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

bird`s foot clover
babies` slippers noun European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America

bird`s foot trefoil
babies` slippers noun European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America

bird`s nest
bird nest noun nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young

bird`s nest fern
noun tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches

bird`s-eye
panoramic adjective as from an altitude or distance; `a bird`s-eye survey`; `a panoramic view`

bird`s-eye bush
Ochna serrulata noun shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals

bird`s-eye maple
noun maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings

bird`s-foot fern
Pellaea mucronata noun cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks

bird`s-foot violet
pansy violet noun common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies

bird`s-nest fungus
noun any of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae having a cup-shaped body containing several egg-shaped structure enclosing the spores

birdbath
noun an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in

birdcage
noun a cage in which a bird can be kept

birdcage mask
noun a catcher`s mask with a strong wire face

birdcall
call 3 birdsong noun the characteristic sound produced by a bird; `a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age`

birdhouse
noun a shelter for birds

birdie
noun (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole

birdlike
bird-like adjective resembling a bird

birdlime
noun a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds

birdnest
bird-nest verb gather birdnests; `They went birdnesting in the early morning`

birdnesting
noun hunting for birds` nests to get the eggs

birefringent
adjective relating to or characterized by double refraction

biretta
berretta noun a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy

birl
verb cause a floating log to rotate by treading

birle
verb cause a floating log to rotate by treading

birling
logrolling noun rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)

Birmingham
Brummagem noun a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center

birr
noun the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents

birth
nativity noun the event of being born; `they celebrated the birth of their first child`

birth canal
noun a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth

birth certificate
noun a copy of the official document giving details of a person`s birth

birth control
birth prevention noun limiting the number of children born

birth control pill
contraceptive pill noun a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception

birth defect
congenital anomaly noun a defect that is present at birth

birth pangs
labor pains noun a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth

birth trauma
noun physical injury to an infant during the birth process

birth-control campaigner
birth-control reformer noun a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning

birthday
noun an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

birthday
noun the date on which a person was born

birthday cake
noun decorated cake served at a birthday party

birthday card
noun a card expressing a birthday greeting

birthday party
noun a party held on the anniversary of someone`s birth

birthday present
birthday gift noun a present given in celebration of a person`s birthday

birthmark
nevus noun a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth

birthplace
place of birth noun the place where someone was born

birthplace
place of origin noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; `the birthplace of civilization`

birthrate
birth rate noun the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year

birthright
noun a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; `free public education is the birthright of every American child`

birthwort
Aristolochia clematitis noun creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America

biryani
biriani noun an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat or fish or vegetables

Biscayne Bay
noun a narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Florida

Biscayne National Park
noun a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life

biscuit
noun small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda

Biscutella
genus Biscutella noun genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard

bise
bize noun a dry cold north wind in southeastern France

bisect
verb cut in half or cut in two; `bisect a line`

bisection
noun dividing into two equal parts

bisectional
adjective of or relating to bisection

biserial correlation coefficient
biserial correlation noun a correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous

biserrate
adjective having saw-like notches with the notches themselves similarly notched

bisexual
epicene adjective having an ambiguous sexual identity

bisexuality
noun sexual activity with both men and women

Bishkek
Biskek noun the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)

bishop
noun (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color

bishop pine
bishop`s pine noun two-needled or three-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast

bishopry
episcopate noun the office and dignity of a bishop

Bismarck
von Bismarck noun German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)

Bismarck Archipelago
noun a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea

Bismarck Sea
battle of the Bismarck Sea noun a naval battle in World War II; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943

Bismarckian
adjective of or relating to Prince Otto von Bismarck or his accomplishments

bismuth
Bi noun a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals

bismuthal
adjective of or relating to bismuth

bismuthic
adjective containing bismuth (especially in the pentavalent state)

bison
noun any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns

bisontine
adjective relating to or characteristic of bison

bisque
noun a thick cream soup made from shellfish

Bissau
capital of Guinea-Bissau noun the capital of Guinea-Bissau

bister
bistre noun a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot

bistered
bistred adjective colored with or as if with bister

bistro
noun a small informal restaurant; serves wine

bistroic
adjective of or relating to or resembling a bistro

bit
noun the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; `he looked around for the right size bit`

bit
noun an indefinitely short time; `wait just a moment`; `it only takes a minute`; `in just a bit`

bit field
noun a field containing only binary characters

bit part
minor role noun a small role

bit-by-bit
in small stages adjective one thing at a time

bitartrate
noun an acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate

bitch
noun female of any member of the dog family

bitchery
noun aggressive remarks and behavior like that of a spiteful malicious woman

bitchy
catty adjective marked by or arising from malice; `a catty remark`

bite
collation noun a light informal meal

bite
noun a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect`s stinger into skin

bite out
verb utter; `She bit out a curse`

bite plate
biteplate noun a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes

biter
noun someone who bites

bitewing
noun a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography

Bithynia
noun an ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BC

biting
bitter adjective causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; `bitter cold`; `a biting wind`

Bitis
genus Bitis noun a genus of Viperidae

Bitis arietans
noun large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed

bitmap
electronic image noun an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels