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- BIALYA flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle.
- BIASE
- BICAMERALBeing or having a system with two, often unequal, chambers or compartments; of, signifying, relating to, or being the product of such a two-chambered system.
- BIDETSplural of bidet
- BIFIDCleft; divided into two principal or main parts, such as two lobes.
- BIMANOUSHaving two hands (rather than any other distal part of a forelimb).
- BINAURALOf, relating to, affecting, or designed for use with two ears.
- BIOLOGICSplural of biologic
- BIRA
- BISQUEA thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
- BISULFIDE(chemistry) The anion HS.
- BITSYFragmented.
- BLIMPSplural of blimp
- BLOKEA fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
- BLOVIATETo speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
- BLOVIATEDsimple past and past participle of bloviate
- BLOVIATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of bloviate
- BLUM
- BOGEYA ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
- BOKEHA subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens.
- BOLOA long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- BOLOGNAA seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.
- BOLTERSplural of bolter
- BONSAIA tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
- BOVINEOf, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
- BRAF
- BREVIS
- BRINESalt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.
- BRIOCHESplural of brioche
- BRISRitual male circumcision; the ceremony in which this is performed.
- BROGUEA strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.
- BROMICOf or relating to bromine or its compounds, especially those in which it has a valency of five.
- BRUGADA
- BRUITHearsay, rumour; talk; an instance of this.
- BRULEE
- BRUTON
- BUNGLESplural of bungle
- BURPEEA physical exercise performed by bending over, performing a squat thrust, returning to a standing position, and jumping once.
- BURSAAny of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.
- BUSKEDsimple past and past participle of busk
- BUSPAR
- BUTHE
- BYTESplural of byte
- CABBYAlternative form of cabbie (“taxi driver”).
- CADEabandoned by its mother and reared by hand
- CADRESplural of cadre
- CALIFAlternative spelling of caliph.
- CALON
- CAMEOA piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
- CANTEDsimple past and past participle of cant
- CANTSplural of cant
- CAPUTThe head.
- CAVITARYOf or pertaining to a (body) cavity.
- CEPHALADTowards the head (or anterior extremity), a direction that in humans corresponds to superior.
- CEPHALUS
- CESIUMAlternative form of caesium.
- CHAFERSplural of chafer
- CHAPSplural of chap
- CHAUFERSA chauffeur
- CHEEKYImpudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
- CHIDINGSplural of chiding
- CHITA child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
- CHULA
- CISTEDA small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.
- CLASTa fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit.
- CLIMEA particular region defined by its weather or climate.
- CLIMESplural of clime
- CLOISTERA covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially: such an arcade in a monastery; such an arcade fitted
- CLOTUREIn legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a filibuster): a motion, procedure or rule by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For
- CLOTURESplural of cloture
- CLOVENpast participle of cleave
- CLOVIS
- CODASplural of coda
- CODERSplural of coder
- CODEXAn early manuscript book, especially one bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll.
- COGENTReasonable and convincing; based on evidence.
- COITUSSexual intercourse, especially that involving penile–vaginal penetration.
- COLOSTRUMA form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
- COMITE
- CONTRAAgainst; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to.
- COOINGpresent participle and gerund of coo
- COOPERSplural of cooper
- COOTAny of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- COPULATETo engage in sexual intercourse.
- CORDIS
- CORKYOf wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
- COSHhyperbolic cosine, a hyperbolic function.
- COSPLAYING
- CREATINEAn amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.
- CREDOSplural of credo
- CREPITUSGrating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints.
- CRIMEAN
- CRONEAn old woman.
- CRUDITESAlternative spelling of crudités.
- CRUSThe shin (tibia and fibula)
- CUBITThe distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
- CUBITSplural of cubit, an ancient unit of measurement
- CUDGELA short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
- CUMBROUSUnwieldy because of size or weight; cumbersome.
- CUMINThe flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.