biracial | (adjective) consisting of or combining two races | - |
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biradial | (adjective) showing both bilateral and radial symmetry | - |
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biradially | (adverb) in a biradial manner | - |
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biramous | (adjective) resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches | Synonyms: bifurcate, branched, forficate, fork-like, forked, pronged, prongy |
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birch | (adjective) consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree | Synonyms: birchen, birken |
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(noun) a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment | Synonyms: birch rod |
(noun) any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark | Synonyms: birch tree |
(noun) hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood | - |
(verb) whip with a birch twig | - |
birchbark | (noun) a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree | Synonyms: birch bark, birchbark canoe |
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birchen | (adjective) consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree | Synonyms: birch, birken |
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bird | (noun) warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings | - |
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(noun) badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers | Synonyms: birdie, shuttle, shuttlecock |
(noun) a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt | Synonyms: boo, Bronx cheer, hiss, hoot, raspberry, razz, razzing, snort |
(noun) the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food | Synonyms: fowl |
(noun) informal terms for a (young) woman | Synonyms: chick, dame, doll, skirt, wench |
(verb) watch and study birds in their natural habitat | Synonyms: birdwatch |
birdbath | (noun) an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in | - |
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birdbrain | (noun) a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought | Synonyms: addle-head, addlehead, loon |
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birdcage | (noun) a cage in which a bird can be kept | - |
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birdcall | (noun) a device for imitating a birdcall | - |
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(noun) the characteristic sound produced by a bird | Synonyms: birdsong, call, song |
birder | (noun) a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats | Synonyms: bird watcher |
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birdfeeder | (noun) an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds | Synonyms: bird feeder, feeder |
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birdhouse | (noun) a shelter for birds | - |
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birdie | (noun) badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers | Synonyms: bird, shuttle, shuttlecock |
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(noun) (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole | - |
(verb) shoot in one stroke under par | - |
birdlime | (noun) a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds | Synonyms: lime |
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(verb) spread birdlime on branches to catch birds | Synonyms: lime |
birdnest | (noun) nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young | Synonyms: bird's nest, bird nest |
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(verb) gather birdnests | Synonyms: bird-nest |
birdnesting | (noun) hunting for birds' nests to get the eggs | - |
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birdseed | (noun) food given to birds; usually mixed seeds | Synonyms: bird feed, bird food |
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birdsong | (noun) the characteristic sound produced by a bird | Synonyms: birdcall, call, song |
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birdwatch | (verb) watch and study birds in their natural habitat | Synonyms: bird |
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birefringence | (noun) splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly | Synonyms: double refraction |
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birefringent | (adjective) relating to or characterized by double refraction | - |
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biretta | (noun) a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy | Synonyms: berretta, birretta |
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biriani | (noun) an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat or fish or vegetables | Synonyms: biryani |
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birken | (adjective) consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree | Synonyms: birch, birchen |
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birl | (verb) cause to spin | Synonyms: spin, twirl, whirl |
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(verb) cause a floating log to rotate by treading | Synonyms: birle |
birle | (verb) cause a floating log to rotate by treading | Synonyms: birl |
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birling | (noun) rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) | Synonyms: logrolling |
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birr | (noun) the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents | - |
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(noun) sound of something in rapid motion | Synonyms: whir, whirr, whirring |
(verb) make a soft swishing sound | Synonyms: purr, whir, whirr, whiz, whizz |
birretta | (noun) a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy | Synonyms: berretta, biretta |
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birth | (noun) the event of being born | Synonyms: nascence, nascency, nativity |
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(noun) a baby born; an offspring | - |
(noun) the process of giving birth | Synonyms: birthing, giving birth, parturition |
(noun) the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents | Synonyms: parentage |
(noun) the time when something begins (especially life) | - |
(verb) cause to be born | Synonyms: bear, deliver, give birth, have |
birthday | (noun) an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it) | - |
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(noun) the date on which a person was born | Synonyms: natal day |
birthing | (noun) the process of giving birth | Synonyms: birth, giving birth, parturition |
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birthmark | (noun) a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth | Synonyms: nevus |
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birthplace | (noun) the place where someone was born | Synonyms: place of birth |
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(noun) where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence | Synonyms: cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience |
birthrate | (noun) the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year | Synonyms: birth rate, fertility, fertility rate, natality |
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birthright | (noun) a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth | - |
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(noun) an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) | Synonyms: patrimony |
birthroot | (noun) trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth | Synonyms: purple trillium, red trillium, Trillium erectum |
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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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biryani | (noun) an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat or fish or vegetables | Synonyms: biriani |
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