| blowout |
the sudden bursting of a vessel containing air or liquid under pressure, esp. an automobile tire. [1/2 definitions] |
| bobby pin |
a narrow flat metal hairpin whose sides are pressed together under tension. |
| bonded |
of goods subject to government duty, placed under bond, as in a warehouse. [1/3 definitions] |
| bo tree |
the sacred fig tree under which the Buddha is believed to have received enlightenment. |
| bottom |
the solid part under a body of water. [1/11 definitions] |
| botulinum |
a spore-forming bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that produces botulin toxin under anaerobic conditions. |
| bound1 |
under ethical or legal obligation. [1/5 definitions] |
| breakaway |
of a theatrical or film prop, designing to break under slight impact, as a balsa-wood chair. [1/6 definitions] |
| breaking point |
the point at which any material breaks or separates under pressure or tension. [1/3 definitions] |
| breed |
in genetics, to fertilize or pollinate under controlled conditions in order to develop or improve a strain. [2/9 definitions] |
| British East India Company |
a British company that carried on trade with the East Indies from 1600 to 1874 under the sanction of a royal government charter. |
| Brunei |
an independent Asian country under British protection, on the north coast of Borneo. |
| buckle |
to yield, as to another person (usu. fol. by under). [1/9 definitions] |
| Byzantium |
an ancient city on the site of modern Istanbul that, under the name Constantinople, was the capital of the Byzantine Empire. |
| calash |
a carriage with two low wheels, a seat for two people under a top that folds down, and a front seat for a driver. [1/2 definitions] |
| call |
to bring under review or consideration. [1/22 definitions] |
| Canada goose |
a large wild goose of North America, having brownish gray feathers, a black head and neck, and a white patch under the chin and up both sides of the face. |
| Canal Zone |
a strip on either side of the Panama Canal that will be under U.S. control until 1999. |
| cancer |
(cap.) a person born under this sign, between June 21 and July 20. [1/5 definitions] |
| Capricorn |
a person born under this sign, between December 22 and January 20. [1/3 definitions] |
| caseharden |
to form a hard thin surface on (an alloy of iron) by bonding with carbon under heat. [1/2 definitions] |