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- BELLIBONEA beautiful and nice woman.
- BELVEDEREA turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.
- BENEFICIARYOne who benefits or receives an advantage.
- BERLINEA sedan-type (saloon-type) car.
- BERTHAA lace collar that covers the shoulders of a dress
- BEVELAn edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
- BEVORA portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.
- BEVYA group of animals, especially quail, roe deer or other game.
- BEZELThe sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
- BEZOARDICPertaining to, or compounded with, bezoar.
- BIBELOTA bauble, knickknack or trinket.
- BIBULOUSVery absorbent.
- 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.
- BILBOESAn iron bar placed around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles.
- BILIARYOf or pertaining to bile or the bile duct
- BILLONAny of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc.
- BIMBOA physically attractive person, typically a woman or otherwise feminine in appearance, who lacks intelligence.
- 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.
- BIRETTAA square cap, originally with four ridges across the top, surmounted by a tuft, worn by Roman Catholic clergy (and by some in the Anglican Church). A three-sided biretta is worn by
- BISCOTTIA hard, usually nut-flavored biscuit, derived from the Tuscan cantuccio.
- BISCOTTOAlternative form of biscotti.
- BISCUITA small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.
- BISEXUALSexually attracted to both opposite-sex and same-sex individuals.
- BISKArchaic spelling of bisque.
- BISNAGAA plant in the celery family (Visnaga daucoides, syn. Ammi visnaga) grown for its seeds, which have been used as an herbal medicine.
- 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.
- BLASPHEMEROne who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
- BLATANCYThe state or quality of being blatant.
- BLAZONA verbal or written description of a coat of arms.
- BLETTo undergo or cause to undergo bletting, a fermentation process in certain fruit beyond ripening.
- BLONDEAlternative form of blond (“person with fair hair”).
- BLOTA blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
- 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.
- BLUDGEONA short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
- BLUETAny of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers. Centaurea, a plant genus in the family Asteraceae Several plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, notably
- BLUETTEA short but scintillating play or other work.
- BOCCAThe round hole in the furnace of a glassworks through which the fused glass is taken out.
- BOCCEA game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game.
- BOEUFA bovine.
- 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
- BOISTEROUSFull of energy; exuberant; noisy.
- BOLAA throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.
- BOLASA throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs.
- BOLEROA lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time.
- BOLINEA white handled knife used in Wicca, for physical cutting, in contrast to the athame.
- BOLOGNAA seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.
- BOLOGNESEAn Italian sauce made from ground meat and tomato, originating in Bologna.
- BOMBEA dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
- BONACIA large grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) of Florida and the Caribbean. Grey, with an oblong, laterally compressed body, it is a food fish.
- BONBONA sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
- BONGOA striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
- BONGRACEA brim or shade projecting from a bonnet.
- BONHOMIEA friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.
- BONIATOA Cuban type of sweet potato with light-colored flesh that is drier and less sweet than the varieties typical in the US (Ipomoea batatas).
- BONITOAny of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna, but smaller.
- BONJOURGood morning; hello.
- BOODYTo sulk or mope.
- BORDELA brothel.
- BOSKA bush.
- BOTTEGAA workshop or studio in Italy.
- 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.
- BOUCHONA piece of tubing forming the pivot holes in watch and clock plates.
- BOUDINA kind of blood sausage in French, Belgian, Luxembourgish and related cuisines.
- BOUFFEA comic opera
- BOUGETObsolete form of budget (“purse, bag; etc”).
- 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
- BOUNTEOUSInclined to be generous.
- BOURDA joke; jesting, banter.
- 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.
- BRACELETA band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.
- BRACIOLAA slice of pan-fried or grilled meat, cooked in its own juice or in a small amount of olive oil.
- BRACIOLASA slice of pan-fried or grilled meat, cooked in its own juice or in a small amount of olive oil.
- 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
- BRANCARDA litter drawn by a horse, on which a person may be carried.