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Bachelor's button
A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of , and the cornflower () and globe amaranth ().
Back
A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
Backsettler
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
Baconian
Of or pertaining to Lord Francis Bacon, or to his system of philosophy.
Bacterial
Of, pertaining to, or caused by bacteria.
Bacule
See .
Bag
To swell or hang down like a full bag; .
Ballot
To vote for or in opposition to.
bandwagon
A popular trend that attracts growing support.
Bangladeshi
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh.
Bankrupt
To make bankrupt; to bring financial ruin upon; to impoverish.
Bank swallow
See under 1st ,
Baptization
Baptism.
Barebacked
Having the back uncovered; .
Barenecked
Having the neck bare.
Barkless
Destitute of bark.
Barnabite
A member of a religious order, named from .
Baseball
A game of ball, so called from the bases or bounds (four in number) which designate the circuit which each player must endeavor to make after striking the ball.
Basidiomycetes
a phylum of fungi with the Basidiomycota
Basketry
The art of making baskets; also, baskets, taken collectively.
Basking shark
One of the largest species of sharks (), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the , or . It inhabits the northern seas of Europe and America, and grows to a length of more than forty feet. It is a harmless species.
Basset
To incline upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; .
Bastardism
The state of being a bastard; bastardy.
Batten
To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.
Bedizen
To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste.
beefed-up
made greater or stronger.
Bellow
To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull.
belly up
to approach (a counter) and stand in front of it; -- used mostly in the phrase (i.e. to a counter in a saloon).
Bench
A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.
Bibirine
See .
Bicapsular
Having two capsules; .
Biforous
See .
Bigamy
The offense of marrying one person when already legally married to another.
Biggest
of .
biocatalytic
of or pertaining to a biocatalyst.
Biometry
Measurement of life; calculation of the probable duration of human life.
Bird's-eye
Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a glance; hence, general; not minute, or entering into details; .
Bitless
Not having a bit or bridle.
Blackamoor
A negro or negress.
Blasphemer
One who blasphemes.
Blast
A violent gust of wind.
Blazon
A shield.
Bleach
To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten.
bleep out
same as , .
blither
same as .
Board
To cover with boards or boarding; .
Boast
To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belonging to one's self; .
Boaster
One who boasts; a braggart.
Boehmenism
the mystical theological doctrine of that influenced the Quakers.
Boneshaw
Sciatica.
Borel
See .
Bornite
A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; -- also called (or ), in allusion to the colors shown upon the slightly tarnished surface.
Boroglyceride
A compound of boric acid and glycerin, used as an antiseptic.
Bowbent
Bent, like a bow.
Bowhead
The great Arctic or Greenland whale. (). See , and .
Branglement
Wrangle; brangle.
Brassets
See .
Brawl
A noisy quarrel; loud, angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult; .
Brede
A braid.
Brightly
Brilliantly; splendidly; with luster; .
Brilliant
Sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; .
Brioschi
a type of antacid sold over-the-counter.
Bronzy
Like bronze.
Broom
See .
Brown bill
A bill or halberd of the 16th and 17th centuries. See 4th .
Bruiser
One who, or that which, bruises.
Bufflehead
One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.
bull-necked
Having a short, thick and muscular neck like that of a bull.
Buttercup
A plant of the genus , or crowfoot, particularly , with bright yellow flowers; -- called also , , and . It is the of Shakespeare.
Byssolite
An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.