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balefire |
Noun
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a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration |
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brush fire |
Noun
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an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes |
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barnburner |
Noun
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an impressively successful event |
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barnburner |
Noun
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someone who burns down a barn |
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bad luck |
Noun
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unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event |
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bad luck |
Noun
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an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate |
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bad luck |
Noun
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an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes |
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birth |
Noun
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the event of being born |
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birth |
Noun
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a baby born |
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birth |
Noun
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the process of giving birth |
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birth |
Noun
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the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents |
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birth |
Noun
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the time when something begins (especially life) |
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birth |
Verb
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to cause to be born |
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blessed event |
Noun
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the live birth of a child |
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blast wave |
Noun
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a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity |
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billow |
Noun
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a large sea wave |
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billow |
Verb
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to become inflated |
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billow |
Verb
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to rise up as if in waves |
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billow |
Verb
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to move with great difficulty |
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bump |
Noun
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an impact as from a collision |
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bump |
Noun
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something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
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bump |
Noun
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a lump on the body caused by a blow |
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bump |
Verb
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to knock against with force or violence |
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bump |
Verb
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to dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward |
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bump |
Verb
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to come upon, as if by accident |
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bump |
Verb
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to assign to a lower position |
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battle damage |
Noun
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loss of military equipment in battle |
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blighty wound |
Noun
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a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad |
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baa |
Verb
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to cry like a sheep |
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baa |
Noun
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the cry made by sheep |
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bam |
Noun
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a sudden very loud noise |
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bong |
Noun
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a dull resonant sound as of a bell |
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bong |
Verb
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to ring loudly and deeply |
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breakers |
Noun
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waves breaking on the shore |
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beep |
Noun
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a short high tone produced as a signal or warning |
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beep |
Verb
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to call, summon, or alert with a beeper |
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backwash |
Noun
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the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward |
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backwash |
Noun
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the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) |
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backwash |
Noun
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the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller |
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breath of fresh air |
Noun
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a welcome relief |
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bleep |
Noun
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a short high tone produced as a signal or warning |
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bleep |
Verb
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to emit a single short high-pitched signal |
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blare |
Noun
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a loud harsh or strident noise |
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blare |
Verb
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to make a strident sound |
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blare |
Verb
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to make a loud noise |
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bleat |
Noun
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the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this) |
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bleat |
Verb
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to cry plaintively |
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bleat |
Verb
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to talk whiningly |
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bray |
Noun
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the cry of an ass |
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bray |
Verb
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to laugh loudly and harshly |