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breech birth.noun,.plural.breech
births
delivery from a woman's
birth canal of a baby with the buttocks
or feet appearing first, when usually the head first comes out; see also
'breach'
breeches.plural
noun
trousers
extending to or just below the knee; the part of a firearm behind the barrel;
the lower part of a pulley block
blossom.noun,.plural.blossoms
blossom is the flowers that
appear on a tree before the fruit (the blossoms of plants, shrubs and trees,
for example cherry, peach and crabapple blossoms seen in the spring); if
someone or something blossoms, they develop good, attractive or successful
qualities (why do some people take longer than others to blossom?); a period
or condition of maximum development; bloom
blossom,
blossomed,
blossoming,
blossoms.intransitive
verbs
to come into flower; bloom;
to develop; flourish (the child
blossomed into a beauty)
blossomy.adjective
bloom.noun,.plural.blooms
the flower of a plant; something
resembling the flower of a plant; the condition of being in flower (a rose
in full bloom); a
condition or time of vigor, freshness
and beauty; prime;
a fresh, rosy complexion; a
waxy or powdery whitish to bluish coating sometimes occurring on the surface
of plant parts, such as on the fruits of certain plums; a visible, colored
area on the surface of bodies of water caused by excessive planktonic
growth
bloom,
bloomed,
blooming,
blooms.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
bear a flower or flowers; to support plant life in abundance (rains that
made the yard bloom); to shine; to glow; to grow or flourish
with youth and vigor; to appear or expand suddenly (white vapor bloomed
from the side of the rocket's fuel tank
transitive
verb use.to
cause to flourish
bloomy.adjective
bismuth.noun,.plural.bismuths
symbol 'Bi', a white, crystalline, brittle, highly
diamagnetic
metallic element used in alloys
to form sharp castings for objects sensitive to high temperatures and in
various low-melting alloys for fire-safety devices; atomic
number 83; atomic
weight 208.980; melting
point 271.3°C;
boiling
point 1,560°C; specific
gravity 9.747; valence
3, 5
bismuthal.adjective
bittern.noun,.plural.bitterns
any of various small or medium-sized usually
secretive herons, especially genera
Botaurus and Ixobrychus; bittern is also the bitter
water solution of bromides, magnesium and calcium salts remaining after
sodium chloride (sea salt) is crystallized out of seawater
buzz, buzzes,
buzzed,
buzzing.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
make a low droning or vibrating
sound like that of a bee; to be abuzz;
hum
(the department was buzzing with
rumors
about which other city to open up in); to bustle
transitive verb use.to
cause to buzz; to fly low over (the plane buzzed right over our heads);
to signal with a buzzer; to make
a telephone call (give her a buzz to see if she's coming with us)
buzz.noun,.plural.buzzes
a vibrating, humming or droning sound; a phone
call (give me a buzz at nine); slang a slight Pleasant intoxication, as
from alcohol
buzz off.phrasal
verb
to leave quickly; go away
buzzer.noun,.plural.buzzers
an electric signaling device, such as a doorbell
that makes a buzzing sound
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