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Balsam of PerunounMWEdark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseasesverified
Balsam of TolunounMWEaromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrupsverified
Balsam WillownounMWEsmall shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushedverified
Balsamrootnouna plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taprootsverified
Balustradenouna railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from fallingverified
Bamboo CurtainnounMWEan ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960sverified
Bamboo PalmnounMWEsmall graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibersverified
Banananounany of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruitsverified
Banana RepublicnounMWEa small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)verified
Banana SplitnounMWEa banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped creamverified
Banana TreenounMWEany of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruitsverified
Banded AnteaternounMWEsmall Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termitesverified
Banded GeckonounMWEany of several geckos with dark bands across the body and differing from typical geckos in having movable eyelidsverified
Banded PurplenounMWENorth American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white bandverified
Banderillanouna decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fightverified
Banderilleronounthe bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fightverified
Bandicootnounany of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islandsverified
Bandsawnounan endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheelsverified
BandwidthnounTerminology used to indicate the transmission or processing capacity of a system or of a specific location in a system (usually a network system) for information (text, images, video, sound). Bandwidth is usually defined in bits per second (bps) but also is usually described as either large or small. Where a full page of English text is about 16,000 bits, a fast modem can move approx. 15,000 bps. Full-motion, full-screen video requires about 10,000,000 bps, depending on compression.Metric
Bangalore TorpedonounMWEa metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wireverified
BaniannounEast Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunksverified
Banian TreenounMWEEast Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunksverified
Banishmentnounthe state of being banished, ostracized,or otherwise excluded from society by general consentverified
Bank AccountnounMWEa fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawalsverified