English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 40 of 625

bisquenoun

A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.

Bissname

A surname from German or Middle English or transferred from the nickname.

Bissauname

The capital city of Guinea-Bissau.

Bissetname

A surname.

bistverb

Used to form the second person singular of be.

bistronoun

A small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.

bitnoun

A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.

bitchnoun

A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.

bitchedverb

simple past and past participle of bitch

bitchesnoun

plural of bitch

bitchingadj

Excellent; outstanding.

bitchyadj

Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant.

bitcoinname

A decentralized cryptocurrency using blockchain technology.

biteverb

To cut into something by clamping the teeth.

biternoun

Agent noun of bite; someone or something who bites or tends to bite.

bitesnoun

plural of bite

bitingverb

present participle and gerund of bite

bitmapnoun

A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.

bitratenoun

The frequency at which bits (binary digits) pass a given physical or metaphorical point, measured in bps (bits per second).

bitsnoun

plural of bit

bitsyadj

Fragmented.

bittenverb

past participle of bite

bitteradj

Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).

bitterlyadv

In a bitter manner.

bitternnoun

Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.

bitternessnoun

The quality of having a bitter taste.

bitterrootnoun

Lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.

bittersweetadj

Both bitter and sweet.

BitTorrentname

A peer-to-peer file sharing protocol.

bittyadj

Containing bits; fragmented.

bitumennoun

A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.

bituminousadj

Of or pertaining to bitumen.

BIVnoun

Initialism of brain in a vat.

bivalvenoun

Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.

bivariateadj

Having or involving exactly two variables.

bivouacnoun

An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.

biweeklyadj

Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.

bixnoun

Biscuits.

Bixbyname

A habitational surname.

biznoun

Business, especially showbusiness.

bizarreadj

Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.

bizarrelyadv

In a bizarre manner.

bizarroadj

Alternative form of bizarre.

bizetnoun

The upper faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond, which projects from the setting and occupies the zone between the girdle and the table.

BJnoun

Initialism of blow job.

BJPname

Initialism of Bharatiya Janata Party, a major political party.

Björkname

A female given name

BLname

Initialism of British Leyland.

blaintj

Alternative form of blah (“imitative of idle, meaningless talk”).

blabverb

To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.

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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 40. 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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