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Bullet 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
Bulletin BoardnounMWEa computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interestverified
Bulletin Board SystemnounMWEa computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interestverified
Bullock's HeartnounMWEsmall tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruitverified
Bullock's Heart TreenounMWEsmall tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruitverified
Bully PulpitnounMWEa public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matterverified
Bumper CarnounMWEa small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodgedverified
Bumper GuardnounMWEvertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicleverified
Bunco GamenounMWEa swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless propertyverified
Bundle of HisnounMWEa bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contractverified
Bunko GamenounMWEa swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless propertyverified
Bunny GirlnounMWEa young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbitverified
Bunya Bunya TreenounMWEAustralian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnutsverified
Bur MarigoldnounMWEany of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothingverified
Bur OaknounMWEmedium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cupsverified
Burn PlantnounMWEvery short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juiceverified
Burnet BloodwortnounMWEEuropean garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for saladsverified
Burning BushnounMWEEurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weatherverified
Burr MarigoldnounMWEany of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothingverified
Burr OaknounMWEmedium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cupsverified
Bursa OmentalisnounMWEan isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomachverified
Bursting ExplosivenounMWEa high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attackverified
Burweed Marsh EldernounMWEtall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in central North America that can cause contact dermatitisverified