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blackball |
Noun
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the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto |
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blackball |
Verb
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to vote against |
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blackball |
Verb
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to expel from a community or group |
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beheading |
Noun
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killing by cutting off the head |
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beheading |
Noun
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execution by cutting off the victim's head |
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bloodshed |
Noun
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the shedding of blood resulting in murder |
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bloodshed |
Noun
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indiscriminate slaughter |
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bank closing |
Noun
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act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure |
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butchery |
Noun
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the savage and excessive killing of many people |
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butchery |
Noun
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the business of a butcher |
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butchery |
Noun
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a building where animals are butchered |
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bloodbath |
Noun
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indiscriminate slaughter |
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bloodletting |
Noun
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indiscriminate slaughter |
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bloodletting |
Noun
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formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine) |
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battue |
Noun
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indiscriminate slaughter |
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battue |
Noun
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a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter |
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bronchospasm |
Noun
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a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy |
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breakup |
Noun
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coming apart |
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breakup |
Noun
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the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) |
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brushing |
Noun
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the act of brushing your hair |
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brushing |
Noun
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the act of brushing your teeth |
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beginning |
Noun
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the act of starting something |
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beginning |
Noun
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the first part or section of something |
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beginning |
Noun
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the event consisting of the start of something |
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beginning |
Noun
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the place where something begins, where it springs into being |
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beginning |
Noun
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the time at which something is supposed to begin |
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beginning |
Adjective
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serving to begin |
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broadening |
Noun
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the action of making broader |
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broadening |
Noun
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the act of making something wider |
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broadening |
Noun
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an increase in width |
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bath |
Noun
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the process of soaking and washing one's body in a bathtub |
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bath |
Noun
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a vessel containing liquid into which something is immersed, as to process it, to maintain it at a constant temperature, or to lubricate it |
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bath |
Noun
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a room containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet |
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bath |
Noun
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a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body |
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bath |
Noun
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an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons |
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bath |
Verb
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to clean one's body by immersion into water |
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bubble bath |
Noun
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a bath in which you add something to foam and scent the bath water |
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browning |
Noun
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cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill |
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broil |
Noun
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cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) |
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broil |
Verb
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to cook under a broiler |
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broil |
Verb
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to heat by a natural force |
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broil |
Verb
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to be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun |
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broiling |
Noun
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cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) |
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bathing |
Noun
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the act of washing yourself (or another person) |
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bathing |
Noun
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immersing the body in water or sunshine |
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braising |
Noun
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cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture |
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barbecuing |
Noun
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roasting a large piece of meat on a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire |
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basting |
Noun
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moistening a roast as it is cooking |
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basting |
Noun
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a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together |
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betterment |
Noun
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the act of relieving ills and changing for the better |