| Aurora |
(l.c.) bands or streamers of light that appear in the sky at night in areas around the magnetic poles, caused by solar particles striking atoms in the outer part of the earth's atmosphere. (See aurora australis, aurora borealis.) [1/3 definitions] |
| baby carriage |
a small, four-wheeled carriage used to push a baby around in; perambulator. |
| backgammon |
a board game in which each of two opponents throws dice and tries to move several pieces clockwise around and eventually off the board. |
| bank1 |
to form a bank around or along the edge of; embank. [1/6 definitions] |
| barrel roll |
a maneuver in which an aircraft completes one spiral revolution around its lengthwise axis, without changing direction of flight. |
| baseball |
a game played with a bat and ball by two teams of nine players each, the object being to score runs by advancing runners around four bases. [1/2 definitions] |
| be- |
over; on; around. [1/3 definitions] |
| begird |
to fasten around; encircle. |
| belay |
in nautical terminology, to secure (a rope) by winding around a pin or cleat. [2/6 definitions] |
| belaying pin |
a short round metal or wooden bar that fits into the rail of a ship, and around which ropes are secured. |
| bellyband |
a girth or cinch around the belly of an animal, such as the band used to hold a saddle on a horse. |
| belt |
a strip of cloth, leather, or other material worn around the waist. [1/11 definitions] |
| belted |
marked with a stripe or band of color around the abdomen. [1/2 definitions] |
| binary star |
two stars orbiting around a common center of gravity and often appearing as one to the unaided sight or through a telescope; double star. |
| bitt |
a strong post standing, usu. as one of a pair, on the deck of a ship, around which cables and lines are wound and caught, as in mooring. [2/3 definitions] |
| black eye |
darkening and discoloration of the flesh around the eye, as from a bruise or blow. [1/2 definitions] |
| boa constrictor |
a large nonpoisonous snake native to the American tropics that is pale brown with darker markings and that coils around and crushes its prey. |
| bolo tie |
a cord worn around the neck as a tie, the ends of which are held together with an ornamental sliding clasp. |
| Bordeaux |
(sometimes l.c.) any of various wines from the region around this city, or a similar wine produced elsewhere. [1/2 definitions] |
| border |
the decorative strip around the edge of something such as fabric or other crafted work. [1/6 definitions] |
| bowery |
(cap.) a street in lower Manhattan and the neighborhood around it, at one time characterized by cheap bars and flophouses (prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |