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Beggar LicenounMWEany of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or lomentsverified
Beginning RhymenounMWEuse of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verseverified
Begonia FamilynounMWEmonoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially Americaverified
Behavior ModificationnounMWEpsychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behaviorverified
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.verified
Behavior TherapynounMWEpsychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behaviorverified
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.verified
Behavioristic PsychologynounMWEan approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behaviorverified
Behaviouristic PsychologynounMWEan approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behaviorverified
Belaying PinnounMWEa wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing)verified
Bell BooknounMWEa logbook in which all orders concerning the main engines of a ship are recordedverified
Bell GlassnounMWEa bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gasesverified
Bell JarnounMWEa bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gasesverified
Bell MorelnounMWEa morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the topverified
Bell PeppernounMWElarge bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varietiesverified
Bella SombranounMWEfast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leavesverified
Belladonna LilynounMWEamaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowersverified
Belladonna PlantnounMWEperennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berriesverified
Bellows FishnounMWEsmall bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouthverified
Bells of IrelandnounMWEaromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped calyxverified
Belly DancenounMWEa Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomenverified
Belly DancingnounMWEa Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomenverified
Belly FloppernounMWEa dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the waterverified
Belly WhoppernounMWEa dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the waterverified
Below the BeltadjectiveMWEdisregarding the rules, from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxingcandidate
Belt AmmunitionnounMWEammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gunverified
Belt BagnounMWEa small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waistverified
Belted AmmunitionnounMWEammunition, usually of small caliber, loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gunverified
Belted KingfishernounMWEgreyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chestverified
Bench HooknounMWEany of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing)verified
Bench PressnounMWEa weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upwardverified
Bench WarrantnounMWEa warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to courtverified
Bend DexternounMWEdiagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower leftverified
Bendy TreenounMWEpantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowersverified
Benefactive RolenounMWEthe semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clauseverified