Glossary · Nouns · B
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Bomb ShelternounMWEa chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilitiesverified
Bombardiernounthe member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the targetverified
Bombardmentnounthe act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)verified
Bombernouna large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments)verified
Bombycidnounmoderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silkverified
Bombycid MothnounMWEmoderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silkverified
Bon VivantnounMWEa person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)verified
Bonanzanouna sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)verified
Bonavistnounperennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seedsverified
Bond CertificatenounMWEa certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise moneyverified
Bond IssuenounMWEbonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturityverified
Bond RatingnounMWEan evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will defaultverified
Bond-Trading ActivitynounMWEtrading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange)verified
Bondagenounsexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partnersverified
Bondingnouna close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child)verified
Bonducnounhandsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substituteverified
Bonduc TreenounMWEtropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosariesverified
Bone AgenounMWEa person's age measured by matching their bone development (as shown by X rays) with bone development of an average person of known chronological ageverified
Bone-Ash CupnounMWEa small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. leadverified
Bongonounlarge forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral hornsverified
Bonitonounany of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunasverified
Bonusnounan additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing outputverified
Bony LabyrinthnounMWEcavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinthverified