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bankruptcy |
Noun
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inability to discharge all your debts as they come due |
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bankruptcy |
Noun
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a state of complete lack of some abstract property |
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brainstorming |
Noun
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a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions |
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boost |
Noun
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the act of giving hope or support to someone |
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boost |
Noun
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the act of giving a push |
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boost |
Noun
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an increase in cost |
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boost |
Verb
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to increase or raise |
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boost |
Verb
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to push or shove upward, as if from below or behind |
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boost |
Verb
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to increase |
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boost |
Verb
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to contribute to the progress or growth of |
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behavior |
Noun
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manner of acting or controlling yourself |
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behavior |
Noun
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in psychology, the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation |
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behavior |
Noun
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the way a person behaves toward other people |
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behavior |
Noun
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the action or reaction of something, such as a machine or substance, under specified circumstances |
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behaviour |
Noun
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manner of acting or controlling yourself |
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behaviour |
Noun
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in psychology, the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation |
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behaviour |
Noun
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the way a person behaves toward other people |
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behaviour |
Noun
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the action or reaction of something, such as a machine or substance, under specified circumstances |
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backing |
Noun
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the act of providing approval and support |
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backing |
Noun
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something forming a back that is added for strengthening |
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backing |
Noun
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financial resources provided to make some project possible |
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backup |
Noun
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the act of providing approval and support |
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backup |
Noun
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a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device |
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backup |
Noun
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a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts |
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backup |
Noun
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someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) |
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backup |
Noun
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an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage |
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bill of review |
Noun
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a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it |
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branding |
Noun
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the act of burning skin with a mark |
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branding |
Noun
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the way in which a product is identified and marketed to a wider audience |
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bohemianism |
Noun
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conduct characteristic of a bohemian |
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barrage jamming |
Noun
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electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously |
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benevolence |
Noun
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an act intending or showing kindness and good will |
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benevolence |
Noun
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an inclination to do kind or charitable acts |
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benevolence |
Noun
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disposition to do good |
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benefaction |
Noun
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an act intending or showing kindness and good will |
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benefaction |
Noun
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a contribution of money or assistance |
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beau geste |
Noun
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a gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture |
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blood feud |
Noun
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a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other |
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betise |
Noun
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a stupid mistake |
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bitchery |
Noun
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aggressive remarks and behavior |
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bank examination |
Noun
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an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner |
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buzz |
Noun
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a confusion of activity and gossip |
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buzz |
Noun
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sound of rapid vibration |
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buzz |
Verb
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to call with a buzzer |
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buzz |
Verb
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to fly low |
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buzz |
Verb
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to make a buzzing sound |
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buzz |
Verb
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to be noisy with activity |
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bottom-feeder |
Noun
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a fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of water |
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bottom-feeder |
Noun
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a scavenger that feeds low on the food chain |
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bottom-dweller |
Noun
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a fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of water |