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Badger DognounMWEsmall long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping earsverified
Baggage ClaimnounMWEan area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraftverified
Bail BondnounMWE(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trialverified
Bait and SwitchnounMWEa deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive productverified
Baked-Apple BerrynounMWEcreeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berriesverified
Baking ChocolatenounMWEpure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candyverified
Baking PowdernounMWEany of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeastverified
Baking SodanounMWEa white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacidverified
Baking TraynounMWEa cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal sheet used for baking cookies or biscuitsverified
Balaclava HelmetnounMWEa cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the faceverified
Balance of International PaymentsnounMWEa system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one yearverified
Balance of PaymentsnounMWEa system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one yearverified
Balance of TradenounMWEthe difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandiseverified
Balance SheetnounMWEa record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assetsverified
Balance-Of-Payments ProblemnounMWEan economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exportsverified
Balanced DietnounMWEa diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activityverified
Bald CypressnounMWEcommon cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at baseverified
Bald EaglenounMWEa large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and bodyverified
bale outverbMWEto remove water from a boat by filling a bucket or other container and throwing the contained water over the side of the boatverified
Baleen WhalenounMWEwhale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the waterverified
Ball CarriernounMWE(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive playverified
Ball CartridgenounMWEa general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and a full charge of powderverified
Ball GamenounMWEa particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situationverified
Ball HawkingnounMWEa skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing teamverified
Ball NightshadenounMWEcoarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruitverified
Ball-And-Socket JointnounMWEa freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other boneverified
Ballast ResistornounMWEa resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)verified
Ballet MasternounMWEa man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet companyverified
Ballet MistressnounMWEa woman who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet companyverified
Ballistic FingerprintingnounMWEidentification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from itverified
Ballistic IdentificationnounMWEidentification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from itverified
Ballistic MissilenounMWEa missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches targetverified
Ballistic PendulumnounMWEa physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rodverified
Balloon FlowernounMWEfragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stemsverified
Balloon VinenounMWEwoody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloonsverified
Ballpoint PennounMWEa pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paperverified
Ballyhoo ArtistnounMWEsomeone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attentionverified