English words: bilabial to billing

300 English words, part 60 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 37 have a page of their own.

English words bilabial to billing

bilabial adjective, noun /baɪˈleɪ.bi.əl/: Articulated with both lips.
bilabially adverb /baɪˈleɪbiəli/: With two lips.
bilabiate adjective: Having two lips; two-lipped.
bilabiately adverb: In a bilabiate manner.
bilaciniate adjective: Doubly fringed.
biladiene noun: The photosensitizer 2-[(E)-pyrrol-2-ylidenemethyl]-5-[[5-[(E)-pyrrol-2-ylidenemethyl]-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]methyl]-1H-pyrrole
Bilal proper noun: A male given name from Arabic.
Bilali adjective /bɪˈlɑːli/: Of or relating to Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ, the first muezzin
bilamellar adjective: Having two lamellae
bilamellate adjective: Formed of two plates, or lamellae.
bilamellated adjective: bilamellate
bilaminar adjective: Formed of, or having, two laminae, or thin plates.
bilaminate adjective, noun: A lamination of two laminae
bilaminated adjective: Alternative form of bilaminate.
bilamination noun: The creation of a bilaminate
biland noun: Alternative spelling of byland.
bilander noun /ˈbɪləndɚ/: A small two-masted merchant vessel, used near the coast or in canals, mostly in the Netherlands.
bilane noun: Synonym of bilin.
bilanguage noun: A language that has a regular treelike structure
bilaplacian adjective: Synonym of biharmonic.
bilary adjective: biliary
Bilaspur proper noun: A city in Chhattisgarh, India.
bilastine noun: An antihistamine drug used to treat certain allergies.
bilat noun /baɪˈlæt/: A bilateral meeting.
bilateral adjective, noun /baɪˈlætəɹəl/: Having two sides.
bilateral descent noun: Descent traced from all biological descendants, regardless of sex and side of the family.
bilateral gill trama noun: A type of gill trama that has a central strand of hyphae, from which other strands of hyphae diverge at slanted angles.
bilateral pneumonia noun: Pneumonia affecting both lungs; double pneumonia.
bilateral symmetry noun: the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
bilateralism noun: A matching arrangement on each of two sides.
bilateralist noun: An advocate of bilateralism.
bilateralistic adjective: Of or relating to bilateralism.
bilaterality noun: The state or condition of being bilateral
bilateralization noun: The process or the result of bilateralizing.
bilateralize verb: To make or become bilateral.
bilateralized adjective, verb: Modified by bilateralization
bilaterally adverb: In a bilateral manner.
bilateralness noun: The quality of being bilateral.
bilateran adjective, noun: Having bilateral symmetry, i.e. an axis of symmetry that goes down from the top to the bottom.
bilaterian noun: Any animal that has bilateral symmetry, collectively grouped in the clade Bilateria.
bilattice noun: A structure B = (S,⊑₁ ,⊑₂) in which S is a non-empty set, and ⊑₁ and ⊑₂ are partial orderings each giving S the structure of a lattice, determining thus for...
bilayer noun: Any structure consisting of two layers of molecules
bilayered adjective: Having a structure with two layers
bilayerlike adjective: Having some characteristics of a bilayer
Bilbao proper noun /bɪlˈbaʊ/: The largest city in the Basque Country, in northern Spain, and capital city of the province of Biscay, Spain.
Bilbao effect noun: The potential of iconic architecture (starchitecture) to act as a catalyst for the economic revitalization of a city of region.
Bilbaoan adjective, noun: Of, from or relating to the city of Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain.
bilberried adjective: On which bilberries grow.
bilberry noun /ˈbɪlb(ə)ɹɪ/: Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.
bilberrying noun: The gathering of bilberries.
bilbie noun: Alternative form of bilby.
bilbo noun /ˈbɪlbəʊ/: A device for punishment. See bilboes.
Bilbo Baggins noun: A dogged but unlikely hero.
bilboe noun: Alternative spelling of bilbo.
bilboes noun /ˈbɪlbəʊz/: An iron bar placed around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles.
Bilboesque adjective /ˌbɪlboʊˈɛsk/: Reminiscent of Theodore G. Bilbo’s racist sentiment.
bilboquet noun /ˌbɪl.bəˈkɛt/: A traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball attached to the cup by a string.
bilby noun /ˈbɪlbiː/: An Australian desert marsupial of the only extant species Macrotis lagotis with distinctive large ears and approximately the size of a rabbit.
bilcock noun: The water rail.
bildar noun: A laborer who excavates or digs, often one employed by the Public Works Department of Upper India.
Bilderberger noun: One who attends the Bilderberg meeting, an annual conference between Europe and North America.
Bildstein noun: agalmatolite
bildungsroman noun /ˈbɪl.dʊŋzˌɹoʊ.mən/: A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bile noun, verb /baɪl/: A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the...
bile acid noun: any of the steroid acids produced by the liver, such as cholic acid, that occur in bile as sodium salts and serve to neutralize the contents of the stomach...
bile duct noun: Any of a number of long tube-like structures that carry bile.
bile pigment noun: Any of several bilins derived from porphyrin that are found in bile; principally bilirubin and biliverdin.
bile salt noun: The sodium salt of a bile acid; produced by the bile to neutralize the products leaving the stomach and to emulsify fatty material in it.
bile soap noun: A mixture of bile from slaughtered animals and soap; once used to remove heavy stains from textiles.
bileaflet adjective, noun: Affecting two leaflets; especially, affecting both leaflets of the mitral valve.
bilectal adjective, noun: That speaks two lects of the same language
bileful adjective: Poisonous, jaundiced, spiteful, choleric, angry.
Bilel proper noun: Alternative form of Bilal
bilenticular adjective: lenticular on two surfaces
bilepton noun: A proposed form of gauge boson having a lepton number of two.
bileptonic adjective: Of or pertaining to bileptons, or to systems of two leptons.
bilerp noun, verb: Abbreviation of bilinear interpolation.
biles noun: A gymnastic maneuver consisting of a double half layout, with full twist and blind landing.
bilestone noun: A gallstone, or biliary calculus.
bilete adjective: Having two lines indicating the splitting axes
bilevel adjective, noun: Having two levels.
bilge noun, verb /bɪld͡ʒ/: The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
bilge-free adjective: Of cargo, typically casks or barrels, stowed in a ship's hold so that the bilge remains clear and unobstructed.
bilge keel noun: a strake, or small keel or blister, running along much of the length of the hull. It is used to reduce the hull's tendency to roll. They are typically...
bilge pump noun: A small pump fitted in ships and boats to pump the bilges clear of water.
bilgeboard noun: A lifting foil used in a sailboat, which resembles a cross between a centerboard and a leeboard.
Bilger proper noun: A surname.
bilgewater noun /ˈbɪld͡ʒwɔtɚ/: Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
bilgeway noun: Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched.
bilgey adjective: Alternative form of bilgy.
Bilginturan syndrome noun: A rare genetic disorder with hypertension and brachydactyly.
bilgy adjective /ˈbɪld͡ʒi/: Containing, or resembling, bilge.
Bilhah proper noun: A handmaid of Rachel and mother of Dan and Naphtali.
bilharzia noun /bɪlˈhɑː.zi.ə/: The parasitic disease schistosomiasis.
bilharzial adjective: Relating to bilharzia.
bilharziasis noun: Synonym of schistosomiasis.
bilharzic adjective: Relating to bilharzia.
bilharzioma noun: A tumorlike inflammation of the intestinal serosa, mesentery, or the skin, caused by bilharzia
bilharziosis noun: schistosomiasis
bili noun, prefix /ˈbɪli/: Clipping of bilirubin.
Bili ape noun: A gorilla-like type of chimpanzee found in the Bili Forest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
bili light noun: A device for treating newborn jaundice (neonatal hyperbilirubinemia).
bilian noun: A hardwood tree, Eusideroxylon zwageri, of Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
biliaries noun: A stomachache.
biliary adjective /ˈbɪl.i.əɹ.i/: Of or pertaining to bile or the bile duct
biliary fever noun: An infection of the liver with Babesia canis, most often affecting dogs.
biliary sludge noun: Particulate matter that forms from bile and substances such as cholesterol crystals and calcium bilirubinate.
biliary tract noun: The path by which bile is secreted and delivered to the duodenum.
biliation noun: The production and/or excretion of bile.
bilibinskite noun: An isometric mineral containing copper, gold, lead, and tellurium.
biliblanket noun: Any of various light-emitting blankets that are used for home treatment of jaundice in infants.
bilic adjective: Of or relating to bile.
bilichrome noun: Synonym of bile pigment.
bilicyanin noun /bɪlɪˈsaɪənɪn/: A blue (or bluish) bile pigment found in gallstones and formed by oxidation of biliverdin or bilirubin.
biliferous adjective /baɪˈlɪfəɹəs/: Generating bile.
bilifuscin noun: A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.
biligand noun: A bivalent ligand
biligenesis noun: production of bile
bilimbi noun: A tree, Averrhoa bilimbi, related to the carambola.
bilimbing noun: Alternative form of bilimbi.
biliment noun: A woman's ornament; habiliment.
bilimit noun: A generalization of the concept of a limit that is an equivalence class rather than a unique value.
Bilimoria proper noun: A surname.
bilin noun /ˈbaɪlɪn/: Any of various biological pigments formed in many organisms as a metabolic product of certain porphyrins.
bilineage noun: bilineal lineage
bilineal adjective: Tracing descent through both the patriline and the matriline.
bilinear adjective, noun /baɪˈlɪn.i.ə/: Linear (preserving linear combinations) in each variable.
bilinear form noun: A function of two arguments from the same vector space which maps onto a field of scalars, which acts like a linear form with respect to either one of its...
bilinearisation noun: Alternative form of bilinearization.
bilinearise verb: Alternative form of bilinearize.
bilinearity noun: The condition of being bilinear
bilinearization noun: A process that makes a function bilinear.
bilinearize verb: To make bilinear.
bilinearly adverb: In a bilinear fashion.
biling adjective, verb: Abbreviation of bilingual.
bilinga noun: The African tropical hardwood of the tree Nauclea diderrichii.
bilingual adjective, noun /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/: Having the ability to speak two languages fluently.
bilingual dictionary noun: A translation dictionary in two languages.
bilingualism noun: The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.
bilingualist noun: Alternative form of bilingual.
bilinguality noun: bilingualism
bilingualization noun: The process or result of bilingualizing.
bilingualize verb: To make bilingual.
bilingually adverb: In a bilingual manner; using two languages.
bilingualness noun: The state of being bilingual.
bilinguis adjective: Double-tongued, deceiving.
bilinguist noun: One who speaks two languages.
bilinguous adjective: bilingual.
bilinite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.
Bilinski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
bilio- prefix: Alternative form of bili-.
bilio-pancreatic adjective: Alternative form of biliopancreatic.
bilio-pancreatic diversion noun: Alternative form of biliopancreatic diversion.
biliodigestive adjective: Relating to the bile duct and the stomach.
bilioenteric adjective: Relating to the bile duct and the intestines
biliojejunal adjective: relating to the bile duct and the jejunum
bilioma noun: A mass of bile fluid formed by damage to the bile duct
biliopancreatic adjective: Relating to the bile duct and the pancreas
biliopancreatic diversion noun: An operation in which part of the stomach is resected, creating a smaller stomach to which the distal part of the small intestine is then connected,...
biliopathy noun: Any disease or abnormality of the bile duct
bilious adjective /ˈbɪl.i.əs/: Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
bilious vomiting syndrome noun: Vomiting in dogs in response to bile-induced inflammation of the stomach.
biliously adverb: In a bilious way.
biliousness noun: The state of being bilious.
biliovascular adjective: Relating to bile ducts and blood vessels
biliphyte noun: Any alga of the phylum Biliphyta.
bilipid noun: Used attributively to describe a lipid bilayer
bilipidic adjective: Synonym of bilipid.
biliprasin noun: A dark green pigment found in small quantities in human gallstones.
biliprotein noun: Any of a group of coloured conjugated protein, containing a bilin, that function as photoreceptors
bilipschitz adjective: Alternative form of bi-Lipschitz.
Biliran proper noun /bɪˈli.ɾɐn/: A province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital: Naval.
bilirubin noun /bɪlɪˈɹuːbɪn/: A bile pigment that is a product of the breakdown of the heme portion of hemoglobin (which occurs within macrophages as they digest red blood cells), and...
bilirubinaemia noun: Alternative form of bilirubinemia.
bilirubinaemic adjective: Alternative spelling of bilirubinemic.
bilirubinate noun: Any salt or ester of bilirubin
bilirubinemia noun: The presence of bilirubin in the blood
bilirubinemic adjective: Pertaining to, or suffering from, bilirubinemia
bilirubinencephalopathy noun: kernicterus
bilirubinoid noun: Any intermediate in the enzymatic conversion of bilirubin to stercobilin in the gut
bilirubinometer noun: A device that measures the amount of bilirubin in the blood.
bilirubinometry noun: The measurement of the amount of bilirubin in the blood.
bilirubinostasis noun: Accumulation of bilirubin in liver tissue as a consequence of impeded bile flow.
bilirubinuria noun: the presence of bilirubin in the urine; often a symptom of liver disease
biliteracy noun: The capability of reading and writing in two languages or writing systems.
biliteral adjective: Composed of two letters.
biliteralism noun: The quality of being biliteral.
biliterate adjective, noun: Capable of reading and writing in two languages.
bilitranslocase noun: A particular plasma membrane protein with high affinity for bilirubin.
-bility suffix: Alternative form of -ability (in certain restricted contexts of word formation)
biliuria noun: The presence of bile acids or bile salts in the urine.
biliverdin noun: A green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.
biliverdinemia noun: The presence of biliverdin in the blood
Biljana proper noun: A transliteration of the Macedonian female given name Билјана (Biljana)
bilk noun, verb /bɪlk/: The spoiling of someone's score in the crib.
bilker noun: A cheat, especially one who evades payment.
bilking noun, verb: The act of one who bilks (in any sense).
bill noun, verb /ˈbɪl/: A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)
bill and coo verb: To coo and rub beaks as a prelude to mating.
bill-beetle noun: A billbug or weevil.
bill bird noun: A toucan.
Bill Cosby sweater noun: Alternative form of Cosby sweater.
bill discounter noun: A moneylender.
Bill Gates' flower fly noun: A species of flower fly from Costa Rica, Eristalis gatesi.
bill hook noun: A spiked hook used in offices and shops for hanging bills or other small papers such as receipts.
bill of adventure noun: A document stating that goods to be shipped are shipped at the owner's risk.
bill of attainder noun: A legislative determination imposing punishment without trial.
bill of complaint noun: In the English Court of Chancery, prior to the Judicature Act of 1873, the formal statement of the facts and prayer for relief submitted by a plaintiff to...
bill of costs noun: a statement of the items which form the total amount of the costs of a party to a suit or action.
bill of credit noun: A bill issued by a state, on the mere faith and credit of the state, and designed to circulate as money.
bill of entry noun: A document presented at customs containing information about goods imported or exported
bill of exchange noun: A document demanding payment from another party, especially used in international trade.
bill of fare noun: A written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.
bill of goods noun: A list of items purchased or offered for sale.
bill of health noun: A certificate stating whether or not there is infectious disease aboard a ship or in a port of departure, given to the ship's master to present at the next...
bill of lading noun: A document issued by a carrier (e.g. master of a ship or the ship owner's agent) to a shipper listing a ship's cargo, acknowledging receipt of said cargo,...
bill of material noun: Alternative form of bill of materials.
bill of materials noun: A list of materials and components used in a manufactured item.
bill of mortality noun: An official statement of the number of deaths in a place or district within a given time.
bill of parcels noun: An account given by the seller to the buyer of several items, with the price of each.
bill of particulars noun: A written statement or specification of the particulars of the demand for which an action at law is brought, or of a defendant's set-off against such...
bill of quantities noun: A list, prepared by a quantity surveyor, of the quantities of materials needed for a project.
bill of rights noun: A formal statement of the rights of a specified group of people.
bill of sale noun: A formal instrument for the conveyance or transfer of goods and chattels.
bill of sight noun: A form of entry at the customhouse, by which goods, respecting which the importer is not possessed of full information, may be provisionally landed for...
bill of store noun: a license granted at the customhouse to merchants, to carry such stores and provisions as are necessary for a voyage, custom free.
bill of victualling noun: A list of necessary stores shipped from the bonded warehouse, or for drawback on board vessels proceeding on oversea voyages.
bill sticker noun: Alternative form of billsticker.
bill strap noun: Synonym of currency strap.
bill up verb: To roll up a marijuana cigarette.
billa vera noun: Signifying that a presenter has furnished probable evidence, and is worthy of further consideration, presented to a party to indict them of the crime, and...
billability noun: The state or condition of being billable.
billable adjective, noun /ˈbɪləbəl/: Capable of being billed for.
billabong noun /ˈbɪləˌbɒŋ/: An anabranch, backwater or oxbow lake that is temporarily cut off from the main river, especially one that is only filled with water during the rainy season...
billander noun: Alternative form of bilander.
billard noun: A coalfish, especially a young one.
billback noun: The process of charging the client for a portion of the cost of resources that the client has used in order to recover the capital expense.
billboard noun, verb /ˈbɪlˌboɹd/: A very large outdoor sign, generally used for advertising.
billboard antenna noun: A large reflectarray.
billboarded adjective, verb: Lined with billboards.
Billboardese noun: The industry jargon associated with Billboard, an American music and entertainment magazine.
billboardesque adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a billboard.
billboarding noun, verb: A technique in three-dimensional graphics in which a sprite is rendered perpendicular to the camera without respect to camera movement.
billboardless adjective: Without billboards.
billboardlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a billboard.
billbook noun: A wallet; a pocketbook.
billbroker noun: One who engages in billbroking.
billbroking noun: The buying and selling of bills of exchange.
billbug noun: weevil
billed adjective, verb /bɪld/: Having a specified kind of bill (beak or beak-like projection).
billennial adjective: Pertaining to an age or duration of 2,000 years.
biller noun: An issuer of a bill.
Billerica proper noun /bɪlˈɹɪkə/: A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, named after Billericay, Essex.
Billericay proper noun /bɪləˈɹɪkiː/: A town and civil parish in Basildon borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ6794).
billet noun, verb /ˈbɪlɪt/: A short informal letter.
billet barge noun: A large motorbike with multiple chrome (or similar) cosmetic modifications.
billet-doux noun /ˈbɪl.eɪ ˈdu/: A love letter.
billet-master noun: An officer whose job is to assign billets to soldiers.
billet reading noun: A magic trick or form of clairvoyance in which the performer reads a message sealed inside an envelope.
billetable adjective: Capable of being billeted.
billeté adjective: Alternative form of billetty.
billeted adjective, verb: having a billet
billetee noun: One who is billeted.
billeter noun: One who billets (lodges a soldier).
billethead noun: A carved wooden decoration, usually at the bow of a vessel, generally smaller than a figurehead
billeting noun, verb: The lodging of soldiers.
billetless adjective: Not having a billet.
Billett proper noun: A surname.
billettee noun: Alternative form of billetee.
billetty adjective: Semé (strewn) with billets.
billetwood noun: Wood cut into billets.
billety adjective: Alternative form of billetty.
billfish noun /ˈbɪlˌfɪʃ/: Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
billfold noun /ˈbɪlˌfoʊld/: A small, folding sleeve or case designed to hold paper currency, as well as credit cards, pictures, etc.
billful noun: The amount that a bill can hold; a beakful.
billhead noun: A printed form used by traders in making out bills or rendering accounts, often with fancy designs.
billheaded adjective: Bearing a billhead.
billheading noun: Synonym of billhead.
billholder noun: Someone who holds a bill or acceptance.
billhook noun, verb: A medieval polearm, fitted to a long handle, sometimes with an L-shaped tine or a spike protruding from the side or the end of the blade for tackling the...
Billi proper noun /ˈbɪli/: A female given name from the Germanic languages, derived from Williamina or Wilhelmina, or directly from the masculine Billy.
Billiam proper noun: A male given name or nickname.
billiard noun, number /ˈbɪlɪəd/: A shot in billiards or snooker in which the cue ball strikes two other balls; a carom.
billiard ball noun: Any of the balls used in billiards.
billiard green adjective: Of the bright medium green color of the felt of many billiard tables.
billiard room noun: A room, usually in a house or hotel, in which there is a billiard table.
billiard table noun: A heavy felt-covered table fitted with six pockets along the perimeter used in the games of pool, billiards or snooker.
billiardist noun: A player of billiards.
billiards noun /ˈbɪlɪədz/: A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.
billiards room noun: Alternative form of billiard room.
billiardth adjective: The ordinal form of the number one billiard.
Billick proper noun: A surname from German.
billicock noun: Alternative form of billycock.
Billie proper noun: A male or female given name from the Germanic languages derived from Bill, the diminutive of William.
billie club noun: Alternative form of billy club.
billietite noun: An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing barium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
Billig proper noun: A surname.
billiken noun /ˈbɪ.lɪ.kən/: Alternative form of Billiken.
billikin noun: Alternative form of Billiken.
billing noun, verb /ˈbɪlɪŋ/: Amounts billed.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under B: 42,566 words, in 142 parts.