English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 62 of 625

banduranoun

A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap.

bandurianoun

Alternative spelling of bandurria

banduristnoun

Someone who plays the bandura.

bandurrianoun

A plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body, with twelve strings in six courses in its most common modern form, originating in Spain.

Bandusianame

A spring near Venusia, the subject of an ode by the ancient poet Horace.

bandwaggonnoun

Alternative form of bandwagon.

bandwagonnoun

A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.

bandwagon effectnoun

the observation that people often do or believe what they think many other people do.

bandwagon jumpernoun

One who jumps on the bandwagon.

bandwagoneernoun

One who jumps on the bandwagon; a bandwagoner.

bandwagonernoun

Someone who supports or participates in something only because it is popular or successful.

bandwagoningnoun

The practice of joining the prevailing side.

bandwagonismnoun

The tendency to jump on the bandwagon, i.e. to join a craze or trend, sometimes for profit.

bandwagonningnoun

Alternative spelling of bandwagoning.

bandwidthnoun

The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.

bandwingnoun

Any of the subfamily Oedipodinae of grasshoppers, many having colourful hindwings.

bandwithnoun

Misspelling of bandwidth.

bandworknoun

Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.

bandyverb

To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange.

bandy aboutverb

To talk about something frequently, but without knowing the exact facts or truth of the matter.

bandy aroundverb

To talk about something with others, but without knowing the exact facts or truth of the matter.

bandy-leggedadj

Synonym of bow-legged, having knees which bend outward.

bandyballnoun

An old game resembling hockey.

bandyingnoun

gerund of bandy (“the act of one who bandies”)

bandyleggedadj

Having bowed legs, having legs bent noticeably outward at the knee.

bandylitenoun

A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal dark blue mineral containing boron, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.

bandymannoun

The driver of a bandy (Indian cart).

banenoun

A cause of misery or ruin.

baneberrynoun

A flowering plant of the genus Actaea (syn. Cimicifuga).

banedverb

simple past and past participle of bane

banefuladj

Poisonous, deadly.

banefullyadv

In a baneful way.

banefulnessnoun

The state or quality of being baneful.

Banerjeename

A surname from Bengali.

banesnoun

plural of bane

Banetname

A surname from French.

banewortnoun

Atropa belladonna, deadly nightshade.

Banezname

A surname from Spanish.

Banffname

A town in Alberta, Canada.

Banffshirename

A historical county in northeastern Scotland, which was absorbed into Grampian Region in 1975. Its county town was Banff.

Banfieldname

A surname.

Banfieldianadj

Relating to the work or theories of political scientist Edward C. Banfield.

bangnoun

A sudden percussive noise.

bang aroundverb

To make a lot of percussive noise while moving around.

bang awayverb

to strike or hit repeatedly

bang down the doorverb

To present oneself as a strong candidate for a role or achievement, explicitly or implicitly.

bang for the bucknoun

Efficiency; cost-effectiveness; value.

bang from the bucknoun

Alternative form of bang for the buck.

bang maidnoun

A woman whose role in a relationship is limited to sex and housework.

bang offverb

To fire (a weapon or a shot); to ejaculate.

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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 62. 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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