birthwort | (noun) creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America | Synonyms: Aristolochia clematitis |
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biscuit | (noun) small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda | - |
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(noun) any of various small flat sweet cakes | Synonyms: cookie, cooky |
bit | (noun) the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press | - |
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(noun) piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding | - |
(noun) the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers | - |
(noun) a short performance that is part of a longer program | Synonyms: act, number, routine, turn |
(noun) a small fragment | Synonyms: snatch |
(noun) an instance of some kind | Synonyms: piece |
(noun) a small amount of solid food; a mouthful | Synonyms: bite, morsel |
(noun) a small fragment of something broken off from the whole | Synonyms: chip, flake, fleck, scrap |
(noun) a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states | - |
(noun) a small piece or quantity of something | Synonyms: spot |
(noun) an indefinitely short time | Synonyms: minute, mo, moment, second |
bitt | (noun) a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines) | Synonyms: bollard |
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bitternut | (noun) hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts | Synonyms: bitter hickory, bitter pignut, bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, swamp hickory |
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bitterroot | (noun) showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower | Synonyms: Lewisia rediviva |
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bittersweet | (noun) twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds | Synonyms: American bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, shrubby bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork |
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(noun) poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America | Synonyms: bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, Solanum dulcamara, woody nightshade |
blackheart | (noun) heart cherry with dark flesh and skin | Synonyms: blackheart cherry |
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(noun) any of various diseases in which the central tissues blacken | - |
blacklist | (noun) a list of people who are out of favor | Synonyms: black book, shitlist |
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blackout | (noun) a momentary loss of consciousness | - |
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(noun) partial or total loss of memory | Synonyms: amnesia, memory loss |
(noun) the failure of electric power for a general region | - |
(noun) darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) | Synonyms: brownout, dimout |
(noun) a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting | - |
bladderwort | (noun) any of numerous aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia some of whose leaves are modified as small urn-shaped bladders that trap minute aquatic animals | - |
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blandishment | (noun) the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery | Synonyms: wheedling |
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(noun) flattery intended to persuade | Synonyms: cajolery, palaver |
blanket | (noun) bedding that keeps a person warm in bed | Synonyms: cover |
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(noun) a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor | - |
(noun) anything that covers | Synonyms: mantle |
blast | (noun) a very long fly ball | - |
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(noun) intense adverse criticism | Synonyms: attack, fire, flack, flak |
(noun) an explosion (as of dynamite) | - |
(noun) a sudden very loud noise | Synonyms: bam, bang, clap, eruption |
(noun) a highly pleasurable or exciting experience | Synonyms: good time |
(noun) a strong current of air | Synonyms: blow, gust |
blastocyst | (noun) the blastula of a placental mammal in which some differentiation of cells has occurred | Synonyms: blastodermic vessicle |
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bleat | (noun) the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this) | - |
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blight | (noun) a state or condition being blighted | - |
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(noun) any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting | - |
bloat | (noun) swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas | - |
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bloodguilt | (noun) the state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder | - |
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bloodlust | (noun) a desire for bloodshed | - |
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bloodroot | (noun) perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant | Synonyms: puccoon, redroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, tetterwort |
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bloodwort | (noun) any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter | - |
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blot | (noun) an act that brings discredit to the person who does it | Synonyms: smear, smirch, spot, stain |
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(noun) a blemish made by dirt | Synonyms: daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot |
blowout | (noun) a gay festivity | Synonyms: gala, gala affair, jamboree |
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(noun) a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus | - |
(noun) an easy victory | Synonyms: laugher, romp, runaway, shoo-in, walkaway |
bluebonnet | (noun) a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side | Synonyms: Balmoral |
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(noun) low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States | Synonyms: buffalo clover, Lupinus subcarnosus, Texas bluebonnet |
bluecoat | (noun) a person dressed all in blue (as a soldier or sailor) | - |
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bluejacket | (noun) a serviceman in the navy | Synonyms: navy man, sailor, sailor boy |
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bluepoint | (noun) small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island | Synonyms: blue point |
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(noun) oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw | Synonyms: blue point |
blueprint | (noun) photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc. | - |
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(noun) something intended as a guide for making something else | Synonyms: design, pattern |
bluethroat | (noun) songbird of northern Europe and Asia | Synonyms: Erithacus svecicus |
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boast | (noun) speaking of yourself in superlatives | Synonyms: boasting, jactitation, self-praise |
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boat | (noun) a small vessel for travel on water | - |
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(noun) a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce | Synonyms: gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat |
bobcat | (noun) small lynx of North America | Synonyms: bay lynx, Lynx rufus |
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bobfloat | (noun) a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line | Synonyms: bob, bobber, cork |
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bogmat | (noun) having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America | Synonyms: mud midget, Wolffiella gladiata |
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boilersuit | (noun) a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work | Synonyms: boilers suit, overall |
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bolt | (noun) a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) | - |
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(noun) the act of moving with great haste | Synonyms: dash |
(noun) a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener | - |
(noun) the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key | Synonyms: deadbolt |
(noun) a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech | - |
(noun) a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length | - |
(noun) a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder | Synonyms: bolt of lightning, thunderbolt |
bombardment | (noun) the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target | Synonyms: barrage, barrage fire, battery, shelling |
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(noun) an attack by dropping bombs | Synonyms: bombing |
(noun) the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays) | - |
(noun) the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) | Synonyms: barrage, onslaught, outpouring |
bombast | (noun) pompous or pretentious talk or writing | Synonyms: blah, claptrap, fustian, rant |
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bomblet | (noun) one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb | Synonyms: cluster bomblet |
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bombsight | (noun) a sighting device in an aircraft for aiming bombs | - |
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bonavist | (noun) perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos | Synonyms: Dolichos lablab, Egyptian bean, hyacinth bean, Indian bean, Lablab purpureus |
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bonelet | (noun) a small bone; especially one in the middle ear | Synonyms: ossicle, ossiculum |
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boneset | (noun) perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine | Synonyms: agueweed, Eupatorium perfoliatum, thoroughwort |
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(noun) European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America | Synonyms: common comfrey, Symphytum officinale |
bonnet | (noun) a hat tied under the chin | Synonyms: poke bonnet |
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(noun) protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine | Synonyms: cowl, cowling, hood |
booklet | (noun) a small book usually having a paper cover | Synonyms: brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet |
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boost | (noun) the act of giving hope or support to someone | Synonyms: encouragement |
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(noun) the act of giving a push | - |
(noun) an increase in cost | Synonyms: cost increase, hike, rise |
boot | (noun) the act of delivering a blow with the foot | Synonyms: kick, kicking |
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(noun) a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed | - |
(noun) footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg | - |
(noun) compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools | Synonyms: automobile trunk, luggage compartment, trunk |
(noun) an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg | Synonyms: iron boot, iron heel, the boot |
(noun) protective casing for something that resembles a leg | - |
(noun) the swift release of a store of affective force | Synonyms: bang, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill |
borscht | (noun) a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation | Synonyms: borsch, borsh, borshch, borsht, bortsch |
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borsht | (noun) a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation | Synonyms: borsch, borscht, borsh, borshch, bortsch |
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bot | (noun) botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human | - |
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botanist | (noun) a biologist specializing in the study of plants | Synonyms: phytologist, plant scientist |
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bouffant | (noun) a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance | - |
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bouquet | (noun) an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present | Synonyms: corsage, nosegay, posy |
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(noun) a pleasingly sweet olfactory property | Synonyms: fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness |
bout | (noun) an occasion for excessive eating or drinking | Synonyms: binge, bust, tear |
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(noun) a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers) | - |
(noun) (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive | Synonyms: round, turn |
(noun) a period of illness | - |
bowknot | (noun) a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces | Synonyms: bow |
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bowsprit | (noun) a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel | - |
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boycott | (noun) a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies | - |
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bracelet | (noun) jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration | Synonyms: bangle |
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(noun) a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist | Synonyms: watch bracelet, watchband, watchstrap, wristband |
bracket | (noun) a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) | Synonyms: wall bracket |
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(noun) either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material | Synonyms: square bracket |
(noun) either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material | Synonyms: angle bracket |
(noun) a category falling within certain defined limits | - |
bract | (noun) a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence | - |
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bractlet | (noun) a small bract | Synonyms: bracteole |
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braggart | (noun) a very boastful and talkative person | Synonyms: blowhard, boaster, bragger, line-shooter, vaunter |
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branchlet | (noun) a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year | Synonyms: sprig, twig |
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brant | (noun) small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward | Synonyms: brant goose, brent, brent goose |
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brat | (noun) a very troublesome child | Synonyms: holy terror, little terror, terror |
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(noun) a small pork sausage | Synonyms: bratwurst |
bratwurst | (noun) a small pork sausage | Synonyms: brat |
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breadbasket | (noun) a basket for serving bread | - |
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(noun) an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion | Synonyms: stomach, tum, tummy |
(noun) a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain | - |
breadfruit | (noun) a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts | - |
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(noun) native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread | Synonyms: Artocarpus altilis, Artocarpus communis, breadfruit tree |
breadroot | (noun) densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots | Synonyms: Indian breadroot, pomme blanche, pomme de prairie, Psoralea esculenta |
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breakfast | (noun) the first meal of the day (usually in the morning) | - |
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breakout | (noun) an escape from jail | Synonyms: break, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak |
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breast | (noun) the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest | - |
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(noun) either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman | Synonyms: boob, bosom, knocker, tit, titty |
(noun) the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen | Synonyms: chest |
(noun) meat carved from the breast of a fowl | Synonyms: white meat |
breechclout | (noun) a garment that provides covering for the loins | Synonyms: breechcloth, loincloth |
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brent | (noun) small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward | Synonyms: brant, brant goose, brent goose |
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brevet | (noun) a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay) | - |
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briarroot | (noun) hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea | - |
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brickbat | (noun) blunt criticism | - |
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(noun) a fragment of brick used as a weapon | - |
briquet | (noun) a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel | Synonyms: briquette |
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brisket | (noun) a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef | - |
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brit | (noun) the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish | Synonyms: britt |
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(noun) minute crustaceans forming food for right whales | Synonyms: britt |
britt | (noun) the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish | Synonyms: brit |
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(noun) minute crustaceans forming food for right whales | Synonyms: brit |
broadcast | (noun) message that is transmitted by radio or television | - |
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(noun) a radio or television show | Synonyms: program, programme |
broadsheet | (noun) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution | Synonyms: bill, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, handbill, throwaway |
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brocket | (noun) small South American deer with unbranched antlers | - |
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(noun) male red deer in its second year | - |
brooklet | (noun) a small brook | - |
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brownout | (noun) darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) | Synonyms: blackout, dimout |
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brunet | (noun) a person with dark (brown) hair | Synonyms: brunette |
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brunt | (noun) main force of a blow etc | - |
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bubblejet | (noun) a kind of ink-jet printer | Synonyms: bubble-jet printer, bubble jet printer |
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bucket | (noun) a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top | Synonyms: pail |
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(noun) the quantity contained in a bucket | Synonyms: bucketful |
buckshot | (noun) small lead shot for shotgun shells | Synonyms: bird shot, duck shot |
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buckwheat | (noun) grain ground into flour | - |
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(noun) a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour | Synonyms: Fagopyrum esculentum, Polygonum fagopyrum |
budget | (noun) a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose | - |
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(noun) a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them | - |
buffet | (noun) a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers | Synonyms: counter, sideboard |
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(noun) usually inexpensive bar | Synonyms: snack bar, snack counter |
(noun) a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves | - |
bugologist | (noun) a zoologist who studies insects | Synonyms: bug-hunter, entomologist |
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bulblet | (noun) small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers | Synonyms: bulbil |
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bullbat | (noun) mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker | Synonyms: mosquito hawk, nighthawk |
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bullet | (noun) (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity | Synonyms: fastball, heater, hummer, smoke |
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(noun) a projectile that is fired from a gun | Synonyms: slug |
(noun) a high-speed passenger train | Synonyms: bullet train |
bullfight | (noun) a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators | Synonyms: corrida |
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