English Words: B
31,241 words · Page 45 of 625
The Norse god of light and purity, a son of Odin and Frigg, known for his beauty and near-invulnerability.
The effect whereby an organism's ability to learn new behaviours affects its reproductive success and therefore changes the genetic makeup of its species through natural selection.
A poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by heating calcium nitrate.
A series of guidelines outlining the relative favorabilities of ring closure reactions in alicyclic compounds.
Of or relating to James Mark Baldwin (1861–1934), American philosopher and psychologist who contributed to early psychiatry and the theory of evolution.
A small village on private land north of Inchture, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2730).
keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
A bonfire, any large outdoor fire (for example those used in a funeral pyre, or in witches' rituals).
a type of hall, station, or large building for public uses, typically found in present-day Malaysia
A surname from Basque, denoting origin or inhabitation in the Valencia region of Spain.
A dialect of Odia spoken in districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar in Odia, India.
Of or relating to Arthur Balfour (1848–1930), British Conservative politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from July 1902 to December 1905.
A kingdom in southern and eastern Manchuria (in modern China and Russia) and northeastern Korea (in modern North Korea) in the late first millennium, which existed from 698 CE to 926 CE.
A suburb of London in the borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2873).
A species of bird in the drongo family, Dicrurus balicassius, endemic to the Philippines.
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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 45. 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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