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blocking agent |
Noun
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a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process |
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biteplate |
Noun
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a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
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blockhouse |
Noun
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a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire |
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bitewing |
Noun
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a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography |
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bight |
Noun
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the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) |
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bight |
Noun
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a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline |
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bight |
Noun
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a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) |
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bight |
Noun
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a loop in a rope |
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bight |
Verb
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to fasten with a loop of rope |
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block plane |
Noun
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a small plane used on end grains of wood |
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bitmap |
Noun
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an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels |
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bloodmobile |
Noun
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a motor vehicle equipped to collect blood donations |
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bloomers |
Noun
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underpants, particularly the loose style worn by women in the 19th century |
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bijou |
Noun
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a small and delicately worked piece |
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bitter end |
Noun
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(nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt |
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bitter end |
Noun
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the final extremity, however unpleasant it may be |
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bikini |
Noun
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a woman's very brief bathing suit |
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bunk |
Noun
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a bed on a ship or train |
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bunk |
Noun
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a rough bed, as at a campsite |
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bunk |
Noun
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a long trough for feeding cattle |
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bunk |
Noun
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beds built one above the other |
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bunk |
Noun
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a message that seems to convey no meaning |
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bunk |
Noun
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unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) |
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bunk |
Verb
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to provide with a bunk or bed |
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bunk |
Verb
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to avoid paying |
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bitthead |
Noun
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the upper end of a bitt |
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bikini pants |
Noun
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small and tight-fitting underpants |
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bitt pin |
Noun
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a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off |
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bilge |
Noun
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where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom |
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bilge |
Noun
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water accumulated in the bilge of a ship |
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bilge |
Verb
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to take in water at the bilge |
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bilge |
Verb
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to cause to leak |
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bitumastic |
Noun
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a protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering |
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blouse |
Noun
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a top worn by women |
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black and white |
Adjective
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not having or not capable of producing colors |
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black and white |
Noun
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a black-and-white photograph or slide |
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black and white |
Noun
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communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) |
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blowgun |
Noun
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a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing |
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built in bed |
Noun
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a bed on a ship or train |
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bilge keel |
Noun
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either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge |
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blackboard |
Noun
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sheet of slate |
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blowpipe |
Noun
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a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing |
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blowpipe |
Noun
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a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat |
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besom |
Noun
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a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle |
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bilge pump |
Noun
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a pump to remove bilgewater |
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blowtube |
Noun
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a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing |
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blowtube |
Noun
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a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat |
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bilges |
Noun
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in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side |
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blackboard eraser |
Noun
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an eraser that removes chalk marks from blackboard |
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beta blocker |
Noun
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any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia |