English Words: B

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Billiename

A male or female given name from the Germanic languages derived from Bill, the diminutive of William.

billingverb

present participle and gerund of bill

billingsnoun

plural of billing

billingsgatenoun

Profane, abusive language; coarse words.

Billingsleyname

A surname.

Billingtonname

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England; the parish was previously named Great Billington (OS grid ref SP9422).

billionnum

Either of two large amounts:

billionairenoun

Somebody whose wealth is at least one billion (10⁹) currency units.

billionsnum

plural of billion

billionthadj

The ordinal form of the number one billion.

billownoun

A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound

billowingnoun

The act of something that billows; a billow.

billsnoun

plural of bill

billynoun

A fellow, companion, comrade, mate; partner, brother.

Biloxinoun

A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting an area near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in southeast Mississippi.

Biltmorename

The byname of the Biltmore Estate and many things associated with it.

Biltonname

A placename:

bimnoun

A woman.

bimanoun

The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium.

bimbonoun

A physically attractive person, typically a woman or otherwise feminine in appearance, who lacks intelligence.

bimbosnoun

plural of bimbo

bimininoun

A lightweight cover, usually made of fabric stretched on a metal frame which is readily removable, for the cockpit or deck of a speedboat or sailboat.

bimodaladj

Having two modes or forms.

bimonthlyadj

Occurring once every two months

binnoun

A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.

Binaname

A language spoken in New Guinea.

binaryadj

Being in one of two mutually exclusive states.

binationaladj

Relating to, or involving, two nations.

binauraladj

Of, relating to, affecting, or designed for use with two ears.

bindverb

To tie; to confine by any ligature.

bindernoun

Someone who binds.

bindinoun

The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of Hindu women.

bindingadj

Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.

bindsnoun

plural of bind

bingnoun

Solitary confinement.

bingenoun

A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.

bingedverb

simple past and past participle of bing

Binghamname

A town and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK703343).

Binghamtonname

A city, the county seat of Broome County, New York, United States, named after William Bingham.

bingingverb

present participle and gerund of bing

Bingleyname

A market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE108389).

bingonoun

A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.

binknoun

A bench.

Binksname

A surname.

binkynoun

A stuffed animal, pillow, blanket, or toy that a small child is more attached to than any other, and often sleeps with.

binnedverb

simple past and past participle of bin

binningverb

present participle and gerund of bin

Binnsname

A surname.

binnynoun

Niger barb (Labeobarbus bynni or Barbus bynni), a species of yellowfish found in the Nile.

binocularadj

Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter B contains 31,241 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 625 pages, and you are currently viewing page 36. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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