English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 56 of 625

Bamboo Curtainname

The political and ideological barrier between the communist and capitalist states of Asia during the Cold War.

bamboo diplomacynoun

A foreign policy of developing and maintaining nonaligned diplomatic relations with other countries, as used by Thailand and Vietnam.

bamboo wifenoun

In East Asia and Southeast Asia, a hollow bamboo bolster roughly the size of a human body, embraced by a person while sleeping during hot weather because its open structure exposes the body to cooling air flow.

bambooedadj

Made or furnished with bamboo.

bambooesnoun

plural of bamboo

bambooeyadj

Resembling or characteristic of bamboo.

bambooingnoun

A flogging with a bamboo cane.

bambooishadj

Resembling or characteristic of bamboo.

bamboolikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of bamboo.

bamboowarenoun

Articles made from bamboo.

bamboowrennoun

Any in the genus Psilorhamphus, of which the spotted bamboowren (Psilorhamphus guttatus) is the only species.

bamboozeverb

Alternative spelling of bamboozle.

bamboozlableadj

Capable of being bamboozled.

bamboozleverb

To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.

bamboozleableadj

Rare form of bamboozlable.

bamboozlementnoun

The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled.

bamboozlernoun

One who bamboozles; a trickster.

bamboozlerynoun

The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled.

bamboozlinglyadv

In a bamboozling manner.

bamboshnoun

Humbug; deceptive nonsense.

bambounoun

Alternative form of bamboo.

bamboulanoun

A drum made from giant bamboo.

bambuconoun

A traditional music genre from Colombia, formed in the 19th and 20th centuries as a blend of Basque folk music and the European waltz.

Bamburghname

A coastal village and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1834).

bambuterolnoun

A LABA used in the treatment of asthma, a prodrug of terbutaline.

Bamconame

Bandai Namco Holdings, a Japanese mass media and entertainment conglomerate.

BAMEadj

Initialism of black, Asian, and minority ethnic.

BAMFnoun

Acronym of bad-ass motherfucker, a very tough or formidably impressive person who is not to be trifled with.

bamfoozleverb

To confound; to perplex.

Bamfordname

A place in England:

Bamford-Stevens reactionnoun

A chemical reaction in which treatment of tosylhydrazones with strong base gives alkenes.

bamforditenoun

A triclinic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, molybdenum, and oxygen.

bamiyehnoun

A traditional sweet snack of Iran, similar to a doughnut, made from a yogurt- and starch-based dough which is fried before being dipped in syrup.

bamlanivimabnoun

A neutralising monoclonal antibody directed against the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2.

bammanoun

An unstylish rural person; a hick.

bammernoun

Marijuana of the lowest quality available.

bammointj

An exclamatory indication of excitement or victory, for example when having completed a difficult task, or won something.

bammyadj

Crazy.

BAMNprep_phrase

Initialism of by any means necessary.

bamnidazolenoun

An antiprotozoal drug.

bampnoun

An idiotic and ill-mannered person.

bampotnoun

An idiot; an objectionable and foolish person.

Bamptonname

A placename:

Bamumname

One of the Benue-Congo languages of Cameroon.

Bamyanname

A province of Afghanistan.

banverb

To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

ban hammernoun

Alternative form of banhammer.

ban-houndnoun

A dog that fulfills or executes a curse (ban).

ban-the-bombernoun

A supporter of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

banabanoun

A Southeast Asian tree (Lagerstroemia speciosa), with medicinal leaves.

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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 56. 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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