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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Benevolentadjectiveshowing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generositycandidateMay 18, 2026
Bengaliadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Benightedadjectivelacking enlightenment or knowledge or culturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Benignadjectivepleasant and beneficial in nature or influencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Benignantadjectivecharacterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjectscandidateMay 18, 2026
Benineseadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Benin or its peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Bentadjectiveused of the back and kneescandidateMay 18, 2026
Bent onadjectiveMWEfixed in your purposecandidateMay 18, 2026
Benthaladjectiveof or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Benthicadjectiveof or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Benthonicadjectiveof or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Bentoniticadjectiveof or relating to or containing bentonitecandidateMay 18, 2026
Benumbedadjectivehaving lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposurecandidateMay 18, 2026
Benzenoidadjectivesimilar to benzene in structure or linkagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Benzoicadjectivecontaining or derived from benzoic acid or benzoincandidateMay 18, 2026
Benzylicadjectiverelating to benzylcandidateMay 18, 2026
Bereavedadjectivesorrowful through loss or deprivationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Bereftadjectivesorrowful through loss or deprivationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Bermudanadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Bermuda or its inhabitantscandidateMay 18, 2026
Berriedadjectiveproducing or bearing berriescandidateMay 18, 2026
Berrylikeadjectiveresembling a berrycandidateMay 18, 2026
Berserkadjectivefrenzied as if possessed by a demoncandidateMay 18, 2026
BeseechingadjectivebeggingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Besiegedadjectivesurrounded by hostile forcescandidateMay 18, 2026
Besottedadjectivevery drunkcandidateMay 18, 2026
Bespectacledadjectivewearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglasscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bespokeadjective(of clothing) custom-madecandidateMay 18, 2026
Bespokenadjective(of clothing) custom-madecandidateMay 18, 2026
Besprentadjectivesprinkled overcandidateMay 18, 2026
Bestadjective(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisablecandidateMay 18, 2026
Best-Knownadjectivemost familiar or renownedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Best-Lovedadjectivepreferred above all others and treated with partialitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Best-Sellingadjectiveselling in great numberscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bestialadjectiveresembling a beastcandidateMay 18, 2026
Bestubbledadjectivehaving a short growth of beardcandidateMay 18, 2026
Betaadjectivepreliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware productcandidateMay 18, 2026
Betrothedadjectivepledged to be marriedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Betteradjective(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitabilitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Better OffadjectiveMWEin a more fortunate or prosperous conditioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Better-Knownadjectivemore familiar or renowned than the other of twocandidateMay 18, 2026
Better-Lookingadjectivepleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Betteringadjectivechanging for the bettercandidateMay 18, 2026
Bettingadjectivepreoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Betulaceousadjectiveof or pertaining to or characteristic of trees of the birch familycandidateMay 18, 2026
Bewhiskeredadjectivehaving hair on the cheeks and chincandidateMay 18, 2026
Bewilderedadjectiveperplexed by many conflicting situations or statementscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bewitchedadjectiveunder a spellcandidateMay 18, 2026
Bewitchingadjectivecapturing interest as if by a spellcandidateMay 18, 2026
Beyond DoubtadjectiveMWEtoo obvious to be doubtedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Bhutaneseadjectiveof or pertaining to or characteristic of Bhutan or its people or culture or languagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Biannualadjectiveoccurring or payable twice each yearcandidateMay 18, 2026
Biasadjectiveslanting diagonally across the grain of a fabriccandidateMay 18, 2026
Biasedadjectivefavoring one person or side over anothercandidateMay 18, 2026
Biauraladjectiverelating to or having or hearing with two earscandidateMay 18, 2026
Biauricularadjectiverelating to the two auditory openingscandidateMay 18, 2026
Biaxaladjectivehaving two axescandidateMay 18, 2026
Biaxateadjectivehaving two axescandidateMay 18, 2026
Biaxialadjectivehaving two axescandidateMay 18, 2026
Bibbedadjectivehaving a bibcandidateMay 18, 2026
Biblessadjectivelacking a bibcandidateMay 18, 2026
Biblicaladjectiveof or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the BiblecandidateMay 18, 2026
Bibliographicadjectiverelating to or dealing with bibliographycandidateMay 18, 2026
Bibliographicaladjectiverelating to or dealing with bibliographycandidateMay 18, 2026
Bibliolatrousadjectivegiven to Bible-worshipcandidateMay 18, 2026
Bibliomaniacaladjectivecharacteristic of or characterized by or noted for bibliomaniacandidateMay 18, 2026
Bibliophilicadjectiveof or relating to bibliophilescandidateMay 18, 2026
Bibliopolicadjectiveof or relating to bibliopolescandidateMay 18, 2026
Bibliothecaladjectiveof or relating to a library or bibliotheca or a librariancandidateMay 18, 2026
Bibliothecarialadjectiveof or relating to a library or bibliotheca or a librariancandidateMay 18, 2026
Biblioticadjectiveof or relating to biblioticscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bibulousadjectivegiven to or marked by the consumption of alcoholcandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicameraladjectivecomposed of two legislative bodiescandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicapsularadjectivedivided into two capsules or having a two-part capsulecandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicentenaryadjectiveof or relating to or completing a period of 200 yearscandidateMay 18, 2026
BicentennialadjectivecandidateMay 16, 2026
Bicentricadjectivehaving two centerscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicephalousadjectivehaving two headscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bichromatedadjectivetreated or combined with bichromatecandidateMay 18, 2026
Bichromeadjectivehaving two colorscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicipitaladjectivehaving two heads or points of origin as a bicepscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicoloradjectivehaving two colorscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicoloredadjectivehaving two colorscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicolouradjectivehaving two colorscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicolouredadjectivehaving two colorscandidateMay 18, 2026
Biconcaveadjectiveconcave on both sidescandidateMay 18, 2026
Biconvexadjectiveconvex on both sidescandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicornadjectivehaving two horns or horn-shaped partscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicornateadjectivehaving two horns or horn-shaped partscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicornedadjectivehaving two horns or horn-shaped partscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicornuateadjectivehaving two horns or horn-shaped partscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicornuousadjectivehaving two horns or horn-shaped partscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicuspidadjectivehaving two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth)candidateMay 18, 2026
Bicuspidateadjectivehaving two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth)candidateMay 18, 2026
Bicyclicadjectivehaving molecules consisting of two fused ringscandidateMay 18, 2026
Bicylindricaladjectivehaving two cylindrical surfaces usually with parallel axescandidateMay 18, 2026
Biddableadjectivewilling to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protestcandidateMay 18, 2026
Bidentateadjectivehaving toothlike projections that are themselves toothedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Bidirectionaladjectivereactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Biedermeieradjectiveof or relating to a style of furniture developed in Germany in the 19th centurycandidateMay 18, 2026
Biennialadjectivehaving a life cycle lasting two seasonscandidateMay 18, 2026