| bialy
|
(noun) flat crusty-bottomed onion roll |
Synonyms:
bialystoker |
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| bialystoker
|
(noun) flat crusty-bottomed onion roll |
Synonyms:
bialy |
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| biannual
|
(adjective) occurring or payable twice each year |
Synonyms:
half-yearly,
semiannual,
biyearly |
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| biannually
|
(adverb) twice a year |
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| bias
|
(verb) influence in an unfair way |
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| (verb) cause to be biased |
Synonyms:
predetermine |
| (noun) a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation |
Synonyms:
preconception,
prejudice |
| (noun) a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric |
Synonyms:
diagonal |
| (adjective) slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric |
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| biased
|
(adjective) favoring one person or side over another |
Synonyms:
one-sided,
slanted,
colored,
coloured |
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| biaural
|
(adjective) relating to or having or hearing with two ears |
Synonyms:
binaural |
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| biauricular
|
(adjective) relating to the two auditory openings |
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| biaxal
|
(adjective) having two axes |
Synonyms:
biaxate,
biaxial |
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| biaxate
|
(adjective) having two axes |
Synonyms:
biaxal,
biaxial |
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| biaxial
|
(adjective) having two axes |
Synonyms:
biaxal,
biaxate |
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| bib
|
(verb) drink moderately but regularly |
Synonyms:
tipple |
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| (noun) top part of an apron; covering the chest |
- |
| (noun) a napkin tied under the chin of a child while eating |
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| bibbed
|
(adjective) having a bib |
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| bible
|
(noun) a book regarded as authoritative in its field |
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| bibless
|
(adjective) lacking a bib |
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| biblical
|
(adjective) of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible |
Synonyms:
scriptural |
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| (adjective) in keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people |
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| bibliographer
|
(noun) someone trained in compiling bibliographies |
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| bibliographic
|
(adjective) relating to or dealing with bibliography |
Synonyms:
bibliographical |
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| bibliographical
|
(adjective) relating to or dealing with bibliography |
Synonyms:
bibliographic |
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| bibliography
|
(noun) a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.) |
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| bibliolatrous
|
(adjective) given to Bible-worship |
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| bibliolatry
|
(noun) the worship of the Bible |
Synonyms:
Bible-worship |
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| bibliomania
|
(noun) preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books |
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| bibliomaniacal
|
(adjective) characteristic of or characterized by or noted for bibliomania |
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| bibliophile
|
(noun) someone who loves (and usually collects) books |
Synonyms:
book lover,
booklover |
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| bibliophilic
|
(adjective) of or relating to bibliophiles |
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| bibliopole
|
(noun) a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books) |
Synonyms:
bibliopolist |
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| bibliopolic
|
(adjective) of or relating to bibliopoles |
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| bibliopolist
|
(noun) a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books) |
Synonyms:
bibliopole |
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| bibliothec
|
(noun) a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services |
Synonyms:
librarian |
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| bibliotheca
|
(noun) a collection of books |
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| bibliothecal
|
(adjective) of or relating to a library or bibliotheca or a librarian |
Synonyms:
bibliothecarial |
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| bibliothecarial
|
(adjective) of or relating to a library or bibliotheca or a librarian |
Synonyms:
bibliothecal |
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| bibliotic
|
(adjective) of or relating to bibliotics |
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| bibliotics
|
(noun) the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity |
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| bibliotist
|
(noun) someone who engages in bibliotics |
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| bibulous
|
(adjective) given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol |
Synonyms:
drunken,
sottish,
boozy |
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| bicameral
|
(adjective) composed of two legislative bodies |
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| (adjective) consisting of two chambers |
Synonyms:
two-chambered |
| bicapsular
|
(adjective) divided into two capsules or having a two-part capsule |
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| bicarbonate
|
(noun) a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate |
Synonyms:
hydrogen carbonate |
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| bicentenary
|
(noun) the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) |
Synonyms:
bicentennial |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years |
Synonyms:
bicentennial |
| bicentennial
|
(noun) the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) |
Synonyms:
bicentenary |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years |
Synonyms:
bicentenary |
| bicentric
|
(adjective) having two centers |
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| bicephalous
|
(adjective) having two heads |
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| biceps
|
(noun) any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm) |
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| bichloride
|
(noun) a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule |
Synonyms:
dichloride |
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| bichromate
|
(noun) a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid |
Synonyms:
dichromate |
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| bichromated
|
(adjective) treated or combined with bichromate |
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| bichrome
|
(adjective) having two colors |
Synonyms:
dichromatic,
bicolor,
bicolored,
bicolour,
bicoloured |
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| bicipital
|
(adjective) having two heads or points of origin as a biceps |
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| bicker
|
(verb) argue over petty things |
Synonyms:
niggle,
pettifog,
quibble,
squabble,
brabble |
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| (noun) a quarrel about petty points |
Synonyms:
fuss,
spat,
pettifoggery,
squabble,
bickering,
tiff |
| bickering
|
(noun) a quarrel about petty points |
Synonyms:
fuss,
spat,
pettifoggery,
squabble,
bicker,
tiff |
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| bicolor
|
(adjective) having two colors |
Synonyms:
dichromatic,
bichrome,
bicolored,
bicolour,
bicoloured |
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| bicolored
|
(adjective) having two colors |
Synonyms:
dichromatic,
bichrome,
bicolor,
bicolour,
bicoloured |
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| bicolour
|
(adjective) having two colors |
Synonyms:
dichromatic,
bichrome,
bicolor,
bicolored,
bicoloured |
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| bicoloured
|
(adjective) having two colors |
Synonyms:
dichromatic,
bichrome,
bicolor,
bicolored,
bicolour |
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| biconcave
|
(adjective) concave on both sides |
Synonyms:
concavo-concave |
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| biconvex
|
(adjective) convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil |
Synonyms:
convexo-convex,
lenticular,
lentiform |
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| bicorn
|
(noun) a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points |
Synonyms:
bicorne |
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| (adjective) having two horns or horn-shaped parts |
Synonyms:
bicornate,
bicorned,
bicornuate,
bicornuous |
| bicornate
|
(adjective) having two horns or horn-shaped parts |
Synonyms:
bicorn,
bicorned,
bicornuate,
bicornuous |
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| bicorne
|
(noun) a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points |
Synonyms:
bicorn |
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| bicorned
|
(adjective) having two horns or horn-shaped parts |
Synonyms:
bicorn,
bicornate,
bicornuate,
bicornuous |
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| bicornuate
|
(adjective) having two horns or horn-shaped parts |
Synonyms:
bicorn,
bicornate,
bicorned,
bicornuous |
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| bicornuous
|
(adjective) having two horns or horn-shaped parts |
Synonyms:
bicorn,
bicornate,
bicorned,
bicornuate |
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| bicuspid
|
(noun) a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars |
Synonyms:
premolar |
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| (adjective) having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth) |
Synonyms:
bicuspidate |
| bicuspidate
|
(adjective) having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth) |
Synonyms:
bicuspid |
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| bicycle
|
(verb) ride a bicycle |
Synonyms:
pedal,
wheel,
cycle,
bike |
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| (noun) a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
Synonyms:
cycle,
wheel,
bike |
| bicycler
|
(noun) a person who rides a bicycle |
Synonyms:
wheeler,
cyclist,
bicyclist,
biker |
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| bicyclic
|
(adjective) having molecules consisting of two fused rings |
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| bicycling
|
(noun) riding a bicycle |
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| bicyclist
|
(noun) a person who rides a bicycle |
Synonyms:
wheeler,
cyclist,
bicycler,
biker |
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| bicylindrical
|
(adjective) having two cylindrical surfaces usually with parallel axes |
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| bid
|
(noun) an authoritative direction or instruction to do something |
Synonyms:
command,
dictation,
bidding |
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| (noun) an attempt to get something |
Synonyms:
play |
| (noun) a formal proposal to buy at a specified price |
Synonyms:
tender |
| (noun) (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make |
Synonyms:
bidding |
| (verb) propose a payment |
Synonyms:
offer,
tender |
| (verb) invoke upon |
Synonyms:
wish |
| (verb) ask for or request earnestly |
Synonyms:
conjure,
press,
entreat,
adjure,
beseech |
| (verb) make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands |
Synonyms:
call |
| (verb) make a serious effort to attain something |
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| (verb) ask someone in a friendly way to do something |
Synonyms:
invite |
| biddable
|
(adjective) willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest |
Synonyms:
acquiescent |
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| bidder
|
(noun) someone who makes an offer |
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| (noun) someone who makes a bid at cards |
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| bidding
|
(noun) an authoritative direction or instruction to do something |
Synonyms:
bid,
command,
dictation |
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| (noun) a request to be present |
Synonyms:
summons |
| (noun) (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make |
Synonyms:
bid |
| biddy
|
(noun) adult female chicken |
Synonyms:
hen |
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| (noun) young bird especially of domestic fowl |
Synonyms:
chick |
| bide
|
(verb) dwell |
Synonyms:
abide,
stay |
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| bidentate
|
(adjective) having toothlike projections that are themselves toothed |
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| bidet
|
(noun) a basin for washing genitals and anal area |
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| bidirectional
|
(adjective) reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions |
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| biennial
|
(adjective) having a life cycle lasting two seasons |
Synonyms:
two-year |
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| (adjective) occurring every second year |
Synonyms:
biyearly |
| (noun) (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season |
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| biennially
|
(adverb) every two years |
Synonyms:
biyearly |
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| bier
|
(noun) a coffin along with its stand |
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| (noun) a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial |
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| biface
|
(adjective) having two faces or fronts |
Synonyms:
bifacial |
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| bifacial
|
(adjective) having two faces or fronts |
Synonyms:
biface |
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| biff
|
(noun) (boxing) a blow with the fist |
Synonyms:
poke,
punch,
slug,
clout,
lick |
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| (verb) strike, usually with the fist |
Synonyms:
pommel,
pummel |
| bifid
|
(adjective) divided into two lobes |
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| bifilar
|
(adjective) having or using two filaments |
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| biflagellate
|
(adjective) having two flagella |
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| bifocal
|
(adjective) having two foci |
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| bifocals
|
(noun) (plural) eyeglasses having two focal lengths, one for near vision and the other for far vision |
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| bifoliate
|
(adjective) having two leaves |
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| biform
|
(adjective) having or combining two forms |
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| bifurcate
|
(verb) split or divide into two |
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| (verb) divide into two branches |
- |
| (adjective) resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches |
Synonyms:
pronged,
prongy,
biramous,
branched,
forficate,
fork-like,
forked |
| bifurcated
|
(adjective) divided into or made up of two parts |
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| bifurcation
|
(noun) a bifurcating branch (one or both of them) |
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| (noun) the place where something divides into two branches |
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| (noun) the act of splitting into two branches |
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| big
|
(adverb) extremely well |
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| (adverb) in a boastful manner |
Synonyms:
vauntingly,
boastfully,
large |
| (adverb) on a grand scale |
- |
| (adverb) in a major way |
- |
| (adjective) above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent |
Synonyms:
large |
| (adjective) significant |
- |
| (adjective) serious or severe |
Synonyms:
bad |
| (adjective) loud and firm |
- |
| (adjective) conspicuous in position or importance |
Synonyms:
prominent,
large |
| (adjective) prodigious |
Synonyms:
heavy |
| (adjective) exhibiting self-importance |
Synonyms:
self-aggrandising,
self-aggrandizing,
cock-a-hoop,
crowing,
boastful,
braggart,
bragging,
braggy |
| (adjective) feeling self-importance |
Synonyms:
swelled,
vainglorious |
| (adjective) (of animals) fully developed |
Synonyms:
grown,
grownup,
adult,
full-grown,
fully grown |
| (adjective) marked by intense physical force |
- |
| (adjective) generous and understanding and tolerant |
Synonyms:
magnanimous,
large |
| (adjective) given or giving freely |
Synonyms:
handsome,
openhanded,
giving,
bighearted,
bounteous,
bountiful,
freehanded,
liberal |
| (adjective) in an advanced stage of pregnancy |
Synonyms:
heavy,
gravid,
great,
enceinte,
expectant,
with child,
large |
| bigamist
|
(noun) someone who marries one person while already legally married to another |
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| bigamous
|
(adjective) of illegal marriage to a second person while legally married to a first |
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