General Dictionary
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An alphabetical listing of General terms and items. |
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Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
The 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
The blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen
(physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
A trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
Originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber
Originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
The ordinary clarinet with a middle range
A woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers
Immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils
Exceedingly short-lived meson
Before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC"
Malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe
A unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
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
United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990)
A bachelor''s degree in arts and sciences Back to top
A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
The cry made by sheep
Cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
Child''s word for a sheep or lamb
A radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977
Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god
The chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu
South African term for `boss''
A small cake leavened with yeast
Fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil
An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children
Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
Hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm
Fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil
Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
A baba soaked in rum
An alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an anti-friction lining for bearings
Line with a Babbitt metal
Lining a surface or bearing with babbitt metal
An alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an anti-friction lining for bearings Back to top
Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
Divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
To talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
Utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don''t pay attention"
Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"
Any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
An obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
Divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
Talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate"
Continuous low murmuring sound; as especially of water; "a babbling brook"
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?"
(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
A confusion of voices and other sounds
Like a baby especially in dependence; "babelike innocence and dependence"
Piroplasms and cattle pathogens
Outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
Outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)
Tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers Back to top
European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
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
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
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
Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds
Used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr''
Large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
Resembling a baboon
Used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr''
A woman''s headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine; worn by Russian peasant women
A project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby"
A very young mammal; "baby rabbits"
Sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
The youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court"
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?"
An immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!"
Treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let''s not mollycoddle our students!" Back to top
A small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling
Tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
Device used for an infant to suck or bite on
A child''s room for a baby
Prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves
The larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II
Having a youthful-looking face
Like a baby; "he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms"
Work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"
A person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
An enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk
Like a baby; "he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms"
The earliest state of immaturity
The early stage of growth or development
Characteristic of a baby; "babyish tears and petulance"
The chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capitol of the ancient kingdom of 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)
The ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written
An inhabitant of ancient Babylon
Of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture; "Babylonian religion" Back to top
The deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC
Willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental
A woman who looks after babies in her own home while their parents are working
A genus of Suidae
Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
A person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
The work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home
The developing speech of a young child
An adult''s imitation of the speech of a young child
A small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling
Young bird not yet fledged
Delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots
The larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II
A member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
A small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
A person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically
A small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
Son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951)
A specialist in the care of babies
Someone who runs an establishment that houses and cares for babies for a fee Back to top
A small grand piano
A small grand piano
A woman who looks after babies in her own home while their parents are working
An ointment for babies
Powder used to prevent a baby''s diaper from chafing
Vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock
A shoe designed to be worn by infants
The work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home
The developing speech of a young child
An adult''s imitation of the speech of a young child
Prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves
One of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry
An academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
A farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
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
Producing or bearing berries
Resembling a berry
A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
A drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus Back to top
Someone who engages in drinking bouts
Used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity"
A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
An orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
Used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity"
(classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus
A drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
Someone who engages in drinking bouts
(classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus
Of or relating to or resembling a bacchanalian reveler
Shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control
A shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts
Widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle
California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer
Used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity"
(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
Producing or bearing berries
Formed like a bacillus
Feeding on berries
Leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion Back to top
The music of Bach; "he played Bach on the organ"
German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of Western music (1685-1750)
Lead a bachelor''s existence
A man who has never been married
A knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
Lead a bachelor''s existence
Tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color
An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
An academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
A knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
The state of being an unmarried man
The time of a man''s life prior to marriage
An unmarried girl who lives alone
A bachelor''s degree in arts and sciences
A bachelor''s degree in library science
A bachelor''s degree in nursing
A bachelor''s degree in religion
A three-year law degree
A bachelor''s degree in literature
(a British degree) a bachelor''s degree in medicine Back to top
A bachelor''s degree in music
A bachelor''s degree in naval science
A bachelor''s degree in science
A bachelor''s degree in architecture
A bachelor''s degree in engineering
A bachelor''s degree in theology
Stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married)
Typically rod-shaped usually gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores
Relating to or produced by or containing bacilli
Marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms
Formed like a bacillus
Relating to or produced by or containing bacilli
An acute infection of the intestine by Shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains
A serious bacterial disease of young chickens
A serious bacterial disease of young chickens
Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
Formed like a bacillus
Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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
A species of Bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics Back to top
A species of Bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics
A polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
The position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
A support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
The part of a garment that covers your back; "they pinned a `kick me'' sign on his back"
The front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding"
The side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
The posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"
The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his 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"
(football) a person who plays in the backfield
Strengthen by providing with a back or backing
Establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"
Shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed"
Place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I''m betting on the new horse"
Travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"
Cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot"
Support financial backing for; "back this enterprise"
Be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
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
Be in back of; "My garage backs their yard"
In or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly 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"
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"
In or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents'' house"
In or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep"
In answer; "he wrote back three days later"; "had little to say in reply to the questions"
Pressure which creates resistance against a flow of water.
Located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass"
Related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance"
Of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine"
Backfire from a recoilless weapon
Via a back channel; "thefailure of back-channel negotiations"
A word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it
(of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley; "a back-geared lathe"
Someone who is no longer popular
One after the other; "back-to-back home runs"
An ache localized in the back
A broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle
A loud steady beat Back to top
Any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
A member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
An acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor
Say mean things
One who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
Backfire from a recoilless weapon
A board used to support the back of someone or something
A raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard"
The part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"
Fortitude and determination; "he didn''t have the guts to try it"
The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
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"
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
Light teasing repartee
Scenery hung at back of stage
Mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
Make effective from an earlier date; "The increase in tax was backdated to January"
A retraction of a previously held position
Scenery hung at back of stage
Having a back or backing, usually of a specified type Back to top
Used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light
Having backing; "a claim backed up by strong evidence"
Having backing; "a claim backed up by strong evidence"
Invests in a theatrical production
The offensive football players who line up behind the linemen
A miscalculation that recoils on its maker
A loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
Set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
Emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"
Have an unexpected and undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
A flow that returns toward its source
The flow of water in a pipe or line in a direction opposite to the normal flow.
A flow that returns toward its source
A board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
The board on which backgammon is played
Scenery hung at back of stage
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
A person''s social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background"
Information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"
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
Relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the 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"
The state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can''t do that in a university setting"
Understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"
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"
The execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system
Information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"
The amplitude level of the undesired background noise
Extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal
The execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system
Radiation coming from sources other than those being observed
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"
A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
Hit a tennis ball backhand
(of handwriting) having the letters slanting from left down to right
(of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
Roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from tht source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"
(of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
A hard straight return made on the backhand side
A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke Back to top
A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
An excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
The act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"
Something forming a back that is added for strengthening
Financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment"
An adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"
A movement back from an impact
Have an unexpected and undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
Lacking a back; "a stool is a backless and armless seat"
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)
Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
Large log at the back of a hearth fire
Accumulate and create a backlog
Located farthest to the rear
A bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
Hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
A hiker who wears a backpack
Carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"
A tent that can be carried in a backpack
Modify one'' opinion, make it less strong Back to top
Step backwards, in boxing
Pedal backwards on a bicycle
Plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass
A support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
The meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations
An expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status
A handsaw stiffened by metal along upper edge
Scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
A long-handled scratcher for scratching your back
Someone who is willing to trade favors or services for mutual advantage
A seat at the rear (especially the backseat of an automobile)
A secondary or inferior position or status; "tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding"
A meddler who insists on giving unwanted advice
A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
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?"
The side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
Display excessive cordiality (towards); "he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings"
Someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality
Drop to a lower level, as in one''s morals or standards
Someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior Back to top
A failure to maintain a higher state
Hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard; "To erase, you must backspace"
The typewriter key used for back spacing
A control character that indicates moving a space to the left
The typewriter key used for back spacing
Spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
A stage area out of sight of the audience
Concealed from the public
In or to a backstage area of a theater; "costumes were changed 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"
Secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"
A second staircase at the rear of a building
Secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"
A stay that supports the back of something
Overlapping stitch made by starting next stitch at middle of preceding one
Do backstitches
(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate)
Act as a backstop
A swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
Swim on one''s back Back to top
Someone who swims the backstroke
Used of hair
Predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites
A sword with only one cutting edge
A stick used instead of a sword for fencing
An impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don''t give me any of your sass"
Retrace one''s course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back"
The act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"
(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"
A subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts
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"
An accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"
(computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups
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"
Directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"
Retarded in intellectual development
In or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly 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"
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
Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
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"
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"
Moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York"
The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat''s wake capsized the canoe"
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"
The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress
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"
A remote and undeveloped area
Inaccessible and sparsely populated
A man who lives on the frontier
The grounds in back of a house
Moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York"
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"
A brace worn to support the back
Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
Reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner"
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"
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
A remote and undeveloped area
A secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"
An entrance at the rear of a building
Move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"
Remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
The side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
An entrance at the rear of a building
Exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles
A football official
Written matter following the main text of a book
Move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"
Remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
A very remote and inaccessible place; "you''d have to go to the back of beyond to find one of those"
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"
Move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway"
A bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
A porch for the back door
A room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups
A narrow street with walls on both sides
An impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don''t give me any of your sass" Back to top
A tooth situated at the back of the mouth
Establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"
Become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed 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!"
Move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"
Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
Back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
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)
Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce
Eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon
European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
The rind of bacon
A slice of bacon
Transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
Of or relating to or having bacteremia
(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
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.
Any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
Transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood Back to top
Relating to or caused by bacteria; "bacterial infection"
By bacteria; "spreads bacterially"
A film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries
Any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells
Layer of sand or gravel used to expose sewage effluent to air and the action of microorganisms
A family of bacteria
A genus of bacteria
An order of bacteria
A species of bacteria
Preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
Any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
Any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
Any substance or agent which kills bacteria.
Transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
A substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants
Resembling bacteria
Resembling bacteria
Of or relating to bacteriology
Of or relating to bacteriology
The use of harmful bacteria as a weapon Back to top
A biologist who studies bacteria
The branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease
Dissolution or destruction of bacteria
Of or relating to or causing bacteriolysis
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
Of or relating to bacteriophages
Of or relating to bacteriophages
Inhibition of the growth of bacteria
A chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth
Of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis
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.
Subject to the action of 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
Subject to the action of bacteria
A rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
Resembling bacteria
Family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes
Resembling bacteria
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
Two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia Back to top
Formed like a bacillus
That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"
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"
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
Not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"
Reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"
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
Characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life"
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"
Capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"
Physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"
Very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
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"
Nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"
Below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"
Not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
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"
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"
Perversely irritable
The dialect of Kannada that is spoken by the Badaga people Back to top
A member of an agricultural people of southern India
A mineral consisting of zirconium oxide
The principle bad character in a film or work of fiction
A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
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"
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"
Put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged"
Sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
Persuade through constant efforts
Annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
Someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections
The act of harassing someone
Small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
Large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico
A midwestern state in north central United States
Frivolous banter
An eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
Deeply eroded barren land
A national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites
(`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
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"
Unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
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"
Without skill or in a displeasing manner; "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very 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"
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"
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"
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"
Evilly or wickedly; "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly"
A game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
The court on which badminton is played
Equipment for playing the game of badminton
A light long-handled racket used by badminton players
A light long-handled racket used by badminton players
Speak unfavorably about; "She badmouthes her husband everywhere"
An attribute of mischievous children
Used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"
(computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data
A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility Back to top
A check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny"
A check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny"
Poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition
A debt that is unlikely to be repaid
(old-fashioned slang) a bad person
A fairy that tends to cause harm
Any person who is not on your side
Someone who deliberately stirs up trouble
An eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
Unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn''t have bad luck I wouldn''t have any luck at all"
An unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
Impoliteness resulting from ignorance
A person who does harm to others
A persisting angry mood
Weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
(Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
Any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German firm founded by Karl Baedeker
German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)
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
The 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay
A flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
Check the emission of (sound)
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"
Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
People who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children''s faces clearly expressed the frustration of the 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"
Confusion resulting from failure to understand
A flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
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"
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"
Mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
A flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"
A portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"
A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"
Place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag"
An ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money"
The quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); "his bag included two deer"
The quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn"
Capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants" Back to top
Put into a bag; "The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries"
Take unlawfully
Bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
Hang loosely, like an empty bag
Alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust)
The dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants
Alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust)
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
Something of little value or significance
A light piece of music for piano
Capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world"
(Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust
The quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn"
A case used to carry belongings when traveling
A worthless or immoral woman
An attendant who takes care of baggage
A railway car where passengers'' bags are carried
A machine for putting objects or substances into bags
A workman employed to pack things into containers
Coarse fabric used for bags or sacks Back to top
Not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"
Capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world"
A racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money
A salesman who travels to call on customers
A building containing public baths
A building where prostitutes are available
A wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through pipes
Someone who plays the bagpipe
Narrow French stick loaf
Narrow French stick loaf
A homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in shopping bags
A supply of ways of accomplishing something; "every good mechanic has a large bag of tricks"
A teacher of or believer in Bahaism
Of or relating to 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"
Island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
Island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
A native or inhabitant of the Bahamas
Of or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands or their inhabitants; "Bahamian population" Back to top
The basic unit of money in the Bahamas
The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia
The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia
The Malay language spoken in Malaysia
The Malay language spoken in Malaysia
The Malay language spoken in Malaysia
Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes
Perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of Gulf states
Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes
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.
A native or inhabitant of Bahrain
Of or relating to or characteristic of Bahrain or its people or language; "Bahraini beaches"
Monetary unit in Bahrain
The basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils
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.
A native or inhabitant of Bahrain
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The basic unit of money in Thailand
The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan
The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan
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"
(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"
Remove (water) from a vessel with a container
Empty (a vessel) by bailing
Secure the release of (someone) by providing security
Deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
Release after a security has been paid
Eligible for bail; "a bailable defendant"
Admitting of bail; "a bailable offense"
The agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered
The outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle
The outer courtyard of a castle
English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
United States singer (1918-1990)
A temporary bridge designed for rapid construction
An officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
The office of bailiff Back to top
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"
The area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
The delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee
The person who delivers personal property (goods or money) in trust to the bailee in a bailment
(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"
Remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
Free on bail
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
Pygmy mice
Very small dark grayish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico
Epithet of Siva; "the terrible"
Drumfish
Small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
National capital of Kiribati
A child: son or daughter
1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani
The second month of the Hindu calendar
Something used to lure victims into danger
Anything that serves as an enticement
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
Attack with dogs or set dogs upon
Lure, entice, or entrap with bait
Harassment especially of a tethered animal
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
The single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait
1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani
A bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables
A mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico
Cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes"
Heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer"
Prepare with dry heat in an oven; "bake a cake"
Creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries
(of bread and pastries) cooked by dry heat (as in an oven); "baked goods"
Hardened by subjecting to intense heat; "baked bricks"; "burned bricks"
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"
Creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries
Cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven
Egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin
Foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven
Potato that has been cooked by baking it in an oven Back to top
A workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
A thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.
Someone who bakes bread or cake
Someone who bakes commercially
The cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
Allergic eczema caused by flour or other ingredients handled by bakers
Used as a leaven in baking and brewing
A city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley
A workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
A workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
Cooking by dry heat in an oven
Making bread or cake or pastry etc.
As hot as if in an oven
Leavened with baking powder
Pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy
As hot as if in an oven
Any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast
A white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid
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
Rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey Back to top
A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
A port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production
Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876)
A cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face
A cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face
Type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales
Large-mouthed arctic whale
Type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills
Large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe
Shoebills
Right whales
Type genus of the Balaenopteridae
Small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific
Similar to but smaller than the finback whale
Largest mammal ever known; bluish-gray migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere
Large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
Rorquals; blue whales
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
A stringed instrument that has triangular body and three strings
A scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
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
An equivalent counterbalancing weight
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
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
The seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Libra
Equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
The difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
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"
Equality of distribution
A state of equilibrium
Hold or carry in equilibrium
Compute credits and debits of an account
Bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
Be in equilibrium; "He was balancing on one foot"
An economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports
Total debits and credits are equal; "the books looked 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
A budget is balanced when current expenditures are equal to receipts
A diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity
Either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
An acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions
A gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
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"
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"
An equilibrium of power between nations
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"
A record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets
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
United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983)
Getting two things to correspond; "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement"
Stalkless barnacles
Inflammation of the head of the penis
Inflammation of both the head of the penis and the foreskin
Type genus of the family Balanidae
Barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones
Elder brother of Krishna; an incarnation of Vishnu
A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel Back to top
A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel
A hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
A hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
A large shallow lake in western Hungary
Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)
The basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos
A cotton knit fabric used for underwear
Having balconies or a balcony; "the balconied houses of New Orleans"
A platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
An upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
Grow bald; lose hair on one''s head; "He is balding already"
Lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman"
Without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills"
With no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie"
North American hornet
Lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman"
Lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman"
Ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)
(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
Trivial nonsense
A person whose head is bald
Getting bald
In a bald manner; "this book is, to put it baldly, an uneven work."
The condition of having no hair on the top of the head
American widgeon the male of which has a white crown
A person whose head is bald
(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
A wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip
A wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip
An American eating apple with red or yellow and red skin
English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947)
United States author who was an outspoken citic of racism (1924-1987)
A person whose head is bald
Common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms
Smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum
Large North American eagle having a white head and dark wings and body
A large bundle bound for storage or transport
A city in northwestern Switzerland
Make into a bale; "bale hay" Back to top
An archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain
A horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
Whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
A large outdoor fire
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
Deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"
In a baleful manner; "she looked at him balefully"
The quality or nature of being harmful or evil
Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant designs (1895-1972)
Remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)
An island in Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts
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
The Indonesian language of the people of Bali
Wire used to make bales
Type genus of the Balistidae
Tropical Atlantic fish
Triggerfishes
An illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof Back to top
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
The area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"
Refuse to comply
An inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula
Of or denoting or relating to the Balkan countries or their inhabitants or the Balkan peninsula or the Balkan Mountains
Divide a territory into small, hostile states
Divide a territory into small, hostile states
The Balkan countries collectively
A large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range
The major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
A country on the Balkan Peninsula
The major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
The major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
A country on the Balkan Peninsula
A large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range
A country on the Balkan Peninsula
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
A person who refuses to comply
Likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly
Stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer" Back to top
Line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
Stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer"
A pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
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
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"
A spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
A solid ball shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
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"
A lavish formal dance
A compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
The people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
An object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
Form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"
A joint that can rotate within a socket
A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
A job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing; "Vietnam was a ball-breaker"
A demanding woman who destroys men''s confidence
A job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing; "Vietnam was a ball-breaker" Back to top
A demanding woman who destroys men''s confidence
Used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; "a ball-hawking center fielder"
A hammer with one round and one flat end; used in working metal
Having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey
A narrative poem of popular origin
A narrative song with a recurrent refrain
A poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
A singer of popular ballads
A composer of words or music for popular songs
Any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
An electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
An attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
Coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
Make steady with a ballast
The power supply to activate and regulate voltage in an ultraviolet (UV) lamp.
A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
Floating ball that controls level in a water tank
A suit or dress for formal occasions
A female ballet dancer Back to top
A woman who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company
A theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers
Music written for a ballet
Characteristic of or resembling or suitable for ballet
A ballet enthusiast
Extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets
A company that produces ballets
A dancer who is a member of a ballet company
A man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company
Classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet
Very short skirt worn by ballerinas
A field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
A particular situation that is radically different from the the preceding situation; "HDTV looks the same but it''s really a whole new ballgame"
Medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
Relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity; "ballistic missile"
The science of flight dynamics
The trajectory of an object in free flight
A craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
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
A moving-coil galvanometer that measures electric charge Back to top
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
A missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target
An agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality
A physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rod; its displacement is used to measure the velocity of a projectile
The trajectory of an object in free flight
An explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant
A graphical recording made by a 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
One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
Large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air
Small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
Become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
Ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China"
Similar to but smaller than porcupinefish
Flying in a balloon
Someone who flies a balloon
A bomb carried by a balloon; "In World War II the Japanese launched balloon bombs against North America"
Fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah
Any light loose sail
A seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs) Back to top
Woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America
A choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"
A document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
Vote by ballot; "The voters were balloting in this state"
Perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound
Ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers
A choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"
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)
A box where voters deposit their ballots
A facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark"
Near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn''t even in the right ballpark"
A pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper
An athlete who plays baseball
A pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper
A pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper
Large room used mainly for dancing
Any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
Any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
A genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
Something badly botched or muddled Back to top
Something badly botched or muddled
(used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
Blatant or sensational promotion
Advertize noisily or blatantly
Someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention
Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
Heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain
Bearings containing small metal balls
A boy who retrieves balls for tennis players
(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
A general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and a full charge of powder
A team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division"
Floating ball that controls level in a water tank
Feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia
The baseball playing field
A field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
The most formal gown; worn to a ball
A team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball
A skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team
Coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States Back to top
Coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States
Someone whose career progresses rapidly
A highly energetic and indefatigable person
Surprise greatly; knock someone''s socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
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"
Any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball
Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
In a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily"
A brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side
A sturdy laced walking shoe
A castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residenc of the British sovereign
Mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
Medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
Small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised
A fragrant oleoresin
An Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf
Pretentious or silly talk or writing
Forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts Back to top
Strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
A fragrant ointment containing a balsam resin
Any seed plant yielding balsam
Any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes
Of or relating to or containing balsam; "a balsamic fragrance"
Distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
Genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam
A plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having white-downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots
Of or relating to or containing balsam; "a balsamic fragrance"
A tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
An oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments
Distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
Medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
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
Dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases
Aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups
Tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit
Poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
Small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed
A variety of adelgid Back to top
A light raft made of balsa
Strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
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
A sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
Of or near or on the Baltic Sea; "The Baltic republics"
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baltic States or their peoples or languages
A group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian
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
European countries bordering the Baltic Sea
A sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
European countries bordering the Baltic Sea
The largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
Eastern subspecies of northern oriole
Eastern subspecies of northern oriole
A family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages
A family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages
A family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages
An Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf Back to top
One of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850)
Of or relating to Honore de Balzac or his writings
The capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger
A young child
Woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
The hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles
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"
An ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s
Fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds
A palm of the genus Raffia
Small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers
Edible young shoots of bamboo
Tall tender clumping bamboos
Extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain
Bamboos
A decree that prohibits something
A bachelor''s degree in nursing Back to top
An official prohibition or edict against something
100 bani equal 1 leu
100 bani equal 1 leu
Prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building"
Forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
Expel from a community or group
Ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
Obvious and dull; "trivial conversation"; "commonplace prose"
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''"
A trite or obvious remark
Elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
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
A ship designed to transport bananas
Moist bread containing banana pulp
Treelike tropical Asian herbs
A liquid ester derived from amyl alcohol; has the odor of bananas
Cultivated for fruit
The skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell"
Any of several honeycreepers
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
The skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell"
A banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream
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
(formal) ordinary and not refined; "he felt contempt for all banausic occupations"
(law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
Something elongated that is worn around the body or one of the limbs
A strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material
A restraint put around something to hold it together
A strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
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"
A stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"
A range of frequencies between two limits
An unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
Instrumentalists not including string players
A group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
Attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
Bind or tie together, as with a band
Wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
Wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body Back to top
Dress by covering or binding; "The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle"; "bandage an incision"
Wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
Covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"
The act of applying a bandage
Large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
Large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
A light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats)
An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
Identified with a band especially around a leg; "kept watch for the return of their banded birds"
Characterized by a band of especially white around the body; "banded cattle"
Marked with bands or strips of contrasting color or texture; "a banded rock"
Sluggish krait banded with black and yellow
Small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
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
Sluggish krait banded with black and yellow
An East Indian civet
North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
Widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States
Fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters
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
Web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings
In some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water
Molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
Molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
A decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight
The bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight
Any of various agile rat-like terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
Burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon
A strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material
An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
The practice of plundering in gangs
The leader of a dance band
Molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
The conductor of a band
A broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers
A broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers
A toothed metal band driven by two wheels
A player in a band (especially a military band)
A platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
Wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon Back to top
A city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate
A large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band; "the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade"
A popular trend that attracts growing support; "when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon"
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
A data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
A range within a band of frequencies or wavelengths.
A range within a band of frequencies or wavelengths.
A range within a band of frequencies or wavelengths.
Discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions"
Exchange blows
Toss or strike a ball back and forth
Have legs that curve outward at the knees
Have legs that curve outward at the knees
Discuss casually; "bandy about an idea"
Outward curvature of the legs
Hurried repair
Trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters
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
Attach oneself to a group
Form a group or unite; "The groups banded together" Back to top
Something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
A plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
A poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea
Deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"
Exceedingly harmful
In a noxiously baneful way; "this banefully poisoned climate"
A popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies
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"
A fringe of banged hair (cut short squarely across the forehead)
A sudden very loud noise
A vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
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"
Leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees"
Strike violently; "slam the ball"
Close violently; "He slammed the door shut"
Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house"
To produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed"
Directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
An infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings Back to top
Very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
An industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)
A metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire
Firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
(British informal) pork sausage
A family of protoctista
The act of subjecting to strong attack
A continuing very loud noise
(used informally) very large; "a thumping loss"
The capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture
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
A native or inhabitant of Bangladesh
Of or relating to or characteristic of Bangladesh or its people or language; "Bangladeshi dialects"
Monetary unit in 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
Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
Jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
A town in southeastern Northern Ireland
A university town in northwestern Wales on the Menai Strait
A town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River Back to top
A horse bred for racing
The capital and largest city of the Central African Republic
Play loudly; "They banged out `The star-spangled banner''"
Make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again"
Damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"
A loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India
East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
Drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom"
Expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
Expel from a community or group
Ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
Rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
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"
A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
A stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
A port city and capital of Gambia
A flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank"
A building in which commercial banking is transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon"
A container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty" Back to top
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"
An arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a bank of switches"
A long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth"
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"
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
The funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo"
A supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
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"
Cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"
Enclose with a bank; "bank roads"
Tip laterally; "the pilot had to bank the aircraft"
Put into a bank account; "She deposites her paycheck every month"
Be in the banking business
Act as the banker in a game or in gambling
Do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank; "Where do you bank in this town?"
The responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests of the depositors
Acceptable to or at a bank; "bankable funds"
Guaranteed to bring a profit; "without bankable stars the film script aroused no interest"
A record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks
The person in charge of the bank in a gambling game Back to top
Someone who owns or is an executive in a bank
Banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
A letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer
A draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank
Uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968)
Giant shipworms
Giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America
Transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.
Engaging in the business of banking; maintaining savings and checking accounts and issuing loans and credit etc.
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"
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"
Any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer
Banks collectively
Banks collectively
A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
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"
Provide with sufficient funds; finance; "Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?"
Someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
Reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter''s fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" Back to top
Financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up"
A legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared in 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"
A state of complete lack of some abstract property; "spiritual bankruptcy"; "moral bankruptcy"; "intellectual bankruptcy"
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
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
Shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers
Chinese evergreen climbing rose with yellow or white single flowers
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"
A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
A building in which commercial banking is transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon"
A credit card issued by a bank
A charter authorizing the operation of a bank
A written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"
An employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
Act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure
A commissioner appointed to supervise banks; a state superintendent of banks
Money deposited in a bank
Interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
A draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank Back to top
An examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner
An official appointed to audit the accounts of banks in a given jurisdiction
The inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations
Gravel as found in natural deposits
A security guard at a bank
A holding company owning or controlling one or more banks
Any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain
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
The maximum credit that a customer is allowed
A loan made by a bank; to be repaid with interest on or before a fixed date
Manager of a branch office of a bank
Swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
The central bank of England and Wales
The central bank of Japan
The discount rate fixed by a central bank
A robber of banks
The concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because the think it will fail
A basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard
A periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client; "I wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month" Back to top
Swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
A strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables
The withdrawal of money from your account at a bank
Forbidden by law
Long strip of cloth for decoration or advertising
A newspaper headline that runs across the full page
Unusually good; outstanding; "a banner year for the company"
A knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
Like a banner; "She waved her scarf at him bannerlike"
An official prohibition or edict against something
An order that bans something
A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
A flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland
A battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland
A public announcement of a proposed marriage
A meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"
A ceremonial dinner party for many people
Partake in a feast or banquet
Provide a feast or banquet for Back to top
Eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
An upholstered bench
A song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet
(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
Any of various small breeds
Very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds
Weighs 115-126 pounds
Wild ox of the Malay Archipelago
Light teasing repartee
Be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
Cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"
In a bantering fashion; "he spoke to her banteringly"
A disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis
A disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis
Wild ox of the Malay Archipelago
Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941)
Relating to or designating languages that possess characteristics of Bantu; "Bantoid languages"
A family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent
A family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent Back to top
A member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa
Of or relating to the African people who speak one of the Bantoid languages or to their culture; "the Bantu population of Sierra Leone"
Able to communicate in Bantu
Of or relating to people who speak Bantu; "the Bantu-speaking people of Africa"
A loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India
East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
A Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph
A mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai''
A mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai''
African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
A small loaf or roll of soft bread
Small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar
Small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye
Administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"
Having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism
Genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod
Wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers
Erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers; the eastern United States
Much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida Back to top
A Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"
Of or relating to baptism; "baptismal font"
Bowl for baptismal water
The first name given to Christians at birth or christening
Follower of Baptistic doctrines
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baptist church; "Baptist baptismal practices"; "a Baptist minister"
Bowl for baptismal water
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baptist church; "Baptist baptismal practices"; "a Baptist minister"
Any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism
Bowl for baptismal water
Any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers
Any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers
Group of Baptist congregations
Administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"
Having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism
The act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
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"
An obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
A counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the 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
A heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars"
A horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the 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
A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate"
Musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
The body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"
A submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"
(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"
Prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
Secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"
Render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
Expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
Evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934)
Terrestrial Siberian squirrel
Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for testing the middle ear (1876-1936)
One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
A subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
The pointed part of barbed wire Back to top
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"
Provide with barbs; "barbed wire"
Provide with barbs; "barbed wire"
A tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
A native or inhabitant of Barbados
Of or relating to or characteristic of Barbados or its inhabitants; "a Barabdos vacation"
Easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles north of Venezuela
A parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
West Indian woody scrambler with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits
Acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C
Tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries
The basic unit of money in Barbados
Small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies
West Indian woody scrambler with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits
Named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered
East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
British sculptor (1902-1975)
United States historian (1912-1989)
English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
United States historian (1912-1989) Back to top
Biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress
Of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
Of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
Noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium
A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
A member of an uncivilized people
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"
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"
Unrestrained and crudely rich; "barbaric use of color or ornament"
An act that makes people primitive and uncivilized
Make crude or savage in behavior or speech; "his years in prison have barbarized the young man"
Become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language
A brutal barbarous savage act
A brutal barbarous savage act
The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
An act that makes people primitive and uncivilized
Make crude or savage in behavior or speech; "his years in prison have barbarized the young man"
Become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language
Barbary pirate (died in 1546)
Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190) Back to top
Primitive in customs and culture
(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"
In a barbarous manner; "they were barbarously murdered"
The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
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
Tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar
The Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates
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!"
A pirate along the Barbary coast
Wild sheep of northern Africa
West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood
Having hair on the cheeks and chin
A rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
A cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit
Meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce
Cook outdoors on a barbecue grill; "let''s barbecue that meat"; "We cooked out in the forest"
Cooked over an outdoor grill
Baked or roasted with a spicy sauce
Chicken wings cooked in barbecue sauce
A pit where wood or charcoal is burned to make a bed of hot coals suitable for barbecuing meat Back to top
Spicy sweet and sour sauce usually based on catsup or chili sauce
Roasting a large piece of meat on a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire
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"
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
Strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage
Slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
A bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting
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"
A rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
A cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit
Meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce
A hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
United States composer (1910-1981)
Perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of
Fungal infection of the face and neck
Striped pole outside a barbershop
Any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
Shrubs or herbs
A shop where men can get their hair cut
An unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony Back to top
Widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays
A large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers
Small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings
(formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
A gun carriage elevated so that the gun can be fired over the parapet
A tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
A barbiturate used as a hypnotic
A barbiturate used as a hypnotic
Organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
A white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs
United States singer and actress (born in 1942)
United States singer and actress (born in 1942)
Found along western Atlantic coast
An island in Antigua and Barbuda
A boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
A boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
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
An ornamental caparison for a horse
A lyric poet
Put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion" Back to top
United States physicist who won the Nobel Prize for physics twice (1908-1991)
Being a bard or relating to a bard''s poetry; "bardic poetry"
Idolization of William Shakespeare
Lay bare; "denude a forest"
Make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"
Lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings"
Showing ground without the usual covering of grass; "a carefully swept bare yard around the house"
Completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model"
Having extraneous everything removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was 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"
Without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills"
Denuded of leaves; "the bare branches of winter"
Lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture"
Not having a protective covering; "unsheathed cables"; "a bare blade"
Lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"
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"
Just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory"
(used informally) completely unclothed
(used informally) completely unclothed
Having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity; "topless waitresses"; "a topless cabaret" Back to top
Characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism"
Characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism"
Riding without a saddle; "a bareback rider"
Without a saddle; "she prefers to ride her horse bareback"
Riding without a saddle; "a bareback rider"
Without a saddle; "she prefers to ride her horse bareback"
A vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions
Boating by chartering a bareboat and providing your own crew and provisions; "we saved money by bareboating"
Having the head uncovered; "caught bareheaded by the downpour"; "with bared head"
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
With no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie"
Without shame; "he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it"
Without shoes; "the barefoot boy"; "shoeless Joe Jackson"
Without shoes on; "he chased her barefoot across the meadow"
Without shoes; "the barefoot boy"; "shoeless Joe Jackson"
Without shoes on; "he chased her barefoot across the meadow"
With bare hands; "fought barehanded"
Having the head uncovered; "caught bareheaded by the downpour"; "with bared head"
Having the legs uncovered by clothing; "barelegged children on the beach"
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
In a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room"
An extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
The state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body)
The part of the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and Russia
Bone stripped of flesh
(plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story"
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"
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"
An advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
Come to terms; arrive at an agreement
Negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar"
Costing less than standard price; "buying bargain-priced clothes for the children"; "cut-rate goods"
Negotiator of the terms of a transaction; "he is a hard bargainer"
Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
The negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
Leverage in the form of an inducement or a concession useful in successful negotiations
Persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100"
A shopper who hunts for bargains
A price below the standard price
A flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) Back to top
Transport by barge on a body of water
Push one''s way; "she barged into the meeting room"
Someone who operates a barge
Needlepoint stitch that produces zigzag lines
Someone who operates a barge
Break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
Enter uninvited; informal; "let''s crash the party!"
A long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn''t touch it with a barge pole"
Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast
Of or relating to or containing barium
Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate
Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
The removal of covering
Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India
A white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
The second lowest brass wind instrument
The second lowest adult male singing voice
A male singer
Lower in range than tenor and higher than bass; "a baritone voice"; "baritone oboe"
The second lowest brass wind instrument Back to top
The second lowest adult male singing voice
A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
A white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air
Contrast medium is injected into the rectum and x-rays are taken to search for lesions
White poisonous crystals; made by dissolving barium oxide in water
An oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder
An oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder
A white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air
An oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder
A white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment
A white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
A white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment
A sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
The sound made by a dog
A noise resembling the bark of a dog
Tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
Tan (a skin) with bark tannins
Speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone"
Make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"
Remove the bark of a tree Back to top
Cover with bark
Any of several insects living on the bark of plants
An employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
An employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
Informal terms for dogs
Someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
Small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark
Of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog''s bark
United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956)
Resembling the rough bark of a tree; "the rattlesnake''s barky scales"
Small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
Any of several insects living on the bark of plants
A grain of barley
Cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
A brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar
A grain of barley
A grain of barley
A brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar
European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows
Used to feed infants Back to top
A commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
A female bartender
An employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
A rich currant cake or bun
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
Marked by spirited enjoyment
An outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
(physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States
European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
Marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
Covered with barnacles; "the barnacled hull of a wrecked ship"
European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
A impressively successful event; "the rock concert was a real barnburner"
Someone who burns down a barn
An opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas
One of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook
United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)
The quantity that a barn will hold
Tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays; "The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month" Back to top
Appear at county fairs and carnevals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper
A pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting
An actor who travels around the country presenting plays
United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)
A yard adjoining a barn
A coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing
A dance party featuring country dancing
The large sliding door of a barn
A coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing
A coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing
Mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control
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''"
Common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
A recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure
Relating to or registered by a barograph
An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
Relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer; "barometric pressure"
Relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer; "barometric pressure"
Atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer
A very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" Back to top
A British peer of the lowest rank
A nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
The peers of a kingdom considered as a group
Terrestrial Siberian squirrel
A noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
French writer known for works concerning women''s rights and independence (1804-1876)
British writer (born in Hungary) (1865-1947)
English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)
British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
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."
The title of a baron
The rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
Confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country"
Confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country"
A knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines
Impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
French romantic writer (1766-1817)
The domain of a baron
The estate of a baron Back to top
The rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st Baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859)
British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)
German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859)
American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794)
French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832)
German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894)
British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830)
German conductor and composer of Romantic operas (1786-1826)
German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)
English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)
English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948)
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)
English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)
German neurologist noted for his studies of sexual deviance (1840-1902)
English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980) Back to top
English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)
Elaborate an extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
Having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells
Elaborate an extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
A sensory receptor that responds to pressure
5-story-tall dinosaur
5-story-tall dinosaur
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
A sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
A building used to house military personnel
Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
Urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
Lodge in barracks
Shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
Any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth
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"
The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
Attack with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"
An elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low Back to top
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"
Jam an entire frequency sprectrum; "During the Cold War, the Soviets routinely barrage jammed to interfere with transmissions from the West"
Electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously
Large edible Australian lungfish having paddle-shaped fins
Large edible Australian lungfish having paddle-shaped fins
A port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River
Preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor"
Firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"
Large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown
Small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states
A cylindrical container that holds liquids
A tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
Any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"
The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
A bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
Put in barrels
Put in or stored in a barrel; "barreled beer"
(of an arrow) tapered toward both ends
Blackish fish of New England waters
The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold Back to top
A cheap drinking and dancing establishment
Put in or stored in a barrel; "barreled beer"
(of an arrow) tapered toward both ends
The amount that many barrels might hold
Any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil
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
A knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times
A craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
A musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
A roll in which the plane follows a spiral course
The simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch
An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"
Incapable of sustaining life; "the dead and barren Moon"
Not bearing offspring; "a barren woman"; "learned early in his marriage that he was sterile"
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"
A condition yielding nothing of value
The state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
Slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover
Of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus
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
A pin for holding women''s hair in place
A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
A barrier (usually thrown up hastily so as to impede the advance of an enemy); "they enemy stormed the 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.
Block off with barricades
Prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
Render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
Preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor"
Block off with barricades
Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)
A structure or object that impedes free movement
Any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding"
Anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
A long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore
A long coral reef near and parallel to the shore
A junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs
The act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
An urban area in a Spanish-speaking country
A Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)
A British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law Back to top
A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
A cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
The quantity that a barrow will hold
North American goldeneye diving duck
A hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
A hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
The quantity that a barrow will hold
United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905)
United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893)
United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954)
United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959)
United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)
Gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden bars supported on uprights
A town in southeastern California
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."
An employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
An equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"
Exchange goods without involving money
A trader who exchanges goods and not money Back to top
Trade in in a bartering transaction
United States novelist (born in 1930)
Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968)
United States author of sometimes surrealistic stories (1931-1989)
French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor
German historian noted for his critical approach to sources and for his history of Rome (1776-1831)
Danish physician who discovered Bartholin''s gland (1585-1629)
Either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper''s gland in the male
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)
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)
A Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722)
A town in northeastern Oklahoma
Juicy yellow pear
United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
United States explorer who accompanied Peary''s expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
Juicy yellow pear
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
Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945)
Pope who alienated the French cardinals (1318-1389)
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
Spanish painter (1617-1682)
Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart (1520-1574)
Annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers
A genus of Scolopacidae
Large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands
Large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands
Open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits
An Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch
A disciple of and secretary for the prophet Jeremiah
Economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)
Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677)
Terrestrial Siberian squirrel
(astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve
The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter
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
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
Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948)
Any of several compounds of barium
A white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
Of or relating to or containing baryta Back to top
A male singer
The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter
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
A bit for horses that is a solid bar of metal
A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities
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
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
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
A drinker who frequents bars
A woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers
A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities
Go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham"
A vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars
A magnet in the form of a bar with magnetic poles at each end
A catcher''s mask with bars
(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"
Confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith
An impact printer that uses a bar to carry the type slugs
A mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
The status of being born to parents who were not married Back to top
Soap in the form of a bar
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"
Of primary importance; "basic truths"
Serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
The commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark gray fine-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
Of or relating to or containing basalt; "basaltic magma is fluid"
Body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything
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
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
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
The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state
The amount of energy required to maintain the body of an individual in a resting state
Where one or few ovules develop at the base of a simple or compound ovary
A large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein
A structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (as in a bascule bridge)
A support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
Place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag"
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
Installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
A flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base" Back to top
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"
Lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
The stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"
The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
A lower limit; "the government established a wage floor"
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
The place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"
The bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system"
The most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"
The bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle"
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"
Use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
Assign to a station
Use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
Debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"
Illegitimate
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
Of low birth or station (`base'' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
Serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
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"
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"
Yielding a base in aqueous solution
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
A ball used in playing baseball
An implement used in baseball by the batter
A cap with a bill
A trading card with a picture of a baseball player and information about his playing record
A meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction; "a summer baseball clinic for promising young players"
A team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division"
A coach of baseball players
The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
Equipment used in playing baseball
The baseball playing field
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
Gloves worn by fielders in baseball
A league of baseball teams
A coach of baseball players Back to top
Gloves worn by fielders in baseball
(baseball) a play executed by a baseball team
An athlete who plays baseball
The score of a baseball game
The season when baseball is played
In baseball; a batter''s attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
A team that plays baseball
A molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor
Illegitimate
Of low birth or station (`base'' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
Having a base; "firmly based ice"
Having a basis; often used as combining terms; "a soundly based argument"; "well-founded suspicions"
Being derived from (usually followed by `on'' or `upon''); "a film based on a best-selling novel"
Having a base of operations; "a company based in Atlanta"
Being founded on; "criticisms based on ignorance"
A city in northwestern Switzerland
Without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
The lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases
The back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line
An imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "the established a baseline for the budget" Back to top
In a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society"
The lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
The ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture
Unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
Small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark
(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
Installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
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
The interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks
A baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
A vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
An uproarious party
Hit hard
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)
Self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound
In a shy or timid or bashful manner; "he smiled shyly"
Feeling embarrassed due to modesty
The second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq
(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant Back to top
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
Of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
Of primary importance; "basic truths"
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"
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"
Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"
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"
Principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let''s get down to basics"
A statement of fundamental facts or principles
An assumption that is basic to an argument
Cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
Dye in which the chromophore are part of a positive ion
A simplified form of English proposed for use as an auxiliary language for international communication; devised by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards
Pig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus; used in making steel by a process that removes the phosphorus
A shipboard missile system
Principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let''s get down to basics"
Slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer
The initial period of training for new military personnel; involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline
Relating to or characterized by basidia
The fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells Back to top
A lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete
Any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
Large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota
Pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes
Any of various fungi of the subdivision 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
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
A sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium
Of or relating to or characterized by spores produced by basidia
A small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes
Attached by its base (as certain anthers to their filaments or stalks)
Turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized"
Leaves or the common basil; used fresh or dried
(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)
Any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
Of or relating to or located at the base; "the basilar membrane of the cochlea"
Of or relating to or located at the base; "the basilar membrane of the cochlea"
An unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear
A membrane in the cochlea that supports the Organ of Corti
A ruler of the eastern Roman Empire Back to top
A Roman building used for public administration
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"
Of or relating to or resembling a basilica
A region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot'')
A vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein
A reptile genus of Iguanidae
Small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America
Ancient brass cannon
(classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
Fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America
Perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls
Perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised
(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)
(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)
Fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America
A bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large 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"
The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; "flood control in the Missouri 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"
The quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water" Back to top
Of or relating to a basin; "basinal deposits"
Enclosed in a basin
A medieval steel helmet
The quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water"
Of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base
The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
A relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
The most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"
Facing or on the side toward the base
One of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus
Be exposed; "The seals were basking in the sun"
Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"
A score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
A container that is usually woven and has handles
Horizontal hoop with a net through which players try to throw the basketball
The quantity contained in a basket
A round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers
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
An inflated ball used in playing basketball
A raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard" Back to top
A meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction
A coach of basketball players
The court on which basketball is played
Sports equipment used in playing 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
Horizontal hoop with a net through which players try to throw the basketball
A league of basketball teams
A play executed by a basketball team
An athlete who plays basketball
The score in a basketball game
The season when basketball is played
Throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out"
A team that plays basketball
An athlete who plays basketball
The quantity contained in a basket
Someone skilled in weaving baskets
The craft of basket making
Someone skilled in weaving baskets
Vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn
Giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australia Back to top
Tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided grayish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil
Any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc
Annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple-rayed flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets
A hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand
Early Amerindians related to the Pueblo; known for skill in making baskets
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
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
Spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America
Any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc
A cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket
Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
Large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface
A city in northwestern Switzerland
A leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains
A leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains
The tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes; "cytoplasmic basophilia"
Staining readily with basic dyes
A member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho
The language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language
A member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain Back to top
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
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
The second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq
Nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
The member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
The lowest part of the musical range
The lowest adult male singing voice
The lowest part in polyphonic music
Any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)
The lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
An adult male singer with the lowest voice
Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"
In some classifications considered a separate family
Cacomistles
Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
A division of Normandy
Smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
Appear at the surface; "A seam of coal bassets"
The capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher Back to top
A tenor clarinet; pitched in the key of F below the B-flat clarinet
Smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
A oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
Summer cypress
Densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
Coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms
A basket (usually hooded) used as a baby''s bed
A perambulator that resembles a bassinet
A musician who play the bass viol
The lowest adult male singing voice
An adult male singer with the lowest voice
A double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
A musician who plays the bassoon
A bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
A very deep bass voice
A sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
A sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
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
Soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
A large clarinet whose range is an octave below the B-flat clarinet Back to top
A clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff
A large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
Largest and lowest member of the violin family
The lowest six-stringed guitar
The lowest brass wind instrument
The lowest part in polyphonic music
Largest and lowest member of the violin family
Viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
The lowest adult male singing voice
Cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun
(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes
Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants
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"
Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman
An act that debases or corrupts
Declare a child to be illegitimate
Change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms Back to top
Deriving from more than one source or style
An act that debases or corrupts
Declaring or rendering bastard; "the annulment of their marriage resulted in the bastardization of their children"
Declare a child to be illegitimate
Change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
Deriving from more than one source or style
Born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman
The status of being born to parents who were not married
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)
Tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States
An erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers
Dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers
East Indian shrub
Small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood
Aromatic plant of the eastern United States
Weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves
Gray sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America
A first page of some books displaying only the title of the book
Woody creeping parasite of western North America having numerous thick powdery-looking leaves and panicles of small dull-white flowers
Gray sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America Back to top
Tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird''s wing
Medium-sized tree of South Africa
Loose temporary stitches
Cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast"
Sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"
Strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
A tube with a rubber bulb used to take up and release melted fat or gravy in order to moisten roasting meat
A sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches
A cook who bastes roasting meat with melted fat or gravy
A jail (literally, a French jail)
A legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789
A cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet
Beat somebody on the soles of the feet
Moistening a roast as it is cooking
Loose temporary stitches
Projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
A group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism"
Secured with bastions or fortifications
A yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements Back to top
A yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements
Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants
The dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho; an official language of Lesotho
A landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
A woman having literary or intellectual interests
(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
A sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
(baseball) a turn batting; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got 4 hits in 4 at-bats"
Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
A club used for hitting a ball in various games
A bat used in playing cricket
A small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
Wink briefly; "bat one''s eyelids"
Beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"
Use a bat; "Who''s batting?"
Have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
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
A collection of things or persons to be handled together Back to top
All the loaves of bread baked at the same time
(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 together; assemble or process as a batch
The serial execution of computer programs
Soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"
Flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
Moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"
A temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons
Diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes"
Held back; "we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with bated breath"
Bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins
Catch birds by temporarily blinding them
You soak your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning"
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"
A room (as in a residence) containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
A relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
A town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains
An ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons
Clean one''s body by immersion into water; "The child should bathe every day"
The act of swimming; "the Englishman said he had a good bathe" Back to top
Cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily"
Clean one''s body by immersion into water; "The child should bathe every day"
Suffuse with or as if with light; "The room was bathed in sunlight"
A person who takes a bath
A person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer"
Effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
A building containing public baths
A building containing dressing rooms for bathers
The act of washing yourself (or another person)
Immersing the body in water or sunshine
A tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming
Tight fitting garment worn for swimming
A building containing dressing rooms for bathers
Tight fitting garment worn for swimming
Swimsuit worn by men while swimming
A relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
Large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
Large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
Of or relating to a batholith
Of or relating to a batholith Back to top
A change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
Triteness or triviality of style
Insincere pathos
A loose-fitting robe of towelling; worn after a bath or swim
A room (as in a residence) containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
A room equipped with toilet facilities
A preparation for cleaning bathrooms
Any fixture in a bathroom
A soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets
A relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
Homemade gin especially that made illegally
Relating to ocean depths between 200 and 2000 meters (corresponds to the continental slope)
The steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone
The steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone
Mole rats; sand rats
Mole rats
Of or relating to measurements of the depths of oceans or lakes
Of or relating to measurements of the depths of oceans or lakes
Measuring the depths of the oceans
Navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration Back to top
Navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration
Navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration
Spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration
Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
A wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa
Linens for use in the bathroom
A heavy towel or mat to stand on while drying yourself after a bath
(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
A scented oil added to your bath water
A fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing)
A preparation that softens or scents a bath
Soap used as a toiletry
A large towel; to dry yourself after a bath
Water used for a bath
Family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts
A dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted
Dye with wax; "Indonesian fabrics are often batiked"
Small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs
A thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses
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
An orderly assigned to serve a British military officer
A town in north central Algeria
Fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes
Small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums
A thin tapered rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra
An implement passed from runner to runner in a relay race
Capital of Louisiana
A cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge
Someone who twirls a baton
Frogs, toads, tree toads
Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
Relating to frogs and toads
Toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes
A silly altercation
Slender salamanders
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
A member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa
An army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
A large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" Back to top
A strip fixed to something to hold it firm
Stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
Secure with battens; "batten down a ship''s hatches"
Furnish with battens; "batten ships"
Furnish with battens; "batten ships"
A flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon
(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
Make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat"
Strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
Strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"
An area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat
A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
Beaten repeatedly with heavy blows; "a battered child"; "the battered woman syndrome"
Damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford"
Damaged especially by hard usage; "his battered old hat"
The act of subjecting to strong attack
A ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings
An assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
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"
A device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series Back to top
A series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
A collection of related things intended for use together; "took a battery of achievement tests"
A unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
Group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
Powered by one or more electric batteries; "a battery-powered radio"
Dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries
A device for charging or recharging batteries
Soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy; must be served with a spoon (chiefly Southern)
(baseball) the batter''s attempt to get on base
Stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
(baseball) the percentage of times a batter gets a hit; number of base hits divided by the number of times at bat
(an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds; "the salesman''s batting average was 7 out of 12"
A movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice
(baseball) someone who teaches batters how to bat better
A glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat
A helmet worn by the batter in baseball
(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate"
An energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
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
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 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"
A broadax used as a weapon
A sharp-tongued domineering wife
A broadax used as a weapon
A sharp-tongued domineering wife
Scarred by battle
An ancient racket game
A light long-handled racket used by badminton players
An ancient racket game
A region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"
The line along which opposing armies face each other
Having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature"
A region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"
A rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
(of a building) having turrets and battlements in the style of a castle
Protected with battlements or parapets with indentations or embrasures for shooting through
Someone who fights (or is fighting)
Large and heavily armoured warship
An arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges Back to top
Large and heavily armoured warship
A state in the western United States
A cruiser of maximum speed and firepower
A yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
A slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy''"
Loss of military equipment in battle
A military uniform designed for field service
A mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare
A flag that leads troops into battle
A fleet of warships prepared for battle
An army unit usually consisting of five companies
The line along which warring troops meet
Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying Atlanta and burned the city; 1864
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
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
The prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it
A battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots
Either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles
The first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775); the British defeated the colonial forces
Battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces Back to top
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
A Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces
Battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British
The first decisive battle of the Hundred Years'' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois
Battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne
The battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece
In World War II (1942); a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel
A battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed
A battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland
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
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
The battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC)
A battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces
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
A battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians
A battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and Demetrius
A battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III
A battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne
The battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians
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
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"
A battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius
(1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants
Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope
Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta''s military supremacy in Greece
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
The principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian forces defeated the Turks
A battle in the Thirty Years'' War (1632); Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperialists under Wallenstein; Gustavus was killed
A battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
A battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem
A battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians
A battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert
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
A battle in the Seven Years'' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French
A pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces
A pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces
A battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists
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
A battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese
Battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761 Back to top
Caesar defeated Pompey in 48 BC
Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC
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
The victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal
A defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks in 479 BC
The battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French
A major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom
A battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512
A battle in the Thirty Years'' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders
A battle in the Seven Years'' War (1757); Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria
A battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated
The Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by their victory in 1386
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
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
An indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
A battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign
A battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France
A battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians
A battle in France in 687 among the descendants of Clovis
A battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman legions Back to top
The final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians
A famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer Greece
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
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
World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943
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
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
A Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers
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
A World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918
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 in World War I (1916)
Battle of World War II (1944)
In the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England
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)
A battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans under Flaminius in 217 BC
The French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery)
A battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped
A battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians
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
In December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines
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
A contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used
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 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 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
The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War
Plan for conducting a battle
A noisy riotous fight
An arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges
Indiscriminate slaughter
A hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
One of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon)
Formed or shaped like a bat''s wing; "a dress with batwing sleeves"
(baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment
(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
Confirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish faith
Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
A mock scepter carried by a court jester Back to top
(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
A French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language (1821-1867)
(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
A German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918
Mountain ebony, orchid tree
Shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink purple-streaked flowers
Small East Indian tree having orchidlike flowers and hard dark wood
One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
The area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"
Refuse to comply
Line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
A person who refuses to comply
United States writer of children''s books (1856-1919)
A clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst
Resembling or containing bauxite
A state in southwestern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory
Of or relating to or characteristic of Bavaria or its people; "Bavarian beer"
Blue cheese of Bavaria
A rich custard set with gelatin Back to top
An old Scottish coin of little value
A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
In a bawdy manner
The trait of behaving in an obscene manner
Lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"
Lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"
Humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"
A building where prostitutes are available
Cry loudly; "Don''t bawl in public!"
Make a raucous noise
Shout loudly and without restraint
A loud weeper; "their new baby is a real bawler"
Someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
Loud cries made while weeping
A severe scolding
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"
A horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
A small recess opening off a larger room
A compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay"
A compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay" Back to top
The sound of a hound on the scent
An indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
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
Bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
Utter in deep prolonged tones
(used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color
Shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America
West Indian tree; source of bay rum
Common Indian weaverbird
French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
An oath of allegiance to an emir
Deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries
West Indian tree; source of bay rum
A fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles
A fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles
An oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels
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
English mathematician for whom Bayes'' theorem is named (1702-1761)
(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)
(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
Of or relating to statistical methods based on Bayes'' theorem
A knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
Stab or kill someone with a bayonet
A city in northeastern New Jersey
A steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne, New Jersey
A swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
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
Any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; useful especially for forage and prevention of erosion
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
Dried leaf of the bay laurel
Small lynx of North America
Evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles
An arm of the Indian Ocean east of India
An arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain
A bay of the Gulf of Mexico; formed by the Yucatan Peninsula
A bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feet
An arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples
An inlet of the Kara Sea in western Siberia
An aromatic liquid originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree with rum
A small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America Back to top
Muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops
A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
A resident of Massachusetts
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
European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States
A window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house
Slang terms for a paunch
(antiquity) wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
A sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar"
A shop where a variety of goods are sold
A street of small shops (especially in Orient)
A shop where a variety of goods are sold
A street of small shops (especially in Orient)
A portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an anti-tank weapon
A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun
Any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"
A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest
An air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed air
A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun
Before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC" Back to top
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...)..........
A bachelor''s degree in religion
Aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh
A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element
Spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
Have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
Have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
Be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
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
Occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
Be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
Represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
Be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her 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"
The essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business"
An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
Land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port" Back to top
A vagrant living on a beach
On a beach
A strip of land running along a beach
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"
A bridgehead on the enemy''s shoreline seized by an amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead"
(of a shore or shoreline) having an extensive gently sloping area covered with sand or gravel or shingle down to the water line
Clothing to be worn at a beach
(of a shore or shoreline) having an extensive gently sloping area covered with sand or gravel or shingle down to the water line
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
Large and light ball; for play at the seaside
A recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes
A folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas
The erosion of beaches
Small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches
Vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern and Gulf coasts of North America
Tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores
Small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America
A house built on or near a beach
Prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas
Plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to Mexico Back to top
Wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
Small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies
Seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit
Seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit
Prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California
Wild strawberry of western United States and South America; source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries
Very large towel to dry yourself after swimming
A car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
A car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
Herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
A radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes
A fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
Guide with a beacon
Shine like a beacon
A fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
A fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building
A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
A small ball with a hole through the middle
A beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture Back to top
A shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
String together like beads
Decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown"
Form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example
Covered with beads or jewels or sequins
Covered with beads of liquid; "a face beaded with sweat"
Lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico
A beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
Ornamentation with beads
A plane with a concave blade for making moulding with beadwork
A minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services
United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)
Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes"
Beads threaded on a string
A person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
A beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
Ornamentation with beads
Covered with beads or jewels or sequins
Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes"
Having eyes that gleam with malice Back to top
Beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates
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
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
A small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound
Hunting rabbits with beagles
Horny projecting mouth of a bird
Beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
Informal terms for the nose
Hit lightly with a picking motion
Having or resembling a beak
Hazel of western United States with conspicuous beaklike involucres on the nuts
Aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads
Fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand
Any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw
A cup (usually without a handle)
A flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry
Not having a beak or bill
Resembling the beak of a bird; "a grizzled man with a beaklike nose"
A gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
Long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction Back to top
(nautical) breadth amidships
A signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides pilots in darkness or bad weather
A column of light (as from a beacon)
A group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
Smile radiantly; express joy through one''s facial expression
Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"
Express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval"
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"
Especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
Emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
(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
Radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset"
Cheerful and bright; "a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning"
Pleased and proud; "beaming parents"
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"
Radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset"
Broad in the beam; "a beamy cargo ship"
A balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm
A column of light (as from a beacon)
A portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length Back to top
Informal terms for a human head
Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae
Any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
Any of various seeds or fruits suggestive of beans
Hit on the head, esp. with a pitched baseball
Small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum; Tribulus; Guaiacum: Larrea
A small cloth bag filled with dried beans; thrown in games
A baseball deliberately thrown at the batter''s head
A baseball deliberately thrown at the batter''s head
An annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees
A small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
A game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
Stem of a bean plant
State capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
A small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
Blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
Introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant
A blight of bean plants
Perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers
An accountant or bureaucrat who who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures Back to top
Cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk
A dip made of cooked beans
Any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
Any of various sprouted beans: especially mung beans or lentils or edible soybeans
A flat tortilla topped with refried beans
State capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
Any of several trees having seedpods as fruits
Shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed
Larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans
Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
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
Have on one''s person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
Give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
Be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
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"
Move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
Support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
Bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
Bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
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
Have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"
Behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
Have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
Contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
Epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines
Widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
Widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
Yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
Digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally
Evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn
Capable of being borne though unpleasant; "sufferable punishment"
Chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to arctic areas
Deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
Shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada
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
Arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair
Tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
Hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
The hair growing on the lower part of a man''s face
A person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality) Back to top
A tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
Go along the rim, like a beard around the chin; "Houses bearded the top of the heights"
Having a growth of hair-like awns; "bearded wheatgrass"
Having hair on the cheeks and chin
Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
Any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)
Medium-sized grayish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of Arctic Ocean
The largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill
A wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes
Lacking hair on the face; "a smooth-faced boy of 14 years"
Having no beard
Any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)
With full strength; "his beardown performance in the exhibition game"
Greenish gray pendulous lichen growing on trees
Greenish gray pendulous lichen growing on trees
Slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom
Someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier"
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''"
A messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings"
One of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral Back to top
A bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments
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
A rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
Heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
Dignified manner or conduct
Characteristic way of bearing one''s body; "stood with good posture"
The direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
Relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation"
Producing or yielding; "an interest-bearing note"; "fruit-bearing trees"
(of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain
A brass bushing or a lining for a bearing
Criminal offense of making false statements under oath
An alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings
A rein designed to keep the horse''s head in the desired position
Any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building
Expecting prices to fall
Hollandaise-like sauce made with white wine and tarragon and shallots instead of lemon juice
Tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions
The pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
Shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada Back to top
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
Reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
Claw of a bear; often used in jewelry
An incised design resembling a bear''s claw used in Native American pottery
Almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear''s claw
A young bear
Exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"
Pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background"
Exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"
To make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
Contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
Exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof"
Exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof"
Sail towards another vessel, of a ship
Sail towards another vessel, of a ship
Plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers
Stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico
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
Yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers
A takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest Back to top
A wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent
Keep in mind
A market characterized by falling prices for securities
Shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets
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
Have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
Have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
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"
Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
Almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear''s claw
Endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"
Have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
Give testimony in a court of law
Provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
A living organism characterized by voluntary movement
A cruelly rapacious person
Unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather
The quality of being deliberately mean
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
Very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket"
In a beastly manner; "she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law"
An animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work
The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
A stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe"
A regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat"
The basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
The sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum"
The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"
A regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
A member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
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
Wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I''m beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
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"
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 through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
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"
Hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
Strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting Back to top
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"
Stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
Shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares"
Produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly; "beat the drum"
Make by pounding or trampling; "beat a path through the forest"
Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
Move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
Indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm"
Sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in the strong wind"
Move with a flapping motion; "The bird''s wings were flapping"
Move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
Glare or strike with great intensity; "The sun was beating down on us"
Make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
Make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"
Avoid paying; "beat the subway fare"
Be superior; "Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!"
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"
Damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford"
Susceptible to being defeated
Beaten repeatedly with heavy blows; "a battered child"; "the battered woman syndrome" Back to top
Formed or made thin by hammering; "beaten gold"
Much trodden and worn smooth or bare; "did not stray from the beaten path"
Damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford"
An implement for beating
A worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter
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"
Experiencing or bestowing celestial joy; "beatific peace"
(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
The action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
A state of supreme happiness
Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration
Declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"
Make blessedly happy
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"
The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
The act of overcoming or outdoing
Expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart"
A musical instrument that sounds by means of a reed
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''"
A state of supreme happiness Back to top
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)
A member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
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)
The woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)
English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
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)
The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
Search anxiously
Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
Depart hastily
Cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
Dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much better price"
Shine hard; "The sun beat down on the hikers"
Persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100"
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)
Teach by drills and repetition
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 a rhythm
Gather; "drum up support" Back to top
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"
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"
A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
A scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind
An international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)
Part of the Arctic Ocean northeast of Alaska
A blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies
Dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern France
A city of southeastern Texas near Houston
English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616)
United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)
Small genus of evergreen woody vines in the East Indies and Asia
Evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers
An outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it''s a beaut"
Poetic
The quality of being good looking and attractive
Someone who works in a beauty parlor
The act of making something more beautiful
Aesthetically pleasing
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
(of weather) highly enjoyable; "what a beautiful day"
In a beautiful manner; "her face was beautifully made up"
Make more beautiful
Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
Be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
The qualities that give pleasure to the senses
An outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it''s a beaut"
A very attractive or seductive looking woman
Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an ornamental
Someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance
A shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
A shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
A quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron
A shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
A shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
Sleep before midnight
A spot that is worn on a lady''s face for adornment
Enhancement of someone''s personal beauty
French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986)
The study and creation of visual works of art Back to top
English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)
A gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture
An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
The fashionable elite
Large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges
A hat made of beaver fur or similar material
A movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face
A man''s hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver or silk
A full beard
The soft brown fur of the beaver
Work hard on something
British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964)
Work hard on something
A light wallboard made of compressed wood pulp
Amphibious rat of Australia and New Guinea
A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
Dance the bebop
Make steady; "steady yourself"
Rendered motionless for lack of wind Back to top
Milk thickened with a butter and flour roux
Milk thickened with a butter and flour roux
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)
Become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
Attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men''s hearts"
Control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
Derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms
A member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa
A beckoning gesture
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
(nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship
(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)
A playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the Theater of the Absurd (1906-1989)
A hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)
A city in southern West Virginia
A mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature
Signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
Summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
Appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned"
Make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" Back to top
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!"
Come into existence; "What becomes has duration"
Undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
Enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn''t suit you!"
Lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"
Displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"
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"
In a becoming manner; "she was becomingly dressed"
The quality of being becoming
French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908)
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"
A plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener planted a bed of roses"
A foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; "the track bed had washed away"
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.
Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"
A stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds"
A depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"
(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of standstone"
Go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn"
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
Put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o''clock"
Place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
Furnish with a bed; "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"
An overnight boardinghouse with breakfast
An area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night
Sleep around; "His wife bed hops"
Enuresis during sleep; especially common in children (who usually outgrow it)
(Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
Spread or daub (a surface)
Ornamented in a vulgar or showy fashion
Overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"
To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"
Bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
A room used primarily for sleeping
Coverings that are used on a bed
Decorative cover for a bed
Having a bed or beds as specified
Deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock"
An ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed Back to top
Coverings that are used on a bed
Material used to provide a bed for animals
An upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers
Material used to provide a bed for animals
An ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed
(Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
Decorate; "deck the halls with holly"
Clothed or adorned with finery
A person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
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"
Treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
The act of harassing someone
Cover with drops of dew or as with dew
Wet with dew
Confined to bed (by illness)
A person with whom you share a bed
A temporary associate; "politics makes strange bedfellows"
A heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing
The framework of a bed
An area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night Back to top
Sleep around; "His wife bed hops"
Decorate; "deck the halls with holly"
Make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
Make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake"
Made dim or indistinct; "a sun bedimmed by clouds"
Dress up garishly and tastelessly
Decorate tastelessly
Pejorative terms for an insane asylum
A state of extreme confusion and disorder
An archaic term for a lunatic
Without a bed; "the cell was bedless"
A light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb
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"
A member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
A shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination
Any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead
Make wet and dirty, as from rain
Limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud; "the beggar''s bedraggled clothes"; "scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts"
In deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"
Confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) Back to top
Czech composer (1824-1884)
Confined to bed (by illness)
Confined to bed (by illness)
Principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let''s get down to basics"
Solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
Bedding rolled up for carrying
A room used primarily for sleeping
A community where many commuters live
Furniture intended for use in a bedroom
A suite of furniture for the bedroom
A suite of furniture for the bedroom
Space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person); "the doctor stood at her bedside"
Manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient
A furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)
A furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)
A furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)
A chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)
Decorative cover for a bed
(usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed
The framework of a bed Back to top
Any of several plants of the genus Galium
The time you go to bed
A member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
Someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed
An overnight boardinghouse with breakfast
Bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
A check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be
Coverings that are used on a bed
Decorative cover for a bed
Decorative cover for a bed
Go to bed; "We bedded down at midnight"
An area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night
A lightweight jacket worn over bedclothes (as when sitting in bed)
Linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases)
A bed in which flowers are growing
A flower bed in which roses are growing
A soft pillow for use on a bed
Confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)
Bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
Someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed Back to top
Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
A social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions
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
Perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads
Perennial herb of North America
A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
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
Wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles
Consisting of or made of wood of the beech tree
United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
Small sweet triangular nut of any of various beech trees
Wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles
Chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea; Castanopsis; Chrysolepis; Fagus; Lithocarpus; Nothofagus; Quercus
Any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut triangular fronds
Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat
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
Cattle that are reared for their meat
Informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"
Meat from an adult domestic bovine
Complain; "What was he hollering about?" Back to top
Hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds
A fried cake of minced beef served on a bun
A photograph of a muscular man in minimal attire
Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
Made greater or stronger; "beefed-up sales efforts"
A slice of beef usually cooked by broiling
Rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
A popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States
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
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
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
Plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage
Any of several large tomatoes with thick flesh
Tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood
Tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood
Any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork
Any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork
A hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
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 and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and seasonings Back to top
A stock made with beef
A burrito with a beef filling
Cattle that are reared for their meat
Cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces
Meat is browned before stewing
Strips of dried beef
Meat from a loin of beef
A man who raises (or tends) cattle
A cut of beef from the neck of the animal
A patty of ground cooked beef
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
Cut of beef suitable for roasting
A stew made with beef
A stock made with beef
Sauteed strips of beef and mushrooms in sour cream sauce served with noodles
Tallow obtained from a bovine animal
An extract of beef (given to people who are ill)
Beef loin muscle
The tongue of a cow eaten as meat
Make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries" Back to top
Rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastry
A man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
Any workplace where people are very busy
A hairdo resembling a beehive
A structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
A state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young
A farmer who keeps bees for their honey
The cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
The most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom"
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
A short high tone produced as a signal or warning
Call, summon, or alert with a beeper
Make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"
An electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged
A general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956)
Smelling of beer
A barrel that holds beer
A bottle that holds beer
A can that holds beer Back to top
Someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale
Tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served
A relatively large glass for serving beer
A hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment
A barrel that holds beer
Someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
A drip mat placed under a glass of beer
A mug intended for serving beer
A yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs
Cover with beeswax; "Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table"
Round red root vegetable
Biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
The music of Beethoven; "he enjoyed Beethoven most of all"
German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)
Of or relating to Ludwig van Beethoven or his music
Insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
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
Beat with a beetle
Fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"
Be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" Back to top
Jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows"
Sullen or unfriendly in appearance
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
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"
Jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows"
Round red root vegetable
Beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
Moth larva that eats foliage of beets and vegetables
A disease of beet plants
Young leaves of the beetroot
Sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent
Sugar made from sugar beets
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
Perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads
Perennial herb of North America
European beetle; infests beehives
Colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees
Hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects
A shed containing a number of beehives
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
Moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs
European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color
A sting inflicted by a bee
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)
Become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
Accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
Appropriate to; "behavior befitting a father"
In an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed"
Make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
Stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino''s poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"
Fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can''t fool me!"
Make a fool or dupe of
Derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent
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"
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"
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"
Being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report"
Before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC"
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"
Spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" Back to top
Made dirty or foul; "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot"
The state of being polluted
Become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"
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"
Make stupid with alcohol
Confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
Stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino''s poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"
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"
Confusion resulting from failure to understand
Call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"
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"
Ask to obtain free; "beg money and food"
Make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don''t recognize them"
A male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"
A pauper who lives by begging
Reduce to beggary
Be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!"
Any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
Any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments
Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing Back to top
A card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player''s cards
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"
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"
A card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player''s cards
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"
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"
Any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
The seed of bur marigolds
Used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt
Marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut"
A man who is a beggar
West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil
A woman who is a beggar
A solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
A state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
Any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments
Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing
A solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
Decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
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
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"
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 to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began
Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
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 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"
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"
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"
Have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WWII began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company''s Asia tour begins next month"
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"
A person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country"
Someone new to a field or activity
The act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
The first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night'' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"
The event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"
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"
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"
Serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"
Encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields" Back to top
Any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes
Monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America
Hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers
South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels'' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers
Tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers
Rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
Monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America
Rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
Rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers
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
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
Semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen
Any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers
(of offspring) generated by procreation; "naturally begotten child"
Make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don''t soil your clothes when you play outside!"
Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner''s begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
Wish ill or allow unwillingly
Be envious of; set one''s heart on
Attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men''s hearts"
Influence by slyness Back to top
Filled with wonder and delight
An entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
Magnetic personal charm
A person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness)
Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods; "taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes"
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"
A ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
Music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
(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
A Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan
Ask for permission to be released from an engagement
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";
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 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 in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
Behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"
Manner of acting or conducting yourself
(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people Back to top
The action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"
Of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences"
An approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
A psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
Of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology"
Of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology"
An approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
Psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
Psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
Manner of acting or conducting yourself
(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
The action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"
Of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences"
An approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
A psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
Of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology"
Of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology"
An approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
Cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" Back to top
Having had the head cut off; "the beheaded prisoners"
Killing by cutting off the head
Execution by cutting off the victim''s head
A person of exceptional importance and reputation
Someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
An authoritative command or request
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?"
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"
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
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"
In or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
Of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"
Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"
Designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing"
Behind schedule; "was behindhand with the rent"
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"
German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
The mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers
See with attention; "behold Christ!"
Under a moral obligation to someone Back to top
A person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
Perception by means of the eyes
Be appropriate or necessary; "IT behooves us to reflect on this matter"
Be appropriate or necessary; "IT behooves us to reflect on this matter"
German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory buildings (1868-1940)
Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
A very light brown
Of a light grayish-brown color
(Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust
Capital of the People''s Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
The dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China
A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
The state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
The state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
A port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel
Capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean
Adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses"
Covered with beads or jewels or sequins
Covered with beads or jewels or sequins
Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil Back to top
A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
The chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu
Attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"
Beat soundly
To work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious"
Attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"
Beat soundly
To work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious"
A monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
Garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry
A landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet
The Slavic language spoken in Belarus
Of or pertaining to Belarus or to the people or culture of Belarus
Monetary unit in Belarus
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"
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"
A chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean
Something to which a mountain climber''s rope can be secured
Fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
Turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him Back to top
A wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing)
Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945)
United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956)
United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956)
A reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth
Expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"
Become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
A reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth
The forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the belching of smoke from factory chimneys"
A woman of advanced age
An ugly evil-looking old woman
A woman of advanced age
An ugly evil-looking old woman
Surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
Annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
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
Of or relating to belemnites
Family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods Back to top
Order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas
Capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
A room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
A bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
A native or inhabitant of Belgium
Of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people; "the Belgian Queen"
Beef stewed in beer seasoned with garlic and served with boiled potatoes
The capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
A republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
Young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head
Formerly the basic unit of money in Belgium
Breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle
Red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare
Hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep
Hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep
Thick sweet waffle often eaten with ice cream or fruit sauce
A monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
A monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Capital and largest city of Yugoslavia
Represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" Back to top
Be in contradiction with
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"
Any cognitive content held as true
The quality of being believable or trustworthy
Capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"
In a believable manner; "he acted believably sincere"
Easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election"
Accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn''t believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"
Credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Inquirer?"
Follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"
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"
Be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"
A person who has religious faith
A supporter who accepts something as true
Have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something; "John believes in oat bran"
The cognitive process that leads to convictions; "seeing is believing"
In a credulous manner; "the children followed the teacher credulously"
With considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
Byzantine general under Justinian I; he recovered former Roman territories in northern Africa and fought against the Persians
Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don''t belittle your colleagues" Back to top
Express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student''s efforts"
Belittle; "Don''t belittle his influence"
Made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small"
The act of belittling
A belittling comment
Tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
A country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control
The basic unit of money in Belize
A hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
The flared opening of a tubular device
A percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer
A push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
The sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"
United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)
English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)
A phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)
The shape of a 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.
Attach a bell to; "bell cows"
(of trousers) having legs that flare at the bottom; "bell-bottomed trousers" Back to top
(of trousers) having legs that flare at the bottom; "bell-bottomed trousers"
Trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s
Having a shape resembling a bell
A symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
An alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna herb that is used medicinally
Perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
Amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers
A stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)
Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)
Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves
Any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call
Trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s
Someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
A young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball"
A World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918
(Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera)
Creative writing valued for esthetic content
Creative writing valued for esthetic content
Written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content Back to top
Pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers
Of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
United States operatic soprano (born in 1929)
Any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers
Family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae
Someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
Having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature"
Having a belly; often used in combination
Curving outward
A disposition to fight
Hostile or warlike attitude or nature
Acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"
Hostile or warlike attitude or nature
Someone who fights (or is fighting)
Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"
Engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war"
In a belligerent hostile manner; "he pushed her against the wall belligerently"
A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
A town in northeastern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border
Italian composer of operas (1801-1835) Back to top
Daisy
Low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers
Someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for childre (1870-1953)
A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"
United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915)
Shout loudly and without restraint
Make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"
Someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"
A mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
Small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth
A handle or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or a servant''s bell etc.
Aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer- or bell-shaped calyx
Sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell
Someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
Any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
The underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
A protruding abdomen
The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis Back to top
The hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship"
A part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"
Swell out or bulge out
Dive so that one hits the water with one''s belly
Land on the underside without the landing gear
Financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up"
An ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
Complain; "What was he hollering about?"
A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
A strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon
A cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed)
Scar where the umbilical cord was attached
An undesirable overabundance; "a bellyful of your complaints"
Curving outward
Laugh a deep, hearty laugh
Lacking a prominent belly
A Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen
Perform a belly dance
A woman who performs a solo Oriental dance using exaggerated abdominal movements
A Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen Back to top
A dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
A dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
A joke that seems extremely funny
A burst of deep loud hearty laughter
Swell out or bulge out
A dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
A dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
The edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle
A round arch resting on corbels
A logbook in which all orders concerning the main engines of a ship are recorded
A buoy with a bell on it
The supervisor of bellboys in a hotel
A small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof
A small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof
A floor under the bells of an open belfry
A person who casts metal bells
A foundry where bells are cast
An extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote
A bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases
Common low European shrub with purple-red flowers Back to top
Dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers
A bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases
Bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call
Bronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tin; used in making bells
A morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top
Large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties
Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
A button that is pushed to ring a bell
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"
Someone who plays musical handbells
A person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
Playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
Persuasion of voters in a political campaign
The sound of someone playing a set of bells
A seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs)
The shape of a bell
A bell-shaped tent
Take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the cat?"
Western North American frog with a tail-like copulatory organ
A tower that supports or shelters a bell Back to top
A racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes
A racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes
An annual race for three-year-old horses; held on Long Island at Elmont, New York
Be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me"
Originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
Be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals"
Be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn''t 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?"
Happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"
Something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";
Be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"
Ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars
A landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet
A native or inhabitant of Byelorussia
Water bugs
A beloved person; used as terms of endearment
Dearly loved
At a later place; "see below"
In or to a place that is lower
On a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" Back to top
(in writing) see below; "vide infra"
Further down; "see under for further discussion"
Underneath the ground; "most of his friends are now belowground"
Under the level of the ground; "belowground storage areas"; "underground caverns"
Disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing); "her accusations were below the belt"
In an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt"
City in southeastern Brazil north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil''s planned communities
A Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II
(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)
The act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
A band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
Endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
A vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
An elongated region where a specific condition is found; "a belt of high pressure"
A path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
Fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers"
Deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent"
Sing loudly and forcefully
Having or provided with a belt; "a belted dress"
Grayish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest Back to top
Found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic
The material of which belts are made
Lacking a belt; "unbelted jackets are in this season"
Resembling a belt around something
Step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
A small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waist
The buckle used to fasten a belt
Drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
A maker of belts
Sing loudly and forcefully
Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"
Small northern whale that is white when adult
Valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas
Roe of beluga sturgeon usually from Russia; highly valued
A gazebo sited to command a fine view
Densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
An Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
A style of operatic singing
A witty or clever person with a fine mind
Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing Back to top
A town in northern Minnesota
Make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don''t soil your clothes when you play outside!"
Sweet-potato whitefly
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
Regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
Treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"
Cause to be confused emotionally
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"
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"
Confusion resulting from failure to understand
A mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben"
Antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness
A long seat for more than one person
A strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
Persons who administer justice
The reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"
The magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
A level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
Exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"
Take out of a game; of players Back to top
United States humorist (1889-1945)
A surveyor''s mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
A standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality"
A clamp used to hold work in place on a workbench
Lathe mounted on a workbench
A surveyor''s mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
A weightlifting exercise in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward
A small punch press mounted on a workbench
A holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
(sports) a substitute who seldom plays
A warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
Movement that causes the formation of a curve
A town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
A circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
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"
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 a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"
Change direction; "The road bends" Back to top
Turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
Form a curve; "The stick does not 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"
The property of being easily bent without breaking
Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
Reproduce by the Benday method
A photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image
Used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back"
A baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
Revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
A tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender"
The act of bending something
The property of being bent or deflected
Movement that causes the formation of a curve
Not remaining rigid or straight; "tried to support his weight on a bending cane"
The levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson''s disease
Pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
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
Diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
Try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law" Back to top
A mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
In or to a place that is lower
A newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
A newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)
United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
A French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks
A monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict
Of or relating to the Benedictines
Of or relating to Saint Benedict or his works
A Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
The act of praying for divine protection
A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
Expressing benediction
Expressing benediction
United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)
Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677)
Help as a benefactor; "The father benefacted his daughter in more ways than she was aware of"
An act intending or showing kindness and good will
A contribution of money or assistance Back to top
The semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
A person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
A woman benefactor
Exerting a favorable or beneficent influence; "a benefic star"; "a benefic force"
An endowed church office giving income to its holder
Endow with a benefice
Having a benefice; "a beneficed clergyman"
The quality of being kind or helpful or generous
Doing good; feeling beneficent
Doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"
Generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"
Doing or producing good
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"
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"
In a beneficial manner; "this medicine will act beneficially on you"
The semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
The recipient of funds or other benefits
Having or arising from a benefice; "a beneficiary baron"
Process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction
Crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques Back to top
Something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"
A performance to raise money for a charitable cause
Financial assistance in time of need
Derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
Be beneficial for; "This will do you good"
Concept album compiling a performer''s work or work supporting some worthy cause
A concert given for the benefit of some charitable cause
Sanction by a religious rite; "they are living together without benefit of clergy"
A customs union comprising BElgium and NEtherlands and LUXembourg
United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950)
United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943)
An act intending or showing kindness and good will
An inclination to do kind or charitable acts
Disposition to do good
Having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others; "his benevolent smile"; "a benevolent nature"
Generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"
Generous in providing aid to others
Doing or producing good
Intending or showing kindness; "a benevolent society"
In a benevolent manner; "she looked on benevolently" Back to top
Subject to a reduction process; "benficiate ores"
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
A region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
A Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal
An ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India
(Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
Of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people; "Bengali hills"
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
Dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent
A steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework
Shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses
Southern short-haired tiger
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
Port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli
Make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake"
Envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area"
Overtake with darkness or night
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"
Overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home"
Pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air" Back to top
Of disposition or manner; "the benign ruler of millions"; "benign intentions"
Not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
The quality of being kind and gentle
Pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"
Characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king"
In a benign manner; "this drug is benignly soporific"
A kind act
The quality of being kind and gentle
In a benign manner; "this drug is benignly soporific"
Enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process
A tumor that is not cancerous
A tumor that is not cancerous
A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
A native or inhabitant of Benin
Of or relating to or characteristic of Benin or its people; "Benin bronzes"
The basic unit of money in Benin
A spoken blessing
Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945)
(Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel
Gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation Back to top
Major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)
Deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
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)
British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)
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
A suspension bridge across the Delaware River
United States writer (1870-1902)
Publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)
23rd President of the United States (1833-1901)
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)
English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893)
United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)
United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880)
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
Physician and Revolutionary American leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969)
United States pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998)
English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814)
English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) Back to top
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
North American white-flowered avens
Avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
A family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous
Fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous
Type of the Bennettitales
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
A form of amphetamine
A town in northwestern Vermont
Small oval seeds of the sesame plant
United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
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)
Risque English comedian (1925-1992)
French mathematician (born in Poland) noted for inventing fractals (born in 1924)
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"
A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious"
Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
Of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders" Back to top
Used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders"
Used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back"
Fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event"
Altered from an originally straight condition; "a bent wire"
Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
Of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water
English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831)
Of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water
A region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
Of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water
A region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
Organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea
A region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
An absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash
Of or relating to or containing bentonite
Wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is shaped for use in making furniture; "bentwood chairs"
Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
A hang performed with the elbows bent Back to top
Fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event"
Make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
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"
Lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"
Italian sculptor (1500-1571)
Widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
A form of amphetamine
A colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
A closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached
A closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached
A closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached
Similar to benzene in structure or linkage
A colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
Any salt or ester of benzoic acid
A white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and antiseptic
A white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic
Any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency
A colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins
Containing or derived from benzoic acid or benzoin
A white crystalline solid occurring in many resins Back to top
Used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera
Gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
Deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
A colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
Any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
The univalent radical derived from benzoic acid
A white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactions
The univalent radical derived from benzoic acid
The univalent radical derived from toluene
Relating to benzyl
The penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics
The univalent radical derived from toluene
The univalent radical derived from toluene
Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973)
United States writer of stories and plays (1894-1946)
United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (born in 1912)
English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969)
An Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
Capital and largest city of Yugoslavia Back to top
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
Dye with a color
Smeared thickly; often useed in combination; "cheeks beplastered with cosmetics"; "paint-besmeared savage bodies"; "mud-daubed walls"
Leave or give by will after one''s death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
(law) a gift of personal property by will
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"
A severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him"
A cluster of related dialects that were once the major language of northern Africa west of Egypt; now spoken mostly in Morocco
An ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa
A member of a Caucasoid Muslim people of northern Africa
Shrubs or herbs
Large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds
Deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries
Compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges
Upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries
A quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
Butter creamed with white wine and shallots and parsley
Butter creamed with white wine and shallots and parsley
Deprive through death
Sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" Back to top
State of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
Sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
Unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
Having had something taken away; "bereft of their dignity"
A cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
A large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
Austrian composer in Schoenberg''s twelve-tone music system (1885-1935)
Common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States
Small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy
Mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange
Perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads
Small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy
A port city in southwestern Norway
Any plant of the genus Bergenia; valued as an evergreen ground cover and for the spring blossoms
Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored the psychology of the characters (born 1918)
Swedish film actress (1915-1982)
French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of evolution and development (1859-1941)
Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin''s death (1899-1953)
Avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)
Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741) Back to top
Part of the North Pacific between Alaska and Siberia; connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait
Standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands
A strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean
Standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands
The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
A stupid person who is easy to take advantage of
A city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley
Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
A radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium
A county in southern England
A low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area
A low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area
Dutch architect and town planner (1856-1934)
A limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats
Capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989)
An inhabitant of Berlin
Airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
A raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam Back to top
French composer of Romantic works (1803-1869)
Narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
A narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope
A group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort
A native or inhabitant of Bermuda
Of or relating to or characteristic of Bermuda or its inhabitants; "Bermudan beaches"
A rig of triangular sails for a yacht
A group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort
South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
Ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly large for a juniper
Food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships
The basic unit of money in Bermuda
Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
Tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring
Delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock
Delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock
Mild flat onion grown in warm areas
A hotel plan that provides a full breakfast daily
A rig of triangular sails for a yacht
(usually in the plural) short pants that end at the knee Back to top
An area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost
A native or inhabitant of Bermuda
A rig of triangular sails for a yacht
The capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003)
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
Italian filmmaker (born in 1940)
Economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)
French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954)
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)
United States writer (1914-1986)
Economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)
United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)
German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)
The capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
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
French actress (1844-1923)
Pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866)
Italian sculptor and architect of the Baroque period in Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and fountains (1598-1680)
Swiss mathematician (1654-1705) Back to top
Swiss mathematician (1667-1748)
Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782)
(statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics
A theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success
United States conductor and composer (1918-1990)
Delicately iridescent thimble-shaped ctenophores
United States baseball player (born 1925)
Producing or bearing berries
Any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
United States rock singer (born in 1931)
A small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
Pick or gather berries; "We went berrying in the summer"
Resembling a berry
North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets
One of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury
In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
One of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury
Hoary alyssum
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
A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" Back to top
A bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
A place where a craft can be made fast
Come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
Secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
Provide with a berth
Brazil nut
Tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts
French criminologist (1853-1914)
A system or procedure for identifying persons
German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)
Italian filmmaker (born in 1940)
English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970)
English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970)
An order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygii
The chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems
A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element
A copper-base alloy containing beryllium
Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848)
Ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
Begging Back to top
In a beseeching manner; "`You must help me,'' she said imploringly"
Accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
Assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"
Decorate or cover lavishly with gems
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
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"
In addition; "he has a Mercedes, too"
Harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"
Surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
Cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"
Surrounded by hostile forces; "the besieged town"
An enemy who lays siege to your position
An energetic petitioner
The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Spread or daub (a surface)
Smeared thickly; often useed in combination; "cheeks beplastered with cosmetics"; "paint-besmeared savage bodies"; "mud-daubed walls"
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"
Smear so as to make dirty or stained
Especially of reputation; "the senator''s seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" Back to top
A broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle
Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
Very drunk
Dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects
Decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner"
Covered with beads or jewels or sequins
Spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food"
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"
Express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
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"
Mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots"
Wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass; "a bespectacled grandmother"; "the monocled gentleman"
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"
Of clothing
Pledged to be married; "the engaged couple"
Of clothing
Mark with, or as if with, spots
Sprinkled over; "glistening grass besprent with raindrops"
Scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn"
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
British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898)
A refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the 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
Small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
Half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers
Genus of North American spring wildflowers
Small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico
United States blues singer (1894-1937)
Tropical Atlantic fish
The supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"
The person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them"
Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)
Get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
(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"
It would be sensible; "you''d best stay at home"
In a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis"
From a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better."
(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"
Most familiar or renowned; "Stevenson''s best-known work is probably `Treasure Island''"
Selling in great numbers; "a best-selling novel" Back to top
Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"
Make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to
Sexual activity between a person and an animal
Make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to
In an inhumane manner; "she treated her husband bestially"
A medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals
Become active; "He finally bestirred himself"
Start to be active; "Get cracking, please!"
Present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"
Give as a gift
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"
The act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
A gift that is bestowed or conferred
Given formally or officially
The act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
A gift that is bestowed or conferred
Cover by strewing
Get on the back of; "mount a horse"
Having a short growth of beard; "his stubbled chin"
An epithet for Jupiter Back to top
A rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required
The one friend who is closest to you
The principal groomsman at a wedding
Especially fortunate; "best of all, we don''t have any homework!"
A book that has had a large and rapid sale
The act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"
The money risked on a gamble
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"
Maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"
Stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"
The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
Beets
Preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product; "a beta version"; "beta software"
Second in order of importance; "the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory"
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
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
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)
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)
An isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables
Beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism Back to top
A form of interferon that is produced by fibroblasts and have antiviral effects; used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis
Enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
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
An isomer of naphthol used in rubber as an antioxidant
A sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets
Displace oneself; go from one location to another
Accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux
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
A cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas
The second brightest star in Centaurus
The second brightest star in the Southern Cross
Radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of a beta particle
An endorphin produced by the pituitary gland that suppresses pain
A globulin in blood plasma that carries iron
An allotrope of iron that is the same as alpha iron except that it is nonmagnetic; stable between 768 and 906 degrees centigrade
The brightest star in Orion
A high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope
Radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay
Radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay
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
The normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz
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"
(computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization
Biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
Beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
Beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
Beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed
The normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz
Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
The second brightest star in Orion
Seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia
Southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk)
Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
A detested person; "he is an anathema to me"
The 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (born 1906)
A house of worship (especially one for sailors)
Consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament"
Cause oneself to consider something
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
A town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
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
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
United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955)
Become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
In good time; "he awoke betimes that morning"
A stupid mistake
Indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
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"
Give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
Cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
Reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"
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"
Deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
Be sexually unfaithful to one''s partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
An act of deliberate betrayal
The quality of aiding an enemy
A person who says one thing and does another
One who reveals confidential information in return for money
Revealing unintentionally; "a betraying blush spread over her face" Back to top
Give to in marriage
The act of becoming betrothed or engaged
A mutual promise to marry
The person to whom you are engaged
Pledged to be married; "the engaged couple"
American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)
American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)
The superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"
One having claim to precedence; a superior; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
Someone who bets
Get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
To make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
Surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"
(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"
(comparative of `good'') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better"
More than half; "argued for the better part of an hour"
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"
From a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better."
(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"
More familiar or renowned than the other of two; "the better-known book of the two" Back to top
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
Changing for the better
The act of relieving ills and changing for the better
A change for the better; progress in development
An improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
A person's partner in marriage
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"
United States film actress (1908-1989)
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"
The ratio by which one better''s wager is greater than that of another; "he offered odds of two to one"
A licensed bookmaker''s shop that is not at the race track
Short-nosed rat kangaroo
Jerboa kangaroo
Someone who bets
United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921)
United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921)
A genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)
Monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees of the birch family
Tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or gray bark Back to top
Small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
Birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark
Small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland
Common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture
Tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or gray bark
Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark
Birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark
Small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches
Medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale gray bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree
European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches
In between; "two houses with a tree between"
In the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest between"
The posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
In the space between decks, on a ship
In the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest between"
Place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I''m betting on the new horse"
Clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers
A cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts
A hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size Back to top
Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
Cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface"
Gears that mesh at an angle
A hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
Any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
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)
A city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors
United States operatic soprano (born in 1929)
British labor leader and statesman who played an important role in diplomacy after World War II (1884-1951)
A flock of quail
A group of girls or young women
Regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
Be on one''s guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to; "Beware of telephone salesmen"
Furnish with whiskers; "a whiskered jersey"
Having hair on the cheeks and chin
Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper
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"
Cause to be confused emotionally
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"
In a bewildered manner Back to top
Causing bafflement; "the play was at the same time a bewildering and an exciting experience"
In a bewildering and confusing manner; "her situation was bewilderingly unclear"
Confusion resulting from failure to understand
Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
Attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
Attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men''s hearts"
Under a spell
Magnetic personal charm
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"
In a bewitching manner; "she was bewitchingly beautiful"
A magical spell
Reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"
The governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt; "he introduced me to Ahmet Bey"
In addition; "agreed to provide essentials but nothing 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"
On the farther side from the observer; "a pond with a hayfield beyond"
With certainty; "it''s undoubtedly very beautiful"
Out of control; "the riots got out of hand"
Too obvious to be doubted Back to top
In excess or without limit; "amazed beyond measure"
With certainty; "it''s undoubtedly very beautiful"
In a place across an ocean
A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
A sloping edge on a cutting tool
A card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
Wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions
A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
Be in a state of action; "she is always moving"
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"
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"
The essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business"
Interpret in the wrong way; "Don''t misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
Try very hard to do something
Come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm"
Be the result of
Be sated, have enough to eat; "I''m full--don''t give me any more beans, please"
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"
Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Appear in a show, on T.V., radio, etc.; "The news won''t be on tonight" Back to top
Feel extreme happiness or elation
Be well-informed
Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"
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 healthy; feel good; "She has not been well lately"
Be well-informed
The sixth month of the Hindu calendar
The sixth month of the Hindu calendar
God of wealth and love
(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
(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
(Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and Nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex
A preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India
A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
Earth goddess; one of the two wives of Vishnu
A landlocked principality in the Himalayas northeast of India
A native or inhabitant of Bhutan
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Bhutan or its people or culture or language; "Bhutanese Buddhists"
Monetary unit in Bhutan
A native or inhabitant of Bhutan Back to top
A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
An interior door
Flat crusty-bottomed onion roll
Flat crusty-bottomed onion roll
Occurring or payable twice each year
Twice a year; "we hold our big sale biannually"
A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
A line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
Cause to be biased
Influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"
Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"
Excessively devoted to one faction
Favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant"
Relating to or having or hearing with two ears; "binaural hearing"
Relating to the two auditory openings; "the biauricular diameter of the skull"
A heart (as of mammals and birds and reptiles) having two auricles
Having two axes; "biaxial crystals"
Having two axes; "biaxial crystals"
Having two axes; "biaxial crystals"
A napkin tied under the chin a child while eating Back to top
Top part of an apron; covering the chest
Drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac"
An attractive outfit; "she wore her best bib-and-tucker"
Having a bib; "a bibbed apron"
Lettuce with relatively crisp leaves
A book regarded as authoritative in its field
The sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
Worship of the Bible
Lacking a bib
Southern United States; where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant
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
Of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible; "biblical names"; "biblical Hebrew"
In keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people; "biblical styles in writing"; "a beard of biblical proportions"; "biblical costumes"
The form of Aramaic that was spoken in Palestine in the time of the New Testament
The form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries
Someone trained in compiling bibliographies
Relating to or dealing with bibliography
Relating to or dealing with 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.)
Given to Bible-worship Back to top
Worship of the Bible
Preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books
Characteristic of or characterized by or noted for bibliomania
Someone who loves (and usually collects) books
Of or relating to bibliophiles
A dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)
Of or relating to bibliopoles
A dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)
A professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
A collection of books
Of or relating to a library or bibliotheca or a librarian
Of or relating to a library or bibliotheca or a librarian
Of or relating to bibliotics
The scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity
Someone who engages in bibliotics
Wild ox
Ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur
Wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India
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"
Composed of two legislative bodies Back to top
Consisting of two chambers; "the bicameral heart of a fish"
Divided into two capsules or having a two-part capsule
A salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
A white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid
The 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years; "bicentennial celebration"
The 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years; "bicentennial celebration"
Having two centers
Having two heads
Any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
A muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm
A muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm
A compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule
A white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
A salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid
Treated or combined with bichromate
Having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"
Having two heads or points of origin as a biceps
A quarrel about petty points Back to top
Argue over petty things; "Let''s not quibble over pennies"
A quarrel about petty points
Having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"
Having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"
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
Having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"
Having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"
Concave on both sides
Convex on both sides; lentil-shaped
A cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points
Having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus"
Having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus"
A cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points
Having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus"
Having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus"
Having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus"
A tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars
Having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); "bicuspid teeth"; "bicuspid leaves"
Having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); "bicuspid teeth"; "bicuspid leaves"
Valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle Back to top
A wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
Ride a bicycle
A bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
A person who rides a bicycle
A chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle
A clip worn around a cyclist''s ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain
A small pump that fills bicycle tires with air
A race between people riding bicycles
A rack for parking bicycles
A seat for the rider of a bicycle
Bicycles coming and going
The wheel of a bicycle
Having molecules consisting of two fused rings
Riding a bicycle
A person who rides a bicycle
Having two cylindrical surfaces usually with parallel axes; "certain lenses are bicylindrical"
An attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention"
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
A formal proposal to buy at a specified price
An authoritative direction or instruction to do something Back to top
Ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
Ask someone in a friendly way to do something
Invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"
Make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
Propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
Make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump"
The capital and chief port of Qatar
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"
Someone who makes an offer
Someone who makes a bid at cards
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
An authoritative direction or instruction to do something
A request to be present; "they came at his bidding"
A series of competing bids
Young bird especially of domestic fowl
Adult female chicken
Dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
Bur marigolds
Common bur marigold of the eastern United States
Bur marigold of eastern and northern United States and Canada common in wet pastures and meadows Back to top
North American bur marigold with large flowers
North American bur marigold with large flowers
Of temperate Eurasia
Having toothlike projections that are themselves toothed
A basin for washing genitals and anal area
Reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions
(stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security
Of or relating to a style of furniture developed in Germany in the 19th century
Very rich drop friedcake dusted with confectioners'' sugar and served with lemon sauce or preserves
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
Having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals"
Occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions"
Every two years; "this festival takes places biennially"
A stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial
A coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard"
United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914)
Having two faces or fronts; "the Roman Janus is bifacial"
Having two faces or fronts; "the Roman Janus is bifacial"
(boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
Strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" Back to top
Divided into two lobes; "a bifid petal"
Having or using two filaments; "a bifilar suspension of a waving part of an instrument"
Having two flagella; "a biflagellate zoospore"
Having two foci; "bifocal eyeglasses"
Capable of being folded into two parts, as with doors that are hinged together
Having two leaves
Having or combining two forms; "a biform crystal"; "the biform body of a mermaid"
Divide into two branches; "The road bifurcated"
Split or divide into two
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
Divided into or made up of two parts; "socially bifurcated populations"
The act of splitting into two branches
The place where something divides into two branches
A bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
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"
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
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"
Marked by intense physical force; "a big wind"
Significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"
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
Loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"
(of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"
Very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
Feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"
Exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
Of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event"
In a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening"
In a major way; "the play failed big at the box office"
On a grand scale; "think big"
Extremely well; "his performance went over big"
Older brother or sister; "big sister"
Prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor"
In an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
(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
Having a prominent belly
Having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh
Smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut
Marked by a large or well-developed chest; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
Douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long
Douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long Back to top
Large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears
Of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait
Maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn
Having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
Very expensive; "big-ticket items like cars and furs"; "a big-ticket government program"
Aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America
Small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves
Someone who marries one person while already legally married to another
Of illegal marriage to a second person while legally married to a first
The offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred
Having two spouses at the same time
Any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock
Occurring in pairs; "a bigeminal pulse"
Resulting from a cross between species of different genera
Red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales
Of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait
Large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
Large or big relative to something else
Greatest in size of those under consideration
A child''s tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin Back to top
Somewhat large
Any of various diseases of animals characterized by edema of the head and neck
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"
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
The quality of being kind and generous
Wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
A river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
A river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
Wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
The middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
A broad bay formed by an indentation (a bight) in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"
A bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
A loop in a rope
Fasten with a bight
A broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa
Unwisely talking too much
The property of having a relatively great size
1 species: cross vine
Trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Bignoniaceae Back to top
Any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae
Woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section
A Polish stew of cabbage and meat
A prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own
Blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others; "a bigoted person"; "an outrageously bigoted point of view"
The intolerance and prejudice of a bigot
A word that is written with two letters in an alphabetic writing system
Aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America
Aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America
The most important person in a group or undertaking
A large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians
(cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe
(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
Large bloodsucking bug
Clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London
A triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande
A large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife
United States labor leader and militant socialist who was one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World (1869-1928)
United States tennis player who dominated men''s tennis in the 1920s (1893-1953)
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
The large display board at the New York Stock Exchange that reports on stocks traded on the exchange
A stock exchange in New York
An older brother
An authoritarian leader and invader of privacy
Rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed
A large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"
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"
A very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
Any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
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"
Anything of great importance or consequence
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"
Elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)
A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
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"
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"
Large animals that are hunted for sport
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"
Street names for heroin
Points to the minutes Back to top
The most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
A member of a major-league baseball team
A stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America
A large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"
Aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves
Scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results
Hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut
Hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut
Hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut
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"
A river that rises in northeastern South Dakota and flows southward to join the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa
An older sister
One who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment; "the last of the big spenders"
A display of force or power; "speak softly but carry a big stick"
A picturesque coastal region of California south of San Francisco
The highest level of an occupation (especially in entertainment)
The first largest innermost toe
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"
Extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism
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
A state of northeastern India
The Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh)
A small and delicately worked piece
A pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets
A pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets
A wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
A motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
Ride a bicycle
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
A woman''s abbreviated two-piece bathing suit
Small and tight-fitting underpants; worn by women
A consonant that is articulated using both lips; /p/ or /b/ or /w/
Of or relating to or being a speech sound that is articulated using both lips; "bilabial fricatives"
Having two lips; "the corolla of a snapdragon is bilabiate"
Having two sides or parts
Affecting or undertaken by two parties; "a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan"
Having identical parts on each side of an axis
The property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
The property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
In a bilateral manner; "they worked out an agreement bilaterally" Back to top
Having identical parts on each side of an axis
Having identical parts on each side of an axis
Capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis
A contract involving mutual promises (each part is both promisor and promisee)
Line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family
The property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
Blue-black berries similar to American blueberries
Erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries
Erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
Bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit
A digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
A calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
Any of the liver-generated steroid acids and stored with bile
A duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum
A salt of bile acid and a base; functions as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids
Where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
Take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged"
Cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel"
In a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side Back to top
Pretentious or silly talk or writing
Either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship''s bilge; reduces rolling
A pump to remove bilgewater
Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
(nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away
Smelling like bilge water
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
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
Relating to the bile ducts or the gallbladder
Relating to or containing bile
Excretory ducts of the liver; empty into the hepatic ducts
East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit
Linear with respect to each of two variables or positions
A person who speaks two languages fluently
Using or knowing two languages; "bilingual education"
In a bilingual manner; "she grew up bilingually"
A dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages
Irritable as if suffering from indigestion
Suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
Relating to or containing bile Back to top
A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"
Gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder
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
Escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
Evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"
Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
Cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
The entertainment offered at a public presentation
Horny projecting mouth of a bird
A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"
A long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree"
A list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
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"
A statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"
A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"
An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
Advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso"
Publicize or announce by placards
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
An order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date
A branch of a river running to a dead end
A stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently
Large outdoor signboard
Having a beak or bill as specified; "a thick-billed bird"; "a long-billed cap"
A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
Lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
A short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
Provide housing for (military personnel)
A personal letter to a loved one expressing affection
Elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
Slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
Giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth
A pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
A long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree"
Of or relating to billiards; "a billiard ball"; "a billiard cue"; "a billiard table"
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
Ball used in playing billiards
A room in which billiards is played Back to top
A device for keeping the score in a game of billiards
A room in which billiards is played
A room in which billiards is played
Someone who plays billiards
A room in which billiards is played
A room in which billiards is played
Game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played
United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881)
Request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"
The largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
Foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
The number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
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
Denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
Denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain
Coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States
A very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars
A very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) Back to top
One part in a billion
Position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things
The ordinal number of one billion in counting order
A large sea wave
Become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
Rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
Rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up nto the sky"
Move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"
Moving in surges and billows and rolls; "billowing smoke from burning houses"; "the rolling fog"; "the rolling sea"; "the tumbling water of the rapids"
Characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves"
Characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves"
Male goat
A short stout club used primarily by policemen
An unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo'' where Americans say `it rained like all get out''"
An unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo'' where Americans say `it rained like all get out''"
An unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo'' where Americans say `it rained like all get out''"
A short stout club used primarily by policemen
Any of various plants of the genus Craspedia grown for their downy foliage and globose heads of golden flowers; Australia and New Zealand
A short stout club used primarily by policemen
Male goat Back to top
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936)
United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)
42nd President of the United States (1946-)
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock''n''roll music (1925-1981)
United States cartoonist noted for his drawings of soldiers in battle (born in 1921)
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"
A list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import
A document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
A list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French"
A consignment of merchandise
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"
A certificate saying that a departing ship''s company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival)
A formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
A receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery
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
A proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it
A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
A deed transferring personal property Back to top
Someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards
United States basketball center (born in 1934)
Someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards
Having two lobes; "a bilobate leaf"
Divided into two lobes
Having two lobes; "a bilobate leaf"
Divided into two lobes
Having two lobes; "a bilobate leaf"
Divided into two lobes
The ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations
Divided into or containing two cells or chambers; "having a bilocular capsule"
A capsule divided into two cells or compartments
Divided into or containing two cells or chambers; "having a bilocular capsule"
The Siouan language spoken by the Biloxi people
A old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico
A member of the Siouan people of southeastern Mississippi
A North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap
Meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun
Requiring two hands or designed for two people; "a two-handed sledgehammer"; "a two-handed crosscut saw"; "a machine designed for bimanual operation"
A young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men Back to top
A period of 2 months
Two months long; lasting two months
Occurring every two months; "bimonthly visits"
Material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals
Formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together
Formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together
Pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals; "in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender"
A strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature
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
An advocate of bimetallism
Pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals; "in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender"
A span of 2000 years
Of or relating to a bimillennium
A span of 2000 years
Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
Of a distribution; having or occurring with two modes
Relating to or affecting two molecules
A periodical that is published bimonthly
Occurring every two months; "bimonthly visits" Back to top
Occurring twice a month; "a semimonthly publication"
Every two months; "the bill was payable bimonthly"
Twice a month; "salaries are paid semimonthly"
Consisting of two morphemes; "the bimorphemic word `rays''"
Having two motors
A container; usually has a lid
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
The quantity contained in a bin
Store in bins
A system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
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"
Of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base; "a binary digit"
An operation that follows the rules of boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values
Code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters
Chemical compound composed of only two elements
Either 0 or 1 in binary notation
(computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 bits of each byte
Any notation that uses 2 characters (usually 0 and 1)
A positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2
A positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2 Back to top
An operation that follows the rules of boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values
A system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
A positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2
Growing in two parts or in pairs; "binate leaves"
Relating to or having or hearing with two ears; "binaural hearing"
In a binaural manner; "the stimulus was presented binaurally"
Something that hinders as if with bonds
Cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"
Form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He''s held by a contract"; "I''ll hold you by your promise"
Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
Secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed"
Make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
Wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
Provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"
Stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
Create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
Capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond
Something used to tie or bind
Holds loose papers or magazines Back to top
A machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves
Something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface
A cardboard used by bookbinders to make covers for books
A workshop where books are bound
A cardboard used by bookbinders to make covers for books
The act of applying a bandage
The front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding"
Strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration
The capacity to attract and hold something
Causing constipation
Hindering freedom of movement; "tight garments are uncomfortably binding"
Executed with proper legal authority; "a binding contract"
The energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect
Any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit
Finish the last row
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"
European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America
French psychologist remembered for his studies of the intellectual development of children (1857-1911)
The first intelligence test
The quantity contained in a bin Back to top
An occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
Any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"
Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"
A disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation
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
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
Someone addicted to crack cocaine
A city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
A game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
Dark red or blackish sweet cherry
United States singer and film actor (1904-1977)
A nonmagnetic housing for a ship''s compass (usually in front of the helm)
An optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes
Relating to both eyes; "binocular vision"
An optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes
A light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes
Vision involving the use of both eyes
A quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms
Relating to binomials; "binomial expression" Back to top
Consisting of two names or terms; "binomial nomenclature"
A theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success
A theorem giving the expansion of a binomial raised to a given power
Arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair
Having two nuclei
Having two nuclei
Having two nuclei
Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957)
A plastic bag used to line a trash or garbage bin
Any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"
Appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard
Subject to a bio-assay
The use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food
A biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme
Of or relating to biocatalysts
Of or relating to biochemistry; involving chemical processes in living organisms
With respect to biochemistry; "biochemically interesting phenomenon"
A chemical mechanism involved in vital processes occurring in living organisms
Someone with special training in biochemistry
The organic chemistry of compounds and processes occuring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry Back to top
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
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.
Of or concerned with the relations of climate and living organisms
The study of effects of climate on living organisms
Procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents
Procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents
Capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria; "a biodegradable detergent"
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.
Pollution that is rendered harmless by natural processes and so causes no permanent harm
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"
Electric phenomena in animals or plants
The branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
The branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences
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
A vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation
The production of living organisms from other living organisms
Production of a chemical compound by a living organism
Of or relating to the production of living organisms from other living organisms
Essential for maintaining the fundamental life processes; "sleep and food and water are among the biogenic needs of the organism"
Produced by living organisms or biological processes; "fermentation is a biogenic process" Back to top
Producing or produced by living things
The production of living organisms from other living organisms
Of or relating to or involved with biogeography
Of or relating to or involved with biogeography
An area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna
Dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants
Someone who writes an account of a person''s life
Of or relating to or being biography; "biographical data"
Of or relating to or being biography; "biographical data"
An account of the series of events making up a person''s life
Any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare
Hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions
A loose one-piece garment worn to protect the wearer against dangerous biological or chemical agents
An island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea
Pertaining to biology or to life and living things
Of parents and children; related by blood; "biological child"
Pertaining to biology or to life and living things
With respect to biology; "biologically related"
Any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare
The use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food Back to top
An innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions
Procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents
Procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents
A group of plants or animals
A process occurring in living organisms
Scientific research conducted by biologists
The science that studies living organisms
Terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare
The time of various biological processes
The use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food
Defense against biological warfare
Defense against biological warfare
Any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"
The use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food
Use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior
(biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
Of or relating to biologism
The science that studies living organisms
All the plant and animal life of a particular region
Characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; "the biology of viruses" Back to top
Students taking a course in biology together
The academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology
A laboratory for biological research
A laboratory for biological research
Luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)
(of living organisms) emitting light; "fireflies are bioluminescent"
The total mass of living matter in a given unit area
Plant materials and animal waste used as fuel
A major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
Relating to the activities and applications of science to clinical medicine; "biomedical research laboratory"
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
The application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine
The branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)
The branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice
A branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
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
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
A branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
Having particular physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic or electromechanical components
Of or relating to bionics Back to top
Application of biological principals to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems)
A human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a cybernetic organism"
A human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a cybernetic organism"
Of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"
Of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"
The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
A discrete unit of living matter
A physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology
Physics as applied to biological problems
Biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use
Examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease
The act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances
The branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems
Safety from exposure to infectious agents
The level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities
Exposure only to infectious agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease
Exposure to infectious agents that can cause disease in humans but whose potential for transmission is limited
Exosure to infectious agents that can be transmitted by the respiratory route and which can cause serious infection
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
Any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms Back to top
A kind of early movie projector
A South African movie theater
The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist
Production of a chemical compound by a living organism
Of or relating to biosynthesis
Of or relating to biosystematics
Use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework
Use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework
All the plant and animal life of a particular region
The branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
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"
Terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare
Of or relating to living organisms
(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
A B vitamin that aids in body growth
Dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock
Relating to or involving biotite
Organisms sharing a specified genotype or the genotype (or peculiarities) so shared
Of or relating to a biotype
(of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular" Back to top
Any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"
A laboratory for biological research
Producing two offspring at a time
Supported by both sides; "a two-way treaty"
Involving two parties or elements; "a bipartite document"; "a two-way treaty"
Divided into two portions almost to the base
Supported by both sides; "a two-way treaty"
An animal with two feet
Having two feet
Having two feet
The bodily attribute of being bipedal; having two feet; "bipedalism made the human form of birth possible"
Of a leaf shape; having doubly pinnate leaflets (as ferns)
Having pinnate leaflets; as ferns
Pinnatifid with the segments also pinnatifid
Old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
Having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged
Having two poles
Of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions; "the bipolar distribution of certain species"
Of or relating to manic depressive illness
A mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression Back to top
An optical device for obtaining interference fringes
An algebraic equation of the fourth degree
A polynomial of the fourth degree
An equation of the fourth degree
An algebraic equation of the fourth degree
Of or relating to the fourth power
An equation of the fourth degree
A polynomial of the fourth degree
Consisting of or combining two races; "a biracial committee"
Showing both bilateral and radial symmetry; "some sea anemones are biradial"
In a biradial manner; "biradially symmetrical"
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
Bundle of birch twigs used to hit people as punishment
Any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
Hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
Whip with a birch twig
Consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
A canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
A canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
Consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree Back to top
A canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
Carbonated drink containing an extract from bark of birch trees
Monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
Small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation
A liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain
Bundle of birch twigs used to hit people as punishment
Any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
The flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
Informal terms for a (young) woman
Watch and study birds in their natural habitat
As from an altitude or distance; "a bird''s-eye survey"; "a panoramic view"
Shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals
Maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings
Cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks
Common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies
Any of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae having a cup-shaped body containing several egg-shaped structure enclosing the spores
Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers Back to top
A situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance
The foot of a bird
European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
Old World herb related to fenugreek
Nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young
Tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches
Any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs
Gather birdnests; "They went birdnesting in the early morning"
Common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals
An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
An ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in
A person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
A cage in which a bird is kept
A catcher''s mask with a strong wire face
A device for imitating a birdcall
The characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"
A person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats
A shelter for birds
Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers Back to top
(golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole
To shoot in one stroke under par
Resembling a bird
A sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
Spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
Gather birdnests; "They went birdnesting in the early morning"
Hunting for birds'' nests to get the eggs
Seeds for birds
Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds
The characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"
Watch and study birds in their natural habitat
Any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds
Any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds
A gun dog trained to locate or retrieve birds
A family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
A person have a strong interest in birds
Seeds for birds
A genus of birds
Wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight Back to top
Very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
Any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
Ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird
A tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
Any bird that migrates seasonally
Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
Any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
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
A building where birds are kept
Small lead shot for shotgun shells
Common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers
A person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats
A zoologist who studies birds
Splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly
Relating to or characterized by double refraction
A stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy
Consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree Back to top
Cause to spin; "spin a coin"
Cause a floating log to rotate by treading
Cause a floating log to rotate by treading
Rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
A city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
The largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
A pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper
Sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird''s wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
The basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
Make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
The event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
The process of giving birth
The kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
The time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"
Give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
A social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning
A social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning
An anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
The date on which a person was born
Decorated cake served at a birthday party Back to top
A card expressing a birthday greeting
A present given in celebration of a person''s birthday
A party held on the anniversary of someone''s birth
A present given in celebration of a person''s birthday
Informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"
The process of giving birth
A blemish on the skin formed before birth
The place where someone was born
Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"
The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
Personal characteristics that are inherited at birth
A right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child"
An inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
Trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in fold medicine especially to ease childbirth
Creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America
Family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
A passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth
A copy of the official document giving details of a person''s birth
Limiting the number of children born
An agent or device intended to prevent conception Back to top
A contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
A defect that is present at birth
A regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth
Limiting the number of children born
The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
Emotional injury inflicted on an infant by events incident to birth that is alleged to appear in symbolic form in patients with mental illness
Physical injury to an infant during the birth process
A member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines
Group of islands in the central Philippines
A narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Florida
A national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life
Any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit'' is the British term)
Small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
Plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers
Genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard
A dry cold north wind in southeastern France
Cut in half or cut in two; "bisect a line"
Dividing into two equal parts
Of or relating to bisection
A correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous Back to top
A correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous
Having sawlike notches with the notches themselves similarly notched
A person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
Sexually attracted to both sexes
Having an ambiguous sexual identity
Sexual activity with both men and women
Showing characteristics of both sexes
A person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
The capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
Port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
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
Any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop''s miter
Slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover
2- or 3-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast
A throne that is the official chair of a bishop
The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
The office of bishop
Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
The head of the Roman Catholic Church Back to top
2- or 3-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast
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)
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)
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)
The capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
Capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river
German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)
Of or relating to Prince Otto von Bismarck or his accomplishments
A group of islands in the southwestern Pacific northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea
World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943
An arm of the South Pacific southwest of the Bismarck Archipelago
A raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam
A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
Of or relating to bismuth
Containing bismuth (especially in the pentavalent state)
Any of several large shaggy-maned humped bovids having large heads and short horns
Relating to or characteristic of bison
Large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
A thick cream soup made from shellfish Back to top
The capital of Guinea-Bissau
The name of the day that is added during a leap year
In the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years not divisible by 400
A water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot
Colored with or as if with bister
A water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot
Colored with or as if with bister
A small informal restaurant; serves wine
Of or relating to or resembling a bistro
Used of hooves
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"
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"
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"
A small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation"
An instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"
A small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
A small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
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"
A small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"
An indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" Back to top
One thing at a time
An acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate
Female of any member of the dog family
Informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"
A woman who is thoroughly disliked; "she said her son thought Hilary was a bitch"
An unpleasant difficulty; "this problem is a real bitch"
Say mean things
Aggressive remarks and behavior like that of a spiteful malicious woman
Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
Marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark"
A portion removed from the whole; "the government''s weekly bite from my paycheck"
The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
A strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"
Wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"
(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
A light informal meal
A small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
A wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect''s stinger into skin
Penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface" Back to top
Deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
A removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
Someone who bites
A dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography
Bite off with a quick bite; "The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder''s pants"
Utter; "She bit out a curse"
A removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
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
Causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
Extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
Wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
Minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
A genus of Viperidae
Large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed
Large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper
An image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels
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
The stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit
A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium
(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
Secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line"
A family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera
The property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
The taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
Make bitter
Marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
Proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"
Expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"
Causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
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
One of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine
Very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"
Extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
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
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
Somewhat bitter
In a resentful manner; "she complained bitterly"
Indicating something hard to accept; "he was bitterly disappointed"
Extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
Relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
A sharp and bitter manner
The property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
The taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
Hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
Hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
Showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower
Alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
Twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
Tinged with sadness; "a movie with a bittersweet ending"
Having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness
Chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin in usually added
Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
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
Widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
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
West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia
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
Any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste
Almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes
Pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal
A purgative made from the leaves of aloe
European perennial toxic vetch
Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
Pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy
Any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic
European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
(nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
The final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was determined to fight to the bitter end"
Pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States
Hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
Tart lemon-flavored carbonated drink
Highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade
Any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock Back to top
Any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock
Any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seeds; Australia
Hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts
Hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
Any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification
Hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures
The upper end of a bitt
(used informally) very small; "a wee tot"
(used informally) very small; "a wee tot"
A pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off
A protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering
Any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons
Like bitumen
Treat with bitumen
Treat with bitumen
Like bitumen
Resembling or containing bitumen; "bituminous coal"
Rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame
In a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim"
A little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal" Back to top
A field containing only binary characters
A small role
A group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad
Used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
Having a valence of two or having two valences
Marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
Used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)
Used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)
Oysters; clams; scallops; mussels
Having two variables; "bivariate binomial distribution"
Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
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"
The act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
A periodical that is published biweekly
Occurring every two weeks
Occurring twice a week
Every two weeks; "he visited his cousins fortnightly"
Twice a week; "he called home semiweekly"
Occurring or payable twice each year Back to top
Occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions"
Twice a year
Every two years; "this festival takes places biennially"
Your occupation or line of work; "he''s in the plumbing game"; "she''s in show biz"
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
Strikingly out of the ordinary
A dry cold north wind in southeastern France
French composer best known for his operas (1838-1875)
Relating to or concerned with the combined affairs of two administrative zones; "Bizonal currency was used in occupied Germany after World War II"
The bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse
The agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policymakers
A radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium
Divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
One who reveals confidential information in return for money
Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Someone who gossips indiscreetly
Prone to communicate confidential information
Unwisely talking too much
Unwisely talking too much Back to top
Giant cockroaches
Divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
Black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning); "the widow wore black"
(board games) the darker pieces
The quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
A person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
Popular child actress of the 1930''s (born 1927)
British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
Total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night"
Make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
Marked by anger or resentment or hostility; "black looks"; "black words"
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.
Extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the celler"
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"
(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood; "a face black with fury"
Soiled with dirt or soot; "with feet black from playing outdoors"; "his shirt was black within an hour"
Dressed in black; "a black knight"; "black friars"
(of coffee) without cream or sugar
(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
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
(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
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"
Distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"
(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading; "black propaganda"
Harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit"
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.
Discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin; "beaten black and blue"; "livid bruises"
American breed of large powerful hound dogs used for hunting raccoons and other game
Breed of short-haired black-and-tan terrier developed in Manchester, England
Not having or not capable of producing colors; "black-and-white film"; "a black-and-white TV"; "the movie was in 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"
White gull having a black back and wings
North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young
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
Chickadee having a dark crown
Night heron of both Old and New Worlds
Eaten fresh as shell beans or dried
Sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
Fruit or seed of the cowpea plant
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
Annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America
Tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center
Tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center
A variety of albatross with black feet
Ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
A kind of bush shrike
Having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty"
Small secretive ground-dwelling snake; found from central United States to Argentina
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)
Distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"
Aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness
Small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States
Stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
Large mostly white Australian stork
Fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil
Fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil
Mule deer of western Rocky Mountains
Moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket; "he wore semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner"
Stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
A person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) Back to top
Important American food fish in the winter
The act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
Vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
Expel from a community or group
An English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
Dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
Large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
Bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle
Pick or gather blackberries; "The children went blackberrying"
Garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry
Bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle
Common black European thrush
Any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
Sheet of slate; for writing with chalk
An eraser that removes chalk marks from blackboard
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"
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
Common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns
Black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat
Black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat Back to top
Small brownish-gray warbler with a black crown
Chickadee having a dark crown
Small black-headed European gull
Raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit
Raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit
Male black grouse
The atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life
Make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
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"
(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood; "a face black with fury"
Darkened by smoke; "blackened rafters"
Changing to a darker color
Darken completely; "The dining room blackened out"
The makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro
Small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
Female salmon that has recently spawned
Large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
Small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
Blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
Any of the Algonquian languages spoken by the Blackfoot people Back to top
A member of a warlike group of Algonquians living in the northwestern plains
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
A Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
Someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"
Use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
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"
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"
A black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
Heart cherry with dark flesh and skin cherry
Any of various diseases in which the central tissues blacken
Heart cherry with dark flesh and skin cherry
A substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear
Somewhat black; "blackish clouds"
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
A piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
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
Exert pressure on someone through threats
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
Cover with graphite
Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike Back to top
Take the place of work of someone on strike
A list of people who are out of favor
Put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted; "many books were blacklisted by the Nazis"
Extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
Obtain through threats
Exert pressure on someone through threats
A criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
Small marine fish with black mouth and gill cavity
The quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
Total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night"
Partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
A momentary loss of consciousness
The failure of electric power for a general region
Darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
A suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
North American warbler having a black-and-white head
A resort town in Lancashire in northwestern England on the Irish Sea; famous for its tower
A university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains
Grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus
A member of the Italian fascist party before World War II Back to top
A smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
Blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet
Large harmless shiny black North American snake
Mule deer of western Rocky Mountains
Mule deer of western Rocky Mountains
The common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail
Tail is black tipped
Erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
A thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
Widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink
A black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock
Coat with blacktop; "blacktop the driveway"
A black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock
A simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook
A wash that colors a surface black
A mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores
An attack intended to ruin someone''s reputation
Color with blackwash
Bring (information) out of concealment
Any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells Back to top
Severe and often fatal malaria characterized by kidney damage resulting in dark urine
Any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
Very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees
Any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
The region of Africa south of the Sahara Desert
An African who is Black
An American whose ancestors were born in Africa
A widely distributed North American garden spider
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
A black-and-white photograph or slide
The result of the printing process; "I want to see it in 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 hornless breed from Scotland
Small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit
Ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers
The belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
Vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn
Small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black
Widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family)
Bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States Back to top
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-seeded bean of South America; usually dried
Brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear
Black bear of central and eastern Asia
Deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar
Dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin
New Zealand forest tree
A black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate)
A person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate)
A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
Common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries
Birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark
Common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture
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"
A list of people who are out of favor
Equipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flight
Bread made of coarse rye flour
Important dark-colored edible food and game fish of Australia
Common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries
Common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns Back to top
Fish of the lower Mississippi
Ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe
Herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway
A solid black carpet beetle
Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
Extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dying and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally
Any of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have sweet flesh
Large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit
Large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit
Male black grouse
North American bugbane found from Main and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia
Comedy that uses black humor
Cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath
North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood
A crappie that is black
Small black berries used in jams and jellies
Widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries
Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin
The epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe
An inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing Back to top
A disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products
Dusky black duck of northeastern United States and Canada
A hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported; "no one knows how large the black economy really is"
Common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
Common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
A nonstandard form of American English spoken by some Black people in the United States
A nonstandard form of American English spoken by some Black people in the United States
An unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
A bruise caused by a blow to the eye
A bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a black eye"
A common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
A black flag bearing a white skull and crossbones; indicates a pirate ship
Small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
A hilly forest region in southwestern Germany
Red fox in the color phase when its pelt is mostly black
A Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
Herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green
Especially of western coastal regions of North America
Low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America
Grouse of which the male is bluish-black Back to top
Northern Atlantic guillemot
Small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino
Columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall
A secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century
Upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America
Deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838)
European evergreen plant with white or purplish roselike winter-blooming flowers
Slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green
Large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder than Canadian hemlock
Poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine
North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
An American hickory tree having bitter nuts
Smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut
Mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming
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
A region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field
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
Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry
Ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers Back to top
Low shrub of the eastern United States bearing shiny black edible fruit; best known of the huckleberries
The juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
The juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
A thin coating of ice (as from freezing mist) on a road or sidewalk; nearly invisible but very hazardous
United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948)
Dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion
A weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized
Disease of plum and cherry trees characterized by black excrescences on the branches
Medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
Used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
A heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
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
Strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay
A mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
Lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
Lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
The belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
Northern Zealand tree having dense hard light-brown wood
Small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino Back to top
Southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite
A man who is Black
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
An Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida
Dusky gray food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward
A form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts of the queen of spades
Van used by police to transport prisoners
An illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls
People who engage in illicit trade
Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
Someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commodities
Deal on the black market
Pacific marlin
Pacific marlin
Prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America
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
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
European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit
Music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
An activist member of a largely American group of Blacks called the Nation of Islam Back to top
Widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard
Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible
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
Olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil
A dark colored opal with internal reflections of green or red
A covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out
Lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example
Suppress by censorship as for political reasons; "parts of the newspaper article were blacked out"
Darken completely; "The dining room blackened out"
Obliterate or extinguish; "Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived"
A member of the Black Panthers political party
A militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end political dominance by Whites
Perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying
Pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on
Climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
A person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
Large 2-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe
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
Large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog
New Zealand conifer Back to top
New Zealand conifer
The epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe
Large European poplar
Son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years'' War (1330-1376)
A black sausage containing pig''s blood and other ingredients
A dark-skinned race
Blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet
Raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit
Common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide
Large harmless shiny black North American snake
African rhino; in danger of extinction
Common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
Fungus causing black root rot in apples
A fungous disease causing darkening and decay of the leaves of fruits and vegetables
Blackish fish of New England waters
Aromatic wooly-leaved plant of southern California and Mexico
Small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino
Long black-skinned salsify
Perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black-skinned carrot-shaped edible roots
A small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers Back to top
A sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans
Bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States
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"
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
Sheep with a black coat
A reckless and unprincipled reprobate
North American bugbane found from Main and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia
Deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States
Spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent
Any of several fungous diseases of plants that produce small black spots on the plant
Small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
Fox squirrel or gray squirrel in the black color phase
Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below
Common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
Large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
A branch of the Tai languages
Fermented tea leaves
A black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket
Semiformal evening dress for men
A benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue Back to top
Showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia area having a crown of much-pinnated fronds with whitish undersides
Common turnstone of the Pacific coast or North America
Caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito
Of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard
American walnut having a very hard and thick woody shell
North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
Australian tree that yields tanning materials
Brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice
Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
Small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
Venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen
North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes
A woman who is Black
A bag that fills with air
A distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
Resembling a bladder
Medium-sized blackish-gray seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters
A family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone Back to top
Any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods
Any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods
Annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some placed in genus Lesquerella
North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic
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
Carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia; Pinguicula; Genlisea
Common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
Similar to and found with black rockweed
Resembling a bladder
Bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
Perennial of arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx
Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
A disorder of the urinary bladder
Any fern of the genus Cystopteris characterized by a hooded indusium or bladderlike membrane covering the sori
Common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
Annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America
Yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food
The sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral opening
A calculus formed in the bladder
Encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm Back to top
The flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
Flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
The part of the skate that slides on the ice
A cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade
A broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
A cut of beef from the shoulder blade
Something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit"
A dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures"
Especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
Composed of thin flat plates resembling a knife blade; "bladed arsenopyrite"
Bearing or characterized by a blade or sword; often used in combination; "he fought on, broken-bladed but unbowed"
Having a blade or blades; often used in combination; "a single-bladed leaf"; "narrow-bladed grass"
Shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf"
Small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies
A drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against wear
A roast cut from the blade
Bluish-black or gray-blue
Erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
Pompous or pretentious talk or writing
A general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction Back to top
An artificial language
An inflammatory swelling or sore
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662)
Visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"
A reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
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"
Attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
Put or pin the blame on
Harass with constant criticism; "Don''t always pick on your little brother"
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
Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"
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
Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"
Free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation"
In an irreproachable and blameless manner; "she had lived blamelessly until she met this man"
A state of innocence
A state of guilt
Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence" Back to top
Turn pale, as if in fear
Cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them"
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
(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery"
An agent that makes things white or colorless
Sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded
Whiten with Blanco
A white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment
Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics; "a bland pudding"; "a bland diet for her irritated stomach"
Lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke"
Lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
Small species of tuberous-rooted Australian perennial herbs
Praise somewhat dishonestly
The act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
Flattery intended to persuade
In a bland manner; "his blandly incompetent attempts"
The trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern; "the blandness of his confession enraged the judge"
Smooth and gracious in manner
Lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property
A diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis" Back to top
A cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
A piece of material ready to be made into something
A blank gap or missing part
A substitute for a taboo word; "I hit the blank blank car"
A blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet"
Keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning
Void of expression; "a blank stare"
Of a surface; not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
Not charged with a bullet; "a blank cartridge"
Bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"
A layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
Anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"
Cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields"
Form a blanket-like cover (over)
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
Annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center
Jam a broad-spectrum of frequencies to effect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communications
Strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material; similar to buttonhole stitch
In a blank manner; "she stared at him blankly"
The state of being blank; void; emptiness Back to top
A check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
Freedom to do as you see fit; "many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack"
A check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
An endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer
Cut out, as for political reasons; "several line in the report were blanked out"
Be unable to remember; "I''m drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"
A cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
A blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
Unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
Important marine food fishes
City in southern Malawi; largest city and commercial center of Malawi
A loud harsh or strident noise
Make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
Make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"
Announce loudly
Shrews
North American shrew with tail less than half its body length
A loud harsh or strident noise
Unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio"
Flattery designed to gain favor Back to top
Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
A stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it
Nonchalantly unconcerned; "a blase attitude about housecleaning"
Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; "his blase indifference"; "a petulent blase air"; "the bored gaze of the successful film star"
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"
Speak of in an irrevent or impious manner; "blaspheme God"
Utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
A person who speaks disrespectfully of sacred things
Characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
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"
In a blasphemous manner; "the sailors were cursing blasphemously"
Blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
Blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
A long and hard-hit fly ball
Intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don''t give me any flak"
A highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"
A sudden very loud noise
An explosion (as of dynamite)
A strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
Use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day" Back to top
Hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
Make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
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
Made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a wasted landscape"
A mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops
Of or relating to blastemata
Of or relating to blastemata
Of or relating to blastemata
A workman employed to blast with explosives
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"
Unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio"
A small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives
Mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin
The fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula
A genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae
Fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes
The fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula
The fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula
Of or relating to a segmentation cavity
The blastula of mammals Back to top
An undifferentiated embryonic cell
A tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells
A layer of cells on the inside of the blastula
Of or relating to a blastoderm
Of or relating to a blastoderm
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
A family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales
A layer of cells on the inside of the blastula
The launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
Theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm
Asexual reproduction by budding
Of or relating to blastogenesis
A tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells
Any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg
Of or relating to a blastomere
Genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi
Any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals
Any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces
Of or relating to or characteristic of blastomycosis
Of or relating to a blastopore Back to top
The opening into the archenteron
Of or relating to a blastopore
The blastula of mammals
Of or relating to a 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
Of or relating to a blastula
A furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air
Launch with great force; "the rockets were blasted off"
Injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces)
A region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity; "the explosion created a shock wave"
Cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
The property of being both obvious and offensive; "the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable"
Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"
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"
In a blatant manner; "they blatantly violated the laws"
Cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
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)
Foolish gibberish
To talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
Talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate" Back to top
Foolish gibberish
Type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide
Cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
Dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
Small cockroaches
Small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
Domestic cockroaches
Cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
Announce loudly
Noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"
A light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes"
Great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color"
A cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"
A strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly"
Indicate by marking trees with blazes; "blaze a trail"
Shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men"
Move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space"
Burn brightly and intensely; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze"
Shine brightly and intensively; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere"
Lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school Back to top
Speak with fire and passion; "He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate"
Shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men"
Perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly; "Mr. Jones blazed away in one passage after another to loud applause"
Move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space"
Burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"
A strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly"
Shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun"
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
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"
Any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
Biennial of southwestern United States having lustrous-white stems and toothed leaves grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning
The official symbols of a family, state, etc.
Decorate with heraldic arms
The official symbols of a family, state, etc.
Proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square"
The act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)
The whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications"
An agent that makes things white or colorless
Make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry"
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" Back to top
A strong oxidizing agent and disinfectant formulated to break down organic matter and destroy biological organisms.
Having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a bleached blonde"
A worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)
An outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached
An agent that makes things white or colorless
An adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils
An adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils
A white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect
A solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulp
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"
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"
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"
Unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
Without hope; "he wondered bleakly"
A bleak and desolate atmosphere
Make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision"
Tired to the point of exhaustion
Tired to the point of exhaustion
Indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" Back to top
Tired to the point of exhaustion
Tired to the point of exhaustion
The sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)
Cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
Talk whiningly
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
(of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material
(of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material
Covered with small blisters
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
In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan distribution mainly in southern hemisphere: hard ferns
Fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse
Lose blood from one''s body
Draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
Drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine"
Be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
Get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"
Someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
Congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
Flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels Back to top
Someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged
Garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
Gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area
A short high tone produced as a signal or warning
Emit a single short high-pitched signal; "The computer bleeped away"
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person''s body); "a facial blemish"
Add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
Mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"
Mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"
Marred by imperfections
Having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond"
Turn pale, as if in fear
The act of blending components together thoroughly
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"
An occurrence of thorough mixing
Mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
Combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don''t intermingle much"
Blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won''t go with the chairs"
An ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form
Combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable Back to top
Mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits
Mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits
An electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods
The act of blending components together thoroughly
A gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
Combining or mixing
Cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts"
Blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won''t go with the chairs"
The First Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession
Red-and-white variety of English toy spaniel
A family of fish including: combtooth blennies
Elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins
Blennies; butterfishes; gunnels
Elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins
Type genus of the Blenniidae
European scaleless blenny
Small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; territorial and hole-dwelling
Condition in which a person blinks continuously
Inflammation of the eyelids characterized by redness and swelling and dried crusts
Spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye Back to top
Small genus of North American herbs: wood mints
A variety of wood mint
A variety of wood mint
French aviator who in 1909 made the first flight across the English Channel (1872-1936)
Give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"
Render holy by means of religious rites
Make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
Confer prosperity or happiness on
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
Highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income"
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"
Characterized by happiness and good fortune; "a blessed time"
Enjoying the bliss of heaven
Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration
Worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity"
In a blessed manner
A state of supreme happiness
The live birth of a child
Annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers
Tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America Back to top
The union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead
The mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
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"
The act of praying for divine protection
The formal act of giving approval; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
A short prayer of thanks before a meal
A desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"
Highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income"
Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
To talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
Any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers
Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia
Small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia
Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia
Cheese containing a blue mold
Creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese
Edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth moist cap
A city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains southwest of Algiers
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
Small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe
Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh
Any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
A state or condition being blighted
Cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"
Affected by blight--anything that mars or events growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urtan districts"
A boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there''s a fellow at the door"; "he''s a likable cuss"
A persistently annoying person
A slang term for England used by English troops serving abroad
A wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad
A phase of fire blight in which cankers appear
A small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
Any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)
Pompously ultraconservative and nationalistic
Something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
A hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the 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"
People who have severe visual impairments; "he spent hours reading to the blind"
Make dim by comparison or conceal
Make blind by putting the eyes out; "The criminals were punished and blinded" Back to top
Render unable to see
Unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; "blind to a lover''s faults"; "blind to the consequences of their actions"
Not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"
Unable to see
Deprived of sight
Blind consisting of a leather eye-patch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
A cloth used to cover the eyes
Cover the eyes of (someon)e to prevent him from seeing; "the hostage was blindfolded and driven away"
Wearing a blindfold
Wearing a blindfold
Shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun"
The reduction or shutting off of flow due to filter medium or membrane fouling.
Without preparation or reflection; without a rational basis; "they bought the car blindly"; "he picked a wife blindly"
Without seeing or looking; "he felt around his desk blindly"
A children''s game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players
A children''s game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players
Lack of sight
Attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person''s view is obstructed
Catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences; "The economic downturn blindsided many investors"
Any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions Back to top
Small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
(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"
A street with only one way in or out
A curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving
A street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving
A curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving
A date with a stranger; "she never goes on blind dates"
A participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them)
Very drunk
Aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States
Using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc.
Gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all
Similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers
The cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"
Using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc.
A person with a visual handicap severe enough to leave them unemployable
A person with a visual handicap severe enough to leave them unemployable
The side on which your vision is limited or obstructed
Wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes
The point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light Back to top
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"
A disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling
Stitching that is not easily seen or noticed
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
Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"
Force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"
Gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
A light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
Blind consisting of a leather eye-patch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
A blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn
Put blinders on (a horse)
A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Off-and-on; "the blinking signal light"
Closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight"
(used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
Small Indian lettuce of northern regions
Small Indian lettuce of northern regions
Force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" Back to top
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"
(Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked
(Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked
Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
A radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
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"
A state of extreme happiness
Completely happy and contented; "blissful young lovers"; "in blissful ignorance"
In a blissful manner; "he was blissfully unaware of the danger"
A state of extreme happiness
Chinch bugs
Small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
Get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike"
Cause blisters to from on; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"
Subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
(of skin) having blisters (swellings containing watery fluid) caused by burning or irritation; "escaped from the fire with only a blistered hand"
The formation of vesicles
Marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"
Very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" Back to top
Hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun"
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
A toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote
Covered with small blisters
Hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun"
Beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin
A disease of tea plants
A disease of Scotch pines
An impure form of copper having a black blistered surface
A flexible transparent sheet containing many small plastic blisters; used to package items of merchandise during shipment
Fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host
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
Carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
Lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"
In a joyous manner; "they shouted happily"
A feeling of spontaneous good spirits; "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better"
To talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
Talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate"
Carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
A bachelor''s degree in literature Back to top
A rapid and violent military attack with intensive aerial bombardment
(American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
Attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"
Fight a quick and surprising war
United States pianist and composer of operas and musical plays (1905-1964)
Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)
A series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits"
A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
Swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
Become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man''s stomach was bloated"
Make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child''s belly"
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"
Large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked
An indistinct shapeless form
Make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
A group of countries in special alliance
A beta blocker (trade name Blocadren) administered after heart attacks
United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959)
(American football) the act of obstructing someone''s path with your body; "he threw a rolling block into the line backer"
A platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block" Back to top
A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"
Housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"
An obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"
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
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"
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"
A rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next 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"
A three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
Shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly"
Shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment"
Be unable to remember; "I''m drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"
Interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"
Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"
Support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car"
Block passage through; "obstruct the path"
Render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
Obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" Back to top
Stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover"
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"
Interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle"
Run on a block system; "block trains"
Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
Stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
Prevents access or progress
Impose a blockade on
Obstruct access to
Render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
A ship that runs through or around a naval blockade
Preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor"
Blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors; "the blockading ships prevented delivery of munitions"
The act of blocking
An obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
The state or condition of being obstructed
An unsually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)
A large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block) Back to top
Completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged"
Closed to traffic; "the repaving results in many blocked streets"
A class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process
A football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play
These words are used to express a low opinion of someone''s intelligence
Used informally
A stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
(American football) the act of obstructing someone''s path with your body; "he threw a rolling block into the line backer"
A class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process
Resembling a block in shape
Resembling a block in shape
Anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve
Pulley blocks with associated rope or cable
Anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve
A plain hand-drawn letter
A diagram showing the interconnections between the components of system (especially an electronic system)
A grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs; "block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare"
A plain hand-drawn letter
Obstruct access to
Block off the passage through Back to top
Render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
A block of metal that is cast in a particular shape for convenient handling
Plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general
Indicate roughly; "We sketched out our plan"
Shield from light
Prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight"
A small plane used on end grains of wood
Render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
A vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents
The seat of the supreme court
A shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies
Russian poet (1880-1921)
A man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric
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
A person with fair skin and hair
Being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or gray eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full of light-haired children"
A person with fair skin and hair
Being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or gray eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full of light-haired children"
North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue- or pink-tinted exteriors
The property of having a naturally light complexion Back to top
The shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen"
Temperament or disposition; "a person of hot 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"
People viewed as members of a group; "we need more young blood in this organization"
The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
A dissolute man in fashionable society
Smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
Marked by great zeal or violence; "real blood-and-guts fiction"; "blood-and-guts football"
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"
Containing blood; "the blood-filled centers of arteries and veins"
Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Related by blood
European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers
Indiscriminate slaughter
Bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas
Extremely alarming
Of unmixed ancestry; "full-blooded Native American"; "blooded Jersies"
The state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder
Guilty of murder or bloodshed
A breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking Back to top
Having been caused to bleed; "a bloodied nose"
Involving a great bloodshed
Any plant of the genus Iresine having colored foliage
Destitute of blood or apparently so; "the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold"- John Dryden
Free from blood or bloodshed; "bloodless surgery"; "a bloodless coup"
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
Devoid of human emotion or feeling; "charts of bloodless economic indicators"
Without vigor or zest or energy; "an insipid and bloodless young man"
In a bloodless manner; without shedding blood; "the coup disposed of the dictator bloodlessly"
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)
Indiscriminate slaughter
Formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
Ancestry of a purebred animal
The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
A desire for bloodshed
A motor vehicle equipped to collect blood donations
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
The shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen"
Indiscriminate slaughter
(of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed; "bloodshot eyes" Back to top
A discoloration caused by blood
Covered with blood; "a bloodstained shirt"; "a gory dagger"
Thoroughbred horses (collectively)
Green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood
The blood flowing through the circulatory system
Carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
Drawing blood from the body of another; "a plague of bloodsucking insects"
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
Cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder
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
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
Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood
A segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait
Any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter
Some genera placed in family Liliaceae
Cover with blood; "bloody your hands"
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"
Extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
(used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
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
Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator
A cocktail made with vodka and spicy tomato juice
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)
A Bloody Mary made without alcohol
A culture medium containing whole blood as the nutrient
A place for storing whole blood or blood plasma; "the Red Cross created a blood bank for emergencies"
Bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas
Blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury
A male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother
A male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
The friendship characteristic of blood brothers
Either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
Red-blooded clam
A semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells
A process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)
A process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)
Either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
The act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
The number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
A scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp Back to top
A cyst containing blood
A disease or disorder of the blood
A disease or disorder of the blood
Someone who gives blood to be used for transfusions
Any abnormal condition of the blood
The leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions
A feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
Tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
Flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
Glucose in the bloodstream
People whose blood (usually just the red blood cells) has the same antigens
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
Related by blood
A knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times
Any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia
The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
The dried and powdered blood of animals
Paid to a hired murderer
A reward for information about a murderer
Compensation paid to the family of a murdered person Back to top
Plasma that separates from blood in coagulation
Tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
Invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
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
Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood
A black sausage containing pig''s blood and other ingredients
One related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
One related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
A black sausage containing pig''s blood and other ingredients
Watery fluid of the blood that resembles plasma but contains fibrinogen
Spavin caused by distension of the veins
Sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting)
Glucose in the bloodstream
A serologic analysis of a sample of blood
The introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery
People whose blood (usually just the red blood cells) has the same antigens
Determining a person''s blood type by serological methods
A vessel in which blood circulates
A powdery deposit on a surface
Reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts Back to top
The organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed"
A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
The best time of youth
The period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"
An embarrassing mistake
A flower that blooms in a particular way; "a night bloomer"
Small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers
(usually in the plural) underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"
United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach to linguistics (1887-1949)
The organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed"
(used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
Hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers
A university town in south central Indiana
A city district of central London laid out in garden squares
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
The best time of youth
An embarrassing mistake
Reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts Back to top
The period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity"
Produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"
The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
Develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity"
Develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity"
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
A blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
Make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
Dry (ink) with blotting paper
An irregularly shaped spot
Mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
Marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots
Marred by discolored spots or blotches; "blotchy skin"
Marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots
Reduced to nothingness
The daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
Absorbent paper used to dry ink
Absorbent paper used to dry ink
Very drunk Back to top
Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
A top worn by women
Orate verbosely and windily
Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Street names for cocaine
An unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
An impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
An unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
A strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
Exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
Free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one''s nose"
Burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"
Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"
Shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"
Allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse"
Show off
Cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"
Lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow"
Leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" Back to top
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"
Spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"
Cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"
Cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry"
Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
Play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn"
Make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"
Sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew"
Spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"
Spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
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"
Be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"
Providing great detail; "a blow-by-blow account of the movie"
Dry hair with a hair dryer
Misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country''s intelligence service
The backward escape of unburned gunpowder after a shot
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
Large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
A mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
A device that produces a current of air Back to top
A fan run by an electric motor
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
Delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
Large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
A tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
A very boastful and talkative person
A hole for the escape of gas or air
The spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull
Processing that involves blowing a gas
The gas leaving a generator during a blow period
A severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him"
Slang terms for fellatio
A burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
Breathing laboriously or convulsively
Being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor; "blown clouds of dust choked the riders"; "blown soil mounded on the window sill"
(of glass) formed by forcing air into a molten ball; "blown glass"
As of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details"
Having been inflated
Having been inflated
A gay festivity Back to top
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"
An easy victory
A tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
A tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
Used especially of women
A burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
A tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
A tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
A photographic print that has been enlarged
An unrestrained expression of emotion
A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff"
Used especially of women
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"
A hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
A hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
Large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
The gas leaving a generator during a blow period
Come off due to an explosion or other strong force
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
Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"
Erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew 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"
Surprise greatly; knock someone''s socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
Disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
A tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
A tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
Make large; "blow up an image"
To swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
Fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
Exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
Cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
Add details to
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"
Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce
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
Cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
Excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others"
An insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
Cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" Back to top
Utter while crying
Someone who sniffles and weeps with loud sobs
Swollen with fat; "blubber cheeks"; "blubber lips"; "a coarse blubbery individual"
Utter while crying
A high shoe with laces over the tongue
A high shoe with laces over the tongue
A club used as a weapon
Strike with a club or a bludgeon
Overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"
An assailant who uses a bludgeon
Any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
The sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
Blue clothing; "she was wearing blue"
The color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue"
Any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue"
The sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue"
Used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
Turn 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"
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
Characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
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"
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
Used to signify the Union forces in the Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); "a ragged blue line"
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"
Morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
Common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks
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"
Inability to see the color blue or to distinguish the colors blue and yellow
Rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to distinguish blue and yellow
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
Extremely valuable; "Rembrandt is considered a blue-chip artist"
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"
Of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw
Of or designating manual industrial work or workers
Having blue eyes
Favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set"
Bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color
Plant with grasslike foliage and delicate blue flowers
Eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white flowers Back to top
A shade of green tinged with blue; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green"
A bluish shade of green
Predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton
Common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-gray head
Cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes"
Selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season"
American teal
Small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning
(fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience
Perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers
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
Sometimes placed in genus Scilla
Sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-growing blueberry plants
Any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries
Any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries
Pie containing blueberries and sugar
Tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
Yogurt with sweetened blueberries or blueberry jam
Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill
Blue North American songbird Back to top
Fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
A brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side
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
Blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight
An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
Largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
Flesh of very large tuna
Largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
Flesh of very large tuna
Bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
Fatty bluish flesh of bluefish
Important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States
A type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars
An area in central Kentucky notied for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses
Any of various grasses of the genus Poa
An area in central Kentucky notied for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses
An area in central Kentucky notied for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses
A state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
Small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head
A process that makes something blue (or bluish) Back to top
Used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
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"
A serviceman in the navy
Small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point
The color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue"
Small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island
Oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw
Photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.
Something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"
Make a blueprint of
Sensitized paper used to make blueprints
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
A state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues"
Tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
Valuable forage grass of western United States
A woman having literary or intellectual interests
Bluish-gray sandstone used for paving and building
Songbird of northern Europe and Asia
Found from Florida to Cuba
A very fast American hound; white mottled with bluish gray Back to top
A coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States
American teal
African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
The sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue"
The sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
Ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood
An infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart
A member of the aristocracy
A blue-covered booklet used in universities for writing examinations
A register of persons who are socially prominent
A report published by the British government; bound in blue
Upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern Europe
Large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns
Tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers
A large catfish of the Mississippi valley
A large catfish of the Mississippi valley
A large catfish of the Mississippi valley
A large catfish of the Mississippi valley
Cheese containing a blue mold
Creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese Back to top
Vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese
A blue poker chip with the highest value
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"
Tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
Columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers
Hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate
Bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America
Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat
Any of several plants of the genus Trichostema having whorls of small blue flowers
Hairy South African or Australian subshrub with blue-rayed daisylike flowers
Bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight
The sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
A coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States
A state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues"
Shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
Shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
Wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers
Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree
A common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally Back to top
Widespread weed with pale purple-blue flowers
A variety of arctic fox having a pale gray winter coat
A state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk"
North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter
Of western North America
Any of various grasses of the genus Poa
Tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish
Small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes
Climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers
Common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast
(usually plural) close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear
Climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers
Atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
An indelicate joke
A statute regulating work on Sundays
Blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians
Blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia
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
Hairy South African or Australian subshrub with blue-rayed daisylike flowers
Largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas Back to top
Mockingbird of Mexico
Fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-gray mildew on undersides of leaves
A long time; "something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens"
Goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made
An extravagantly loud outcry; "she screamed blue murder"
A headstream of the Nile; joins the White Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile
A flattened third or seventh
Famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers
Vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue yellow-centered flowers
Peafowl of India and Ceylon
A blue flag with a white square in the center indicates that the vessel is ready to sail
Variety inhabiting the Great Lakes
Variety inhabiting the Great Lakes
Variety inhabiting the Great Lakes
An American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic
Small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island
Oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw
Common blue-gray shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish
Siamese cat having a bluish cream body and dark gray points
Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymes Back to top
Bluish-green blacksnake found from Ohio to Texas
An honor or award gained for excellence
An independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue
An independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue
A jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues
A range of the Appalachians extending from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
A range of the Appalachians extending from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
Fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
Aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves
Blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States
Texas sage having intensely blue flowers
Sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation
Slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters
An American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic
The sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue"
A state law regulating the sale of securities in an attempt to control the sale of securities in fraudulent enterprises
Subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal cymes
Tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
Hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate
An indelicate joke Back to top
South European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat blue rays
A coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States
Widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head
North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers
Short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia
Hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate
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"
Variety inhabiting the Great Lakes
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"
Largest mammal ever known; bluish-gray migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere
The act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
Pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
A high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
Frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
Deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
Bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured; "a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader"
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"
A person who tries to bluff other people
In a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly"
Good-natured frankness Back to top
Deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
A process that makes something blue (or bluish)
Used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
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"
A shade of green tinged with blue; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green"
A bluish shade of green
An embarrassing mistake
Utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
Make one''s way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the door"
Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"
A short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
Utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
Make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
Make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
Make less intense; "blunted emotions"
Make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife''s edge"
Make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
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
Used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"
Having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
Small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers
Made dull or blunt
In a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly"
Without sharpness of edge or point
The quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman"
A file with parallel edges
Injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car)
A hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"
Become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
Make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision"
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
Make a smudge on; soil by smudging
Become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep"
To make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills"
A promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"
Unclear in form or expression; "the blurred aims of the group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells
Indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"
The quality of being indistinct Back to top
Indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"
Utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
Utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
Sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
Become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"
Makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
Yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
Blush colored; "blushful mists"
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"
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"
While blushing; "she stated her name blushingly"
Yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
Pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
A swaggering show of courage
Vain and empty boasting
A violent gusty wind
Noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"
Act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner Back to top
Show off
Blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"
A person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly
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"
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"
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"
Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
A euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement"
Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
An agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality
The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state
A bachelor''s degree in music
A bachelor''s degree in naval science
A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
Any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
Celtic goddess; mother of Angus Og
An uncastrated male hog
Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States Back to top
A flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"
A flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"
A printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer''s capabilities
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"
A table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board"
A board on which information can be displayed to public view
Food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"
A committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"
A stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
Provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"
Lodge and take meals (at)
Get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
Live and take one''s meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"
A pupil who lives at school during term time
Someone who forces their way aboard ship; "stand by to repel boarders"
A tenant in someone''s house
The act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
A structure of boards
A private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
A pass that allows you to board a ship or plane Back to top
A private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
A pass that allows you to board a ship or plane
A private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught
A room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company)
The boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink
A walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
The volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick
A game played on a specially designed board
A system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot
A meeting for administrative purposes
A member of a governing board
A board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals
A group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
A board in charge of local public schools
A committee of university officers who have general supervision over the welfare and conduct of students
A board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town
A unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
A governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution
A measure used in computing board feet
Cover with wooden boards; "board up windows before the hurricane" Back to top
Fish with a projecting snout
Fish with large eyes and long snouts
Large hound used in hunting wild boars
European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States
Speaking of yourself in superlatives
Show off
Wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"
A very boastful and talkative person
Exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
In a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening"
Outspoken conceit
Speaking of yourself in superlatives
A small vessel for travel on water
A dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
Ride in a boat on water
Tropical American heron related to night herons
Participate in a boat race
Tropical American heron related to night herons
A person who builds boats
A stiff straw hat with a flat crown Back to top
Someone who drives or rides in a boat
A house at edge of river or lake; used to store boats
Water travel for pleasure
The amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload"
Someone who drives or rides in a boat
Skill in handling boats
A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
A seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship
Mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land
Carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs
Club that promotes and supports yachting and boating
The upper deck on which lifeboats are stored
Pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats
A short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
A race between people rowing or driving boats
The sport of racing boats
A train taking passengers to or from a port
A whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning
Very large boa of tropical America and West Indies
A short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement" Back to top
A short or shortened tail of certain animals
A small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
A hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
A long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
A hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
A former monetary unit in Great Britain
Cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!"
Make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen''s hand"
Remove or shorten the tail of an animal
Move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"
Ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"
A small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
A winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
Lace made by winding thread around bobbins on a padded cushion
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"
An informal term for a British policeman
An adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s)
A sock that reaches just above the ankle
A sock that reaches just above the ankle
An adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s) Back to top
United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943)
United States golfer (1902-1971)
Canadian hockey player (born 1948)
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"
Small lynx of North America
A small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
Migratory American songbird
A long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
Formerly two short sleds coupled together
Ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"
Riding on a bobsled
A long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
Formerly two short sleds coupled together
Large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy blue-gray-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to Roman occupation of Britain
A short or shortened tail of certain animals
Having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare"
Having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare"
A popular North American game bird; named for its call
A popular North American game bird; named for its call
Move up and down with no specific path; "the cork bobbed around in the pool" Back to top
Move up and down with no specific path; "the cork bobbed around in the pool"
United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)
United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903)
Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon (born in 1930)
Disappear suddenly, as if under the surface of a body of water
Originate or come into being; "aquestion arose"
Italian poet (born in France) (1313-1375)
Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court)
Wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce
Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court)
Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court)
Wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce
Wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce
Small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers
Herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers
Small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers
Offensive terms for a person of German descent
A very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring
A very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring Back to top
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"
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
Incorrigible; "a bodacious gossip"
Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
Indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
A small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries
Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
Part of a dress above the waist
A romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is sexually violated
Having a body or a body of a specified kind; often used in combination; "strong-bodied"; "big-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"
Having no trunk or main part; "a bodiless head"
Not having a material body; "bodiless ghosts"
Having or relating to a physical material body; "bodily existence"
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"
Of or relating to or belonging to the body; "a bodily organ"; "bodily functions"; "carnal remains"
In bodily form; "he was translated bodily to heaven"
(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
The liquid parts of the body
An organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" Back to top
An organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
An attribute of the body
A particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure"
A feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
A blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops
A small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric
Formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
A dagger with a slender blade
Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India
A typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
Italian printer who designed the Bodoni font (1740-1813)
A typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
The external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
The property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"
The entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
Body of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake"
The body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
The central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short"
A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"
A collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents" Back to top
An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body"
Invest with or as with a body; give body to
Constitution of the human body
Someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
Exercise that builds muscles through tension
A group of men who escort and protect some important person
Someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
Having no trunk or main part; "a bodiless head"
Apply paint to a body
The work of making or repairing vehicle bodies
The exterior body of a motor vehicle
With complete faith; "she was with him heart and soul"
Armor that protects the wearer''s whole body
Armor that protects the wearer''s whole body
A bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed
A count of troops killed in an operation or time period; "the daily body count increased as the war went on"
Any covering for the body or a body part
A motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction
The liquid parts of the body
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
Accompany and protect from physical harm
Short hair growing over a person''s body
Communication via the movements or attitudes of the body
The length of your body
Lotion applied to the body after bathing
A parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
Malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe
Malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe
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"
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"
A pad worn by hockey goalkeeper
Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
Plethysmograph consisting of a chamber surrounding the entire body; used in studies of respiration
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"
An organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
A valet or personal maid
Someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
A one-piece tight-fitting undergarment for women that covers the torso (and may have sleeves and legs)
A particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure"
The substance of the body Back to top
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
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
A category of physique
Waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
The weight of a person''s body
German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
The mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers
False nettle
Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax
A district of ancient Greece northwest of Athens
Of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the dialect spoken there in classical times; "Boeotian dialects"
A white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
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)
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)
Meat from an adult domestic bovine
Beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and seasonings
Cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces
A scientist or technician engaged in military research
An automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun Back to top
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
Get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"
Cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house"
United States film actor (1899-1957)
Of or relating to or in the style of Humphrey Bogart
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
An unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
An evil spirit
(golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole
To shoot in one stroke over par
An imaginary monster used to frighten children
Overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!"
Startle with amazement or fear
Hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
(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"
An unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
An evil spirit
Having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America
Capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain
Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Back to top
An unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
An evil spirit
Either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions
A variety of aster
An evergreen shrub with leathery leaves
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
Get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"
Cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house"
Be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"
Cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"
Any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs
Laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
Laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
Any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat
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
Small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers
A semi-aquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
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
Small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas
A bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide-gaping corolla; Canada Back to top
Wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States
Poorly drained soils on top of peat and under marsh or swamp vegetation
Spavin caused by collection of fluids
Plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green
An evergreen shrub with leathery leaves
A historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic
A nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life
A native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic
A member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and now living on all continents
Unconventional in especially appearance and behavior; "a bohemian life style"
Of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people
Large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing
German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962)
(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
Boas and pythons
The temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "the brought to water to a boil"
A painful sore with a hard pus-filled core
Cook in boiling liquid; "boil potatoes"
Bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates" Back to top
Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
Be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"
Be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"
Cooked in hot water
Corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables
Egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water
Sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
A metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
Thick plate iron used in the production of boilers
Standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
A loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work
A loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work
Cooking in a boiling liquid
The application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
Extremely; "boiling mad"
Being highly angry or excited; ready to boil over; "after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point"
The temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "the brought to water to a boil"
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
Cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
Be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" Back to top
Be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise"
Overflow or cause to overflow while boiling; "The milk is boiling over"
A common smut attacking Indian corn causing grayish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass
The capital and largest city of Idaho
Violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
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
Full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy"
In a carefree manner; "she was rollickingly happy"
The property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained
A turbulent and stormy state of the sea
A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
One of two official languages of Norway; closely related to Danish
Elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks
Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
Elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks
Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
A rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin
A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa
A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie Back to top
Terrestrial or less than normally scandent ferns of tropical regions of northern hemisphere
A typeface with thick heavy lines
Fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"
Clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design"
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"
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
A typeface with thick heavy lines
Print in boldface
In a bold manner; "we must tackle these tasks boldly"
The quality of standing out strongly and distinctly
Impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn''t believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
The trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"
A typeface with thick heavy lines
A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa
The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
A soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
A Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets
A short jacket; worn mostly by women
Music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance
Family of pore-bearing fleshy fungi having the spores easily separating from the cup and often from each other Back to top
Any fungus of the family Boletaceae
A genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae
A fungus with a long coarsely shaggy reticulate stalk and a rimose areolate cap surface
Type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible
A fungus convex cap and a dingy yellow under surface and a dry stalk
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
A fungus with a red cap and a red coarsely reticulate stalk
A poisonous fungus with a dingy yellow cap and orange red undersurface and a cylindrical reticulate stalk
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
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
A beautiful but poisonous bolete; has a brown cap with a scarlet pore surface and a thick reticulate stalk
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
A fungus with a rusty red cap and a white pore surface that becomes yellow with age and a pale yellow stalk
A fungus with a velvety stalk and usually a dingy brown cap; injured areas turn blue instantly
An edible (but not choice) fungus found on soil under hardwoods; has a dry convex cap with whitish under surface and a reticulate stalk
An edible and choice fungus that has a brown cap with greenish yellow under surface and a stalk that become dull red with age
The second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
An especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
The first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)
Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830) Back to top
The basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos
A form of canasta in which sequences can be melded
A landlocked Republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain
A native or inhabitant of Bolivia
Of or relating to or characteristic of Bolivia or its people
The basic unit of money in Bolivia; equal to 100 centavos
Monetary unit in Bolivia
German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985)
The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
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"
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"
A pulley-block at the head of a topmast
One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
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"
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"
Any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
The film industry of India
Grayish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton
Long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin Back to top
A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
Large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork
The capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy east of the Apennines
Large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork
Sauce for pasta; contains mushrooms and ham and chopped vegetables and beef and tomato paste
Record or recording made by a bolometer
Record or recording made by a bolometer
Of or relating to a bolograph
An instrument that measures heat radiation; extremely sensitive
Of or relating to a bolometer
Pretentious or silly talk or writing
Long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin
A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
Emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
A Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
Of or relating to Bolshevism; "Bolshevik Revolution"
Make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government"
Soviet communism
A Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
Of or relating to Bolshevism; "Bolshevik Revolution" Back to top
Of or relating to Bolshevism; "Bolshevik Revolution"
Make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government"
Emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
Obstreperous
A pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows
Support and strengthen; "bolster morale"
Add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair"
Prop up with a pillow or bolster
Support and strengthen; "bolster morale"
A sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
The act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"
A screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
The part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
A sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
A roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
Make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"
Eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don''t bolt your food!"
Swallow hastily
Secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door" Back to top
Move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat"
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"
Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "ge sat bolt upright"
Directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
A hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into its burrow or den
Firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"
Important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor
Genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters
Austrian physicist who contributed to the kinetic theory of gases (1844-1906)
Constant used in the calculation of the ideal gas constant
(physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium
An implement for cutting bolts
Eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake"
Drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
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"
A large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine
A small round soft mass (as of chewed food)
An Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border; noted as a resort and for its Alpine scenery Back to top
Large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae
Tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America
Tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia
An explosive device fused to denote under specific conditions
Strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
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"
Throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"
Fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"
Tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds
A large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
Throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"
Cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs"
The member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target
A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery
Beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
An attack by dropping bombs
The act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
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"
A large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
A tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician Back to top
Pompous or pretentious talk or writing
Ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"
In a grandiose manner; "the building was bombastically spacious"
In a turgid manner; "he lectured bombastically about his theories"
Trees of chiefly South America
East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok
East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok
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
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
Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
A military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
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
A person who plants bombs
The crew of a bomber
The crew of a bomber
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)
A jacket gathered into a band at the waist
An unexploded bomblet; "unexploded bomblets known in Laos as `bombies'' caused farmers to fear cultivating their fields"
Make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive"
Sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee" Back to top
Fire-bellied toads
Make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive"
Sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee"
Toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches on its underside
An attack by dropping bombs
The use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists
That part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs
One of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb
A chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids
Able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells; "bombproof shelter"
An explosive bomb or artillery shell
A shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell"
An entertainer who has a sensational effect; "she was a blonde bombshell"
A sighting device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
Bumblebees
Moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
Chinese silkworm moth
Moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
Waxwings
Widely distributed over temperate North America Back to top
Large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing
A family of birds of the suborder Oscines
Bee flies
Type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
Stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk of commerce
The explosion of a bomb
Strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
Make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs
A device on an aircraft for carrying bombs
A chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids
An area in a town that has been devastated by bombs; "they opened a parking lot on the bomb site"
Load an aircraft with bombs
A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
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"
An especially rich vein of precious ore
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
Ruffed grouse
Valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
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
Not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring" Back to top
Undertaken in good faith; "a bona fide offer"
A candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate
Informal terms for a human head
A connection that fastens things together
A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming
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)
An electrical force linking atoms
(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"
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
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"
A superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
Stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
Bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together"
Issue bonds on
Create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
Held in slavery; "born of enslaved parents"
Trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange)
Capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass Back to top
Capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond
Sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners
The state of being under the control of another person
Secured by written agreement
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
Coat with corrosion-prevention coat; "bonderize steel"
Coat with corrosion-prevention coat; "bonderize steel"
A holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation
Fastening firmly together
(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
A close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child)
A female slave
A female bound to serve without wages
A male slave
A male bound to serve without wages
A male slave
A male bound to serve without wages
Someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else
A female slave
A female bound to serve without wages Back to top
Someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else
Tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
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
Hard shiny gray seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry
Tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
A female slave
A female bound to serve without wages
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
Bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity
A superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
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"
Someone bound to labor without wages
Trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange)
A shade of white the color of bleached bones
Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
The porous calcified substance from which bones are made
Remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it"
Study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
Consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body"
Small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead Back to top
(of animals) armored with bone
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"
A cell from which bone develops
Bipedal herbivorous dinosaurs with bony crowns
Constitutionally lazy or idle
Constitutionally lazy or idle
Having bones as specified; "his lanky long-boned body"
Having had the bones removed; "a boneless rib roast"; "a boned (or deboned) fish"
Slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
These words are used to express a low opinion of someone''s intelligence
Used informally
Being without a bone or bones; "jellyfish are boneless"
A small bone; especially one in the middle ear
Resembling bone; "a bonelike tumor"
Fertilizer made of ground bones
An embarrassing mistake
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
Perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine
European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
Someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones Back to top
Any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable; "that old bike without rubber tires was a real boneshaker"
A mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,546 feet high)
Having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"
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
Ash left when bones burn; high in calcium phosphate; used as fertilizer and in bone china
Black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
A cell that is part of a bone
Black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
Fine porcelain that contains bone ash
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"
Fatty matter in bones extracted with solvents or by boiling or steaming; used chiefly in candles and cheap soaps an in lubricating greases
The fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
Very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
The subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"
Dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol
The liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in leather manufacture
Spavin caused by a bony growth
Study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
A large outdoor fire
Effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night Back to top
Ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged"
Large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
A small drum; played with the hands
A small drum; played with the hands
(French) happiness and good humor
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)
A disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
The owner or manager of an inn
(Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)
Any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas
Fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna
Flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna
Common blue-gray shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish
Hit hard
Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
A city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989
A hat tied under the chin
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"
Dress in a bonnet Back to top
Small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries
Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair
Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair
Small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries
United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881)
Very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there''s a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
In a bonny manner
Very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there''s a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
Small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species
A dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot
United States writer (1902-1973)
Anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"
An additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
Gull-like jaeger of northern seas
Having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"
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"
Composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue"
Extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
Any fish of the class Osteichthyes
Cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth Back to top
Remarkable or wonderful
A clever remark
The fashionable elite
A person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
An organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
Show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
An embarrassing mistake
Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
An ignorant or foolish person
Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"
Class consisting of all those who are considered boobs
Small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
An ignorant or foolish person
Pejorative terms for an insane asylum
A prize given to one who finishes last in a contest
An explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
An unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
A receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly"
Large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns Back to top
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
Informal terms for money
Dried nasal mucus
An imaginary monster used to frighten children
An imaginary monster used to frighten children
An instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
An instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
Candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers
Physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"
A number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"
A major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"
A written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"
The sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
The sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
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"
A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
A collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here"
A record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"
Engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"
Record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" Back to top
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"
Register in a hotel booker
Subject to being reserved or booked; "all seats bookable in advance"
A worker whose trade is binding books
The craft of binding books
A piece of furniture with shelves for storing books
A club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices
A dealer in books; a merchant who sells books
Reserved in advance
A support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
Someone who engages a person or company for performances
United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)
United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)
Bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause
Fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books
A gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
Employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer"
The act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the booking"
Someone who engages a person or company for performances
Someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations) Back to top
Characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child"
Exaggerated studiousness
Someone who records the transactions of a business
The activity of recording business transactions
A small book usually having a paper cover
Minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
Someone who loves (and usually collects) books
A gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
A maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books
A marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader''s place
A marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader''s place
A van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore
A label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted
The proprietor of a bookstore
A shelf on which to keep books
A shop where books are sold
A shop where books are sold
A shop where books are sold
Someone who spends a great deal of time reading
A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit Back to top
A book salesman
A bag in which students carry their books
The front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding"
Bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause
Fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books
A paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is printed
Minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
Someone who loves (and usually collects) books
Organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book
A paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface
A record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"
An Old Testament book telling Amos''s prophecies
An Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch
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
An Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
The fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic Law
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
An Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
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
An Old Testament book containing Ezekiel''s prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration Back to top
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
A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
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
An Old Testament book tellin Habakkuk''s prophecies
An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity
An Old Testament book telling Hosea''s prophecies
A manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
An Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah''s prophecies
A book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
A book in the Old Testament containing Job''s pleas to God about his afflictions and God''s reply
An Old Testament book telling Joel''s prophecies
A book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
A book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
A book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
An Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people
An elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge
An Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah
The third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
An Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi
A collection of maps in book form Back to top
An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem
Revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith
An Old Testament book telling Nahum''s prophecy of the fall of Nineveh
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
The fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
An Old Testament book telling Obadiah''s prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible
An Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israelit sages (including Solomon)
A collection of Psalms for liturgical use
An Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms
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
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
An Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
An Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
An Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries
An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity
An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgement by God upon the sinners of Judah
A critical review of a book (usually a recently published book)
Minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers
A dealer in books; a merchant who sells books
A gift voucher that can be exchanged for books costing up to am amount given on the voucher Back to top
Book all available places or tickets
The value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation
English mathematician; creator of Boolean algebra (1815-1864)
Of or relating to George Boole or his logic; "Boolean logic"
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
A system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in computers
A system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in computers
An operation that follows the rules of boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values
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
A pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
A deep prolonged loud noise
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"
A state of economic prosperity
Grow stronger; "The economy was booming"
Hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
Make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song"
Make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall"
Be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"
A member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
A miscalculation that recoils on its maker Back to top
A curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
Return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
Used of the voice
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"
A portable stereo
Make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song"
A town enjoying sudden prosperity
A desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"
Very close and convivial; "boon companions"
A remote and undeveloped area
Work of little or no value done merely to look busy
Do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
An American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)
A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
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"
Like a boor, "he behaved boorishly at the party"
Inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
The manner of a rude or insensitive person
The act of giving hope or support to someone
The act of giving an upward push; "he gave her a boost over the fence" Back to top
An increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
Give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost the economy"
Increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"
Push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"
Increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"
Contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
An additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
The first stage of a multistage rocket
A thief who steals goods that are in a store
Someone who is an active supporter and advocate
A person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
An amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
An amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
An additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
The first stage of a multistage rocket
An additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
An amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
The first stage of a multistage rocket
Push upward; "She pushed up her children when the policeman came by"
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
Footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
British term for the luggage compartment in a car
An instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg
Protective casing for something that resembles a leg
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"
Cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer"
Kick; give a boot to
A person who polishes shoes and boots
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
Wearing boots
Fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk
A slipper that is soft and wool (for babies)
A slipper that is soft and wool (for babies)
A constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major
Small area set off by walls for special use
A small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment
A table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865)
Protective stockings worn with or in place of boots
A slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) Back to top
A slipper that is soft and wool (for babies)
Has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots
A long lace for fastening boots
The part of a boot above the instep
Whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
Produce or distribute illegally; "bootleg tapes of the diva''s singing"
Sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey"
Distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"
Someone who makes or sells illegal liquor
The act of making of transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally; "the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable"
The act of selling illegally or without permission; "the bootlegging of video tapes is common in the Orient"
Unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"
Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
Someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
A maker of boots
A strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
Help oneself, often through improvised means
A variety of goldenrod
Goods or money obtained illegally Back to top
Camp for training military recruits
A maker of boots
Put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"
Remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
An outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car
Large tree of Australasia
Distilled rather than fermented
Consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
Revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
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"
An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
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
Hit hard
Dance the bebop
A game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say Boo!
Of or relating to or derived from or containing boron; "boric acid"
Any of various acids containing boron and oxygen
Leaves flavor sauces and punches; young leaves eaten in salads or cooked Back to top
Hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach
A widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
A widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
Perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
Hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach
Palmyra
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
A salt or ester of boric acid
Mixed or impregnated with borax
An ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent
Any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them
A port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade
Antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklime
Any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them
Brown sauce with beef marrow and red wine
A building where prostitutes are available
A strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border"
A decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
A line that indicates a boundary
The boundary of a surface Back to top
The boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
Enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture"
Provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
Form the boundary of; be contiguous to
Having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term; "black-bordered handkerchief"
An inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England)
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"
A line that indicates a boundary
Of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability"
The minimal IQ required for someone to function normally and independently in the world (without some form of institutional assistance)
Schizophrenia characterized by mild symptoms or by some preexisting tendency to schizophrenia
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
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"
Come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
A group of officers who patrol the borders of a country
Someone who patrols the borders of a country
Small rough-coated terrier of British origin
A hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes Back to top
Diameter of a tube or gun barrel
A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
A person who evokes boredom
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"
Cause to be bored
A hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
Comprising or throughout far northern regions
Toward or located in the north; "the boreal signs of the Zodiac"
Relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind
(Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold"
A wind from the north
A hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; "his blase indifference"; "a petulent blase air"; "the bored gaze of the successful film star"
Tired of the world; "bored with life"; "strolled through the museum with a bored air"
The feeling of being bored by something tedious
Any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood
A drill for penetrating rock
A drill for penetrating rock
Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories (1899-1986)
Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503) Back to top
Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli''s prince (1475-1507)
Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519)
Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
Of or relating to or derived from or containing boron; "boric acid"
Any of various acids containing boron and oxygen
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
The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
The act of drilling
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";
In a tedious manner; "boringly slow work"; "he plodded tediously forward"
Extreme dullness
Czar of Russian (1551-1605)
Czar of Russian (1551-1605)
United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969)
Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960)
Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960)
Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937)
Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937)
British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
Brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery" Back to top
Being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"
Spiritually reborn or converted; "a born-again Christian"; "a converted sinner"
A Christian who has experienced a dramatic conversion to faith in Jesus
A native or inhabitant of 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
Caused to be realized; "it was borne in upon us how close we had been to disaster"
An acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)
A mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits
Russian composer (1833-1887)
Napoleon defeated the Russians in a pitched battle at Borodino in 1812, but irreparably weakened his army
A trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
Of or relating to boron
An ionization chamber lined with boron or filled with boron trifluoride gas for counting low velocity neutrons
A proportional counter tube for counting neutrons
A pungent colorless gas
A salt of boric and silicic acids
An English town that forms the constituency of a member of Parliament
One of the administrative divisions of a large city
A former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers
Cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever Back to top
Cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes
Get temporarily; "May I borrow your lawn mower?"
Take up and practice as one''s own
Someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent
A card certifying the bearer''s right to use the library
The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
Obtaining funds from a lender
The cost of borrowing something
A pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at another site
A Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
A Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
(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"
(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"
A Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
A Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
A Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
(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"
(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"
A British reform school for youths between 16 and 22
A Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation Back to top
Tall fast-moving dog breed
Wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini
A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
Greenish-yellow pear
Dutch painter (1450-1516)
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
(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)
Indian antelopes: nilgais
Large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns
Pretentious or silly talk or writing
A cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way
A cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way
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
A small wooded area
Belonging or relating to or resembling Boskop man
Possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species
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
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
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
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
Of or relating to or characteristic of Bosnia-Herzegovina or the people of 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
A close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"
Cloth that covers the chest or breasts
A person''s breast or chest
Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
The locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
The chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret"
Hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"
Hide in one''s bosom; "She bosomed his letters"
Having a bosom as specified or having something likened to a bosom; usually used in compounds; "full-bosomed women"; "the green-bosomed earth"
(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"
The place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death
Any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons
A strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route
A suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul
A circular rounded projection or protuberance
A person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job"
A person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now"
A person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" Back to top
A leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
Raise in a relief; "embossed stationary"
Exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"
(British informal) cross-eyed
Domination of a political organization by a party boss
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
Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
State capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
A resident of Boston
Dried navy beans baked slowly with molasses and salt pork
Dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water
Small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings
Layer cake filled with custard
A sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant
The seaport at Boston
Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
Lettuce with relatively soft leaves
A rocking chair that has a high spindle back and a decorative top panel
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
Small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings Back to top
A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
A seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship
A devoted admirer and recorder of another''s words and deeds
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
Genus of incense-yielding trees of North Africa and India
Tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense
East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense
The battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII
Wild ox of the Malay Archipelago
Large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
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
Large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
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"
Botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
A wine bottle made of leather
Of or relating to plants or botany; "botanical garden"
Of or relating to plants or botany; "botanical garden"
A facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
The use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)
Collect and study plants Back to top
A biologist specializing in the study of plants
Collect and study plants
The branch of biology that studies plants
Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood
Bitterns
A kind of bittern
A kind of bittern
An embarrassing mistake
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"
Spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job"
Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
Poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt"
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"
Stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals
(used with count nouns) two considered together; the two; "both girls are pretty"
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"
An angry disturbance; "he didn''t want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of 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"
Make confused or perplexed or puzzled
Make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" Back to top
Intrude or enter uninvited; "Don''t bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
Take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don''t bother, please"
To cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
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"
The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections"
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
A family of fish of the order Heterosomata
Fer-de-lance
Large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America
(of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each arm
(of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each arm
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
Grape fern; moonwort
Of America and Eurasia and Australia
Of North America and Eurasia
European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds
American fern whose clustered sporangia resemble a snake''s rattle
Resembling a cluster of grapes in form
Resembling a cluster of grapes in form Back to top
A landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
Of or pertaining to Botswana or the people of Botswana
Monetary unit in Botswana
Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510)
Glass or plastic vessel; cylindrical with a narrow neck; no handle
The quantity contained in a bottle
Put into bottles; "bottle the mineral water"
Store (liquids or gases) in bottles
A cap that seals a bottle
(of an infant) given milk from a bottle
Give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed
Of a dark to moderate grayish green color
Any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
Northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
An Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles
A spreading shrub with pink flowers; found in southeastern United States
A cap that seals a bottle
Hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure Back to top
Drinking water (often spring water) that is put into bottles and offered for sale
Feed (infants) with a bottle
The quantity contained in a bottle
A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
Become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"
Slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"
Northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
Any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
Any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
Northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
A manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages
A place where bottles can be deposited for recycling
A statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles
Collecting bottles for reuse
The activity of collecting bottles; "bottle collection is a hobby of hers"
A collection of bottles; "her bottle collection is arranged on glass shelves in the window"
Gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all
Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits
European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed
Dark to moderate or grayish green Back to top
An opener for removing caps or corks from bottles
A bottle opener that pulls corks
An Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
Control and refrain from showing; of emotions
A plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps
A cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
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?"
The lower side of anything
The lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill"
A depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"
Low-lying alluvial land near a river
The second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
Come to understand
Strike the ground, as with a ship''s bottom
Provide with a bottom or a seat; "bottom the chairs"
The lowest rank; "bottom member of the class"
At the bottom; lowest or last; "the bottom price"
Situated at the bottom or lowest position; "the bottom drawer"
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"
Having a bottom of a specified character Back to top
Low-lying alluvial land near a river
Unclothed especially below the waist or featuring such nudeness; "bottomless dancers"; "a bottomless bar"
Extremely deep; "a bottomless pit"; "a bottomless lake"
Having no apparent limits or bounds; "a bottomless supply of money"; "bottomless pockets"
Having no bottom; "bottomless pajamas consisting simply of a long top opening down the front"
The property of being very deep; without limit
Farthest down; "bottommost shelf"
A person of low status
A fish that feeds on the bottom of a body of water
A scavenger that feeds low on the food chain
An opportunist who profits from the misfortunes of others
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
Brewer''s yeast used in bottom fermentation of lager
Fish that live on the sea bottom especially commercially important gadoid fishes like cod and haddock or flatfish like flounder
The decisive point
The last line in an audit; the line that shows profit or loss
The second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
Hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road"
Reach the low point; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while"
A quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron Back to top
Fungous disease of lettuce that first rots lower leaves and spreads upward
Fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce
Cut from the round; suitable for pot roast
Shaped like a sausage
Potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
Of or relating to or produced by the botulinus
Anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism
Any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis
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
Anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism
Potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
Food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly
Potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
Shell of puff paste
A fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect
A lady''s bedroom or private sitting room
Being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt"
Opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken
Ornamental tropical woody vines
The largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea Back to top
French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811)
Any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions
Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously
A depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Any of the larger branches of a tree
Having or covered with boughs or boughs as specified; often used in combination; "heavy-boughed oaks"
Having boughs (of trees)
Lack a bough or boughs
Having no boughs (of trees)
Purchased; not homemade; "my boughten clothes"; "a store-bought dress"
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
A clear seasoned broth
A cube of evaporated seasoned meat extract
A town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town
A large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
Abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches"
Abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches"
Unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
Fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay
An inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork Back to top
A wide street or thoroughfare
French composer of serial music (born in 1925)
An inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
A light springing movement upwards or forwards
The quality of a substance that is able to rebound
Rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
Hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"
Eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer''s job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"
Spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
Move up and down repeatedly
Leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"
Refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check"
Come back after being refused; "the check bounced"
A person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
Improve in health; "He got well fast"
Bounce a ball so that it becomes an out
The quality of a substance that is able to rebound
Rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
Marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"
Vigorously healthy; "a bouncing baby" Back to top
Plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
Plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
An anti-personnel land mine
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
Marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"
Rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"
A light springing movement upwards or forwards
The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
A line determining the limits of an area
Place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
Spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
Move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
Form the boundary of; be contiguous to
Confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages"
Secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes"
Held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
Bound by contract
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"
Covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"
Bound by an oath; "a bound official" Back to top
(usually followed by `to'') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"
Confined in the bowels; "he is bound in the belly"
The greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
A line determining the limits of an area
(mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations
The layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface
A line that indicates a boundary
Having the limits or boundaries established; "a delimited frontier through the disputed region"
The quality of being finite
An interval that includes its endpoints
Morally obligatory; "my bounden duty"
An athlete who bounds or leaps (as in basketball)
Someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"
(of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
Seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money"
Without bounds; "he is infinitely wealthy"
The quality of being infinite; without bound or limit
The greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something Back to top
A morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns
A morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns
Bound off one point after another
Deeply devoted to; "bound up in her teaching"; "is wrapped up in his family"
Closely or inseparably connected or associated with; "his career is bound up with the fortunes of the enterprise"
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
In a bountiful manner
Generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
Rewarded or rewardable by a bounty; "a bountied animal pelt"
Producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"
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
In a bountiful manner
The property of copious abundance
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
Generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
The property of copious abundance
Payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
A hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty
Someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered
An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present Back to top
A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
Whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels
A European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
A member of the European royal family that ruled France
A reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)
A European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
A pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
A member of the middle class
A capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
Belonging to the middle class
Conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality"
(according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
The social class between the lower and upper classes
Produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
A former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
Reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter
Reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter
An archaic term for a goal or destination
An archaic term for a boundary
An archaic term for a goal or destination Back to top
An archaic term for a boundary
The stock exchange in Paris
Common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
Haul with a tackle
An ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs''
Of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite directions
A boxing match; "the fight was on television last night"
An occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
(sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
Forage grasses
Especially of western coastal regions of North America
Of western North America
A shop that sells women''s clothes and jewelry
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
A flower that is worn in a buttonhole
Rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle
Rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle
In 1214 the French under Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages
A branch of the Tai languages
Hollow-horned ruminants Back to top
Of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)
True antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats
Term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu
Any of various members of the genus Bos
Dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox; "showed a bovine apathy"
Of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)
A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation
Term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos
An extract of beef (given to people who are ill)
A stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
A slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument
Curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows
Front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
A knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
A decorative interlacing of ribbons
An appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame
Something curved in shape
Submit or yield to another''s wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
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
Play on a string instrument
Bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King"
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"
Informal terms for dogs
The bark of a dog
United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)
English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)
The act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
Written material that has been bowdlerized
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
Censorship in the form of prudish expurgation
The act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
Written material that has been bowdlerized
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
Showing an excessively deferential manner
Of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
Have legs that curve outward at the knees
Used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders"
Forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling"
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
Stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well"
The part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
Ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"
The center of the Earth
A euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement"
A framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"
Enclose in a bower
Any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
A street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
Like a bower; leafy and shady; "a bowery lane"
High-climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit
Primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
Having an outward curving front; "a bowfront dresser"; "a bowfront house"
Large-mouthed arctic whale
Large-mouthed arctic whale
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)
Small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
Much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large above-ground bulbs
A stout hunting knife with a single edge
Managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; "the violinist''s bowing was excellent" Back to top
Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame
Showing an excessively deferential manner
A knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
A dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
A round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding fruit or liquids or for serving food
A small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco
A wooden ball (with flattened sides) used in the game of bowls
A large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
The quantity contained in a bowl
A concave shape with an open top
Engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"
Roll (a ball)
Having a concave shape with an open top like a bowl
A large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
A leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
Have legs that curve outward at the knees
Have legs that curve outward at the knees
A hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen
Rolls balls down an alley at pins
Delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket Back to top
A hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen
The quantity contained in a bowl
A loop knot that neither slips not jams
A loop knot that neither slips not jams
The playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
(cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
A game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over
A lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
A building that contains several alleys for bowling
A large ball used for bowling
Equipment used in bowling
A field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls
A town in southern Kentucky
A league of bowling teams
A club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target
The score in a bowling match
A special shoe worn when bowling
Lawn bowling at a jack using biased wooden balls
Overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!"
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
A person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
Thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
Haul with a tackle
A spar projecting from the bow of a vessel
The string of an archer''s bow
Grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber
Strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage
Hemp obtained from the sansevieria
A weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them
Bend one''s knee or body, or lower one''s head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"
Get into a prostrate position, as in submission
Outward curvature of the legs
Outward curvature of the legs
Retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
Remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
A man''s tie; ties in a bow
A window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house
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
A blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"
A (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" Back to top
Separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
Private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty"
The driver''s seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"
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"
Evergreen shrubs or small trees
The quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates"
A rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"
A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
Engage in a boxing match
Hit with the fist; "I''ll box your ears!"
Put into a box; "box the gift, please"
The mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent
Spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil
Creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries
A freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides
(usually plural) when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots the result is called `boxcars''
Enclosed in or set off by a border or box; "boxed sections of the report"; "boxed announcements in the newspaper"
Enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic"
Enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic"
Enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic" Back to top
A breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany
Someone who fights with his fists for sport
A member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China
A workman employed to pack things into containers
(usually in the plural) underpants worn by men
(usually in the plural) underpants worn by men
Any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates
The quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates"
The enclosure of something in a package or box
Fighting with the fists
First weekday after Christmas
Equipment use in boxing
Gloves that are big and padded; worn for boxing
A match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring
The ring where boxers fight
Resembling a box in rectangularity
Any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries
Evergreen shrubs or small trees
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
Resembling a box in rectangularity Back to top
A beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section
Black calfskin leather tanned with chromium salts
A simple camera shaped like a rectangular box
A short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders
Common shade tree of eastern and central United States
A wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head
Widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees
A beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section
Creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries
Enclose or confine as if in a box
A kite shaped like a box open at both ends
A simple camera shaped like a rectangular box
The office where tickets of admission are sold
Total admission receipts for an entertainment
A flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
The driver''s seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"
A special seat in a theater or grandstand box
A coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth
Chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly
Chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly Back to top
Enclose or confine as if in a box
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
A wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head
(ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man; "get out of my way, boy"
A friendly informal reference to a grown man; "he likes to play golf with the boys"
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"
A male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is"
A group''s refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
Refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with
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"
The childhood of a boy
Befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks"
Like a boy; "he smiled boyishly at his fiancee"
Being characteristic of a boy
Genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan
Plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America
Plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America
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)
United States writer (1902-1992)
The pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume Back to top
Befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks"
Like a boy; "he smiled boyishly at his fiancee"
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
Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic
Large raspberry-flavored fruit; cross between blackberries and raspberries
Cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries
Cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries
Resembling a cluster of grapes in form
A boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts
A man who is considered naive
An international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys
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
An extremely talented young male person
A town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park
An informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy''s only doing it for some doll"
A man who is a stupid incompetent fool
Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists
Enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process
A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium
The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds Back to top
(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
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
A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
A variety of Brussels griffon having a short smooth coat
Argue over petty things; "Let''s not quibble over pennies"
A structural member used to stiffen a framework
The stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit
An appliance that corrects dental irregularities
A support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"
Elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
A rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
Either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
A set of two similar things considered as a unit
Two items of the same kind
Cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn''t stimulate"
Support by bracing
Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter''s wheel"
Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
Positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger; "he stood to attention with his shoulders braced" Back to top
Held up by braces or buttresses
Jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
A band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
Small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets
A tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
A protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
A Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II
An appliance that corrects dental irregularities
A drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it
Prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant
Make secure underneath; "undergird the ship"
A wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head
Of or relating to an arm; "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
A network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder
Two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein
Swing from one hold to the next; "the monkeys brachiate"
Having arms or armlike appendages
Having widely spreading paired branches; "maples are brachiate"
Swinging by the arms from branch to branch Back to top
Bombardier beetles
Veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins
Marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
Of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
Marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
Of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
(biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
Having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks)
South Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
North Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
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
Large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia
Mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves and loosely corymbose flower heads
Western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays
Having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
Having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
Abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
Having abnormally short finger or toes
Having abnormally short finger or toes Back to top
(especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings
Small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:
Small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers
Abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
An order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
Typical crabs
Of or belonging to the suborder Brachyura
A structural member used to stiffen a framework
Imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
Large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
Fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
An L-shaped support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)
Either of two punctuation marks (`'') sometimes used to enclose textual material
Either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material
A category falling within certain defined limits
Classify or group
Place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark"
Support with brackets; "bracket bookshelves"
Small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic
A woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores Back to top
Place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark"
Slightly salty; "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep"
Water containing dissolved solids in the range > 1,000 to < 15,000 ppm .
The saltiness of water
A modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
Pertaining to or resembling or functioning as a bract
Having bracts
Having bracts
Having bracteoles
A small bract
A small bract
A small nail
Fasten with brads
An awl for making small holes for brads or small screws
United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City''s first newspaper (1663-1752)
United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)
United States politician who was elected the first Black may of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
A spleenwort of eastern to southern United States
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
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)
Poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)
United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917)
United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the Civil War (1823-1896)
Abnormally slow heartbeat
True sloths; in some
Type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths
A sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot
A slope or hillside
An instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
Show off
Exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"
An ancient city in northern Portugal
(Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin
Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876)
Vain and empty boasting
A very boastful and talkative person
Exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
A very boastful and talkative person
An instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" Back to top
Exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
Exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
(Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin
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
The Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
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
The highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
A member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests"
A member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston Brahman"
Prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the Brahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals
The religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads
The religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism
An Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
An Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
A script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th century BC) from which later Indian scripts developed
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
The highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
A member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests"
A member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston Brahman"
Of or relating to or characteristic of a Brahmin Back to top
Of or relating to or characteristic of a Brahmin
The religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads
The religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism
The music of Brahms; "Brahms was included in the program"
German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897)
An isolated Dravidian language spoken by the Brahui people in Pakistan
A member of a Dravidian people living in Pakistan
Trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
Form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair"
Decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar"
Make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"
Adorned with braid; "his braided collar"
Trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
A small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in
A small net used to draw fish into a boat
Haul fish aboard with brails
Take in a sail with a brail
A point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals
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
Transcribe in Braille
That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
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"
Mental ability; "he''s got plenty of brains but no common sense"
The brain of certain animals used as meat
Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he''s smart but he''s no Einstein"
Kill by smashing someone''s skull
Hit on the head
Exhaustion that affects mental keenness
The part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
A difficult problem
Someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems
The part of the skull that encloses the brain
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"
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)
Not using intelligence
The part of the skull that encloses the brain
Mental ability; "he''s got plenty of brains but no common sense"
Affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
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
The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
Try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
A group problem-solving technique in which members sit around a let fly with ideas and possible solutions to the problem
Submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
Persuade completely, often through coercion; "The propaganda brainwashed many people"
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"
Forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
(neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
Someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems
Having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"
A nerve cell in the brain
Massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface
Having irreversible loss of brain function as indicated by a persistent flat electroencephalogram; "was declared brain dead"
Death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops
Any disorder or disease of the brain
Any disorder or disease of the brain
A medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it
Depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel
Meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal Back to top
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
The branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain
The part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
A simple sugar found in lactose
Someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain)
Any surgical procedure involving the brain
An expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status
A tumor in the brain
A tumor in the brain
(neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
Cook in liquid; "braise beef"
Cooked by browning in fat and then simmering in a closed container
Cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture
A restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
An area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
Large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
Any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
Cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"
Stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"
A railroad employee responsible for a train''s brakes Back to top
Brake consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
A band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation
A cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston
The brake disk plate is fixed to the wheel; pressure is applied to it by the brake pads
A hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
Brakes fail to stop a vehicle
A red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop
The lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum
Pads apply friction to both sides of the brake disk
Foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder
A restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel''s rotation
Brake consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
Abounding with bracken; "the woods and braky glens"- William Browne
Covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth
Having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity; "topless waitresses"; "a topless cabaret"
Type genus of the Bramidae
Great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514)
Deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food
Any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
Any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits Back to top
Eurasian finch
Covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth
Deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas
Very large cooking apple
Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)
Food prepared from the husks of cereal grains
Broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
Conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty"
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"
An administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"
A stream or river connected to a larger one
A natural consequence of development
A division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
A part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork"
Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"
Having branches
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
An open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
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
Respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
Of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills)
One of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians
One of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes
Provided with gills; "a gilled tadpole"
The act of branching out or dividing into branches
Resembling the branches of a tree
Having branches
Type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a sucker
Small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches
Aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
Of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
Primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas
Aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
Of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
Of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
Aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
Small family of marine fishes having covered gills
Lancelets
Copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes Back to top
Having no branches
Small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
Having many branches; "a branchy tree trunk"
A railway line connected to a trunk line
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"
Vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"
Pure natural water from a stream or brook; often distinguished from soda water
Romanian sculptor noted for abstractions of animal forms (1876-1957)
A cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade
A recognizable kind; "there''s a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
A symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
Identification mark on skin, made by burning
A name given to a product or service
A piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
Mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"
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"
Burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
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)
Conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty"
The property of being very new Back to top
(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"
Marked with a brand; "branded cattle"; "branded criminal"
The territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701
The act of stigmatizing
Implement used to brand live stock
The act of waving
Move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
Exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword"
German states who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992)
Distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
A British candy flavored with brandy
A gingersnap flavored with brandy
A globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy
Enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
A globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy
A name given to a product or service
Small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
Wild geese
The best known variety of brant goose
Common grayish-brown wild goose of North America Back to top
European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
Small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
Wheat flake including the bran
Muffin containing bran
French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963)
Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae
Aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums
Offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
Presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff"
In a brash cheeky manner; "brashly, she asked for a rebate"
The trait of being rash and hasty
Tasteless showiness
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
Large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
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
The capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960
A wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
A memorial made of brass
An ornament or utensil made of brass
Impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn''t believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" Back to top
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
The section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
An alloy of copper and zinc
Erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern Guinea having palmately compound leaves
Armor plate that protects the arm
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
Having trim or fittings of brass; "a brassbound campaign chest"; "the heavy brassbound door"
Inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; "brassbound traditions"; "brassbound party loyalists"; "an ironclad rule"
A small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap
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
South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers
Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts
Mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
Plants with four-petaled flowers
Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil
Asiatic mustard used as a potherb
Weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields
Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
A cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
Widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard Back to top
Wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe
Any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
A hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
A plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
Any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves
Plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages
Plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem
Plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage
Widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage
Plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots
(formerly) a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a driver but less than a spoon
An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
Resembling the sound of a brass instrument
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
Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
Resembling the sound of a brass instrument Back to top
A group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments
South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental
A high-ranking military officer
A small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
A small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
A metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships
A rich opportunity or a prize; "he missed the brass ring at the Miami convention"
The section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
A small pork sausage
A very troublesome child
Capital and largest city of Slovakia
A partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine
Supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines
(used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly
Make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes"
A town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River
(used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly
A small pork sausage
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)
The German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945) Back to top
North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales
A city in central Germany
A swaggering show of courage
A 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal
People who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"
A North American Indian warrior
Face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
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
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"
In a courageous manner; "bravely he went into the burning house"
A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear
Feeling no fear
Face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"
Taking the bull by the horns
A cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
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"
Applaud with shouts of `bravo'' or `brava''
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"
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
A noisy fight in a crowd
An uproarious party
To quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"
A fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)
Disposed to loud disagreements and fighting
Muscular strength
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
Painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876)
The cry of an ass
Laugh loudly and harshly
Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
Braying characteristic of donkeys
Solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point
Face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"
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
Made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)
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
In a brazen manner; "he spoke brazenly"
Behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame Back to top
Large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
Three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell
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
Tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts
A native or inhabitant of Brazil
Of or relating to or characteristic of Brazil or the people of Brazil
The capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960
South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava
Thornless tree yielding heavy wood
Monetary unit in Brazil
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
South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato
An important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
Trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil
Tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
Heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods
Three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell
Tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts
A river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
A river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico Back to top
The capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo
A failure to perform some promised act or obligation
A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
An opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
Make an opening or gap in
Act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
Forcibly broken through or opened up; "the enemy poured through the breached line of defense"
A breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract
A breach of due care
Failure to keep a promise (of marriage)
A failure of the seller''s guarantee of good title
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
Violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him
Larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking
A breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty
Food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
Informal terms for money
Cover with bread crumbs; "bread the pork chops before frying them"
A container used to keep bread or cake in
A crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup Back to top
A basket for serving bread
An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
A geographic region serving as the principal source of grain
A wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced
A container used to keep bread or cake in
Crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening
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
Native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread
Native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread
A queue of people waiting for free food
Densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots
A crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup
Flour or meal or grain used in baking bread
Food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
The extent of something from side to side
An ability to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"
In the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise"
In the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise"
Ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull
One whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents Back to top
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"
Thinly sliced sweet pickles
A wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced
Any of various doughs for bread
A knife used to cut bread
A queue of people waiting for free food
Someone who bakes bread or cake
A mold of the genus Rhizopus
Creamy white sauce made with bread instead of flour and seasoned with cloves and onion
An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
Any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match"
A sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"
The act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"
An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set"
The opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
A pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
An unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break"
The occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley" Back to top
Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
(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"
Breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
Diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient''s fever broke last night"
Fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
Fall sharply; "stock prices broke"
Make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"
Be broken in; "If the new teacher won''t break, we''ll add some stress"
Of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"
Render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"
Become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
Destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"
Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"
Happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time"
Prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations"
Terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
Lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
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
Change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children"
Come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air"
Find the solution or key to; "break the code"
Find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"
Undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages"
Interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit"
Cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let''s break for lunch"
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
Be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning"
Surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"
Pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin"
Become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke"
Break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"
Go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
Ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"
Separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers"
Make the opening shot that scatters the balls
Destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set"
Exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy"
Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" Back to top
Do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner"
Curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke"
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"
Emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke"
Scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour"
Make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one''s own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke"
Move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
Change directions suddenly
Reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter''s fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant"
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"
Invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken"
Interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"
Cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright"
Act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
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!"
Happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months"
Come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York"
Fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
Give up; "break cigarette smoking" Back to top
Cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes"
Vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by tall mesas"
Come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday"
West Indian timber tree having very hard wood
Do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner"
Trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
Quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
An article that is fragile and easily broken; "pack the breakables separately"
Capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"
The consistency of something that breaks under pressure
The act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"
Reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use
The quantity broken; "the total breakage was huge"
The act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood"
Having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction"
West Indian timber tree having very hard wood
West Indian timber tree having very hard wood
An infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
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"
An analysis into mutually exclusive categories Back to top
A cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"
A mental or physical breakdown
A device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded
Waves breaking on the shore
A quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
Waves breaking on the shore
A contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs
The first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
Eat an early morning meal; "We breakfast at seven"
Provide breakfast for
A place for light meals (usually near a kitchen); "the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats"
Any food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast
A place for light meals (usually near a kitchen); "the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats"
A table where breakfast is eaten
The customary or habitual hour for eating breakfast
The act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"
(of waves) curling over and crashing into surf or spray; "the breaking waves"
Trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
Departing hastily
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
A baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
An instance of breaking off suddenly
The degree of tension or stress at which something breaks
(psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial
A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
Used of speed; "a breakneck pace"
An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
Any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
Making an important discovery
A penetration of a barrier such as an enemy''s defense
A productive insight
The appearance in the product water of an amount of the contaminant which exceeds the design performance criteria.
The termination of a relationship
Coming apart
A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
Break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989"
Break violently or noisily; smash;
Take apart into its constituent pieces
Break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
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
Flee; take to one''s heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
Withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
Interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"
Have a meal, usually with company; "The early Christian desciples broke bread together"
Leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn"
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
Do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner"
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
Collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
Separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
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"
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"
Make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
Cause to fall or collapse
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"
Fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down"
Attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
Make neither profit nor loss
Make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"
Break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door" Back to top
Start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
Break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
Intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"
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!"
Change pace; "The dancers broke into a cha-cha"; "The horse broke into a gallop"
Express or utter spontaneously; "break into a yodel"; "break into a song"; "break into tears"
Be unleashed; burst forth with violence or noise; "His anger exploded"
Run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
Prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations"
Interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"
Break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
Break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
Break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"
The first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set"
The first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
Work very hard, like a slave
Erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
Break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"
Open with force; "He broke open the the picnic basket" Back to top
Become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"
Start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
Begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out shouting"
Take from stowage in preparation for usage
Move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
A seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed; "it was stored in a tube with a break seal"
Interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"
Penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"
Pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"
As of teeth, for example; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
Laugh unrestrainedly
Separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
Cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"
Break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"
Come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke 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"
Close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"
Cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
Make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
Release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve" Back to top
Attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice"
Set or keep apart; "sever a relationship"
Break violently or noisily; smash;
Destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set"
Take apart into its constituent pieces
Suffer a nervous breakdown
Come apart; "the group broke up"
To cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
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"
Show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface"
Expel intestinal gases through the anus
End a relationship; "China broke with Russia"
Any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
Any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
Flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae
Flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
Clean (a ship''s bottom) with heat
The front part of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger"
Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
Meat carved from the breast of a fowl Back to top
Confront bodily; "breast the storm"
Reach the summit; "They breasted the mountain"
Meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape"
Up to the breast; "we were standing breast-high in the water"
(of an infant) fed milk from the mother''s breast
Up to the breast; "we were standing breast-high in the water"
The flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
Having a breast or breasts; or breasts as specified; used chiefly in compounds; "small-breasted"; "red-breasted sandpiper"
Give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
Without a breast
A decorative pin worn by women
Armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
A swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
Swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg
Someone who swims the breaststroke
Fortification consisting of a low wall
Cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US
A portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work
Nourishing at the breast
An implant for cosmetic purposes to replace a breast that has been surgically removed Back to top
A cut of lamb including the breastbone and attached muscles dressed as meat
Usually stuffed and roasted
A picket inside of a man''s coat
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"
An indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
A slight movement of the air; "there wasn''t a breath of air in the room"
The air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration; "his sour breath offended her"
A short respite
Test someone''s alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer
A device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person''s expired breath
Test someone''s alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer
A device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person''s expired breath
Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
Expel (gases or odors)
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"
Take a short break from one''s activities in order to relax
Manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit"
Utter or tell; "not breathe a word"
Impart as if by breathing; "He breathed new life into the old house"
Be alive; "Every creature that breathes" Back to top
Allow the passage of air through; "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"
Uttered without voice; "could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me''"; "voiceless whispers"
Having breath or breath as specified; usually used in combination; "sweet-breathed"
Air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
A short respite
Draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
Expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"
The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
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"
A device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
A device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
A device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
The act of expelling air from the lungs
A short respite
Sufficient room for easy breathing or movement; "moved to the country to find breathing room"
Sufficient room for easy breathing or movement; "moved to the country to find breathing room"
A short respite
A short respite
A short respite Back to top
Appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead"
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"
Tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure"
In a breathless manner; "she spoke gaspingly"
A dyspneic condition
Tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure"
A welcome relief; "the new management was like a breath of fresh air"
A rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
Break into breccia; "brecciate rock"
Form into breccia; "brecciated rock"
German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)
Opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
(of guns) designed to be loaded at the breech
A metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
A garment that provides covering for the loins
A garment that provides covering for the loins
Dressed in trousers
Trousers ending above the knee
A life buoy in the form of a ring with short breeches for support; used to transfer people from a ship
A gun that is loaded at the breech Back to top
Delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
A metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
Delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
Delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
A lineage or race of people
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"
A special lineage; "a breed of Americans"
Half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents)
Have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"
Of plants or animals; "She breeds dogs"
Copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare"
Call forth
A person who breeds animals
A nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns
The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
The production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
Raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
Elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
The result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"
Producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes" Back to top
A place where animals breed
Any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"
A slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
To proceed quickly and easily
Blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the shore"
A light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate; "cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in England"
Succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
In a breezy manner; "he swings breezily into the title song"
A breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner"
A mildly windy state of the air
Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff"
Fresh and animated; "her breezy nature"
The craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium
Of or relating to the bregma of the skull
A former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
A submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II
An Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions
Small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
Small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
A submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II Back to top
An ancient Italian city in central Lombardy
A city in southwestern Poland on the Oder
A port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France
A former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
A Celtic language of Brittany
A native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)
United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920''s (1902-1981)
Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
A diacritical mark (u-curved) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
A document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
Promote somebody by brevet, in the military
(Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders
Intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time; used primarily for cardiac arrhythmias
Narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide
The attribute of being brief or fleeting
The use of brief expressions
Menhaden Back to top
Shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer
Drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
Sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing"
Prepare by brewing; "people have been brewing beer for thousands of years"
Drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
The owner or manager of a brewery
Someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
Mole of eastern North America
Semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States
Medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches
Used as a leaven in baking and brewing
Yeast used in fermenting beer
A distillery where beer is brewed
The production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union (1906-1982)
A pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath
Evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes
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
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
Old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat Back to top
Hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea
Wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes
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"
A pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath
Capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"
Payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
Make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
Someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act
The practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
Miscellaneous curios
Rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
A good fellow; helpful and trustworthy
Blunt criticism
A fragment of brick used as a weapon
Genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath
A place where bricks are made and sold
A kiln for making bricks
A craftsman skilled in building with bricks
A hammer used in laying bricks
The craft of laying bricks Back to top
Having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle'' and `brickly'' are dialectal"
Having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle'' and `brickly'' are dialectal"
Building material consisting of bricks laid with mortar between then
Masonry done with bricks and mortar
A place where bricks are made and sold
Semisoft sweet American cheese from whole milk in a brick form
Wall up with brick
Wall up with brick
A bright reddish brown color
A trowel used in masonry
Wall up with brick
Medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
Archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
Designed for a bride; "bridal gown"
Of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows"
Shrub having copious small white flowers in spring
Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers
A gown worn by the bride at a wedding
Shrub having copious small white flowers in spring
Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers Back to top
A woman who has recently been married
A woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
Plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana
A wedding present to the bride
A woman who is engaged to be married
A rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception
A man who has recently been married
A man participant in his own marriage ceremony
An unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
Money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bride
Any of various card games based on whist for four players
A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
An upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
The link between two lenses; rests on nose
A denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
A wooden support that holds the strings up
A circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
The hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"
Something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries" Back to top
Make a bridge across; "bridge a river"
Cross over on a bridge
Connect or reduce the distance between
Capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge
A circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional shunt bridging the two series circuits
A defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
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"
A port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
Capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
A denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
An operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area
A circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
An upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
The cards held in a game of bridge
Connect or reduce the distance between
Suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year"
One of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game
A card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" Back to top
The earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the trump suit
The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
Headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
Respond to the reins, as of horses
Put a bridle on; "bridle horses"
Show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks"
A path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars)
A path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars)
Show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks"
A bit resembling a snaffle bit; used with a separate curb
Soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert
A condensed written summary or abstract
A document stating the facts and points of law of a client''s case
Give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President''s plan to invade"
Concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement"
(of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"
Of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it''s a little way away"
A case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books
A bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a briefcase
A portable computer housed in a box that resembles a briefcase Back to top
Detailed instructions, as for a military operation
Of lawyers or barristers; lacking clients
For a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM"
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"
The attribute of being brief or fleeting
The temporal property of being very short
Short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey)
Evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes
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
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
Tangled mass of prickly plants
A thorny stem or twig
Wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes
Tangled mass of prickly plants
Wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes
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"
Tangled mass of prickly plants
A penal institution (especially on board a ship)
Two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
Army unit smaller than a division Back to top
Form or unite into a brigade
A general officer ranking below a major general
A general officer ranking below a major general
An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
A medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth
Two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
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
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)
Full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"
Having lots of light either natural or artificial; "the room was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights"
Emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
Not made dim or less bright; "undimmed headlights"; "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed"
Having striking color; "bright greens"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"
Abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny"
Splendid; "the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court"
Characterized by happiness or gladness; "bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay"
Characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"
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"
Clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"
With brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright" Back to top
An inflammation of the kidney
Become brighter; "The sky brightened"
Make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"
Become brighter; "The sky brightened around noon"; "Her face brightened when she heard the good news"
Become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"
With brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright"
The location of a visual perception along the black-to-white continuum
The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
Intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
The tendency for a visual object to be perceived as having the same brightness under widely different conditions of illumination
The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
A city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
(metaphor) shining brightly
Of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October''s bright blue weather"
A consoling aspect of a difficult situation; "every cloud has a silver lining"; "look on the bright side of it"
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget
Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918)
Personification of the power of ritual devotion
European food fish Back to top
The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
Great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color"
Unusual mental ability
A quality that outshines the usual
Full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers"
Having striking color; "bright greens"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"
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"
Having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"
Clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"
Of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor"
A pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous
In an extremely intelligent way; "he solved the problem brilliantly"
With brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright"
A code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles
A circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
The top edge of a vessel
Fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship"
Be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears"
Filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears"
Filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears" Back to top
Without a brim; "a brimless hat"
Filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears"
An old name for sulfur
Flow or run over (a limit or brim)
Having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
A port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages
Having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
Having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
A strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
Water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater"
Soak in 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.
Measure of the hardness of a material
Common to saline lakes
Bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
Induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"
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"
Be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"
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"
Avance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings" Back to top
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"
Attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious"
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"
Be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"
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"
The act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news"
The act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
Raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
Bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
Produce; "The scientists set up a shockwave"
Plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
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"
Make possible; "The grant made our research possible"
Bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"
Provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy''s acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
Cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"
Bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"
Bring back to the point of departure
Cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
Impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" Back to top
Cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house"
Move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
Cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
Cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
Make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don''t recognize them"
Bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"
Bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit"
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 for consideration; "The case was called up in court"
Cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"
Make understandable and clear; "This brings home my point"
Earn as a salary or wage; "How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?"
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"
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 a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor"
Transmit; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine"
Be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"
Submit (a verdict) to a court
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"
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
Cause to arise; "induce a crisis"
Cause to appear; "bring on the birthday cake"
Bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play"
Cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative; "He could not bring himself to call his parents"
Direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"
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
Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"
Bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
Take out of a container or enclosed space; "Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!"
Bring out of a specific state
Encourage to be less reserved; "The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy"
Make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the President''s illegal dealings"
Bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play"
Bring outside the body for surgery, of organs
Bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"
Cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"
Bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
Bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"
Cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
Bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together" Back to top
Bring into operation or effect; "The new members brought to bear new concerns to the U.N."
Cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer"
Make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
Put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
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"
Cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"
Raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
Promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league"
Bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
The relative proportion of salt in a solution
Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
The limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"
The edge of a steep place
A region marking a boundary
The policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899)
Any very large body of (salt) water
Slightly salty; "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep"
Quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
A light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet Back to top
A tendril-bearing vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
An antacid
A block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
A block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
The shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion
Of or relating to the power (the shattering effect) of an explosive
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
Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Become brisk; "business brisked up"
Very active; "doing a brisk business"
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"
Imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
Become brisk; "business brisked up"
A cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
In a brisk manner; "she walked briskly in the cold air"; "`after lunch,'' she said briskly"
Liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"
Become brisk; "business brisked up"
Small herring processed like a sardine
Small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines Back to top
The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
A stiff hair
A stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
Rise up as in fear; "The dog''s fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one''s hair uprise!"
Be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
A pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines
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
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"
Grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet
Resembling a bristle
Small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tail
Show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks"
A brush that is made with the short stiff hairs of an animal or plant
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
Grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet
Show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks"
Covered thickly with objects thrusting upward as with bristles; "roofs bristling with antennas"; "housetops bristlng with chimneys"; "a riverbank bristling with factories"
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"
Very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"
Large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers Back to top
Widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
Bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark
Bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark
An industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England
Minute crustaceans forming food for right whales
The young of a herring or sprat or similar fish
A native or inhabitant of Great Britain
A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland
An alloy similar to pewter
Of Britain; "Her Britannic Majesty"
Informal term for breeches
The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
An expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English)
The people of Great Britain
Of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British"
A native or inhabitant of Great Britain
A custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens
An expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English)
The senior ministers of the British government Back to top
A unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
A province in western Canada
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
The symbol of the power of the British monarchy; "members of the British Commonwealth owe allegiance to the British Crown"
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"
The predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century
A republic in northeastern South America; achieved independence from England in 1966
A country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control
The lower house of the British parliament
The upper house of the British parliament
A system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic
Monetary unit in Great Britain
The British legislative body
The people of Great Britain
The basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
A former monetary unit in Great Britain
A system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
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
More than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom
An inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-saxon invasions
A native or inhabitant of Great Britain
Characteristic of or associated with the Britons; "the Briton inhabitants of England"
The people of Great Britain
Minute crustaceans forming food for right whales
The young of a herring or sprat or similar fish
A southern group of Celtic languages
A former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
Tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat
Major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)
Caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
Having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle'' and `brickly'' are dialectal"
(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
Lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman"
An animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
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
Firm but easily broken
Delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems
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
Delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems
Tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated
Tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated
An animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
Large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken
A system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions
An industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic southeast of Prague
A decorative pin worn by women
Bring up a topic for discussion
Of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach"
Slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent''s opinions"
Lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
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
Not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
(of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent"
Very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
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"
Being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"; "high noon"
Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder Back to top
Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
(of hats) having a broad brim
Having a brachycephalic head
Having relatively broad rather than needle-like or scale-like leaves
Having relatively broad rather than needle-like or scale-like leaves
North Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
Perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America
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
Common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed
North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves
Small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America
Inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed"
Incapable of being shocked; "he was warmhearted, sensible and unshockable"
In a broad-minded manner; "the authorities broad-mindedly permitted the opening of a center for teenagers"
An inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior
Having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
A large ax with a broad cutting blade
A large ax with a broad cutting blade
Responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies; "a broadband antenna" Back to top
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)
Small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills
Freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill
Tropical American heron related to night herons
Message that is transmitted by radio or television
A radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?"
Cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"
Sow over a wide area, especially by hand; "broadcast seeds"
A mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
Someone who broadcasts on radio or television
A medium that disseminates via telecommunications
Taking part in a radio or tv program
A company that manages tv or radio stations
A studio where broadcasts originate
The area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received
A journalist who broadcasts on radio or television
A medium that disseminates via telecommunications
A closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib Back to top
A densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
Become broader; "The road broadened"
Make broader; "broaden the road"
Vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"
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"
The action of making broader; "the broadening of travel"
The act of making something wider
An increase in width
Having relatively broad rather than needle-like or scale-like leaves
A carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams
(of rugs or carpets) woven full width; "a broadloom rug"
Without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"
In a wide fashion; "he smiled broadly"
Without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"
The property of being wide; having great width
Of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses
An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
The simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
The whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock"
All of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship Back to top
A speech of violent denunciation
An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
Collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine"
Toward a full side; "a broadside attack"
With a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it"
A sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
Hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur
The fur of a very young karakul lamb
A street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
In the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise"
An arrow with a wide barbed head
A mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts'' clothing
An arrowhead mark identifying British government property
Shell beans cooked as limas
A bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder
Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
Seed of the broad-bean plant
Beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes
European shield fern
A railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches Back to top
A short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead
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)
The act of jumping as far as possible from a running start
A competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start
A variety of centaury with broad leaves
A variety of goldenrod
A land imagined by Jonathan Swift where everything was enormous
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
Huge; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Brobdingnag
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)
Aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
The motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
The motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
The motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
The motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
Thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
Weave a design into (textiles)
Embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an embossed satin"; "embossed leather"; "raised needlework"; "raised metalwork"
The levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson''s disease
Branched green undeveloped flower heads Back to top
Plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
Slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds
Plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots
Slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds
Plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots
A small book usually having a paper cover
Male red deer in its second year
Small South American deer with unbranched antlers
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 having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California
One of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecture
A thick and heavy shoe
French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987)
A thick and heavy shoe
Decorate with needlework
Cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
Cook under a broiler; "broil fish"
Heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer"
Cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill)
An oven or part of a stove used for broiling Back to top
Flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 l/2 lb suitable for broiling
Cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
Lacking funds; "`skint'' is a British slang term"
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"
(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts"
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"
Lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"
Discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine"
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"
Destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family"
Weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from alcoholism"
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"
Imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English"
Subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
Topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"
Tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"
(of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end
Having the spine damaged; "a broken-backed book"; "a broken-backed old horse"
(of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth
In deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" Back to top
Not in working order; "had to push the broken-down car"; "a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on"
Varying in direction suddenly and frequently; "broken-field running"
Full of sorrow
Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
An arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration
Tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"
A chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks
A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
Act as a broker
A financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal
Place where a broker conducts his business
The business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties
A stock broker''s business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
A fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage; "you can''t get a brokerage account unless you have $20,000"
A stock broker''s business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
Place where a broker conducts his business
Colloquial terms for an umbrella
Treat with bromine
React with bromine
An industrial city and river port in northern Poland Back to top
Any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
Any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
The type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx
A family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
A red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures
Relating to or containing bromine (especially pentavalent bromine)
An unstable acid used as an oxidizing agent
A sedative in the form of sodium or potassium bromide
A trite or obvious remark
Any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; used as a sedative
Dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons"
Given to uttering bromides
Treat with bromine
React with bromine
A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
An antacid
Colorless liquid haloform CHBr3
A dye used as an acid-base indicator
A dye used as an acid-base indicator
Antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis) Back to top
A dye used as an acid-base indicator
European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
A dye used as an acid-base indicator
A genus of grasses of the family Gramineae
Annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia
Drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia
Grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia
Weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
Annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean
An unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
Relating to or associated with the bronchi; "bronchial tubes"; "bronchial pneumonia"
Arteries that accompany the bronchioles
Respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
Pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles
Either of the two main branches of the trachea
Veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein
Of or relating to or involving bronchioles
Any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli
Inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles
Suffering from or prone to bronchitis Back to top
Inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
An unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
A drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs
Pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles
A slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes
Of or relating to an instrument for examining the interior of the bronchi
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
A spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis
Either of the two main branches of the trachea
An unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
A person who breaks horses
A cowboy who breaks broncos to the saddle
Breaking a bronco to saddle
British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the technique of the participant observer (1884-1942)
British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the technique of the participant observer (1884-1942)
English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855)
English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)
English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)
Huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic
Huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic Back to top
A borough of New York City
A suspension bridge across the East River in New York City
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
A sculpture made of bronze
An alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
Get a tan, from wind or sun
Give the color and appearance of bronze to something; "bronze baby shoes"
Of the color of bronze
Made from or consisting of bronze
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun; "a young bronzed Apollo"
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
(classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence
(archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons
A medal made of bronze (or having the appearance of bronze) that is usually awarded for winning third place in a competition
A United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight)
A United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight)
Of the color of bronze
A decorative pin worn by women
Fasten with or as if with a brooch
The young of an animal cared for at one time Back to top
Sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
Think moodily or anxiously about something
Be in a huff; be silent or sullen
Be in a huff and display one''s displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn''t get what she wanted"
Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
Apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
Severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys
Persistent morbid meditation on a problem
Sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
Persistently or morbidly thoughtful
A female horse used for breeding
A domestic hen ready to brood
Persistently or morbidly thoughtful
Physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen"
A domestic hen ready to brood
A bitch used for breeding
A domestic hen ready to brood
A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"
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"
English lyric poet (1887-1915) Back to top
Plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers
European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers often pink-flushed; sparsely naturalized in North America
A borough of New York City
A suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
Water pimpernel of Europe to China
American water pimpernel
Of central and southwestern Europe
North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe
Freshwater fish
A cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
Common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
Any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
Finish with a broom
Sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
Annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers
Tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes
Extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage
Brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
The handle of a broom Back to top
Annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers
Handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn
A small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment
Any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making
The handle of a broom
Small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto
Tall tufted grass of southeastern United States
Low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads
Low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads
Prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe
Large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
Cusk
A thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock
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"
A building where prostitutes are available
A woman who runs a house of prostitution
A male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"
A male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"
Used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!" Back to top
A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
A brother by marriage
The feeling that men should treat one another like brothers
People engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity"
An organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"
The kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
Like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties"
Like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties"
(archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner
A kindly and lenient attitude toward people
An outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth
An outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth
Deep-sea fishes
Chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae
A sedan that has no roof over the driver''s seat
Light carriage; pulled by a single horse
Caused to exist; "he applauded the good will brought about in the neighborhood"
A confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
Loud confused noise from many sources
Paper mulberry Back to top
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
The arch of hair above each eye
The part of the face above the eyes
The peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills"
Any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers
Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
Frightened into submission or compliance
A university in Rhode Island
An orange of low brightness and saturation
Abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper''s Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858)
Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
Fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan"
Of a color similar to that of wood or earth
Having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty"
Flatter with the intention of getting something
Small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees
United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867)
English illustrator of several of Dickens'' novels (1815-1882)
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun; "a young bronzed Apollo" Back to top
Greatly annoyed; out of patience; "had an exasperated look on his face"; "felt exasperated beyond endurance"
The random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid
The random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid
Square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
A commercial mix for making brownies
Cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill; "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread"
English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861)
English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889)
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
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
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
Of a color similar to that of wood or earth
Of a light brownish color
Dark brownish to purplish red
A medium to dark brownish yellow color
Yellow of low lightness with a brownish tinge
An orange of low brightness and saturation
Darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
A member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms Back to top
A row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color
A reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
A city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
Small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees
Algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments
Vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn
Any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings
Large ferocious bear of Eurasia
California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowers
Common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves
Baked pudding of apples and breadcrumbs
Dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water
Bread made with whole wheat flour
Freshwater catfish of eastern United States
Clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers
Intermediate between peat and bituminous coal
Common American brown creeper with down-curved bill
A variety of sclerotinia
An American hickory tree having bitter nuts
Of southern Africa Back to top
Small dark-colored lacewing fly
Of northwestern Canada and Alaska
Large tree of Australasia
Brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegar
Large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure
Common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide
Unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer
Fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families
Any of certain fungous diseases of plants characterized by browning and decay of tissues
Disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora
Bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc.
A sauce based on soy sauce
Serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
Pest on citrus trees
A state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness
Unrefined or only partly refined sugar
Large hardy brown breed from Switzerland
Common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage
Common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage
Speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America Back to top
A university in Rhode Island
The act of feeding by continual nibbling
Reading superficially or at random
Eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing"
Look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web"
Feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing"
Shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don''t need help, I''m just browsing"
A program used to view HTML documents
A viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular
The act of feeding by continual nibbling
Reading superficially or at random
Sagging eyebrows
King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
An aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon
Infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
An infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
German composer (1838-1920)
Seed beetles Back to top
Type genus of the Bruchidae
Larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant
A bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
1 species: spike heath
Small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
Austrian organist and composer of Romantic music (1824-1896)
Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
A city in northwestern Belgium; connected by canal to the North Sea; the old city is a popular tourist attraction
Includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel''s trumpets
South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
Arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers
South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
Large ferocious bear of Eurasia
A conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox''
An injury that doesn''t break the skin but results in some discoloration
Damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
Break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
Injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"
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
Injured without breaking the skin; "a cut forehead and bruised cheek"
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"
Brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"
Causing mental or emotional injury; "a bruising experience"; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown
Tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"
Second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist
Characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep"
A city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
Cheap and showy; "a cheap Brummagem imitation"
English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)
A resident of Birmingham, England
A resident of Birmingham, England
Filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning"
A battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots
Combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning
Eat a late-morning meal; "We brunch in Sundays"
A woman''s short housecoat or wrapper
A sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984
A native or inhabitant of Brunei
Of or relating to or characteristic of Brunei or its people; "Bruneian oil production" Back to top
The basic unit of money in Brunei
Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446)
A person with dark (brown) hair
Marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty"
A person with dark (brown) hair
Marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty"
Genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers followed by fleshy berrylike fruits
West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers
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
An industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic southeast of Prague
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
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)
(Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)
German conductor (1876-1962)
A city in central Germany
A town in southeast Georgia near the Atlantic coast; a port of entry
A university town in southwestern Maine
Spicy Southern specialty: chicken (or small game) with corn and tomatoes and lima beans and okra and onions and potatoes
Main force of a blow etc; "bore the brunt of the attack"
A city in northwestern Turkey Back to top
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"
The act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush"
The act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"
A minor short-term fight
An implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
Conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
Momentary contact
A dense growth of bushes
Remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"
Touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"
Rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
Clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
Cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter"
Sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
Medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
A curt or disdainful rejection
Bushy-tailed phalanger
Porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail
Porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail
(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics" Back to top
(of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush; "with shining hair neatly brushed"; "the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet"
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"
The act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush"
The act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"
Resembling a brush; "brushlike blue blooms"
Practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
A dense growth of bushes
The wood from bushes or small branches; "they built a fire of brushwood"
An artist''s distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush
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
Bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
A short haircut with hairs standing up like a brush
Discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles
Reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off"
An uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes
Any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos often brightly colored
Bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
Apply with a brush; "Brush butter on the roast"
Black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" Back to top
Refresh one''s memory; "I reviewed the material before the test"
Small wolf native to western North America
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"
In a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly"
An abrupt discourteous manner
The capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
A carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern
Breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle
Fine lace with a raised or applique design
Small cabbage-like heads or buds growing along a stalk
Plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages
Small cabbage-like heads or buds growing along a stalk
(of champagne) extremely dry
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"
(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"
(of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"
An act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities
The activity of treating someone savagely or vicisouly Back to top
The condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner
Become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling
Make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him"
Treat brutally
A brutal barbarous savage act
The trait of extreme cruelty
An act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities
The activity of treating someone savagely or vicisouly
The condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner
Become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling
Make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him"
Treat brutally
In a vicious manner; "he was viciously attacked"
A living organism characterized by voluntary movement
A cruelly rapacious person
Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"
Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"
In an inhumane manner; "she treated her husband bestially"
Statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
The capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Back to top
Involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep
Genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood
A family of acrocarpous mosses
Category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space
A town of east central Texas
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
Procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white 4-parted flowers
Small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States
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)
West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony
A national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions
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
White-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran
Bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia
A tendril-bearing vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
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
Any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta
Relating to plants of the division Bryophyta
True mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales
Marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids Back to top
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
A southern group of Celtic languages
Type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules
A bachelor''s degree in science
A bachelor''s degree in architecture
A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation
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
Relating to or resembling a buffalo
In some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes
Asiatic buffalo often domesticated for use as a draft animal
Small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines
A dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
An impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn''t want to burst the newcomer''s 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"
A hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
Expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"
Form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"
Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"
A kind of ink-jet printer
A kind of ink-jet printer Back to top
Any of various devices in which air or some other gas is bubbled through a liquid
A public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water
Leftover cabbage and potatoes and meat fried together
A bath in which you add something to foam and scent the bath water
An instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles
A solo dance similar to a fan dance except large balloons are used instead of fans
A kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles
An allergic contact dermatitis developed around the lips of children who chew bubble gum
A kind of ink-jet printer
Overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"
A flexible transparent sheet containing many small plastic blisters; used to package items of merchandise during shipment
Marine gastropod mollusk having a very small thin shell
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"
The property of giving off bubbles
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"
Marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"
Emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer"
A white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
Full of or showing high spirits; "bright bubbly children"; "a bubbly personality"
Emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" Back to top
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)
A genus of Strigidae
A lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis
Of or evidencing buboes; "bubonc plague"
The most common form of the plague; characterized by delirium and the formation of buboes; does not spred from person to person
Brown North American horned owl
Small white egrets
Small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals
Toward the inside of the cheek; "the buccal aspect of the gum"
Lying within the mouth; "a buccal gland"
Of or relating to or toward the cheek
A branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek
The cavity between the jaws and the cheeks
Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
Live like a buccaneer
Robbery on the high seas; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
A muscle that flatten the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth
Whelks
Puffbirds
A fold of fatty tissue under the chin Back to top
Buffleheads and goldeneyes
North American goldeneye diving duck
Small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
Large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions
Type genus of the family Bucerotidae
Hornbills
15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
National capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania
National capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania
Buffalo grass
Short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
German organic chemist who studied alcoholic fermentation and discovered zymase (1860-1917)
Mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
A framework for holding wood that is being sawed
A gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
A piece of paper money worth one dollar
Jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
Move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
Resist; "buck the trend" Back to top
To strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion"
Of the lowest rank in a category; "a buck private"
A solo tap dance emphasizing sharp taps
Having protruding upper front teeth
Local names for a cowboy (`vaquero'' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo'' is used especially in California)
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
A dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales
An open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles
Inspired with confidence; "felt bucked up by his success"
Local names for a cowboy (`vaquero'' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo'' is used especially in California)
A roughly cylindrical that is vessel open at the top
The quantity contained in a bucket
Carry in a bucket
Put into a bucket
The quantity contained in a bucket
Step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
A low single seat as in cars or planes
(formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket
An unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm
A resident of Ohio Back to top
Tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds
The inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut
A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
The London residence of the British sovereign
A vicious or unbreakable bronco
Fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong
A shape distorted by twisting or folding
Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave"
Fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"
Fasten with a buckle or buckles
Armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
Any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori
Plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers
Parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull-green olivelike fruits
Parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull-green olivelike fruits
Work very hard, like a slave
Consent reluctantly
A spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene
United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983)
A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing Back to top
Stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt"
Rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
Free of charge; "if they deposit these shares in the scheme they will get further buckshee shares on a one-for-one basis"- Economist
Small lead shot for shotgun shells
Horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
A soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin
Breeches made of buckskin
An Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
Any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
A shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
Fruit of various buckthorns yielding dyes or pigments
Trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value
A large projecting front tooth
Grain ground into flour
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
A pancake made with buckwheat flour
A family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats
Tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers
A spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene
Nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter Back to top
An enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
Gain courage
A short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life
A country person
Used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility"
Relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy"
National capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania
A partially opened flower
A swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
Start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship"
Develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"
Capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary
Founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)
One who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment
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
A religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha
One who follows the teachings of Buddha
Of or relating to or supporting Buddhism; "Buddhist sculpture"
Of or relating to or supporting Buddhism; "Buddhist sculpture"
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
Beginning to develop; "a budding genius"
Tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers
A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
(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"
United States rock star (1936-1959)
A cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming)
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)
Move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
Small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
Small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
Small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
A summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them; "the president submitted the annual budget to Congress"
A sum of money allocated for a particular purpose; "the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year"
Make a budget
Of or relating to a budget; "budgetary considerations"
The act of reducing budgeted expenditures
An excess of expenditures over revenues
Calculate enough money for; provide for in the budget; "I have not budgeted for these expensive meals"
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
Small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors Back to top
Gnu goats
Large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
Half-shrubby perennial valuable as sheep forage in the United States
Half-shrubby perennial valuable as sheep forage in the United States
In 1847 United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican forces under Santa Anna in the Mexican War
Capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina''s chief port and industrial and cultural center
An implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
A medium to dark tan color
Bare skin; "swimming in the buff"
An ardent follower and admirer
A soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen
Polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"
Strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him"
Of the color of buff leather
Any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo
Large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
Meat from an American bison
A city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
Intimidate or overawe
Any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley Back to top
Large carp-like North American fish
United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
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
United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowers
A small black and red and white carpet beetle
A piece of dried bovine dung
Clover of western United States
Clover of western United States
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
Any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley
Small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
Perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
Short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
Low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass
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
Shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes
Oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood
Crisp spicy chicken wings
Erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used in especially in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage Back to top
An implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
A cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact
A power tool used to buff surfaces
(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
An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
An ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
Add a buffer (a solution); "buffered saline solution for the eyes"
Protect from impact; "cushion the blow"
Aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin)
Aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin)
A small neutral state between two rival powers
A solution containing a buffer
A small neutral state between two rival powers
(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
(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
A piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
Usually inexpensive bar
A meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves
Strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him"
Strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" Back to top
Pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
Repeated heavy blows
A passenger car where food is served in transit
A wheel that is covered with soft material
Small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
A rude or vulgar fool
Acting like a clown or buffoon
Like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor"
Any toad of the genus Bufo
True toads
Common toad of America
Of a great variety of habitats from southern Alaska to Baja California west of the Rockies
Common toad of Europe
Common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops
Of high Sierra Nevada meadows and forest borders
Small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and stripes
Largest known toad species; native to Central America; valuable destroyer of insect pests
A uniformly warty stocky toad of washes and streams of semiarid southwestern United States
Nocturnal burrowing toad of mesquite woodland and prairies of the United States southwest Back to top
Eurasian toad with variable chiefly green coloring
A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
General term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
A small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
A fault or defect in a system or machine
Annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
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?"
A zoologist who studies insects
A source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"
An imaginary monster used to frighten children
A state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom
A plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects
North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
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
An imaginary monster used to frighten children
Having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices; "wired hotel rooms"; "even the car is bugged"
Someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
Practice anal sex upon
Anal intercourse committed by a man with a man or woman Back to top
Little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery"
Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!"
The state of having bugs
A small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
Infested with bugs
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
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"
A brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
A tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration
Any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover
Play on a bugle
Someone who plays a bugle
Any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover
A mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States
A signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle
Widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
Perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
A zoologist who studies insects
The branch of zoology that studies insects
Bulge outward; "His eyes popped" Back to top
An inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
Constitution of the human body
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"
Develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"
Form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager''s plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
Bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
Improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents"
Found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person''s reputation"
Make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
Build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"
Be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles"
Give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business"
Order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state"
Someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)
A substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
The act of constructing or building something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
The commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"
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"
The occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise"
A block of material used in construction work Back to top
A single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids"
Set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings
A whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
The division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant
Material used for constructing buildings
A document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot
A lot on which there are no permanent buildings
British equivalent of United States savings and loan association
A store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures
A store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures
The act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion"
Highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup"
The result of the process of accumulation; "the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes"
Make something an integral part of something else; "we can build in a special clause to make the contract better for you"
Be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What''s this new evidence based on?"
Enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"
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"
Form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager''s plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
Bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
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
Be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What''s this new evidence based on?"
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; "the built liquid detergents"
Formed by fitting or joining components together
Well or attractively formed with respect to physique
Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"
A bed that is built in and fixed to a wall
Soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders
Peopled with settlers; "the built-up areas"
A bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
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"
The capital and largest city of Burundi; "Usumbura was renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962"
Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938)
Industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe
A rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"
Electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated
A rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
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"
A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
Producing or growing from bulbs
Involving the medulla oblongata; "bulbar paralysis" Back to top
The part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea
Having a bulb
Small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers
Small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers
North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets
North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets
Like a bulb
Either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin''s gland in the female
Curving outward
Like a bulb
Any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb
Plant growing from a bulb
Nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry
A republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
A Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria
A native or inhabitant of Bulgaria
Of or relating to or characteristic of Bulgaria or its people; "the Bulgarian capital is Sofia"
Capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria
Monetary unit in Bulgaria
Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form Back to top
Cause to bulge or swell outwards
Swell or protrude outwards; "His eyes bulged with surprise"
Bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
Bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
Bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
Parched crushed wheat
The property possessed by a rounded convexity
Curving or bulging outward
Curving outward
Parched crushed wheat
Pilaf made with bulgur wheat instead of rice and usually without meat
Parched crushed wheat
Curving outward
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
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
Pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)
A disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation
A person suffering from bulimia
Suffering from bulimia
The property possessed by a large mass Back to top
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"
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"
Cause to bulge or swell outwards
Stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack"
A partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
An unwieldy largeness
Of large size for its weight
Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
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
The ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume
A serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment"
Mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow''; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
Uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
Obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
A formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
The center of a target
The second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
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"
An investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later Back to top
Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
Advance in price; "stocks were bulling"
Talk through one''s hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"
Try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
Push or force; "He bulled through his demands"
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"
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"
The center of a target
Any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes
The round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
Small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters
Dull-purple grape of southern United States
Of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered
Mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
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
A sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
Throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
Attack viciously and ferociously
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
Any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus Myrmecia
A clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws
A wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something
Flatten with or as if with a bulldozer
Large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
A projectile that is fired from a gun
A high-speed passenger train
Having a small round head
Obstinate and stupid
A head shaped like a bullet
A brief report especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast
Make public by bulletin
A board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements
A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest
A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest
Not penetrable by bullets; "bulletproof glass"; "bulletproof vest"
Without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument"
A vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet
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
A hole made by a bullet passing through it
A high-speed passenger train
Vote cumulatively and distribute the votes according to some principle
A Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
Someone who fights bulls
The activity at a bullfight
Common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast
United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844)
Largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice
Any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States
Freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines
Obstinate and stupid
Resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
A portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier
Frightened into submission or compliance
Gold or silver in bars or ingots
A mass of precious metal
Expecting a rise in prices
Having a thick short powerful neck
A small carpenter''s plane with the cutting edge near the front Back to top
A small carpenter''s plane with the cutting edge near the front
Castrated bull
Young bull
Large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp
Small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
Small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
Western subspecies of northern oriole
Resembling a bullock in strength and power; "thick bullocky shoulders"
A pulley-block at the head of a topmast
Small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
A large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
A place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game
A stadium where bullfights take place
Tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
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
Obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
Talk through one''s hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"
A cocktail made with vodka and beef bouillon or consomme
A powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
A cruel and brutal fellow Back to top
Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
Very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
A swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction
The act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
Beef cured or pickled in brine
Start a game by a face-off
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"
A hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
Evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers
Largest and lowest member of the violin family
A market characterized by rising prices for securities
Large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff
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
A thick short powerful neck
Coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States
A disease of pigs resulting in swelling of the snout
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
Either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles
An informal discussion (usually among men)
A most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous
Any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes
A powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States
Push or force; "He bulled through his demands"
A heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields
Palo santo
South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense
Tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
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
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
A Lutheran theologian in Germany (1884-1976)
A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
A fence-like structure around a deck
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"
Defend with a bulwark
A fence-like structure around a deck
English writer of historical romances (1803-1873) Back to top
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?"
Person who does no work; "a lazy 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''"
A disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
Ask for and get free; be a parasite
Be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
Of very poor quality
Speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
Walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"
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"
Robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
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
A small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
Deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having very hard wood and milky latex
Deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
Shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
Toilet paper (often used for printed matter that might as well be used as toilet paper)
A bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug
An experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing; "having to stand in line so long was a real bummer" Back to top
An impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
A lump on the body caused by a blow
Knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"
Remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
Dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"
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"
Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant"
A mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
A glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); "we quaffed a bumper of ale"
Extraordinarily abundant; "a bumper crop"
Used of traffic; "bumper-to-bumper traffic"
A small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
Vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicle
A jack for lifting a motor vehicle by the bumper
Toilet paper (often used for printed matter that might as well be used as toilet paper)
The texture of a surface that has many bumps
Not very intelligent or interested in culture
Awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"
Offensively self-assertive Back to top
In a bumptious manner; "he behaved rather bumptiously and offended the hostess"
Offensive assertiveness
Characterized by rough motion; "a bumpy ride"
Shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
Collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
Kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
Increase or raise; "OPEC bumped up the price of oil"
Be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
Be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
Small rounded bread either plain or sweet
(Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion
Made by polymerizing butadiene
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"
Any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle"
A grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"
An informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
Gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk"
Form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom"
Creeping red-berried perennial herb distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska
United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971) Back to top
Occurring close together in bunches or clusters
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
Occurring close together in bunches or clusters
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
Form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom"
Gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk"
Form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom"
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
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"
Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
The central bank of Germany
A package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
A collection of things wrapped or boxed together
A large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"
Sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one''s betrothed
Compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"
Gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk"
Make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions"
Dressed warmly; "bundled-up sailors and soldiers" Back to top
Send off unceremoniously
A bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract
Dress warmly; "Mother bundled up the children for the long way to school"
Make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions"
The act of shoving hastily; "she complained about bundling the children off to school"
The act of binding something into a bundle
A one-time custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
(Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion
A plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
Close with a cork or stopper
Give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward"
Characterized by bungalows; "the bungaloid suburbs"
A small house with a single story
Kraits
Sluggish krait banded with black and yellow
An elasticized rope
An elasticized rope
A hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it
An embarrassing mistake
Spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; "I bungled it!" Back to top
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"
Spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job"
Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
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"
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
Showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
A painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe
Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison
A bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
A rough bed (as at a campsite)
A long trough for feeding cattle
Beds built one above the other
A message that seems to convey no meaning
Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
Flee; take to one''s heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
Provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs"
Avoid paying; "beat the subway fare"
A hazard on a golf course
A fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
Hit a golf ball into a bunker Back to top
Transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse
Fill (a ship''s bunker) with coal or oil
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
The first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775); the British defeated the colonial forces
Defensiveness resulting from repeated attacks; "after so many suicide bombings the Israelis have to resist developing a bunker mentality"
Someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
Beds built one above the other
Go to bed; "We bedded down at midnight"
Play truant from work or school; "The boy often plays hooky"
(usually informal) especially a young rabbit
A young waitress in a night club whose costume includes a rabbit-tail and ears
A young waitress in a night club whose costume includes a rabbit-tail and ears
A syncopated ballroom dance formerly popular in the US
(usually informal) especially a young rabbit
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?"
A gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air
German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899) Back to top
A gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air
(baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
Fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores
Similar to Tilletia caries
Disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores
To strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way"
Hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
Fine white Philippine fiber from stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms; used in making hats
A batter who bunts
Any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America
A loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.
Spanish film director (1900-1983)
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"
English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim''s Progress (1628-1688)
A large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods)
An animal virus belonging to the family Bunyaviridae; can be used as a bioweapon
Nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines
Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law
Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law
Bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards Back to top
Mark with a buoy
Keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up"
Float on the surface of water
Irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his bouyancy and persistent good humor"
The property of something weightless and insubstantial
Cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
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"
Tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf"
In a cheerfully buoyant manner; "we accepted the opportunity buoyantly"
Make more cheerful
Keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up"
Make more cheerful
Oxeye
Hairy Eurasian perennial having deep yellow daisies on lax willowy stems; found in the wild in open woodland and on rocky slopes
Small bit used in dentistry or surgery
Seed vessel having hooks or prickles
Remove the burrs from
Coextensive with the genus Sparganium
A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare''s tragedies (1567-1619) Back to top
United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926)
A lightweight belted gabardine raincoat with a distinctive tartan lining; name for the original manufacturer
Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"
Uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones"
Uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones"
Elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
Of the plains of central and eastern Africa
Weight to be borne or conveyed
An onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that''s a load off my mind"
The central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
Impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
Weight down with a load
Bearing a physically heavy weight or load; "tree limbs burdened with ice"; "a heavy-laden cart"; "loaded down with packages"
Bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities; "she always felt burdened by the load of paper work"
Not encumbered with a physical burden or load
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"
Unwelcome burdensome difficulty
The duty of proving a disputed charge
Any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs Back to top
Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
An administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
Nonelective government officials
An official of a bureaucracy
Of or relating to or resembling a bureaucrat or bureaucracy; "his bureaucratic behavior annoyed his colleagues"; "a bureaucratic nightmare"
With respect to bureaucracy; "it''s bureaucratically complicated"
In a bureaucratic manner; "his bureaucratically petty behavior annoyed her"
Needlessly time-consuming procedure
Nonelective government officials
(French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money
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
The agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs
The bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas
The agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency
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
The bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse
The agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policymakers
The bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States
Measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration
Measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration Back to top
Colloquial American term for a town; "I''ve lived in this burg all my life"
Grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"
Produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
A citizen of an English borough
English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
A borough in Scotland
A member of the middle class
A citizen of an English borough
A thief who enters a building with intent to steal
Involving or resembling burglary; "burglarious tools"
Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
Secure against burglary
Entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
A warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary
A loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm; "they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away"
Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
A mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria
Thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables are available; southern United States
A gathering at which burgoo stew is served Back to top
Porridge made of rolled oats
British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
A grass of the genus Cenchrus
The military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries
A nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right
A dark purplish red to blackish red
Red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere)
A former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
Reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter
Red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere)
Large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews
Type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews
Large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint
Concealing something under the ground
The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
A chamber that is used as a grave
Cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial
A tract of land used for burials
(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
A tract of land used for burials Back to top
A burial chamber (usually underground)
Placed in a grave; "the hastily buried corpses"
Covered from view; "her face buried (or hidden) in her hands"; "a secret buried deep within herself"
A chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving
United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
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"
United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
English statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
Get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"
Murder without leaving a trace on the body
Suppressed quietly or indirectly
A desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960
The basic unit of money in Burkina Faso
Soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
A large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
The wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
Remove the burls from cloth
Coarse jute fabric
A bag made of burlap
(of wood) have a pattern from the grain of a tree burl Back to top
A composition that imitates somebody''s style in a humorous way
A theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
Make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"
Relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; "burlesque theater"
The largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont
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"
A mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar"
Type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a 3-angled or 3-winged perianth
Family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers
Tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany
A genus of Dasypodidae
Of southern South America
The official language of Burma
A native or inhabitant of Myanmar
Of or relating to or characteristic of Myanmar or its people; "the Burmese capital"; "Burmese tonal languages"
The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and Yunnan
A short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or gray coat
Tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany
Damage inflicted by burning
A burned place or area Back to top
An injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
Get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
Burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
Undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"
Cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"
Destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
Use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
Create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
Feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"
Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
Feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"
Spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"
Burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"
Cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
Shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"
Possible to burn
Ruined by overcooking; "she served us underdone bacon and burnt buscuits" Back to top
Destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars"
Injured by intense heat (as of fire or the sun); "his cracked, black burned lips"
Hardened by subjecting to intense heat; "baked bricks"; "burned bricks"
Treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point; "burnt sienna"
Having undergone oxidation; "burned powder"
Destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars"
Inoperative as a result of heat or friction; "a burned-out picture tube"
Exhausted as a result of long-time stress; "she was burned-out before she was 30"
An apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil 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"
United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924)
European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
The act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
Execution by fire
Execution by electricity
A process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
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
Consuming fuel; used in combination; "coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves" Back to top
Producing or having a painfully hot sensation; "begged for water to soothe his burning throat"
Intensely hot; "a burning fever"; "the burning sand"
Of immediate import; "burning issues of the day"
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"
Execution by fire
Densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
Deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
(Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses
The property of being smooth and shiny
Polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"
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"
A long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
A long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
A long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
Celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796)
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
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)
United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
Ruined by overcooking; "she served us underdone bacon and burnt buscuits" Back to top
Destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars"
Hardened by subjecting to intense heat; "baked bricks"; "burned bricks"
Treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point; "burnt sienna"
Having undergone oxidation; "burned powder"
Destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars"
Inoperative as a result of heat or friction; "a burned-out picture tube"
Exhausted as a result of long-time stress; "she was burned-out before she was 30"
A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
A shade of brown with a tinge of red
A reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna
A medium to dark brown color
Dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber
The amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)
A high-speed motorcycle race on a public road
A bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned
A center where patients with severe burns can be treated
Burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames"
Destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
A burned place or area
Clear land of its vegetation by burning it off Back to top
Use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"
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 completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames"
Use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
Burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"
A reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth
Expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"
A reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth
A fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun
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"
Small bit used in dentistry or surgery
Rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
Rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
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)
Seed vessel having hooks or prickles
Remove the burrs from
Having a head of straight hair cut very short (hence bristly)
Large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales
Large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales Back to top
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"
Any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines
United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990)
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)
A flour tortilla folded around a filling
Resembling a burr; especially in being prickly
Small donkey used as a pack animal
United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950)
United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)
United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
A hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter
Move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest"
Long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers
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"
A high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth
Any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
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
A small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints
A city in northwestern Turkey
Relating to or affecting a bursa Back to top
The treasurer at a college or university
The treasury of a public institution or religious order
An isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach
Type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi
Resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
Small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers
Tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes
Shaped like a pouch
Inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder
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"
A sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning"
Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
A sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"
Burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"
Break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"
Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
Emerge suddenly; "The sun burst into view"
Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"
Move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night"
Cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe" Back to top
Be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
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"
A quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"
(of munitions) going off; "bursting bombs"; "an exploding nuclear device"; "a spectacular display of detonating anti-tank mines"
A quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"
A high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack
Burst forth into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past"
Be unleashed; burst forth with violence or noise; "His anger exploded"
Jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes"
Spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation"
Erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
Appear suddenly; "Spring popped up everywhere in the valley"
Give sudden release to an expression; "We burst out laughing"; "''I hate you,'' she burst out"
Spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation"
English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)
A variant of `burden''
Weight down with a load
A strong dark English ale
Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) Back to top
A landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika
Of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people; "the Burundi capital"
A native or inhabitant of Burundi
Of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people; "the Burundi capital"
The basic unit of money in Burundi
Terrestrial Siberian squirrel
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
Dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
Place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"
Embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
Cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"
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"
Concealing something under the ground
A tract of land used for burials
A grass of the genus Cenchrus
Any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
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
Marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit
A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" Back to top
A car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old 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"
The topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
Remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
Ride in a bus
Send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to school"
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"
A restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes
Tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions
Hair growing in the pubic area
Dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
A large wilderness area
Vice President under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)
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)
43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
A low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches
Provide with a bushing
Not of the highest quality or sophistication
Not of the highest quality or sophistication
Agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears Back to top
Antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns
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"
A basket large enough to hold a bushel
A United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
A basket large enough to hold a bushel
Traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living
A cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction
An insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass
A dweller in the Australian bush country
A member of the race of nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa
Evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa
American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824)
Active gray titmice of western North America
Wait in hiding to attack
Cut one''s way through the woods or bush
Live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla
A Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
A disparaging term for an unsophisticated person Back to top
Lying in ambush; "bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush"
Resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading
Used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard"
Any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
Stiff perennial of the eastern United States having small linear leaves and numerous tiny white flower heads
The executive under President Bush
Agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears
Shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States
Southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
Spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green-yellow flowers
Bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers
A honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia
A loose fitting jacket; resembles a shirt with four patch pockets and a belt
Stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth
A league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball)
A player on a minor-league baseball team
Annual with deep yellow flowers smaller than the common garden nasturtium
Grow outward; "the plant quickly bushed out"
Any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers
Evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers Back to top
African shrike
Active gray titmice of western North America
European purple-flowered with slender stems; occurs as a weed in hedges
Any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers
Small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers
Small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks
In a busy manner; "they were busily engaged in buying souvenirs"
Incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he''s not in my line of business"
The activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
The volume of business activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"
A rightful concern or responsibility; "it''s none of your business"; "mind your own business"
An immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening"
Business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"
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"
Customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"
Exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business
Not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
A person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
The body of individuals who manage businesses Back to top
People who transact business (especially business executives)
A capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
A female businessperson
Activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise
The address at which a business is located
An agent who handles business affairs for another; especially one who deals with employers
A card on which are printed the person''s name and business affiliation
A school for teaching the clerical aspects of business and commerce
The body of individuals who manage businesses
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"
Recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline
Data processing in accounting or business management
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"
Tax write-off for expenses of doing business
A division of a business firm
The commercial center of a town or city
The newspaper editor responsible for business news
The activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
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
An executive in a business corporation Back to top
Ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer''s business or trade
Members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"
A statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions; "this business index is computed relative to the base year of 1995"
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
A very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
A letter dealing with business
A career in industrial or commercial or professional activities
A particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"
A bank loan granted for the use of a business
Lunch (usually at a restaurant) where business is discussed and the cost is charged as a business expense
News about businesses and investments
Place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"
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"
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"
People who transact business (especially business executives)
A relation between different business enterprises
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"
A graduate school offering study leading to a degree of Master in Business Administration
Business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"
A suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen Back to top
A traveler whose expenses are paid by the business he works for
A person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing)
A boot reaching halfway up to the knee
The quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry
Someone who drives a bus
A holiday where you do the same things you do at work
A drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety
A drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety
The act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
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"
An occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
A complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
Go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
Ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"
Separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"
Lacking funds; "`skint'' is a British slang term"
A serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship) Back to top
A leveraged buyout in which the target company''s assets are sold to repay the loan that financed the takeover
Large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes
Small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
(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"
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"
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"
A person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically
A person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something; "dam buster"; "sanction buster"; "crime buster"
A person who breaks horses
A robust child
An informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what''s up?"
United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966)
A rapid bustling commotion
A framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman''s skirt
Move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
Move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
Full of energetic and noisy activity; "a bustling city"
(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"
Smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car"
Keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" Back to top
Crowdedwith or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
Actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is 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"
(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
Overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"
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"
A person who meddles in the affairs of others
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"
Active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork"
An alert and energetic person
A public utility providing local transportation
A terminal that serves bus passengers
Someone who drives a bus
The fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar
A traffic lane intended for buses only
An organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system
The route regularly followed by a passenger bus
A public utility providing local transportation
A terminal that serves bus passengers
A place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers Back to top
A terminal that serves bus passengers
A ticket good for a ride on a bus
The topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
Buses coming and going
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"
A white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic
A white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic
A gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers
Occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
An unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter
A flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents
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
100 bututs equal 1 dalasi
Anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin)
Offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
Pejorative synonym for lesbian
Used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
A person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
A brutal indiscriminate murderer Back to top
A retailer of meat
Kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"
Shrub with stiff-pointed flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms
Large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns
Shrikes that impale their prey on thorns
The business of a butcher
Accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war"
Poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt"
The savage and excessive killing of many people
The business of a butcher
A building where animals are butchered
A thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood
A thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood
English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)
A large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat
A strong wrapping paper that resists penetration by blood or meat fluids
A shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold
Genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak
East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
Dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent Back to top
Dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent
East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
Any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers
Broad-winged soaring hawks
Any hawk of the genus Buteo
Relating to or resembling a haw of the genus Buteo
The common European short-winged hawk
Dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail
Large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers
North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders
A manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
Thick end of the handle
The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
A large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
A joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
Finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
Sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
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?"
A victim of ridicule or pranks
To strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way" Back to top
Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
Place end to end without overlapping; "The frames must be butted at the joints"
A butt joint that is welded
Join by a buttweld
Creating a butt joint by welding
A town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper
A hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides
An edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
A fighter who strikes the opponent with his head
Spread butter on; "butter bread"
Common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America
Bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds
Any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
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
Small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
A rotund individual
Small flat green bean similar to lima beans
Small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas
Lettuce with delicate and relatively crunchy leaves
Any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus Back to top
A family of Ranunculaceae
Drum-shaped squash with dark green rind marked in silver or gray
Plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with grayish markings
The fatty substance of milk from which butter is made
English architect who designed many churches (1814-1900)
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
Someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball)
Slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters
Small marine fish with a short smooth-scaled compressed body and feeble spines
Any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin
Any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
A swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
Cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking; "butterflied shrimp"
Flutter like a butterfly
Tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
Tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers
An entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths
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
Small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found worldwide
Shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink purple-streaked flowers
Any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers
A threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning
Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
Orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip
Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
Any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids
Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip
Large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers
Large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers
Vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue yellow-centered flowers
Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
Orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red
Short-tailed broad-finned stingray
A swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
A valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle
Erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers Back to top
Lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruised
Residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
Very tender biscuit partially leavened with buttermilk and soda
A pancake made with buttermilk
Oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
Buff-colored squash with a long usually straight neck and sweet orange flesh
Plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and smooth thin rind
North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
A hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar
Any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packer; often placed in genus Senecio
American ragwort with yellow flowers
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
A teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals
A small storeroom for storing foods or wines
Resembling or containing or spread with butter; "a rich buttery cake"
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"
Small flat green bean similar to lima beans
Bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds
A vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk Back to top
Cookie containing much butter
Coarse grayish green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico
A small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table
A small knife with a dull blade; for cutting or spreading butter
Flatter with the intention of getting something
A meddler who tends to butt in
Either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
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?"
A round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
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"
A female sexual organ homologous to the penis
Any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
Fasten with buttons; "button the dress"
Provide with buttons; "button a shirt"
Of a shirt; having the ends of the collar fastened down by buttons; "Brooks Brothers button-down shirts"
Unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business"- Newsweek
Small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
Furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike
Unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business"- Newsweek
Conservative in professional manner; "employers are looking for buttoned-up types" Back to top
(British colloquial) not inclined to conversation
A hole through which buttons are pushed
Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
Reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a buttonhole
A hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole
Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes"
Very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
Ornamented with many buttons
Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes"
Jamaican fern having round buttonlike bulbils
Fern of New Zealand and Australia having trailing fronds with dark green buttonlike leaflets
A hole through which buttons are pushed
Evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood
Much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William
Small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
Any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
Coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master
Coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite
Evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood
Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached" Back to top
A support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
Make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"
Reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church"
Held up by braces or buttresses
A support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
Join by a buttweld
A sandwich; "a bacon butty"
Collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
Thick end of the handle
A hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb
Break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
A joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
A waist pack worn with the pouch in back
An blunt arrow without a barb; an arrow used for target practice
A butt joint that is welded
Creating a butt joint by welding
100 bututs equal 1 dalasi
A hydrocarbon radical (C4H9) Back to top
Introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound
Any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers
A flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents
A colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers
Synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene
Having the qualities of butter or yielding or containing a substance like butter
Relating to or producing butyric acid
An unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter
Any of three glycerides of butyric acid
(contrastive) from another point of view; "on the other hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"; "then again, she might not go"
Widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees
Euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump"
(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"
In a curvaceous way; "his date was curvaceously beguiling"
The bodily property of being attractively plump and vigorous and (of women) full bosomed
Type genus of the Buxaceae
Large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures
An advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
Accept as true; "I can''t buy this story"
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
Acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
Make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
Be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"
An undercover operation by narcotics detectives to catch unsuspecting drug dealers
The act of purchasing back something previously sold
A person who buys
A market in which more people want to sell than want to buy
A market in which more people want to sell than want to buy
A branch of the Tai languages
The act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"
Acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
A bid to buy all of a person''s holdings
Do one''s shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
Buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away; "He bought back the house that his father sold years ago"
Purchase prepared food to be eaten at home
Stock up on to keep for future use or sale; "let''s stock coffee as long as prices are low"
Buy stocks or shares of a company
Be killed or die;
Pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
Take over ownership of; of corporations and companies Back to top
Die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket"
Act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage
Take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
A confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued"
Sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee"
Call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant"
Fly low; "Planes buzzed the crowds in the square"
Make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive"
Be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"
The common European short-winged hawk
Common in South America and Central America and southern United States
An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Massachusetts
A signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
A push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
Noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal"
Stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
A small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!"
A power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the periphery; rotates on a spindle
Men''s underwear Back to top
The use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food
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
Defense against biological warfare
Defense against biological warfare
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"
So as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past"
An indefinite time in the future; "he''ll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"
Bid on behalf of someone else
The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
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"
An auxiliary activity
A line giving the name of the writer of a story or article
A product made during the manufacture of something else
A secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
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
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"
An industrial city and river port in northern Poland
A farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"
You advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round"
A farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" Back to top
A landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet
A landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet
The Slavic language spoken in Belarus
A native or inhabitant of Byelorussia
A special election between regular elections
A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs
Past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones"
Well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"
A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs
A road that takes traffic around the edge of a town
A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
A surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
Avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!"
A capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high) frequencies
A capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high) frequencies
Well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"
A side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
Incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"
A product made during the manufacture of something else
A secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence Back to top
Explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)
English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)
A long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
A side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
Tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
A nonparticipant spectator
A sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
A side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
A native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire
Characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements"
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
Of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
Of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it; "Byzantine monks"; "Byzantine rites"
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
The Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire
A continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
The Greek language from about 600 to 1200 AD Back to top
The doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters
A continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
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
Definitely or certainly; "Visit us by all means"
Without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win"
At some eventual time in the future; "By and by he''ll understand"; "I''ll see you later"
Usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn''t rain much here"
In any way necessary; "I''ll pass this course by hook or by crook"
Not according to nature; not by natural means; "artificially induced conditions"
By a great deal; "he is the best by a long shot"; "his labors haven''t ended there--not by a long shot"
Without advance planning; "they met accidentally"
In an incidental manner; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models"
By accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard"
Through chance, "To sleep, perchance to dream.."
With intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice"
Not by chance
With intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice"
A special election between regular elections
In an experimental fashion; "this can be experimentally determined"
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
Intermittently; "he worked on his book by fits and starts"
Without the use of a machine; "this dress is sewn by hand"
By committing to memory; "she knew the poem by heart"
In any way necessary; "I''ll pass this course by hook or by crook"
By a short distance; "they moved it by inches"
By accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard"
With the use of a machine; "the shirt is sewn by machine"
By committing to memory; "she knew the poem by heart"
(of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; "he was administered the drug orally"
Through inherent nature; "he was naturally lazy"
Definitely not; "the prize is by no means certain"; "and that isn''t all, not by a long sight"
With reason or justice
By virtue of position; "the president sat on the committee ex officio"
In a selective manner; "we choose our students very selectively"
By a short distance; "they moved it by inches"
Introducing a different topic; "by the way, I won''t go to the party"
One every day; "we''ll save 100 man-hours per diem"
Every hour; "daily, hourly, I grew stronger"
One piece at a time; "she sold the plates by the piece"
Introducing a different topic; "by the way, I won''t go to the party" Back to top
In an empirical manner; "this can be empirically tested"
By spoken rather than written means; "these stories were transmitted by word of mouth"
Orally; "I heard it viva voce"
Battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube
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
Originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
Immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils
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
Originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins Back to top |