English Words: B
31,241 words · Page 95 of 625
A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
A traditional Middle Eastern sweet cake, made from cooked semolina or farina soaked in simple syrup which may also contain orange flower water or rose water.
A light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).
A movable bridge consisting of one or two opening leaves equipped with balancing and stabilizing counterweights that ease and speed up their operation.
The secondary, inferior, outdoor or rear courtyard of a large house, palace or castle.
A parachute jump from a fixed point rather than from an aircraft; typically from a tall building, high bridge or rock formation.
An extreme sport consisting of jumping from a fixed structure on land, using a parachute.
The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature.
A benchmark interest rate, from which other interest rates are calculated; a policy rate.
A GPS receiver at known fixed location, used to derive correction information for nearby portable GPS receivers.
A unit of measurement which is not itself defined in terms of other units, and from which other units may be derived.
The transient, lateral opening of a base pair in a nucleic acid molecule as a result of thermal motion or the presence of a defect
A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which the objective is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.
A long instrument, typically wood, metal, or plastic, which is swung to strike baseballs.
A glove used when playing baseball to protect the hand and enhance catching ability.
A type of succulent plant native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, resembling a small round cactus, of species Euphorbia obesa.
That tracks, that makes sense, that follows, obviously (used as a reaction to hearing something expected, characteristic, or stereotypical).
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
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 95. 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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