English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 59 of 625

bancroftianadj

Caused by the roundworm Wuchereria bancrofti

bandnoun

A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.

band rotundanoun

A small round building, completely open at the sides and without walls, where a band of musicians can play to an audience. Usually situated in a public park.

band-aidnoun

An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.

band-aid brigadenoun

Emergency medical technicians, first-aiders, or other pre-hospital medical workers.

band-passadj

Letting through only a specific range of electromagnetic frequencies.

bandanoun

A style of Mexican brass band music, emerged in the 19th century.

Banda Acehname

The capital and largest city of Aceh, Indonesia.

Banda Seaname

A large sea bordering the Pacific Ocean near Indonesia and surrounded by many islands, such as Timor and the Banda Islands.

bandableadj

That may be divided into bands

bandagenoun

A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.

bandage dressnoun

An elasticated dress that wraps tightly around the wearer to accentuate the profile of the body.

bandageableadj

Able to be bandaged.

bandagelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a bandage.

bandagernoun

One who applies a bandage.

bandagingnoun

Strips of cloth or other material used to create a bandage.

bandagistnoun

One who applies bandages.

bandalanoun

A fabric made in Manila from the older leaf sheaths of the abaca (Musa textilis).

bandalorenoun

A yo-yo.

bandananoun

A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.

bandanaedadj

Wearing a bandana.

bandangonoun

A pawpaw (Asimina triloba).

bandannanoun

Alternative spelling of bandana.

bandaokenoun

karaoke with a live band rather than recorded music

bandarnoun

A rhesus macaque.

Bandar Abbasname

A port city in Iran, the seat of Bandar Abbas County's Central District and the capital of Hormozgan Province.

Bandar Lampungname

The capital and largest city of Lampung, Indonesia.

bandar lognoun

A nation of monkeys; hence, (figurative) a group of chattering people.

Bandar Seri Begawanname

The capital city of Brunei.

Bandar Torkamanname

A city on the Caspian Sea, in Torkaman County, Golestan Province, northern Iran.

Bandar-e Emam Khomeyniname

A city and port on the Persian Gulf, in Mahshahr County, Khuzestan Province, south-west Iran.

Bandarbanname

A hill district in Bangladesh.

Bandargatename

A scandal in which the Bahraini government sought to marginalize the country's Shia majority.

bandarinoun

A kind of rhythmic dance music originating from the Iranian side of the Persian Gulf.

bandarillonoun

Alternative spelling of banderilla.

Bandaruname

A surname from Telugu.

bandboxnoun

A box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items.

bandboxicaladj

Small and flimsy; poky.

bandboxyadj

Resembling a bandbox.

bandbrakenoun

A braking device consisting of a flexible band that tightens around a rotating drum to slow or stop motion by friction.

bandcenternoun

the center of a spectral band

bandeaunoun

A band for the hair.

bandeausnoun

plural of bandeau

bandeauxnoun

plural of bandeau

bandedadj

Marked with bands of colour.

banded hickory borernoun

A species of brown longhorn beetle (Knulliana cincta) with orange patterns, found in the southern United States, certain northern areas of Mexico, and the Bahamas.

banded pignoun

Sus scrofa vittatus, a subspecies of wild boar found in Southeast Asia.

banded stiltnoun

Cladorhynchus leucocephalus, a nomadic stilt endemic to Australia.

bandednessnoun

The condition of being banded

bandeirantenoun

adventurers and slavers from São Paulo, who were responsible for exploring much of early colonial Brazil.

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