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

banking game
noun any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer

banking industry
banking system noun banks collectively

bankroll
roll noun a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); `he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag`

bankrupt
belly-up(p) adjective financially ruined; `a bankrupt company`; `the company went belly-up`

bankruptcy
noun a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent

Banks
Sir Joseph Banks noun English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

banksia
noun any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds

banksia rose
Rosa banksia noun Chinese evergreen climbing rose with yellow or white single flowers

banned
prohibited adjective forbidden by law

banner
streamer noun long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising

bannerlike
adverb like a banner; `She waved her scarf at him bannerlike`

banning
forbiddance noun an official prohibition or edict against something

banning-order
noun an order that bans something

bannister
banister noun a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling

bannock
noun a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland

Bannockburn
noun a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland

banns
noun a public announcement of a proposed marriage

banquet
feast noun a ceremonial dinner party for many people

banquette
noun an upholstered bench

banshee
banshie noun (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

bantam
diminutive adjective very small; `diminutive in stature`; `a lilliputian chest of drawers`; `her petite figure`; `tiny feet`; `the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy`

bantamweight
noun an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds

banteng
banting noun wild ox of the Malay Archipelago

banter
raillery noun light teasing repartee

bantering
facetious adjective cleverly amusing in tone; `a bantering tone`; `facetious remarks`; `tongue-in-cheek advice`

banteringly
adverb in a bantering fashion; `he spoke to her banteringly`

Banti`s disease
Banti`s syndrome noun a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis

Banting
F. G. Banting noun Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941)

Bantoid
adjective relating to or designating languages that possess characteristics of Bantu; `Bantoid languages`

Bantu
adjective of or relating to the African people who speak one of the Bantoid languages or to their culture; `the Bantu population of Sierra Leone`

Bantu-speaking
adjective able to communicate in Bantu

banyan
banian noun a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India

banzai
noun a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph

banzai attack
banzai charge noun a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai`

baobab
monkey-bread tree noun African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread

bap
noun a small loaf or roll of soft bread

Baphia
genus Baphia noun small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar

Baptisia
genus Baptisia noun genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an inflated pod

baptism
noun a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; `most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism`

baptismal
adjective of or relating to baptism; `baptismal font`

baptismal font
baptistry noun bowl for baptismal water

Baptist
Baptistic adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baptist church; `Baptist baptismal practices`; `a Baptist minister`

Baptist Church
Baptists noun any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers

Baptist denomination
noun group of Baptist congregations

Baptistic doctrine
noun any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism

baptize
baptise verb administer baptism to; `The parents had the child baptized`

baptized
baptised adjective having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism

bar
noun a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; `there were bars in the windows to prevent escape`

bar bit
noun a bit for horses that is a solid bar of metal

bar chart
bar graph noun a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities

bar code
Universal Product Code noun code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information

bar examination
bar exam noun an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction; `applicants may qualify to take the New York bar examination by graduating from an approved law school`; `he passed the bar exam on his third try`

bar fly
noun a drinker who frequents bars

bar line
noun a vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars

bar magnet
noun a magnet in the form of a bar with magnetic poles at each end

bar mask
noun a catcher`s mask with bars

bar mitzvah
noun (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility; `a bar mitzvah is an important social event`

bar printer
noun an impact printer that uses a bar to carry the type slugs

bar sinister
bend sinister noun a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left

bar soap
noun soap in the form of a bar

bar-shaped
adjective shaped like a rigid strip of metal or wood

Barany
Robert Barany noun Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for testing the middle ear (1876-1936)

barb
verb provide with barbs; `barbed wire`

Barbadian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Barbados or its inhabitants; `a Barbadian vacation`

Barbados
noun easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles north of Venezuela

barbados cherry
acerola noun tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries

Barbados dollar
noun the basic unit of money in Barbados

Barbados gooseberry
blade apple noun small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies

Barbados gooseberry
Pereskia aculeata noun West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits

Barbados-gooseberry vine
Pereskia aculeata noun West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits

Barbara Ward
Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth noun English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

Barbarea
genus Barbarea noun biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress

barbarian
barbaric adjective without civilizing influences; `barbarian invaders`; `barbaric practices`; `a savage people`; `fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient`-Margaret Meade; `wild tribes`

barbarian
churl noun a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

barbaric
adjective unrestrained and crudely rich; `barbaric use of color or ornament`

barbarization
barbarisation noun an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized

barbarize
barbarise verb make crude or savage in behavior or speech; `his years in prison have barbarized the young man`

Barbarossa
noun Barbary pirate (died in 1546)

barbarous
brutal 1 cruel 1 fell adjective (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; `a barbarous crime`; `brutal beatings`; `cruel tortures`; `Stalin`s roughshod treatment of the kulaks`; `a savage slap`; `vicious kicks`

barbarously
adverb in a barbarous manner; `they were barbarously murdered`

Barbary
noun a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries

Barbary ape
Macaca sylvana noun tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar

Barbary Coast
noun the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates

barbasco
joewood noun West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood

barbecue
barbeque noun a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit

barbecue pit
noun a pit where wood or charcoal is burned to make a bed of hot coals suitable for barbecuing meat

barbecue sauce
noun spicy sweet and sour sauce usually based on catsup or chili sauce

barbecued
adjective cooked over an outdoor grill

barbecued spareribs
noun baked or roasted with a spicy sauce

barbecued wing
noun chicken wings cooked in barbecue sauce

barbecuing
noun roasting a large piece of meat on a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire

barbed
barbellate adjective having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; `a horse with a short bristly mane`; `bristly shrubs`; `burred fruits`; `setaceous whiskers`

barbed wire
barbwire noun strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage

barbel
noun slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish

barbell
noun a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting

barbeque
barbecue verb cook outdoors on a barbecue grill; `let`s barbecue that meat`; `We cooked out in the forest`

barber
noun a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade

Barber
noun United States composer (1910-1981)

barber chair
noun a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers

barber`s pole
noun striped pole outside a barbershop