly; often useed in combination; "cheeks beplastered with cosmetics"; "paint-besmeared savage bodies"; "mud-daubed walls" Besmirch   Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" Besmirch   Smear so as to make dirty or stained Besmirched   Especially of reputation; "the senator''s seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" Back to top Besom   A broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle Besot   Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation Besotted   Very drunk Bespangle   Dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects Bespangle   Decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner" Bespangled   Covered with beads or jewels or sequins Bespatter   Spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food" Bespattered   Spattered or spotted with dirt or filth; often used in combination; "dingy bespattered walls"; "a grease-spattered floor"; "a besplashed coach"; "mud-splashed trouser legs" Bespeak   Express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" Bespeak   Be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" Bespeckle   Mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots" Bespectacled   Wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass; "a bespectacled grandmother"; "the monocled gentleman" Besplashed   Spattered or spotted with dirt or filth; often used in combination; "dingy bespattered walls"; "a grease-spattered floor"; "a besplashed coach"; "mud-splashed trouser legs" Bespoke   Of clothing Bespoken   Pledged to be married; "the engaged couple" Bespoken   Of clothing Bespot   Mark with, or as if with, spots Besprent   Sprinkled over; "glistening grass besprent with raindrops" Besprinkle   Scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" Bessel   German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846) Back to top Bessemer   British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898) Bessemer_converter   A refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process Bessemer_process   An industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost Bessera   Small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae Bessera_elegans   Half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers Besseya   Genus of North American spring wildflowers Besseya_alpina   Small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico Bessie_Smith   United States blues singer (1894-1937) Bessy_cerca   Tropical Atlantic fish Best   The supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" Best   The person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them" Best   Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978) Best   Get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" Best   (superlative of `good'') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" Best   It would be sensible; "you''d best stay at home" Best   In a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis" Best   From a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." Best(p)   (comparative and superlative of `well'') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" Best-known   Most familiar or renowned; "Stevenson''s best-known work is probably `Treasure Island''" Best-selling(p)   Selling in great numbers; "a best-selling novel" Back to top Bestial   Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" Bestialise   Make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to Bestiality   Sexual activity between a person and an animal Bestialize   Make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to Bestially   In an inhumane manner; "she treated her husband bestially" Bestiary   A medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals Bestir   Become active; "He finally bestirred himself" Bestir_oneself   Start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" Bestow   Present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" Bestow   Give as a gift Bestow   Bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" Bestowal   The act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift Bestowal   A gift that is bestowed or conferred Bestowed   Given formally or officially Bestowment   The act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift Bestowment   A gift that is bestowed or conferred Bestrew   Cover by strewing Bestride   Get on the back of; "mount a horse" Bestubbled   Having a short growth of beard; "his stubbled chin" Best_and_Greatest   An epithet for Jupiter Back to top Best_evidence_rule   A rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required Best_friend   The one friend who is closest to you Best_man   The principal groomsman at a wedding Best_of_all   Especially fortunate; "best of all, we don''t have any homework!" Best_seller   A book that has had a large and rapid sale Bet   The act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" Bet   The money risked on a gamble Bet   Have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" Bet   Maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" Bet   Stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" Beta   The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet Beta   Beets Beta   Preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product; "a beta version"; "beta software" Beta   Second in order of importance; "the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory" Beta-adrenergic_blocker   Any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system Beta-adrenergic_blocking_agent   Any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system Beta-adrenergic_receptor   Receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat) Beta-adrenoceptor   Receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat) Beta-carotene   An isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables Beta-hydroxybutyric_acid   Beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism Back to top Beta-interferon   A form of interferon that is produced by fibroblasts and have antiviral effects; used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis Beta-lactamase   Enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic Beta-lipoprotein   A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis Beta-naphthol   An isomer of naphthol used in rubber as an antioxidant Betaine   A sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets Betake_oneself   Displace oneself; go from one location to another Betatron   Accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux Beta_blocker   Any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system Beta_cell   A cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas Beta_Centauri   The second brightest star in Centaurus Beta_Crucis   The second brightest star in the Southern Cross Beta_decay   Radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of a beta particle Beta_endorphin   An endorphin produced by the pituitary gland that suppresses pain Beta_globulin   A globulin in blood plasma that carries iron Beta_iron   An allotrope of iron that is the same as alpha iron except that it is nonmagnetic; stable between 768 and 906 degrees centigrade Beta_Orionis   The brightest star in Orion Beta_particle   A high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope Beta_radiation   Radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay Beta_ray   Radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay Beta_receptor   Receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat) Back to top Beta_rhythm   The normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz Beta_software   Pre-release software that has received an alpha test but still has more bugs than a regular release; "beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it" Beta_test   (computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization Beta_vulgaris   Biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop Beta_vulgaris_cicla   Beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks Beta_vulgaris_rubra   Beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption Beta_vulgaris_vulgaris   Beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed Beta_wave   The normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz Betel   Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians Betelgeuse   The second brightest star in Orion Betel_nut   Seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia Betel_palm   Southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk) Betel_pepper   Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians Bete_noire   A detested person; "he is an anathema to me" Beth   The 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet Bethe   United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (born 1906) Bethel   A house of worship (especially one for sailors) Bethink   Consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament" Bethink   Cause oneself to consider something Bethlehem   A small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born Back to top Bethlehem   A town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production Bethlehem-Judah   A small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born Bethlehem_Ephrathah   A small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born Bethune   United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955) Betide   Become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" Betimes   In good time; "he awoke betimes that morning" Betise   A stupid mistake Betoken   Indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" Betoken   Be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" Betray   Give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" Betray   Cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" Betray   Reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" Betray   Disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis" Betray   Deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" Betray   Be sexually unfaithful to one''s partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" Betrayal   An act of deliberate betrayal Betrayal   The quality of aiding an enemy Betrayer   A person who says one thing and does another Betrayer   One who reveals confidential information in return for money Betraying   Revealing unintentionally; "a betraying blush spread over her face" Back to top Betroth   Give to in marriage Betrothal   The act of becoming betrothed or engaged Betrothal   A mutual promise to marry Betrothed   The person to whom you are engaged Betrothed   Pledged to be married; "the engaged couple" Betsy_Griscom_Ross   American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) Betsy_Ross   American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) Better   The superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two" Better   One having claim to precedence; a superior; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" Better   Someone who bets Better   Get better; "The weather improved toward evening" Better   To make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" Better   Surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" Better   (comparative of `good'') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You''re a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car" Better   (comparative of `good'') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" Better   More than half; "argued for the better part of an hour" Better   Comparative of `well''; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job" Better   From a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." Better(p)   (comparative and superlative of `well'') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" Better-known   More familiar or renowned than the other of two; "the better-known book of the two" Back to top Better-looking   Pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women a Bettering   Changing for the better Betterment   The act of relieving ills and changing for the better Betterment   A change for the better; progress in development Betterment   An improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility Better_half   A person's partner in marriage Better_off(p)   In a more fortunate or prosperous condition; "she would have been better off if she had stuck with teaching"; "is better off than his classmate" Bette_Davis   United States film actress (1908-1989) Betting   Preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies" Betting_odds   The ratio by which one better''s wager is greater than that of another; "he offered odds of two to one" Betting_shop   A licensed bookmaker''s shop that is not at the race track Bettong   Short-nosed rat kangaroo Bettongia   Jerboa kangaroo Bettor   Someone who bets Betty_Friedan   United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921) Betty_Naomi_Friedan   United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921) Betula   A genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches) Betulaceae   Monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis) Betulaceous   Of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees of the birch family Betula_alleghaniensis   Tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or gray bark Back to top Betula_cordifolia   Small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes Betula_fontinalis   Birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark Betula_glandulosa   Small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland Betula_lenta   Common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture Betula_leutea   Tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or gray bark Betula_neoalaskana   Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark Betula_nigra   Birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark Betula_papyrifera   Small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes Betula_pendula   European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches Betula_populifolia   Medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale gray bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree Betula_pubescens   European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches Between   In between; "two houses with a tree between" Between   In the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest between" Betweenbrain   The posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon Between_decks   In the space between decks, on a ship Betwixt   In the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest between" Bet_on   Place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I''m betting on the new horse" Beurre_noisette   Clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers Bevatron   A cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts Bevel   A hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size Back to top Bevel   Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees Bevel   Cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface" Bevel_gear   Gears that mesh at an angle Bevel_square   A hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size Beverage   Any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" Beveridge   British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963) Beverly_Hills   A city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors Beverly_Sills   United States operatic soprano (born in 1929) Bevin   British labor leader and statesman who played an important role in diplomacy after World War II (1884-1951) Bevy   A flock of quail Bevy   A group of girls or young women Bewail   Regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" Beware   Be on one''s guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to; "Beware of telephone salesmen" Bewhisker   Furnish with whiskers; "a whiskered jersey" Bewhiskered   Having hair on the cheeks and chin Bewick's_swan   Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper Bewilder   Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don''t know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" Bewilder   Cause to be confused emotionally Bewildered   Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" Bewilderedly   In a bewildered manner Back to top Bewildering   Causing bafflement; "the play was at the same time a bewildering and an exciting experience" Bewilderingly   In a bewildering and confusing manner; "her situation was bewilderingly unclear" Bewilderment   Confusion resulting from failure to understand Bewitch   Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something Bewitch   Attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" Bewitch   Attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men''s hearts" Bewitched   Under a spell Bewitchery   Magnetic personal charm Bewitching   Capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" Bewitchingly   In a bewitching manner; "she was bewitchingly beautiful" Bewitchment   A magical spell Bewray   Reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" Bey   The governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire Bey   (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt; "he introduced me to Ahmet Bey" Beyond   In addition; "agreed to provide essentials but nothing beyond" Beyond   Farther along in space or time or degree; "through the valley and beyond"; "to the eighth grade but not beyond"; "will be influential in the 1990s and beyond" Beyond   On the farther side from the observer; "a pond with a hayfield beyond" Beyond_any_doubt   With certainty; "it''s undoubtedly very beautiful" Beyond_control   Out of control; "the riots got out of hand" Beyond_doubt(p)   Too obvious to be doubted Back to top Beyond_measure   In excess or without limit; "amazed beyond measure" Beyond_question   With certainty; "it''s undoubtedly very beautiful" Beyond_the_sea   In a place across an ocean Bezant   A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages Bezel   A sloping edge on a cutting tool Bezique   A card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist Bezoar_goat   Wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions Bezzant   A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages Be_active   Be in a state of action; "she is always moving" Be_adrift   Be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" Be_after   Have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" Be_all_and_end_all   The essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business" Be_amiss   Interpret in the wrong way; "Don''t misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" Be_at_pains   Try very hard to do something Be_born   Come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm" Be_due   Be the result of Be_full   Be sated, have enough to eat; "I''m full--don''t give me any more beans, please" Be_given   Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" Be_intimate   Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" Be_on   Appear in a show, on T.V., radio, etc.; "The news won''t be on tonight" Back to top Be_on_cloud_nine   Feel extreme happiness or elation Be_on_the_ball   Be well-informed Be_quiet   Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached" Be_sick   Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" Be_well   Be healthy; feel good; "She has not been well lately" Be_with_it   Be well-informed Bhadon   The sixth month of the Hindu calendar Bhadrapada   The sixth month of the Hindu calendar Bhaga   God of wealth and love Bhagavad-Gita   (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God'' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life Bhagavadgita   (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God'' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life Bhakti   (Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and Nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex Bhang   A preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India Bharat   A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 Bhumi_Devi   Earth goddess; one of the two wives of Vishnu Bhutan   A landlocked principality in the Himalayas northeast of India Bhutanese   A native or inhabitant of Bhutan Bhutanese   Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Bhutan or its people or culture or language; "Bhutanese Buddhists" Bhutanese_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Bhutan Bhutani   A native or inhabitant of Bhutan Back to top Bi   A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals Bi-fold_door   An interior door Bialy   Flat crusty-bottomed onion roll Bialystoker   Flat crusty-bottomed onion roll Biannual   Occurring or payable twice each year Biannually   Twice a year; "we hold our big sale biannually" Bias   A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation Bias   A line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric Bias   Cause to be biased Bias   Influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours" Bias   Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold" Biased   Excessively devoted to one faction Biased   Favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant" Biaural   Relating to or having or hearing with two ears; "binaural hearing" Biauricular   Relating to the two auditory openings; "the biauricular diameter of the skull" Biauriculate_heart   A heart (as of mammals and birds and reptiles) having two auricles Biaxal   Having two axes; "biaxial crystals" Biaxate   Having two axes; "biaxial crystals" Biaxial   Having two axes; "biaxial crystals" Bib   A napkin tied under the chin a child while eating Back to top Bib   Top part of an apron; covering the chest Bib   Drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac" Bib-and-tucker   An attractive outfit; "she wore her best bib-and-tucker" Bibbed   Having a bib; "a bibbed apron" Bibb_lettuce   Lettuce with relatively crisp leaves Bible   A book regarded as authoritative in its field Bible   The sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" Bible-worship   Worship of the Bible Bibless   Lacking a bib Bible_Belt   Southern United States; where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant Bible_leaf   Tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum Biblical   Of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible; "biblical names"; "biblical Hebrew" Biblical   In keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people; "biblical styles in writing"; "a beard of biblical proportions"; "biblical costumes" Biblical_Aramaic   The form of Aramaic that was spoken in Palestine in the time of the New Testament Biblical_Latin   The form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries Bibliographer   Someone trained in compiling bibliographies Bibliographic   Relating to or dealing with bibliography Bibliographical   Relating to or dealing with bibliography Bibliography   A list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.) Bibliolatrous   Given to Bible-worship Back to top Bibliolatry   Worship of the Bible Bibliomania   Preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books Bibliomaniacal   Characteristic of or characterized by or noted for bibliomania Bibliophile   Someone who loves (and usually collects) books Bibliophilic   Of or relating to bibliophiles Bibliopole   A dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books) Bibliopolic   Of or relating to bibliopoles Bibliopolist   A dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books) Bibliothec   A professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services Bibliotheca   A collection of books Bibliothecal   Of or relating to a library or bibliotheca or a librarian Bibliothecarial   Of or relating to a library or bibliotheca or a librarian Bibliotic   Of or relating to bibliotics Bibliotics   The scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity Bibliotist   Someone who engages in bibliotics Bibos   Wild ox Bibos_frontalis   Ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur Bibos_gaurus   Wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India Bibulous   Given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentleman holding each other up"; "sottish behavior" Bicameral   Composed of two legislative bodies Back to top Bicameral   Consisting of two chambers; "the bicameral heart of a fish" Bicapsular   Divided into two capsules or having a two-part capsule Bicarbonate   A salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate Bicarbonate_of_soda   A white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid Bicentenary   The 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) Bicentenary   Of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years; "bicentennial celebration" Bicentennial   The 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) Bicentennial   Of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years; "bicentennial celebration" Bicentric   Having two centers Bicephalous   Having two heads Biceps   Any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm) Biceps_brachii   A muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm Biceps_humeri   A muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm Bichloride   A compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule Bichloride_of_mercury   A white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative Bichromate   A salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid Bichromated   Treated or combined with bichromate Bichrome   Having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp" Bicipital   Having two heads or points of origin as a biceps Bicker   A quarrel about petty points Back to top Bicker   Argue over petty things; "Let''s not quibble over pennies" Bickering   A quarrel about petty points Bicolor   Having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp" Bicolored   Having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp" Bicolor_lespediza   Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of wild-bird feed Bicolour   Having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp" Bicoloured   Having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp" Biconcave   Concave on both sides Biconvex   Convex on both sides; lentil-shaped Bicorn   A cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points Bicorn   Having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" Bicornate   Having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" Bicorne   A cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points Bicorned   Having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" Bicornuate   Having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" Bicornuous   Having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" Bicuspid   A tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars Bicuspid   Having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); "bicuspid teeth"; "bicuspid leaves" Bicuspidate   Having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); "bicuspid teeth"; "bicuspid leaves" Bicuspid_valve   Valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle Back to top Bicycle   A wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals Bicycle   Ride a bicycle Bicycle-built-for-two   A bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats Bicycler   A person who rides a bicycle Bicycle_chain   A chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle Bicycle_clip   A clip worn around a cyclist''s ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain Bicycle_pump   A small pump that fills bicycle tires with air Bicycle_race   A race between people riding bicycles Bicycle_rack   A rack for parking bicycles Bicycle_seat   A seat for the rider of a bicycle Bicycle_traffic   Bicycles coming and going Bicycle_wheel   The wheel of a bicycle Bicyclic   Having molecules consisting of two fused rings Bicycling   Riding a bicycle Bicyclist   A person who rides a bicycle Bicylindrical   Having two cylindrical surfaces usually with parallel axes; "certain lenses are bicylindrical" Bid   An attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" Bid   (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make Bid   A formal proposal to buy at a specified price Bid   An authoritative direction or instruction to do something Back to top Bid   Ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" Bid   Ask someone in a friendly way to do something Bid   Invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" Bid   Make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population" Bid   Propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" Bid   Make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" Bida   The capital and chief port of Qatar Biddable   Willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"; "a gentle and biddable soul"; "children compliant with the parental will" Bidder   Someone who makes an offer Bidder   Someone who makes a bid at cards Bidding   (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make Bidding   An authoritative direction or instruction to do something Bidding   A request to be present; "they came at his bidding" Bidding_contest   A series of competing bids Biddy   Young bird especially of domestic fowl Biddy   Adult female chicken Bide   Dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" Bidens   Bur marigolds Bidens_bipinnata   Common bur marigold of the eastern United States Bidens_connata   Bur marigold of eastern and northern United States and Canada common in wet pastures and meadows Back to top Bidens_coronata   North American bur marigold with large flowers Bidens_trichosperma   North American bur marigold with large flowers Bidens_tripartita   Of temperate Eurasia Bidentate   Having toothlike projections that are themselves toothed Bidet   A basin for washing genitals and anal area Bidirectional   Reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions Bid_price   (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security Biedermeier   Of or relating to a style of furniture developed in Germany in the 19th century Biegnet   Very rich drop friedcake dusted with confectioners'' sugar and served with lemon sauce or preserves Biennial   A plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season Biennial   Having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals" Biennial   Occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions" Biennially   Every two years; "this festival takes places biennially" Bier   A stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial Bier   A coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard" Bierce   United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914) Biface   Having two faces or fronts; "the Roman Janus is bifacial" Bifacial   Having two faces or fronts; "the Roman Janus is bifacial" Biff   (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" Biff   Strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" Back to top Bifid   Divided into two lobes; "a bifid petal" Bifilar   Having or using two filaments; "a bifilar suspension of a waving part of an instrument" Biflagellate   Having two flagella; "a biflagellate zoospore" Bifocal   Having two foci; "bifocal eyeglasses" Bifold   Capable of being folded into two parts, as with doors that are hinged together Bifoliate   Having two leaves Biform   Having or combining two forms; "a biform crystal"; "the biform body of a mermaid" Bifurcate   Divide into two branches; "The road bifurcated" Bifurcate   Split or divide into two Bifurcate   Resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may dev Bifurcated   Divided into or made up of two parts; "socially bifurcated populations" Bifurcation   The act of splitting into two branches Bifurcation   The place where something divides into two branches Bifurcation   A bifurcating branch (one or both of them) Big   Conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he''s very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" Big   Given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday''s child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and Big   Generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that''s very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" Big   Marked by intense physical force; "a big wind" Big   Significant; "graduation was a big day in his life" Big   Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group o Back to top Big   Loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds" Big   (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" Big   Very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" Big   Feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" Big   Exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" Big   Of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event" Big   In a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" Big   In a major way; "the play failed big at the box office" Big   On a grand scale; "think big" Big   Extremely well; "his performance went over big" Big(a)   Older brother or sister; "big sister" Big(a)   Prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor" Big(p)   In an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" Big-bang_theory   (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small mass of matter at extremely high density and temperature Big-bellied   Having a prominent belly Big-boned   Having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh Big-bud_hickory   Smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut Big-chested   Marked by a large or well-developed chest; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed" Big-cone_douglas_fir   Douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long Big-cone_spruce   Douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long Back to top Big-eared_bat   Large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears Big-eyed_scad   Of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait Big-leaf_maple   Maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn Big-shouldered   Having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed" Big-ticket(a)   Very expensive; "big-ticket items like cars and furs"; "a big-ticket government program" Big-toothed_aspen   Aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America Big-tree_plum   Small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves Bigamist   Someone who marries one person while already legally married to another Bigamous   Of illegal marriage to a second person while legally married to a first Bigamy   The offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred Bigamy   Having two spouses at the same time Bigarade   Any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock Bigeminal   Occurring in pairs; "a bigeminal pulse" Bigeneric   Resulting from a cross between species of different genera Bigeye   Red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales Bigeye_scad   Of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait Bigfoot   Large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada Bigger   Large or big relative to something else Biggest   Greatest in size of those under consideration Biggin   A child''s tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin Back to top Biggish   Somewhat large Bighead   Any of various diseases of animals characterized by edema of the head and neck Bigheaded   Used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they''re snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" Bighearted   Given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday''s child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and Bigheartedness   The quality of being kind and generous Bighorn   Wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns Bighorn   A river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana Bighorn_River   A river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana Bighorn_sheep   Wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns Bight   The middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) Bight   A broad bay formed by an indentation (a bight) in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight" Bight   A bend or curve (especially in a coastline) Bight   A loop in a rope Bight   Fasten with a bight Bight_of_Benin   A broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa Bigmouthed   Unwisely talking too much Bigness   The property of having a relatively great size Bignonia   1 species: cross vine Bignoniaceae   Trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales Bignoniaceous   Of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Bignoniaceae Back to top Bignoniad   Any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae Bignonia_capreolata   Woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section Bigos   A Polish stew of cabbage and meat Bigot   A prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own Bigoted   Blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others; "a bigoted person"; "an outrageously bigoted point of view" Bigotry   The intolerance and prejudice of a bigot Bigram   A word that is written with two letters in an alphabetic writing system Bigtoothed_aspen   Aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America Bigtooth_aspen   Aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America Bigwig   The most important person in a group or undertaking Big_band   A large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians Big_bang   (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe Big_bang_theory   (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small mass of matter at extremely high density and temperature Big_bedbug   Large bloodsucking bug Big_Ben   Clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London Big_Bend   A triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande Big_Bend_National_Park   A large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife Big_Bill_Haywood   United States labor leader and militant socialist who was one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World (1869-1928) Big_Bill_Tilden   United States tennis player who dominated men''s tennis in the 1920s (1893-1953) Big_Blue   A reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan Back to top Big_board   The large display board at the New York Stock Exchange that reports on stocks traded on the exchange Big_board   A stock exchange in New York Big_brother   An older brother Big_Brother   An authoritarian leader and invader of privacy Big_brown_bat   Rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed Big_bucks   A large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house" Big_business   Commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies; "big business is growing so powerful it is difficult to regulate it effectively" Big_businessman   A very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" Big_cat   Any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild Big_cheese   An important influential person; "he thinks he''s a big shot"; "she''s a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" Big_deal   Anything of great importance or consequence Big_deal   An important influential person; "he thinks he''s a big shot"; "she''s a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" Big_dipper   Elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines) Big_Dipper   A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major Big_enchilada   An important influential person; "he thinks he''s a big shot"; "she''s a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" Big_fish   An important influential person; "he thinks he''s a big shot"; "she''s a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" Big_game   Large animals that are hunted for sport Big_gun   An important influential person; "he thinks he''s a big shot"; "she''s a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" Big_H   Street names for heroin Big_hand   Points to the minutes Back to top Big_league   The most important league in any sport (especially baseball) Big_leaguer   A member of a major-league baseball team Big_marigold   A stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America Big_money   A large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house" Big_sagebrush   Aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves Big_science   Scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results Big_shagbark   Hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut Big_shellbark   Hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut Big_shellbark_hickory   Hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut Big_shot   An important influential person; "he thinks he''s a big shot"; "she''s a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" Big_Sioux_River   A river that rises in northeastern South Dakota and flows southward to join the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa Big_sister   An older sister Big_spender   One who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment; "the last of the big spenders" Big_stick   A display of force or power; "speak softly but carry a big stick" Big_Sur   A picturesque coastal region of California south of San Francisco Big_time   The highest level of an occupation (especially in entertainment) Big_toe   The first largest innermost toe Big_top   A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour" Big_tree   Extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism Big_wheel   An important influential person; "he thinks he''s a big shot"; "she''s a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" Back to top Bihar   A state of northeastern India Bihari   The Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh) Bijou   A small and delicately worked piece Bijugate_leaf   A pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets Bijugous_leaf   A pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets Bike   A wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals Bike   A motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame Bike   Ride a bicycle Bikers   Originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock''n''roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers Bikini   A woman''s abbreviated two-piece bathing suit Bikini_pants   Small and tight-fitting underpants; worn by women Bilabial   A consonant that is articulated using both lips; /p/ or /b/ or /w/ Bilabial   Of or relating to or being a speech sound that is articulated using both lips; "bilabial fricatives" Bilabiate   Having two lips; "the corolla of a snapdragon is bilabiate" Bilateral   Having two sides or parts Bilateral   Affecting or undertaken by two parties; "a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan" Bilateral   Having identical parts on each side of an axis Bilateralism   The property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane Bilaterality   The property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane Bilaterally   In a bilateral manner; "they worked out an agreement bilaterally" Back to top Bilaterally_symmetric   Having identical parts on each side of an axis Bilaterally_symmetrical   Having identical parts on each side of an axis Bilaterally_symmetrical   Capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis Bilateral_contract   A contract involving mutual promises (each part is both promisor and promisee) Bilateral_descent   Line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family Bilateral_symmetry   The property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane Bilberry   Blue-black berries similar to American blueberries Bilberry   Erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries Bilberry   Erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries Bilby   Bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit Bile   A digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats Bilestone   A calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts Bile_acid   Any of the liver-generated steroid acids and stored with bile Bile_duct   A duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum Bile_salt   A salt of bile acid and a base; functions as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids Bilge   Where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom Bilge   Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship Bilge   Take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged" Bilge   Cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel" Bilges   In a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side Back to top Bilgewater   Pretentious or silly talk or writing Bilge_keel   Either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship''s bilge; reduces rolling Bilge_pump   A pump to remove bilgewater Bilge_water   Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship Bilge_well   (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away Bilgy   Smelling like bilge water Bilharzia   An infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected Bilharziasis   An infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected Biliary   Relating to the bile ducts or the gallbladder Biliary   Relating to or containing bile Biliary_ductule   Excretory ducts of the liver; empty into the hepatic ducts Bilimbi   East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit Bilinear   Linear with respect to each of two variables or positions Bilingual   A person who speaks two languages fluently Bilingual   Using or knowing two languages; "bilingual education" Bilingually   In a bilingual manner; "she grew up bilingually" Bilingual_dictionary   A dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages Bilious   Irritable as if suffering from indigestion Bilious   Suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress Bilious   Relating to or containing bile Back to top Biliousness   A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" Biliousness   Gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder Bilirubin   An orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice Bilk   Escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" Bilk   Evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors" Bilk   Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" Bilk   Cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money Bill   The entertainment offered at a public presentation Bill   Horny projecting mouth of a bird Bill   A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" Bill   A long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree" Bill   A list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare) Bill   An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe" Bill   A statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill" Bill   A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" Bill   An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" Bill   A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" Bill   Advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso" Bill   Publicize or announce by placards Bill   Demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" Back to top Bill-me_order   An order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date Billabong   A branch of a river running to a dead end Billabong   A stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently Billboard   Large outdoor signboard Billed   Having a beak or bill as specified; "a thick-billed bird"; "a long-billed cap" Billet   A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" Billet   Lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home) Billet   A short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there" Billet   Provide housing for (military personnel) Billet_doux   A personal letter to a loved one expressing affection Billfish   Elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters Billfish   Slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters Billfish   Giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw Billfish   Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth Billfold   A pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money Billhook   A long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree" Billiard   Of or relating to billiards; "a billiard ball"; "a billiard cue"; "a billiard table" Billiards   Any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls Billiard_ball   Ball used in playing billiards Billiard_hall   A room in which billiards is played Back to top Billiard_marker   A device for keeping the score in a game of billiards Billiard_parlor   A room in which billiards is played Billiard_parlour   A room in which billiards is played Billiard_player   Someone who plays billiards Billiard_room   A room in which billiards is played Billiard_saloon   A room in which billiards is played Billiard_table   Game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played Billie_Jean_King   United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) Billie_Jean_Moffitt_King   United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) Billie_the_Kid   United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881) Billing   Request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month" Billings   The largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river Billingsgate   Foul-mouthed or obscene abuse Billion   The number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros Billion   The number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen Billion   Denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States Billion   Denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain Billion-dollar_grass   Coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States Billionaire   A very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars Billions   A very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) Back to top Billionth   One part in a billion Billionth   Position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things Billionth   The ordinal number of one billion in counting order Billow   A large sea wave Billow   Become inflated; "The sails ballooned" Billow   Rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward" Billow   Rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up nto the sky" Billow   Move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed" Billowing   Moving in surges and billows and rolls; "billowing smoke from burning houses"; "the rolling fog"; "the rolling sea"; "the tumbling water of the rapids" Billowing(a)   Characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves" Billowy   Characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves" Billy   Male goat Billy   A short stout club used primarily by policemen Billy-ho   An unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo'' where Americans say `it rained like all get out''" Billyo   An unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo'' where Americans say `it rained like all get out''" Billyoh   An unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo'' where Americans say `it rained like all get out''" Billystick   A short stout club used primarily by policemen Billy_buttons   Any of various plants of the genus Craspedia grown for their downy foliage and globose heads of golden flowers; Australia and New Zealand Billy_club   A short stout club used primarily by policemen Billy_goat   Male goat Back to top Billy_Graham   United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918) Billy_Mitchell   United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936) Billy_Wilder   United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002) Bill_Clinton   42nd President of the United States (1946-) Bill_Gates   United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955) Bill_Haley   United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock''n''roll music (1925-1981) Bill_Mauldin   United States cartoonist noted for his drawings of soldiers in battle (born in 1921) Bill_of_attainder   A legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial; "bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States" Bill_of_entry   A list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import Bill_of_exchange   A document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another Bill_of_fare   A list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French" Bill_of_goods   A consignment of merchandise Bill_of_goods   Communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable; "they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car" Bill_of_health   A certificate saying that a departing ship''s company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival) Bill_of_indictment   A formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense Bill_of_lading   A receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery Bill_of_Particulars   The particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet Bill_of_review   A proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it Bill_of_Rights   A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) Bill_of_sale   A deed transferring personal property Back to top Bill_poster   Someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards Bill_Russell   United States basketball center (born in 1934) Bill_sticker   Someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards Bilobate   Having two lobes; "a bilobate leaf" Bilobate   Divided into two lobes Bilobated   Having two lobes; "a bilobate leaf" Bilobated   Divided into two lobes Bilobed   Having two lobes; "a bilobate leaf" Bilobed   Divided into two lobes Bilocation   The ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations Bilocular   Divided into or containing two cells or chambers; "having a bilocular capsule" Bilocular_capsule   A capsule divided into two cells or compartments Biloculate   Divided into or containing two cells or chambers; "having a bilocular capsule" Biloxi   The Siouan language spoken by the Biloxi people Biloxi   A old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico Biloxi   A member of the Siouan people of southeastern Mississippi Bilsted   A North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap Biltong   Meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun Bimanual   Requiring two hands or designed for two people; "a two-handed sledgehammer"; "a two-handed crosscut saw"; "a machine designed for bimanual operation" Bimbo   A young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men Back to top Bimester   A period of 2 months Bimestrial   Two months long; lasting two months Bimestrial   Occurring every two months; "bimonthly visits" Bimetal   Material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals Bimetal   Formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together Bimetallic   Formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together Bimetallic   Pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals; "in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender" Bimetallic_strip   A strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature Bimetallism   A monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio Bimetallist   An advocate of bimetallism Bimetallistic   Pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals; "in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender" Bimillenary   A span of 2000 years Bimillenial   Of or relating to a bimillennium Bimillennium   A span of 2000 years Bimli   Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation Bimli_hemp   Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation Bimodal   Of a distribution; having or occurring with two modes Bimolecular   Relating to or affecting two molecules Bimonthly   A periodical that is published bimonthly Bimonthly   Occurring every two months; "bimonthly visits" Back to top Bimonthly   Occurring twice a month; "a semimonthly publication" Bimonthly   Every two months; "the bill was payable bimonthly" Bimonthly   Twice a month; "salaries are paid semimonthly" Bimorphemic   Consisting of two morphemes; "the bimorphemic word `rays''" Bimotored   Having two motors Bin   A container; usually has a lid BIN   An identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself Bin   The quantity contained in a bin Bin   Store in bins Binary   A system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation Binary   Consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms) or based on two; "a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other"; "a binary compound"; "the binary number system has two as its base" Binary   Of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base; "a binary digit" Binary_arithmetic_operation   An operation that follows the rules of boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values Binary_code   Code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters Binary_compound   Chemical compound composed of only two elements Binary_digit   Either 0 or 1 in binary notation Binary_file   (computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 bits of each byte Binary_notation   Any notation that uses 2 characters (usually 0 and 1) Binary_number_system   A positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2 Binary_numeration_system   A positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2 Back to top Binary_operation   An operation that follows the rules of boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values Binary_star   A system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation Binary_system   A positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2 Binate   Growing in two parts or in pairs; "binate leaves" Binaural   Relating to or having or hearing with two ears; "binaural hearing" Binaurally   In a binaural manner; "the stimulus was presented binaurally" Bind   Something that hinders as if with bonds Bind   Cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you" Bind   Form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen" Bind   Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He''s held by a contract"; "I''ll hold you by your promise" Bind   Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" Bind   Secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed" Bind   Make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" Bind   Wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose Bind   Provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather" Bind   Stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" Bind   Create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" Bindable   Capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond Binder   Something used to tie or bind Binder   Holds loose papers or magazines Back to top Binder   A machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves Binder   Something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface Binder's_board   A cardboard used by bookbinders to make covers for books Bindery   A workshop where books are bound Binder_board   A cardboard used by bookbinders to make covers for books Binding   The act of applying a bandage Binding   The front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding" Binding   Strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration Binding   The capacity to attract and hold something Binding   Causing constipation Binding   Hindering freedom of movement; "tight garments are uncomfortably binding" Binding   Executed with proper legal authority; "a binding contract" Binding_energy   The energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect Bindweed   Any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit Bind_off   Finish the last row Bind_over   Order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her; "The defendant was bound over for trial" Bine   European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America Binet   French psychologist remembered for his studies of the intellectual development of children (1857-1911) Binet-Simon_Scale   The first intelligence test Binful   The quantity contained in a bin Back to top Binge   An occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" Binge   Any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending" Binge   Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" Binge-eating_syndrome   A disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation Binge-purge_syndrome   A disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting Binge-vomit_syndrome   A disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting Binger   Someone addicted to crack cocaine Binghamton   A city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania Bingle   (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely Bingo   A game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards Bing_cherry   Dark red or blackish sweet cherry Bing_Crosby   United States singer and film actor (1904-1977) Binnacle   A nonmagnetic housing for a ship''s compass (usually in front of the helm) Binocular   An optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes Binocular   Relating to both eyes; "binocular vision" Binoculars   An optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes Binocular_microscope   A light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes Binocular_vision   Vision involving the use of both eyes Binomial   A quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms Binomial   Relating to binomials; "binomial expression" Back to top Binomial   Consisting of two names or terms; "binomial nomenclature" Binomial_distribution   A theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success Binomial_theorem   A theorem giving the expansion of a binomial raised to a given power Binturong   Arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair Binuclear   Having two nuclei Binucleate   Having two nuclei Binucleated   Having two nuclei Bin_Laden   Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957) Bin_liner   A plastic bag used to line a trash or garbage bin Bioarm   Any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon" Bioassay   Appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard Bioassay   Subject to a bio-assay Bioattack   The use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food Biocatalyst   A biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme Biocatalytic   Of or relating to biocatalysts Biochemical   Of or relating to biochemistry; involving chemical processes in living organisms Biochemically   With respect to biochemistry; "biochemically interesting phenomenon" Biochemical_mechanism   A chemical mechanism involved in vital processes occurring in living organisms Biochemist   Someone with special training in biochemistry Biochemistry   The organic chemistry of compounds and processes occuring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry Back to top Biochip   A microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time; intended for use in a biological environment Biocide   A chemical which can kill or inhibit the growth of living organisms such as bacteria, fungi, molds and slimes. Biocides can be harmful to humans. Bioclimatic   Of or concerned with the relations of climate and living organisms Bioclimatology   The study of effects of climate on living organisms Biodefence   Procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents Biodefense   Procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents Biodegradable   Capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria; "a biodegradable detergent" Biodegradables   Subject to degradation (break down) into simple substances by biological action. For example: the breakdown of detergents, sewage wastes and other organic matter by bacteria. Biodegradable_pollution   Pollution that is rendered harmless by natural processes and so causes no permanent harm Biodiversity   The diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirable" Bioelectricity   Electric phenomena in animals or plants Bioengineering   The branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments Bioethics   The branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences Biofeedback   A training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them Bioflavinoid   A vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation Biogenesis   The production of living organisms from other living organisms Biogenesis   Production of a chemical compound by a living organism Biogenetic   Of or relating to the production of living organisms from other living organisms Biogenic   Essential for maintaining the fundamental life processes; "sleep and food and water are among the biogenic needs of the organism" Biogenic   Produced by living organisms or biological processes; "fermentation is a biogenic process" Back to top Biogenous   Producing or produced by living things Biogeny   The production of living organisms from other living organisms Biogeographic   Of or relating to or involved with biogeography Biogeographical   Of or relating to or involved with biogeography Biogeographical_region   An area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna Biogeography   Dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants Biographer   Someone who writes an account of a person''s life Biographic   Of or relating to or being biography; "biographical data" Biographical   Of or relating to or being biography; "biographical data" Biography   An account of the series of events making up a person''s life Biohazard   Any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare Biohazard   Hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions Biohazard_suit   A loose one-piece garment worn to protect the wearer against dangerous biological or chemical agents Bioko   An island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea Biologic   Pertaining to biology or to life and living things Biological   Of parents and children; related by blood; "biological child" Biological   Pertaining to biology or to life and living things Biologically   With respect to biology; "biologically related" Biological_agent   Any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare Biological_attack   The use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food Back to top Biological_clock   An innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions Biological_defence   Procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents Biological_defense   Procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents Biological_group   A group of plants or animals Biological_process   A process occurring in living organisms Biological_research   Scientific research conducted by biologists Biological_science   The science that studies living organisms Biological_terrorism   Terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare Biological_time   The time of various biological processes Biological_warfare   The use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food Biological_warfare_defence   Defense against biological warfare Biological_warfare_defense   Defense against biological warfare Biological_weapon   Any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon" Biologic_attack   The use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food Biologism   Use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior Biologist   (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms Biologistic   Of or relating to biologism Biology   The science that studies living organisms Biology   All the plant and animal life of a particular region Biology   Characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; "the biology of viruses" Back to top Biology_class   Students taking a course in biology together Biology_department   The academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology Biology_lab   A laboratory for biological research Biology_laboratory   A laboratory for biological research Bioluminescence   Luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly) Bioluminescent   (of living organisms) emitting light; "fireflies are bioluminescent" Biomass   The total mass of living matter in a given unit area Biomass   Plant materials and animal waste used as fuel Biome   A major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate Biomedical   Relating to the activities and applications of science to clinical medicine; "biomedical research laboratory" Biomedical_cloning   Nuclear transplantation of a patient''s own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be derived for transplant Biomedical_science   The application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine Biomedicine   The branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel) Biomedicine   The branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice Biometrics   A branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis Biometric_authentication   The automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics; "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be chang Biometric_identification   The automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics; "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be chang Biometry   A branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis Bionic   Having particular physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic or electromechanical components Bionic   Of or relating to bionics Back to top Bionics   Application of biological principals to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems) Bionic_man   A human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a cybernetic organism" Bionic_woman   A human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a cybernetic organism" Bionomic   Of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research" Bionomical   Of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research" Bionomics   The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment Biont   A discrete unit of living matter Biophysicist   A physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology Biophysics   Physics as applied to biological problems Biopiracy   Biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use Biopsy   Examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease Bioremediation   The act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances Bioremediation   The branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems Biosafety   Safety from exposure to infectious agents Biosafety_level   The level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities Biosafety_level_1   Exposure only to infectious agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease Biosafety_level_2   Exposure to infectious agents that can cause disease in humans but whose potential for transmission is limited Biosafety_level_3   Exosure to infectious agents that can be transmitted by the respiratory route and which can cause serious infection Biosafety_level_4   Exposure to exotic infectious agents that pose a high risk of life-threatening disease and can be transmitted as an aerosol and for which there is no vaccine or therapy Bioscience   Any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms Back to top Bioscope   A kind of early movie projector Bioscope   A South African movie theater Biosphere   The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist Biosynthesis   Production of a chemical compound by a living organism Biosynthetic   Of or relating to biosynthesis Biosystematic   Of or relating to biosystematics Biosystematics   Use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework Biosystematy   Use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework Biota   All the plant and animal life of a particular region Biotechnology   The branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments Biotechnology   The branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes; "biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem" Bioterrorism   Terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare Biotic   Of or relating to living organisms Biotic_community   (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other Biotin   A B vitamin that aids in body growth Biotite   Dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock Biotitic   Relating to or involving biotite Biotype   Organisms sharing a specified genotype or the genotype (or peculiarities) so shared Biotypic   Of or relating to a biotype Biovular   (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular" Back to top Bioweapon   Any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon" Bio_lab   A laboratory for biological research Biparous   Producing two offspring at a time Bipartisan   Supported by both sides; "a two-way treaty" Bipartite   Involving two parties or elements; "a bipartite document"; "a two-way treaty" Bipartite   Divided into two portions almost to the base Bipartizan   Supported by both sides; "a two-way treaty" Biped   An animal with two feet Biped   Having two feet Bipedal   Having two feet Bipedalism   The bodily attribute of being bipedal; having two feet; "bipedalism made the human form of birth possible" Bipinnate   Of a leaf shape; having doubly pinnate leaflets (as ferns) Bipinnate_leaf   Having pinnate leaflets; as ferns Bipinnatifid   Pinnatifid with the segments also pinnatifid Biplane   Old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other Biplane_flying_fish   Having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged Bipolar   Having two poles Bipolar   Of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions; "the bipolar distribution of certain species" Bipolar   Of or relating to manic depressive illness Bipolar_disorder   A mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression Back to top Biprism   An optical device for obtaining interference fringes Biquadrate   An algebraic equation of the fourth degree Biquadratic   A polynomial of the fourth degree Biquadratic   An equation of the fourth degree Biquadratic   An algebraic equation of the fourth degree Biquadratic   Of or relating to the fourth power Biquadratic_equation   An equation of the fourth degree Biquadratic_polynomial   A polynomial of the fourth degree Biracial   Consisting of or combining two races; "a biracial committee" Biradial   Showing both bilateral and radial symmetry; "some sea anemones are biradial" Biradially   In a biradial manner; "biradially symmetrical" Biramous   Resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may dev Birch   Bundle of birch twigs used to hit people as punishment Birch   Any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark Birch   Hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood Birch   Whip with a birch twig Birch   Consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree Birchbark   A canoe made with the bark of a birch tree Birchbark_canoe   A canoe made with the bark of a birch tree Birchen   Consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree Back to top Birch_bark   A canoe made with the bark of a birch tree Birch_beer   Carbonated drink containing an extract from bark of birch trees Birch_family   Monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis) Birch_leaf_miner   Small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation Birch_oil   A liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain Birch_rod   Bundle of birch twigs used to hit people as punishment Birch_tree   Any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark Bird   Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings Bird   Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers Bird   A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt Bird   The flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food Bird   Informal terms for a (young) woman Bird   Watch and study birds in their natural habitat Bird's-eye   As from an altitude or distance; "a bird''s-eye survey"; "a panoramic view" Bird's-eye_bush   Shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals Bird's-eye_maple   Maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings Bird's-foot_fern   Cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks Bird's-foot_violet   Common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies Bird's-nest_fungus   Any of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae having a cup-shaped body containing several egg-shaped structure enclosing the spores Bird's_eye   Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers Back to top Bird's_eye_view   A situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance Bird's_foot   The foot of a bird Bird's_foot_clover   European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America Bird's_foot_trefoil   European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America Bird's_foot_trefoil   Old World herb related to fenugreek Bird's_nest   Nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young Bird's_nest_fern   Tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches Bird-footed_dinosaur   Any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs Bird-nest   Gather birdnests; "They went birdnesting in the early morning" Bird-on-the-wing   Common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals Bird-scarer   An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds Birdbath   An ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in Birdbrain   A person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought Birdcage   A cage in which a bird is kept Birdcage_mask   A catcher''s mask with a strong wire face Birdcall   A device for imitating a birdcall Birdcall   The characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" Birder   A person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats Birdhouse   A shelter for birds Birdie   Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers Back to top Birdie   (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole Birdie   To shoot in one stroke under par Birdlike   Resembling a bird Birdlime   A sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds Birdlime   Spread birdlime on branches to catch birds Birdnest   Gather birdnests; "They went birdnesting in the early morning" Birdnesting   Hunting for birds'' nests to get the eggs Birdseed   Seeds for birds Birdseed_grass   Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds Birdsong   The characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" Birdwatch   Watch and study birds in their natural habitat Bird_cherry   Any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds Bird_cherry_tree   Any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds Bird_dog   A gun dog trained to locate or retrieve birds Bird_family   A family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings Bird_fancier   A person have a strong interest in birds Bird_food   Seeds for birds Bird_genus   A genus of birds Bird_louse   Wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds Bird_of_Jove   Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight Back to top Bird_of_Juno   Very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird Bird_of_Minerva   Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes Bird_of_night   Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes Bird_of_paradise   Any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area Bird_of_paradise   Ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird Bird_of_paradise   A tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana Bird_of_passage   Any bird that migrates seasonally Bird_of_passage   Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life Bird_of_prey   Any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals Bird_Parker   United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955) Bird_pepper   Plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers Bird_sanctuary   A building where birds are kept Bird_shot   Small lead shot for shotgun shells Bird_vetch   Common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers Bird_watcher   A person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats Bird_watcher   A zoologist who studies birds Birefringence   Splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly Birefringent   Relating to or characterized by double refraction Biretta   A stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy Birken   Consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree Back to top Birl   Cause to spin; "spin a coin" Birl   Cause a floating log to rotate by treading Birle   Cause a floating log to rotate by treading Birling   Rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) Birmingham   A city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center Birmingham   The largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama Biro   A pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper Birr   Sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird''s wings"; "the whir of the propellers" Birr   The basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents Birr   Make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" Birth   The event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" Birth   The process of giving birth Birth   The kinship relation of an offspring to the parents Birth   The time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age" Birth   Give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" Birth-control_campaigner   A social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning Birth-control_reformer   A social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning Birthday   An anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it) Birthday   The date on which a person was born Birthday_cake   Decorated cake served at a birthday party Back to top Birthday_card   A card expressing a birthday greeting Birthday_gift   A present given in celebration of a person''s birthday Birthday_party   A party held on the anniversary of someone''s birth Birthday_present   A present given in celebration of a person''s birthday Birthday_suit   Informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit" Birthing   The process of giving birth Birthmark   A blemish on the skin formed before birth Birthplace   The place where someone was born Birthplace   Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization" Birthrate   The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year Birthright   Personal characteristics that are inherited at birth Birthright   A right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child" Birthright   An inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) Birthroot   Trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in fold medicine especially to ease childbirth Birthwort   Creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America Birthwort_family   Family of birthworts (including wild ginger) Birth_canal   A passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth Birth_certificate   A copy of the official document giving details of a person''s birth Birth_control   Limiting the number of children born Birth_control_device   An agent or device intended to prevent conception Back to top Birth_control_pill   A contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception Birth_defect   A defect that is present at birth Birth_pangs   A regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth Birth_prevention   Limiting the number of children born Birth_rate   The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year Birth_trauma   Emotional injury inflicted on an infant by events incident to birth that is alleged to appear in symbolic form in patients with mental illness Birth_trauma   Physical injury to an infant during the birth process Bisayan   A member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines Bisayas   Group of islands in the central Philippines Biscayne_Bay   A narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Florida Biscayne_National_Park   A national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life Biscuit   Any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit'' is the British term) Biscuit   Small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda Biscutalla_laevigata   Plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers Biscutella   Genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard Bise   A dry cold north wind in southeastern France Bisect   Cut in half or cut in two; "bisect a line" Bisection   Dividing into two equal parts Bisectional   Of or relating to bisection Biserial_correlation   A correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous Back to top Biserial_correlation_coefficient   A correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous Biserrate   Having sawlike notches with the notches themselves similarly notched Bisexual   A person who is sexually attracted to both sexes Bisexual   Sexually attracted to both sexes Bisexual   Having an ambiguous sexual identity Bisexuality   Sexual activity with both men and women Bisexuality   Showing characteristics of both sexes Bisexual_person   A person who is sexually attracted to both sexes Bishkek   The capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991) Bishop   (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color Bishop   Port wine mulled with oranges and cloves Bishop   A clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ Bishop's_cap   Any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop''s miter Bishop's_hat   Slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover Bishop's_pine   2- or 3-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast Bishop's_throne   A throne that is the official chair of a bishop Bishopric   The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop Bishopry   The office of bishop Bishop_Berkeley   Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753) Bishop_of_Rome   The head of the Roman Catholic Church Back to top Bishop_pine   2- or 3-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast Bishop_Ulfila   A Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382) Bishop_Ulfilas   A Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382) Bishop_Wulfila   A Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382) Biskek   The capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991) Bismarck   Capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river Bismarck   German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898) Bismarckian   Of or relating to Prince Otto von Bismarck or his accomplishments Bismarck_Archipelago   A group of islands in the southwestern Pacific northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea Bismarck_Sea   World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943 Bismarck_Sea   An arm of the South Pacific southwest of the Bismarck Archipelago Bismark   A raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam Bismuth   A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals Bismuthal   Of or relating to bismuth Bismuthic   Containing bismuth (especially in the pentavalent state) Bison   Any of several large shaggy-maned humped bovids having large heads and short horns Bisontine   Relating to or characteristic of bison Bison_bison   Large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains Bison_bonasus   European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison Bisque   A thick cream soup made from shellfish Back to top Bissau   The capital of Guinea-Bissau Bissextile_day   The name of the day that is added during a leap year Bissextile_year   In the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years not divisible by 400 Bister   A water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot Bistered   Colored with or as if with bister Bistre   A water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot Bistred   Colored with or as if with bister Bistro   A small informal restaurant; serves wine Bistroic   Of or relating to or resembling a bistro Bisulcate   Used of hooves Bit   The cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit" Bit   Piece of metal held in horse''s mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" Bit   A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" Bit   A small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" Bit   An instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" Bit   A small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" Bit   A small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" Bit   A unit of measurement of information (from Binary + digIT); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte" Bit   A small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper" Bit   An indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" Back to top Bit-by-bit   One thing at a time Bitartrate   An acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate Bitch   Female of any member of the dog family Bitch   Informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" Bitch   A woman who is thoroughly disliked; "she said her son thought Hilary was a bitch" Bitch   An unpleasant difficulty; "this problem is a real bitch" Bitch   Say mean things Bitchery   Aggressive remarks and behavior like that of a spiteful malicious woman Bitchiness   Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty Bitchy   Marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark" Bite   A portion removed from the whole; "the government''s weekly bite from my paycheck" Bite   The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws Bite   A strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices" Bite   Wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" Bite   (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite" Bite   A light informal meal Bite   A small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" Bite   A wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person Bite   A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect''s stinger into skin Bite   Penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface" Back to top Bite   Deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" Bite   To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" Bite   Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" Biteplate   A removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes Biter   Someone who bites Bitewing   A dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography Bite_off   Bite off with a quick bite; "The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder''s pants" Bite_out   Utter; "She bit out a curse" Bite_plate   A removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes Bithynia   An ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BC Biting   Causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" Biting   Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" Bitingly   Extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" Biting_louse   Wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds Biting_midge   Minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects Bitis   A genus of Viperidae Bitis_arietans   Large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed Bitis_gabonica   Large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper Bitmap   An image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels Bitok   A Russian dish made with patties of ground meat (mixed with onions and bread and milk) and served with a sauce of sour cream Back to top Bitstock   The stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit Bits_per_inch   A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium Bits_per_second   (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem) Bitt   A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards" Bitt   Secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line" Bittacidae   A family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera Bitter   The property of having a harsh unpleasant taste Bitter   The taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth Bitter   English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) Bitter   Make bitter Bitter   Marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce" Bitter   Proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies" Bitter   Expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears" Bitter   Causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" Bitter   Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts Bitter   One of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine Bitter   Very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow" Bitter   Extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" Bitter-bark   Ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever Bittercress   Any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic Back to top Bitterish   Somewhat bitter Bitterly   In a resentful manner; "she complained bitterly" Bitterly   Indicating something hard to accept; "he was bitterly disappointed" Bitterly   Extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" Bittern   Relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes Bitterness   A sharp and bitter manner Bitterness   The property of having a harsh unpleasant taste Bitterness   The taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth Bitterness   A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will Bitternut   Hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts Bitternut_hickory   Hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts Bitterroot   Showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower Bitters   Alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots Bittersweet   Twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds Bittersweet   Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America Bittersweet   Tinged with sadness; "a movie with a bittersweet ending" Bittersweet   Having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness Bittersweet_chocolate   Chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin in usually added Bittersweet_nightshade   Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America Bitterweed   Any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma Back to top Bitterweed   Widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States Bitterwood   Medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits Bitterwood   West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia Bitterwood   Handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark Bitterwood_tree   Any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste Bitter_almond   Almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes Bitter_almond_oil   Pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal Bitter_aloes   A purgative made from the leaves of aloe Bitter_betch   European perennial toxic vetch Bitter_cassava   Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca Bitter_chocolate   Pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy Bitter_cress   Any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic Bitter_dock   European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America Bitter_end   (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt Bitter_end   The final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was determined to fight to the bitter end" Bitter_floom   Pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States Bitter_hickory   Hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts Bitter_lemon   Tart lemon-flavored carbonated drink Bitter_orange   Highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade Bitter_orange   Any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock Back to top Bitter_orange_tree   Any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock Bitter_pea   Any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seeds; Australia Bitter_pecan   Hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts Bitter_pignut   Hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts Bitter_principle   Any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification Bitter_salts   Hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures Bitthead   The upper end of a bitt Bittie   (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" Bitty   (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" Bitt_pin   A pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off Bitumastic   A protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering Bitumen   Any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons Bitumenoid   Like bitumen Bituminise   Treat with bitumen Bituminize   Treat with bitumen Bituminoid   Like bitumen Bituminous   Resembling or containing bitumen; "bituminous coal" Bituminous_coal   Rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame Bit_by_bit   In a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim" Bit_by_bit   A little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal" Back to top Bit_field   A field containing only binary characters Bit_part   A small role Biu-Mandara   A group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad Bivalent   Used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis Bivalent   Having a valence of two or having two valences Bivalve   Marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together Bivalve   Used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.) Bivalved   Used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.) Bivalvia   Oysters; clams; scallops; mussels Bivariate   Having two variables; "bivariate binomial distribution" Bivouac   Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" Bivouac   A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent Bivouac   Live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room" Bivouacking   The act of encamping and living in tents in a camp Biweekly   A periodical that is published biweekly Biweekly   Occurring every two weeks Biweekly   Occurring twice a week Biweekly   Every two weeks; "he visited his cousins fortnightly" Biweekly   Twice a week; "he called home semiweekly" Biyearly   Occurring or payable twice each year Back to top Biyearly   Occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions" Biyearly   Twice a year Biyearly   Every two years; "this festival takes places biennially" Biz   Your occupation or line of work; "he''s in the plumbing game"; "she''s in show biz" Bizarre   Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teena Bizarreness   Strikingly out of the ordinary Bize   A dry cold north wind in southeastern France Bizet   French composer best known for his operas (1838-1875) Bizonal   Relating to or concerned with the combined affairs of two administrative zones; "Bizonal currency was used in occupied Germany after World War II" BJA   The bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse BJS   The agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policymakers Bk   A radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium Blab   Divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" Blab   Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly Blabber   One who reveals confidential information in return for money Blabber   Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly Blabbermouth   Someone who gossips indiscreetly Blabbermouthed   Prone to communicate confidential information Blabbermouthed   Unwisely talking too much Blabby   Unwisely talking too much Back to top Blaberus   Giant cockroaches Blab_out   Divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" Black   Black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning); "the widow wore black" Black   (board games) the darker pieces Black   The quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) Black   A person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) Black   Popular child actress of the 1930''s (born 1927) Black   British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) Black   Total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night" Black   Make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" Black   Marked by anger or resentment or hostility; "black looks"; "black words" Black   Of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin; "a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"- Martin Luther King Jr. Black   Extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the celler" Black   Being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light; "black leather jackets"; "as black as coal"; "rich black soil" Black   (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood; "a face black with fury" Black   Soiled with dirt or soot; "with feet black from playing outdoors"; "his shirt was black within an hour" Black   Dressed in black; "a black knight"; "black friars" Black   (of coffee) without cream or sugar Black   (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fata Black   Stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; "black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"; "Darth Vader of the dark side"; "a dark purpose"; "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"; "the sc Back to top Black   (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human Black   Offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" Black   Distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes" Black   (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading; "black propaganda" Black   Harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit" Black Economy     Black Economy: The segment of a country’s economic activity that is derived from sources that fall outside of the country’s rules and regulations regarding commerce. The activities can be either legal or illegal depending on what goods and/or services are involved.  As example, a construction worker who is paid under the table will neither have taxes withheld, nor will the employer pay taxes on the his earnings, this case is one of Black Economy. Black-and-blue   Discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin; "beaten black and blue"; "livid bruises" Black-and-tan_coonhound   American breed of large powerful hound dogs used for hunting raccoons and other game Black-and-tan_terrier   Breed of short-haired black-and-tan terrier developed in Manchester, England Black-and-white   Not having or not capable of producing colors; "black-and-white film"; "a black-and-white TV"; "the movie was in black and white" Black-and-white   Of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories; "he rejected a black-and-white world"; "there are no black-and-white certainties"; "there were no gray areas, you were either for him or against him, he was all black-and-white" Black-backed_gull   White gull having a black back and wings Black-billed_cuckoo   North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young Black-body_radiation   The electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from an ideal black body; the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of a black body depends only on temperature and is determined by Planck''s radiation law Black-capped_chickadee   Chickadee having a dark crown Black-crowned_night_heron   Night heron of both Old and New Worlds Black-eyed_pea   Eaten fresh as shell beans or dried Black-eyed_pea   Sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure Black-eyed_pea   Fruit or seed of the cowpea plant Black-eyed_Susan   The state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays Back to top Black-eyed_Susan   Annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America Black-eyed_Susan   Tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center Black-eyed_Susan_vine   Tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center Black-footed_albatross   A variety of albatross with black feet Black-footed_ferret   Ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct Black-fronted_bush_shrike   A kind of bush shrike Black-haired   Having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty" Black-headed_snake   Small secretive ground-dwelling snake; found from central United States to Argentina Black-legged_tick   Parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick) Black-market   Distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes" Black-necked_cobra   Aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness Black-necked_grebe   Small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States Black-necked_stilt   Stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck Black-necked_stork   Large mostly white Australian stork Black-stemmed_spleenwort   Fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil Black-stem_spleenwort   Fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil Black-tailed_deer   Mule deer of western Rocky Mountains Black-tie   Moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket; "he wore semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner" Black-winged_stilt   Stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings Blackamoor   A person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) Back to top Blackback_flounder   Important American food fish in the winter Blackball   The act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto Blackball   Vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" Blackball   Expel from a community or group Blackbeard   An English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) Blackbeetle   Dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution Blackberry   Large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus Blackberry   Bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle Blackberry   Pick or gather blackberries; "The children went blackberrying" Blackberry-lily   Garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry Blackberry_bush   Bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle Blackbird   Common black European thrush Blackbird   Any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black Blackboard   Sheet of slate; for writing with chalk Blackboard_eraser   An eraser that removes chalk marks from blackboard Blackbody   A hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it; "a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium" Blackbody_radiation   The electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from an ideal black body; the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of a black body depends only on temperature and is determined by Planck''s radiation law Blackbuck   Common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns Blackburn   Black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat Blackburnian_warbler   Black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat Back to top Blackcap   Small brownish-gray warbler with a black crown Blackcap   Chickadee having a dark crown Blackcap   Small black-headed European gull Blackcap   Raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit Blackcap_raspberry   Raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit Blackcock   Male black grouse Blackdamp   The atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life Blacken   Make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" Blacken   Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling" Blackened   (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood; "a face black with fury" Blackened   Darkened by smoke; "blackened rafters" Blackening   Changing to a darker color Blacken_out   Darken completely; "The dining room blackened out" Blackface   The makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro Blackfish   Small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school Blackfish   Female salmon that has recently spawned Blackfish   Large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America Blackfly   Small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals Blackfly   Blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets Blackfoot   Any of the Algonquian languages spoken by the Blackfoot people Back to top Blackfoot   A member of a warlike group of Algonquians living in the northwestern plains Blackfoot_daisy   Bushy subshrub having flower heads that resemble asters with broad white rays; found in desert areas of Arizona east to Kansas and south to Mexico Blackfriar   A Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order Blackguard   Someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" Blackguard   Use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" Blackguard   Subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" Blackguardly   Lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew" Blackhead   A black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin Blackheart   Heart cherry with dark flesh and skin cherry Blackheart   Any of various diseases in which the central tissues blacken Blackheart_cherry   Heart cherry with dark flesh and skin cherry Blacking   A substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear Blackish   Somewhat black; "blackish clouds" Blackjack   A gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21 Blackjack   A piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people Blackjack   A common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad 3-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets Blackjack   Exert pressure on someone through threats Blackjack_oak   A common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad 3-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets Blacklead   Cover with graphite Blackleg   Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike Back to top Blackleg   Take the place of work of someone on strike Blacklist   A list of people who are out of favor Blacklist   Put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted; "many books were blacklisted by the Nazis" Blackmail   Extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information Blackmail   Obtain through threats Blackmail   Exert pressure on someone through threats Blackmailer   A criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them Blackmouth_bass   Small marine fish with black mouth and gill cavity Blackness   The quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) Blackness   Total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night" Blackout   Partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening" Blackout   A momentary loss of consciousness Blackout   The failure of electric power for a general region Blackout   Darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) Blackout   A suspension of radio or tv broadcasting Blackpoll   North American warbler having a black-and-white head Blackpool   A resort town in Lancashire in northwestern England on the Irish Sea; famous for its tower Blacksburg   A university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains Blackseed   Grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus Blackshirt   A member of the Italian fascist party before World War II Back to top Blacksmith   A smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil Blacksnake   Blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet Blacksnake   Large harmless shiny black North American snake Blacktail   Mule deer of western Rocky Mountains Blacktail_deer   Mule deer of western Rocky Mountains Blacktail_jackrabbit   The common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail Blacktail_prairie_dog   Tail is black tipped Blackthorn   Erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries Blackthorn   A thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits Blacktip_shark   Widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink Blacktop   A black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock Blacktop   Coat with blacktop; "blacktop the driveway" Blacktopping   A black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock Blackwall_hitch   A simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook Blackwash   A wash that colors a surface black Blackwash   A mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores Blackwash   An attack intended to ruin someone''s reputation Blackwash   Color with blackwash Blackwash   Bring (information) out of concealment Blackwater   Any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells Back to top Blackwater_fever   Severe and often fatal malaria characterized by kidney damage resulting in dark urine Blackwood   Any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood Blackwood   Very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees Blackwood_tree   Any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood Black_Africa   The region of Africa south of the Sahara Desert Black_African   An African who is Black Black_American   An American whose ancestors were born in Africa Black_and_gold_garden_spider   A widely distributed North American garden spider Black_and_Tan   An English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921 Black_and_white   A black-and-white photograph or slide Black_and_white   The result of the printing process; "I want to see it in black and white" Black_and_white(p)   Not having or not capable of producing colors; "black-and-white film"; "a black-and-white TV"; "the movie was in black and white" Black_Angus   Black hornless breed from Scotland Black_apricot   Small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit Black_archangel   Ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers Black_art   The belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world Black_ash   Vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn Black_bamboo   Small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black Black_bass   Widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family) Black_bass   Bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States Back to top Black_bead   Erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida Black_bean   Black-seeded bean of South America; usually dried Black_bear   Brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear Black_bear   Black bear of central and eastern Asia Black_bearberry   Deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar Black_bee   Dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin Black_beech   New Zealand forest tree Black_belt   A black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate) Black_belt   A person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate) Black_bile   A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy Black_bindweed   Common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries Black_birch   Birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark Black_birch   Common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture Black_body   A hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it; "a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium" Black_book   A list of people who are out of favor Black_box   Equipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flight Black_bread   Bread made of coarse rye flour Black_bream   Important dark-colored edible food and game fish of Australia Black_bryony   Common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries Black_buck   Common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns Back to top Black_buffalo   Fish of the lower Mississippi Black_calla   Ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe Black_caraway   Herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway Black_carpet_beetle   A solid black carpet beetle Black_cat   Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal Black_catechu   Extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dying and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally Black_cherry   Any of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have sweet flesh Black_cherry   Large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit Black_cherry_tree   Large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit Black_cock   Male black grouse Black_cohosh   North American bugbane found from Main and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia Black_comedy   Comedy that uses black humor Black_cottonwood   Cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath Black_cottonwood   North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood Black_crappie   A crappie that is black Black_currant   Small black berries used in jams and jellies Black_currant   Widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries Black_cypress_pine   Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin Black_Death   The epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe Black_diamond   An inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing Back to top Black_disease   A disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products Black_duck   Dusky black duck of northeastern United States and Canada Black_economy   A hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported; "no one knows how large the black economy really is" Black_elder   Common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies Black_elderberry   Common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies Black_English   A nonstandard form of American English spoken by some Black people in the United States Black_English_Vernacular   A nonstandard form of American English spoken by some Black people in the United States Black_eye   An unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating Black_eye   A bruise caused by a blow to the eye Black_eye   A bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a black eye" Black_felt_cup   A common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae Black_flag   A black flag bearing a white skull and crossbones; indicates a pirate ship Black_fly   Small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals Black_Forest   A hilly forest region in southwestern Germany Black_fox   Red fox in the color phase when its pelt is mostly black Black_Friar   A Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order Black_fritillary   Herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green Black_grama   Especially of western coastal regions of North America Black_greasewood   Low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America Black_grouse   Grouse of which the male is bluish-black Back to top Black_guillemot   Northern Atlantic guillemot Black_gum   Small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino Black_gum   Columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall Black_Hand   A secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century Black_haw   Upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America Black_haw   Deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico Black_Hawk   Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838) Black_hellebore   European evergreen plant with white or purplish roselike winter-blooming flowers Black_hellebore   Slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green Black_hemlock   Large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder than Canadian hemlock Black_henbane   Poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine Black_hickory   North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut Black_hickory   An American hickory tree having bitter nuts Black_hickory   Smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut Black_Hills   Mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming Black_Hills   Mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore Black_hole   A region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field Black_Hole_of_Calcutta   A dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive Black_Hollander   Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry Black_horehound   Ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers Back to top Black_huckleberry   Low shrub of the eastern United States bearing shiny black edible fruit; best known of the huckleberries Black_humor   The juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect Black_humour   The juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect Black_ice   A thin coating of ice (as from freezing mist) on a road or sidewalk; nearly invisible but very hazardous Black_Jack_Pershing   United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948) Black_kite   Dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion Black_knapweed   A weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized Black_knot   Disease of plum and cherry trees characterized by black excrescences on the branches Black_larch   Medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark Black_lead   Used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors Black_letter   A heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries Black_locust   Large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions Black_locust   Strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay Black_lotion   A mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores Black_lovage   European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb Black_lung   Lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust Black_lung_disease   Lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust Black_magic   The belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world Black_maire   Northern Zealand tree having dense hard light-brown wood Black_mallee   Small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino Back to top Black_mamba   Southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite Black_man   A man who is Black Black_mangrove   A mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground Black_mangrove   An Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida Black_margate   Dusky gray food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward Black_Maria   A form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts of the queen of spades Black_Maria   Van used by police to transport prisoners Black_market   An illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls Black_market   People who engage in illicit trade Black_market   Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor Black_marketeer   Someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commodities Black_marketeer   Deal on the black market Black_marlin   Pacific marlin Black_marlin   Pacific marlin Black_medick   Prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America Black_morel   A morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age Black_moss   Dense festoons of greenish-gray hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America Black_mulberry   European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit Black_music   Music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses Black_Muslim   An activist member of a largely American group of Blacks called the Nation of Islam Back to top Black_mustard   Widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard Black_nightshade   Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible Black_oak   Medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad 5-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped Black_olive   Olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil Black_opal   A dark colored opal with internal reflections of green or red Black_operation   A covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out Black_out   Lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example Black_out   Suppress by censorship as for political reasons; "parts of the newspaper article were blacked out" Black_out   Darken completely; "The dining room blackened out" Black_out   Obliterate or extinguish; "Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived" Black_Panther   A member of the Black Panthers political party Black_Panthers   A militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end political dominance by Whites Black_pea   Perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying Black_pepper   Pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on Black_pepper   Climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam Black_person   A person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) Black_pine   Large 2-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe Black_pine   Tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified as a variety of ponderosa pine Black_pine   Large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog Black_pine   New Zealand conifer Back to top Black_pine   New Zealand conifer Black_plague   The epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe Black_poplar   Large European poplar Black_Prince   Son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years'' War (1330-1376) Black_pudding   A black sausage containing pig''s blood and other ingredients Black_race   A dark-skinned race Black_racer   Blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet Black_raspberry   Raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit Black_rat   Common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide Black_rat_snake   Large harmless shiny black North American snake Black_rhinoceros   African rhino; in danger of extinction Black_rockweed   Common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure Black_root_rot_fungus   Fungus causing black root rot in apples Black_rot   A fungous disease causing darkening and decay of the leaves of fruits and vegetables Black_rudderfish   Blackish fish of New England waters Black_sage   Aromatic wooly-leaved plant of southern California and Mexico Black_sally   Small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino Black_salsify   Long black-skinned salsify Black_salsify   Perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black-skinned carrot-shaped edible roots Black_saltwort   A small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers Back to top Black_Sea   A sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans Black_sea_bass   Bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States Black_September   A Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group" Black_September_Movement   A former Palestinian terrorist organization (now merged with Fatah Revolutionary Council) that assassinated the Prime Minister of Jordan and during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich killed 11 Israeli athletes Black_sheep   Sheep with a black coat Black_sheep   A reckless and unprincipled reprobate Black_snakeroot   North American bugbane found from Main and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia Black_snakeroot   Deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States Black_spleenwort   Spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent Black_spot   Any of several fungous diseases of plants that produce small black spots on the plant Black_spruce   Small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood Black_squirrel   Fox squirrel or gray squirrel in the black color phase Black_stork   Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below Black_sumac   Common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries Black_swan   Large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill Black_Tai   A branch of the Tai languages Black_tea   Fermented tea leaves Black_tie   A black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket Black_tie   Semiformal evening dress for men Black_tongue   A benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue Back to top Black_tree_fern   Showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia area having a crown of much-pinnated fronds with whitish undersides Black_turnstone   Common turnstone of the Pacific coast or North America Black_vomit   Caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito Black_vulture   Of southern Eurasia and northern Africa Black_vulture   American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard Black_walnut   American walnut having a very hard and thick woody shell Black_walnut   North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut Black_walnut_tree   North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut Black_wattle   Australian tree that yields tanning materials Black_weevil   Brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice Black_whale   Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris Black_whale   Small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school Black_widow   Venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen Black_willow   North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes Black_woman   A woman who is Black Bladder   A bag that fills with air Bladder   A distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) Bladderlike   Resembling a bladder Bladdernose   Medium-sized blackish-gray seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters Bladdernut_family   A family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone Back to top Bladderpod   Any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods Bladderpod   Any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods Bladderpod   Annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some placed in genus Lesquerella Bladderpod   North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic Bladderwort   Any of numerous aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia some of whose leaves are modified as small urn-shaped bladders that trap minute aquatic animals Bladderwort_family   Carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia; Pinguicula; Genlisea Bladderwrack   Common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure Bladderwrack   Similar to and found with black rockweed Bladdery   Resembling a bladder Bladder_campion   Bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis Bladder_campion   Perennial of arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx Bladder_cherry   Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx Bladder_disorder   A disorder of the urinary bladder Bladder_fern   Any fern of the genus Cystopteris characterized by a hooded indusium or bladderlike membrane covering the sori Bladder_fucus   Common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure Bladder_ketmia   Annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America Bladder_senna   Yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food Bladder_sphincter   The sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral opening Bladder_stone   A calculus formed in the bladder Bladder_worm   Encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm Back to top Blade   The flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge Blade   Flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water Blade   The part of the skate that slides on the ice Blade   A cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade Blade   A broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue) Blade   A cut of beef from the shoulder blade Blade   Something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit" Blade   A dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures" Blade   Especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole Bladed   Composed of thin flat plates resembling a knife blade; "bladed arsenopyrite" Bladed   Bearing or characterized by a blade or sword; often used in combination; "he fought on, broken-bladed but unbowed" Bladed   Having a blade or blades; often used in combination; "a single-bladed leaf"; "narrow-bladed grass" Bladelike   Shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf" Blade_apple   Small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies Blade_bit   A drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against wear Blade_roast   A roast cut from the blade Blae   Bluish-black or gray-blue Blaeberry   Erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries Blah   Pompous or pretentious talk or writing Blahs   A general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction Back to top Blaia_Zimondal   An artificial language Blain   An inflammatory swelling or sore Blair   British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Blaise_Pascal   French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662) Blake   Visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827) Blamable   Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence" Blame   A reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap" Blame   An accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on on the driver" Blame   Attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" Blame   Put or pin the blame on Blame   Harass with constant criticism; "Don''t always pick on your little brother" Blame   Expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he''s a blasted idiot"; "it''s a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I''ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I''ll do any such thing"; "he''s a damn (or goddam or goddamn Blameable   Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence" Blamed   Expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he''s a blasted idiot"; "it''s a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I''ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I''ll do any such thing"; "he''s a damn (or goddam or goddamn Blameful   Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence" Blameless   Free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation" Blamelessly   In an irreproachable and blameless manner; "she had lived blamelessly until she met this man" Blamelessness   A state of innocence Blameworthiness   A state of guilt Blameworthy   Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence" Back to top Blanch   Turn pale, as if in fear Blanch   Cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them" Blanched   Ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid''s blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror Blanched   (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" Blanching_agent   An agent that makes things white or colorless Blancmange   Sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded Blanco   Whiten with Blanco Blanc_fixe   A white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment Bland   Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics; "a bland pudding"; "a bland diet for her irritated stomach" Bland   Lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" Bland   Lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" Blandfordia   Small species of tuberous-rooted Australian perennial herbs Blandish   Praise somewhat dishonestly Blandishment   The act of urging by means of teasing or flattery Blandishment   Flattery intended to persuade Blandly   In a bland manner; "his blandly incompetent attempts" Blandness   The trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern; "the blandness of his confession enraged the judge" Blandness   Smooth and gracious in manner Blandness   Lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property Bland_diet   A diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis" Back to top Blank   A cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet Blank   A piece of material ready to be made into something Blank   A blank gap or missing part Blank   A substitute for a taboo word; "I hit the blank blank car" Blank   A blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet" Blank   Keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning Blank   Void of expression; "a blank stare" Blank   Of a surface; not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins" Blank   Not charged with a bullet; "a blank cartridge" Blanket   Bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep" Blanket   A layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor Blanket   Anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" Blanket   Cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields" Blanket   Form a blanket-like cover (over) Blanket(a)   Broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide Blanket_flower   Annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center Blanket_jam   Jam a broad-spectrum of frequencies to effect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communications Blanket_stitch   Strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material; similar to buttonhole stitch Blankly   In a blank manner; "she stared at him blankly" Blankness   The state of being blank; void; emptiness Back to top Blank_check   A check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank Blank_check   Freedom to do as you see fit; "many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack" Blank_cheque   A check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank Blank_endorsement   An endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer Blank_out   Cut out, as for political reasons; "several line in the report were blanked out" Blank_out   Be unable to remember; "I''m drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" Blank_shell   A cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet Blank_space   A blank area; "write your name in the space provided" Blank_verse   Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter) Blanquillo   Important marine food fishes Blantyre   City in southern Malawi; largest city and commercial center of Malawi Blare   A loud harsh or strident noise Blare   Make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone" Blare   Make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" Blare_out   Announce loudly Blarina   Shrews Blarina_brevicauda   North American shrew with tail less than half its body length Blaring   A loud harsh or strident noise Blaring   Unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio" Blarney   Flattery designed to gain favor Back to top Blarney   Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" Blarney_Stone   A stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it Blase   Nonchalantly unconcerned; "a blase attitude about housecleaning" Blase   Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; "his blase indifference"; "a petulent blase air"; "the bored gaze of the successful film star" Blase   Very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond''"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom" Blaspheme   Speak of in an irrevent or impious manner; "blaspheme God" Blaspheme   Utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" Blasphemer   A person who speaks disrespectfully of sacred things Blasphemous   Characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" Blasphemous   Grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches'' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on" Blasphemously   In a blasphemous manner; "the sailors were cursing blasphemously" Blasphemy   Blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" Blasphemy   Blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred) Blast   A long and hard-hit fly ball Blast   Intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don''t give me any flak" Blast   A highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast" Blast   A sudden very loud noise Blast   An explosion (as of dynamite) Blast   A strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" Blast   Use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day" Back to top Blast   Hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" Blast   Make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone" Blasted   Expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he''s a blasted idiot"; "it''s a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I''ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I''ll do any such thing"; "he''s a damn (or goddam or goddamn Blasted   Made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a wasted landscape" Blastema   A mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops Blastemal   Of or relating to blastemata Blastematic   Of or relating to blastemata Blastemic   Of or relating to blastemata Blaster   A workman employed to blast with explosives Blasting   Causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin; "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"; "a ruinous war" Blasting   Unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio" Blasting_cap   A small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives Blasting_gelatin   Mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin Blastocele   The fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula Blastocladia   A genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae Blastocladiales   Fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes Blastocoel   The fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula Blastocoele   The fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula Blastocoelic   Of or relating to a segmentation cavity Blastocyst   The blastula of mammals Back to top Blastocyte   An undifferentiated embryonic cell Blastocytoma   A tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells Blastoderm   A layer of cells on the inside of the blastula Blastodermatic   Of or relating to a blastoderm Blastodermic   Of or relating to a blastoderm Blastodermic_vesicle   Early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs Blastodiaceae   A family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales Blastodisc   A layer of cells on the inside of the blastula Blastoff   The launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination Blastogenesis   Theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm Blastogenesis   Asexual reproduction by budding Blastogenetic   Of or relating to blastogenesis Blastoma   A tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells Blastomere   Any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg Blastomeric   Of or relating to a blastomere Blastomyces   Genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi Blastomycete   Any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals Blastomycosis   Any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces Blastomycotic   Of or relating to or characteristic of blastomycosis Blastoporal   Of or relating to a blastopore Back to top Blastopore   The opening into the archenteron Blastoporic   Of or relating to a blastopore Blastosphere   The blastula of mammals Blastospheric   Of or relating to a blastula Blastula   Early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs Blastular   Of or relating to a blastula Blast_furnace   A furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air Blast_off   Launch with great force; "the rockets were blasted off" Blast_trauma   Injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces) Blast_wave   A region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity; "the explosion created a shock wave" Blat   Cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" Blatancy   The property of being both obvious and offensive; "the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable" Blatant   Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" Blatant   Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion" Blatantly   In a blatant manner; "they blatantly violated the laws" Blate   Cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" Blate   Disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren''t bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate'' is a Scottish term for bashful) Blather   Foolish gibberish Blather   To talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" Blathering   Talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate" Back to top Blatherskite   Foolish gibberish Blatta   Type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide Blattaria   Cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order Blatta_orientalis   Dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution Blattella   Small cockroaches Blattella_germanica   Small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest Blattidae   Domestic cockroaches Blattodea   Cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order Blat_out   Announce loudly Blaze   Noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes" Blaze   A light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes" Blaze   Great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color" Blaze   A cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" Blaze   A strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly" Blaze   Indicate by marking trees with blazes; "blaze a trail" Blaze   Shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men" Blaze   Move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space" Blaze   Burn brightly and intensely; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze" Blaze   Shine brightly and intensively; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere" Blazer   Lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school Back to top Blaze_away   Speak with fire and passion; "He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate" Blaze_away   Shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men" Blaze_away   Perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly; "Mr. Jones blazed away in one passage after another to loud applause" Blaze_out   Move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space" Blaze_up   Burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" Blazing   A strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly" Blazing   Shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" Blazing   Lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car''s tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming cr Blazing   Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion" Blazing_star   Any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads Blazing_star   Biennial of southwestern United States having lustrous-white stems and toothed leaves grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning Blazon   The official symbols of a family, state, etc. Blazon   Decorate with heraldic arms Blazonry   The official symbols of a family, state, etc. Blazon_out   Proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square" Bleach   The act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) Bleach   The whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications" Bleach   An agent that makes things white or colorless Bleach   Make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry" Bleach   Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" Back to top Bleach   A strong oxidizing agent and disinfectant formulated to break down organic matter and destroy biological organisms. Bleached   Having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors" Bleached   (used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a bleached blonde" Bleacher   A worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.) Bleachers   An outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached Bleaching_agent   An agent that makes things white or colorless Bleaching_clay   An adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils Bleaching_earth   An adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils Bleaching_powder   A white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect Bleach_liquor   A solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulp Bleach_out   Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" Bleak   Offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" Bleak   Providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" Bleak   Unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic" Bleakly   Without hope; "he wondered bleakly" Bleakness   A bleak and desolate atmosphere Blear   Make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision" Blear   Tired to the point of exhaustion Blear-eyed   Tired to the point of exhaustion Bleary   Indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" Back to top Bleary   Tired to the point of exhaustion Bleary-eyed   Tired to the point of exhaustion Bleat   The sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this) Bleat   Cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" Bleat   Talk whiningly Bleb   (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid Blebbed   (of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material Blebby   (of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material Blebby   Covered with small blisters Blechnaceae   One of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Blechnum; Doodia; Sadleria; Stenochlaena; Woodwardia Blechnum   In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan distribution mainly in southern hemisphere: hard ferns Blechnum_spicant   Fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse Bleed   Lose blood from one''s body Bleed   Draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" Bleed   Drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine" Bleed   Be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" Bleed   Get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!" Bleeder   Someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding Bleeder's_disease   Congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son Bleeding   Flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels Back to top Bleeding_heart   Someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged Bleeding_heart   Garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers Bleeding_tooth   Gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area Bleep   A short high tone produced as a signal or warning Bleep   Emit a single short high-pitched signal; "The computer bleeped away" Blemish   A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person''s body); "a facial blemish" Blemish   Add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective Blemish   Mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" Blemish   Mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" Blemished   Marred by imperfections Blemished   Having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond" Blench   Turn pale, as if in fear Blend   The act of blending components together thoroughly Blend   A new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog'' is a blend of `smoke'' and `fog''"; "`motel'' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor'' and `hotel''"; "`brunch'' is a well-known portmanteau" Blend   An occurrence of thorough mixing Blend   Mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" Blend   Combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don''t intermingle much" Blend   Blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won''t go with the chairs" Blende   An ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form Blended   Combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable Back to top Blended_whiskey   Mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits Blended_whisky   Mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits Blender   An electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods Blending   The act of blending components together thoroughly Blending   A gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades Blending   Combining or mixing Blend_in   Cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" Blend_in   Blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won''t go with the chairs" Blenheim   The First Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession Blenheim_spaniel   Red-and-white variety of English toy spaniel Blenniidae   A family of fish including: combtooth blennies Blennioid   Elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins Blennioidea   Blennies; butterfishes; gunnels Blennioid_fish   Elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins Blennius   Type genus of the Blenniidae Blennius_pholis   European scaleless blenny Blenny   Small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; territorial and hole-dwelling Blepharism   Condition in which a person blinks continuously Blepharitis   Inflammation of the eyelids characterized by redness and swelling and dried crusts Blepharospasm   Spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye Back to top Blephilia   Small genus of North American herbs: wood mints Blephilia_celiata   A variety of wood mint Blephilia_hirsuta   A variety of wood mint Bleriot   French aviator who in 1909 made the first flight across the English Channel (1872-1936) Bless   Give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" Bless   Render holy by means of religious rites Bless   Make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate Bless   Confer prosperity or happiness on Blessed   Expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he''s a blasted idiot"; "it''s a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I''ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I''ll do any such thing"; "he''s a damn (or goddam or goddamn Blessed   Highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income" Blessed   Having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination; "blessed with a strong healthy body"; "a nation blessed with peace"; "a peace-blessed era" Blessed   Characterized by happiness and good fortune; "a blessed time" Blessed   Enjoying the bliss of heaven Blessed   Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration Blessed   Worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity" Blessedly   In a blessed manner Blessedness   A state of supreme happiness Blessed_event   The live birth of a child Blessed_thistle   Annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers Blessed_thistle   Tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America Back to top Blessed_Trinity   The union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead Blessed_Virgin   The mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics Blessed_with(p)   Having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination; "blessed with a strong healthy body"; "a nation blessed with peace"; "a peace-blessed era" Blessing   The act of praying for divine protection Blessing   The formal act of giving approval; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" Blessing   A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection Blessing   A short prayer of thanks before a meal Blessing   A desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" Blest   Highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income" Blether   Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk Blether   To talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" Bletia   Any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers Bletia_striata   Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia Bletilla   Small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia Bletilla_striata   Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia Bleu   Cheese containing a blue mold Bleu_cheese_dressing   Creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese Blewits   Edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth moist cap Blida   A city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains southwest of Algiers Bligh   British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817) Back to top Blighia   Small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe Blighia_sapida   Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh Blight   Any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting Blight   A state or condition being blighted Blight   Cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold" Blighted   Affected by blight--anything that mars or events growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urtan districts" Blighter   A boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there''s a fellow at the door"; "he''s a likable cuss" Blighter   A persistently annoying person Blighty   A slang term for England used by English troops serving abroad Blighty_wound   A wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad Blight_canker   A phase of fire blight in which cankers appear Blimp   A small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon Blimp   Any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low) Blimpish   Pompously ultraconservative and nationalistic Blind   Something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" Blind   A hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind" Blind   Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn''t sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind" Blind   People who have severe visual impairments; "he spent hours reading to the blind" Blind   Make dim by comparison or conceal Blind   Make blind by putting the eyes out; "The criminals were punished and blinded" Back to top Blind   Render unable to see Blind   Unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; "blind to a lover''s faults"; "blind to the consequences of their actions" Blind   Not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic" Blind   Unable to see Blinded   Deprived of sight Blinder   Blind consisting of a leather eye-patch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side Blindfold   A cloth used to cover the eyes Blindfold   Cover the eyes of (someon)e to prevent him from seeing; "the hostage was blindfolded and driven away" Blindfold   Wearing a blindfold Blindfolded   Wearing a blindfold Blinding   Shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" Blinding   The reduction or shutting off of flow due to filter medium or membrane fouling. Blindly   Without preparation or reflection; without a rational basis; "they bought the car blindly"; "he picked a wife blindly" Blindly   Without seeing or looking; "he felt around his desk blindly" Blindman's_bluff   A children''s game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players Blindman's_buff   A children''s game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players Blindness   Lack of sight Blindside   Attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person''s view is obstructed Blindside   Catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences; "The economic downturn blindsided many investors" Blindworm   Any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions Back to top Blindworm   Small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind Blind_alley   (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement; "all the clues led the police into blind alleys"; "so far every road that we''ve been down has turned out to be a blind alley" Blind_alley   A street with only one way in or out Blind_bend   A curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving Blind_corner   A street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving Blind_curve   A curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving Blind_date   A date with a stranger; "she never goes on blind dates" Blind_date   A participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them) Blind_drunk   Very drunk Blind_eel   Aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States Blind_flying   Using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. Blind_gentian   Gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all Blind_gentian   Similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers Blind_gut   The cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum" Blind_landing   Using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. Blind_man   A person with a visual handicap severe enough to leave them unemployable Blind_person   A person with a visual handicap severe enough to leave them unemployable Blind_side   The side on which your vision is limited or obstructed Blind_snake   Wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes Blind_spot   The point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light Back to top Blind_spot   A subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment; "golf is one of his blind spots and he''s proud of it" Blind_staggers   A disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling Blind_stitching   Stitching that is not easily seen or noticed Blind_trust   A trust that enables a person to avoid possible conflict of interest by transferring assets to a fiduciary; the person establishing the trust gives up the right to information about the assets Blini   Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream Blink   A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly Blink   Briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" Blink   Force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" Blink   Gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" Blinker   A light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages Blinker   Blind consisting of a leather eye-patch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side Blinker   A blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn Blinker   Put blinders on (a horse) Blinking   A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly Blinking   Off-and-on; "the blinking signal light" Blinking   Closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight" Blinking(a)   (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" Blinking_chickweed   Small Indian lettuce of northern regions Blinks   Small Indian lettuce of northern regions Blink_away   Force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" Back to top Blink_of_an_eye   A very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I''d do it in a flash" Blintz   (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked Blintze   (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked Bliny   Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream Blip   A radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface Blip   A sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption; "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can''t react to the day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales" Bliss   A state of extreme happiness Blissful   Completely happy and contented; "blissful young lovers"; "in blissful ignorance" Blissfully   In a blissful manner; "he was blissfully unaware of the danger" Blissfulness   A state of extreme happiness Blissus   Chinch bugs Blissus_leucopterus   Small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses Blister   (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid Blister   Get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike" Blister   Cause blisters to from on; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet" Blister   Subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" Blistered   (of skin) having blisters (swellings containing watery fluid) caused by burning or irritation; "escaped from the fire with only a blistered hand" Blistering   The formation of vesicles Blistering   Marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing" Blistering   Very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" Back to top Blistering   Hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun" Blistering   Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts Blistering_agent   A toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote Blistery   Covered with small blisters Blistery   Hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun" Blister_beetle   Beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin Blister_blight   A disease of tea plants Blister_blight   A disease of Scotch pines Blister_copper   An impure form of copper having a black blistered surface Blister_pack   A flexible transparent sheet containing many small plastic blisters; used to package items of merchandise during shipment Blister_rust   Fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host Blister_rust   Any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally Blithe   Carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart" Blithe   Lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation" Blithely   In a joyous manner; "they shouted happily" Blitheness   A feeling of spontaneous good spirits; "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better" Blither   To talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" Blithering   Talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate" Blithesome   Carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart" BLitt   A bachelor''s degree in literature Back to top Blitz   A rapid and violent military attack with intensive aerial bombardment Blitz   (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line Blitz   Attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland" Blitzkrieg   Fight a quick and surprising war Blitzstein   United States pianist and composer of operas and musical plays (1905-1964) Blixen   Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962) Blizzard   A series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits" Blizzard   A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds Bloat   Swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas Bloat   Become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man''s stomach was bloated" Bloat   Make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child''s belly" Bloated   Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" Bloater   Large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked Blob   An indistinct shapeless form Blob   Make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" Bloc   A group of countries in special alliance Blocadren   A beta blocker (trade name Blocadren) administered after heart attacks Bloch   United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959) Block   (American football) the act of obstructing someone''s path with your body; "he threw a rolling block into the line backer" Block   A platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block" Back to top Block   A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" Block   Housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" Block   An obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" Block   A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" Block   A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope Block   An inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" Block   A number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company''s stock" Block   A rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block" Block   (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block'' and `sector'' are sometimes used interchangeably" Block   A three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides Block   Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" Block   Shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" Block   Shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment" Block   Be unable to remember; "I''m drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" Block   Interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" Block   Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack" Block   Support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car" Block   Block passage through; "obstruct the path" Block   Render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" Block   Obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" Back to top Block   Stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover" Block   Shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" Block   Interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle" Block   Run on a block system; "block trains" Block   Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" Block   Stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" Blockade   A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy Blockade   Prevents access or progress Blockade   Impose a blockade on Blockade   Obstruct access to Blockade   Render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" Blockade   Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" Blockade-runner   A ship that runs through or around a naval blockade Blockaded   Preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor" Blockading   Blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors; "the blockading ships prevented delivery of munitions" Blockage   The act of blocking Blockage   An obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" Blockage   The state or condition of being obstructed Blockbuster   An unsually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) Blockbuster   A large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block) Back to top Blocked   Completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged" Blocked   Closed to traffic; "the repaving results in many blocked streets" Blocker   A class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process Blocker   A football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play Blockhead   These words are used to express a low opinion of someone''s intelligence Blockheaded   Used informally Blockhouse   A stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire Blocking   (American football) the act of obstructing someone''s path with your body; "he threw a rolling block into the line backer" Blocking_agent   A class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process Blockish   Resembling a block in shape Blocky   Resembling a block in shape Block_anaesthesia   Anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve Block_and_tackle   Pulley blocks with associated rope or cable Block_anesthesia   Anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve Block_capital   A plain hand-drawn letter Block_diagram   A diagram showing the interconnections between the components of system (especially an electronic system) Block_grant   A grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs; "block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare" Block_letter   A plain hand-drawn letter Block_off   Obstruct access to Block_off   Block off the passage through Back to top Block_off   Render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" Block_of_metal   A block of metal that is cast in a particular shape for convenient handling Block_out   Plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general Block_out   Indicate roughly; "We sketched out our plan" Block_out   Shield from light Block_out   Prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight" Block_plane   A small plane used on end grains of wood Block_up   Render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" Block_vote   A vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents Bloemfontein   The seat of the supreme court Blog   A shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies Blok   Russian poet (1880-1921) Bloke   A man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric Blolly   Evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries Blond   A person with fair skin and hair Blond   Being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or gray eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full of light-haired children" Blonde   A person with fair skin and hair Blonde   Being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or gray eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full of light-haired children" Blonde_lilian   North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue- or pink-tinted exteriors Blondness   The property of having a naturally light complexion Back to top Blood   The shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen" Blood   Temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood" Blood   The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries waste products away"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions" Blood   People viewed as members of a group; "we need more young blood in this organization" Blood   The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" Blood   A dissolute man in fashionable society Blood   Smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill Blood-and-guts   Marked by great zeal or violence; "real blood-and-guts fiction"; "blood-and-guts football" Blood-brain_barrier   A mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating blood; serves to protect the central nervous system; "the brain was protected from the large molecules of the virus by the blood-brain barrier" Blood-filled   Containing blood; "the blood-filled centers of arteries and veins" Blood-red   Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies Blood-related   Related by blood Blood-twig   European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers Bloodbath   Indiscriminate slaughter Bloodberry   Bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas Bloodcurdling   Extremely alarming Blooded   Of unmixed ancestry; "full-blooded Native American"; "blooded Jersies" Bloodguilt   The state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder Bloodguilty   Guilty of murder or bloodshed Bloodhound   A breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking Back to top Bloodied   Having been caused to bleed; "a bloodied nose" Bloodily   Involving a great bloodshed Bloodleaf   Any plant of the genus Iresine having colored foliage Bloodless   Destitute of blood or apparently so; "the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold"- John Dryden Bloodless   Free from blood or bloodshed; "bloodless surgery"; "a bloodless coup" Bloodless   Ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid''s blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror Bloodless   Devoid of human emotion or feeling; "charts of bloodless economic indicators" Bloodless   Without vigor or zest or energy; "an insipid and bloodless young man" Bloodlessly   In a bloodless manner; without shedding blood; "the coup disposed of the dictator bloodlessly" Bloodless_Revolution   The revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689) Bloodletting   Indiscriminate slaughter Bloodletting   Formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine) Bloodline   Ancestry of a purebred animal Bloodline   The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" Bloodlust   A desire for bloodshed Bloodmobile   A motor vehicle equipped to collect blood donations Bloodroot   Perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant Bloodshed   The shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen" Bloodshed   Indiscriminate slaughter Bloodshot   (of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed; "bloodshot eyes" Back to top Bloodstain   A discoloration caused by blood Bloodstained   Covered with blood; "a bloodstained shirt"; "a gory dagger" Bloodstock   Thoroughbred horses (collectively) Bloodstone   Green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood Bloodstream   The blood flowing through the circulatory system Bloodsucker   Carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end Bloodsucking   Drawing blood from the body of another; "a plague of bloodsucking insects" Bloodsucking   Of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existenc Bloodthirstiness   Cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder Bloodthirsty   Marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson Bloodwood_tree   Spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye Bloodwood_tree   Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood Bloodworm   A segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait Bloodwort   Any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter Bloodwort_family   Some genera placed in family Liliaceae Bloody   Cover with blood; "bloody your hands" Bloody   Having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight" Bloody   Extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?" Bloody(a)   (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" Bloody-minded   Marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson Back to top Bloody-minded   Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator Bloody_Mary   A cocktail made with vodka and spicy tomato juice Bloody_Mary   Daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as heretics (1516-1558) Bloody_shame   A Bloody Mary made without alcohol Blood_agar   A culture medium containing whole blood as the nutrient Blood_bank   A place for storing whole blood or blood plasma; "the Red Cross created a blood bank for emergencies" Blood_berry   Bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas Blood_blister   Blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury Blood_brother   A male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother Blood_brother   A male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents" Blood_brotherhood   The friendship characteristic of blood brothers Blood_cell   Either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets Blood_clam   Red-blooded clam Blood_clot   A semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells Blood_clotting   A process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot) Blood_coagulation   A process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot) Blood_corpuscle   Either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets Blood_count   The act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample Blood_count   The number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample Blood_cup   A scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp Back to top Blood_cyst   A cyst containing blood Blood_disease   A disease or disorder of the blood Blood_disorder   A disease or disorder of the blood Blood_donor   Someone who gives blood to be used for transfusions Blood_dyscrasia   Any abnormal condition of the blood Blood_extravasation   The leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions Blood_feud   A feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other Blood_flower   Tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics Blood_fluke   Flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals Blood_glucose   Glucose in the bloodstream Blood_group   People whose blood (usually just the red blood cells) has the same antigens Blood_heat   Temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person''s health Blood_kinship   Related by blood Blood_knot   A knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times Blood_lily   Any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia Blood_line   The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" Blood_meal   The dried and powdered blood of animals Blood_money   Paid to a hired murderer Blood_money   A reward for information about a murderer Blood_money   Compensation paid to the family of a murdered person Back to top Blood_plasma   Plasma that separates from blood in coagulation Blood_platelet   Tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting Blood_poisoning   Invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection Blood_pressure   The pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person''s health; "adult blood pressure is considered normal at 120/8 Blood_profile   Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood Blood_pudding   A black sausage containing pig''s blood and other ingredients Blood_relation   One related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another Blood_relative   One related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another Blood_sausage   A black sausage containing pig''s blood and other ingredients Blood_serum   Watery fluid of the blood that resembles plasma but contains fibrinogen Blood_spavin   Spavin caused by distension of the veins Blood_sport   Sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting) Blood_sugar   Glucose in the bloodstream Blood_test   A serologic analysis of a sample of blood Blood_transfusion   The introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery Blood_type   People whose blood (usually just the red blood cells) has the same antigens Blood_typing   Determining a person''s blood type by serological methods Blood_vessel   A vessel in which blood circulates Bloom   A powdery deposit on a surface Bloom   Reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts Back to top Bloom   The organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed" Bloom   A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health Bloom   The best time of youth Bloom   The period of greatest prosperity or productivity Bloom   Produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed" Bloomer   An embarrassing mistake Bloomer   A flower that blooms in a particular way; "a night bloomer" Bloomeria   Small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae Bloomeria_crocea   California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers Bloomers   (usually in the plural) underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing" Bloomfield   United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach to linguistics (1887-1949) Blooming   The organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed" Blooming(a)   (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" Blooming-fool_begonia   Hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers Bloomington   A university town in south central Indiana Bloomsbury   A city district of central London laid out in garden squares Bloomsbury_Group   An inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles Bloom_of_youth   The best time of youth Blooper   An embarrassing mistake Blossom   Reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts Back to top Blossom   The period of greatest prosperity or productivity Blossom   Develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity" Blossom   Produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed" Blossoming   The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms Blossom_forth   Develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity" Blossom_out   Develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity" Blot   An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" Blot   A blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" Blot   Make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" Blot   Dry (ink) with blotting paper Blotch   An irregularly shaped spot Blotch   Mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained Blotched   Marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots Blotchy   Marred by discolored spots or blotches; "blotchy skin" Blotchy   Marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots Blotted_out   Reduced to nothingness Blotter   The daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station Blotter   Absorbent paper used to dry ink Blotting_paper   Absorbent paper used to dry ink Blotto   Very drunk Back to top Blot_out   Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" Blouse   A top worn by women Bloviate   Orate verbosely and windily Blow   Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" Blow   A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" Blow   Street names for cocaine Blow   An unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" Blow   An impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle" Blow   An unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating Blow   A strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" Blow   Exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down" Blow   Free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one''s nose" Blow   Burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire" Blow   Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" Blow   Shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase" Blow   Allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse" Blow   Show off Blow   Cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side" Blow   Lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow" Blow   Leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" Back to top Blow   Be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" Blow   Spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew" Blow   Cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard" Blow   Cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry" Blow   Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation Blow   Play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn" Blow   Make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew" Blow   Sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew" Blow   Spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater" Blow   Spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" Blow   Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Blow   Be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West" Blow-by-blow   Providing great detail; "a blow-by-blow account of the movie" Blow-dry   Dry hair with a hair dryer Blowback   Misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country''s intelligence service Blowback   The backward escape of unburned gunpowder after a shot Blowball   Any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls Blower   Large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals Blower   A mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely Blower   A device that produces a current of air Back to top Blower   A fan run by an electric motor Blowfish   Any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers Blowfish   Delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver Blowfly   Large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds Blowgun   A tube through which darts can be shot by blowing Blowhard   A very boastful and talkative person Blowhole   A hole for the escape of gas or air Blowhole   The spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull Blowing   Processing that involves blowing a gas Blowing_gas   The gas leaving a generator during a blow period Blowing_up   A severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him" Blowjob   Slang terms for fellatio Blowlamp   A burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame Blown   Breathing laboriously or convulsively Blown   Being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor; "blown clouds of dust choked the riders"; "blown soil mounded on the window sill" Blown   (of glass) formed by forcing air into a molten ball; "blown glass" Blown-up   As of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details" Blown-up(a)   Having been inflated Blown_up(p)   Having been inflated Blowout   A gay festivity Back to top Blowout   A sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus; "the right front tire had a blowout"; "as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights" Blowout   An easy victory Blowpipe   A tube through which darts can be shot by blowing Blowpipe   A tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat Blowsy   Used especially of women Blowtorch   A burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame Blowtube   A tube through which darts can be shot by blowing Blowtube   A tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat Blowup   A photographic print that has been enlarged Blowup   An unrestrained expression of emotion Blowup   A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction Blowy   Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" Blowzy   Used especially of women Blow_a_fuse   Get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn''t know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" Blow_drier   A hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair Blow_dryer   A hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair Blow_fly   Large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds Blow_gas   The gas leaving a generator during a blow period Blow_off   Come off due to an explosion or other strong force Blow_one's_stack   Get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn''t know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" Back to top Blow_out   Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" Blow_out   Erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew out" Blow_out   Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles" Blow_out_of_the_water   Surprise greatly; knock someone''s socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" Blow_over   Disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" Blow_tube   A tube through which darts can be shot by blowing Blow_tube   A tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat Blow_up   Make large; "blow up an image" Blow_up   To swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs" Blow_up   Fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" Blow_up   Exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" Blow_up   Cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb" Blow_up   Add details to Blow_up   Get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn''t know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" BLT   Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce BLU-82   A reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan Blub   Cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" Blubber   Excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others" Blubber   An insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil Blubber   Cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" Back to top Blubber   Utter while crying Blubberer   Someone who sniffles and weeps with loud sobs Blubbery   Swollen with fat; "blubber cheeks"; "blubber lips"; "a coarse blubbery individual" Blubber_out   Utter while crying Blucher   A high shoe with laces over the tongue Bluchers   A high shoe with laces over the tongue Bludgeon   A club used as a weapon Bludgeon   Strike with a club or a bludgeon Bludgeon   Overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas" Bludgeoner   An assailant who uses a bludgeon Blue   Any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae Blue   The sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic Blue   Blue clothing; "she was wearing blue" Blue   The color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue" Blue   Any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue" Blue   The sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue" Blue   Used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge Blue   Turn blue Blue   Causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" Blue   Having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October''s bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" Back to top Blue   Characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" Blue   Low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" Blue   Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the Blue   Used to signify the Union forces in the Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); "a ragged blue line" Blue   Suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" Blue(a)   Morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" Blue-belly   Common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks Blue-black   Having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October''s bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" Blue-blind   Inability to see the color blue or to distinguish the colors blue and yellow Blue-blindness   Rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to distinguish blue and yellow Blue-blooded   Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the Blue-chip   Extremely valuable; "Rembrandt is considered a blue-chip artist" Blue-chip_stock   A common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield; "blue chips are usually safe investments" Blue-collar   Of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw Blue-collar   Of or designating manual industrial work or workers Blue-eyed   Having blue eyes Blue-eyed(a)   Favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set" Blue-eyed_African_daisy   Bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color Blue-eyed_grass   Plant with grasslike foliage and delicate blue flowers Blue-eyed_Mary   Eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white flowers Back to top Blue-green   A shade of green tinged with blue; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green" Blue-green   A bluish shade of green Blue-green_algae   Predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton Blue-headed_vireo   Common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-gray head Blue-pencil   Cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes" Blue-ribbon(a)   Selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season" Blue-winged_teal   American teal Blueback_salmon   Small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning Bluebeard   (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience Bluebell   Perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers Bluebell   One of the most handsome prairie wildflowers laving large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas Bluebell   Sometimes placed in genus Scilla Blueberry   Sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-growing blueberry plants Blueberry   Any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries Blueberry_bush   Any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries Blueberry_pie   Pie containing blueberries and sugar Blueberry_root   Tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally Blueberry_yogurt   Yogurt with sweetened blueberries or blueberry jam Bluebill   Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill Bluebird   Blue North American songbird Back to top Bluebird   Fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies Bluebonnet   A brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side Bluebonnet   Low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States Bluebottle   Blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight Bluebottle   An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers Bluefin   Largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics Bluefin   Flesh of very large tuna Bluefin_tuna   Largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics Bluefin_tuna   Flesh of very large tuna Bluefish   Bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters Bluefish   Fatty bluish flesh of bluefish Bluegill   Important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States Bluegrass   A type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars Bluegrass   An area in central Kentucky notied for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses Bluegrass   Any of various grasses of the genus Poa Bluegrass_Country   An area in central Kentucky notied for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses Bluegrass_Region   An area in central Kentucky notied for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses Bluegrass_State   A state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses Bluehead   Small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head Blueing   A process that makes something blue (or bluish) Back to top Blueing   Used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge Blueish   Having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October''s bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" Bluejacket   A serviceman in the navy Bluejack_oak   Small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point Blueness   The color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue" Bluepoint   Small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island Bluepoint   Oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw Blueprint   Photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc. Blueprint   Something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt" Blueprint   Make a blueprint of Blueprint_paper   Sensitized paper used to make blueprints Blues   A type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes Blues   A state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues" Bluestem   Tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States Bluestem_wheatgrass   Valuable forage grass of western United States Bluestocking   A woman having literary or intellectual interests Bluestone   Bluish-gray sandstone used for paving and building Bluethroat   Songbird of northern Europe and Asia Bluethroat_pikeblenny   Found from Florida to Cuba Bluetick   A very fast American hound; white mottled with bluish gray Back to top Blueweed   A coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States Bluewing   American teal Blue_African_lily   African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers Blue_air   The sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue" Blue_angel   The sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic Blue_ash   Ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood Blue_baby   An infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart Blue_blood   A member of the aristocracy Blue_book   A blue-covered booklet used in universities for writing examinations Blue_book   A register of persons who are socially prominent Blue_book   A report published by the British government; bound in blue Blue_bugle   Upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern Europe Blue_bull   Large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns Blue_cardinal_flower   Tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers Blue_cat   A large catfish of the Mississippi valley Blue_catfish   A large catfish of the Mississippi valley Blue_channel_cat   A large catfish of the Mississippi valley Blue_channel_catfish   A large catfish of the Mississippi valley Blue_cheese   Cheese containing a blue mold Blue_cheese_dressing   Creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese Back to top Blue_cheese_dressing   Vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese Blue_chip   A blue poker chip with the highest value Blue_chip   A common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield; "blue chips are usually safe investments" Blue_cohosh   Tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally Blue_columbine   Columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers Blue_copperas   Hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate Blue_crab   Bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America Blue_crab   Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat Blue_curls   Any of several plants of the genus Trichostema having whorls of small blue flowers Blue_daisy   Hairy South African or Australian subshrub with blue-rayed daisylike flowers Blue_darter   Bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight Blue_devil   The sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic Blue_devil   A coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States Blue_devils   A state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues" Blue_elder   Shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies Blue_elderberry   Shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies Blue_false_indigo   Wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers Blue_fig   Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit Blue_fig   The fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree Blue_flag   A common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally Back to top Blue_fleabane   Widespread weed with pale purple-blue flowers Blue_fox   A variety of arctic fox having a pale gray winter coat Blue_funk   A state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk" Blue_goose   North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter Blue_grama   Of western North America Blue_grass   Any of various grasses of the genus Poa Blue_gum   Tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish Blue_jack   Small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes Blue_jasmine   Climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers Blue_jay   Common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast Blue_jean   (usually plural) close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear Blue_jessamine   Climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers Blue_jets   Atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward Blue_joke   An indelicate joke Blue_law   A statute regulating work on Sundays Blue_lotus   Blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians Blue_lotus   Blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia Blue_mahoe   Erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks Blue_marguerite   Hairy South African or Australian subshrub with blue-rayed daisylike flowers Blue_marlin   Largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas Back to top Blue_mockingbird   Mockingbird of Mexico Blue_mold_fungus   Fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-gray mildew on undersides of leaves Blue_moon   A long time; "something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens" Blue_Mountain_tea   Goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made Blue_murder   An extravagantly loud outcry; "she screamed blue murder" Blue_Nile   A headstream of the Nile; joins the White Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile Blue_note   A flattened third or seventh Blue_orchid   Famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers Blue_pea   Vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue yellow-centered flowers Blue_peafowl   Peafowl of India and Ceylon Blue_peter   A blue flag with a white square in the center indicates that the vessel is ready to sail Blue_pickerel   Variety inhabiting the Great Lakes Blue_pike   Variety inhabiting the Great Lakes Blue_pikeperch   Variety inhabiting the Great Lakes Blue_pimpernel   An American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic Blue_point   Small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island Blue_point   Oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw Blue_pointed   Common blue-gray shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish Blue_point_Siamese   Siamese cat having a bluish cream body and dark gray points Blue_poppy   Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymes Back to top Blue_racer   Bluish-green blacksnake found from Ohio to Texas Blue_ribbon   An honor or award gained for excellence Blue_ribbon_commission   An independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue Blue_ribbon_committee   An independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue Blue_ribbon_jury   A jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues Blue_Ridge   A range of the Appalachians extending from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia Blue_Ridge_Mountains   A range of the Appalachians extending from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia Blue_runner   Fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil Blue_sage   Aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves Blue_sage   Blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States Blue_sage   Texas sage having intensely blue flowers Blue_sage   Sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation Blue_shark   Slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters Blue_skullcap   An American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic Blue_sky   The sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue" Blue_sky_law   A state law regulating the sale of securities in an attempt to control the sale of securities in fraudulent enterprises Blue_star   Subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal cymes Blue_stem   Tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States Blue_stone   Hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate Blue_story   An indelicate joke Back to top Blue_succory   South European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat blue rays Blue_thistle   A coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States Blue_tit   Widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head Blue_toadflax   North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers Blue_tulip   Short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia Blue_vitriol   Hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate Blue_wall   The secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up" Blue_walleye   Variety inhabiting the Great Lakes Blue_wall_of_silence   The secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up" Blue_whale   Largest mammal ever known; bluish-gray migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere Bluff   The act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards Bluff   Pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted" Bluff   A high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) Bluff   Frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is Bluff   Deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand Bluff   Bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured; "a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader" Bluff   Very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock" Bluffer   A person who tries to bluff other people Bluffly   In a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" Bluffness   Good-natured frankness Back to top Bluff_out   Deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand Bluing   A process that makes something blue (or bluish) Bluing   Used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge Bluish   Having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October''s bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" Bluish_green   A shade of green tinged with blue; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green" Bluish_green   A bluish shade of green Blunder   An embarrassing mistake Blunder   Utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" Blunder   Make one''s way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the door" Blunder   Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" Blunderbuss   A short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle Blunderer   Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence Blunder_out   Utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" Blunt   Make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" Blunt   Make less sharp; "blunt the knives" Blunt   Make less intense; "blunted emotions" Blunt   Make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife''s edge" Blunt   Make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" Blunt   Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline" Blunt   Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me wh Back to top Blunt   Used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument" Blunt   Having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil" Blunt-leaf_heath   Small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers Blunted   Made dull or blunt Bluntly   In a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" Bluntness   Without sharpness of edge or point Bluntness   The quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman" Blunt_file   A file with parallel edges Blunt_trauma   Injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car) Blur   A hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" Blur   Become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" Blur   Make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision" Blur   Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" Blur   Make a smudge on; soil by smudging Blur   Become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" Blur   To make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills" Blurb   A promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book" Blurred   Unclear in form or expression; "the blurred aims of the group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells Blurred   Indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" Blurriness   The quality of being indistinct Back to top Blurry   Indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" Blurt   Utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" Blurt_out   Utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" Blush   Sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) Blush   A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health Blush   Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" Blush   Become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air" Blusher   Makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks Blusher   Yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched Blushful   Blush colored; "blushful mists" Blushful   Having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger" Blushing(a)   Having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger" Blushingly   While blushing; "she stated her name blushingly" Blushing_mushroom   Yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched Blush_wine   Pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began Bluster   A swaggering show of courage Bluster   Vain and empty boasting Bluster   A violent gusty wind Bluster   Noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations" Bluster   Act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner Back to top Bluster   Show off Bluster   Blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered" Blusterer   A person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly Blustering(a)   Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind" Blusterous   Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind" Blustery   Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind" Blustery   Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others Bm   A euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement" BM   Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels BMDO   An agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality BMR   The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state BMus   A bachelor''s degree in music BNS   A bachelor''s degree in naval science Bo's'n   A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen Bo'sun   A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen Boa   Any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs Boa   A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur Boann   Celtic goddess; mother of Angus Og Boar   An uncastrated male hog Boar   Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States Back to top Board   A flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows" Board   A flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces" Board   A printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer''s capabilities Board   Electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" Board   A table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board" Board   A board on which information can be displayed to public view Board   Food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board" Board   A committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members" Board   A stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes Board   Provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men" Board   Lodge and take meals (at) Board   Get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) Board   Live and take one''s meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house" Boarder   A pupil who lives at school during term time Boarder   Someone who forces their way aboard ship; "stand by to repel boarders" Boarder   A tenant in someone''s house Boarding   The act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft Boarding   A structure of boards Boardinghouse   A private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests Boarding_card   A pass that allows you to board a ship or plane Back to top Boarding_house   A private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests Boarding_pass   A pass that allows you to board a ship or plane Boarding_school   A private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught Boardroom   A room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company) Boards   The boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink Boardwalk   A walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside Board_foot   The volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick Board_game   A game played on a specially designed board Board_measure   A system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot Board_meeting   A meeting for administrative purposes Board_member   A member of a governing board Board_of_appeals   A board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals Board_of_directors   A group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution Board_of_education   A board in charge of local public schools Board_of_regents   A committee of university officers who have general supervision over the welfare and conduct of students Board_of_selectmen   A board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town Board_of_Trade_unit   A unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour Board_of_trustees   A governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution Board_rule   A measure used in computing board feet Board_up   Cover with wooden boards; "board up windows before the hurricane" Back to top Boarfish   Fish with a projecting snout Boarfish   Fish with large eyes and long snouts Boarhound   Large hound used in hunting wild boars Boar_thistle   European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States Boast   Speaking of yourself in superlatives Boast   Show off Boast   Wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" Boaster   A very boastful and talkative person Boastful   Exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" Boastfully   In a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" Boastfulness   Outspoken conceit Boasting   Speaking of yourself in superlatives Boat   A small vessel for travel on water Boat   A dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce Boat   Ride in a boat on water Boat-billed_heron   Tropical American heron related to night herons Boat-race   Participate in a boat race Boatbill   Tropical American heron related to night herons Boatbuilder   A person who builds boats Boater   A stiff straw hat with a flat crown Back to top Boater   Someone who drives or rides in a boat Boathouse   A house at edge of river or lake; used to store boats Boating   Water travel for pleasure Boatload   The amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload" Boatman   Someone who drives or rides in a boat Boatmanship   Skill in handling boats Boatswain   A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen Boatswain's_chair   A seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship Boatswain_bird   Mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land Boat_bug   Carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs Boat_club   Club that promotes and supports yachting and boating Boat_deck   The upper deck on which lifeboats are stored Boat_hook   Pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats Boat_paddle   A short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat Boat_race   A race between people rowing or driving boats Boat_racing   The sport of racing boats Boat_train   A train taking passengers to or from a port Boat_whistle   A whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning Boa_constrictor   Very large boa of tropical America and West Indies Bob   A short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement" Back to top Bob   A short or shortened tail of certain animals Bob   A small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line Bob   A hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string Bob   A long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism Bob   A hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around Bob   A former monetary unit in Great Britain Bob   Cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" Bob   Make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen''s hand" Bob   Remove or shorten the tail of an animal Bob   Move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back" Bob   Ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" Bobber   A small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line Bobbin   A winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound Bobbin_lace   Lace made by winding thread around bobbins on a padded cushion Bobble   Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Bobby   An informal term for a British policeman Bobby-socker   An adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s) Bobbysock   A sock that reaches just above the ankle Bobbysocks   A sock that reaches just above the ankle Bobbysoxer   An adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s) Back to top Bobby_Fischer   United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943) Bobby_Jones   United States golfer (1902-1971) Bobby_Orr   Canadian hockey player (born 1948) Bobby_pin   A flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in England they call a bobby pin a grip" Bobcat   Small lynx of North America Bobfloat   A small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line Bobolink   Migratory American songbird Bobsled   A long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism Bobsled   Formerly two short sleds coupled together Bobsled   Ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" Bobsledding   Riding on a bobsled Bobsleigh   A long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism Bobsleigh   Formerly two short sleds coupled together Bobtail   Large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy blue-gray-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to Roman occupation of Britain Bobtail   A short or shortened tail of certain animals Bobtail   Having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare" Bobtailed   Having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare" Bobwhite   A popular North American game bird; named for its call Bobwhite_quail   A popular North American game bird; named for its call Bob_about   Move up and down with no specific path; "the cork bobbed around in the pool" Back to top Bob_around   Move up and down with no specific path; "the cork bobbed around in the pool" Bob_Dylan   United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941) Bob_Hope   United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903) Bob_Marley   Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981) Bob_Mathias   United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon (born in 1930) Bob_under   Disappear suddenly, as if under the surface of a body of water Bob_up   Originate or come into being; "aquestion arose" Boccaccio   Italian poet (born in France) (1313-1375) Bocce   Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court) Bocce_ball   Wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce Bocci   Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court) Boccie   Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court) Boccie_ball   Wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce Bocci_ball   Wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce Bocconia   Small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers Bocconia   Herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers Bocconia_frutescens   Small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers Boche   Offensive terms for a person of German descent Bock   A very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring Bock_beer   A very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring Back to top Bod   Alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" Bodacious   Unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick materi Bodacious   Incorrigible; "a bodacious gossip" Boddhisatva   Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others Bode   Indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" Bodega   A small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries Bodhisattva   Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others Bodice   Part of a dress above the waist Bodice_ripper   A romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is sexually violated Bodied   Having a body or a body of a specified kind; often used in combination; "strong-bodied"; "big-bodied" Bodied   Possessing or existing in bodily form; "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate'' is an archaic term" Bodiless   Having no trunk or main part; "a bodiless head" Bodiless   Not having a material body; "bodiless ghosts" Bodily   Having or relating to a physical material body; "bodily existence" Bodily   Affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness" Bodily   Of or relating to or belonging to the body; "a bodily organ"; "bodily functions"; "carnal remains" Bodily   In bodily form; "he was translated bodily to heaven" Bodily_cavity   (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body Bodily_fluid   The liquid parts of the body Bodily_function   An organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" Back to top Bodily_process   An organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" Bodily_property   An attribute of the body Bodily_structure   A particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure" Boding   A feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" Bodkin   A blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops Bodkin   A small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric Bodkin   Formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head Bodkin   A dagger with a slender blade Bodo-Garo   Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India Bodoni   A typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes Bodoni   Italian printer who designed the Bodoni font (1740-1813) Bodoni_font   A typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes Body   The external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted" Body   The property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" Body   The entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" Body   Body of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake" Body   The body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" Body   The central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short" Body   A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium" Body   A collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents" Back to top Body   An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body" Body   Invest with or as with a body; give body to Body-build   Constitution of the human body Bodybuilder   Someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature Bodybuilding   Exercise that builds muscles through tension Bodyguard   A group of men who escort and protect some important person Bodyguard   Someone who escorts and protects a prominent person Bodyless   Having no trunk or main part; "a bodiless head" Bodypaint   Apply paint to a body Bodywork   The work of making or repairing vehicle bodies Bodywork   The exterior body of a motor vehicle Body_and_soul   With complete faith; "she was with him heart and soul" Body_armor   Armor that protects the wearer''s whole body Body_armour   Armor that protects the wearer''s whole body Body_bag   A bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed Body_count   A count of troops killed in an operation or time period; "the daily body count increased as the war went on" Body_covering   Any covering for the body or a body part Body_English   A motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction Body_fluid   The liquid parts of the body Body_forth   Represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" Back to top Body_guard   Accompany and protect from physical harm Body_hair   Short hair growing over a person''s body Body_language   Communication via the movements or attitudes of the body Body_length   The length of your body Body_lotion   Lotion applied to the body after bathing Body_louse   A parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings Body_odor   Malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe Body_odour   Malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe Body_of_water   The part of the earth''s surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water''s edge" Body_of_work   The total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso''s work can be divided into periods" Body_pad   A pad worn by hockey goalkeeper Body_part   Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity Body_plethysmograph   Plethysmograph consisting of a chamber surrounding the entire body; used in studies of respiration Body_politic   A politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation''s capitol"; "the country''s largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" Body_process   An organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" Body_servant   A valet or personal maid Body_snatcher   Someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection Body_stocking   A one-piece tight-fitting undergarment for women that covers the torso (and may have sleeves and legs) Body_structure   A particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure" Body_substance   The substance of the body Back to top Body_suit   A tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance Body_temperature   Temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person''s health Body_type   A category of physique Body_waste   Waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body Body_weight   The weight of a person''s body Boehm   German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) Boehme   German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) Boehmenism   The mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers Boehmeria   False nettle Boehmeria_nivea   Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax Boeotia   A district of ancient Greece northwest of Athens Boeotian   Of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the dialect spoken there in classical times; "Boeotian dialects" Boer   A white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans Boer_War   Either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902) Boethius   A Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a decisive influence on Medieval logic (circa 480-524) Boeuf   Meat from an adult domestic bovine Boeuf_Bourguignonne   Beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and seasonings Boeuf_fondu_bourguignon   Cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces Boffin   A scientist or technician engaged in military research Bofors_gun   An automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun Back to top Bog   Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel Bog   Get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation" Bog   Cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house" Bogart   United States film actor (1899-1957) Bogartian   Of or relating to or in the style of Humphrey Bogart Bogbean   Perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface Bogey   An unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft Bogey   An evil spirit Bogey   (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole Bogey   To shoot in one stroke over par Bogeyman   An imaginary monster used to frighten children Boggle   Overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!" Boggle   Startle with amazement or fear Boggle   Hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear Boggy   (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" Bogie   An unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft Bogie   An evil spirit Bogmat   Having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America Bogota   Capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain Bogus   Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Back to top Bogy   An unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft Bogy   An evil spirit Bog_asphodel   Either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions Bog_aster   A variety of aster Bog_bilberry   An evergreen shrub with leathery leaves Bog_candles   Orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America Bog_down   Get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation" Bog_down   Cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house" Bog_down   Be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand" Bog_down   Cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart" Bog_hemp   Any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs Bog_kalmia   Laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath Bog_laurel   Laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath Bog_moss   Any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat Bog_myrtle   Perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface Bog_pimpernel   Small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers Bog_plant   A semi-aquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath Bog_rein_orchid   Orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America Bog_rhubarb   Small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas Bog_rose   A bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide-gaping corolla; Canada Back to top Bog_rosemary   Wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States Bog_soil   Poorly drained soils on top of peat and under marsh or swamp vegetation Bog_spavin   Spavin caused by collection of fluids Bog_star   Plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green Bog_whortleberry   An evergreen shrub with leathery leaves Bohemia   A historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic Bohemian   A nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life Bohemian   A native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic Bohemian   A member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and now living on all continents Bohemian   Unconventional in especially appearance and behavior; "a bohemian life style" Bohemian   Of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people Bohemian_waxwing   Large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing Bohme   German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) Bohr   Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962) Bohr_theory   (physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford''s model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only be in certain stationary energy states and light is emitted when electrons jump from one energy state to another Boidae   Boas and pythons Boil   The temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "the brought to water to a boil" Boil   A painful sore with a hard pus-filled core Boil   Cook in boiling liquid; "boil potatoes" Boil   Bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates" Back to top Boil   Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius" Boil   Be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger" Boil   Be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm" Boiled   Cooked in hot water Boiled_dinner   Corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables Boiled_egg   Egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water Boiler   Sealed vessel where water is converted to steam Boiler   A metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid Boilerplate   Thick plate iron used in the production of boilers Boilerplate   Standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories Boilersuit   A loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work Boilers_suit   A loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work Boiling   Cooking in a boiling liquid Boiling   The application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas Boiling   Extremely; "boiling mad" Boiling_point   Being highly angry or excited; ready to boil over; "after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point" Boiling_point   The temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "the brought to water to a boil" Boiling_water_reactor   A nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine Boil_down   Cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" Boil_down   Be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" Back to top Boil_down   Be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise" Boil_over   Overflow or cause to overflow while boiling; "The milk is boiling over" Boil_smut   A common smut attacking Indian corn causing grayish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass Boise   The capital and largest city of Idaho Boisterous   Violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas" Boisterous   Noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of or Boisterous   Full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy" Boisterously   In a carefree manner; "she was rollickingly happy" Boisterousness   The property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained Boisterousness   A turbulent and stormy state of the sea Bokkos   A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria Bokmal   One of two official languages of Norway; closely related to Danish Bok_choi   Elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks Bok_choi   Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves Bok_choy   Elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks Bok_choy   Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves Bola   A rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin Bola   A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie Bolanci   A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa Bola_tie   A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie Back to top Bolbitis   Terrestrial or less than normally scandent ferns of tropical regions of northern hemisphere Bold   A typeface with thick heavy lines Bold   Fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure" Bold   Clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design" Bold   Very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock" Bold-faced   Unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick materi Boldface   A typeface with thick heavy lines Boldface   Print in boldface Boldly   In a bold manner; "we must tackle these tasks boldly" Boldness   The quality of standing out strongly and distinctly Boldness   Impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn''t believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" Boldness   The trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness" Bold_face   A typeface with thick heavy lines Bole   A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa Bole   The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber Bole   A soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment) Bolero   A Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets Bolero   A short jacket; worn mostly by women Bolero   Music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance Boletaceae   Family of pore-bearing fleshy fungi having the spores easily separating from the cup and often from each other Back to top Bolete   Any fungus of the family Boletaceae Boletellus   A genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae Boletellus_russellii   A fungus with a long coarsely shaggy reticulate stalk and a rimose areolate cap surface Boletus   Type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible Boletus_chrysenteron   A fungus convex cap and a dingy yellow under surface and a dry stalk Boletus_edulis   A edible and choice fungus; has a convex cap that is slightly viscid when fresh and moist but soon dries and a thick bulbous tan stalk Boletus_frostii   A fungus with a red cap and a red coarsely reticulate stalk Boletus_luridus   A poisonous fungus with a dingy yellow cap and orange red undersurface and a cylindrical reticulate stalk Boletus_mirabilis   A fungus that is edible when young and fresh; has a dark brown convex cap with a yellow to greenish under surface and reddish stalk Boletus_pallidus   A fungus that has an off-white cap when it is young but later becomes dingy brown and a stalk of the same color; the under surface of the cap (the tubes) a pale greenish yellow Boletus_pulcherrimus   A beautiful but poisonous bolete; has a brown cap with a scarlet pore surface and a thick reticulate stalk Boletus_pulverulentus   An edible fungus with a broadly convex blackish brown cap and a pore surface that is yellow when young and darkens with age; stalk is thick and enlarges toward the base Boletus_roxanae   A fungus with a rusty red cap and a white pore surface that becomes yellow with age and a pale yellow stalk Boletus_subvelutipes   A fungus with a velvety stalk and usually a dingy brown cap; injured areas turn blue instantly Boletus_variipes   An edible (but not choice) fungus found on soil under hardwoods; has a dry convex cap with whitish under surface and a reticulate stalk Boletus_zelleri   An edible and choice fungus that has a brown cap with greenish yellow under surface and a stalk that become dull red with age Boleyn   The second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536) Bolide   An especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding) Bolingbroke   The first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413) Bolivar   Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830) Back to top Bolivar   The basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos Bolivia   A form of canasta in which sequences can be melded Bolivia   A landlocked Republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain Bolivian   A native or inhabitant of Bolivia Bolivian   Of or relating to or characteristic of Bolivia or its people Boliviano   The basic unit of money in Bolivia; equal to 100 centavos Bolivian_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Bolivia Boll   German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985) Boll   The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant Bollard   A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards" Bollix   Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Bollix_up   Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Bollock   A pulley-block at the head of a topmast Bollock   One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" Bollocks   Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Bollocks_up   Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Bollworm   Any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls Bollywood   The film industry of India Boll_weevil   Grayish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton Bolo   Long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin Back to top Bolo   A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie Bologna   Large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork Bologna   The capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy east of the Apennines Bologna_sausage   Large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork Bolognese_pasta_sauce   Sauce for pasta; contains mushrooms and ham and chopped vegetables and beef and tomato paste Bologram   Record or recording made by a bolometer Bolograph   Record or recording made by a bolometer Bolographic   Of or relating to a bolograph Bolometer   An instrument that measures heat radiation; extremely sensitive Bolometric   Of or relating to a bolometer Boloney   Pretentious or silly talk or writing Bolo_knife   Long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin Bolo_tie   A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie Bolshevik   Emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries Bolshevik   A Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party Bolshevik   Of or relating to Bolshevism; "Bolshevik Revolution" Bolshevise   Make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government" Bolshevism   Soviet communism Bolshevist   A Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party Bolshevist   Of or relating to Bolshevism; "Bolshevik Revolution" Back to top Bolshevistic   Of or relating to Bolshevism; "Bolshevik Revolution" Bolshevize   Make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government" Bolshie   Emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries Bolshy   Obstreperous Bolster   A pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows Bolster   Support and strengthen; "bolster morale" Bolster   Add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair" Bolster   Prop up with a pillow or bolster Bolster_up   Support and strengthen; "bolster morale" Bolt   A sudden abandonment (as from a political party) Bolt   The act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" Bolt   A screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener Bolt   The part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key Bolt   A sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech Bolt   A roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length Bolt   A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder Bolt   Make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric" Bolt   Eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don''t bolt your food!" Bolt   Swallow hastily Bolt   Secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door" Back to top Bolt   Move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat" Bolt   Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" Bolt   Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along Bolt   In a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "ge sat bolt upright" Bolt   Directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" Bolt-hole   A hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into its burrow or den Bolted   Firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured" Bolti   Important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor Boltonia   Genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters Boltzmann   Austrian physicist who contributed to the kinetic theory of gases (1844-1906) Boltzmann's_constant   Constant used in the calculation of the ideal gas constant Boltzmann_distribution_law   (physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium Bolt_cutter   An implement for cutting bolts Bolt_down   Eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake" Bolt_down   Drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" Bolt_of_lightning   A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder Bolt_out   Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" Bolus   A large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine Bolus   A small round soft mass (as of chewed food) Bolzano   An Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border; noted as a resort and for its Alpine scenery Back to top Bomarea   Large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae Bomarea_edulis   Tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America Bomarea_salsilla   Tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia Bomb   An explosive device fused to denote under specific conditions Bomb   Strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion Bomb   An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" Bomb   Throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden" Bomb   Fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" Bombacaceae   Tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds Bombard   A large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family Bombard   Throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden" Bombard   Cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs" Bombardier   The member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target Bombardier   A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery Bombardier_beetle   Beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed Bombardment   An attack by dropping bombs Bombardment   The act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays) Bombardment   The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" Bombardon   A large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family Bombardon   A tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician Back to top Bombast   Pompous or pretentious talk or writing Bombastic   Ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose" Bombastically   In a grandiose manner; "the building was bombastically spacious" Bombastically   In a turgid manner; "he lectured bombastically about his theories" Bombax   Trees of chiefly South America Bombax_ceiba   East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok Bombax_malabarica   East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok Bombay   A city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India''s 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India Bombay_ceiba   Massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber Bombay_hemp   Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation Bomber   A military aircraft that drops bombs during flight Bomber   A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States Bomber   A person who plants bombs Bomber_aircrew   The crew of a bomber Bomber_crew   The crew of a bomber Bomber_Harris   British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984) Bomber_jacket   A jacket gathered into a band at the waist Bombie   An unexploded bomblet; "unexploded bomblets known in Laos as `bombies'' caused farmers to fear cultivating their fields" Bombilate   Make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive" Bombilation   Sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee" Back to top Bombina   Fire-bellied toads Bombinate   Make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive" Bombination   Sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee" Bombina_bombina   Toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches on its underside Bombing   An attack by dropping bombs Bombing   The use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists Bombing_run   That part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs Bomblet   One of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb Bombproof   A chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids Bombproof   Able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells; "bombproof shelter" Bombshell   An explosive bomb or artillery shell Bombshell   A shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell" Bombshell   An entertainer who has a sensational effect; "she was a blonde bombshell" Bombsight   A sighting device in an aircraft for aiming bombs Bombus   Bumblebees Bombycid   Moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk Bombycidae   Chinese silkworm moth Bombycid_moth   Moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk Bombycilla   Waxwings Bombycilla_cedrorun   Widely distributed over temperate North America Back to top Bombycilla_garrulus   Large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing Bombycillidae   A family of birds of the suborder Oscines Bombyliidae   Bee flies Bombyx   Type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth Bombyx_mori   Stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk of commerce Bomb_blast   The explosion of a bomb Bomb_calorimeter   Strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion Bomb_out   Make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs Bomb_rack   A device on an aircraft for carrying bombs Bomb_shelter   A chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids Bomb_site   An area in a town that has been devastated by bombs; "they opened a parking lot on the bomb site" Bomb_up   Load an aircraft with bombs Bonaire   A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles Bonanza   A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line" Bonanza   An especially rich vein of precious ore Bonaparte   French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) Bonasa   Ruffed grouse Bonasa_umbellus   Valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada Bonavist   Perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Do Bona_fide   Not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring" Back to top Bona_fide   Undertaken in good faith; "a bona fide offer" Bonbon   A candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate Bonce   Informal terms for a human head Bond   A connection that fastens things together Bond   A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) Bond   The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition Bond   British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming Bond   United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940) Bond   An electrical force linking atoms Bond   (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman" Bond   A certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal Bond   A connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them" Bond   A superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents Bond   Stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" Bond   Bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together" Bond   Issue bonds on Bond   Create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" Bond   Held in slavery; "born of enslaved parents" Bond-trading_activity   Trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange) Bondable   Capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass Back to top Bondable   Capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond Bondage   Sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners Bondage   The state of being under the control of another person Bonded   Secured by written agreement Bonded_labor   An illegal practice in which employers give high-interest loans to workers whose entire families then labor at low wages to pay off the debt Bonderise   Coat with corrosion-prevention coat; "bonderize steel" Bonderize   Coat with corrosion-prevention coat; "bonderize steel" Bondholder   A holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation Bonding   Fastening firmly together Bonding   (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth''s enamel Bonding   A close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child) Bondmaid   A female slave Bondmaid   A female bound to serve without wages Bondman   A male slave Bondman   A male bound to serve without wages Bondsman   A male slave Bondsman   A male bound to serve without wages Bondsman   Someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else Bondswoman   A female slave Bondswoman   A female bound to serve without wages Back to top Bondswoman   Someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else Bonduc   Tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries Bonduc   Handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute Bonduc_nut   Hard shiny gray seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry Bonduc_tree   Tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries Bondwoman   A female slave Bondwoman   A female bound to serve without wages Bond_certificate   A certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal Bond_issue   Bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity Bond_paper   A superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents Bond_rating   An evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default; "bonds of the highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA" Bond_servant   Someone bound to labor without wages Bond_trading   Trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange) Bone   A shade of white the color of bleached bones Bone   Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates Bone   The porous calcified substance from which bones are made Bone   Remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it" Bone   Study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" Bone   Consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body" Bone-ash_cup   Small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead Back to top Bone-covered   (of animals) armored with bone Bone-dry(a)   Without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone; "bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard"; "a drier to get the clothes bone dry" Bone-forming_cell   A cell from which bone develops Bone-headed_dinosaur   Bipedal herbivorous dinosaurs with bony crowns Bone-idle   Constitutionally lazy or idle Bone-lazy   Constitutionally lazy or idle Boned   Having bones as specified; "his lanky long-boned body" Boned   Having had the bones removed; "a boneless rib roast"; "a boned (or deboned) fish" Bonefish   Slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons Bonehead   These words are used to express a low opinion of someone''s intelligence Boneheaded   Used informally Boneless   Being without a bone or bones; "jellyfish are boneless" Bonelet   A small bone; especially one in the middle ear Bonelike   Resembling bone; "a bonelike tumor" Bonemeal   Fertilizer made of ground bones Boner   An embarrassing mistake Bones   A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance Boneset   Perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine Boneset   European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America Bonesetter   Someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones Back to top Boneshaker   Any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable; "that old bike without rubber tires was a real boneshaker" Bonete   A mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,546 feet high) Boney   Having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist" Bone_age   A person''s age measured by matching their bone development (as shown by X rays) with bone development of an average person of known chronological age Bone_ash   Ash left when bones burn; high in calcium phosphate; used as fertilizer and in bone china Bone_black   Black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment Bone_cell   A cell that is part of a bone Bone_char   Black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment Bone_china   Fine porcelain that contains bone ash Bone_dry(p)   Without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone; "bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard"; "a drier to get the clothes bone dry" Bone_fat   Fatty matter in bones extracted with solvents or by boiling or steaming; used chiefly in candles and cheap soaps an in lubricating greases Bone_marrow   The fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones Bone_marrow   Very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones Bone_of_contention   The subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money" Bone_oil   Dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol Bone_oil   The liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in leather manufacture Bone_spavin   Spavin caused by a bony growth Bone_up   Study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" Bonfire   A large outdoor fire Bonfire_Night   Effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night Back to top Bong   Ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged" Bongo   Large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns Bongo   A small drum; played with the hands Bongo_drum   A small drum; played with the hands Bonheur   (French) happiness and good humor Bonhoeffer   German Lutheran theologian and pastor whose works concern Christianity in the modern world; an active opponent of Nazism, he was arrested and sent to Buchenwald and later executed (1906-1945) Bonhomie   A disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) Boniface   The owner or manager of an inn Boniface   (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754) Bonito   Any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas Bonito   Fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna Bonito   Flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna Bonito_shark   Common blue-gray shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish Bonk   Hit hard Bonk   Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" Bonkers   Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" Bonn   A city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989 Bonnet   A hat tied under the chin Bonnet   Protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane''s engine" Bonnet   Dress in a bonnet Back to top Bonnethead   Small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries Bonnet_macaque   Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair Bonnet_monkey   Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair Bonnet_shark   Small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries Bonney   United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881) Bonnie   Very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there''s a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" Bonnily   In a bonny manner Bonny   Very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there''s a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" Bonobo   Small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species Bonsai   A dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot Bontemps   United States writer (1902-1973) Bonus   Anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip" Bonus   An additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output Bonxie   Gull-like jaeger of northern seas Bony   Having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist" Bony   Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" Bony   Composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue" Bonyness   Extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) Bony_fish   Any fish of the class Osteichthyes Bony_labyrinth   Cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth Back to top Bonzer   Remarkable or wonderful Bon_mot   A clever remark Bon_ton   The fashionable elite Bon_vivant   A person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) Bon_voyage   An organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture Boo   A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt Boo   Show displeasure, as after a performance or speech Boo-boo   An embarrassing mistake Boob   Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman Boob   An ignorant or foolish person Boob   Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" Booboisie   Class consisting of all those who are considered boobs Booby   Small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both Booby   An ignorant or foolish person Booby_hatch   Pejorative terms for an insane asylum Booby_prize   A prize given to one who finishes last in a contest Booby_trap   An explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over Booby_trap   An unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty Boob_tube   A receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly" Boocercus_eurycerus   Large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns Back to top Boodle   A gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; t Boodle   Informal terms for money Booger   Dried nasal mucus Booger   An imaginary monster used to frighten children Boogeyman   An imaginary monster used to frighten children Boogie   An instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano) Boogie-woogie   An instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano) Boojum_tree   Candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers Book   Physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" Book   A number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps" Book   A major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah" Book   A written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics" Book   The sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" Book   The sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina Book   A compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let''s look at the record''"; "his name is in all the recordbooks" Book   A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance Book   A collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here" Book   A record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" Book   Engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo" Book   Record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" Back to top Book   Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim''s" Book   Register in a hotel booker Bookable   Subject to being reserved or booked; "all seats bookable in advance" Bookbinder   A worker whose trade is binding books Bookbinding   The craft of binding books Bookcase   A piece of furniture with shelves for storing books Bookclub   A club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices Bookdealer   A dealer in books; a merchant who sells books Booked   Reserved in advance Bookend   A support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table) Booker   Someone who engages a person or company for performances Booker_T._Washington   United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915) Booker_Taliaferro_Washington   United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915) Bookfair   Bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause Bookfair   Fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books Bookie   A gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) Booking   Employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer" Booking   The act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the booking" Booking_agent   Someone who engages a person or company for performances Booking_clerk   Someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations) Back to top Bookish   Characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child" Bookishness   Exaggerated studiousness Bookkeeper   Someone who records the transactions of a business Bookkeeping   The activity of recording business transactions Booklet   A small book usually having a paper cover Booklouse   Minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers Booklover   Someone who loves (and usually collects) books Bookmaker   A gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) Bookmaker   A maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books Bookmark   A marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader''s place Bookmarker   A marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader''s place Bookmobile   A van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore Bookplate   A label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted Bookseller   The proprietor of a bookstore Bookshelf   A shelf on which to keep books Bookshop   A shop where books are sold Bookstall   A shop where books are sold Bookstore   A shop where books are sold Bookworm   Someone who spends a great deal of time reading Bookworm   A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit Back to top Book_agent   A book salesman Book_bag   A bag in which students carry their books Book_binding   The front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding" Book_fair   Bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause Book_fair   Fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books Book_jacket   A paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is printed Book_louse   Minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers Book_lover   Someone who loves (and usually collects) books Book_lung   Organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book Book_matches   A paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface Book_of_account   A record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" Book_of_Amos   An Old Testament book telling Amos''s prophecies Book_of_Baruch   An Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch Book_of_Common_Prayer   The Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language Book_of_Daniel   An Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar Book_of_Deuteronomy   The fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic Law Book_of_Ecclesiastes   An Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC Book_of_Esther   An Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre Book_of_Exodus   The second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus Book_of_Ezekiel   An Old Testament book containing Ezekiel''s prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration Back to top Book_of_Ezra   An Old Testament book telling of a rabbi''s efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity Book_of_facts   A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" Book_of_Genesis   The first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God''s covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers Book_of_Habakkuk   An Old Testament book tellin Habakkuk''s prophecies Book_of_Haggai   An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity Book_of_Hosea   An Old Testament book telling Hosea''s prophecies Book_of_instructions   A manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it Book_of_Isaiah   An Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah''s prophecies Book_of_Jeremiah   A book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah Book_of_Job   A book in the Old Testament containing Job''s pleas to God about his afflictions and God''s reply Book_of_Joel   An Old Testament book telling Joel''s prophecies Book_of_Jonah   A book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale Book_of_Joshua   A book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses Book_of_Judges   A book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges Book_of_Judith   An Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people Book_of_knowledge   An elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge Book_of_Lamentations   An Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah Book_of_Leviticus   The third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents Book_of_Malachi   An Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi Book_of_maps   A collection of maps in book form Back to top Book_of_Micah   An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem Book_of_Mormon   Revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith Book_of_Nahum   An Old Testament book telling Nahum''s prophecy of the fall of Nineveh Book_of_Nehemiah   An Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jeruslaem after the Babylonian Captivity Book_of_Numbers   The fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt Book_of_Obadiah   An Old Testament book telling Obadiah''s prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible Book_of_Proverbs   An Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israelit sages (including Solomon) Book_of_Psalms   A collection of Psalms for liturgical use Book_of_Psalms   An Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms Book_of_Revelation   The last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the apostle Book_of_Ruth   A book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died Book_of_Susanna   An Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel Book_of_the_Prophet_Daniel   An Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar Book_of_Tobit   An Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries Book_of_Zachariah   An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity Book_of_Zephaniah   An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgement by God upon the sinners of Judah Book_review   A critical review of a book (usually a recently published book) Book_scorpion   Minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers Book_seller   A dealer in books; a merchant who sells books Book_token   A gift voucher that can be exchanged for books costing up to am amount given on the voucher Back to top Book_up   Book all available places or tickets Book_value   The value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation Boole   English mathematician; creator of Boolean algebra (1815-1864) Boole   Of or relating to George Boole or his logic; "Boolean logic" Boolean   Of or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT Boolean_algebra   A system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in computers Boolean_logic   A system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in computers Boolean_operation   An operation that follows the rules of boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values Boom   Any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring Boom   A pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set Boom   A deep prolonged loud noise Boom   A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line" Boom   A state of economic prosperity Boom   Grow stronger; "The economy was booming" Boom   Hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" Boom   Make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song" Boom   Make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall" Boom   Be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed" Boomer   A member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers" Boomerang   A miscalculation that recoils on its maker Back to top Boomerang   A curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower Boomerang   Return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang Booming   Used of the voice Booming   Very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" Boom_box   A portable stereo Boom_out   Make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song" Boom_town   A town enjoying sudden prosperity Boon   A desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" Boon   Very close and convivial; "boon companions" Boondocks   A remote and undeveloped area Boondoggle   Work of little or no value done merely to look busy Boondoggle   Do useless, wasteful, or trivial work Boone   An American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820) Boor   A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement Boorish   Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude" Boorishly   Like a boor, "he behaved boorishly at the party" Boorishness   Inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor Boorishness   The manner of a rude or insensitive person Boost   The act of giving hope or support to someone Boost   The act of giving an upward push; "he gave her a boost over the fence" Back to top Boost   An increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" Boost   Give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost the economy" Boost   Increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" Boost   Push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption" Boost   Increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents" Boost   Contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" Booster   An additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective Booster   The first stage of a multistage rocket Booster   A thief who steals goods that are in a store Booster   Someone who is an active supporter and advocate Booster   A person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" Boosters   An amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal Booster_amplifier   An amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal Booster_dose   An additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective Booster_rocket   The first stage of a multistage rocket Booster_shot   An additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective Booster_stations   An amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal Booster_unit   The first stage of a multistage rocket Boost_up   Push upward; "She pushed up her children when the policeman came by" Boot   The act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team''s kicking was excellent" Back to top Boot   Footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg Boot   British term for the luggage compartment in a car Boot   An instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg Boot   Protective casing for something that resembles a leg Boot   The swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" Boot   Cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer" Boot   Kick; give a boot to Bootblack   A person who polishes shoes and boots Bootboys   A youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore working shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks aga Booted   Wearing boots Booted_armillaria   Fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk Bootee   A slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) Bootees   A slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) Bootes   A constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major Booth   Small area set off by walls for special use Booth   A small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment Booth   A table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches Booth   United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865) Boothose   Protective stockings worn with or in place of boots Bootie   A slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) Back to top Booties   A slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) Bootjack   Has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots Bootlace   A long lace for fastening boots Bootleg   The part of a boot above the instep Bootleg   Whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash Bootleg   Produce or distribute illegally; "bootleg tapes of the diva''s singing" Bootleg   Sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey" Bootleg   Distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes" Bootlegger   Someone who makes or sells illegal liquor Bootlegging   The act of making of transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally; "the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable" Bootlegging   The act of selling illegally or without permission; "the bootlegging of video tapes is common in the Orient" Bootless   Unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" Bootlick   Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" Bootlicker   Someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect Bootlicking   Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery Bootmaker   A maker of boots Bootstrap   A strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on Bootstrap   Help oneself, often through improvised means Boott's_goldenrod   A variety of goldenrod Booty   Goods or money obtained illegally Back to top Boot_camp   Camp for training military recruits Boot_maker   A maker of boots Boot_out   Put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom" Boot_out   Remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" Boot_sale   An outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car Booyong   Large tree of Australasia Booze   Distilled rather than fermented Booze   Consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" Booze-up   Revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party Boozer   A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually Boozing   The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall" Boozy   Given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentleman holding each other up"; "sottish behavior" Bop   An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) BoP   The law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationawide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes Bop   Hit hard Bop   Dance the bebop Bopeep   A game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say Boo! Boracic   Of or relating to or derived from or containing boron; "boric acid" Boracic_acid   Any of various acids containing boron and oxygen Borage   Leaves flavor sauces and punches; young leaves eaten in salads or cooked Back to top Borage   Hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach Borage_family   A widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit Boraginaceae   A widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit Borago   Perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region Borago_officinalis   Hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach Borassus   Palmyra Borassus_flabellifer   Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving Borate   A salt or ester of boric acid Borated   Mixed or impregnated with borax Borax   An ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent Bordeaux   Any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them Bordeaux   A port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade Bordeaux_mixture   Antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklime Bordeaux_wine   Any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them Bordelaise   Brown sauce with beef marrow and red wine Bordello   A building where prostitutes are available Border   A strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border" Border   A decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge Border   A line that indicates a boundary Border   The boundary of a surface Back to top Border   The boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary Border   Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" Border   Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" Border   Enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture" Border   Provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery" Border   Form the boundary of; be contiguous to Bordered   Having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term; "black-bordered handkerchief" Borderer   An inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England) Borderland   District consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; "the Welsh marches between England and Wales" Borderline   A line that indicates a boundary Borderline   Of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability" Borderline_intelligence   The minimal IQ required for someone to function normally and independently in the world (without some form of institutional assistance) Borderline_schizophrenia   Schizophrenia characterized by mild symptoms or by some preexisting tendency to schizophrenia Border_collie   Developed in the area between Scotland and England usually having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail used for herding both sheep and cattle Border_district   District consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; "the Welsh marches between England and Wales" Border_on   Come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz" Border_patrol   A group of officers who patrol the borders of a country Border_patrolman   Someone who patrols the borders of a country Border_terrier   Small rough-coated terrier of British origin Bore   A hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes Back to top Bore   Diameter of a tube or gun barrel Bore   A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) Bore   A person who evokes boredom Bore   Make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; "don''t drill here, there''s a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil" Bore   Cause to be bored Bore-hole   A hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes Boreal   Comprising or throughout far northern regions Boreal   Toward or located in the north; "the boreal signs of the Zodiac" Boreal   Relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind Boreas   (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold" Boreas   A wind from the north Borecole   A hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head Bored   Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; "his blase indifference"; "a petulent blase air"; "the bored gaze of the successful film star" Bored   Tired of the world; "bored with life"; "strolled through the museum with a bored air" Boredom   The feeling of being bored by something tedious Borer   Any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood Borer   A drill for penetrating rock Bore_bit   A drill for penetrating rock Borges   Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories (1899-1986) Borgia   Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503) Back to top Borgia   Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli''s prince (1475-1507) Borgia   Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519) Borgia   Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458) Boric   Of or relating to or derived from or containing boron; "boric acid" Boric_acid   Any of various acids containing boron and oxygen Boric_acid   A white or colorless slightly acid solid that is soluble in water and ethanol; used in the manufacture of glass and paper and adhesives and in detergents and as a flux in welding; also used as an antiseptic and food preservative Boring   The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum Boring   The act of drilling Boring   So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn''t capture their attention"; Boringly   In a tedious manner; "boringly slow work"; "he plodded tediously forward" Boringness   Extreme dullness Boris_Fyodorovich_Godunov   Czar of Russian (1551-1605) Boris_Godunov   Czar of Russian (1551-1605) Boris_Karloff   United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969) Boris_Leonidovich_Pasternak   Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960) Boris_Pasternak   Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960) Boris_Spassky   Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937) Boris_Vasilevich_Spassky   Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937) Born   British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970) Born   Brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery" Back to top Born(p)   Being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" Born-again   Spiritually reborn or converted; "a born-again Christian"; "a converted sinner" Born-again_Christian   A Christian who has experienced a dramatic conversion to faith in Jesus Bornean   A native or inhabitant of Borneo Borneo   3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago Borne_in_upon(p)   Caused to be realized; "it was borne in upon us how close we had been to disaster" Bornholm_disease   An acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) Bornite   A mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits Borodin   Russian composer (1833-1887) Borodino   Napoleon defeated the Russians in a pitched battle at Borodino in 1812, but irreparably weakened his army Boron   A trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder Boronic   Of or relating to boron Boron_chamber   An ionization chamber lined with boron or filled with boron trifluoride gas for counting low velocity neutrons Boron_counter_tube   A proportional counter tube for counting neutrons Boron_trifluoride   A pungent colorless gas Borosilicate   A salt of boric and silicic acids Borough   An English town that forms the constituency of a member of Parliament Borough   One of the administrative divisions of a large city Borough_English   A former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers Borrelia   Cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever Back to top Borrelia_burgdorferi   Cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes Borrow   Get temporarily; "May I borrow your lawn mower?" Borrow   Take up and practice as one''s own Borrower   Someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent Borrower's_card   A card certifying the bearer''s right to use the library Borrowing   The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent" Borrowing   Obtaining funds from a lender Borrowing_cost   The cost of borrowing something Borrow_pit   A pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at another site Borsch   A Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation Borscht   A Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation Borscht_belt   (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit" Borscht_circuit   (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit" Borsh   A Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation Borshch   A Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation Borsht   A Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation Borsht_belt   (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit" Borsht_circuit   (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit" Borstal   A British reform school for youths between 16 and 22 Bortsch   A Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation Back to top Borzoi   Tall fast-moving dog breed Bos   Wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini Bos'n   A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen Bosc   Greenish-yellow pear Bosch   Dutch painter (1450-1516) Bose   Indian physicist who with Albert Einstein proposed statistical laws based on the indistinguishability of particles; led to the description of fundamental particles that later came to be known as bosons Bose-Einstein_statistics   (physics) statistical law obeyed by a system of particles whose wave function is not changed when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion principle does not apply) Boselaphus   Indian antelopes: nilgais Boselaphus_tragocamelus   Large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns Bosh   Pretentious or silly talk or writing Bosie   A cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way Bosie_ball   A cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way Bosin's_disease   A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years Bosk   A small wooded area Boskopoid   Belonging or relating to or resembling Boskop man Boskop_man   Possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species Bosky   Covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; "brushy undergrowth"; "`bosky'' is a literary term"; "a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza"- Jack Beatty Bosna_i_Hercegovina   A mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to r Bosnia   A mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to r Bosnia-Herzegovina   A mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to r Back to top Bosnian   Of or relating to or characteristic of Bosnia-Herzegovina or the people of Bosnia Bosnia_and_Herzegovina   A mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to r Bosom   A close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" Bosom   Cloth that covers the chest or breasts Bosom   A person''s breast or chest Bosom   Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman Bosom   The locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom" Bosom   The chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret" Bosom   Hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced" Bosom   Hide in one''s bosom; "She bosomed his letters" Bosomed   Having a bosom as specified or having something likened to a bosom; usually used in compounds; "full-bosomed women"; "the green-bosomed earth" Bosomy   (of a woman''s body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" Bosom_of_Abraham   The place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death Boson   Any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons Bosporus   A strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route Bosporus_Bridge   A suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul Boss   A circular rounded projection or protuberance Boss   A person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job" Boss   A person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now" Boss   A person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" Back to top Boss   A leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" Boss   Raise in a relief; "embossed stationary" Boss   Exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" Boss-eyed   (British informal) cross-eyed Bossism   Domination of a political organization by a party boss Bossy   Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisteri Boss_around   Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" Boston   State capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services Bostonian   A resident of Boston Boston_baked_beans   Dried navy beans baked slowly with molasses and salt pork Boston_brown_bread   Dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water Boston_bull   Small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings Boston_cream_pie   Layer cake filled with custard Boston_fern   A sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant Boston_Harbor   The seaport at Boston Boston_ivy   Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries Boston_lettuce   Lettuce with relatively soft leaves Boston_rocker   A rocking chair that has a high spindle back and a decorative top panel Boston_Tea_Party   Demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea Boston_terrier   Small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings Back to top Bosun   A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen Bosun's_chair   A seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship Boswell   A devoted admirer and recorder of another''s words and deeds Boswell   Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795) Boswellia   Genus of incense-yielding trees of North Africa and India Boswellia_carteri   Tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense Boswellia_serrata   East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense Bosworth_Field   The battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII Bos_banteng   Wild ox of the Malay Archipelago Bos_grunniens   Large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated Bos_indicus   Any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding Bos_primigenius   Large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle Bos_taurus   Domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" Bot   Botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human Bota   A wine bottle made of leather Botanic   Of or relating to plants or botany; "botanical garden" Botanical   Of or relating to plants or botany; "botanical garden" Botanical_garden   A facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition Botanical_medicine   The use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) Botanise   Collect and study plants Back to top Botanist   A biologist specializing in the study of plants Botanize   Collect and study plants Botany   The branch of biology that studies plants Botany_Bay_fig   Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood Botaurus   Bitterns Botaurus_lentiginosus   A kind of bittern Botaurus_stellaris   A kind of bittern Botch   An embarrassing mistake Botch   Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Botched   Spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job" Botcher   Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence Botchy   Poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt" Botch_up   Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Botfly   Stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals Both(a)   (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two; "both girls are pretty" Bother   Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he''s not a friend, he''s an infliction" Bother   An angry disturbance; "he didn''t want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" Bother   Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" Bother   Make confused or perplexed or puzzled Bother   Make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" Back to top Bother   Intrude or enter uninvited; "Don''t bother the professor while she is grading term papers" Bother   Take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don''t bother, please" Bother   To cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." Botheration   Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he''s not a friend, he''s an infliction" Botheration   The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed Bothered   Caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections" Bothersome   Causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky m Bothidae   A family of fish of the order Heterosomata Bothrops   Fer-de-lance Bothrops_atrops   Large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America Botonee   (of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each arm Botonnee   (of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each arm Botox   A neurotoxin (trade name Botox) that is used clinically in small quantities to treat strabismus and facial spasms and other neurological disorders characterized by abnormal muscle contractions; is also used by cosmetic surgeons to smoothe frown lines temp Botrychium   Grape fern; moonwort Botrychium_lunaria   Of America and Eurasia and Australia Botrychium_matricariifolium   Of North America and Eurasia Botrychium_multifidum   European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds Botrychium_virginianum   American fern whose clustered sporangia resemble a snake''s rattle Botryoid   Resembling a cluster of grapes in form Botryoidal   Resembling a cluster of grapes in form Back to top Botswana   A landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s Botswanan   Of or pertaining to Botswana or the people of Botswana Botswana_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Botswana Botticelli   Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510) Bottle   Glass or plastic vessel; cylindrical with a narrow neck; no handle Bottle   The quantity contained in a bottle Bottle   Put into bottles; "bottle the mineral water" Bottle   Store (liquids or gases) in bottles Bottle-cordk   A cap that seals a bottle Bottle-fed   (of an infant) given milk from a bottle Bottle-feed   Give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" Bottle-grass   European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed Bottle-green   Of a dark to moderate grayish green color Bottle-nosed_dolphin   Any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean Bottle-nosed_whale   Northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead Bottle-tree   An Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton Bottlebrush   A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles Bottlebrush_buckeye   A spreading shrub with pink flowers; found in southeastern United States Bottlecap   A cap that seals a bottle Bottled_gas   Hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure Back to top Bottled_water   Drinking water (often spring water) that is put into bottles and offered for sale Bottlefeed   Feed (infants) with a bottle Bottleful   The quantity contained in a bottle Bottleneck   A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel Bottleneck   Become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks" Bottleneck   Slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system" Bottlenose   Northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead Bottlenose   Any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean Bottlenose_dolphin   Any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean Bottlenose_whale   Northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead Bottler   A manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages Bottle_bank   A place where bottles can be deposited for recycling Bottle_bill   A statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles Bottle_collection   Collecting bottles for reuse Bottle_collection   The activity of collecting bottles; "bottle collection is a hobby of hers" Bottle_collection   A collection of bottles; "her bottle collection is arranged on glass shelves in the window" Bottle_gentian   Gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all Bottle_gourd   Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits Bottle_grass   European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed Bottle_green   Dark to moderate or grayish green Back to top Bottle_opener   An opener for removing caps or corks from bottles Bottle_screw   A bottle opener that pulls corks Bottle_tree   An Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton Bottle_up   Control and refrain from showing; of emotions Bottling_plant   A plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps Bottom   A cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" Bottom   The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" Bottom   The lower side of anything Bottom   The lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill" Bottom   A depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed" Bottom   Low-lying alluvial land near a river Bottom   The second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat Bottom   Come to understand Bottom   Strike the ground, as with a ship''s bottom Bottom   Provide with a bottom or a seat; "bottom the chairs" Bottom   The lowest rank; "bottom member of the class" Bottom   At the bottom; lowest or last; "the bottom price" Bottom(a)   Situated at the bottom or lowest position; "the bottom drawer" Bottom-up   Of an approach to a problem that begins with details and works up to the highest conceptual level; "bottom-up parser"; "a bottom-up model of the reading process" Bottomed   Having a bottom of a specified character Back to top Bottomland   Low-lying alluvial land near a river Bottomless   Unclothed especially below the waist or featuring such nudeness; "bottomless dancers"; "a bottomless bar" Bottomless   Extremely deep; "a bottomless pit"; "a bottomless lake" Bottomless   Having no apparent limits or bounds; "a bottomless supply of money"; "bottomless pockets" Bottomless   Having no bottom; "bottomless pajamas consisting simply of a long top opening down the front" Bottomlessness   The property of being very deep; without limit Bottommost   Farthest down; "bottommost shelf" Bottom_dog   A person of low status Bottom_feeder   A fish that feeds on the bottom of a body of water Bottom_feeder   A scavenger that feeds low on the food chain Bottom_feeder   An opportunist who profits from the misfortunes of others Bottom_fermentation   A slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager Bottom_fermenting_yeast   Brewer''s yeast used in bottom fermentation of lager Bottom_fish   Fish that live on the sea bottom especially commercially important gadoid fishes like cod and haddock or flatfish like flounder Bottom_line   The decisive point Bottom_line   The last line in an audit; the line that shows profit or loss Bottom_of_the_inning   The second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat Bottom_out   Hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road" Bottom_out   Reach the low point; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while" Bottom_quark   A quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron Back to top Bottom_rot   Fungous disease of lettuce that first rots lower leaves and spreads upward Bottom_rot_fungus   Fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce Bottom_round   Cut from the round; suitable for pot roast Botuliform   Shaped like a sausage Botulin   Potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon Botulinal   Of or relating to or produced by the botulinus Botulinum   Anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism Botulinum_toxin   Any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis Botulinum_toxin_A   A neurotoxin (trade name Botox) that is used clinically in small quantities to treat strabismus and facial spasms and other neurological disorders characterized by abnormal muscle contractions; is also used by cosmetic surgeons to smoothe frown lines temp Botulinus   Anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism Botulinus_toxin   Potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon Botulism   Food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly Botulismotoxin   Potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon Bouchee   Shell of puff paste Boucle   A fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect Boudoir   A lady''s bedroom or private sitting room Bouffant   Being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt" Bouffe   Opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken Bougainvillaea   Ornamental tropical woody vines Bougainville   The largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea Back to top Bougainville   French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811) Bougainvillea   Any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions Bougainvillea_glabra   Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously Bougainville_Trench   A depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Solomon Islands Bough   Any of the larger branches of a tree Boughed   Having or covered with boughs or boughs as specified; often used in combination; "heavy-boughed oaks" Boughed   Having boughs (of trees) Boughless   Lack a bough or boughs Boughless   Having no boughs (of trees) Boughten   Purchased; not homemade; "my boughten clothes"; "a store-bought dress" Bouillabaisse   Highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs Bouillon   A clear seasoned broth Bouillon_cube   A cube of evaporated seasoned meat extract Boulder   A town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town Boulder   A large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin Bouldered   Abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches" Bouldery   Abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches" Boulder_clay   Unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together Boulder_fern   Fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay Boule   An inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork Back to top Boulevard   A wide street or thoroughfare Boulez   French composer of serial music (born in 1925) Boulle   An inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork Bounce   A light springing movement upwards or forwards Bounce   The quality of a substance that is able to rebound Bounce   Rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) Bounce   Hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball" Bounce   Eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer''s job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club" Bounce   Spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" Bounce   Move up and down repeatedly Bounce   Leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet" Bounce   Refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check" Bounce   Come back after being refused; "the check bounced" Bouncer   A person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting Bounce_back   Improve in health; "He got well fast" Bounce_out   Bounce a ball so that it becomes an out Bounciness   The quality of a substance that is able to rebound Bouncing   Rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) Bouncing   Marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" Bouncing   Vigorously healthy; "a bouncing baby" Back to top Bouncing_Bess   Plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised Bouncing_Bet   Plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised Bouncing_betty   An anti-personnel land mine Bouncing_putty   A soft elastic silicone polymer that increases in elasticity with the application of force; used in the center of golf balls and as shock-absorbent padding Bouncy   Marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" Bouncy   Rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" Bound   A light springing movement upwards or forwards Bound   The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something Bound   A line determining the limits of an area Bound   Place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" Bound   Spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" Bound   Move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" Bound   Form the boundary of; be contiguous to Bound   Confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages" Bound   Secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes" Bound   Held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union Bound   Bound by contract Bound   Headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students''; "children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York" Bound   Covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze" Bound   Bound by an oath; "a bound official" Back to top Bound(p)   (usually followed by `to'') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous" Bound(p)   Confined in the bowels; "he is bound in the belly" Boundary   The greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" Boundary   The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something Boundary   A line determining the limits of an area Boundary_condition   (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations Boundary_layer   The layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface Boundary_line   A line that indicates a boundary Bounded   Having the limits or boundaries established; "a delimited frontier through the disputed region" Boundedness   The quality of being finite Bounded_interval   An interval that includes its endpoints Bounden   Morally obligatory; "my bounden duty" Bounder   An athlete who bounds or leaps (as in basketball) Bounder   Someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" Bounderish   (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace Boundless   Seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money" Boundlessly   Without bounds; "he is infinitely wealthy" Boundlessness   The quality of being infinite; without bound or limit Bounds   The greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" Bounds   The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something Back to top Bound_form   A morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns Bound_morpheme   A morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns Bound_off   Bound off one point after another Bound_up   Deeply devoted to; "bound up in her teaching"; "is wrapped up in his family" Bound_up   Closely or inseparably connected or associated with; "his career is bound up with the fortunes of the enterprise" Bounteous   Given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday''s child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and Bounteously   In a bountiful manner Bounteousness   Generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely Bountied   Rewarded or rewardable by a bounty; "a bountied animal pelt" Bountiful   Producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil" Bountiful   Given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday''s child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and Bountifully   In a bountiful manner Bountifulness   The property of copious abundance Bounty   A ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutineed against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat Bounty   Generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely Bounty   The property of copious abundance Bounty   Payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military Bounty_hunter   A hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty Bounty_hunter   Someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered Bouquet   An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present Back to top Bouquet   A pleasingly sweet olfactory property Bourbon   Whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels Bourbon   A European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily Bourbon   A member of the European royal family that ruled France Bourbon   A reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South) Bourbon_dynasty   A European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily Bourdon   A pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone Bourgeois   A member of the middle class Bourgeois   A capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise Bourgeois   Belonging to the middle class Bourgeois   Conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality" Bourgeois   (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class Bourgeoisie   The social class between the lower and upper classes Bourgeon   Produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" Bourgogne   A former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines Bourguignon   Reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter Bourguignon_sauce   Reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter Bourn   An archaic term for a goal or destination Bourn   An archaic term for a boundary Bourne   An archaic term for a goal or destination Back to top Bourne   An archaic term for a boundary Bourse   The stock exchange in Paris Bourtree   Common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies Bouse   Haul with a tackle Boustrophedon   An ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs'' Boustrophedonic   Of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite directions Bout   A boxing match; "the fight was on television last night" Bout   An occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" Bout   (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive Bouteloua   Forage grasses Bouteloua_eriopoda   Especially of western coastal regions of North America Bouteloua_gracilis   Of western North America Boutique   A shop that sells women''s clothes and jewelry Boutonneuse_fever   A disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals Boutonniere   A flower that is worn in a buttonhole Bouviers_des_Flandres   Rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle Bouvier_des_Flandres   Rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle Bouvines   In 1214 the French under Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages Bouyei   A branch of the Tai languages Bovid   Hollow-horned ruminants Back to top Bovid   Of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle) Bovidae   True antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats Bovinae   Term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu Bovine   Any of various members of the genus Bos Bovine   Dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox; "showed a bovine apathy" Bovine   Of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle) Bovine_spongiform_encephalitis   A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation Bovini   Term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos Bovril   An extract of beef (given to people who are ill) Bow   A stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments Bow   A slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument Bow   Curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows Bow   Front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" Bow   A knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces Bow   A decorative interlacing of ribbons Bow   An appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience Bow   Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame Bow   Something curved in shape Bow   Submit or yield to another''s wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" Bow   Bend one''s knee or body, or lower one''s head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" Back to top Bow   Play on a string instrument Bow   Bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King" Bow   Bend one''s back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl''s purse" Bow-wow   Informal terms for dogs Bow-wow   The bark of a dog Bowditch   United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838) Bowdler   English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825) Bowdlerisation   The act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent Bowdlerisation   Written material that has been bowdlerized Bowdlerise   Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" Bowdlerism   Censorship in the form of prudish expurgation Bowdlerization   The act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent Bowdlerization   Written material that has been bowdlerized Bowdlerize   Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" Bowed   Showing an excessively deferential manner Bowed   Of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow Bowed   Have legs that curve outward at the knees Bowed   Used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders" Bowed   Forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" Bowed_down(p)   Heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with troubles"; "found himself loaded down with responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers"; "weighed down with cares" Back to top Bowed_stringed_instrument   Stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well" Bowel   The part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus Bowelless   Ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage" Bowels   The center of the Earth Bowel_movement   A euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement" Bower   A framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" Bower   Enclose in a bower Bowerbird   Any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females Bowery   A street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts Bowery   Like a bower; leafy and shady; "a bowery lane" Bower_actinidia   High-climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit Bowfin   Primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America Bowfront   Having an outward curving front; "a bowfront dresser"; "a bowfront house" Bowhead   Large-mouthed arctic whale Bowhead_whale   Large-mouthed arctic whale Bowie   United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836) Bowiea   Small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae Bowiea_volubilis   Much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large above-ground bulbs Bowie_knife   A stout hunting knife with a single edge Bowing   Managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; "the violinist''s bowing was excellent" Back to top Bowing   Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame Bowing   Showing an excessively deferential manner Bowknot   A knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces Bowl   A dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods Bowl   A round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding fruit or liquids or for serving food Bowl   A small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco Bowl   A wooden ball (with flattened sides) used in the game of bowls Bowl   A large structure for open-air sports or entertainments Bowl   The quantity contained in a bowl Bowl   A concave shape with an open top Bowl   Engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights" Bowl   Roll (a ball) Bowl-shaped   Having a concave shape with an open top like a bowl Bowlder   A large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin Bowleg   A leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) Bowleg   Have legs that curve outward at the knees Bowlegged   Have legs that curve outward at the knees Bowler   A hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen Bowler   Rolls balls down an alley at pins Bowler   Delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket Back to top Bowler_hat   A hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen Bowlful   The quantity contained in a bowl Bowline   A loop knot that neither slips not jams Bowline_knot   A loop knot that neither slips not jams Bowling   The playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc Bowling   (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman Bowling   A game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over Bowling_alley   A lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins Bowling_alley   A building that contains several alleys for bowling Bowling_ball   A large ball used for bowling Bowling_equipment   Equipment used in bowling Bowling_green   A field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls Bowling_Green   A town in southern Kentucky Bowling_league   A league of bowling teams Bowling_pin   A club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target Bowling_score   The score in a bowling match Bowling_shoe   A special shoe worn when bowling Bowls   Lawn bowling at a jack using biased wooden balls Bowl_over   Overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!" Bowl_over   Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" Back to top Bowman   A person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow Bowman's_capsule   Thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron Bowse   Haul with a tackle Bowsprit   A spar projecting from the bow of a vessel Bowstring   The string of an archer''s bow Bowstring_hemp   Grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber Bowstring_hemp   Strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage Bowstring_hemp   Hemp obtained from the sansevieria Bow_and_arrow   A weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them Bow_down   Bend one''s knee or body, or lower one''s head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" Bow_down   Get into a prostrate position, as in submission Bow_leg   Outward curvature of the legs Bow_legs   Outward curvature of the legs Bow_out   Retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" Bow_out   Remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved" Bow_tie   A man''s tie; ties in a bow Bow_window   A window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house Bow_wood   Small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by native Americans; frequently planted as boundary h Box   A blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear" Box   A (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" Back to top Box   Separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold" Box   Private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty" Box   The driver''s seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" Box   Any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter''s box" Box   Evergreen shrubs or small trees Box   The quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates" Box   A rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes" Box   A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" Box   Engage in a boxing match Box   Hit with the fist; "I''ll box your ears!" Box   Put into a box; "box the gift, please" Box-number   The mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent Boxberry   Spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil Boxberry   Creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries Boxcar   A freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides Boxcars   (usually plural) when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots the result is called `boxcars'' Boxed   Enclosed in or set off by a border or box; "boxed sections of the report"; "boxed announcements in the newspaper" Boxed   Enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic" Boxed-in(a)   Enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic" Boxed_in(p)   Enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic" Back to top Boxer   A breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany Boxer   Someone who fights with his fists for sport Boxer   A member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China Boxer   A workman employed to pack things into containers Boxers   (usually in the plural) underpants worn by men Boxershorts   (usually in the plural) underpants worn by men Boxfish   Any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates Boxful   The quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates" Boxing   The enclosure of something in a package or box Boxing   Fighting with the fists Boxing_Day   First weekday after Christmas Boxing_equipment   Equipment use in boxing Boxing_glove   Gloves that are big and padded; worn for boxing Boxing_match   A match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring Boxing_ring   The ring where boxers fight Boxlike   Resembling a box in rectangularity Boxthorn   Any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries Boxwood   Evergreen shrubs or small trees Boxwood   Very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box especially the common box; used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks Boxy   Resembling a box in rectangularity Back to top Box_beam   A beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section Box_calf   Black calfskin leather tanned with chromium salts Box_camera   A simple camera shaped like a rectangular box Box_coat   A short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders Box_elder   Common shade tree of eastern and central United States Box_end_wrench   A wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head Box_family   Widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees Box_girder   A beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section Box_huckleberry   Creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries Box_in   Enclose or confine as if in a box Box_kite   A kite shaped like a box open at both ends Box_Kodak   A simple camera shaped like a rectangular box Box_office   The office where tickets of admission are sold Box_office   Total admission receipts for an entertainment Box_pleat   A flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it Box_seat   The driver''s seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" Box_seat   A special seat in a theater or grandstand box Box_spring   A coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth Box_tortoise   Chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly Box_turtle   Chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly Back to top Box_up   Enclose or confine as if in a box Box_white_oak   Small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts Box_wrench   A wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head Boy   (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man; "get out of my way, boy" Boy   A friendly informal reference to a grown man; "he likes to play golf with the boys" Boy   A youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform" Boy   A male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is" Boycott   A group''s refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies Boycott   Refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with Boyfriend   A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I''d known he was her boyfriend I wouldn''t have asked" Boyhood   The childhood of a boy Boyish   Befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks" Boyishly   Like a boy; "he smiled boyishly at his fiancee" Boyishness   Being characteristic of a boy Boykinia   Genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan Boykinia_elata   Plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America Boykinia_occidentalis   Plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America Boyle   Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691) Boyle   United States writer (1902-1992) Boyle's_law   The pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume Back to top Boylike   Befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks" Boylike   Like a boy; "he smiled boyishly at his fiancee" Boyne   A battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts Boys-and-girls   Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic Boysenberry   Large raspberry-flavored fruit; cross between blackberries and raspberries Boysenberry   Cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries Boysenberry_bush   Cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries Boytrose   Resembling a cluster of grapes in form Boy_scout   A boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts Boy_scout   A man who is considered naive Boy_Scouts   An international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys Boy_Scouts_of_America   A corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training Boy_wonder   An extremely talented young male person Bozeman   A town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park Bozo   An informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy''s only doing it for some doll" Bozo   A man who is a stupid incompetent fool Bo_tree   Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists BPH   Enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process Bpi   A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium Bpm   The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds Back to top Bps   (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem) BR   A Marxist-Leninist terrorist organizaiton that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989 Br   A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water Bra   An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts Brabancon_griffon   A variety of Brussels griffon having a short smooth coat Brabble   Argue over petty things; "Let''s not quibble over pennies" Brace   A structural member used to stiffen a framework Brace   The stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit Brace   An appliance that corrects dental irregularities Brace   A support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee" Brace   Elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) Brace   A rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it Brace   Either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material Brace   A set of two similar things considered as a unit Brace   Two items of the same kind Brace   Cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn''t stimulate" Brace   Support by bracing Brace   Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter''s wheel" Brace   Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult Braced   Positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger; "he stood to attention with his shoulders braced" Back to top Braced   Held up by braces or buttresses Bracelet   Jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration Bracelet   A band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist Bracelet_wood   Small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets Bracer   A tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor) Bracer   A protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports Bracero   A Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II Braces   An appliance that corrects dental irregularities Brace_and_bit   A drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it Brace_oneself_for   Prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant Brace_up   Make secure underneath; "undergird the ship" Brace_wrench   A wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head Brachial   Of or relating to an arm; "brachial artery" Brachial_artery   The main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow Brachial_plexus   A network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder Brachial_vein   Two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein Brachiate   Swing from one hold to the next; "the monkeys brachiate" Brachiate   Having arms or armlike appendages Brachiate   Having widely spreading paired branches; "maples are brachiate" Brachiation   Swinging by the arms from branch to branch Back to top Brachinus   Bombardier beetles Brachiocephalic_vein   Veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins Brachiopod   Marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide Brachiopod   Of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda Brachiopoda   Marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks Brachiopodous   Of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda Brachium   (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal Brachycephalic   Having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80 Brachychiton   Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks) Brachychiton_acerifolius   South Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers Brachychiton_australis   North Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves Brachychiton_populneus   Widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle Brachychiton_rupestris   Large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia Brachycome   Mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves and loosely corymbose flower heads Brachycome_Iberidifolia   Western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays Brachycranial   Having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80 Brachycranic   Having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80 Brachydactylia   Abnormal shortness of fingers and toes Brachydactylic   Having abnormally short finger or toes Brachydactylous   Having abnormally short finger or toes Back to top Brachypterous   (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings Brachystegia   Small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black: Brachystegia_speciformis   Small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers Brachytactyly   Abnormal shortness of fingers and toes Brachyura   An order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface Brachyuran   Typical crabs Brachyurous   Of or belonging to the suborder Brachyura Bracing   A structural member used to stiffen a framework Bracing   Imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" Bracken   Large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan Bracken   Fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions Bracket   An L-shaped support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) Bracket   Either of two punctuation marks (`'') sometimes used to enclose textual material Bracket   Either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material Bracket   A category falling within certain defined limits Bracket   Classify or group Bracket   Place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark" Bracket   Support with brackets; "bracket bookshelves" Bracketed_blenny   Small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic Bracket_fungus   A woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores Back to top Bracket_out   Place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark" Brackish   Slightly salty; "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep" Brackish Water   Water containing dissolved solids in the range > 1,000 to < 15,000 ppm . Brackishness   The saltiness of water Bract   A modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence Bracteal   Pertaining to or resembling or functioning as a bract Bracteate   Having bracts Bracted   Having bracts Bracteolate   Having bracteoles Bracteole   A small bract Bractlet   A small bract Brad   A small nail Brad   Fasten with brads Bradawl   An awl for making small holes for brads or small screws Bradbury   United States writer of science fiction (born 1920) Bradford   United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City''s first newspaper (1663-1752) Bradley   United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981) Bradley   United States politician who was elected the first Black may of Los Angeles (1917-1998) Bradley's_spleenwort   A spleenwort of eastern to southern United States Bradley_method   A method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father) Back to top Bradley_method_of_childbirth   A method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father) Bradstreet   Poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672) Brady   United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917) Brady   United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the Civil War (1823-1896) Bradycardia   Abnormally slow heartbeat Bradypodidae   True sloths; in some Bradypus   Type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths Bradypus_tridactylus   A sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot Brae   A slope or hillside Brag   An instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" Brag   Show off Brag   Exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" Braga   An ancient city in northern Portugal Brage   (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin Bragg   Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876) Braggadocio   Vain and empty boasting Braggart   A very boastful and talkative person Braggart(a)   Exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" Bragger   A very boastful and talkative person Bragging   An instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" Back to top Bragging(a)   Exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" Braggy   Exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" Bragi   (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin Brahma   Any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding Brahma   The Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon Brahman   Any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding Brahman   The highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category Brahman   A member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests" Brahman   A member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston Brahman" Brahmana   Prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the Brahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals Brahmanism   The religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads Brahmanism   The religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism Brahmaputra   An Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal Brahmaputra_River   An Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal Brahmi   A script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th century BC) from which later Indian scripts developed Brahmin   Any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding Brahmin   The highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category Brahmin   A member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests" Brahmin   A member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston Brahman" Brahminic   Of or relating to or characteristic of a Brahmin Back to top Brahminical   Of or relating to or characteristic of a Brahmin Brahminism   The religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads Brahminism   The religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism Brahms   The music of Brahms; "Brahms was included in the program" Brahms   German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897) Brahui   An isolated Dravidian language spoken by the Brahui people in Pakistan Brahui   A member of a Dravidian people living in Pakistan Braid   Trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains Braid   A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair Braid   Form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair" Braid   Decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar" Braid   Make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" Braided   Adorned with braid; "his braided collar" Braiding   Trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains Brail   A small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in Brail   A small net used to draw fish into a boat Brail   Haul fish aboard with brails Brail   Take in a sail with a brail Braille   A point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals Braille   French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-152) Back to top Braille   Transcribe in Braille Brain   That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord Brain   That which is responsible for one''s thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn''t get his words out of my head" Brain   Mental ability; "he''s got plenty of brains but no common sense" Brain   The brain of certain animals used as meat Brain   Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he''s smart but he''s no Einstein" Brain   Kill by smashing someone''s skull Brain   Hit on the head Brain-fag   Exhaustion that affects mental keenness Brain-stem   The part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus Brain-teaser   A difficult problem Brain-worker   Someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems Braincase   The part of the skull that encloses the brain Brainchild   A product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality" Brainish   Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish'' is archaic) Brainless   Not using intelligence Brainpan   The part of the skull that encloses the brain Brainpower   Mental ability; "he''s got plenty of brains but no common sense" Brainsick   Affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" Brainstem   The part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus Back to top Brainstorm   The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation Brainstorm   Try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it Brainstorming   A group problem-solving technique in which members sit around a let fly with ideas and possible solutions to the problem Brainwash   Submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly Brainwash   Persuade completely, often through coercion; "The propaganda brainwashed many people" Brainwashed   Subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones; "brainwashed prisoners of war"; "captive audiences for TV commercials can become brainwashed consumers" Brainwashing   Forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs Brainwave   The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation Brainwave   (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph Brainworker   Someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems Brainy   Having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem" Brain_cell   A nerve cell in the brain Brain_coral   Massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface Brain_dead   Having irreversible loss of brain function as indicated by a persistent flat electroencephalogram; "was declared brain dead" Brain_death   Death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops Brain_disease   Any disorder or disease of the brain Brain_disorder   Any disorder or disease of the brain Brain_doctor   A medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it Brain_drain   Depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel Brain_fever   Meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal Back to top Brain_mushroom   A poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown Brain_science   The branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain Brain_stem   The part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus Brain_sugar   A simple sugar found in lactose Brain_surgeon   Someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain) Brain_surgery   Any surgical procedure involving the brain Brain_truster   An expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status Brain_tumor   A tumor in the brain Brain_tumour   A tumor in the brain Brain_wave   (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph Braise   Cook in liquid; "braise beef" Braised   Cooked by browning in fat and then simmering in a closed container Braising   Cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture Brake   A restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle Brake   An area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant Brake   Large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan Brake   Any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants Brake   Cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve" Brake   Stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road" Brakeman   A railroad employee responsible for a train''s brakes Back to top Brakes   Brake consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle Brake_band   A band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation Brake_cylinder   A cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston Brake_disk   The brake disk plate is fixed to the wheel; pressure is applied to it by the brake pads Brake_drum   A hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes Brake_failure   Brakes fail to stop a vehicle Brake_light   A red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop Brake_lining   The lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum Brake_pads   Pads apply friction to both sides of the brake disk Brake_pedal   Foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder Brake_shoe   A restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel''s rotation Brake_system   Brake consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle Braky   Abounding with bracken; "the woods and braky glens"- William Browne Braky   Covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth Braless   Having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity; "topless waitresses"; "a topless cabaret" Brama   Type genus of the Bramidae Bramante   Great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514) Brama_raii   Deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food Bramble   Any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines Bramble_bush   Any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits Back to top Brambling   Eurasian finch Brambly   Covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth Bramidae   Deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas Bramley's_Seedling   Very large cooking apple Bram_Stoker   Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912) Bran   Food prepared from the husks of cereal grains Bran   Broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting Bran-new   Conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty" Branch   Any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer" Branch   An administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress" Branch   A stream or river connected to a larger one Branch   A natural consequence of development Branch   A division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant Branch   A part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork" Branch   Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" Branch   Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" Branched   Having branches Branched   Resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may dev Branched_chain   An open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it Branched_chain_ketoaciduria   An inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood Back to top Branchia   Respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water Branchial   Of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills) Branchial_arch   One of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians Branchial_cleft   One of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes Branchiate   Provided with gills; "a gilled tadpole" Branching   The act of branching out or dividing into branches Branching   Resembling the branches of a tree Branching   Having branches Branchiobdella   Type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a sucker Branchiobdellidae   Small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches Branchiopod   Aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding Branchiopod   Of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda Branchiopoda   Primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas Branchiopodan   Aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding Branchiopodan   Of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda Branchiopodous   Of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda Branchiopod_crustacean   Aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding Branchiostegidae   Small family of marine fishes having covered gills Branchiostomidae   Lancelets Branchiura   Copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes Back to top Branchless   Having no branches Branchlet   Small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year Branchy   Having many branches; "a branchy tree trunk" Branch_line   A railway line connected to a trunk line Branch_of_knowledge   A branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" Branch_out   Vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified" Branch_water   Pure natural water from a stream or brook; often distinguished from soda water Brancusi   Romanian sculptor noted for abstractions of animal forms (1876-1957) Brand   A cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade Brand   A recognizable kind; "there''s a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?" Brand   A symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis Brand   Identification mark on skin, made by burning Brand   A name given to a product or service Brand   A piece of wood that has been burned or is burning Brand   Mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman" Brand   To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" Brand   Burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals Brand-name_drug   A drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent) Brand-new   Conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty" Brand-newness   The property of being very new Back to top Branded   (of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights; "branded merchandise is that bearing a standard brand name" Branded   Marked with a brand; "branded cattle"; "branded criminal" Brandenburg   The territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701 Branding   The act of stigmatizing Branding_iron   Implement used to brand live stock Brandish   The act of waving Brandish   Move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun" Brandish   Exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword" Brandt   German states who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992) Brandy   Distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice Brandyball   A British candy flavored with brandy Brandysnap   A gingersnap flavored with brandy Brandy_glass   A globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy Brandy_nose   Enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol Brandy_snifter   A globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy Brand_name   A name given to a product or service Brant   Small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward Branta   Wild geese Branta_bernicla   The best known variety of brant goose Branta_canadensis   Common grayish-brown wild goose of North America Back to top Branta_leucopsis   European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north Brant_goose   Small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward Bran_flake   Wheat flake including the bran Bran_muffin   Muffin containing bran Braque   French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963) Brasenia   Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae Brasenia_schreberi   Aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums Brash   Offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say" Brash   Presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff" Brashly   In a brash cheeky manner; "brashly, she asked for a rebate" Brashness   The trait of being rash and hasty Brashness   Tasteless showiness Brash_oak   Small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts Brasier   Large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times Brasil   The largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world''s leading coffee exporter Brasilia   The capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960 Brass   A wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece Brass   A memorial made of brass Brass   An ornament or utensil made of brass Brass   Impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn''t believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" Back to top Brass   The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became rec Brass   The section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments Brass   An alloy of copper and zinc Brassaia_actinophylla   Erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern Guinea having palmately compound leaves Brassard   Armor plate that protects the arm Brassavola   Any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7 Brassbound   Having trim or fittings of brass; "a brassbound campaign chest"; "the heavy brassbound door" Brassbound   Inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; "brassbound traditions"; "brassbound party loyalists"; "an ironclad rule" Brasserie   A small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap Brassia   Genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids Brassia_lawrenceana   South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers Brassia_verrucosa   Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts Brassica   Mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc. Brassicaceae   Plants with four-petaled flowers Brassica_hirta   Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil Brassica_juncea   Asiatic mustard used as a potherb Brassica_kaber   Weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields Brassica_napus   Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop Brassica_napus_napobrassica   A cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root Brassica_nigra   Widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard Back to top Brassica_oleracea   Wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe Brassica_oleracea   Any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers Brassica_oleracea_acephala   A hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head Brassica_oleracea_botrytis   A plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds Brassica_oleracea_capitata   Any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves Brassica_oleracea_gemmifera   Plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages Brassica_oleracea_gongylodes   Plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem Brassica_oleracea_italica   Plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds Brassica_perviridis   Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage Brassica_rapa   Widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root Brassica_rapa_chinensis   Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves Brassica_rapa_pekinensis   Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia Brassica_rapa_perviridis   Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage Brassica_rapa_ruvo   Plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots Brassie   (formerly) a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a driver but less than a spoon Brassiere   An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts Brasslike   Resembling the sound of a brass instrument Brassy   Unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick materi Brassy   Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" Brassy   Resembling the sound of a brass instrument Back to top Brass_band   A group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments Brass_buttons   South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental Brass_hat   A high-ranking military officer Brass_knuckles   A small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand Brass_knucks   A small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand Brass_monkey   A metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships Brass_ring   A rich opportunity or a prize; "he missed the brass ring at the Miami convention" Brass_section   The section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments Brat   A small pork sausage Brat   A very troublesome child Bratislava   Capital and largest city of Slovakia Brattice   A partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine Brattice   Supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines Brattish   (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly Brattle   Make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes" Brattleboro   A town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River Bratty   (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly Bratwurst   A small pork sausage Braun   United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977) Braun   The German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945) Back to top Braun's_holly_fern   North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales Braunschweig   A city in central Germany Bravado   A swaggering show of courage Bravais_lattice   A 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal Brave   People who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave" Brave   A North American Indian warrior Brave   Face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements" Brave   Invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" Brave   Possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set Brave   Brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw'' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage" Bravely   In a courageous manner; "bravely he went into the burning house" Bravery   A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear Bravery   Feeling no fear Brave_out   Face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements" Braving   Taking the bull by the horns Bravo   A cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance Bravo   A murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" Bravo   Applaud with shouts of `bravo'' or `brava'' Bravura   Brilliant and showy technical skill; "in a final bravura the ballerina appeared to be floating in water"; "the music ends with a display of bravura" Braw   Brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw'' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage" Back to top Brawl   A noisy fight in a crowd Brawl   An uproarious party Brawl   To quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street" Brawler   A fighter (especially one who participates in brawls) Brawling   Disposed to loud disagreements and fighting Brawn   Muscular strength Brawny   (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" Braxton-Hicks_contraction   Painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency Braxton_Bragg   Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876) Bray   The cry of an ass Bray   Laugh loudly and harshly Bray   Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" Bray   Braying characteristic of donkeys Braze   Solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point Brazen   Face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out" Brazen   Unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick materi Brazen   Made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness) Brazen-faced   Unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick materi Brazenly   In a brazen manner; "he spoke brazenly" Brazenness   Behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame Back to top Brazier   Large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times Brazil   Three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell Brazil   The largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world''s leading coffee exporter Brazil-nut_tree   Tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts Brazilian   A native or inhabitant of Brazil Brazilian   Of or relating to or characteristic of Brazil or the people of Brazil Brazilian_capital   The capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960 Brazilian_guava   South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava Brazilian_ironwood   Thornless tree yielding heavy wood Brazilian_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Brazil Brazilian_pepper_tree   Small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen Brazilian_potato_tree   South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato Brazilian_rosewood   An important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black Brazilian_trumpeter   Trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil Brazilwood   Tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry Brazilwood   Heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods Brazil_nut   Three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell Brazil_nut   Tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts Brazos   A river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico Brazos_River   A river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico Back to top Brazzaville   The capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo Breach   A failure to perform some promised act or obligation Breach   A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" Breach   An opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) Breach   Make an opening or gap in Breach   Act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law" Breached   Forcibly broken through or opened up; "the enemy poured through the breached line of defense" Breach_of_contract   A breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract Breach_of_duty   A breach of due care Breach_of_promise   Failure to keep a promise (of marriage) Breach_of_the_covenant_of_warranty   A failure of the seller''s guarantee of good title Breach_of_the_peace   Any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled Breach_of_trust   Violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him Breach_of_trust_with_fraudulent_intent   Larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking Breach_of_warranty   A breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty Bread   Food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked Bread   Informal terms for money Bread   Cover with bread crumbs; "bread the pork chops before frying them" Bread-bin   A container used to keep bread or cake in Bread-stick   A crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup Back to top Breadbasket   A basket for serving bread Breadbasket   An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion Breadbasket   A geographic region serving as the principal source of grain Breadboard   A wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced Breadbox   A container used to keep bread or cake in Breadcrumb   Crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening Breadfruit   Round seedless or seeded fruit with a bread-like texture; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts Breadfruit   Native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread Breadfruit_tree   Native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread Breadline   A queue of people waiting for free food Breadroot   Densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots Breadstick   A crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup Breadstuff   Flour or meal or grain used in baking bread Breadstuff   Food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked Breadth   The extent of something from side to side Breadth   An ability to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject" Breadthways   In the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise" Breadthwise   In the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise" Breadth_index   Ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull Breadwinner   One whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents Back to top Bread_and_butter   The financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" Bread_and_butter_pickle   Thinly sliced sweet pickles Bread_board   A wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced Bread_dough   Any of various doughs for bread Bread_knife   A knife used to cut bread Bread_line   A queue of people waiting for free food Bread_maker   Someone who bakes bread or cake Bread_mold   A mold of the genus Rhizopus Bread_sauce   Creamy white sauce made with bread instead of flour and seasoned with cloves and onion Break   An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" Break   Any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match" Break   A sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door" Break   The act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable" Break   An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks" Break   (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set" Break   The opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool Break   A pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" Break   A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" Break   An unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break" Break   The occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley" Back to top Break   Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" Break   (geology) a crack in the earth''s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault" Break   Breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" Break   A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something Break   Weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death" Break   Diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient''s fever broke last night" Break   Fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey" Break   Fall sharply; "stock prices broke" Break   Make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern" Break   Be broken in; "If the new teacher won''t break, we''ll add some stress" Break   Of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir" Break   Render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!" Break   Become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" Break   Destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" Break   Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" Break   Happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" Break   Prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" Break   Terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" Break   Lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" Break   Stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" Back to top Break   Change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children" Break   Come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air" Break   Find the solution or key to; "break the code" Break   Find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof" Break   Undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages" Break   Interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit" Break   Cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let''s break for lunch" Break   Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won''t reveal how old she is"; "bring Break   Be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning" Break   Surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" Break   Pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin" Break   Become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke" Break   Break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree" Break   Go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" Break   Ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" Break   Separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers" Break   Make the opening shot that scatters the balls Break   Destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set" Break   Exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy" Break   Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" Back to top Break   Do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner" Break   Curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke" Break   Break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" Break   Emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke" Break   Scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour" Break   Make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one''s own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke" Break   Move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" Break   Change directions suddenly Break   Reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter''s fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" Break   Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant" Break   Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" Break   Invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken" Break   Interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" Break   Cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright" Break   Act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law" Break   Enter someone''s property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!" Break   Happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" Break   Come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York" Break   Fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" Break   Give up; "break cigarette smoking" Back to top Break   Cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes" Break   Vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by tall mesas" Break   Come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday" Break-axe   West Indian timber tree having very hard wood Break-dance   Do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner" Break-in   Trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent Breakability   Quality of being easily damaged or destroyed Breakable   An article that is fragile and easily broken; "pack the breakables separately" Breakable   Capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully" Breakableness   The consistency of something that breaks under pressure Breakage   The act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable" Breakage   Reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use Breakage   The quantity broken; "the total breakage was huge" Breakaway   The act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood" Breakaway   Having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction" Breakax   West Indian timber tree having very hard wood Breakaxe   West Indian timber tree having very hard wood Breakbone_fever   An infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints Breakdown   The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London" Breakdown   An analysis into mutually exclusive categories Back to top Breakdown   A cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown" Breakdown   A mental or physical breakdown Breaker   A device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded Breaker   Waves breaking on the shore Breaker   A quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone Breakers   Waves breaking on the shore Breaker_point   A contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs Breakfast   The first meal of the day (usually in the morning) Breakfast   Eat an early morning meal; "We breakfast at seven" Breakfast   Provide breakfast for Breakfast_area   A place for light meals (usually near a kitchen); "the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats" Breakfast_food   Any food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast Breakfast_nook   A place for light meals (usually near a kitchen); "the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats" Breakfast_table   A table where breakfast is eaten Breakfast_time   The customary or habitual hour for eating breakfast Breaking   The act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable" Breaking   (of waves) curling over and crashing into surf or spray; "the breaking waves" Breaking_and_entering   Trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent Breaking_away   Departing hastily Breaking_away   The act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood" Back to top Breaking_ball   A baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter Breaking_off   An instance of breaking off suddenly Breaking_point   The degree of tension or stress at which something breaks Breaking_point   (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial Breaking_wind   A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus Breakneck   Used of speed; "a breakneck pace" Breakout   An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" Breakstone   Any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga Breakthrough   Making an important discovery Breakthrough   A penetration of a barrier such as an enemy''s defense Breakthrough   A productive insight Breakthrough   The appearance in the product water of an amount of the contaminant which exceeds the design performance criteria. Breakup   The termination of a relationship Breakup   Coming apart Breakwater   A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away Break_apart   Break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989" Break_apart   Break violently or noisily; smash; Break_apart   Take apart into its constituent pieces Break_away   Break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" Break_away   Move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" Back to top Break_away   Flee; take to one''s heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" Break_away   Withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" Break_away   Interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" Break_bread   Have a meal, usually with company; "The early Christian desciples broke bread together" Break_camp   Leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn" Break_dance   A form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music Break_dance   Do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner" Break_dancing   A form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music Break_down   Collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack Break_down   Separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts Break_down   Stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" Break_down   Make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound" Break_down   Make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination" Break_down   Cause to fall or collapse Break_down   Lose control of one''s emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped" Break_down   Fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down" Break_even   Attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport Break_even   Make neither profit nor loss Break_in   Make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern" Break_in   Break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door" Back to top Break_in   Start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role Break_in   Break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" Break_in   Intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation" Break_in   Enter someone''s property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!" Break_into   Change pace; "The dancers broke into a cha-cha"; "The horse broke into a gallop" Break_into   Express or utter spontaneously; "break into a yodel"; "break into a song"; "break into tears" Break_loose   Be unleashed; burst forth with violence or noise; "His anger exploded" Break_loose   Run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" Break_off   Prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" Break_off   Interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation" Break_off   Break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" Break_off   Break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" Break_off   Break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree" Break_of_day   The first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" Break_of_serve   (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set" Break_of_the_day   The first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" Break_one's_back   Work very hard, like a slave Break_open   Erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" Break_open   Break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst" Break_open   Open with force; "He broke open the the picnic basket" Back to top Break_out   Become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce" Break_out   Start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc" Break_out   Begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out shouting" Break_out   Take from stowage in preparation for usage Break_out   Move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" Break_seal   A seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed; "it was stored in a tube with a break seal" Break_short   Interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation" Break_through   Penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft" Break_through   Pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county" Break_through   As of teeth, for example; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" Break_up   Laugh unrestrainedly Break_up   Separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts Break_up   Cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles" Break_up   Break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" Break_up   Come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up" Break_up   Bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company" Break_up   Close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" Break_up   Cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" Break_up   Make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" Break_up   Release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve" Back to top Break_up   Attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice" Break_up   Set or keep apart; "sever a relationship" Break_up   Break violently or noisily; smash; Break_up   Destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set" Break_up   Take apart into its constituent pieces Break_up   Suffer a nervous breakdown Break_up   Come apart; "the group broke up" Break_up   To cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" Break_up   Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" Break_water   Show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface" Break_wind   Expel intestinal gases through the anus Break_with   End a relationship; "China broke with Russia" Bream   Any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis Bream   Any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae Bream   Flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae Bream   Flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe Bream   Clean (a ship''s bottom) with heat Breast   The front part of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger" Breast   Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman Breast   Meat carved from the breast of a fowl Back to top Breast   Confront bodily; "breast the storm" Breast   Reach the summit; "They breasted the mountain" Breast   Meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape" Breast-deep   Up to the breast; "we were standing breast-high in the water" Breast-fed   (of an infant) fed milk from the mother''s breast Breast-high   Up to the breast; "we were standing breast-high in the water" Breastbone   The flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs Breasted   Having a breast or breasts; or breasts as specified; used chiefly in compounds; "small-breasted"; "red-breasted sandpiper" Breastfeed   Give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" Breastless   Without a breast Breastpin   A decorative pin worn by women Breastplate   Armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass Breaststroke   A swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick Breaststroke   Swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg Breaststroker   Someone who swims the breaststroke Breastwork   Fortification consisting of a low wall Breast_cancer   Cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US Breast_drill   A portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work Breast_feeding   Nourishing at the breast Breast_implant   An implant for cosmetic purposes to replace a breast that has been surgically removed Back to top Breast_of_lamb   A cut of lamb including the breastbone and attached muscles dressed as meat Breast_of_veal   Usually stuffed and roasted Breast_pocket   A picket inside of a man''s coat Breath   The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath" Breath   An indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" Breath   A slight movement of the air; "there wasn''t a breath of air in the room" Breath   The air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration; "his sour breath offended her" Breath   A short respite Breathalyse   Test someone''s alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer Breathalyser   A device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person''s expired breath Breathalyze   Test someone''s alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer Breathalyzer   A device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person''s expired breath Breathe   Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" Breathe   Expel (gases or odors) Breathe   Reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours" Breathe   Take a short break from one''s activities in order to relax Breathe   Manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit" Breathe   Utter or tell; "not breathe a word" Breathe   Impart as if by breathing; "He breathed new life into the old house" Breathe   Be alive; "Every creature that breathes" Back to top Breathe   Allow the passage of air through; "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear" Breathed   Uttered without voice; "could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me''"; "voiceless whispers" Breathed   Having breath or breath as specified; usually used in combination; "sweet-breathed" Breather   Air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time Breather   A short respite Breathe_in   Draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" Breathe_out   Expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" Breathing   The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation Breathing   Passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone" Breathing_apparatus   A device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure Breathing_device   A device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure Breathing_in   The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing Breathing_machine   A device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure Breathing_out   The act of expelling air from the lungs Breathing_place   A short respite Breathing_room   Sufficient room for easy breathing or movement; "moved to the country to find breathing room" Breathing_space   Sufficient room for easy breathing or movement; "moved to the country to find breathing room" Breathing_space   A short respite Breathing_spell   A short respite Breathing_time   A short respite Back to top Breathless   Appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead" Breathless   Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest" Breathless   Tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure" Breathlessly   In a breathless manner; "she spoke gaspingly" Breathlessness   A dyspneic condition Breathtaking   Tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure" Breath_of_fresh_air   A welcome relief; "the new management was like a breath of fresh air" Breccia   A rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand Brecciate   Break into breccia; "brecciate rock" Brecciate   Form into breccia; "brecciated rock" Brecht   German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956) Breech   Opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded Breech-loading   (of guns) designed to be loaded at the breech Breechblock   A metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing Breechcloth   A garment that provides covering for the loins Breechclout   A garment that provides covering for the loins Breeched   Dressed in trousers Breeches   Trousers ending above the knee Breeches_buoy   A life buoy in the form of a ring with short breeches for support; used to transfer people from a ship Breechloader   A gun that is loaded at the breech Back to top Breech_birth   Delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first Breech_closer   A metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing Breech_delivery   Delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first Breech_presentation   Delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first Breed   A lineage or race of people Breed   A special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" Breed   A special lineage; "a breed of Americans" Breed   Half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents) Breed   Have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity" Breed   Of plants or animals; "She breeds dogs" Breed   Copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare" Breed   Call forth Breeder   A person who breeds animals Breeder_reactor   A nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns Breeding   The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring Breeding   The production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization Breeding   Raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" Breeding   Elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression Breeding   The result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement" Breeding   Producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes" Back to top Breeding_ground   A place where animals breed Breeze   Any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" Breeze   A slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" Breeze   To proceed quickly and easily Breeze   Blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the shore" Breeze_block   A light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate; "cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in England" Breeze_through   Succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" Breezily   In a breezy manner; "he swings breezily into the title song" Breeziness   A breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner" Breeziness   A mildly windy state of the air Breezy   Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" Breezy   Fresh and animated; "her breezy nature" Bregma   The craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium Bregmatic   Of or relating to the bregma of the skull Breiz   A former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay Bren   A submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II Brenner_Pass   An Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions Brent   Small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward Brent_goose   Small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward Bren_gun   A submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II Back to top Brescia   An ancient Italian city in central Lombardy Breslau   A city in southwestern Poland on the Oder Brest   A port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France Bretagne   A former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay Brethren   (plural) the lay members of a male religious order Breton   A Celtic language of Brittany Breton   A native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language) Bret_Harte   United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902) Breuer   United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920''s (1902-1981) Breughel   Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) Breughel_the_Elder   Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) Breve   A diacritical mark (u-curved) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound Brevet   A document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay) Brevet   Promote somebody by brevet, in the military Breviary   (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders Brevibloc   Intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time; used primarily for cardiac arrhythmias Brevicipitidae   Narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide Brevity   The attribute of being brief or fleeting Brevity   The use of brief expressions Brevoortia   Menhaden Back to top Brevoortia_tyrannis   Shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer Brew   Drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling Brew   Sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing" Brew   Prepare by brewing; "people have been brewing beer for thousands of years" Brewage   Drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling Brewer   The owner or manager of a brewery Brewer   Someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water Brewer's_mole   Mole of eastern North America Brewer's_mountain_heather   Semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States Brewer's_spruce   Medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches Brewer's_yeast   Used as a leaven in baking and brewing Brewer's_yeast   Yeast used in fermenting beer Brewery   A distillery where beer is brewed Brewing   The production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast Brezhnev   Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union (1906-1982) Briar   A pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath Briar   Evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes Briar   A very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries Briar   Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips Briard   Old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat Back to top Briarroot   Hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea Briarwood   Wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes Briary   Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" Briar_pipe   A pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath Bribable   Capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer" Bribe   Payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment Bribe   Make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought" Briber   Someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act Bribery   The practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage Bric-a-brac   Miscellaneous curios Brick   Rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material Brick   A good fellow; helpful and trustworthy Brickbat   Blunt criticism Brickbat   A fragment of brick used as a weapon Brickellia   Genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath Brickfield   A place where bricks are made and sold Brickkiln   A kiln for making bricks Bricklayer   A craftsman skilled in building with bricks Bricklayer's_hammer   A hammer used in laying bricks Bricklaying   The craft of laying bricks Back to top Brickle   Having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle'' and `brickly'' are dialectal" Brickly   Having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle'' and `brickly'' are dialectal" Bricks_and_mortar   Building material consisting of bricks laid with mortar between then Brickwork   Masonry done with bricks and mortar Brickyard   A place where bricks are made and sold Brick_cheese   Semisoft sweet American cheese from whole milk in a brick form Brick_in   Wall up with brick Brick_over   Wall up with brick Brick_red   A bright reddish brown color Brick_trowel   A trowel used in masonry Brick_up   Wall up with brick Bricole   Medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles Bridal   Archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast Bridal   Designed for a bride; "bridal gown" Bridal   Of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows" Bridal-wreath   Shrub having copious small white flowers in spring Bridal-wreath   Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers Bridal_gown   A gown worn by the bride at a wedding Bridal_wreath   Shrub having copious small white flowers in spring Bridal_wreath   Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers Back to top Bride   A woman who has recently been married Bride   A woman participant in her own marriage ceremony Bride   Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) Bride's_bonnet   Plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana Bride-gift   A wedding present to the bride Bride-to-be   A woman who is engaged to be married Bridecake   A rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception Bridegroom   A man who has recently been married Bridegroom   A man participant in his own marriage ceremony Bridesmaid   An unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding Bride_price   Money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bride Bridge   Any of various card games based on whist for four players Bridge   A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. Bridge   An upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands Bridge   The link between two lenses; rests on nose Bridge   A denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth Bridge   A wooden support that holds the strings up Bridge   A circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected Bridge   The hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose" Bridge   Something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries" Back to top Bridge   Make a bridge across; "bridge a river" Bridge   Cross over on a bridge Bridge   Connect or reduce the distance between Bridgeable   Capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge Bridged-T   A circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional shunt bridging the two series circuits Bridgehead   A defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy Bridgehead   An area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies; "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar" Bridgeport   A port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound Bridges   United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990) Bridget   Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) Bridgetown   Capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados Bridgework   A denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth Bridge_agent   An operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area Bridge_circuit   A circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected Bridge_deck   An upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands Bridge_hand   The cards held in a game of bridge Bridge_over   Connect or reduce the distance between Bridge_over   Suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year" Bridge_partner   One of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game Bridge_player   A card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" Back to top Bridge_whist   The earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the trump suit Bridle   The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" Bridle   Headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control Bridle   Respond to the reins, as of horses Bridle   Put a bridle on; "bridle horses" Bridle_at   Show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks" Bridle_path   A path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) Bridle_road   A path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) Bridle_up   Show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks" Bridoon   A bit resembling a snaffle bit; used with a separate curb Brie   Soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert Brief   A condensed written summary or abstract Brief   A document stating the facts and points of law of a client''s case Brief   Give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President''s plan to invade" Brief   Concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement" Brief   (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini" Brief   Of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it''s a little way away" Briefcase   A case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books Briefcase_bomb   A bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a briefcase Briefcase_computer   A portable computer housed in a box that resembles a briefcase Back to top Briefing   Detailed instructions, as for a military operation Briefless   Of lawyers or barristers; lacking clients Briefly   For a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM" Briefly   In a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" Briefness   The attribute of being brief or fleeting Briefness   The temporal property of being very short Briefs   Short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey) Brier   Evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes Brier   A very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries Brier   Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips Brier   Tangled mass of prickly plants Brier   A thorny stem or twig Brier-wood   Wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes Brierpatch   Tangled mass of prickly plants Brierwood   Wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes Briery   Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" Brier_patch   Tangled mass of prickly plants Brig   A penal institution (especially on board a ship) Brig   Two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts Brigade   Army unit smaller than a division Back to top Brigade   Form or unite into a brigade Brigadier   A general officer ranking below a major general Brigadier_general   A general officer ranking below a major general Brigand   An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band Brigandine   A medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth Brigantine   Two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast Brigate_Rosse   A Marxist-Leninist terrorist organizaiton that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989 Brigham_Young   United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877) Bright   Full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career" Bright   Having lots of light either natural or artificial; "the room was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights" Bright   Emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" Bright   Not made dim or less bright; "undimmed headlights"; "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed" Bright   Having striking color; "bright greens"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" Bright   Abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" Bright   Splendid; "the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court" Bright   Characterized by happiness or gladness; "bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay" Bright   Characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average" Bright   Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" Bright   Clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" Bright   With brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright" Back to top Bright's_disease   An inflammation of the kidney Brighten   Become brighter; "The sky brightened" Brighten   Make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" Brighten   Become brighter; "The sky brightened around noon"; "Her face brightened when she heard the good news" Brighten   Become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" Brightly   With brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright" Brightness   The location of a visual perception along the black-to-white continuum Brightness   The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" Brightness   Intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty Brightness_constancy   The tendency for a visual object to be perceived as having the same brightness under widely different conditions of illumination Brightness_level   The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" Brighton   A city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex Bright_as_a_new_penny(p)   (metaphor) shining brightly Bright_blue   Of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October''s bright blue weather" Bright_side   A consoling aspect of a difficult situation; "every cloud has a silver lining"; "look on the bright side of it" Brigid   Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) Brigit   Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget Brigit_Nilsson   Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918) Brihaspati   Personification of the power of ritual devotion Brill   European food fish Back to top Brilliance   The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand Brilliance   Great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color" Brilliance   Unusual mental ability Brilliancy   A quality that outshines the usual Brilliant   Full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers" Brilliant   Having striking color; "bright greens"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" Brilliant   Characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" Brilliant   Having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem" Brilliant   Clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" Brilliant   Of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor" Brilliantine   A pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous Brilliantly   In an extremely intelligent way; "he solved the problem brilliantly" Brilliantly   With brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright" Brilliant_pebble   A code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles Brim   A circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat Brim   The top edge of a vessel Brim   Fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship" Brim   Be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears" Brimful   Filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears" Brimfull   Filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears" Back to top Brimless   Without a brim; "a brimless hat" Brimming   Filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears" Brimstone   An old name for sulfur Brim_over   Flow or run over (a limit or brim) Brinded   Having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats Brindisi   A port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages Brindle   Having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats Brindled   Having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats Brine   A strong solution of salt and water used for pickling Brine   Water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater" Brine   Soak in brine Brine   A strong solution of salt(s) with total dissolved solid s concentrations. The waste solution in both automatic water softeners and reverse osmosis systems. Brinell_number   Measure of the hardness of a material Brine_shrimp   Common to saline lakes Bring   Bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail" Bring   Induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well" Bring   Go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" Bring   Be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?" Bring   Cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point" Bring   Avance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings" Back to top Bring   Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" Bring   Attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious" Bring   Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" Bring   Be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction" Bring   Bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" Bringing   The act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news" Bringing_close_together   The act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue Bringing_up   Raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" Bring_about   Bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory" Bring_about   Produce; "The scientists set up a shockwave" Bring_about   Plan, organize, and carry out (an event) Bring_about   Cause to occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor" Bring_about   Make possible; "The grant made our research possible" Bring_around   Bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" Bring_around   Provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy''s acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to" Bring_around   Cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school" Bring_back   Bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" Bring_back   Bring back to the point of departure Bring_down   Cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" Bring_down   Impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" Back to top Bring_down   Cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house" Bring_down   Move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf" Bring_down   Cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" Bring_down   Cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" Bring_forth   Make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don''t recognize them" Bring_forth   Bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office" Bring_forth   Bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit" Bring_forth   Bring out for display; "The proud father produced many pictures of his baby"; "The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him" Bring_forward   Bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in court" Bring_forward   Cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?" Bring_home   Make understandable and clear; "This brings home my point" Bring_home   Earn as a salary or wage; "How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?" Bring_home_the_bacon   Supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon" Bring_home_the_bacon   Attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" Bring_in   Bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor" Bring_in   Transmit; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine" Bring_in   Be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction" Bring_in   Submit (a verdict) to a court Bring_in   Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" Bring_off   Be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" Back to top Bring_on   Cause to arise; "induce a crisis" Bring_on   Cause to appear; "bring on the birthday cake" Bring_on   Bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play" Bring_oneself   Cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative; "He could not bring himself to call his parents" Bring_out   Direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets" Bring_out   Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won''t reveal how old she is"; "bring Bring_out   Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" Bring_out   Bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. Bring_out   Take out of a container or enclosed space; "Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!" Bring_out   Bring out of a specific state Bring_out   Encourage to be less reserved; "The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy" Bring_out   Make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the President''s illegal dealings" Bring_out   Bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play" Bring_outside   Bring outside the body for surgery, of organs Bring_round   Bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" Bring_round   Cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school" Bring_through   Bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack" Bring_to   Bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" Bring_together   Cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" Bring_together   Bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together" Back to top Bring_to_bear   Bring into operation or effect; "The new members brought to bear new concerns to the U.N." Bring_up   Cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer" Bring_up   Make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" Bring_up   Put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" Bring_up   Evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" Bring_up   Cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock" Bring_up   Raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" Bring_up   Promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league" Bring_up   Bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" Brininess   The relative proportion of salt in a solution Brinjal   Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable Brink   The limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" Brink   The edge of a steep place Brink   A region marking a boundary Brinkmanship   The policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety) Brinton   United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899) Briny   Any very large body of (salt) water Briny   Slightly salty; "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep" Brio   Quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous Brioche   A light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet Back to top Briony   A tendril-bearing vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties Brioschi   An antacid Briquet   A block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel Briquette   A block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel Bris   The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life Brisance   The shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion Brisant   Of or relating to the power (the shattering effect) of an explosive Brisbane   Capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia Brisbane_quandong   Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit Brisk   Become brisk; "business brisked up" Brisk   Very active; "doing a brisk business" Brisk   Quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" Brisk   Imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" Brisken   Become brisk; "business brisked up" Brisket   A cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef Briskly   In a brisk manner; "she walked briskly in the cold air"; "`after lunch,'' she said briskly" Briskness   Liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity" Brisk_up   Become brisk; "business brisked up" Brisling   Small herring processed like a sardine Brisling   Small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines Back to top Briss   The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life Bristle   A stiff hair Bristle   A stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic Bristle   Rise up as in fear; "The dog''s fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one''s hair uprise!" Bristle   Be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" Bristlecone_fir   A pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines Bristlecone_pine   Small slow-growing upland pine of western United States (Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-tipped cone scales; among the oldest living things some over 4500 years old Bristled   Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" Bristlegrass   Grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet Bristlelike   Resembling a bristle Bristletail   Small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tail Bristle_at   Show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks" Bristle_brush   A brush that is made with the short stiff hairs of an animal or plant Bristle_fern   Any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks Bristle_grass   Grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet Bristle_up   Show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks" Bristling_with(p)   Covered thickly with objects thrusting upward as with bristles; "roofs bristling with antennas"; "housetops bristlng with chimneys"; "a riverbank bristling with factories" Bristly   Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" Bristly   Very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues" Bristly_locust   Large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers Back to top Bristly_oxtongue   Widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States Bristly_sarsaparilla   Bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark Bristly_sarsparilla   Bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark Bristol   An industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon Bristol_Channel   An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England Brit   Minute crustaceans forming food for right whales Brit   The young of a herring or sprat or similar fish Brit   A native or inhabitant of Great Britain Britain   A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland Britannia_metal   An alloy similar to pewter Britannic   Of Britain; "Her Britannic Majesty" Britches   Informal term for breeches Brith   The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life Briticism   An expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English) British   The people of Great Britain British   Of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British" Britisher   A native or inhabitant of Great Britain Britishism   A custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens Britishism   An expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English) British_Cabinet   The senior ministers of the British government Back to top British_capacity_unit   A unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet British_capital   The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center British_Columbia   A province in western Canada British_Commonwealth   An association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and its dependencies and many former British colonies that are now sovereign states but owe allegiance to the British Crown British_Crown   The symbol of the power of the British monarchy; "members of the British Commonwealth owe allegiance to the British Crown" British_Empire   Formerly the United Kingdom and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; "the sun never sets on the British Empire" British_empiricism   The predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century British_Guiana   A republic in northeastern South America; achieved independence from England in 1966 British_Honduras   A country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control British_House_of_Commons   The lower house of the British parliament British_House_of_Lords   The upper house of the British parliament British_Imperial_System   A system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint British_Isles   Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic British_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Great Britain British_Parliament   The British legislative body British_people   The people of Great Britain British_pound   The basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence British_shilling   A former monetary unit in Great Britain British_system   A system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint British_thermal_unit   A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories Back to top British_Virgin_Islands   More than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom Briton   An inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-saxon invasions Briton   A native or inhabitant of Great Britain Briton   Characteristic of or associated with the Britons; "the Briton inhabitants of England" Brits   The people of Great Britain Britt   Minute crustaceans forming food for right whales Britt   The young of a herring or sprat or similar fish Brittanic   A southern group of Celtic languages Brittany   A former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay Brittany_spaniel   Tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat Britten   Major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976) Brittle   Caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets Brittle   Having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle'' and `brickly'' are dialectal" Brittle   (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured Brittle   Lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman" Brittle-star   An animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc Brittlebush   Fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine Brittleness   Firm but easily broken Brittle_bladder_fern   Delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems Brittle_bush   Fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine Back to top Brittle_fern   Delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems Brittle_maidenhair   Tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated Brittle_maidenhair_fern   Tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated Brittle_star   An animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc Brittle_willow   Large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken Brix_scale   A system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions Brno   An industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic southeast of Prague Broach   A decorative pin worn by women Broach   Bring up a topic for discussion Broached   Of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach" Broad   Slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch" Broad   Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent''s opinions" Broad   Lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave" Broad   Broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide Broad   Not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread" Broad   (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent" Broad   Very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies" Broad   Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river" Broad(a)   Being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"; "high noon" Broad-bean   Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder Back to top Broad-bean_plant   Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder Broad-brimmed   (of hats) having a broad brim Broad-headed   Having a brachycephalic head Broad-leafed   Having relatively broad rather than needle-like or scale-like leaves Broad-leaved   Having relatively broad rather than needle-like or scale-like leaves Broad-leaved_bottletree   North Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves Broad-leaved_dock   European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America Broad-leaved_everlasting_pea   Perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America Broad-leaved_montia   Succulent plant with mostly basal leaves; stem bears 1 pair of broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and a loose raceme of 3-10 white flowers; western North America Broad-leaved_plantain   Common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed Broad-leaved_plantain   North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves Broad-leaved_twayblade   Small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America Broad-minded   Inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed" Broad-minded   Incapable of being shocked; "he was warmhearted, sensible and unshockable" Broad-mindedly   In a broad-minded manner; "the authorities broad-mindedly permitted the opening of a center for teenagers" Broad-mindedness   An inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior Broad-shouldered   Having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed" Broadax   A large ax with a broad cutting blade Broadaxe   A large ax with a broad cutting blade Broadband   Responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies; "a broadband antenna" Back to top Broadband   Of or relating to or being a communications network in which the bandwidth can be divided and shared by multiple simultaneous signals (as for voice or data or video) Broadbill   Small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills Broadbill   Freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill Broadbill   Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill Broadbill   Tropical American heron related to night herons Broadcast   Message that is transmitted by radio or television Broadcast   A radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" Broadcast   Cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" Broadcast   Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" Broadcast   Sow over a wide area, especially by hand; "broadcast seeds" Broadcaster   A mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions Broadcaster   Someone who broadcasts on radio or television Broadcasting   A medium that disseminates via telecommunications Broadcasting   Taking part in a radio or tv program Broadcasting_company   A company that manages tv or radio stations Broadcasting_studio   A studio where broadcasts originate Broadcast_area   The area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received Broadcast_journalist   A journalist who broadcasts on radio or television Broadcast_medium   A medium that disseminates via telecommunications Broadcloth   A closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib Back to top Broadcloth   A densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish Broaden   Become broader; "The road broadened" Broaden   Make broader; "broaden the road" Broaden   Vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified" Broaden   Extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard" Broadening   The action of making broader; "the broadening of travel" Broadening   The act of making something wider Broadening   An increase in width Broadleaf   Having relatively broad rather than needle-like or scale-like leaves Broadloom   A carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams Broadloom   (of rugs or carpets) woven full width; "a broadloom rug" Broadly   Without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" Broadly   In a wide fashion; "he smiled broadly" Broadly_speaking   Without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" Broadness   The property of being wide; having great width Broadnosed   Of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses Broadsheet   An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" Broadside   The simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship Broadside   The whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock" Broadside   All of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship Back to top Broadside   A speech of violent denunciation Broadside   An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" Broadside   Collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine" Broadside   Toward a full side; "a broadside attack" Broadside   With a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it" Broadsword   A sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab Broadtail   Hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur Broadtail   The fur of a very young karakul lamb Broadway   A street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters Broadwise   In the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise" Broad_arrow   An arrow with a wide barbed head Broad_arrow   A mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts'' clothing Broad_arrow   An arrowhead mark identifying British government property Broad_bean   Shell beans cooked as limas Broad_bean   A bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder Broad_bean   Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder Broad_bean   Seed of the broad-bean plant Broad_beech_fern   Beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes Broad_buckler-fern   European shield fern Broad_gauge   A railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches Back to top Broad_hatchet   A short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead Broad_interpretation   An interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court) Broad_jump   The act of jumping as far as possible from a running start Broad_jump   A competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start Broad_leaved_centaury   A variety of centaury with broad leaves Broad_leaved_goldenrod   A variety of goldenrod Brobdingnag   A land imagined by Jonathan Swift where everything was enormous Brobdingnagian   Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base Brobdingnagian   Huge; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Brobdingnag Broca   French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different races of people; remembered for his discovery that articulate speech depends on an area of the brain now known as Broca''s area (1824-1880) Broca's_aphasia   Aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired Broca's_area   The motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people Broca's_center   The motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people Broca's_convolution   The motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people Broca's_gyrus   The motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people Brocade   Thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern Brocade   Weave a design into (textiles) Brocaded   Embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an embossed satin"; "embossed leather"; "raised needlework"; "raised metalwork" Brocadopa   The levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson''s disease Broccoli   Branched green undeveloped flower heads Back to top Broccoli   Plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds Broccoli_raab   Slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds Broccoli_raab   Plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots Broccoli_rabe   Slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds Broccoli_rabe   Plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots Brochure   A small book usually having a paper cover Brocket   Male red deer in its second year Brocket   Small South American deer with unbranched antlers Brodiaea   Any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium Brodiaea_elegans   Brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California Brodmann's_area   One of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecture Brogan   A thick and heavy shoe Broglie   French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987) Brogue   A thick and heavy shoe Broider   Decorate with needlework Broil   Cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) Broil   Cook under a broiler; "broil fish" Broil   Heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer" Broiled   Cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill) Broiler   An oven or part of a stove used for broiling Back to top Broiler   Flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 l/2 lb suitable for broiling Broiling   Cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) Broke   Lacking funds; "`skint'' is a British slang term" Broken   Physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"; "children from broken homes"; "a broken marriage"; "a broken heart" Broken   (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts" Broken   Not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs" Broken   Lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia" Broken   Discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine" Broken   Out of working order (`busted'' is an informal substitute for `broken''); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted" Broken   Destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family" Broken   Weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from alcoholism" Broken   Thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" Broken   Imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English" Broken   Subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" Broken   Topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground" Broken   Tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in" Broken-backed   (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end Broken-backed   Having the spine damaged; "a broken-backed book"; "a broken-backed old horse" Broken-backed   (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth Broken-down   In deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" Back to top Broken-down   Not in working order; "had to push the broken-down car"; "a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on" Broken-field   Varying in direction suddenly and frequently; "broken-field running" Brokenhearted   Full of sorrow Brokenheartedness   Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) Broken_arch   An arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration Broken_in   Tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in" Broken_wind   A chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks Broker   A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission Broker   Act as a broker Broker-dealer   A financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal Brokerage   Place where a broker conducts his business Brokerage   The business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties Brokerage   A stock broker''s business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller Brokerage_account   A fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage; "you can''t get a brokerage account unless you have $20,000" Brokerage_firm   A stock broker''s business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller Brokerage_house   Place where a broker conducts his business Brolly   Colloquial terms for an umbrella Bromate   Treat with bromine Bromate   React with bromine Bromberg   An industrial city and river port in northern Poland Back to top Brome   Any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions Bromegrass   Any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions Bromelia   The type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx Bromeliaceae   A family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance Bromeosin   A red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures Bromic   Relating to or containing bromine (especially pentavalent bromine) Bromic_acid   An unstable acid used as an oxidizing agent Bromide   A sedative in the form of sodium or potassium bromide Bromide   A trite or obvious remark Bromide   Any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; used as a sedative Bromidic   Dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons" Bromidic   Given to uttering bromides Brominate   Treat with bromine Brominate   React with bromine Bromine   A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water Bromo-seltzer   An antacid Bromoform   Colorless liquid haloform CHBr3 Bromophenol_blue   A dye used as an acid-base indicator Bromothymol_blue   A dye used as an acid-base indicator Brompheniramine_maleate   Antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis) Back to top Bromphenol_blue   A dye used as an acid-base indicator Brompton_stock   European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental Bromthymol_blue   A dye used as an acid-base indicator Bromus   A genus of grasses of the family Gramineae Bromus_arvensis   Annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia Bromus_inermis   Drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia Bromus_japonicus   Grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia Bromus_secalinus   Weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat Bromus_tectorum   Annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean Bronc   An unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang Bronchial   Relating to or associated with the bronchi; "bronchial tubes"; "bronchial pneumonia" Bronchial_artery   Arteries that accompany the bronchioles Bronchial_asthma   Respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin Bronchial_pneumonia   Pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles Bronchial_tube   Either of the two main branches of the trachea Bronchial_vein   Veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein Bronchiolar   Of or relating to or involving bronchioles Bronchiole   Any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli Bronchiolitis   Inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles Bronchitic   Suffering from or prone to bronchitis Back to top Bronchitis   Inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes Broncho   An unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang Bronchodilator   A drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs Bronchopneumonia   Pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles Bronchoscope   A slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes Bronchoscopic   Of or relating to an instrument for examining the interior of the bronchi Bronchoscopic_smear   Any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs Bronchospasm   A spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis Bronchus   Either of the two main branches of the trachea Bronco   An unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang Broncobuster   A person who breaks horses Bronco_buster   A cowboy who breaks broncos to the saddle Bronco_busting   Breaking a bronco to saddle Bronislaw_Kasper_Malinowski   British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the technique of the participant observer (1884-1942) Bronislaw_Malinowski   British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the technique of the participant observer (1884-1942) Bronte   English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855) Bronte   English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848) Bronte   English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849) Brontosaur   Huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic Brontosaurus   Huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic Back to top Bronx   A borough of New York City Bronx-Whitestone_Bridge   A suspension bridge across the East River in New York City Bronx_cheer   A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt Bronze   A sculpture made of bronze Bronze   An alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin Bronze   Get a tan, from wind or sun Bronze   Give the color and appearance of bronze to something; "bronze baby shoes" Bronze   Of the color of bronze Bronze   Made from or consisting of bronze Bronzed   (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun; "a young bronzed Apollo" Bronzed_diabetes   Pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints Bronze_age   (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence Bronze_Age   (archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons Bronze_medal   A medal made of bronze (or having the appearance of bronze) that is usually awarded for winning third place in a competition Bronze_Star   A United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight) Bronze_Star_Medal   A United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight) Bronzy   Of the color of bronze Brooch   A decorative pin worn by women Brooch   Fasten with or as if with a brooch Brood   The young of an animal cared for at one time Back to top Brood   Sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" Brood   Think moodily or anxiously about something Brood   Be in a huff; be silent or sullen Brood   Be in a huff and display one''s displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn''t get what she wanted" Brood   Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" Brooder   Apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants Brooder_pneumonia   Severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys Brooding   Persistent morbid meditation on a problem Brooding   Sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body Brooding   Persistently or morbidly thoughtful Broodmare   A female horse used for breeding Broody   A domestic hen ready to brood Broody   Persistently or morbidly thoughtful Broody   Physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen" Broody_hen   A domestic hen ready to brood Brood_bitch   A bitch used for breeding Brood_hen   A domestic hen ready to brood Brook   A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer" Brook   Put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" Brooke   English lyric poet (1887-1915) Back to top Brooklime   Plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers Brooklime   European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers often pink-flushed; sparsely naturalized in North America Brooklyn   A borough of New York City Brooklyn_Bridge   A suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883 Brooks   United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963) Brookweed   Water pimpernel of Europe to China Brookweed   American water pimpernel Brook_thistle   Of central and southwestern Europe Brook_trout   North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe Brook_trout   Freshwater fish Broom   A cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle Broom   Common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere Broom   Any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers Broom   Finish with a broom Broom   Sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed" Broom-weed   Annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers Broomcorn   Tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes Broomcorn_millet   Extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage Broomrape_family   Brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales Broomstick   The handle of a broom Back to top Broomweed   Annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers Broom_beard_grass   Handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn Broom_closet   A small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment Broom_grass   Any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making Broom_handle   The handle of a broom Broom_palm   Small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto Broom_sedge   Tall tufted grass of southeastern United States Broom_snakeroot   Low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads Broom_snakeweed   Low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads Broom_tree   Prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe Brosme_brosme   Large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod Brosmius   Cusk Broth   A thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock Broth   Liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock" Brothel   A building where prostitutes are available Brothel_keeper   A woman who runs a house of prostitution Brother   A male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents" Brother   (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother" Brother   A male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him" Brother   Used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!" Back to top Brother   A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities Brother-in-law   A brother by marriage Brotherhood   The feeling that men should treat one another like brothers Brotherhood   People engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity" Brotherhood   An organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" Brotherhood   The kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings Brotherlike   Like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties" Brotherly   Like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties" Brotherly   (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner Brotherly_love   A kindly and lenient attitude toward people Broth_of_a_boy   An outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth Broth_of_a_man   An outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth Brotula   Deep-sea fishes Brotulidae   Chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae Brougham   A sedan that has no roof over the driver''s seat Brougham   Light carriage; pulled by a single horse Brought_about   Caused to exist; "he applauded the good will brought about in the neighborhood" Brouhaha   A confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits Brouhaha   Loud confused noise from many sources Broussonetia   Paper mulberry Back to top Broussonetia_papyrifera   Shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped followed by small orange-red aggregate berries Brow   The arch of hair above each eye Brow   The part of the face above the eyes Brow   The peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills" Browallia   Any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers Browbeat   Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate Browbeat   Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" Browbeaten   Frightened into submission or compliance Brown   A university in Rhode Island Brown   An orange of low brightness and saturation Brown   Abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper''s Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858) Brown   Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858) Brown   Fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan" Brown   Of a color similar to that of wood or earth Brown-haired   Having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty" Brown-nose   Flatter with the intention of getting something Brown-tail_moth   Small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees Browne   United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867) Browne   English illustrator of several of Dickens'' novels (1815-1882) Browned   (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun; "a young bronzed Apollo" Back to top Browned_off   Greatly annoyed; out of patience; "had an exasperated look on his face"; "felt exasperated beyond endurance" Brownian_motion   The random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid Brownian_movement   The random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid Brownie   Square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts Brownie   (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous Brownie_mix   A commercial mix for making brownies Browning   Cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill; "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread" Browning   English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861) Browning   English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889) Browning   United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926) Browning_automatic_rifle   A portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War Browning_machine_gun   A belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War Brownish   Of a color similar to that of wood or earth Brownish-orange   Of a light brownish color Brownish-red   Dark brownish to purplish red Brownish-yellow   A medium to dark brownish yellow color Brownish_yellow   Yellow of low lightness with a brownish tinge Brownness   An orange of low brightness and saturation Brownout   Darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) Brownshirt   A member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms Back to top Brownstone   A row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color Brownstone   A reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings Brownsville   A city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships Browntail   Small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees Brown_algae   Algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments Brown_ash   Vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn Brown_bat   Any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings Brown_bear   Large ferocious bear of Eurasia Brown_bells   California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowers Brown_bent   Common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves Brown_Betty   Baked pudding of apples and breadcrumbs Brown_bread   Dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water Brown_bread   Bread made with whole wheat flour Brown_bullhead   Freshwater catfish of eastern United States Brown_butter   Clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers Brown_coal   Intermediate between peat and bituminous coal Brown_creeper   Common American brown creeper with down-curved bill Brown_cup   A variety of sclerotinia Brown_hickory   An American hickory tree having bitter nuts Brown_hyena   Of southern Africa Back to top Brown_lacewing   Small dark-colored lacewing fly Brown_lemming   Of northwestern Canada and Alaska Brown_oak   Large tree of Australasia Brown_onion_sauce   Brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegar Brown_pine   Large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure Brown_rat   Common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide Brown_rice   Unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer Brown_root_rot_fungus   Fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families Brown_rot   Any of certain fungous diseases of plants characterized by browning and decay of tissues Brown_rot_gummosis   Disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora Brown_sauce   Bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc. Brown_sauce   A sauce based on soy sauce Brown_snail   Serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution Brown_soft_scale   Pest on citrus trees Brown_study   A state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness Brown_sugar   Unrefined or only partly refined sugar Brown_Swiss   Large hardy brown breed from Switzerland Brown_thrasher   Common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage Brown_thrush   Common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage Brown_trout   Speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America Back to top Brown_University   A university in Rhode Island Browse   The act of feeding by continual nibbling Browse   Reading superficially or at random Browse   Eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing" Browse   Look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web" Browse   Feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" Browse   Shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don''t need help, I''m just browsing" Browser   A program used to view HTML documents Browser   A viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular Browsing   The act of feeding by continual nibbling Browsing   Reading superficially or at random Brow_ptosis   Sagging eyebrows Bruce   King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329) Bruce   Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931) Brucella   An aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon Brucellosis   Infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache Brucellosis   An infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings Bruce_Lee   United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) Bruch   German composer (1838-1920) Bruchidae   Seed beetles Back to top Bruchus   Type genus of the Bruchidae Bruchus_pisorum   Larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant Brucine   A bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica Bruckenthalia   1 species: spike heath Bruckenthalia_spiculifolia   Small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers Bruckner   Austrian organist and composer of Romantic music (1824-1896) Bruegel   Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) Brueghel   Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) Bruges   A city in northwestern Belgium; connected by canal to the North Sea; the old city is a popular tourist attraction Brugmansia   Includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel''s trumpets Brugmansia_arborea   South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers Brugmansia_sanguinea   Arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers Brugmansia_suaveolens   South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers Bruin   Large ferocious bear of Eurasia Bruin   A conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'' Bruise   An injury that doesn''t break the skin but results in some discoloration Bruise   Damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them" Bruise   Break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them" Bruise   Injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee" Bruise   Hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego" Back to top Bruised   Injured without breaking the skin; "a cut forehead and bruised cheek" Bruiser   A large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got" Bruising   Brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle" Bruising   Causing mental or emotional injury; "a bruising experience"; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown Bruit   Tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman" Brumaire   Second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist Brumal   Characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep" Brummagem   A city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center Brummagem   Cheap and showy; "a cheap Brummagem imitation" Brummell   English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840) Brummie   A resident of Birmingham, England Brummy   A resident of Birmingham, England Brumous   Filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" Brunanburh   A battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots Brunch   Combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning Brunch   Eat a late-morning meal; "We brunch in Sundays" Brunch_coat   A woman''s short housecoat or wrapper Brunei   A sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984 Bruneian   A native or inhabitant of Brunei Bruneian   Of or relating to or characteristic of Brunei or its people; "Bruneian oil production" Back to top Brunei_dollar   The basic unit of money in Brunei Brunelleschi   Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446) Brunet   A person with dark (brown) hair Brunet   Marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty" Brunette   A person with dark (brown) hair Brunette   Marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty" Brunfelsia   Genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers followed by fleshy berrylike fruits Brunfelsia_americana   West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers Brunhild   A Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide Brunn   An industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic southeast of Prague Brunnhilde   A Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide Bruno   Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600) Bruno   (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) Bruno_Walter   German conductor (1876-1962) Brunswick   A city in central Germany Brunswick   A town in southeast Georgia near the Atlantic coast; a port of entry Brunswick   A university town in southwestern Maine Brunswick_stew   Spicy Southern specialty: chicken (or small game) with corn and tomatoes and lima beans and okra and onions and potatoes Brunt   Main force of a blow etc; "bore the brunt of the attack" Brusa   A city in northwestern Turkey Back to top Brush   Contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police" Brush   The act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush" Brush   The act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day" Brush   A minor short-term fight Brush   An implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle Brush   Conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor Brush   Momentary contact Brush   A dense growth of bushes Brush   Remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections" Brush   Touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly" Brush   Rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket" Brush   Clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet" Brush   Cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter" Brush   Sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" Brush-footed_butterfly   Medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast Brush-off   A curt or disdainful rejection Brush-tailed_phalanger   Bushy-tailed phalanger Brush-tailed_porcupine   Porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail Brush-tail_porcupine   Porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail Brushed   (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics" Back to top Brushed   (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush; "with shining hair neatly brushed"; "the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet" Brushed   Touched lightly in passing; grazed against; "of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one" Brushing   The act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush" Brushing   The act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day" Brushlike   Resembling a brush; "brushlike blue blooms" Brushup   Practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory Brushwood   A dense growth of bushes Brushwood   The wood from bushes or small branches; "they built a fire of brushwood" Brushwork   An artist''s distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush Brushy   Covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; "brushy undergrowth"; "`bosky'' is a literary term"; "a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza"- Jack Beatty Brush_aside   Bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" Brush_cut   A short haircut with hairs standing up like a brush Brush_discharge   Discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles Brush_down   Reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off" Brush_fire   An uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes Brush_kangaroo   Any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos often brightly colored Brush_off   Bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" Brush_on   Apply with a brush; "Brush butter on the roast" Brush_turkey   Black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea Brush_up   Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" Back to top Brush_up   Refresh one''s memory; "I reviewed the material before the test" Brush_wolf   Small wolf native to western North America Brusk   Marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" Brusque   Marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" Brusquely   In a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" Brusqueness   An abrupt discourteous manner Brussels   The capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Brussels_biscuit   Slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp Brussels_carpet   A carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern Brussels_griffon   Breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle Brussels_lace   Fine lace with a raised or applique design Brussels_sprout   Small cabbage-like heads or buds growing along a stalk Brussels_sprout   Plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages Brussels_sprouts   Small cabbage-like heads or buds growing along a stalk Brut   (of champagne) extremely dry Brutal   Used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering; "brutal weather"; "northern winters can be cruel"; "a cruel world"; "a harsh climate"; "a rigorous climate"; "unkind winters" Brutal   (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin''s roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" Brutal   (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war" Brutalisation   An act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities Brutalisation   The activity of treating someone savagely or vicisouly Back to top Brutalisation   The condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner Brutalise   Become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling Brutalise   Make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" Brutalise   Treat brutally Brutality   A brutal barbarous savage act Brutality   The trait of extreme cruelty Brutalization   An act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities Brutalization   The activity of treating someone savagely or vicisouly Brutalization   The condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner Brutalize   Become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling Brutalize   Make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" Brutalize   Treat brutally Brutally   In a vicious manner; "he was viciously attacked" Brute   A living organism characterized by voluntary movement Brute   A cruelly rapacious person Brute(a)   Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" Brutish   Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" Brutishly   In an inhumane manner; "she treated her husband bestially" Brutus   Statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC) Bruxelles   The capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Back to top Bruxism   Involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep Brya   Genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood Bryaceae   A family of acrocarpous mosses Bryales   Category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space Bryan   A town of east central Texas Bryan   United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925) Bryanthus   Procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white 4-parted flowers Bryanthus_taxifolius   Small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States Bryan_Donkin   English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855) Brya_ebenus   West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony Bryce_Canyon_National_Park   A national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions Brynhild   A Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide Bryonia_alba   White-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran Bryonia_dioica   Bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia Bryony   A tendril-bearing vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties Bryophyta   A division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms; comprises true mosses (Bryops Bryophyte   Any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta Bryophytic   Relating to plants of the division Bryophyta Bryopsida   True mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales Bryozoa   Marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids Back to top Bryozoan   Sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding Brythonic   A southern group of Celtic languages Bryum   Type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules BS   A bachelor''s degree in science BSArch   A bachelor''s degree in architecture BSE   A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation BTU   A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories Bubaline   Relating to or resembling a buffalo Bubalus   In some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes Bubalus_bubalis   Asiatic buffalo often domesticated for use as a draft animal Bubalus_mindorensis   Small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines Bubble   A dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic Bubble   An impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn''t want to burst the newcomer''s bubble" Bubble   A speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble" Bubble   A hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide) Bubble   Expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" Bubble   Form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling" Bubble   Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" Bubble-jet_printer   A kind of ink-jet printer Bubblejet   A kind of ink-jet printer Back to top Bubbler   Any of various devices in which air or some other gas is bubbled through a liquid Bubbler   A public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water Bubble_and_squeak   Leftover cabbage and potatoes and meat fried together Bubble_bath   A bath in which you add something to foam and scent the bath water Bubble_chamber   An instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles Bubble_dance   A solo dance similar to a fan dance except large balloons are used instead of fans Bubble_gum   A kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles Bubble_gum_dermatitis   An allergic contact dermatitis developed around the lips of children who chew bubble gum Bubble_jet_printer   A kind of ink-jet printer Bubble_over   Overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" Bubble_pack   A flexible transparent sheet containing many small plastic blisters; used to package items of merchandise during shipment Bubble_shell   Marine gastropod mollusk having a very small thin shell Bubble_up   Move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; "Gases bubbled up from the earth"; "Marx''s ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America" Bubbliness   The property of giving off bubbles Bubbling   Covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" Bubbling   Marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" Bubbling   Emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" Bubbly   A white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there Bubbly   Full of or showing high spirits; "bright bubbly children"; "a bubbly personality" Bubbly   Emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" Back to top Buber   Israeli religious philosopher (born in Austria); as a Zionist he promoted understanding between jews and Arabs; his writings affected Christian thinkers as well as Jews (1878-1965) Bubo   A genus of Strigidae Bubo   A lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis Bubonic   Of or evidencing buboes; "bubonc plague" Bubonic_plague   The most common form of the plague; characterized by delirium and the formation of buboes; does not spred from person to person Bubo_virginianus   Brown North American horned owl Bubulcus   Small white egrets Bubulcus_ibis   Small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals Buccal   Toward the inside of the cheek; "the buccal aspect of the gum" Buccal   Lying within the mouth; "a buccal gland" Buccal   Of or relating to or toward the cheek Buccal_artery   A branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek Buccal_cavity   The cavity between the jaws and the cheeks Buccaneer   Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation Buccaneer   Live like a buccaneer Buccaneering   Robbery on the high seas; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it Buccinator_muscle   A muscle that flatten the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth Buccinidae   Whelks Bucconidae   Puffbirds Buccula   A fold of fatty tissue under the chin Back to top Bucephala   Buffleheads and goldeneyes Bucephala_islandica   North American goldeneye diving duck Bucephela_albeola   Small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage Bucephela_clangula   Large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions Buceros   Type genus of the family Bucerotidae Bucerotidae   Hornbills Buchanan   15th President of the United States (1791-1868) Bucharest   National capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania Bucharesti   National capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania Buchloe   Buffalo grass Buchloe_dactyloides   Short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam) Buchner   German organic chemist who studied alcoholic fermentation and discovered zymase (1860-1917) Buck   Mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope) Buck   A framework for holding wood that is being sawed Buck   A gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting Buck   United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) Buck   A piece of paper money worth one dollar Buck   Jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" Buck   Move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" Buck   Resist; "buck the trend" Back to top Buck   To strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion" Buck   Of the lowest rank in a category; "a buck private" Buck-and-wing   A solo tap dance emphasizing sharp taps Buck-toothed   Having protruding upper front teeth Buckaroo   Local names for a cowboy (`vaquero'' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo'' is used especially in California) Buckbean   Perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface Buckbean_family   A dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales Buckboard   An open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles Bucked_up(p)   Inspired with confidence; "felt bucked up by his success" Buckeroo   Local names for a cowboy (`vaquero'' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo'' is used especially in California) Bucket   A roughly cylindrical that is vessel open at the top Bucket   The quantity contained in a bucket Bucket   Carry in a bucket Bucket   Put into a bucket Bucketful   The quantity contained in a bucket Bucket_along   Step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" Bucket_seat   A low single seat as in cars or planes Bucket_shop   (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket Bucket_shop   An unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm Buckeye   A resident of Ohio Back to top Buckeye   Tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds Buckeye   The inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut Buckeye_State   A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region Buckingham_Palace   The London residence of the British sovereign Bucking_bronco   A vicious or unbreakable bronco Buckle   Fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong Buckle   A shape distorted by twisting or folding Buckle   Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave" Buckle   Fold or collapse; "His knees buckled" Buckle   Fasten with a buckle or buckles Buckler   Armor carried on the arm to intercept blows Buckler_fern   Any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori Buckler_mustard   Plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers Buckleya   Parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull-green olivelike fruits Buckleya_distichophylla   Parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull-green olivelike fruits Buckle_down   Work very hard, like a slave Buckle_under   Consent reluctantly Buckminsterfullerene   A spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene Buckminster_Fuller   United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983) Buckram   A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing Back to top Buckram   Stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt" Buckram   Rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality" Buckshee   Free of charge; "if they deposit these shares in the scheme they will get further buckshee shares on a one-for-one basis"- Economist Buckshot   Small lead shot for shotgun shells Buckskin   Horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail Buckskin   A soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin Buckskins   Breeches made of buckskin Buckthorn   An Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions Buckthorn   Any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia Buckthorn   A shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments Buckthorn_berry   Fruit of various buckthorns yielding dyes or pigments Buckthorn_family   Trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value Bucktooth   A large projecting front tooth Buckwheat   Grain ground into flour Buckwheat   Or member of genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour Buckwheat_cake   A pancake made with buckwheat flour Buckwheat_family   A family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats Buckwheat_tree   Tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers Buckyball   A spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene Buck_fever   Nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter Back to top Buck_private   An enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value" Buck_up   Gain courage Bucolic   A short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life Bucolic   A country person Bucolic   Used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" Bucolic   Relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy" Bucuresti   National capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania Bud   A partially opened flower Bud   A swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals Bud   Start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship" Bud   Develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!" Budapest   Capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary Buddha   Founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC) Buddha   One who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment Buddhism   The teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth Buddhism   A religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha Buddhist   One who follows the teachings of Buddha Buddhist   Of or relating to or supporting Buddhism; "Buddhist sculpture" Buddhistic   Of or relating to or supporting Buddhism; "Buddhist sculpture" Budding   Reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent Back to top Budding   Beginning to develop; "a budding genius" Buddleia   Tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers Buddy   A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities Buddy-buddy   (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months" Buddy_Holly   United States rock star (1936-1959) Buddy_system   A cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming) Budge   United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000) Budge   Move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" Budgereegah   Small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors Budgerigar   Small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors Budgerygah   Small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors Budget   A summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them; "the president submitted the annual budget to Congress" Budget   A sum of money allocated for a particular purpose; "the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year" Budget   Make a budget Budgetary   Of or relating to a budget; "budgetary considerations" Budget_cut   The act of reducing budgeted expenditures Budget_deficit   An excess of expenditures over revenues Budget_for   Calculate enough money for; provide for in the budget; "I have not budgeted for these expensive meals" Budget_items   The expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes Budgie   Small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors Back to top Budorcas   Gnu goats Budorcas_taxicolor   Large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area Bud_brush   Half-shrubby perennial valuable as sheep forage in the United States Bud_sagebrush   Half-shrubby perennial valuable as sheep forage in the United States Buena_Vista   In 1847 United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican forces under Santa Anna in the Mexican War Buenos_Aires   Capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina''s chief port and industrial and cultural center Buff   An implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) Buff   A medium to dark tan color Buff   Bare skin; "swimming in the buff" Buff   An ardent follower and admirer Buff   A soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen Buff   Polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" Buff   Strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him" Buff   Of the color of buff leather Buffalo   Any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo Buffalo   Large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains Buffalo   Meat from an American bison Buffalo   A city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls) Buffalo   Intimidate or overawe Buffalofish   Any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley Back to top Buffalofish   Large carp-like North American fish Buffalo_Bill   United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917) Buffalo_Bill's_Wild_West_Show   A spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale; toured the United States and Europe Buffalo_Bill_Cody   United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917) Buffalo_bur   North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowers Buffalo_carpet_beetle   A small black and red and white carpet beetle Buffalo_chip   A piece of dried bovine dung Buffalo_clover   Clover of western United States Buffalo_clover   Clover of western United States Buffalo_clover   Low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States Buffalo_fish   Any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley Buffalo_gnat   Small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals Buffalo_gourd   Perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit Buffalo_grass   Short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam) Buffalo_grass   Low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass Buffalo_Indian   A member of one of the tribes of American Indians who lived a nomadic life following the buffalo in the Great Plains of North America Buffalo_nut   Shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes Buffalo_nut   Oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood Buffalo_wing   Crisp spicy chicken wings Buffel_grass   Erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used in especially in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage Back to top Buffer   An implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) Buffer   A cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact Buffer   A power tool used to buff surfaces Buffer   (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system Buffer   An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track Buffer   An ionic compound that resists changes in its pH Buffer   Add a buffer (a solution); "buffered saline solution for the eyes" Buffer   Protect from impact; "cushion the blow" Buffered_aspirin   Aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin) Bufferin   Aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin) Buffer_country   A small neutral state between two rival powers Buffer_solution   A solution containing a buffer Buffer_state   A small neutral state between two rival powers Buffer_storage   (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system Buffer_store   (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system Buffet   A piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers Buffet   Usually inexpensive bar Buffet   A meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves Buffet   Strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him" Buffet   Strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" Back to top Buffeted   Pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities Buffeting   Repeated heavy blows Buffet_car   A passenger car where food is served in transit Buffing_wheel   A wheel that is covered with soft material Bufflehead   Small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage Buffoon   A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior Buffoon   A rude or vulgar fool Buffoonery   Acting like a clown or buffoon Buffoonish   Like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor" Bufo   Any toad of the genus Bufo Bufonidae   True toads Bufo_americanus   Common toad of America Bufo_boreas   Of a great variety of habitats from southern Alaska to Baja California west of the Rockies Bufo_bufo   Common toad of Europe Bufo_calamita   Common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops Bufo_canorus   Of high Sierra Nevada meadows and forest borders Bufo_debilis   Small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and stripes Bufo_marinus   Largest known toad species; native to Central America; valuable destroyer of insect pests Bufo_microscaphus   A uniformly warty stocky toad of washes and streams of semiarid southwestern United States Bufo_speciosus   Nocturnal burrowing toad of mesquite woodland and prairies of the United States southwest Back to top Bufo_viridis   Eurasian toad with variable chiefly green coloring Bug   A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use Bug   General term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate Bug   Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis Bug   A small hidden microphone; for listening secretly Bug   A fault or defect in a system or machine Bug   Annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" Bug   Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?" Bug-hunter   A zoologist who studies insects Bugaboo   A source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them" Bugaboo   An imaginary monster used to frighten children Buganda   A state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom Bugbane   A plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects Bugbane   North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally Bugbear   An object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson Bugbear   An imaginary monster used to frighten children Bugged   Having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices; "wired hotel rooms"; "even the car is bugged" Bugger   Someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) Bugger   Practice anal sex upon Buggery   Anal intercourse committed by a man with a man or woman Back to top Bugger_all   Little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery" Bugger_off   Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" Bugginess   The state of having bugs Buggy   A small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse Buggy   Infested with bugs Buggy   Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" Buggy_whip   A horsewhip once used by a driver of a buggy; "since buggies have been replaced by cars the buggy whip has become a symbol for anything that is hopelessly outmoded" Bugle   A brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares Bugle   A tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration Bugle   Any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover Bugle   Play on a bugle Bugler   Someone who plays a bugle Bugleweed   Any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover Bugleweed   A mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States Bugle_call   A signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle Bugloss   Widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States Bugloss   Perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers Bugologist   A zoologist who studies insects Bugology   The branch of zoology that studies insects Bug_out   Bulge outward; "His eyes popped" Back to top Buhl   An inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork Build   Constitution of the human body Build   Alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" Build   Develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera" Build   Form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager''s plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" Build   Bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" Build   Improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents" Build   Found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person''s reputation" Build   Make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" Build   Build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation" Build   Be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles" Build   Give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business" Build   Order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state" Builder   Someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) Builder   A substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action Building   The act of constructing or building something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" Building   The commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades" Building   A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" Building   The occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise" Building_block   A block of material used in construction work Back to top Building_block   A single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids" Building_code   Set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings Building_complex   A whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures Building_department   The division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant Building_material   Material used for constructing buildings Building_permit   A document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot Building_site   A lot on which there are no permanent buildings Building_society   British equivalent of United States savings and loan association Building_supply_house   A store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures Building_supply_store   A store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures Buildup   The act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion" Buildup   Highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup" Buildup   The result of the process of accumulation; "the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes" Build_in   Make something an integral part of something else; "we can build in a special clause to make the contract better for you" Build_on   Be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What''s this new evidence based on?" Build_up   Enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings" Build_up   Change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" Build_up   Form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager''s plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" Build_up   Bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" Build_up   Prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border" Back to top Build_upon   Be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What''s this new evidence based on?" Built   (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; "the built liquid detergents" Built(a)   Formed by fitting or joining components together Built(p)   Well or attractively formed with respect to physique Built-in   Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth" Built-in_bed   A bed that is built in and fixed to a wall Built-soap_powder   Soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders Built-up   Peopled with settlers; "the built-up areas" Built_in_bed   A bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers Buirdly   Muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly'' is a Scottish term" Bujumbura   The capital and largest city of Burundi; "Usumbura was renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962" Bukharin   Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938) Bulawayo   Industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe Bulb   A rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe" Bulb   Electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated Bulb   A rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ Bulb   Lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb'' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning" Bulb   A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure Bulbaceous   Producing or growing from bulbs Bulbar   Involving the medulla oblongata; "bulbar paralysis" Back to top Bulbar_conjunctiva   The part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea Bulbed   Having a bulb Bulbil   Small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers Bulblet   Small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers Bulblet_bladder_fern   North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets Bulblet_fern   North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets Bulblike   Like a bulb Bulbourethral_gland   Either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin''s gland in the female Bulbous   Curving outward Bulbous   Like a bulb Bulbous_iris   Any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb Bulbous_plant   Plant growing from a bulb Bulbul   Nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry Bulgaria   A republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe Bulgarian   A Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria Bulgarian   A native or inhabitant of Bulgaria Bulgarian   Of or relating to or characteristic of Bulgaria or its people; "the Bulgarian capital is Sofia" Bulgarian_capital   Capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria Bulgarian_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Bulgaria Bulge   Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form Back to top Bulge   Cause to bulge or swell outwards Bulge   Swell or protrude outwards; "His eyes bulged with surprise" Bulge   Bulge outward; "His eyes popped" Bulge   Bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge Bulge_out   Bulge outward; "His eyes popped" Bulghur   Parched crushed wheat Bulginess   The property possessed by a rounded convexity Bulging   Curving or bulging outward Bulging   Curving outward Bulgur   Parched crushed wheat Bulgur_pilaf   Pilaf made with bulgur wheat instead of rice and usually without meat Bulgur_wheat   Parched crushed wheat Bulgy   Curving outward Bulimarexia   A disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting Bulima_nervosa   A disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting Bulimia   Pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions) Bulimia   A disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation Bulimic   A person suffering from bulimia Bulimic   Suffering from bulimia Bulk   The property possessed by a large mass Back to top Bulk   The property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports" Bulk   The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished" Bulk   Cause to bulge or swell outwards Bulk   Stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack" Bulkhead   A partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments Bulkiness   An unwieldy largeness Bulky   Of large size for its weight Bulk_large   Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" Bulk_mail   Mail consisting of large numbers of identical items (circulars or advertisements) sent to individual addresses at less than 1st-class rates and paid for in one lot Bulk_modulus   The ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume Bull   A serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment" Bull   Mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow''; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle Bull   Uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle Bull   Obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" Bull   A formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) Bull   The center of a target Bull   The second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 Bull   (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus Bull   A large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got" Bull   An investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later Back to top Bull   Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman Bull   Advance in price; "stocks were bulling" Bull   Talk through one''s hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" Bull   Try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying Bull   Push or force; "He bulled through his demands" Bull's_eye   Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull''s eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president''s speech was a home run" Bull's_eye   In target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target; "in repeated sets of five shots his numbers of bull''s-eyes varied" Bull's_eye   The center of a target Bull-snake   Any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes Bulla   The round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull Bulla   (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid Bullace   Small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters Bullace_grape   Dull-purple grape of southern United States Bullate   Of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered Bullbat   Mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker Bullbrier   A very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries Bulldog   A sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting Bulldog   Throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo Bulldog   Attack viciously and ferociously Bulldog   Stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" Back to top Bulldog_ant   Any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus Myrmecia Bulldog_clip   A clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws Bulldog_wrench   A wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something Bulldoze   Flatten with or as if with a bulldozer Bulldozer   Large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground Bullet   (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" Bullet   A projectile that is fired from a gun Bullet   A high-speed passenger train Bullet-headed   Having a small round head Bullet-headed   Obstinate and stupid Bullethead   A head shaped like a bullet Bulletin   A brief report especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast Bulletin   Make public by bulletin Bulletin_board   A board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements Bulletin_board   A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest Bulletin_board_system   A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest Bulletproof   Not penetrable by bullets; "bulletproof glass"; "bulletproof vest" Bulletproof   Without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument" Bulletproof_vest   A vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet Bullet_fingerprinting   Identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it Back to top Bullet_hole   A hole made by a bullet passing through it Bullet_train   A high-speed passenger train Bullet_vote   Vote cumulatively and distribute the votes according to some principle Bullfight   A Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators Bullfighter   Someone who fights bulls Bullfighting   The activity at a bullfight Bullfinch   Common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast Bullfinch   United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844) Bullfrog   Largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice Bullhead   Any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States Bullhead   Freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines Bullheaded   Obstinate and stupid Bullheadedness   Resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires Bullhorn   A portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier Bullied   Frightened into submission or compliance Bullion   Gold or silver in bars or ingots Bullion   A mass of precious metal Bullish   Expecting a rise in prices Bullnecked   Having a thick short powerful neck Bullnose   A small carpenter''s plane with the cutting edge near the front Back to top Bullnosed_plane   A small carpenter''s plane with the cutting edge near the front Bullock   Castrated bull Bullock   Young bull Bullock's_heart   Large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp Bullock's_heart   Small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit Bullock's_heart_tree   Small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit Bullock's_oriole   Western subspecies of northern oriole Bullocky   Resembling a bullock in strength and power; "thick bullocky shoulders" Bullock_block   A pulley-block at the head of a topmast Bullock_heart   Small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit Bullpen   A large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily Bullpen   A place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game Bullring   A stadium where bullfights take place Bullrush   Tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America Bullrush   Tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa Bullshit   Obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" Bullshit   Talk through one''s hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" Bullshot   A cocktail made with vodka and beef bouillon or consomme Bullterrier   A powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers Bully   A cruel and brutal fellow Back to top Bully   Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate Bully   Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" Bully   Very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" Bullyboy   A swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction Bullying   The act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something Bullying   Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others Bullyrag   Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" Bully_beef   Beef cured or pickled in brine Bully_off   Start a game by a face-off Bully_pulpit   A public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter; "the American presidency is a bully pulpit" Bully_tree   A hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber Bull_bay   Evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers Bull_fiddle   Largest and lowest member of the violin family Bull_market   A market characterized by rising prices for securities Bull_mastiff   Large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff Bull_Moose_Party   A former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose Bull_neck   A thick short powerful neck Bull_nettle   Coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States Bull_nose   A disease of pigs resulting in swelling of the snout Bull_pine   Common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature Back to top Bull_Run   Either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles Bull_session   An informal discussion (usually among men) Bull_shark   A most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous Bull_snake   Any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes Bull_terrier   A powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers Bull_thistle   European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States Bull_through   Push or force; "He bulled through his demands" Bull_tongue   A heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields Bulnesia   Palo santo Bulnesia_sarmienti   South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense Bulrush   Tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America Bulrush   Tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa Bulrush_millet   Tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer Bultmann   A Lutheran theologian in Germany (1884-1976) Bulwark   A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away Bulwark   A fence-like structure around a deck Bulwark   An embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down" Bulwark   Defend with a bulwark Bulwarks   A fence-like structure around a deck Bulwer-Lytton   English writer of historical romances (1803-1873) Back to top Bum   The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" Bum   Person who does no work; "a lazy bum" Bum   A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git''" Bum   A disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums" Bum   Ask for and get free; be a parasite Bum   Be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" Bum   Of very poor quality Bumble   Speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" Bumble   Walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about" Bumble   Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Bumblebee   Robust hairy social bee of temperate regions Bumbler   Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence Bumbling   Not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse Bumboat   A small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor Bumelia   Deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having very hard wood and milky latex Bumelia_lanuginosa   Deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico Bumelia_lycioides   Shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit Bumf   Toilet paper (often used for printed matter that might as well be used as toilet paper) Bummer   A bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug Bummer   An experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing; "having to stand in line so long was a real bummer" Back to top Bump   An impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle" Bump   Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form Bump   A lump on the body caused by a blow Bump   Knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree" Bump   Remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" Bump   Dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind" Bump   Come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" Bump   Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant" Bumper   A mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage Bumper   A glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); "we quaffed a bumper of ale" Bumper   Extraordinarily abundant; "a bumper crop" Bumper-to-bumper   Used of traffic; "bumper-to-bumper traffic" Bumper_car   A small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged Bumper_guard   Vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicle Bumper_jack   A jack for lifting a motor vehicle by the bumper Bumph   Toilet paper (often used for printed matter that might as well be used as toilet paper) Bumpiness   The texture of a surface that has many bumps Bumpkin   Not very intelligent or interested in culture Bumpkinly   Awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists" Bumptious   Offensively self-assertive Back to top Bumptiously   In a bumptious manner; "he behaved rather bumptiously and offended the hostess" Bumptiousness   Offensive assertiveness Bumpy   Characterized by rough motion; "a bumpy ride" Bump_around   Shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game" Bump_into   Collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole" Bump_off   Kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" Bump_up   Increase or raise; "OPEC bumped up the price of oil" Bum_about   Be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" Bum_around   Be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" Bun   Small rounded bread either plain or sweet Bun-fight   (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion Buna_rubber   Made by polymerizing butadiene Bunce   A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line" Bunch   Any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle" Bunch   A grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" Bunch   An informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" Bunch   Gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk" Bunch   Form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" Bunchberry   Creeping red-berried perennial herb distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska Bunche   United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971) Back to top Bunched   Occurring close together in bunches or clusters Bunchgrass   Any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States Bunchy   Occurring close together in bunches or clusters Bunch_grass   Any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States Bunch_together   Form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" Bunch_up   Gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk" Bunch_up   Form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" Bunco   A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property Bunco   Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" Buncombe   Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) Bunco_game   A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property Bundesbank   The central bank of Germany Bundle   A package of several things tied together for carrying or storing Bundle   A collection of things wrapped or boxed together Bundle   A large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house" Bundle   Sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one''s betrothed Bundle   Compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" Bundle   Gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk" Bundle   Make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions" Bundled-up   Dressed warmly; "bundled-up sailors and soldiers" Back to top Bundle_off   Send off unceremoniously Bundle_of_His   A bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract Bundle_up   Dress warmly; "Mother bundled up the children for the long way to school" Bundle_up   Make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions" Bundling   The act of shoving hastily; "she complained about bundling the children off to school" Bundling   The act of binding something into a bundle Bundling   A one-time custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing Bunfight   (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion Bung   A plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask Bung   Close with a cork or stopper Bung   Give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" Bungaloid   Characterized by bungalows; "the bungaloid suburbs" Bungalow   A small house with a single story Bungarus   Kraits Bungarus_fasciatus   Sluggish krait banded with black and yellow Bungee   An elasticized rope Bungee_cord   An elasticized rope Bunghole   A hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it Bungle   An embarrassing mistake Bungle   Spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; "I bungled it!" Back to top Bungle   Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Bungled   Spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job" Bungler   Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence Bunglesome   Difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" Bungling   Not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse Bungling   Showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" Bunion   A painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe Bunji-bunji   Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison Bunk   A bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers Bunk   A rough bed (as at a campsite) Bunk   A long trough for feeding cattle Bunk   Beds built one above the other Bunk   A message that seems to convey no meaning Bunk   Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) Bunk   Flee; take to one''s heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" Bunk   Provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs" Bunk   Avoid paying; "beat the subway fare" Bunker   A hazard on a golf course Bunker   A fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground Bunker   Hit a golf ball into a bunker Back to top Bunker   Transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse Bunker   Fill (a ship''s bunker) with coal or oil Bunker_Buster   A 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground faccilities Bunker_Hill   The first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775); the British defeated the colonial forces Bunker_mentality   Defensiveness resulting from repeated attacks; "after so many suicide bombings the Israelis have to resist developing a bunker mentality" Bunkmate   Someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself Bunko   A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property Bunko_game   A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property Bunkum   Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) Bunk_bed   Beds built one above the other Bunk_down   Go to bed; "We bedded down at midnight" Bunk_off   Play truant from work or school; "The boy often plays hooky" Bunny   (usually informal) especially a young rabbit Bunny   A young waitress in a night club whose costume includes a rabbit-tail and ears Bunny_girl   A young waitress in a night club whose costume includes a rabbit-tail and ears Bunny_hug   A syncopated ballroom dance formerly popular in the US Bunny_rabbit   (usually informal) especially a young rabbit Buns   The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" Bunsen   A gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air Bunsen   German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899) Back to top Bunsen_burner   A gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air Bunt   (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat Bunt   Fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores Bunt   Similar to Tilletia caries Bunt   Disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores Bunt   To strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way" Bunt   Hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance Buntal   Fine white Philippine fiber from stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms; used in making hats Bunter   A batter who bunts Bunting   Any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America Bunting   A loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc. Bunuel   Spanish film director (1900-1983) Bunyan   A legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; had a blue ox named Babe; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe''s footprints filled with water" Bunyan   English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim''s Progress (1628-1688) Bunyaviridae   A large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods) Bunyavirus   An animal virus belonging to the family Bunyaviridae; can be used as a bioweapon Bunya_bunya   Nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines Bunya_bunya   Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law Bunya_bunya_tree   Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law Buoy   Bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards Back to top Buoy   Mark with a buoy Buoy   Keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up" Buoy   Float on the surface of water Buoyancy   Irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his bouyancy and persistent good humor" Buoyancy   The property of something weightless and insubstantial Buoyancy   Cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface Buoyant   Characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s" Buoyant   Tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf" Buoyantly   In a cheerfully buoyant manner; "we accepted the opportunity buoyantly" Buoy_up   Make more cheerful Buoy_up   Keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up" Buoy_up   Make more cheerful Buphthalmum   Oxeye Buphthalmum_salicifolium   Hairy Eurasian perennial having deep yellow daisies on lax willowy stems; found in the wild in open woodland and on rocky slopes Bur   Small bit used in dentistry or surgery Bur   Seed vessel having hooks or prickles Bur   Remove the burrs from Bur-reed_family   Coextensive with the genus Sparganium Bura   A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad Burbage   English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare''s tragedies (1567-1619) Back to top Burbank   United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926) Burberry   A lightweight belted gabardine raincoat with a distinctive tartan lining; name for the original manufacturer Burble   Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" Burbling   Uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones" Burbly   Uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones" Burbot   Elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth Burchell's_zebra   Of the plains of central and eastern Africa Burden   Weight to be borne or conveyed Burden   An onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that''s a load off my mind" Burden   The central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse Burden   The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work Burden   Impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" Burden   Weight down with a load Burdened   Bearing a physically heavy weight or load; "tree limbs burdened with ice"; "a heavy-laden cart"; "loaded down with packages" Burdened   Bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities; "she always felt burdened by the load of paper work" Burdenless   Not encumbered with a physical burden or load Burdensome   Not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren''t onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule" Burdensomeness   Unwelcome burdensome difficulty Burden_of_proof   The duty of proving a disputed charge Burdock   Any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs Back to top Bureau   Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes Bureau   An administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" Bureaucracy   Nonelective government officials Bureaucrat   An official of a bureaucracy Bureaucratic   Of or relating to or resembling a bureaucrat or bureaucracy; "his bureaucratic behavior annoyed his colleagues"; "a bureaucratic nightmare" Bureaucratically   With respect to bureaucracy; "it''s bureaucratically complicated" Bureaucratically   In a bureaucratic manner; "his bureaucratically petty behavior annoyed her" Bureaucratic_procedure   Needlessly time-consuming procedure Bureaucratism   Nonelective government officials Bureau_de_change   (French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms   The law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson Bureau_of_Customs   The agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs Bureau_of_Diplomatic_Security   The bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas Bureau_of_Engraving_and_Printing   The agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency Bureau_of_Intelligence_and_Research   An agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community Bureau_of_Justice_Assistance   The bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse Bureau_of_Justice_Statistics   The agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policymakers Bureau_of_the_Census   The bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Buret   Measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration Burette   Measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration Back to top Burg   Colloquial American term for a town; "I''ve lived in this burg all my life" Burgeon   Grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population" Burgeon_forth   Produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" Burgess   A citizen of an English borough Burgess   English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993) Burgh   A borough in Scotland Burgher   A member of the middle class Burgher   A citizen of an English borough Burglar   A thief who enters a building with intent to steal Burglarious   Involving or resembling burglary; "burglarious tools" Burglarise   Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling Burglarize   Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling Burglarproof   Secure against burglary Burglary   Entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property Burglar_alarm   A warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary Burglar_alarm   A loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm; "they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away" Burgle   Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling Burgomaster   A mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria Burgoo   Thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables are available; southern United States Burgoo   A gathering at which burgoo stew is served Back to top Burgoo   Porridge made of rolled oats Burgoyne   British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792) Burgrass   A grass of the genus Cenchrus Burgrave   The military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries Burgrave   A nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right Burgundy   A dark purplish red to blackish red Burgundy   Red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere) Burgundy   A former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines Burgundy_sauce   Reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter Burgundy_wine   Red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere) Burhinidae   Large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews Burhinus   Type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews Burhinus_oedicnemus   Large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint Burial   Concealing something under the ground Burial   The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave Burial_chamber   A chamber that is used as a grave Burial_garment   Cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial Burial_ground   A tract of land used for burials Burial_mound   (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs Burial_site   A tract of land used for burials Back to top Burial_vault   A burial chamber (usually underground) Buried   Placed in a grave; "the hastily buried corpses" Buried   Covered from view; "her face buried (or hidden) in her hands"; "a secret buried deep within herself" Burin   A chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving Burk   United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) Burka   A loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan; "the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa" Burke   United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) Burke   English statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797) Burke   Get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue" Burke   Murder without leaving a trace on the body Burked(p)   Suppressed quietly or indirectly Burkina_Faso   A desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960 Burkina_Faso_franc   The basic unit of money in Burkina Faso Burl   Soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design Burl   A large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree Burl   The wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer Burl   Remove the burls from cloth Burlap   Coarse jute fabric Burlap_bag   A bag made of burlap Burled   (of wood) have a pattern from the grain of a tree burl Back to top Burlesque   A composition that imitates somebody''s style in a humorous way Burlesque   A theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease) Burlesque   Make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" Burlesque   Relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; "burlesque theater" Burlington   The largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont Burly   Muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly'' is a Scottish term" Burma   A mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar" Burmannia   Type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a 3-angled or 3-winged perianth Burmanniaceae   Family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers Burma_padauk   Tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany Burmeisteria   A genus of Dasypodidae Burmeisteria_retusa   Of southern South America Burmese   The official language of Burma Burmese   A native or inhabitant of Myanmar Burmese   Of or relating to or characteristic of Myanmar or its people; "the Burmese capital"; "Burmese tonal languages" Burmese-Yi   The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and Yunnan Burmese_cat   A short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or gray coat Burmese_rosewood   Tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany Burn   Damage inflicted by burning Burn   A burned place or area Back to top Burn   An injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation Burn   A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun Burn   Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire Burn   Get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun Burn   Burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress" Burn   Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" Burn   Undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" Burn   Cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil" Burn   Destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" Burn   Use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" Burn   Create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" Burn   Feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies" Burn   Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" Burn   Feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning" Burn   Spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn" Burn   Burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem" Burn   Cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" Burn   Shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" Burnable   Possible to burn Burned   Ruined by overcooking; "she served us underdone bacon and burnt buscuits" Back to top Burned   Destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars" Burned   Injured by intense heat (as of fire or the sun); "his cracked, black burned lips" Burned   Hardened by subjecting to intense heat; "baked bricks"; "burned bricks" Burned   Treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point; "burnt sienna" Burned   Having undergone oxidation; "burned powder" Burned-out   Destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars" Burned-out   Inoperative as a result of heat or friction; "a burned-out picture tube" Burned-out   Exhausted as a result of long-time stress; "she was burned-out before she was 30" Burner   An apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner" Burner   The heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking; "the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one" Burnett   United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924) Burnet_bloodwort   European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads Burnham   United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912) Burning   The act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance" Burning   Execution by fire Burning   Execution by electricity Burning   A process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light Burning   Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire Burning   Lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car''s tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming cr Burning   Consuming fuel; used in combination; "coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves" Back to top Burning   Producing or having a painfully hot sensation; "begged for water to soothe his burning throat" Burning(a)   Intensely hot; "a burning fever"; "the burning sand" Burning(a)   Of immediate import; "burning issues of the day" Burning(a)   Characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" Burning_at_the_stake   Execution by fire Burning_bush   Densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn Burning_bush   Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather Burning_bush   Deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds Burning_bush   (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses Burnish   The property of being smooth and shiny Burnish   Polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" Burnished   Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" Burnoose   A long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors Burnous   A long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors Burnouse   A long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors Burns   Celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796) Burns   United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996) Burnside   Beard grown down the side of a man''s face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) Burnside   United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881) Burnt   Ruined by overcooking; "she served us underdone bacon and burnt buscuits" Back to top Burnt   Destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars" Burnt   Hardened by subjecting to intense heat; "baked bricks"; "burned bricks" Burnt   Treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point; "burnt sienna" Burnt   Having undergone oxidation; "burned powder" Burnt-out   Destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars" Burnt-out   Inoperative as a result of heat or friction; "a burned-out picture tube" Burnt-out   Exhausted as a result of long-time stress; "she was burned-out before she was 30" Burnt_lime   A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide Burnt_sienna   A shade of brown with a tinge of red Burnt_sienna   A reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna Burnt_umber   A medium to dark brown color Burnt_umber   Dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber Burnup   The amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor) Burnup   A high-speed motorcycle race on a public road Burn_bag   A bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned Burn_center   A center where patients with severe burns can be treated Burn_down   Burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames" Burn_down   Destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" Burn_mark   A burned place or area Burn_off   Clear land of its vegetation by burning it off Back to top Burn_off   Use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" Burn_out   Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" Burn_plant   Very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants Burn_up   Burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames" Burn_up   Use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" Burn_up   Burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" Burp   A reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth Burp   Expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" Burping   A reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth Burp_gun   A fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun Burqa   A loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan; "the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa" Burr   Small bit used in dentistry or surgery Burr   Rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting Burr   Rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece Burr   United States politician who served as Vice President under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836) Burr   Seed vessel having hooks or prickles Burr   Remove the burrs from Burr-headed   Having a head of straight hair cut very short (hence bristly) Burrawong   Large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales Burrawong   Large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales Back to top Burred   Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" Burrfish   Any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines Burrhus_Frederic_Skinner   United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990) Burrill_Bernard_Crohn   United States physician who specialized in diseases of the intestines; he was the first to describe regional ileitis which is now known as Crohn''s disease (1884-1983) Burrito   A flour tortilla folded around a filling Burrlike   Resembling a burr; especially in being prickly Burro   Small donkey used as a pack animal Burroughs   United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950) Burroughs   United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898) Burroughs   United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997) Burrow   A hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter Burrow   Move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest" Burro_deer   Long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers Burry   Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" Burr_drill   A high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth Burr_marigold   Any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing Burr_oak   Medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood Bursa   A small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints Bursa   A city in northwestern Turkey Bursal   Relating to or affecting a bursa Back to top Bursar   The treasurer at a college or university Bursary   The treasury of a public institution or religious order Bursa_omentalis   An isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach Bursera   Type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi Burseraceae   Resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees Bursera_microphylla   Small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers Bursera_simaruba   Tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes Bursiform   Shaped like a pouch Bursitis   Inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder Burst   The act of exploding or bursting something; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" Burst   A sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" Burst   Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" Burst   A sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" Burst   Burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded" Burst   Break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst" Burst   Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst" Burst   Emerge suddenly; "The sun burst into view" Burst   Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" Burst   Move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night" Burst   Cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe" Back to top Burst   Be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" Burst   Suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted'' is an informal term for `burst''); "a burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured appendix"; "a busted balloon" Burster   A quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" Bursting   (of munitions) going off; "bursting bombs"; "an exploding nuclear device"; "a spectacular display of detonating anti-tank mines" Bursting_charge   A quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" Bursting_explosive   A high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack Burst_forth   Burst forth into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past" Burst_forth   Be unleashed; burst forth with violence or noise; "His anger exploded" Burst_forth   Jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes" Burst_in_on   Spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation" Burst_out   Erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" Burst_out   Appear suddenly; "Spring popped up everywhere in the valley" Burst_out   Give sudden release to an expression; "We burst out laughing"; "''I hate you,'' she burst out" Burst_upon   Spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation" Burt   English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971) Burthen   A variant of `burden'' Burthen   Weight down with a load Burton   A strong dark English ale Burton   Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984) Burton   English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) Back to top Burundi   A landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika Burundi   Of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people; "the Burundi capital" Burundian   A native or inhabitant of Burundi Burundian   Of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people; "the Burundi capital" Burundi_franc   The basic unit of money in Burundi Burunduki   Terrestrial Siberian squirrel Burweed_marsh_elder   Tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil is central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever Bury   Dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories" Bury   Place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods" Bury   Embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap" Bury   Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" Bury   Cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas" Bury   Place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaos were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" Burying   Concealing something under the ground Burying_ground   A tract of land used for burials Bur_grass   A grass of the genus Cenchrus Bur_marigold   Any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing Bur_oak   Medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood Bur_reed   Marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit Bus   A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" Back to top Bus   A car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus" Bus   An electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system" Bus   The topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar Bus   Remove used dishes from the table in restaurants Bus   Ride in a bus Bus   Send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to school" Busbar   An electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system" Busboy   A restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes Busby   Tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions Bush   Hair growing in the pubic area Bush   Dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes Bush   A large wilderness area Bush   Vice President under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924) Bush   United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974) Bush   43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) Bush   A low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches Bush   Provide with a bushing Bush   Not of the highest quality or sophistication Bush-league   Not of the highest quality or sophistication Bushbaby   Agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears Back to top Bushbuck   Antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns Bushed(p)   Very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I''m dead after that long trip" Bushel   A basket large enough to hold a bushel Bushel   A United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches Bushel   A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks Bushel   Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" Bushel_basket   A basket large enough to hold a bushel Bushido   Traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living Bushing   A cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction Bushing   An insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass Bushman   A dweller in the Australian bush country Bushman   A member of the race of nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa Bushman's_poison   Evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa Bushnell   American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824) Bushtit   Active gray titmice of western North America Bushwhack   Wait in hiding to attack Bushwhack   Cut one''s way through the woods or bush Bushwhack   Live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla Bushwhacker   A Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War Bushwhacker   A disparaging term for an unsophisticated person Back to top Bushwhacking   Lying in ambush; "bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush" Bushy   Resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading Bushy   Used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard" Bushytail_woodrat   Any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects Bushy_aster   Stiff perennial of the eastern United States having small linear leaves and numerous tiny white flower heads Bush_administration   The executive under President Bush Bush_baby   Agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears Bush_clover   Shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States Bush_hibiscus   Southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus Bush_honeysuckle   Spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green-yellow flowers Bush_honeysuckle   Bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers Bush_honeysuckle   A honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia Bush_jacket   A loose fitting jacket; resembles a shirt with four patch pockets and a belt Bush_lawyer   Stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth Bush_league   A league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball) Bush_leaguer   A player on a minor-league baseball team Bush_nasturtium   Annual with deep yellow flowers smaller than the common garden nasturtium Bush_out   Grow outward; "the plant quickly bushed out" Bush_pea   Any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers Bush_poppy   Evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers Back to top Bush_shrike   African shrike Bush_tit   Active gray titmice of western North America Bush_vetch   European purple-flowered with slender stems; occurs as a weed in hedges Bush_violet   Any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers Bush_willow   Small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers Bush_willow   Small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks Busily   In a busy manner; "they were busily engaged in buying souvenirs" Business   Incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" Business   The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he''s not in my line of business" Business   The activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" Business   The volume of business activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today" Business   A rightful concern or responsibility; "it''s none of your business"; "mind your own business" Business   An immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening" Business   Business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree" Business   A commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother''s business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" Business   Customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele" Businesslike   Exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business Businesslike   Not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal Businessman   A person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) Businessmen   The body of individuals who manage businesses Back to top Businesspeople   People who transact business (especially business executives) Businessperson   A capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise Businesswoman   A female businessperson Business_activity   Activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise Business_address   The address at which a business is located Business_agent   An agent who handles business affairs for another; especially one who deals with employers Business_card   A card on which are printed the person''s name and business affiliation Business_college   A school for teaching the clerical aspects of business and commerce Business_community   The body of individuals who manage businesses Business_concern   A commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother''s business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" Business_cycle   Recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline Business_data_processing   Data processing in accounting or business management Business_deal   A particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he''s a master of the business deal" Business_deduction   Tax write-off for expenses of doing business Business_department   A division of a business firm Business_district   The commercial center of a town or city Business_editor   The newspaper editor responsible for business news Business_enterprise   The activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" Business_establishment   An establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered Business_executive   An executive in a business corporation Back to top Business_expense   Ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer''s business or trade Business_firm   Members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" Business_index   A statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions; "this business index is computed relative to the base year of 1995" Business_interruption_insurance   Insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commerical activities due to the occurrence of a peril Business_leader   A very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" Business_letter   A letter dealing with business Business_life   A career in industrial or commercial or professional activities Business_line   A particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes" Business_loan   A bank loan granted for the use of a business Business_lunch   Lunch (usually at a restaurant) where business is discussed and the cost is charged as a business expense Business_news   News about businesses and investments Business_office   Place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building" Business_organisation   A commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother''s business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" Business_organization   A commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother''s business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" Business_people   People who transact business (especially business executives) Business_relation   A relation between different business enterprises Business_relationship   A formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account" Business_school   A graduate school offering study leading to a degree of Master in Business Administration Business_sector   Business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree" Business_suit   A suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen Back to top Business_traveler   A traveler whose expenses are paid by the business he works for Busker   A person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing) Buskin   A boot reaching halfway up to the knee Busload   The quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry Busman   Someone who drives a bus Busman's_holiday   A holiday where you do the same things you do at work BuSpar   A drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety Buspirone   A drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety Buss   The act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) Buss   Touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone''s mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room" Bust   An occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" Bust   A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person Bust   A complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" Bust   Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst" Bust   Go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" Bust   Ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" Bust   Separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" Bust   Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" Bust   Lacking funds; "`skint'' is a British slang term" Bust-up   A serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship) Back to top Bust-up_takeover   A leveraged buyout in which the target company''s assets are sold to repay the loan that financed the takeover Bustard   Large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes Bustard_quail   Small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains Busted   (used informally especially of bones) fractured; "my arm is busted"; "I got my head busted in the fight"; "can''t play with a busted baseball bat" Busted   Out of working order (`busted'' is an informal substitute for `broken''); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted" Busted   Suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted'' is an informal term for `burst''); "a burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured appendix"; "a busted balloon" Buster   A person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically Buster   A person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something; "dam buster"; "sanction buster"; "crime buster" Buster   A person who breaks horses Buster   A robust child Buster   An informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what''s up?" Buster_Keaton   United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966) Bustle   A rapid bustling commotion Bustle   A framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman''s skirt Bustle   Move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance" Bustle_about   Move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance" Bustling   Full of energetic and noisy activity; "a bustling city" Busty   (of a woman''s body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" Bust_up   Smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car" Busy   Keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" Back to top Busy   Crowdedwith or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport" Busy   Actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy" Busy   Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people''s business" Busy   (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged'' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists'' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory Busy   Overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" Busybodied   Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people''s business" Busybody   A person who meddles in the affairs of others Busyness   The state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"; "there is a constant hum of military preparation" Busywork   Active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork" Busy_bee   An alert and energetic person Bus_company   A public utility providing local transportation Bus_depot   A terminal that serves bus passengers Bus_driver   Someone who drives a bus Bus_fare   The fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar Bus_lane   A traffic lane intended for buses only Bus_line   An organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system Bus_route   The route regularly followed by a passenger bus Bus_service   A public utility providing local transportation Bus_station   A terminal that serves bus passengers Bus_stop   A place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers Back to top Bus_terminal   A terminal that serves bus passengers Bus_ticket   A ticket good for a ride on a bus Bus_topology   The topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar Bus_traffic   Buses coming and going But   And nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" Butacaine   A white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic Butacaine_sulfate   A white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic Butadiene   A gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers Butane   Occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels Butanoic_acid   An unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter Butanol   A flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents Butanone   Colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers and cements and adhesives and cleaning fluids and celluloid Butat   100 bututs equal 1 dalasi Butazolidin   Anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin) Butch   Offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine Butch   Pejorative synonym for lesbian Butch   Used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner Butcher   Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence Butcher   A person who slaughters or dresses meat for market Butcher   A brutal indiscriminate murderer Back to top Butcher   A retailer of meat Butcher   Kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter" Butcher's_broom   Shrub with stiff-pointed flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms Butcherbird   Large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns Butcherbird   Shrikes that impale their prey on thorns Butchering   The business of a butcher Butcherly   Accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war" Butcherly   Poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt" Butchery   The savage and excessive killing of many people Butchery   The business of a butcher Butchery   A building where animals are butchered Butcher_block   A thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood Butcher_board   A thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood Butcher_Cumberland   English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765) Butcher_knife   A large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat Butcher_paper   A strong wrapping paper that resists penetration by blood or meat fluids Butcher_shop   A shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold Butea   Genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak Butea_frondosa   East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye Butea_gum   Dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent Back to top Butea_kino   Dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent Butea_monosperma   East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye Butene   Any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers Buteo   Broad-winged soaring hawks Buteonine   Any hawk of the genus Buteo Buteonine   Relating to or resembling a haw of the genus Buteo Buteo_buteo   The common European short-winged hawk Buteo_jamaicensis   Dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail Buteo_lagopus   Large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers Buteo_lineatus   North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders Butler   A manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table Butt   Thick end of the handle Butt   The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) Butt   A large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons) Butt   A joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping Butt   Finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking Butt   Sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at Butt   The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" Butt   A victim of ridicule or pranks Butt   To strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way" Back to top Butt   Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" Butt   Place end to end without overlapping; "The frames must be butted at the joints" Butt-weld   A butt joint that is welded Butt-weld   Join by a buttweld Butt-welding   Creating a butt joint by welding Butte   A town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper Butte   A hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides Butter   An edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use Butter   A fighter who strikes the opponent with his head Butter   Spread butter on; "butter bread" Butter-and-eggs   Common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America Butter-bean_plant   Bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds Butter-flower   Any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus Butter-print   Tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States Butterball   Small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage Butterball   A rotund individual Butterbean   Small flat green bean similar to lima beans Butterbur   Small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas Buttercrunch   Lettuce with delicate and relatively crunchy leaves Buttercup   Any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus Back to top Buttercup_family   A family of Ranunculaceae Buttercup_squash   Drum-shaped squash with dark green rind marked in silver or gray Buttercup_squash   Plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with grayish markings Butterfat   The fatty substance of milk from which butter is made Butterfield   English architect who designed many churches (1814-1900) Butterfingered   Not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse Butterfingers   Someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball) Butterfish   Slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters Butterfish   Small marine fish with a short smooth-scaled compressed body and feeble spines Butterfish   Any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin Butterflower   Any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus Butterfly   A swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down Butterfly   Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings Butterfly   Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" Butterfly   Cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking; "butterflied shrimp" Butterfly   Flutter like a butterfly Butterflyfish   Tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins Butterfly_bush   Tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers Butterfly_collector   An entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths Butterfly_effect   The phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago Back to top Butterfly_fish   Small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found worldwide Butterfly_flower   Shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink purple-streaked flowers Butterfly_flower   Any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers Butterfly_nut   A threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning Butterfly_orchid   Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip Butterfly_orchid   Orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum Butterfly_orchid   Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip Butterfly_orchid   Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants Butterfly_orchid   Any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids Butterfly_orchis   Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip Butterfly_orchis   Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip Butterfly_pea   Large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers Butterfly_pea   Large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers Butterfly_pea   Vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue yellow-centered flowers Butterfly_plant   Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants Butterfly_plant   Orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red Butterfly_ray   Short-tailed broad-finned stingray Butterfly_stroke   A swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down Butterfly_valve   A valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle Butterfly_weed   Erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers Back to top Butterhead_lettuce   Lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruised Buttermilk   Residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture Buttermilk_biscuit   Very tender biscuit partially leavened with buttermilk and soda Buttermilk_pancake   A pancake made with buttermilk Butternut   Oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family Butternut   North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye Butternut_squash   Buff-colored squash with a long usually straight neck and sweet orange flesh Butternut_squash   Plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and smooth thin rind Butternut_tree   North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye Butterscotch   A hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar Butterweed   Any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packer; often placed in genus Senecio Butterweed   American ragwort with yellow flowers Butterwort   Any of numerous carnivorous bog plants of the genus Pinguicula having showy purple or yellow or white flowers and a rosette of basal leaves coated with a sticky secretion to trap small insects Buttery   A teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals Buttery   A small storeroom for storing foods or wines Buttery   Resembling or containing or spread with butter; "a rich buttery cake" Buttery   Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep" Butter_bean   Small flat green bean similar to lima beans Butter_bean   Bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds Butter_churn   A vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk Back to top Butter_cookie   Cookie containing much butter Butter_daisy   Coarse grayish green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico Butter_dish   A small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table Butter_knife   A small knife with a dull blade; for cutting or spreading butter Butter_up   Flatter with the intention of getting something Buttinsky   A meddler who tends to butt in Buttock   Either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump Buttocks   The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" Button   A round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes Button   An electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" Button   A female sexual organ homologous to the penis Button   Any of various plant parts that resemble buttons Button   Fasten with buttons; "button the dress" Button   Provide with buttons; "button a shirt" Button-down   Of a shirt; having the ends of the collar fastened down by buttons; "Brooks Brothers button-down shirts" Button-down   Unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business"- Newsweek Button-quail   Small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains Buttoned   Furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike Buttoned-down   Unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business"- Newsweek Buttoned-up   Conservative in professional manner; "employers are looking for buttoned-up types" Back to top Buttoned-up   (British colloquial) not inclined to conversation Buttonhole   A hole through which buttons are pushed Buttonhole   Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors Buttonhole_stitch   Reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a buttonhole Buttonhook   A hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole Buttonlike   Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" Buttonwood   Very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico Buttony   Ornamented with many buttons Buttony   Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" Button_fern   Jamaican fern having round buttonlike bulbils Button_fern   Fern of New Zealand and Australia having trailing fronds with dark green buttonlike leaflets Button_hole   A hole through which buttons are pushed Button_mangrove   Evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood Button_pink   Much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William Button_quail   Small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains Button_snakeroot   Any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads Button_snakeroot   Coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master Button_snakeroot   Coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite Button_tree   Evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood Button_up   Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached" Back to top Buttress   A support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building Buttress   Make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis" Buttress   Reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church" Buttressed   Held up by braces or buttresses Buttressing   A support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building Buttweld   Join by a buttweld Butty   A sandwich; "a bacon butty" Butt_against   Collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole" Butt_against   Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" Butt_end   Thick end of the handle Butt_hinge   A hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb Butt_in   Break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" Butt_joint   A joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping Butt_on   Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" Butt_pack   A waist pack worn with the pouch in back Butt_shaft   An blunt arrow without a barb; an arrow used for target practice Butt_weld   A butt joint that is welded Butt_welding   Creating a butt joint by welding Butut   100 bututs equal 1 dalasi Butyl   A hydrocarbon radical (C4H9) Back to top Butylate   Introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound Butylene   Any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers Butyl_alcohol   A flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents Butyl_nitrite   A colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers Butyl_rubber   Synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene Butyraceous   Having the qualities of butter or yielding or containing a substance like butter Butyric   Relating to or producing butyric acid Butyric_acid   An unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter Butyrin   Any of three glycerides of butyric acid But_then   (contrastive) from another point of view; "on the other hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"; "then again, she might not go" Buxaceae   Widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees Buxom   Euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump" Buxom   (of a woman''s body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" Buxomly   In a curvaceous way; "his date was curvaceously beguiling" Buxomness   The bodily property of being attractively plump and vigorous and (of women) full bosomed Buxus   Type genus of the Buxaceae Buxus_sempervirens   Large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures Buy   An advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" Buy   Accept as true; "I can''t buy this story" Buy   Obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" Back to top Buy   Acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work" Buy   Make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought" Buy   Be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train" Buy-and-bust_operation   An undercover operation by narcotics detectives to catch unsuspecting drug dealers Buyback   The act of purchasing back something previously sold Buyer   A person who buys Buyer's_market   A market in which more people want to sell than want to buy Buyers'_market   A market in which more people want to sell than want to buy Buyi   A branch of the Tai languages Buying   The act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge" Buyout   Acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock Buyout_bid   A bid to buy all of a person''s holdings Buy_at   Do one''s shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of Buy_back   Buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away; "He bought back the house that his father sold years ago" Buy_food   Purchase prepared food to be eaten at home Buy_in   Stock up on to keep for future use or sale; "let''s stock coffee as long as prices are low" Buy_into   Buy stocks or shares of a company Buy_it   Be killed or die; Buy_off   Pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor Buy_out   Take over ownership of; of corporations and companies Back to top Buy_the_farm   Die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" Buy_time   Act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage Buy_up   Take over ownership of; of corporations and companies Buzz   A confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued" Buzz   Sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee" Buzz   Call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant" Buzz   Fly low; "Planes buzzed the crowds in the square" Buzz   Make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive" Buzz   Be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" Buzzard   The common European short-winged hawk Buzzard   Common in South America and Central America and southern United States Buzzards_Bay   An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Massachusetts Buzzer   A signaling device that makes a buzzing sound Buzzer   A push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed Buzzing   Noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal" Buzzword   Stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition Buzz_bomb   A small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb Buzz_off   Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" Buzz_saw   A power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the periphery; rotates on a spindle BVD's   Men''s underwear Back to top BW   The use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food BWR   A nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine BW_defence   Defense against biological warfare BW_defense   Defense against biological warfare By   In reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day" By   So as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past" By-and-by   An indefinite time in the future; "he''ll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by" By-bid   Bid on behalf of someone else By-blow   The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents By-catch   Unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species; "thousands of dolphins and porpoises and whales are killed as part of the by-catch each year" By-line   An auxiliary activity By-line   A line giving the name of the writer of a story or article By-product   A product made during the manufacture of something else By-product   A secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence Byblos   An ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millenium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon north of Beirut; now partially excavated Bycatch   Unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species; "thousands of dolphins and porpoises and whales are killed as part of the by-catch each year" Bydgoszcz   An industrial city and river port in northern Poland Bye   A farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" Bye   You advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" Bye-bye   A farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" Back to top Byelarus   A landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet Byelorussia   A landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet Byelorussian   The Slavic language spoken in Belarus Byelorussian   A native or inhabitant of Byelorussia Bye_election   A special election between regular elections Bye_law   A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs Bygone   Past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones" Bygone   Well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era" Bylaw   A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs Bypass   A road that takes traffic around the edge of a town Bypass   A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current Bypass   A surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part) Bypass   Avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!" Bypass_capacitor   A capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high) frequencies Bypass_condenser   A capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high) frequencies Bypast   Well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era" Bypath   A side road little traveled (as in the countryside) Byplay   Incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" Byproduct   A product made during the manufacture of something else Byproduct   A secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence Back to top Byrd   Explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957) Byrd   English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623) Byrnie   A long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor Byroad   A side road little traveled (as in the countryside) Byron   English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824) Byssus   Tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface Bystander   A nonparticipant spectator Byte   A sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information Byway   A side road little traveled (as in the countryside) Byword   A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people Byzant   A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages Byzantine   A native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire Byzantine   Characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements" Byzantine   Highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by lab Byzantine   Of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium Byzantine   Of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it; "Byzantine monks"; "Byzantine rites" Byzantine_architecture   The style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire developed after the 5th century; massive domes with square bases and rounded arches and spires and much use of mosaics Byzantine_Church   The Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire Byzantine_Empire   A continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395 Byzantine_Greek   The Greek language from about 600 to 1200 AD Back to top Byzantinism   The doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters Byzantium   A continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395 Byzantium   An ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital By_all_means   Definitely or certainly; "Visit us by all means" By_all_odds   Without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win" By_and_by   At some eventual time in the future; "By and by he''ll understand"; "I''ll see you later" By_and_large   Usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn''t rain much here" By_any_means   In any way necessary; "I''ll pass this course by hook or by crook" By_artificial_means   Not according to nature; not by natural means; "artificially induced conditions" By_a_long_shot   By a great deal; "he is the best by a long shot"; "his labors haven''t ended there--not by a long shot" By_chance   Without advance planning; "they met accidentally" By_chance   In an incidental manner; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" By_chance   By accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard" By_chance   Through chance, "To sleep, perchance to dream.." By_choice   With intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" By_choice(p)   Not by chance By_design   With intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" By_election   A special election between regular elections By_experimentation   In an experimental fashion; "this can be experimentally determined" By_far   By a considerable margin; "she was by far the smartest student"; "it was far and away the best meal he had ever eaten" Back to top By_fits_and_starts   Intermittently; "he worked on his book by fits and starts" By_hand   Without the use of a machine; "this dress is sewn by hand" By_heart   By committing to memory; "she knew the poem by heart" By_hook_or_by_crook   In any way necessary; "I''ll pass this course by hook or by crook" By_inches   By a short distance; "they moved it by inches" By_luck   By accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard" By_machine   With the use of a machine; "the shirt is sewn by machine" By_memory   By committing to memory; "she knew the poem by heart" By_mouth   (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; "he was administered the drug orally" By_nature   Through inherent nature; "he was naturally lazy" By_no_means   Definitely not; "the prize is by no means certain"; "and that isn''t all, not by a long sight" By_rights   With reason or justice By_right_of_office   By virtue of position; "the president sat on the committee ex officio" By_selection   In a selective manner; "we choose our students very selectively" By_small_degrees   By a short distance; "they moved it by inches" By_the_bye   Introducing a different topic; "by the way, I won''t go to the party" By_the_day   One every day; "we''ll save 100 man-hours per diem" By_the_hour   Every hour; "daily, hourly, I grew stronger" By_the_piece   One piece at a time; "she sold the plates by the piece" By_the_way   Introducing a different topic; "by the way, I won''t go to the party" Back to top By_trial_and_error   In an empirical manner; "this can be empirically tested" By_word_of_mouth   By spoken rather than written means; "these stories were transmitted by word of mouth" By_word_of_mouth   Orally; "I heard it viva voce" B_battery   Battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube B_cell   A lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens B_complex   Originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins B_horizon   Immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils B_lymphocyte   A lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens B_vitamin   Originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins Back to top