biannually - adj. occurring, appearing, etc., twice a year (cf. BIENNIAL). biannually adv.... [more]

biathlete - n. Sport an athletic contest in skiing and shooting. biathlete n. [BI-, after... [more]

bibber - v.intr. (bibbed, bibbing) archaic drink much or often. bibber n. [ME, perh. f.... [more]

bibelot - n. a small curio or artistic trinket. [F]... [more]

biblically - adj. 1 of, concerning , or contained in the... [more]

bibliographer - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a list of the books referred to in a scholarly work ,... [more]

bibliographic - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a list of the books referred to in a scholarly work ,... [more]

bibliographical - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a list of the books referred to in a scholarly work ,... [more]

bibliographically - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a list of the books referred to in a scholarly work ,... [more]

bibliomaniac - n. an extreme enthusiasm for collecting and possessing books. bibliomaniac n.... [more]

bibliophile - n. (also bibliophil) a person who collects or is fond of books. bibliophilic adj.... [more]

bibliophilic - n. (also bibliophil) a person who collects or is fond of books. bibliophilic adj.... [more]

bibliophily - n. (also bibliophil) a person who collects or is fond of books. bibliophilic adj.... [more]

bibliopoly - n. a seller of (esp. rare) books. bibliopoly n. [L bibliopola f. Gk bibliopoles... [more]

bibulous - adj. given to drinking alcoholic liquor. bibulously adv. bibulousness n. [L bibulus... [more]

bibulously - adj. given to drinking alcoholic liquor. bibulously adv. bibulousness n. [L bibulus... [more]

bibulousness - adj. given to drinking alcoholic liquor. bibulously adv. bibulousness n. [L bibulus... [more]

bicameralism - adj. (of a parliament or legislative body) having two chambers. bicameralism n.... [more]

bicephalous - adj. having two heads. ... [more]

bicker - v.intr. 1 quarrel pettily; wrangle. 2 poet. a (of a stream, rain, etc.) patter (over... [more]

bickerer - v.intr. 1 quarrel pettily; wrangle. 2 poet. a (of a stream, rain, etc.) patter (over... [more]

biconvex - adj. (esp. of a lens) convex on both sides. ... [more]

bicycler - n. & v. a vehicle of two wheels held in a frame... [more]

bicyclist - n. & v. a vehicle of two wheels held in a frame... [more]

biennially - adj. & n. 1 lasting two years. 2 recurring every two years (cf. BIANNUAL). 1 Bot.... [more]

biffin - n. Brit. a deep-red cooking-apple. [= beefing f. BEEF + -ING(1), with ref. to the... [more]

bigamist - n. (pl. -ies) the crime of marrying when one... [more]

bigamous - n. (pl. -ies) the crime of marrying when one... [more]

bigamy - n. (pl. -ies) the crime of marrying when one... [more]

biggish - orig. unkn.]... [more]

bigness - orig. unkn.]... [more]

bigotry - orig. unkn.]... [more]

bijou - n. & adj. (pl. bijoux pronunc. same) a jewel; a trinket. --attrib.adj. (bijou)... [more]

bilabial - adj. Phonet. (of a sound etc.) made with closed or nearly closed lips. ... [more]

bilaterally - adj. 1 of, on, or with two sides. 2 affecting or between ... [more]

bilbo - n. (pl. -os or -oes) hist. a sword noted for the temper and elasticity of [more]

bilharziasis - n. the disease of bilharzia. Also called SCHISTOSOMIASIS. ... [more]

bilingualism - adj. & n. 1 able to speak two languages, esp. fluently.... [more]

biliously - adj. 1 affected by a disorder of the bile. 2 bad-tempered. biliously adv. biliousness... [more]

biliousness - adj. 1 affected by a disorder of the bile. 2 bad-tempered. biliously adv. biliousness... [more]

bilker - earliest use (17th c.) in cribbage, = spoil one's... [more]

billable - n. & v. 1 a a printed or written statement of charges for goods supplied or services... [more]

billetee - n. & v. 1 a a place where troops etc. are lodged, usu. with civilians. b a written... [more]

billeter - n. & v. 1 a a place where troops etc. are lodged, usu. with civilians. b a written... [more]

billhook - n. a sickle-shaped tool with a sharp inner edge, used for pruning, lopping, etc.... [more]

billionth - n. & adj. (pl. same or (in sense 3) billions) (in sing. prec. by a or one) 1 a... [more]

billon - n. an alloy of gold or silver with a predominating admixture of a base metal. [F... [more]

billowy - n. & v. 1 a wave. 2 a soft upward-curving flow. 3 any large soft mass. intr. [more]

billposting - n. (also billsticker) a person who pastes up advertisements on hoardings. billposting... [more]

billycan - n. = BILLY(1). ... [more]

bilobate - adj. (also bilobed) having or consisting of two lobes. ... [more]

biltong - n. S.Afr. boneless meat salted and dried in strips. [Afrik., of uncert. orig.]... [more]

bimanal - adj. (also bimanous) having two hands. [BI- + L manus hand]... [more]

bimbo - n. (pl. -os or -oes) sl. usu. derog. 1 a person. 2 a woman, esp. a young empty-headed... [more]

bimetallic - adj. 1 made of two metals. 2 of or relating to bimetallism. bimetallic strip a... [more]

bimetallism - n. a system of allowing the unrestricted currency of two ... [more]

bimetallist - n. a system of allowing the unrestricted currency of two ... [more]

bimillenary - adj. & n. of or relating to a two-thousandth anniversary. (pl. -ies) a bimillenary... [more]

bimonthly - adj., adv., & n. occurring twice a month or every two months. twice a month or every... [more]

bin - n. & adj. sl. (pl. -ies) a mad or silly person; a lunatic. (loonier, looniest)... [more]

binate - adj. Bot. 1 growing in pairs. 2 composed of two equal parts. [mod.L binatus f. L... [more]

binaural - adj. 1 of or used with both ears. 2 (of sound) recorded... [more]

bine - n. 1 the twisting stem of a climbing plant, esp. the hop. 2 a flexible shoot. [orig.... [more]

binnacle - n. a built-in housing for a ship's compass. [earlier bittacle, ult. f. L habitaculum... [more]

binomially - n. & adj. 1 an algebraic expression of the sum or the difference of two terms. 2... [more]

binominal - adj. = BINOMIAL. [L binominis (as BI-, nomen -inis name)]... [more]

biochemical - n. the study of the chemical and physico-chemical processes of living organisms.... [more]

biochemist - n. the study of the chemical and physico-chemical processes of living organisms.... [more]

biocoenology - n. (US biocenosis) (pl. -noses) 1 an association of different organisms forming... [more]

biocoenosis - n. (US biocenosis) (pl. -noses) 1 an association of different organisms forming... [more]