to interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
block
Verb
to impede the movement of an opponent or a ball
block
Verb
to support, secure, or raise with a block
block
Verb
to block passage through
block
Verb
to obstruct or stop
block
Verb
to stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
block
Verb
to shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
block
Verb
to interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
bustle
Noun
a rapid active commotion
bustle
Noun
a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
bustle
Verb
to move or cause to move energetically or busily
butterfly
Noun
a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
butterfly
Noun
diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
butterfly
Verb
to talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
butterfly
Verb
to cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
butterfly
Verb
to flutter like a butterfly
butterfly stroke
Noun
a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
breaststroke
Noun
a swimming stroke
breaststroke
Verb
to swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg
berth
Noun
a job in an organization
berth
Noun
a bed on a ship or train
berth
Noun
a place where a craft can be made fast
berth
Verb
to come into or dock at a wharf
berth
Verb
to secure in or as if in a berth or dock
berth
Verb
to provide with an allotted place
billet
Noun
a job in an organization
billet
Noun
lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
billet
Noun
a short personal letter
billet
Verb
to provide housing for military personnel
busywork
Noun
active work of little value
bailiffship
Noun
the office of bailiff
baronetage
Noun
the state of a baronet
baronetage
Noun
the collective body of baronets
bishopry
Noun
the office and dignity of a bishop
biz
Noun
your occupation or line of work
bully pulpit
Noun
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
business life
Noun
a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities
bookkeeping
Noun
the activity of recording business transactions
bodybuilding
Noun
exercise that builds muscles through tension
bench press
Noun
a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward
bench press
Noun
a small punch press mounted on a workbench
butchering
Noun
the business of a butcher
big science
Noun
scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results
biological research
Noun
scientific research conducted by biologists
back exercise
Noun
exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles
biomedical cloning
Noun
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
basketry
Noun
the craft of basket making
bookbinding
Noun
the craft of binding books
bricklaying
Noun
the craft of laying bricks
blood count
Noun
the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample