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bough.noun,.plural.boughs
a tree branch,
especially a large or main branch
brink.noun,.plural.brinks
the upper edge
of a steep
or vertical.slope
(the brink of a cliff); the point at which something
is likely
to begin;
the verge
(on the brink of discovery)
bicameral.adjective
composed
of or based on two legislative.chambers
or branches (a bicameral legislature)
bicameralism.noun,.plural.bicameralisms
Berber.noun,.plural.Berbers
a member of a North African,
primarily Moslem people living in
settled or nomadic tribes from
Morocco
to Egypt; any of the Afro-Asiatic languages of the Berbers
Berber.adjective
brotherhood.noun,.plural.brotherhoods
the state
or relationship of being
brothers; fellowship; an association
of men, such as a fraternity
or union, united
for common.purposes;
all the members of a profession
or trade
brother.noun,.plural.brothers.or.brethren
you can refer
to the members of a particular.group,
such
as a religious group, as brethren (Sri Lankans share a common ancestry
with their Indian brethren); a male having the same parents as another
male
brotherly.adjective
characteristic
of or befitting brothers; fraternal
brotherliness.noun
brotherly.adverb
beauty.noun,.plural.beauties
beauty is that which evokes
in a person that which is uplifting,
comforting,
pleasing
to the eyes and heart and that which opens one up to something
beyond the mundane and into the
enduring.qualities.of.attraction;
beauty is an aspect of love ("Beauty
is love at the heart of creation."....Deepak
Chopra; "There
is a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice.
A charming woman is one who notices me."....John
Erskine); beauty is the state
or quality of being beautiful (an
area of outstanding
natural beauty; more examples
of beauty); the beauties of something are its attractive
qualities or features (enjoy
the beauties of nature); beauty is used to describe people, products and
activities that are concerned with bringing joy to the senses; if you say
that a particular feature is
the beauty of something, you mean that this feature is what makes the thing
so good; a delightful.quality
associated
with harmony of form
or color, excellence of craftsmanship,
truthfulness or originality; a quality or feature that is most effective
and gratifying
beautiful.adjective
having qualities that delight
the senses, especially the sense of sight; something that excites
intellectual or emotional admiration
(a beautiful girl out in the Sun)
beautifully.adverb
beautifulness.noun
build, built,
building,
builds.verbs
transitive
verb use.to
form
by combining.materials
or parts;
construct;
to develop
or give form to according
to a plan or process;
create
(build a house; built a successful business out of his garage)
intransitive
verb use.to
make something by combining materials or parts; to engage
in the construction or design
of buildings (different.architectural.styles);
to develop in magnitude
or extent
(clouds building on the horizon);
to progress
toward (the building of the new library is nearing completion)
building.noun,.plural.buildings
something that is built, as for human habitation;
a structure;
the act,
process,
art
or
occupation
of constructing
build.noun,.plural.builds
the physical.composition
or construction of a person or thing (a feminine
build); physique
build in.or.build
into.phrasal
verb
to construct
or include
as an integral.part
of (a wall with shelving that was built in)
build on.or.build
upon
to use as a basis
or foundation
(we could build on another room at the rear of the house)
berth.noun,.plural.berths
a space for a ship to dock
or anchor
(a steamship moored
to its berth at the pier);
sufficient
space for a ship to maneuver;
sea room (kept a clear berth of the reefs);
a built in bed or bunk, as on a ship or a train; a place to sleep or stay;
accommodations
(found a berth in a nearby hotel); a space where a vehicle can be parked,
as for loading
berth, berthed,
berthing,
berths.verbs
transitive verb use.to
bring a ship to a berth; to provide with a berth
intransitive verb use.to
come to a berth; dock
a wide berth.idiom
ample
space or distance to avoid an unwanted consequence
(kept a wide berth of her easily angered.personality)
belch, belched,
belching,
belches.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
gush
forth; to erupt
or explode
(the volcano continues to belch out flames with smoke and gases); to
expel
gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth; burp
transitive verb use.to
expel gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth; burp; to eject
violently
belch.noun,.plural.belches
blizzard.noun,.plural.blizzards
a very heavy snowstorm with high winds; a violent
snowstorm with winds blowing at a minimum speed of 35 miles (56 kilometers)
per hour and visibility of less than one-quarter mile (400 meters) for
three hours
bur.also.burr.noun,.plural.burs.also.burrs
a persistently.clinging
or nettlesome
person or thing; a rough,
prickly.husk
or covering surrounding the seeds or fruits of plants such as the chestnut
or the burdock; a rough protuberance,
especially a burl on a tree; any of various
rotary cutting tools designed to be attached to a drill; a trilling
of the letter r, usually made with the tip of the tongue and characteristic
of Scottish
speech; a buzzing or whirring sound
burred, burring,
burs
also burrs.verbs
transitive verb use.to
pronounce
with a burr
intransitive verb use.to
speak with a burr; to make a buzzing or whirring sound
bur.also.burr.noun,.plural.burs.also.burrs
washer that fits around the smaller end of a rivet
black plague.noun
also called black death
the epidemic.form
of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle
Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe
bubonic plague
a contagious,
often fatal epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted
from person to person or by the bite of fleas from an infected host, especially
a rat and characterized by chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea and the formation
of buboes
bubo.noun,.plural.buboes
an inflamed, tender swelling
of a lymph.node,
especially in the area of the armpit or groin, that is characteristic of
certain infections, such as plague and syphilis as the body has to get
poisons out of its bloodstream, so, like in what is called cancer, the
body agglomerates them waiting
for the rest of the immune system
to remove them from the body
bootleg,
bootlegged,
bootlegging,
bootlegs.verbs
transitive verb use.to
make, sell or transport products deemed
illegal; bootleg is used to describe something that is made secretly and
sold illegally; the word comes
from a smuggler's practice of
carrying liquor in the legs of
boots; to produce,
distribute
or sell illegally (a clandestine.outfit
that bootlegs record albums and tapes); in football, to fake
a hand-off, conceal the ball on
the hip and run to where a forward long pass can be made, such as done
by the quarterback, who determines and initiates each play
intransitive verb use.to
engage
in the bootlegging of products;
bootleg.noun,.plural.bootlegs
a product such
as.alcoholic.liquor,
that is illicitly produced,
distributed or sold; the part of a boot above the instep;
in football, a play in which the quarterback bootlegs
bootleg.adjective
produced, sold or transported
illegally (bootleg purses; bootleg whiskey)
bootlegger.noun,.plural.bootleggers
brat.noun,.plural.brats
a child, having.been.spoiled
or being ill mannered; a
badly behaving and annoying child
brattish.adjective
brattishness.noun,.plural.brattishnesses
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