| blastematic | (adjective) of or relating to blastemata | Synonyms: blastemal, blastemic |
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| blastemic | (adjective) of or relating to blastemata | Synonyms: blastemal, blastematic |
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| blaster | (noun) a workman employed to blast with explosives | Synonyms: chargeman |
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| blasting | (adjective) causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin | Synonyms: ruinous |
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| (adjective) unpleasantly loud and penetrating | Synonyms: blaring |
| blastocele | (noun) the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula | Synonyms: blastocoel, blastocoele, cleavage cavity, segmentation cavity |
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| blastocoel | (noun) the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula | Synonyms: blastocele, blastocoele, cleavage cavity, segmentation cavity |
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| blastocoele | (noun) the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula | Synonyms: blastocele, blastocoel, cleavage cavity, segmentation cavity |
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| blastocoelic | (adjective) of or relating to a segmentation cavity | - |
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| blastocyst | (noun) the blastula of a placental mammal in which some differentiation of cells has occurred | Synonyms: blastodermic vessicle |
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| blastocyte | (noun) an undifferentiated embryonic cell | - |
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| blastocytoma | (noun) a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells | Synonyms: blastoma, embryonal carcinosarcoma |
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| blastoderm | (noun) a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula | Synonyms: blastodisc, germinal area, germinal disc |
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| blastodermatic | (adjective) of or relating to a blastoderm | Synonyms: blastodermic |
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| blastodermic | (adjective) of or relating to a blastoderm | Synonyms: blastodermatic |
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| blastodisc | (noun) a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula | Synonyms: blastoderm, germinal area, germinal disc |
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| blastoff | (noun) the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination | Synonyms: shot |
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| blastogenesis | (noun) theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm | - |
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| (noun) asexual reproduction by budding | - |
| blastogenetic | (adjective) of or relating to blastogenesis | - |
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| blastoma | (noun) a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells | Synonyms: blastocytoma, embryonal carcinosarcoma |
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| blastomere | (noun) any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg | - |
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| blastomeric | (adjective) of or relating to a blastomere | - |
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| blastomycete | (noun) any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals | - |
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| blastomycosis | (noun) any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces | - |
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| blastomycotic | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of blastomycosis | - |
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| blastoporal | (adjective) of or relating to a blastopore | Synonyms: blastoporic |
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| blastopore | (noun) the opening into the archenteron | - |
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| blastoporic | (adjective) of or relating to a blastopore | Synonyms: blastoporal |
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| blastosphere | (noun) early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs | Synonyms: blastula |
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| blastospheric | (adjective) of or relating to a blastula | Synonyms: blastular |
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| blastula | (noun) early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs | Synonyms: blastosphere |
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| blastular | (adjective) of or relating to a blastula | Synonyms: blastospheric |
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| blat | (verb) cry plaintively | Synonyms: baa, blate, bleat |
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| blatancy | (noun) the property of being both obvious and offensive | - |
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| blatant | (adjective) conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry | Synonyms: clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous |
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| (adjective) without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious | Synonyms: blazing, conspicuous |
| blatantly | (adverb) in a blatant manner | - |
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| blate | (adjective) disposed to avoid notice | Synonyms: bashful |
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| (verb) cry plaintively | Synonyms: baa, blat, bleat |
| blather | (noun) foolish gibberish | Synonyms: blatherskite |
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| (verb) to talk foolishly | Synonyms: babble, blether, blither, smatter |
| blatherskite | (noun) foolish gibberish | Synonyms: blather |
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| blaxploitation | (noun) the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies) | - |
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| blaze | (noun) noisy and unrestrained mischief | Synonyms: hell |
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| (noun) a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted | Synonyms: brilliance, glare |
| (noun) a light-colored marking | - |
| (noun) a cause of difficulty and suffering | Synonyms: hell |
| (noun) a strong flame that burns brightly | Synonyms: blazing |
| (verb) indicate by marking trees with blazes | - |
| (verb) shoot rapidly and repeatedly | Synonyms: blaze away |
| (verb) move rapidly and as if blazing | Synonyms: blaze out |
| (verb) burn brightly and intensely | - |
| (verb) shine brightly and intensively | - |
| blazer | (noun) lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school | Synonyms: sport coat, sport jacket, sports coat, sports jacket |
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| blazing | (adjective) shining intensely | Synonyms: blinding, dazzling, fulgent, glaring, glary |
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| (adjective) without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious | Synonyms: blatant, conspicuous |
| (noun) a strong flame that burns brightly | Synonyms: blaze |
| blazon | (noun) the official symbols of a family, state, etc. | Synonyms: arms, blazonry, coat of arms |
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| (verb) decorate with heraldic arms | Synonyms: emblazon |
| blazonry | (noun) the official symbols of a family, state, etc. | Synonyms: arms, blazon, coat of arms |
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| blowlamp | (noun) a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame | Synonyms: blowtorch, torch |
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| boilerplate | (noun) thick plate iron used in the production of boilers | - |
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| (noun) standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories | - |
| bola | (noun) a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin | - |
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| (noun) a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie | Synonyms: bola tie, bolo, bolo tie |
| bollard | (noun) a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines) | Synonyms: bitt |
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| bombilate | (verb) make a buzzing sound | Synonyms: bombinate, buzz |
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| bombilation | (noun) sound of rapid vibration | Synonyms: bombination, buzz |
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| bookplate | (noun) a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted | Synonyms: ex libris |
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| bootblack | (noun) a person who polishes shoes and boots | Synonyms: shoeblack |
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| bootlace | (noun) a long lace for fastening boots | - |
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| bordelaise | (noun) brown sauce with beef marrow and red wine | - |
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| borderland | (noun) district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area | Synonyms: border district, march, marchland |
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| bottomland | (noun) low-lying alluvial land near a river | Synonyms: bottom |
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| bouillabaisse | (noun) highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs | - |
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| bracteolate | (adjective) having bracteoles | - |
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| brassavola | (noun) any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7 | - |
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| breastplate | (noun) armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass | Synonyms: aegis, egis |
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| bricklayer | (noun) a craftsman skilled in building with bricks | - |
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| bricklaying | (noun) the craft of laying bricks | - |
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| bricolage | (noun) construction of something by whatever material are available | - |
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| bronchiolar | (adjective) of or relating to or involving bronchioles | - |
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| bronchodilator | (noun) a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs | - |
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| brotula | (noun) deep-sea fishes | - |
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| buccula | (noun) a fold of fatty tissue under the chin | Synonyms: double chin |
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| bulla | (noun) the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull | - |
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| (noun) (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid | Synonyms: bleb, blister |
| bullace | (noun) small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters | Synonyms: Prunus insititia |
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| bullate | (adjective) of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered | - |
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| burglar | (noun) a thief who enters a building with intent to steal | - |
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| burglarious | (adjective) involving or resembling burglary | - |
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| burglarise | (verb) commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling | Synonyms: burglarize, burgle, heist |
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| burglarize | (verb) commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling | Synonyms: burglarise, burgle, heist |
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| burglarproof | (adjective) secure against burglary | - |
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| burglary | (noun) entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property | - |
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| burlap | (noun) coarse jute fabric | Synonyms: gunny |
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| butylate | (verb) introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound | - |
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| bylaw | (noun) a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members | - |
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| byplay | (noun) incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect | Synonyms: business, stage business |
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| cabala | (noun) an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret | Synonyms: cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah |
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| cabbala | (noun) an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret | Synonyms: cabala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah |
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| cabbalah | (noun) an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret | Synonyms: cabala, cabbala, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah |
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| caipiblack | (noun) a variation of the Caipirinha made with black vodka instead of cachaça. | - |
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| calaba | (noun) West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice | Synonyms: Calophyllum calaba, Santa Maria tree |
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| calabash | (noun) bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd | Synonyms: gourd |
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| (noun) a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd | Synonyms: calabash pipe |
| (noun) tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds | Synonyms: calabash tree, Crescentia cujete |
| (noun) round gourd of the calabash tree | - |
| (noun) Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits | Synonyms: bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria |
| calabazilla | (noun) perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit | Synonyms: buffalo gourd, Cucurbita foetidissima, Missouri gourd, prairie gourd, prairie gourd vine, wild pumpkin |
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| calabura | (noun) a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and fleshy edible fruit; a bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves | Synonyms: calabur tree, Jamaican cherry, Muntingia calabura, silk wood, silkwood |
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| caladenia | (noun) any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia | - |
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| caladium | (noun) any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red | - |
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| calamari | (noun) (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food | Synonyms: calamary, squid |
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| calamary | (noun) (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food | Synonyms: calamari, squid |
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| calamine | (noun) a white mineral; a common ore of zinc | Synonyms: hemimorphite |
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| calamint | (noun) perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America | - |
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| calamitous | (adjective) (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin | Synonyms: black, disastrous, fatal, fateful |
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| calamity | (noun) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | Synonyms: cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy |
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| calamondin | (noun) a fruit of the calamondin tree. | - |
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| calamus | (noun) the hollow spine of a feather | Synonyms: quill, shaft |
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| (noun) any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes | - |
| (noun) perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots | Synonyms: Acorus calamus, flagroot, myrtle flag, sweet calamus, sweet flag |
| (noun) the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally | - |
| calando | (adjective) (music) gradually decreasing in tempo and volume | - |
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| calanthe | (noun) any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise | - |
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