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| battering ram |
any bar, beam, or device used in a similar way, as by police, firefighters, or rescue workers. [1/2 definitions] |
| be |
used to introduce a command to act in a certain way. [1/8 definitions] |
| beady-eyed |
having or characterized by eyes that are small and round and seeming to gleam in a way that suggests malevolence, greed, or lust. [1/2 definitions] |
| bearing |
the way a person acts, behaves, stands, or walks. [1/4 definitions] |
| bedeck |
to dress or decorate in a showy way; adorn extravagantly. |
| beg |
to ask for in a polite or in a desperate way. [1/3 definitions] |
| beggar |
a person who begs as a way to meet basic needs such as food and clothing. |
| behave |
to act in a certain way. [1/2 definitions] |
| behavior |
the way a person or thing acts or does something. [1/2 definitions] |
| behavioral science |
a social science such as psychology, anthropology, or sociology that examines the way humans act as individuals or in groups, often to reveal recurrent patterns or general truths. |
| believe |
to accept (someone or something) to be truly a certain thing or a certain way. [1/6 definitions] |
| bend |
to change direction in a curving way. [1/4 definitions] |
| best |
superlative of well; better than in any other way. [1/3 definitions] |
| best-case scenario |
the best possible way that things could proceed from a particular point on. |
| better |
comparative of well; in a way that is higher in quality than some other. [2/4 definitions] |
| bias |
in a slanting way; diagonally. [1/8 definitions] |
| big |
(informal) in a boastful or pretentious way. [1/7 definitions] |
| blabber |
to talk or say in a wordy, nonsensical, or indiscreet way. [1/2 definitions] |
| bleat |
to say in the same way as a bleat; whine. [1/4 definitions] |
| blinker |
a flashing light, especially one used on a car to signal that the car will turn and to show which way it will turn. |
| block |
to close off by putting something in the way. [2/3 definitions] |
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