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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
Beanonouna game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cardsverified
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 BreechesnounMWEwidely 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
Bearernounthe person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds itverified
Bearer BondnounMWEa bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest paymentsverified
Bearnaisenouna sauce like hollandaise but made with white wine and tarragon and shallots instead of lemon juiceverified
Beast of BurdennounMWEan animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy workverified
Beatificationnoun(Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public venerationverified
Beats Per MinutenounMWEthe pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 secondsverified
Beauty BushnounMWEChinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruitverified
Beauty QuarknounMWEa quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electronverified