| blood group |
any of several types in which human blood can be classed, each with its own inherited immunological and agglutinative characteristics; blood type. |
| BMOC |
abbreviation of "big man on campus" (used to characterize a popular or admired male student, or sometimes one who aggressively promotes his own advancement). |
| bomb |
a portable container which ejects gas, foam, or poison by way of its own internal pressure. [1/8 definitions] |
| borrow |
to take (something originating from another source) for one's own use. [1/3 definitions] |
| breeder reactor |
a nuclear reactor that is designed to produce more fissionable material than it consumes, and thus generate additional fuel for its own operation. |
| BYOB |
abbreviation of "bring your own bottle." [2 definitions] |
| cannibal |
an animal that eats its own species. [2/3 definitions] |
| cannibalize |
to eat the flesh of (one's own species). [1/4 definitions] |
| cashier's check |
a check drawn by a bank on its own funds and signed by its cashier. |
| caveat emptor |
the principle that one who buys something does so at his or her own risk. |
| chauvinism |
biased and nonobjective belief in the superiority of one's own sex. [1/2 definitions] |
| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| cheat |
to do something dishonest for one's own gain; to practice deceit or fraud. [1/11 definitions] |
| civil rights |
in the United States, certain rights and liberties, as to vote, own property, and be treated equally regardless of race, religion, or sex, that are guaranteed by amendments to the Constitution and certain Congressional Acts, esp. as applied to an individual or a minority group. [1/2 definitions] |
| collaborate |
to cooperate or work with an enemy force, esp. one occupying one's own country. [1/2 definitions] |
| collaboration |
the cooperative effort by persons or organizations with an enemy force, esp. one occupying one's own country. [1/2 definitions] |
| condescend |
to agree to descend to a level less dignified or less privileged than one's own; deign. [1/2 definitions] |
| confident |
secure in one's own abilities; self-assured. [1/3 definitions] |
| conscience |
the human faculty that enables one to decide between right and wrong conduct, esp. in regard to one's own actions. [1/2 definitions] |
| conscious |
aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, and surroundings. [1/3 definitions] |
| contrition |
regret for one's own wrongdoing, or for one's offenses against religious mandates. |