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Basso RilievonounMWEa sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the backgroundverified
Basswoodnounany of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowersverified
Bastnoun(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where neededverified
Bast FibernounMWEstrong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plantsverified
Bastard FeverfewnounMWEtropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowersverified
Bastard IndigonounMWEdense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowersverified
Bastard Lignum VitaenounMWEsmall evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae woodverified
Bastard ToadflaxnounMWEwoody creeping parasite of western North America having numerous thick powdery leaves and panicles of small dull-white flowersverified
Bastardy ProceedingnounMWEa lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)verified
Basternouna tube with a rubber bulb used to take up and release melted fat or gravy in order to moisten roasting meatverified
Bastinadonouna form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgelsverified
Bastion HostnounMWEA special-purpose computer on a network specifically designed and configured to withstand attacks.SystemRegulated
Bat MitzvahnounMWE(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibilityverified
Batch ProcessingnounMWEThe transmission or processing of a group of related payment instructions.Process
Batched AutomationnounMWEProcess automation execution of intentionally segregated work processes that are able to be processed irrespective of their contextual placement within a service.Process
Batfishnounbottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic finsverified
Bath MitzvahnounMWE(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibilityverified
Bathing TubnounMWEa relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the bodyverified
Batholitenounlarge mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earthverified
Batholithnounlarge mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earthverified
Bathtubnouna relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the bodyverified
Bathyal DistrictnounMWEthe steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zoneverified
Bathyal ZonenounMWEthe steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zoneverified
Bathyspherenounspherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater explorationverified
Batoko PalmnounMWEsmall shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plumsverified
Batter's BoxnounMWEan area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at batverified
Batterynounthe heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific targetverified
Batting AveragenounMWE(baseball) a measure of a batter's performance calculated on the basis of hits per at bat verified
Batting CagenounMWEa movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practiceverified