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

bitok
noun a Russian dish made with patties of ground meat (mixed with onions and bread and milk) and served with a sauce of sour cream

bits per inch
bpi noun a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium

bits per second
bps noun (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)

bitstock
noun a carpenter`s tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring

bitt
verb secure with a bitt; `bitt the ship line`

bitt pin
noun a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off

Bittacidae
family Bittacidae noun a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera

bitter
adjective expressive of severe grief or regret; `shed bitter tears`

bitter almond
Prunus dulcis amara noun almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes

bitter almond oil
noun pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal

bitter betch
Vicia orobus noun European perennial toxic vetch

bitter cassava
manioc noun cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca

bitter chocolate
baking chocolate noun pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy

bitter dock
broad-leaved dock noun European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America

bitter end
noun (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt

bitter lemon
noun tart lemon-flavored carbonated drink

bitter orange
Seville orange noun highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade

bitter pea
noun any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seeds; Australia

bitter principle
noun any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification

bitter spar
noun a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer

bittercress
bitter cress noun any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic

bitterish
sharp-tasting adjective somewhat bitter

bitterly
with bitterness adverb in a resentful manner; `she complained bitterly`

bittern
noun relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes

bitterness
bitter noun the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

bitterness
acerbity noun a rough and bitter manner

bitternut
bitternut hickory noun hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts

bitterroot
Lewisia rediviva noun showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower

bitters
noun alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots

bittersweet
semisweet adjective having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness

bittersweet
climbing bittersweet noun twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

bittersweet chocolate
semi-sweet chocolate noun chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin is usually added

bittersweet nightshade
climbing nightshade noun poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

bitterwood
Picrasma excelsum noun West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia

bitterwood tree
noun any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste

bitthead
noun the upper end of a bitt

bitty
bittie adjective (used informally) very small; `a wee tot`

bitumastic
noun a protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering

bitumen
noun any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons

bituminize
bituminise verb treat with bitumen

bituminoid
bitumenoid adjective like bitumen

bituminous
adjective resembling or containing bitumen; `bituminous coal`

bituminous coal
soft coal noun rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame

Biu-Mandara
noun a group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad

bivalent
adjective having a valence of two or having two valences

bivalve
bivalved adjective used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)

Bivalvia
class Bivalvia noun oysters; clams; scallops; mussels

bivariate
adjective having two variables; `bivariate binomial distribution`

biweekly
noun a periodical that is published twice a week or every two weeks (either 104 or 26 issues per year)

biz
noun your occupation or line of work; `he`s in the plumbing game`; `she`s in show biz`

bizarre
eccentric adjective conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; `restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit`; `famed for his eccentric spelling`; `a freakish combination of styles`; `his off-the-wall antics`; `the outlandish clothes of teenagers`; `outre and affected stage antics`

bizonal
adjective relating to or concerned with the combined affairs of two administrative zones; `Bizonal currency was used in occupied Germany after World War II`

blabbermouthed
leaky adjective prone to communicate confidential information

Blaberus
genus Blaberus noun giant cockroaches

black
blackened adjective (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood; `a face black with fury`

Black
noun British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)

Black African
noun an African who is Black

black and gold garden spider
Argiope aurantia noun a widely distributed North American garden spider

Black and Tan
noun an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921

black and white
monochrome noun a black-and-white photograph or slide

black ash
basket ash noun vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn

black bamboo
kuri-chiku noun small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black

black bean
turtle bean noun black-seeded bean of South America; usually dried

black bee
German bee noun dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin

black beech
Nothofagus solanderi noun New Zealand forest tree

black belt
noun a black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate)

black bile
melancholy noun a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

black birch
red birch noun birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark

black body
blackbody noun a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it; `a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium`

black box
noun equipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flight

black bread
pumpernickel noun bread made of coarse rye flour

black bream
Chrysophrys australis noun important dark-colored edible food and game fish of Australia

black bryony
black bindweed noun common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries

black buffalo
Ictiobus niger noun fish of the lower Mississippi

black calla
Arum palaestinum noun ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe

black caraway
nutmeg flower noun herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway

black carpet beetle
noun a carpet beetle that is solid black in color

black catechu
noun extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dying and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally

black cherry
black cherry tree noun large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit

black cohosh
black snakeroot 1 rattle-top noun North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia

black comedy
noun comedy that uses black humor

black cottonwood
Western balsam poplar noun cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath

black crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus noun a crappie that is black

black currant
noun small black berries used in jams and jellies

black cypress pine
red cypress pine noun Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin

Black Death
Black Plague noun the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe

black disease
sheep rot noun a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products

black duck
Anas rubripes noun a dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada

black economy
noun a hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported; `no one knows how large the black economy really is`

Black English
Black English Vernacular noun a nonstandard form of American English spoken by some Blacks in the United States

black eye
noun an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

black felt cup
noun a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae

black flag
pirate flag noun a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship

black fly
noun small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals

Black Forest
Schwarzwald noun a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany

black fox
noun red fox in the color phase when its pelt is mostly black

black fritillary
Fritillaria biflora noun herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green

black grama
Bouteloua eriopoda noun a pasture grass (especially of western coastal regions of North America)

black greasewood
Sarcobatus vermiculatus noun low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America

black grouse
noun grouse of which the male is bluish-black