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Black SprucenounMWEsmall spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black SquirrelnounMWEfox squirrel or grey squirrel in the black color phaseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black StorknounMWEOld World stork that is glossy black above and white belowverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black SumacnounMWEcommon nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black SwannounMWElarge Australian swan having black plumage and a red billverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black TeanounMWEfermented tea leavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black TienounMWEa black bow tie worn with a dinner jacketverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black TonguenounMWEa benign side effect of some antibioticsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black Tree FernnounMWEa showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersidesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black TurnstonenounMWEcommon turnstone of the Pacific coast of North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black VomitnounMWEcaused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquitoverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black VulturenounMWEAmerican vulture smaller than the turkey buzzardverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black WalnutnounMWENorth American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nutverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black Walnut TreenounMWENorth American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nutverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black WattlenounMWEAustralian tree that yields tanning materialsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black WeevilnounMWEbrown weevil that infests stored grain especially riceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black WhalenounMWElarge whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black WidownounMWEvenomous New World spiderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black WillownounMWENorth American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-And-Tan CoonhoundnounMWEAmerican breed of large powerful hound dogs used for hunting raccoons and other gameverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-And-Tan TerriernounMWEa breed of short-haired rat terrier with a black-and-tan coat that was developed in Manchester, EnglandverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Backed GullnounMWEwhite gull having a black back and wingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Billed CuckoonounMWENorth American cuckooverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Body RadiationnounMWEthe electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from an ideal black bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Capped ChickadeenounMWEchickadee having a dark crownverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Crowned Night HeronnounMWEnight heron of both Old and New WorldsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Eyed PeanounMWEsprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Eyed SusannounMWEtropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple centerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Eyed Susan VinenounMWEtropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple centerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Footed AlbatrossnounMWEa variety of albatross with black feetverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Fronted Bush ShrikenounMWEa kind of bush shrikeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Headed SnakenounMWEsmall secretive ground-living snakeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Legged TicknounMWEparasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humansverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Necked CobranounMWEaggressive cobra widely distributed in AfricaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Necked GrebenounMWEsmall grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neckverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Necked StiltnounMWEstilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neckverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Necked StorknounMWElarge mostly white Australian storkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Stem SpleenwortnounMWEfern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to BrazilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Stemmed SpleenwortnounMWEfern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to BrazilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Tailed DeernounMWEmule deer of western Rocky MountainsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Black-Winged StiltnounMWEstilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blackback FloundernounMWEimportant American food fish in the winterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blackberry BushnounMWEbramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blackboard ErasernounMWEan eraser that removes chalk marks from blackboardverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blackcap RaspberrynounMWEraspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
blacken outverbMWEto darken completelyverifiedJun 3, 2026
Blackfoot DaisynounMWEbushy subshrub having flower heads that resemble asters with broad white raysverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blackheart CherrynounMWEheart cherry with dark flesh and skin cherryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blackjack OaknounMWEa common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blackmouth BassnounMWEsmall marine fish with black mouth and gill cavityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blacktail DeernounMWEmule deer of western Rocky MountainsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blacktail JackrabbitnounMWEthe common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blacktail Prairie DognounMWEtail is black tippedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blacktip SharknounMWEwidely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in inkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blackwater FevernounMWEsevere and often fatal malaria characterized by kidney damage resulting in dark urineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blackwood TreenounMWEany of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bladder CampionnounMWEbluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyxverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bladder CherrynounMWEOld World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyxverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bladder FernnounMWEany fern of the genus Cystopteris characterized by a hooded indusium or bladderlike membrane covering the soriverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bladder FucusnounMWEa common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bladder KetmianounMWEannual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bladder SennanounMWEyellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife foodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bladder SphincternounMWEthe sphincter muscle of the urinary bladderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bladder StonenounMWEa calculus formed in the bladderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bladder WormnounMWEencysted saclike larva of the tapewormverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bladdernut FamilynounMWEa family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zoneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bladderwort FamilynounMWEcarnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia, Pinguicula, and GenliseaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blade ApplenounMWEsmall yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jelliesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blade BitnounMWEa drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against wearverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blade RoastnounMWEa roast cut from the bladeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blame GamenounMWEaccusations exchanged among people who refuse to accept sole responsibility for some undesirable eventverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blanc FixenounMWEa white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blanching AgentnounMWEan agent that makes things white or colorlessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bland DietnounMWEa diet of foods that are not irritatingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blank ChecknounMWEa check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blankverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blank ChequenounMWEa check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blankverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blank EndorsementnounMWEan endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearerverifiedMay 18, 2026
blank outverbMWEto cut out, as for political reasonsverifiedJun 3, 2026
Blank ShellnounMWEa cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bulletverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blank SpacenounMWEa blank areaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blank VersenounMWEunrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Blanket FlowernounMWEannual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the centerverifiedMay 18, 2026
blanket jamverbMWEto jam a broad spectrum of frequencies to affect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communicationscandidateJun 3, 2026
Blanket StitchnounMWEa strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick materialverifiedMay 18, 2026
blare outverbMWEto announce loudlyverifiedJun 3, 2026
Blast FurnacenounMWEa furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide oresverifiedMay 18, 2026
blast offverbMWEto launch with great force, as in a rocket or raceverifiedJun 3, 2026
Blast TraumanounMWEinjury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Blast WavenounMWEa region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blasting CapnounMWEa small tube filled with detonating substancesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blasting GelatinnounMWEmixture of guncotton with nitroglycerinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Blastodermic VessiclenounMWEthe blastula of a placental mammal in which some differentiation of cells has occurredverifiedMay 18, 2026
blat outverbMWEto announce loudlyverifiedJun 3, 2026
blaze awayverbMWEto speak with fire and passionverifiedJun 3, 2026
blaze outverbMWEto move rapidly and as if blazingcandidateJun 3, 2026
blaze upverbMWEto burn something brightlycandidateJun 3, 2026
Blazing StarnounMWEbiennial of southwestern United States having white stems and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morningverifiedMay 18, 2026
blazon outverbMWEto proclaim or announce in publicverifiedJun 3, 2026
Bleach LiquornounMWEa solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulpverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bleaching AgentnounMWEan agent that makes things white or colorlessverifiedMay 18, 2026