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- BASTINADEA blow with a stick or cudgel.
- BASTINADOA blow with a cudgel or stick.
- BATEAUA small, flat-bottomed type of boat.
- BATELEURAny member of the species Terathopius ecaudatus of eagles, endemic to Africa and Arabia.
- BATHORSEA horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign
- BATISTEA fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric.
- BATONA staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
- BATTEMENTA ballet move involving a beating action with an extended leg
- BATTERIEA brilliant display of virtuosity in which the dancer's legs open and close rapidly while in the air, with the illusion of striking together and rebounding.
- BATTUPerformed with a striking together of the legs.
- BAUDA unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.
- BAVAROISA pudding similar to pastry cream but thickened with gelatin or isinglass instead of flour or cornstarch, and flavoured with liqueur.
- BAYADEREA female dancer.
- BAYONETA blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.
- BAYOUA slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
- BEAUCOUPMuch, many, a lot of.
- BEGONIAAny plant of the large genus of Begonia.
- BEGUINEA ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.
- BEIGNETA fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling).
- BERGAMOTA tree of the orange family (Citrus × limon, syn. Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted,
- BERLINEA sedan-type (saloon-type) car.
- BERTHAA lace collar that covers the shoulders of a dress
- BEZELThe sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
- BEZOARDICPertaining to, or compounded with, bezoar.
- BIBELOTA bauble, knickknack or trinket.
- BICEA pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt.
- BIDETA low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.
- BIGARADEThe bitter orange (fruit).
- BIGOTRYThe condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.
- BIJECTIONA one-to-one correspondence, a function which is both a surjection and an injection.
- BIJOUA jewel.
- BIJOUTERIESmall articles of jewellery, trinkets, etc.
- BILIARYOf or pertaining to bile or the bile duct
- BINOCULARUsing two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance.
- BIOPSYThe removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
- BIOTITEA dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron.
- BISKArchaic spelling of bisque.
- BISQUEA thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
- BISTOURYA narrow-bladed surgical knife
- BISTREA brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood.
- BISTROA small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.
- BITUMINOUSOf or pertaining to bitumen.
- BLAGUEMendacious boasting that lacks seriousness; falsehood or humbug, especially when it is told mockingly or without the expectation that anyone believes it.
- BLATANCYThe state or quality of being blatant.
- BLETTo undergo or cause to undergo bletting, a fermentation process in certain fruit beyond ripening.
- BLOUSEA shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
- BLOUSONA garment drawn tight at the waist with blousing hanging over the waistband; a blouse jacket.
- BLUETTEA short but scintillating play or other work.
- BOEUFA bovine.
- BOHEAA black tea from Fujian, China.
- BOHEMIANA person, especially an artist or writer, who lives an unconventional or nonconformist lifestyle.
- BOILERYA buisness (and place of business) that engages primarily in boiling, such as in the boiling of sugarcane juice to make sugar, the boiling of brine to make salt, the boiling of soa
- BOISERIEpanelling; wood trim
- BOMBEA dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
- BONBONA sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
- BONHOMIEA friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.
- BONJOURGood morning; hello.
- BONZEA Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.
- BOODYTo sulk or mope.
- BOUBOUA flowing wide-sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa.
- BOUCHEA slit, notch or opening in the edge of a (physical or heraldic) shield, through which the bearer's lance or sword could be used or in which it could be rested.
- BOUCHEESA slit, notch or opening in the edge of a (physical or heraldic) shield, through which the bearer's lance or sword could be used or in which it could be rested.
- BOUDINA kind of blood sausage in French, Belgian, Luxembourgish and related cuisines.
- BOUFFEA comic opera
- BOUGIEA tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie.
- BOULEOne of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
- BOULESplural of boule
- BOULEVERSEMENTComplete overthrow; reversal; turmoil
- BOURGEOISEA female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman
- BOURGEOISIEA class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
- BOUTADEA sudden outbreak or outburst; a caprice, a whim.
- BOUTIQUEA small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
- BOUTONA bud-like swelling, especially one at the end of an axon.
- BOYAUA small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines.
- BOZOA stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man.
- BRAILLEA system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and p
- BRANLEA dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance.
- BRAVADOA swaggering show of defiance or courage.
- BRELOQUEA seal or charm for a watchchain.
- BRESAOLAAir-dried salt-cured beef fillet that has been aged about 2-3 months until it becomes very hard and a dark red, almost purple colour.
- BRICOLAGEConstruction using whatever materials were available at the time.
- BRIDOONA type of snaffle bit, with small rings, usually used on a double bridle in conjunction with a curb bit.
- BRIEAn originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk.
- BRIGADEA group of people organized for a common purpose.
- BRIGUEIntrigue; secretive machinations.
- BRINOne of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches.
- BRIOCHEA type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.
- BRISANCEThe shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion.
- BRISANTHaving a shattering effect.
- BROCADEA thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns.
- BROCHEObsolete form of brooch.
- BROCHETTEA small skewer or spit on which small pieces of meat, fish or vegetables are roasted or broiled.
- BRONZEA naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
- BRUCINEAn alkaloid related to strychnine, found in several plant species, notably Strychnos nux-vomica (nux vomica).
- BRULOTA fireship.
- BRUNETTEOf a brown color or tone.
- BRUSQUERudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
- BRUTIFYTo make like a brute; to make brutish
- BUHLA particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works.
- BULLETINA short report, especially one released through official channels to be immediately broadcast or publicized.