B
1: the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen [syn: {type B}, {group B}] 2: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil [syn...
B battery
1: battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube
B cell
1: a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that in...
B complex
1: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B vitamin}, {B}]
B horizon
1: immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils [syn: {B-horizon}]
B lymphocyte
1: a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that in...
B vitamin
1: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {B complex}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B}]
B-52
1: United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber
B-complex vitamin
1: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: {B complex}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B vitamin}, {B}]
B-flat clarinet
1: the ordinary clarinet with a middle range [syn: {licorice stick}]
B-girl
1: a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers [syn: {bar girl}]
B-horizon
1: immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils [syn: {B horizon}]
b-meson
1: exceedingly short-lived meson
B. B. King
1: United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) [syn: {King}, {Riley B King}]
B. F. Skinner
1: United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990) [syn: {Skinner}, {Fred Skinner}, {Burrhus Frederic Skinner}]
B.C.
1: before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC" [syn: {BC}, {before Christ}]
B.O.
1: malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe [syn: {body odor}, {body odour}]
B.T.U.
1: a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour [syn: {kilowatt hour}, {kW-hr}, {Board of Trade unit}]
B.Th.U.
1: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories [syn: {British thermal unit}, {BTU}]
Ba
1: a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite [syn: {barium}, {atomic number 56}] 2: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Bachelor of Arts}, {Artium Baccalau...
baa
1: the cry made by sheep v : cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" [syn: {bleat}, {blate}, {blat}]
baa-lamb
1: child's word for a sheep or lamb
Baader Meinhof Gang
1: a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977
Baal
1: any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god
Baal Merodach
1: the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu [syn: {Marduk}, {Merodach}, {Bel-Merodach}]
baas
1: South African term for `boss'
baba
1: a small cake leavened with yeast
babacu oil
1: fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil [syn: {babassu oil}]
Babar
1: an imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children
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babassu
1: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: {babassu palm}, {coco de macao}, {Orbignya phalerata}, {Orbignya spesiosa}, {Or...
babassu oil
1: fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil [syn: {babacu oil}]
babassu palm
1: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: {babassu}, {coco de macao}, {Orbignya phalerata}, {Orbignya spesiosa}, {Orbigny...
babbitt
1: an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an anti-friction lining for bearings [syn: {Babbitt metal}] v : line with a Babbitt metal
Babbitt metal
1: an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an anti-friction lining for bearings [syn: {babbitt}]
babbitting
1: lining a surface or bearing with babbitt metal
babble
1: gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby [syn: {babbling}, {lallation}] v 1: utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attentio...
babble out
1: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach}, {babble}, {sing}, {blab out...
babbler
1: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: {chatterer}, {prater}, {chatterbox}, {magpie}, {spouter}] 2: any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some cl...
babbling
1: talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate" [syn: {blathering}, {blithering}, {jabbering}] 2: continu...
babe
1: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?" [syn: {baby}, {infant}]
Babe Didrikson
1: outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn: {Zaharias}, {Babe Zaharias}, {Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias}]
Babe Ruth
1: United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) [syn: {Ruth}, {George Herman Ruth}, {Sultan of Swat}]
Babe Zaharias
1: outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn: {Zaharias}, {Didrikson}, {Babe Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias}]
babel
1: a confusion of voices and other sounds 2: (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their langu...
babelike
1: like a baby especially in dependence; "babelike innocence and dependence"
Babesiidae
1: piroplasms and cattle pathogens [syn: {family Babesiidae}]
babies' slippers
1: European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America [syn: {bird's foot trefoil}, {bird's foot clover}, {bacon and eggs}, {Lotus corniculatus}]
babies'-breath
1: tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers [syn: {baby's breath}, {Gypsophila paniculata}]
Babinski
1: extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cor...
Babinski reflex
1: extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cor...
Babinski sign
1: extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cor...
babiroussa
1: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth [syn: {babirusa}, {babirussa}, {Babyrousa Babyrussa}]
babirusa
1: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth [syn: {babiroussa}, {babirussa}, {Babyrousa Babyrussa}]
babirussa
1: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth [syn: {babirusa}, {babiroussa}, {Babyrousa Babyrussa}]
babka
1: a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds
baboo
1: used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' [syn: {babu}]
baboon
1: large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
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