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

big toe
great toe noun the first largest innermost toe

big-bang theory
big bang theory noun (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small mass of matter at extremely high density and temperature

big-bellied
great bellied adjective having a prominent belly

big-boned
adjective having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh

big-chested
chesty adjective marked by a large or well-developed chest; `he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed`

big-cone spruce
big-cone douglas fir noun douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long

big-eared bat
Megaderma lyra noun large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears

big-shouldered
broad-shouldered adjective having broad shoulders; `big-shouldered and heavy-armed`

big-ticket(a)
high-ticket(a) adjective very expensive; `big-ticket items like cars and furs`; `a big-ticket government program`

big-tree plum
Prunus mexicana noun small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves

big(a)
adjective prodigious; `big spender`; `big eater`; `heavy investor`

big(p)
enceinte adjective in an advanced stage of pregnancy; `was big with child`; `was great with child`

bigamist
noun someone who marries one person while already legally married to another

bigamous
adjective of illegal marriage to a second person while legally married to a first

bigamy
noun the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred

bigeminal
adjective occurring in pairs; `a bigeminal pulse`

bigeneric
adjective resulting from a cross between species of different genera

bigeye
noun red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales

bigeye scad
big-eyed scad noun of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait

Bigfoot
Sasquatch noun large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada

bigger
larger adjective large or big relative to something else

biggin
noun a child`s tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin

biggish
largish adjective somewhat large

bighead
noun any of various diseases of animals characterized by edema of the head and neck

bigheaded
persnickety adjective (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; `a snotty little scion of a degenerate family`-Laurent Le Sage; `they`re snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety`

bigheartedness
noun the quality of being kind and generous

bighorn
bighorn sheep noun wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns

bight
noun the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)

Bight of Benin
noun a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa

bigmouthed
blabbermouthed adjective unwisely talking too much

Bignonia
genus Bignonia noun one species: cross vine

Bignoniaceae
family Bignoniaceae noun trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales

bignoniaceous
adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Bignoniaceae

bignoniad
noun any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae

bigos
noun a Polish stew of cabbage and meat

bigot
noun a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own

bigoted
adjective blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others; `a bigoted person`; `an outrageously bigoted point of view`

bigotry
dogmatism noun the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot

bigram
noun a word that is written with two letters in an alphabetic writing system

Bihar
noun a state of northeastern India

Bihari
noun the Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh)

bijou
noun a small and delicately worked piece

bijugate leaf
bijugous leaf noun a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets

bikini
noun a woman`s very brief bathing suit

bikini pants
noun small and tight-fitting underpants; worn by women

bilabial
adjective of or relating to or being a speech sound that is articulated using both lips; `bilabial fricatives`

bilabiate
two-lipped adjective having two lips; `the corolla of a snapdragon is bilabiate`

bilateral
isobilateral adjective having identical parts on each side of an axis

bilateral contract
noun a contract involving mutual promises (each part is both promisor and promisee)

bilateral descent
noun line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family

bilaterality
bilateralism noun the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane

bilaterally
adverb in a bilateral manner; `they worked out an agreement bilaterally`

bilberry
whortleberry noun blue-black berries similar to American blueberries

bilberry
mountain blue berry noun erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries

bile
gall noun a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats

bile acid
noun any of the steroid acids generated in the liver and stored with bile

bile salt
noun a salt of bile acid and a base; functions as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids

bilge
noun where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom

bilge keel
noun either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship`s bilge; reduces rolling

bilge pump
noun a pump to remove bilgewater

bilge well
noun (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away

bilges
noun in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side

bilgy
adjective smelling like bilge water

biliary
adjective relating to the bile ducts or the gallbladder

biliary ductule
noun excretory ducts of the liver; empty into the hepatic ducts

bilimbi
Averrhoa bilimbi noun East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit

bilinear
adjective linear with respect to each of two variables or positions

bilingual
adjective using or knowing two languages; `bilingual education`

bilingual dictionary
noun a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages

bilingualism
noun the ability to speak two languages colloquially

bilingually
adverb in a bilingual manner; `she grew up bilingually`

bilious
liverish adjective suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress

biliousness
noun gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder

biliousness
irritability noun a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; `his temper was well known to all his employees`

bilirubin
hematoidin noun an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice

bilk
verb evade payment to; `He bilked his creditors`

bill
peak noun a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; `he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead`

bill
noun a long-handled saw with a curved blade; `he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree`

bill of attainder
noun a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial; `bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States`

bill of entry
noun a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import

bill of goods
noun a consignment of merchandise

bill of health
noun a certificate saying that a departing ship`s company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival)

bill of lading
waybill noun a receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery

bill of Particulars
noun the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet

bill of review
noun a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it

Bill of Rights
noun a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)

bill of sale
noun a deed transferring personal property

bill poster
poster noun someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards

billabong
noun a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high

billboard
hoarding noun large outdoor signboard

billed
adjective having a beak or bill as specified; `a thick-billed bird`; `a long-billed cap`

billet
noun lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)

billhook
noun a long-handled saw with a curved blade; `he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree`

billiard
adjective of or relating to billiards; `a billiard ball`; `a billiard cue`; `a billiard table`

billiard ball
noun ball used in playing billiards

billiard marker
noun a device for keeping the score in a game of billiards

billiard player
noun someone who plays billiards

billiard room
billiard saloon noun a room in which billiards is played

billiards
noun any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls

billing
noun request for payment of a debt; `they submitted their charges at the end of each month`