information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
bed check
Noun
a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be
basics
Noun
principles from which other truths can be derived
basics
Noun
a statement of fundamental facts or principles
breed
Noun
a special type
breed
Noun
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
breed
Verb
to have young animals or reproduce organisms
breed
Verb
to cause animals to procreate
breed
Verb
to copulate, used especially of animals
bread-and-butter issue
Noun
an issue whose settlement will affect financial resources
bonus
Noun
anything that tends to arouse
bonus
Noun
an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
beggar-my-neighbor policy
Noun
a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others
beggar-my-neighbour policy
Noun
a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others
beggar-my-neighbor strategy
Noun
a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others
beggar-my-neighbour strategy
Noun
a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others
battle plan
Noun
plan for conducting a battle
bail
Noun
the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial
bail
Noun
(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
bail
Verb
to remove water from a vessel with a container
bail
Verb
to empty of water, typically with a bucket
bail
Verb
to secure the release of someone by providing security
bail
Verb
to deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
bail
Verb
to release after a security has been paid
basic assumption
Noun
an assumption that is basic to an argument
basic principle
Noun
principles from which other truths can be derived
bedrock
Noun
principles from which other truths can be derived
bedrock
Noun
solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
big-bang theory
Noun
(cosmology) the theory that the universe originated sometime between 10 billion and 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small volume of matter at extremely high density and temperature
biofeedback
Noun
a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes, such as heart rate or blood pressure, that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them
big bang theory
Noun
(cosmology) the theory that the universe originated sometime between 10 billion and 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small volume of matter at extremely high density and temperature
bare bones
Noun
the most basic facts or elements
beau ideal
Noun
an ideal instance
beaut
Noun
an outstanding example of its kind
blur
Noun
a hazy or indistinct representation
blur
Verb
to become vague or indistinct
blur
Verb
to make dim or indistinct
blur
Verb
to make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
blur
Verb
make a smudge on
blur
Verb
to become glassy
blur
Verb
to make less distinct or clear
bit part
Noun
a small role
belief
Noun
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
belief
Noun
any cognitive content held as true
blastogenesis
Noun
theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm
blastogenesis
Noun
asexual reproduction by budding
black magic
Noun
the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
black art
Noun
a task that is considered difficult or that requires special skills
black art
Noun
the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world