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  • BOWKNOTnoun1 finderA knot that has two loops and two loose ends, either used decoratively, or to tie shoelaces.
  • BOWLnounProto-Germanic11 findersA roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
  • BOWLEGnoun11 findersA leg that curves outward at the knee.
  • BOWLERnoun23 findersOne who engages in the sport of bowling.
  • BOWLFULnoun1 finderThe amount that a bowl will hold.
  • BOWLIKEadjective41 findersResembling or characteristic of a bow (bent frame for firing arrows).
  • BOWLINEnounMiddle English21 findersA rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails.
  • BOWLINGSnounProto-Germanic19 findersA roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
  • BOWLLIKEadjective5 findersResembling or characteristic of a bowl.
  • BOWMANnounMiddle English11 findersA man who uses a bow; an archer.
  • BOWSEverbMiddle Dutch5 findersTo drink excessively and socially; to carouse.
  • BOWSHOTnoun1 finderThe act of firing an arrow from a bow.
  • BOWSPRITnounOld English92 findersA spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
  • BOWSTRINGnoun16 findersThe string of an archer's bow.
  • BOWYANGnoun6 findersA strap worn below the knee, especially by labourers, to keep the trousers up or to stop them stretching while bending.
  • BOWYERnounMiddle English26 findersA person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).
  • BOXCARnoun68 findersAn enclosed railway goods wagon, typically with a sliding door.
  • BOXCARSnoun67 findersDouble six in a dice game with two dice.
  • BOXENadjectiveOld English21 findersMade of boxwood.
  • BOXERnoun19 findersA participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.
  • BOXFISHnoun19 findersAny member of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.
  • BOXFULnoun10 findersAs much as a box will hold.
  • BOXILYadverb34 findersIn a boxy way.
  • BOXINGverb40 finderspresent participle and gerund of box
  • BOXLIKEadjective37 findersResembling or characteristic of a box.
  • BOXTHORNnoun4 findersAny plant of the genus Lycium.
  • BOXTYnounIrish54 findersA traditional Irish potato pancake.
  • BOXYadjective48 findersBox-shaped, boxlike, or otherwise suggestive of boxes (with right angles or at least blunt profiles).
  • BOYARnounRussian15 findersA member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.
  • BOYAUnounFrench1 finderA 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.
  • BOYCHIKnounYiddish7 findersTerm of endearment for a young boy, or a young man.
  • BOYCOTTverbIrish14 findersTo abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
  • BOYFnoun1 finderClipping of boyfriend.
  • BOYFRIENDnoun19 findersA male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
  • BOYGnounNorwegian8 findersFormless hindrances personified as an enemy
  • BOYGSnounNorwegian3 findersFormless hindrances personified as an enemy
  • BOYISHadjective31 findersLike a stereotypical boy in appearance or demeanor.
  • BOYISHLYadverb5 findersIn a boyish manner.
  • BOYOnoun7 findersA boy or lad.
  • BOYSYadjective1 finderCharacteristic of stereotypical boys.
  • BOZOnounFrench50 findersA stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man.
  • BRAAInounDutch5 findersA barbecue (grill), especially an open outdoor grill built specifically for the purpose of braaing.
  • BRACEnounLatin12 findersA curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
  • BRACEDverb15 finderssimple past and past participle of brace
  • BRACELETnounOld French5 findersA band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.
  • BRACHnounProto-Indo-European10 findersOriginally, a synonym of scent hound (“a hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision”); later, any female hound; a bitch hound.
  • BRACHETnounOld French5 findersA female hunting hound that hunts by scent; a brach.
  • BRACHIALadjectiveLatin140 findersPertaining or belonging to the arm.
  • BRACHIATEadjectiveLatin29 findersHaving decussate branches.
  • BRACHIOPODnoun26 findersAny of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
  • BRACHIUMnounLatin16 findersThe upper arm.
  • BRACHYDOMEnoun5 findersA dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
  • BRACHYODONTadjective9 findersHaving unusually short teeth
  • BRACINGverb20 finderspresent participle and gerund of brace
  • BRACINGLYadverb40 findersIn a bracing manner
  • BRACIOLAnounItalian2 findersA slice of pan-fried or grilled meat, cooked in its own juice or in a small amount of olive oil.
  • BRACIOLASnounItalian1 finderA slice of pan-fried or grilled meat, cooked in its own juice or in a small amount of olive oil.
  • BRACKnounMiddle Dutch28 findersSalty or brackish water.
  • BRACKENnounProto-Indo-European85 findersAny of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
  • BRACKETnounProto-Germanic24 findersA fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
  • BRACKISHadjectiveMiddle Dutch426 findersOf water, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
  • BRACKISHLYadverb70 findersIn a brackish way.
  • BRACONIDnoun5 findersAny of the parasitic wasps of the family Braconidae.
  • BRACTnounLatin39 findersA leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.
  • BRACTEALadjectiveLatin2 findersHaving the nature or appearance of a bract.
  • BRACTEDadjective6 findersHaving bracts.
  • BRACTEOLEnoun2 findersA small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.
  • BRACTLETnoun1 finderA bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that supports several flowers
  • BRADnounProto-Indo-European16 findersA thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
  • BRADAWLnoun4 findersAn awl with a blade similar to a small, straight screwdriver; used for making holes, especially in wood to take screws.
  • BRADYKINETICadjective1 finderOf, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
  • BRADYPNEAnoun7 findersA slow breathing rate, rhythm, or tidal volume.
  • BRADYPNOEAnoun6 findersAlternative form of bradypnea.
  • BRAEnounProto-Indo-European34 findersThe sloping bank of a river valley.
  • BRAGnounOld Norse11 findersA boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
  • BRAGGERnounMiddle English2 findersA person who brags.
  • BRAGGYadjective3 findersProne to brag.
  • BRAGLYnounOld Norse1 finderA boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
  • BRAHMANnounHindi24 findersAlternative form of brahmin (member of the Hindu priestly class).
  • BRAHMINnounSanskrit70 findersA member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
  • BRAIDverbProto-Indo-European28 findersTo make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
  • BRAIDINGverbMiddle English19 finderspresent participle and gerund of braid
  • BRAILnounLatin54 findersA small rope used to truss up sails.
  • BRAILLEnounFrench1 finderA 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
  • BRAINnounProto-Indo-European54 findersThe control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull, consisting of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem, which is responsible for perception, cogn
  • BRAINCASEnoun2 findersSynonym of neurocranium.
  • BRAINCHILDnoun12 findersA creation of one's brain; an original idea or innovation of a person or group of people, an organization, etc.
  • BRAINEDadjective56 findersHaving a particular kind or number of brain.
  • BRAINFOODnoun3 findersAny food consumed for the purpose of energizing the brain or promoting intellectual thought.
  • BRAINIACnoun108 findersA very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person.
  • BRAINILYadverb15 findersIn a brainy way.
  • BRAINISHadjective6 findershot-headed; furious
  • BRAINLESSadjectiveMiddle English1 finderHaving no brain.
  • BRAINSICKadjective5 findersDisordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
  • BRAINSICKLYadverb3 findersIn a brainsick manner.
  • BRAINSTORMverb2 findersTo investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
  • BRAINWASHnounChinese17 findersA distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
  • BRAINWAVEnoun7 findersAny of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram.
  • BRAINYadjectiveMiddle English49 findersVery intellectually capable.
  • BRAISEnounProto-Indo-European74 findersAlternative spelling of braze.

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