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baptismal |
Adjective
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of or relating to baptism |
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biquadratic |
Adjective
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of or relating to the fourth power |
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biquadratic |
Noun
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a polynomial of the fourth degree |
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biquadratic |
Noun
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an equation of the fourth degree |
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biquadratic |
Noun
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an algebraic equation of the fourth degree |
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bronchoscopic |
Adjective
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of or relating to an instrument for examining the interior of the bronchi |
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bryophytic |
Adjective
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relating to plants of the division Bryophyta |
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bulbaceous |
Adjective
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producing or growing from bulbs |
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bulbed |
Adjective
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having a bulb |
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bulbar |
Adjective
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involving the medulla oblongata |
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bizonal |
Adjective
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relating to or concerned with the combined affairs of two administrative zones |
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Briton |
Adjective
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characteristic of or associated with the Britons |
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beaten |
Adjective
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formed or made thin by hammering |
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beaten |
Adjective
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much trodden and worn smooth or bare |
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being |
Noun
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a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently |
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being |
Noun
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the state or fact of existing |
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benthos |
Noun
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organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea |
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benthos |
Noun
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a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones |
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benignity |
Noun
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a kind act |
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benignity |
Noun
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the quality of being kind and gentle |
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biont |
Noun
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a discrete unit of living matter |
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beachhead |
Noun
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an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments |
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beachhead |
Noun
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a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation |
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beast |
Noun
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
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beast |
Noun
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a cruelly rapacious person |
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brute |
Noun
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
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brute |
Noun
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a cruelly rapacious person |
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brute |
Adjective
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resembling a beast |
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blind alley |
Noun
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(figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement |
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blind alley |
Noun
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a street with only one way in or out |
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brush |
Noun
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an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle |
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brush |
Noun
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conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor |
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brush |
Noun
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momentary contact |
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brush |
Noun
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a dense growth of bushes |
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brush |
Verb
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to remove with or as if with a brush |
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brush |
Verb
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to touch lightly and briefly |
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brush |
Verb
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to rub with a brush, or as if with a brush |
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brush |
Verb
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to clean with a brush |
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brush |
Verb
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to cover by brushing |
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brush |
Verb
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to sweep across or over |
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brush |
Noun
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contact with something dangerous or undesirable |
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brush |
Noun
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the act of brushing your hair |
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brush |
Noun
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the act of brushing your teeth |
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brush |
Noun
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a minor short-term fight |
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brush |
Noun
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a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) |
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breaking away |
Noun
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departing hastily |
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breaking away |
Noun
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the act of breaking away or withdrawing from |
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boondoggle |
Noun
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work of little or no value done merely to look busy |
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boondoggle |
Verb
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to do useless, wasteful, or trivial work |
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bowling |
Noun
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the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc |