| ban | (noun) a decree that prohibits something | Synonyms: prohibition, proscription |
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| (noun) an official prohibition or edict against something | Synonyms: banning, forbiddance, forbidding |
| (noun) 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania | - |
| (noun) 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova | - |
| (noun) a logarithmic unit which measures information or entropy, based on base 10 logarithms and powers of 10. | Synonyms: dit, Hart, hartley |
| banality | (noun) a trite or obvious remark | Synonyms: bromide, cliche, commonplace, platitude |
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| banana | (noun) elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh | - |
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| (noun) any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits | Synonyms: banana tree |
| band | (noun) a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) | - |
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| (noun) an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material | Synonyms: banding, stripe |
| (noun) a restraint put around something to hold it together | - |
| (noun) jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger | Synonyms: ring |
| (noun) a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) | Synonyms: ring |
| (noun) a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration | - |
| (noun) a driving belt in machinery | - |
| (noun) a stripe or stripes of contrasting color | Synonyms: banding, stria, striation |
| (noun) a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure | Synonyms: isthmus |
| (noun) a range of frequencies between two limits | - |
| (noun) instrumentalists not including string players | - |
| (noun) an unofficial association of people or groups | Synonyms: circle, lot, set |
| (noun) a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing | Synonyms: dance band, dance orchestra |
| bandage | (noun) a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body | Synonyms: patch |
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| bandaging | (noun) the act of applying a bandage | Synonyms: binding, dressing |
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| bandana | (noun) large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief | Synonyms: bandanna |
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| bandanna | (noun) large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief | Synonyms: bandana |
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| bandbox | (noun) a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats) | - |
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| bandeau | (noun) an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts | Synonyms: bra, brassiere |
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| bandelet | (noun) molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column | Synonyms: annulet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet |
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| bandelette | (noun) molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column | Synonyms: annulet, bandelet, bandlet, square and rabbet |
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| banderilla | (noun) a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight | - |
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| banderillero | (noun) the bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight | - |
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| bandicoot | (noun) any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous | - |
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| banding | (noun) an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material | Synonyms: band, stripe |
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| (noun) a stripe or stripes of contrasting color | Synonyms: band, stria, striation |
| bandit | (noun) an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | Synonyms: brigand |
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| banditry | (noun) the practice of plundering in gangs | - |
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| bandleader | (noun) the leader of a dance band | - |
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| bandlet | (noun) molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column | Synonyms: annulet, bandelet, bandelette, square and rabbet |
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| bandmaster | (noun) the conductor of a band | - |
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| bandoleer | (noun) a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers | Synonyms: bandolier |
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| bandolier | (noun) a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers | Synonyms: bandoleer |
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| bandoneon | (noun) a type of concertina popular in South America | - |
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| bandsaw | (noun) an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels | Synonyms: band saw |
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| bandsman | (noun) a player in a band (especially a military band) | - |
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| bandstand | (noun) a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air | Synonyms: outdoor stage, stand |
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| bandtail | (noun) wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon | Synonyms: band-tail pigeon, band-tailed pigeon, Columba fasciata |
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| bandwagon | (noun) a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band | - |
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| (noun) a popular trend that attracts growing support | - |
| bandwidth | (noun) a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel | - |
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| bandyleg | (noun) a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) | Synonyms: bandy leg, bow leg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara |
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| bane | (noun) something causing misery or death | Synonyms: curse, nemesis, scourge |
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| baneberry | (noun) a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries | Synonyms: cohosh, herb Christopher |
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| (noun) a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea | - |
| bang | (noun) a conspicuous success | Synonyms: hit, smash, smasher, strike |
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| (noun) a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead | Synonyms: fringe |
| (noun) a sudden very loud noise | Synonyms: bam, blast, clap, eruption |
| (noun) a vigorous blow | Synonyms: bash, belt, knock, smash |
| (noun) the swift release of a store of affective force | Synonyms: boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill |
| banger | (noun) firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing | Synonyms: cracker, firecracker |
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| (noun) (British informal) pork sausage | - |
| banging | (noun) the act of subjecting to strong attack | Synonyms: battering |
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| (noun) a continuing very loud noise | - |
| bangle | (noun) cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing | Synonyms: bauble, fallal, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, trinket |
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| (noun) jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration | Synonyms: bracelet |
| bangtail | (noun) a horse bred for racing | Synonyms: race horse, racehorse |
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| banian | (noun) a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India | Synonyms: banyan |
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| (noun) East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks | Synonyms: banian tree, banyan, banyan tree, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis, Indian banyan |
| banishment | (noun) rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone | Synonyms: proscription |
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| (noun) the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) | Synonyms: Coventry, ostracism |
| banister | (noun) a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling | Synonyms: balusters, balustrade, bannister, handrail |
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| banjo | (noun) a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body | - |
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| bank | (noun) a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning) | - |
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| (noun) a building in which the business of banking is transacted | Synonyms: bank building |
| (noun) a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home | Synonyms: coin bank, money box, savings bank |
| (noun) a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities | Synonyms: banking company, banking concern, depository financial institution |
| (noun) an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers | - |
| (noun) a long ridge or pile | - |
| (noun) sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water) | - |
| (noun) a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force | Synonyms: camber, cant |
| (noun) a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies) | - |
| (noun) the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games | - |
| bankbook | (noun) a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks | Synonyms: passbook |
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| banker | (noun) a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank | - |
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| (noun) the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game | - |
| banking | (noun) transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc. | - |
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| (noun) engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc. | - |
| banknote | (noun) a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) | Synonyms: bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, bill, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, note |
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| bankroll | (noun) a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) | Synonyms: roll |
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| bankrupt | (noun) someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts | Synonyms: insolvent |
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| bankruptcy | (noun) a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent | - |
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| (noun) inability to discharge all your debts as they come due | Synonyms: failure |
| (noun) a state of complete lack of some abstract property | - |
| banksia | (noun) any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds | - |
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| banner | (noun) long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising | Synonyms: streamer |
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| (noun) any distinctive flag | Synonyms: standard |
| (noun) a newspaper headline that runs across the full page | Synonyms: streamer |
| banneret | (noun) a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command | Synonyms: knight banneret, knight of the square flag |
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| banning | (noun) an official prohibition or edict against something | Synonyms: ban, forbiddance, forbidding |
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| bannister | (noun) a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling | Synonyms: balusters, balustrade, banister, handrail |
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| bannock | (noun) a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland | - |
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| banns | (noun) a public announcement of a proposed marriage | - |
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| banquet | (noun) a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed | Synonyms: feast, spread |
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| (noun) a ceremonial dinner party for many people | Synonyms: feast |
| banqueting | (noun) eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment) | Synonyms: feasting |
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| banquette | (noun) an upholstered bench | - |
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| banshee | (noun) (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death | Synonyms: banshie |
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| banshie | (noun) (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death | Synonyms: banshee |
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| bantam | (noun) any of various small breeds of fowl | - |
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| bantamweight | (noun) A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the flyweight division and lighter than those in the featherweight division. | - |
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| (noun) an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds | - |
| (noun) weighs 115-126 pounds | - |
| banteng | (noun) wild ox of the Malay Archipelago | Synonyms: banting, Bos banteng, tsine |
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| banter | (noun) light teasing repartee | Synonyms: backchat, give-and-take, raillery |
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| banting | (noun) wild ox of the Malay Archipelago | Synonyms: banteng, Bos banteng, tsine |
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| banyan | (noun) a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India | Synonyms: banian |
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| (noun) East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks | Synonyms: banian, banian tree, banyan tree, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis, Indian banyan |
| banzai | (noun) a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph | - |
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