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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Beer MugnounMWEa mug intended for serving beerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Beet ArmywormnounMWEmoth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetablesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Beet BlightnounMWEa disease of beet plantsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Beet GreennounMWEyoung leaves of the beetrootverifiedMay 18, 2026
Beet SugarnounMWEsugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agentverifiedMay 18, 2026
beetle offverbMWEto leave suddenly and as if in a hurrycandidateJun 3, 2026
Before ChristadverbMWEbefore the Christian eracandidateMay 18, 2026
Before LongadverbMWEin the near futurecandidateMay 18, 2026
beg offverbMWEto ask for permission to be released from an engagementcandidateJun 3, 2026
Beggar LicenounMWEany of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or lomentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Beggar-My-Neighbor PolicynounMWEa policy of promoting oneself at the expense of othersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Beggar-My-Neighbor StrategynounMWEa policy of promoting oneself at the expense of othersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Beggar-My-Neighbour PolicynounMWEa policy of promoting oneself at the expense of othersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Beggar-My-Neighbour StrategynounMWEa policy of promoting oneself at the expense of othersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Beginning RhymenounMWEuse of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Begonia FamilynounMWEmonoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Behavior ModificationnounMWEpsychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behaviorverifiedMay 18, 2026
behavior monitoringnounMWEObserving activities of users, information systems, and processes and measuring the activities against organizational policies and rule, baselines of normal activity, thresholds, and trends.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Behavior TherapynounMWEpsychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behaviorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Behavioral OutcomenounMWEWhat an individual who has completed the specific training module is expected to be able to accomplish in terms of IT security-related job performance.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Behavioristic PsychologynounMWEan approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behaviorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Behaviouristic PsychologynounMWEan approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behaviorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bel CantonounMWEa style of operatic singingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bel EspritnounMWEa witty or clever person with a fine mindverifiedMay 18, 2026
Belaying PinnounMWEa wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing)verifiedMay 18, 2026
believe inverbMWEto have a firm conviction as to the goodness of somethingcandidateJun 3, 2026
Bell ApplenounMWEthe edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell ArchnounMWEa round arch resting on corbelsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell BooknounMWEa logbook in which all orders concerning the main engines of a ship are recordedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell BuoynounMWEa buoy with a bell on itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell CaptainnounMWEthe supervisor of bellboys in a hotelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell CotnounMWEa small shelter for bellsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell CotenounMWEa small shelter for bellsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell DecknounMWEa floor under the bells of an open belfryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell FoundernounMWEa person who casts metal bellsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell FoundrynounMWEa foundry where bells are castverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell GablenounMWEan extension of a gable that serves as a bell coteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell GlassnounMWEa bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gasesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell HeathernounMWEcommon low European shrub with purple-red flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell JarnounMWEa bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gasesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell MagpienounMWEbluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like callverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell MetalnounMWEbronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell MorelnounMWEa morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the topverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell PeppernounMWElarge bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varietiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell PushnounMWEa button that is pushed to ring a bellverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell RingernounMWEa person who rings church bells, as for summoning the congregationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell RingingnounMWEplaying a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a towerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell SeatnounMWEa seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell ShapenounMWEthe shape of a bellverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell TentnounMWEa bell-shaped tentverifiedMay 18, 2026
bell the catverbMWEto take a riskcandidateJun 3, 2026
Bell ToadnounMWEwestern North American frog with a taillike copulatory organverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell-Like CallnounMWEa birdcall that resembles the tone of a bellverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bell-Shaped CurvenounMWEa symmetrical curve representing the normal distributionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bella SombranounMWEfast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Belladonna LilynounMWEamaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Belladonna PlantnounMWEperennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bellbottom PantsnounMWEtrousers with legs that flareverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bellbottom TrousersnounMWEtrousers with legs that flareverifiedMay 18, 2026
Belle De NuitnounMWEpantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bellflower FamilynounMWEfamily of plants of the order CampanulalesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bellows FishnounMWEsmall bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bells of IrelandnounMWEaromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped calyxverifiedMay 18, 2026
belly danceverbMWEto perform a belly danceverifiedJun 3, 2026
Belly DancenounMWEa Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Belly DancernounMWEa woman who performs a solo belly danceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Belly DancingnounMWEa Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Belly FlopnounMWEa dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Belly FloppernounMWEa dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Belly LaughnounMWEa burst of deep loud hearty laughterverifiedMay 18, 2026
belly outverbMWEto swell out or bulge outcandidateJun 3, 2026
Belly WhopnounMWEa dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Belly WhoppernounMWEa dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
belong toverbMWEto be a part of verifiedJun 3, 2026
Below the BeltadjectiveMWEdisregarding the rules, from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Below the BeltadverbMWEin an unfair mannercandidateMay 18, 2026
belt alongverbMWEto move fastcandidateJun 3, 2026
Belt AmmunitionnounMWEammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Belt BagnounMWEa small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waistverifiedMay 18, 2026
Belt BucklenounMWEthe buckle used to fasten a beltverifiedMay 18, 2026
belt downverbMWEto drink down entirelyverifiedJun 3, 2026
Belt MakernounMWEa maker of beltsverifiedMay 18, 2026
belt outverbMWEto sing loudly and forcefullyverifiedJun 3, 2026
belt upverbMWEto refuse to talk or stop talkingverifiedJun 3, 2026
Belted AmmunitionnounMWEammunition, usually of small caliber, loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Belted KingfishernounMWEgreyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chestverifiedMay 18, 2026
Belted SandfishnounMWEfound in warm shallow waters of western AtlanticverifiedMay 18, 2026
Beluga CaviarnounMWEroe of beluga sturgeon usually from RussiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bench ClampnounMWEa clamp used to hold work in place on a workbenchverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bench HooknounMWEany of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Bench LathenounMWElathe mounted on a workbenchverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bench PressnounMWEa weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upwardverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bench VisenounMWEa holding device attached to a workbenchverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bench WarmernounMWE(sports) a substitute who seldom playsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bench WarrantnounMWEa warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to courtverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bend DexternounMWEdiagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower leftverifiedMay 18, 2026
bend over backwardsverbMWEto try very hard to please someoneverifiedJun 3, 2026
Bend SinisternounMWEa mark of bastardyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bendy TreenounMWEpantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Benefactive RolenounMWEthe semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clauseverifiedMay 18, 2026