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| battering ram |
a heavy wooden beam used by warriors in former times to break through doors, walls, gates, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| battle-ax |
a wide-bladed, heavy ax used in former times as a weapon. |
| beam |
a long, heavy timber or piece of metal or stone used as a major support in a building. [1/8 definitions] |
| beast of burden |
an animal such as a donkey or ox used esp. for heavy work or carrying loads. |
| belt |
a continuous band of heavy, flexible material used to drive a machine or carry materials. [1/11 definitions] |
| bengaline |
a heavy, corded fabric with crosswise ribs of coarse silk, wool, or synthetics, woven with wool or cotton. |
| blackjack |
a short club with a leather cover, heavy head, and flexible handle, used as a weapon. [1/6 definitions] |
| blacksnake |
a long, heavy, tapering whip of braided rawhide or leather with a snapper at the tip. [1/2 definitions] |
| blizzard |
a heavy and widespread snowstorm of lengthy duration. [1/2 definitions] |
| block and tackle |
a rigging of pulley blocks and rope or cables used to provide leverage for hauling or lifting heavy loads. |
| blockhouse |
a fortified building with openings for cannons and rifles to fire through, formerly built of heavy wooden timbers. [1/3 definitions] |
| bob2 |
a small heavy object that hangs, as at the end of a plumb line. [1/5 definitions] |
| bola |
a throwing weapon with heavy balls attached to the ends of a rope, used by South American herdsmen to entangle the legs of cattle and game. |
| boldface |
a typeface with heavy, thick lines, often used for emphasis. [1/2 definitions] |
| boom2 |
a heavy beam on a derrick, used to extend and support cargo or other weight. [1/5 definitions] |
| bower2 |
a heavy anchor, situated at the bow of a ship. |
| bowling |
a game in which a heavy ball is rolled along a wooden alley toward wooden pins that are standing at the far end. [1/2 definitions] |
| brain |
to strike a heavy blow on the head of. [1/5 definitions] |
| breaker1 |
a heavy ocean wave that breaks into foam on the shore or at sea. [1/4 definitions] |
| Bristol board |
a fine-grained, heavy pasteboard used by artists, printers, and the like. |
| bulldozer |
a tractorlike piece of heavy equipment that pushes or lifts soil or debris with a vertical blade attached to the front. |
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