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be responsiblenounMWEHave an obligation to do something, or have control over or care for someone, as part of one’s job or role.verified
Beach AsternounMWEslightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender raysverified
Beach GoldenrodnounMWEvigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern coast and Gulf Coast of North Americaverified
Beach HeathernounMWEsmall heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North Americaverified
Beach PeanounMWEwild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binderverified
Beach PlumnounMWEseacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruitverified
Beach Plum BushnounMWEseacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruitverified
Bead and QuirknounMWEbeading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decoratesverified
Bead FernnounMWEbeautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europeverified
Bead TreenounMWEsmall tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowersverified
Beaked HazelnutnounMWEhazel of western United States with conspicuous beaklike involucres on the nutsverified
Beaked ParsleynounMWEaromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and saladsverified
Beaked SalmonnounMWEfish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sandverified
Beaked WhalenounMWEany of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jawverified
Beam BalancenounMWEa balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each armverified
Bean CapernounMWEperennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capersverified
Bean CounternounMWEan accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expendituresverified
Bean SproutnounMWEany of various sprouted beans: especially mung beans or lentils or edible soybeansverified
Bean TrefoilnounMWEshrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed podsverified
Bear ClawnounMWEalmond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's clawverified
Bear GrassnounMWEyucca of west central United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowersverified
Bear HugnounMWEa takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protestverified
Bear PawnounMWEalmond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's clawverified
Bear's BreechnounMWEwidely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowersverified
Bear's FootnounMWEdigitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internallyverified
Bear's GrapenounMWEevergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berriesverified
Bearberry WillownounMWEdwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the baseverified
Bearded DarnelnounMWEweedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated landverified
Bearded IrisnounMWEany of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)verified
Beardless IrisnounMWEany of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)verified
Bearer BondnounMWEa bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest paymentsverified
Beast of BurdennounMWEan animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy workverified