bronchitus - n. inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes. bronchitic adj....

broncitis - n. inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes. bronchitic adj....

blamk - adj., n., & v. 1 a (of paper) not written or printed on. b (of a document) with...

bea - abbr. British Epilepsy Association. ...

bah - int. an expression of contempt or disbelief. [prob. F]...

Bot - n. (also bott ) any of various parasitic larvae of...

Brit - n. colloq. a British person. [abbr.]...

bod - abbr. biochemical oxygen demand. ...

burcitis - n. inflammation of a bursa. ...

brochitis - n. inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes. bronchitic adj....

bikni - n. a two-piece swimsuit for women. bikini briefs women's scanty briefs. [Bikini,...

brotherhood - n. 1 a the relationship between brothers. b brotherly friendliness; companionship....

brunette - n. & adj. a woman with dark brown hair. (of a woman) having dark ...

bursitus - n. inflammation of a bursa. ...

budhism - n. a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Gautama Buddha in India...

balistics - n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.) the science of projectiles and firearms. ...

bypolar - adj. having two poles or extremities. bipolarity n....

billbord - n. esp. US a large outdoor board for advertisements etc. ...

brotherood - n. 1 a the relationship between brothers. b brotherly friendliness; companionship....

brine - n. & v. 1 water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt. 2 sea water ....

boondock - n. (usu. in pl.) US sl. rough or isolated country. [Tagalog bundok mountain]...

backgrond - n. 1 part of a scene, picture, or description, that serves as a setting to the

boarder - n. 1 a person who boards (see BOARD v. 2a), esp....

batmam - n. (pl. -men) Mil. an attendant serving an officer. [OF bat, bast f. med.L bastum...

barbituate - n. any derivative of barbituric acid used in the preparation of sedative and sleep-inducing...

borsh - var. of BORTSCH. ...

brawl - n. & v. a noisy quarrel or fight . intr. 1 quarrel...

bilboard - n. esp. US a large outdoor board for advertisements etc. ...

brainy - adj. (brainier, brainiest) intellectually clever or active. brainily adv. braininess...

backgrund - n. 1 part of a scene, picture, or description, that serves as a setting to the

bebel - see Gen . 11)]...

bonfire - n. a large open-air fire for burning rubbish, as part of a celebration, or as a...

billborad - n. esp. US a large outdoor board for advertisements etc. ...

brood - n. & v. 1 the young of an animal (esp. a bird) produced...

badmiton - n. 1 a game with rackets in which a shuttlecock is played back and forth across...

big - orig. unkn.]...

basktball - n. 1 a game between two teams of five or six, in which ...

bot - n. (also bott ) any of various parasitic larvae of...

biotecnology - n. the exploitation of biological processes for industrial ...

bacground - n. 1 part of a scene, picture, or description, that serves as a setting to the

bkini - n. a two-piece swimsuit for women. bikini briefs women's scanty briefs. [Bikini,...

bitty - adj. (bittier, bittiest) made up of unrelated bits; scrappy. bittily adv. bittiness...

bang - perh. f. Scand.]...

biolgy - n. 1 the study of living organisms. 2 the plants and animals of a particular area....

babel - see Gen . 11)]...

bactrium - n. (pl. bacteria) a member of a large group of unicellular micro-organisms lacking...

braile - n. & v. a system of writing and printing for the...

buldog - n. 1 a a dog of a sturdy powerful breed with a large head and smooth

bonage - infl. by BOND]...

bulge - see BUDGET]...

birthay - n. 1 the day on which a person etc. was born. 2 the anniversary of this. birthday...

bronchtis - n. inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes. bronchitic adj....

borrow - v. 1 a tr. acquire temporarily with the promise or intention of returning. b intr....

betch - n. & v. 1 a female dog or other canine animal....

buss - cf. F baiser f. L basiare]...

braid - n. & v. 1 a woven band of silk or thread used for edging or trimming. 2 a

baketball - n. 1 a game between two teams of five or six, in which ...

boilogy - n. 1 the study of living organisms. 2 the plants and animals of a particular area....

bullock - n. & v. a castrated bull. intr. (often foll. by at) Austral. colloq. work very...

border - cf. BOARD]...

bahh - int. an expression of contempt or disbelief. [prob. F]...

busitis - n. inflammation of a bursa. ...

bloodhund - n. 1 a large hound of a breed used in tracking and having a very keen sense of smell....

babu - n. (also baboo) Ind. 1 a title of respect, esp. to Hindus. 2 derog. formerly, an...

buble - prob. imit.]...

bacteriology - n. the study of bacteria. bacteriological adj. bacteriologically adv. bacteriologist...

berserk - adj. & n. (esp. in go berserk) wild, frenzied; in a violent rage. (also berserker)...

biography - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a written account of a person's life, usu. by another. b such...

bacillus - n. (pl. bacilli) 1 any rod-shaped bacterium. 2 (usu. in pl.) any pathogenic bacterium....

bashful - adj. 1 shy, diffident, self-conscious. 2 sheepish. bashfully adv. bashfulness...