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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Becket BendnounMWEa hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)verified
Bedbugnounbug of temperate regions that infests beds, clothes, cloth furniture, and other household items, and feeds on human bloodverified
Bedding GeraniumnounMWEan upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowersverified
Bedsitting RoomnounMWEa furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)verified
Bedsorenouna chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)verified
Bee BalmnounMWEperennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy headsverified
Bee KillernounMWEswift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wingverified
Beechnounany of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in bursverified
Beech TreenounMWEany of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in bursverified
Beef PlantnounMWESouth American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bractsverified
Beef StroganoffnounMWEsauteed strips of beef and mushrooms in sour cream sauce served with noodlesverified
Beef WellingtonnounMWErare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastryverified
Beefalonounhardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffaloverified
Beefburgernouna sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredientsverified