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bigot.noun
one who is strongly partial
to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those
who differ
bigoted.adjective
being or characteristic of a bigot.(a
bigoted person; an outrageously bigoted viewpoint)
bigotedly.adverb
bigotedness.noun
bigotry.noun
the attitude, state of mind, or behavior characteristic
of a bigot; intolerance
buoyancy.noun
cheerfulness; lightness of spirit; resilience;
ability to recover quickly from setbacks; the tendency
or capacity to remain afloat in
a liquid or rise in air or gas; the upward force that a fluid exerts on
an object less dense than itself
buoyant.adjective
having or marked
by buoyancy.(a buoyant
balloon; buoyant spirits); lighthearted; gay (in a buoyant mood; feeling
up)
buoyantly.adverb
buckle.noun
a clasp for fastening two ends, as of straps or
a belt, in which a device attached to one of the ends is fitted or coupled
to the other; an instance of bending, warping, or crumpling; a bend or
bulge
buckle, buckled,
buckling,
buckles.verbs
transitive verb use.to
fasten with a buckle; to cause to bend, warp, or crumple
intransitive verb use.to
become fastened with a buckle; to bend, warp, or crumple, as under pressure
or heat; to give way; collapse (my knees buckled with fear); to succumb,
as to exhaustion or authority; give in (finally buckled under the excessive
demands of the job)
buckle down.phrasal
verb
to apply oneself with determination
buckle up.phrasal
verb
to use a safety belt, especially in an automobile
barren.adjective
not producing offspring; incapable of producing
offspring; sterile; lacking vegetation, especially useful vegetation; unproductive
of results or gains; unprofitable (barren efforts); futile; empty; lacking
in liveliness or interest
barrenly.adverb
barrenness.noun
bushel.noun
a unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary
System, used in dry measure and equal to 4 pecks, 2,150.42 cubic inches,
or 35.24 liters; a unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System,
used in dry and liquid measure and equal to 2,219.36 cubic inches or 36.37
liters
boil.noun
a painful, circumscribed pus-filled inflammation
of the skin and subcutaneous tissue usually caused by a local staphylococcal
infection; also called furuncle
blain.noun
a skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch
battalion.noun
an army unit typically consisting of a headquarters
and two or more companies (a designated numer in a military unit), batteries,
or similar subunits; a large body of organized troops; a great number (battalions
of ants); a great number ready for battle
brutal.adjective
mean, cruel; rude, etc.
brutality noun
the condition or quality of being brutal
brutalize.transitive
verb
to make or become brutal
brute.noun
an animal; a beast; a brutal,
crude, or insensitive person
brute.adjective
of or relating to beasts; animal; characteristic
of a brute, especially; entirely physical (brute force); lacking or showing
a lack of reason or intelligence (a brute impulse); savage; cruel (brute
coercion);
unremittingly severe (was driven to steal food through brute necessity);
coarse; brutish
brutism.noun
brutish.adjective
of or characteristic of a brute; crude in feeling
or manner; sensually ruled; carnal;
rough; uncivilized
brutishly.adverb
brutishness.noun
becoming.adjective
appropriate, suitable, or proper;' pleasing or
attractive to the eye
becomingly.adverb
becomingness.noun
become, became,
become,
becoming,
becomes.verbs
intransitive
verb senses.to grow or come to be
(became more knowledgeable; will become clearer in the morning)
transitive
verb senses.to be appropriate or suitable
to (It would not become me to do such a thing as that); to show to advantage;
look good with (the new suit becomes you)
baffle,
baffled,
baffling,
baffles.transitive
verbs
to frustrate or check (a person) as by confusing
or perplexing; stymie; to impede the force or movement of
baffle.noun
a usually static device that regulates the flow
of a fluid or light; a partition that prevents interference between sound
waves in a loudspeaker
bafflement, baffler.nouns
biography.noun,.plural.biographies
an account of a person's life written, composed,
or produced by another (a film biography of Marlon Brando); an oral biography
be all and end
all or be-all and end-all.noun
the quintessential
or all important element
blunder.noun
a usually serious mistake typically caused by
ignorance or confusion
blunder, blundered,
blundering,
blunders
intransitive verb use.to
move clumsily or blindly; to make
a usually serious mistake
transitive verb use.to
make a stupid, usually serious error in; botch;
to utter (something) stupidly
or thoughtlessly
blunderer.noun
blunderingly.adverb
blush, blushed,
blushing,
blushes.intransitive
verbs.
to become red in the face, especially from modesty,
embarrassment, or shame; flush; to become red or rosy; to feel embarrassed
or ashamed (blushed at his own audacity)
blush.noun
a reddening of the face, especially from modesty,
embarrassment, or shame; a red or rosy color (the blush of dawn)
blushful.adjective
blushingly.adverb
brood.noun
the young of certain animals, especially a group
of young birds or fowl hatched at one time and cared for by the same mother;
the children in one family (John and Jane are coming over with their brood
of 8)
brood, brooded,
brooding,
broods.verbs
transitive verb use.to
sit on or hatch (eggs); to protect (young) by or as if by covering with
the wings (quietly walk past as mother hen is brooding)
intransitive verb use.to
be deep in thought; meditate; to
sit on or hatch eggs; to hover; loom;
to focus the attention on a subject persistently and moodily; worry (brooded
over the insult for several days); to be depressed (she's brooding since
her boyfriend left)
brood.adjective
kept for breeding (a brood hen; a brood mare)
broodingly.adverb
beckon, beckoned,
beckoning,
beckons.verbs
transitive verb use.to
signal or summon, as by nodding
or waving; to attract because of an inviting or enticing
appearance
intransitive verb use.to
make a signaling or summoning gesture;
to be inviting or enticing
beckon.noun
a gesture
of summons
beckoner.noun
beckoningly.adverb
bother, bothered,
bothering,
bothers.verbs
transitive verb use.to
disturb
or anger, especially by minor irritations;
annoy;
to make agitated or nervous; fluster;
to make confused or perplexed;
puzzle; to intrude on without
invitation or warrant; disturb; to give trouble to (a hurtful cut that
bothers her when she washes dishes)
intransitive verb use.to
take the trouble; concern oneself; to cause trouble
bother.noun
a cause or state of disturbance
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