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Bird's Foot ClovernounMWEEuropean forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in Americaverified
Bird's Foot TrefoilnounMWEEuropean forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in Americaverified
Bird's Nest FernnounMWEtropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotchesverified
Bird's-Eye BushnounMWEshrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepalsverified
Bird's-Foot FernnounMWEcliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalksverified
Bird's-Nest FungusnounMWEany of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae having a cup-shaped body containing several egg-shaped structure enclosing the sporesverified
Birth CanalnounMWEa passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birthverified
Birth Control PillnounMWEa contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conceptionverified
Birth TraumanounMWEemotional injury inflicted on an infant by events incident to birth that is alleged to appear in symbolic form in patients with mental illnessverified
Birth-Control CampaignernounMWEa social reformer who advocates birth control and family planningverified
Birth-Control ReformernounMWEa social reformer who advocates birth control and family planningverified
Birthing CoachnounMWEan assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classesverified
Biserial CorrelationnounMWEa correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomousverified
Biserial Correlation CoefficientnounMWEa correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomousverified
Bishop PinenounMWEtwo-needled or three-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coastverified
Bishop's CapnounMWEany of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miterverified
Bishop's HatnounMWEslow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stemsverified
Bissextile YearnounMWEin the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years divisible by 400verified
Bit Error RatenounMWERatio between the number of bits incorrectly received and the total number of bits transmitted in a telecommunications system.verified
Bite PlatenounMWEa removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposesverified
Biting MidgenounMWEminute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insectsverified
Bits Per SecondnounMWE(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)verified
Bits per second (BPS)nounMWEA measurement of how fast data moves from one place to another. A 28.8 modem can move 28,800 bits per second.verified
Bitter AlmondnounMWEalmond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposesverified
Bitter Almond OilnounMWEpale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or mealverified
Bitter ChocolatenounMWEpure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candyverified
Bitter DocknounMWEEuropean dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North Americaverified
Bitter EndnounMWE(nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bittverified
Bitter FloomnounMWEany of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centauryverified
Bitter HickorynounMWEhickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nutsverified
Bitter PeanounMWEany of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seedsverified
Bitter PecannounMWEhickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nutsverified
Bitter PignutnounMWEhickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nutsverified
Bitter SaltsnounMWEhydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizuresverified
Bitternut HickorynounMWEhickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nutsverified
Bittersweet ChocolatenounMWEchocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanillaverified
Bittersweet NightshadenounMWEpoisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berriesverified
Bitterwood TreenounMWEany of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter tasteverified
Black and WhitenounMWEcommunication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)verified
Black ArchangelnounMWEill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowersverified
Black ArtnounMWEthe belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the worldverified
Black BassnounMWEwidely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family)verified
Black BeadnounMWEerect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seedsverified
Black BearberrynounMWEdeciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berriesverified
Black BeltnounMWEa black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate)verified
Black BilenounMWEa humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholyverified
Black BindweednounMWEcommon European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berriesverified
Black BirchnounMWEcommon birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furnitureverified
Black BodynounMWEa hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on itverified
Black BoxnounMWEequipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flightverified
Black BryonynounMWEcommon European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berriesverified