English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 57 of 625

Banabanadj

Of or pertaining to the island of Banaba, Kiribati.

Banachadj

being a Banach space

Banach spacenoun

A normed vector space which is complete with respect to the norm, meaning that Cauchy sequences have well-defined limits that are points in the space.

Banach-Tarski paradoxname

A theorem in set-theoretic geometry, which states that given a solid ball in three‑dimensional space, there exists a decomposition of the ball into a finite number of disjoint subsets, which can then be put back together in a different way to yield two identical copies of the original ball.

Banachianadj

Of or relating to Stefan Banach (1892–1945), influential Polish mathematician, the founder of modern functional analysis.

Banaghername

A town in western County Offaly, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 0015).

banakitenoun

A form of trachyandesite

banaladj

Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

Banalesname

A surname from Spanish.

banalisationnoun

The action of making something banal; trivialization.

banaliseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of banalize.

banalitynoun

The quality of being banal.

banalizationnoun

American and Oxford British English standard spelling of banalisation.

banalizeverb

To make banal or commonplace.

banallyadv

In a banal, trite or boring manner.

banalnessnoun

banality

banalsitenoun

An orthorhombic-pyramidal white mineral containing aluminum, barium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

banalysisnoun

Trivial and uninsightful analysis.

Banaminenoun

A brand of flunixin meglumine.

banannoun

Banana.

banananoun

An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.

banana bagnoun

A plastic bag containing a yellow-coloured liquid mixture of vitamins and minerals administered by intravenous drip, typically used to treat excessive alcohol intake.

banana ballnoun

A banana shot.

banana beltnoun

A small land area with a warmer climate than its surroundings, particularly one whose location on a map suggests a cold climate.

banana bendernoun

A native or inhabitant of Queensland, Australia.

banana bondnoun

An extended covalent bond found in boranes in which a hydrogen atom is shared by two boron atoms; a form of three-center two-electron bond.

banana bracketnoun

Either of the brackets (!| and |!), used in the notation for catamorphisms.

banana breadnoun

A type of bread or cake made with mashed bananas.

banana busnoun

an articulated bus

banana clipnoun

A girl's long, curved hairclip resembling two combs that mesh together.

banana cuenoun

A Philippine snack made by coating a deep-fried banana in caramelized brown sugar, served on a skewer.

banana foldnoun

A long crease below the buttock that results from a deposit of fatty tissue.

banana hammocknoun

A male thong.

banana ketchupnoun

a condiment, a type of ketchup where the tomatoes are replaced by bananas and red food dye

banana kicknoun

A kick that causes a spin to make the ball bend away from the player's body.

banana knifenoun

Synonym of linoleum knife.

banana moneynoun

World War II Japanese invasion money.

banana nosenoun

A large, unusually long nose.

banana notenoun

a note of Japanese invasion money.

banana oilnoun

Nonsense.

banana peelnoun

The several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.

banana phonenoun

A telephone, typically a mobile phone, with a curved shape to accommodate the wearer's facial profile.

BANANA principlenoun

A policy that prohibits building anything that could disturb those who already reside in an area.

banana republicnoun

A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.

banana shallotnoun

A cross between an onion and a shallot.

banana shotnoun

A shot with a ball sent on a curved banana-shaped trajectory.

banana skinnoun

The outer skin of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.

banana slicenoun

Synonym of slice (“shot that curves unintentionally”).

banana solutionnoun

A solution used as a vehicle in applying bronze pigments. It contains acetote, benzene, pyroxylin, and amyl acetate.

banana splitnoun

A dessert or sundae containing a banana cut in half lengthwise (split), ice cream and various toppings which may include sauces, nuts or fruit.

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