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  • BIPHASICadjective55 findersHaving two phases.
  • BIPHENYLnoun15 findersA colourless solid hydrocarbon, C12H10, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond.
  • BIPLANEadjective7 findersComposed of, or relating to, two planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).
  • BIPODnoun34 findersA two-legged stand or organism.
  • BIPOLARadjective66 findersInvolving or having both extremes or poles at the same time.
  • BIPOLARISEverb2 findersAlternative form of bipolarize.
  • BIPOLARIZEverb1 finderTo make bipolar
  • BIPROPELLANTnoun1 finderA propellant composed of two components (typically a fuel and an oxidizer) that react together in the combustion chamber
  • BIPYRAMIDnoun3 findersA dipyramid.
  • BIPYRAMIDALadjective4 findersHaving the shape of a bipyramid
  • BIRACIALadjective15 findersOf or pertaining to two races.
  • BIRAMOUSadjective6 findersBranching in two, composed of two branches.
  • BIRCHnounProto-Indo-European36 findersAny of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
  • BIRCHENadjectiveProto-Germanic2 findersMade from birch wood.
  • BIRDnounOld English40 findersAn animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked
  • BIRDCAGEnoun5 findersA cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.
  • BIRDERnoun1 finderA birdwatcher.
  • BIRDHOUSEnoun24 findersA small house or nest box for birds.
  • BIRDIEnoun8 findersA bird; especially, a small and cute one.
  • BIRDINGnoun9 findersbirdwatching
  • BIRDINGSnounOld English5 findersAn animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked
  • BIRDLIFEnoun1 finderBirds collectively; avifauna.
  • BIRDLIKEadjective48 findersSimilar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds.
  • BIRDLIMEnounGerman2 findersA sticky substance, of varying compositions, smeared on branches to catch birds.
  • BIRDSFOOTnoun1 finderAny of various flowering plants in the genus Ornithopus.
  • BIRDSHOTnoun5 findersSmall lead or steel shot, as pieces of ammunition, used in shotgun shells.
  • BIRDSONGnoun20 findersVocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.
  • BIRDWATCHverb7 findersTo take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
  • BIREMEnounLatin20 findersAn ancient galley having two banks of oars, one above the other.
  • BIRETTAnounItalian1 finderA 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
  • BIRKnounMiddle English15 findersA birch tree.
  • BIRKENadjectiveProto-Germanic10 findersMade of birch; birchen.
  • BIRLverbMiddle English14 findersTo spin.
  • BIRLEverbProto-Germanic2 findersTo pour a drink (for).
  • BIROnoun30 findersA Biro brand ballpoint pen.
  • BIRSEnounScots5 findersbristle
  • BIRSYadjective2 findersbristling, bristly (of an animal such as a wolf or a bear).
  • BIRTHnounProto-Indo-European15 findersThe process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
  • BIRTHDAYnounLatin31 findersThe anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
  • BIRTHDOMnoun1 finderThe land of one's birth.
  • BIRTHINGnoun18 findersThe act of giving birth.
  • BIRTHPLACEnoun1 finderThe location where a person or an animal was born.
  • BIRYANInounPersian46 findersA spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables.
  • BISCOTTInounItalian8 findersA hard, usually nut-flavored biscuit, derived from the Tuscan cantuccio.
  • BISCOTTOnounItalian2 findersAlternative form of biscotti.
  • BISCUITnounOld French69 findersA small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.
  • BISCUITYadjective20 findersResembling or characteristic of a biscuit.
  • BISECTverbLatin47 findersTo cut or divide into two parts.
  • BISECTIONALadjective37 findersOf, pertaining to, or obtained by bisection
  • BISECTORnoun35 findersA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts.
  • BISERIALadjective1 finderArranged in two series
  • BISERIATEadjective3 findersIn two rows or series; biserial.
  • BISEXUALadjectiveGerman58 findersSexually attracted to both opposite-sex and same-sex individuals.
  • BISEXUALITYnoun57 findersThe state of being sexually attracted to members of either sex; experiencing both heterosexual and homosexual attraction.
  • BISHnoun49 findersA minced oath .
  • BISHOPnounAncient Greek41 findersAn overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively
  • BISHOPDOMnounOld English1 finderSynonym of bishopric.
  • BISHOPRICnounOld English59 findersA diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
  • BISKnounFrench20 findersArchaic spelling of bisque.
  • BISMARnounMiddle Low German4 findersA kind of steelyard used in Orkney.
  • BISMUTHnounGerman271 findersA chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal. An atom of this element.
  • BISMUTHALadjective6 findersContaining bismuth.
  • BISMUTHICadjective12 findersOf, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
  • BISNAGAnounSpanish1 finderA plant in the celery family (Visnaga daucoides, syn. Ammi visnaga) grown for its seeds, which have been used as an herbal medicine.
  • BISONnounProto-Germanic59 findersA large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.
  • BISPHENOLnoun28 findersAny of a class of organic compounds, derived from methylenediphenol, CH2(C6H4OH)2, formed by the condensation of a phenol with an aldehyde or ketone.
  • BISQUEnounFrench66 findersA thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
  • BISSONadjectiveOld English3 findersSandblind, purblind.
  • BISTverbProto-Germanic14 findersUsed to form the second person singular of be.
  • BISTABLEadjective1 finderHaving two stable states.
  • BISTORTnounLatin2 findersAny of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers.
  • BISTOURYnounFrench8 findersA narrow-bladed surgical knife
  • BISTREnounFrench10 findersA brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood.
  • BISTREDadjective5 findersOf a brown colour like the pigment called bistre.
  • BISTROnounFrench37 findersA small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.
  • BISULCATEadjective3 finderscloven (cleft in two); cloven-hoofed
  • BISULFATEnoun10 findersThe univalent anion HSO4.
  • BISULFIDEnoun9 finders(chemistry) The anion HS.
  • BISULFITEnoun9 findersThe univalent group -HSO3, or any salt containing it.
  • BISULPHATEnoun9 findersAlternative spelling of bisulfate.
  • BITCHERYnoun6 findersBehavior typical of a bitch.
  • BITCHFESTnoun3 findersAn occasion of much bitching (complaining)
  • BITEverbProto-Indo-European29 findersTo cut into something by clamping the teeth.
  • BITERnounMiddle English8 findersAgent noun of bite: someone or something who bites or tends to bite.
  • BITEWINGnoun4 findersA radiograph taken to visualize the crowns of the posterior teeth and the height of the alveolar bone in relation to the cementoenamel junctions, commonly used to examine for inter
  • BITINGLYadverb25 findersIn a biting manner.
  • BITLESSadjective2 finderswithout a bit (piece of metal in a horse's mouth).
  • BITMAPnoun9 findersA series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.
  • BITONALadjective26 findersThat has two tonic centres simultaneously
  • BITSTREAMnoun1 finderA stream of bits (binary digits).
  • BITSYadjective14 findersFragmented.
  • BITTENverb7 finderspast participle of bite
  • BITTERadjectiveProto-Germanic4 findersHaving an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
  • BITTERINGnoun6 findersA bitter compound, such as that used in adulterating beer or that removed from coffee.
  • BITTERLYadverbOld English4 findersIn a bitter manner.
  • BITTERNnounLatin20 findersSeveral bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
  • BITTERNESSnounOld English1 finderThe quality of having a bitter taste.
  • BITTIEnoun1 finderbitch, girl, woman, especially one that is promiscuous
  • BITTSnounProto-Germanic1 finderA frame composed of two strong oak timbers (bitt-heads) fixed vertically in the fore part of a ship, bolted to the deck beams to which are secured the cables when the ship rides to
  • BITTYadjective55 findersContaining bits; fragmented.

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