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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Bryales
order Bryales noun category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space

Bryan
William Jennings Bryan noun United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)

bryanthus
noun procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white flowers

Bryce Canyon National Park
noun a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions

bryony
briony noun a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties

Bryophyta
division Bryophyta noun a division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms; comprises true mosses (Bryopsida) and liverworts (Hepaticopsida) and hornworts (Anthoceropsida)

bryophyte
nonvascular plant noun any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta

bryophytic
adjective relating to plants of the division Bryophyta

Bryopsida
class Bryopsida noun true mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales

Bryozoa
phylum Bryozoa noun marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids

bryozoan
polyzoan noun sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding

Brythonic
Brittanic noun a southern group of Celtic languages

Bryum
genus Bryum noun type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules

bubaline
adjective relating to or resembling a buffalo

Bubalus
genus Bubalus noun in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes

bubble
noun a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic

bubble and squeak
noun leftover cabbage and potatoes and meat fried together

bubble bath
noun a bath in which you add something to foam and scent the bath water

bubble chamber
noun an instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles

bubble dance
noun a solo dance similar to a fan dance except large balloons are used instead of fans

bubble gum
noun a kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles

bubble gum dermatitis
noun an allergic contact dermatitis developed around the lips of children who chew bubble gum

bubble jet printer
bubble-jet printer noun a kind of ink-jet printer

bubble over
overflow verb overflow with a certain feeling; `The children bubbled over with joy`; `My boss was bubbling over with anger`

bubble shell
noun marine gastropod mollusk having a very small thin shell

bubble up
intumesce verb move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; `Gases bubbled up from the earth`; `Marx`s ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America`

bubbliness
effervescence noun the property of giving off bubbles

bubbling
bubbly adjective emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; `bubbling champagne`; `foamy (or frothy) beer`

bubbly
adjective full of or showing high spirits; `bright bubbly children`; `a bubbly personality`

Bubo
genus Bubo noun a genus of Strigidae

bubonic
adjective of or evidencing buboes; `bubonic plague`

bubonic plague
pestis bubonica noun the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person

Bubulcus
genus Bubulcus noun small white egrets

buccal
adjective of or relating to or toward the cheek

buccal artery
arteria buccalis noun a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek

buccal cavity
noun the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks

buccaneer
verb live like a buccaneer

Buccinidae
family Buccinidae noun whelks

Bucconidae
family Bucconidae noun puffbirds

Bucephala
genus Bucephala noun buffleheads and goldeneyes

Bucephela clangula
noun large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions

Buceros
genus Buceros noun type genus of the family Bucerotidae

Bucerotidae
family Bucerotidae noun hornbills

Buchanan
James Buchanan noun 15th President of the United States (1791-1868)

Bucharest
Bucharesti noun national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania

Buchloe
genus Buchloe noun buffalo grass

Buchner
Eduard Buchner noun German organic chemist who studied alcoholic fermentation and discovered zymase (1860-1917)

buck
noun mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)

buck fever
noun nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter

buck sergeant
noun a sergeant of the lowest rank in the military

buck-and-wing
noun a solo tap dance emphasizing sharp taps

buck-toothed
adjective having protruding upper front teeth

buckboard
noun an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles

bucked up(p)
encouraged adjective inspired with confidence; `felt bucked up by his success`

bucket
pail noun a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

bucket seat
noun a low single seat as in cars or planes

bucket shop
noun an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm

buckeye
noun the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut

bucking bronco
noun a wild horse that is vicious and difficult or impossible to break in

Buckingham Palace
noun the London residence of the British sovereign

buckle
noun fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

buckler
noun armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

buckler mustard
Biscutalla laevigata noun plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers

buckleya
Buckleya distichophylla noun parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull green olivelike fruits

Buckminster Fuller
R. Buckminster Fuller noun United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983)

buckminsterfullerene
buckyball noun a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene

buckram
noun a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing

bucksaw
noun a saw that is set in a frame in the shape of an H; used with both hands to cut wood that is held in a sawbuck

buckshee
adjective free of charge; `if they deposit these shares in the scheme they will get further buckshee shares on a one-for-one basis`- Economist

buckskin
noun horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail

buckskins
noun breeches made of buckskin

buckthorn berry
yellow berry noun fruit of various buckthorns yielding dyes or pigments

bucktooth
noun a large projecting front tooth

buckwheat
noun grain ground into flour

buckwheat cake
noun a pancake made with buckwheat flour

buckwheat tree
Cliftonia monophylla noun tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers

bucolic
adjective relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; `pastoral seminomadic people`; `pastoral land`; `a pastoral economy`

bud
noun a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals

bud brush
bud sagebrush noun a perennial that is valuable as sheep forage in the United States

Budapest
Hungarian capital noun capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary

Buddhism
noun the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth

Buddhist
Buddhistic adjective of or relating to or supporting Buddhism; `Buddhist sculpture`

budding
adjective beginning to develop; `a budding genius`

buddy
brother 3 chum noun a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

buddy system
noun a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming)

Budge
Don Budge noun United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)

budgerigar
budgereegah noun small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors

budget
verb make a budget

budget cut
noun the act of reducing budgeted expenditures

budget deficit
noun an excess of expenditures over revenues

budget for
verb calculate enough money for; provide for in the budget; `I have not budgeted for these expensive meals`

budgetary
adjective of or relating to a budget; `budgetary considerations`

Budorcas
genus Budorcas noun gnu goats

Buena Vista
noun a pitched battle in the Mexican War in 1847; United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated the Mexican forces under Santa Anna at a locality in northern Mexico

buff
adjective of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather

buff-brown
adjective of brown tinged with buff

buff-colored
buff-coloured adjective having a buff color

buffalo
noun meat from an American bison

buffalo bur
Solanum rostratum noun North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowers

buffalo carpet beetle
Anthrenus scrophulariae noun a small black and red and white carpet beetle