| beneficiary |
one who receives or is designated to receive benefits, as of a will or insurance policy. [1/2 definitions] |
| benevolence |
the inclination to act to the benefit of others; good will. [1/2 definitions] |
| benevolent |
marked by good will; kindly. [1/3 definitions] |
| bequeath |
to leave or dispose of (property) by a will. [1/2 definitions] |
| bequest |
the act of disposing of property by will. [2 definitions] |
| bin |
a storage container or space, as for such things as firewood, foods, or coal, or for things that will eventually be discarded. [1/2 definitions] |
| bottle |
the amount such a container will hold. [1/4 definitions] |
| bowline |
a knot that will not slip or jam, used for making a loop at the end of a rope. [1/2 definitions] |
| bud1 |
a flower that has just begun to open or remains tight but will likely begin to open soon. [1/8 definitions] |
| bull1 |
one who believes that prices will rise in a particular market such as the stock market, esp. one who buys on the basis of this expectation. (Cf. bear2.) [1/9 definitions] |
| business envelope |
an envelope that will enclose a sheet of paper eight and a half inches wide that has been folded twice lengthwise. |
| bus stop |
a point along a bus route where the bus will stop to allow passengers to board or exit. |
| Canal Zone |
a strip on either side of the Panama Canal that will be under U.S. control until 1999. |
| capful |
the amount that the cap of a bottle will hold. |
| cell phone |
a mobile telephone that operates using radio signals and therefore requires no wires. A cell phone is part of a system composed of many low-power radio transmitters located in "cells" across a region and will receive a radio signal from whichever transmitter in the system is closest; cellular phone. |
| cellular phone |
a mobile telephone that operates using radio signals and therefore requires no wires. A cellular phone is part of a system composed of many low-power radio transmitters located in "cells" across a region and will receive a radio signal from whichever transmitter in the system is closest; cell phone; mobile phone. |
| chance |
the estimated likelihood that a given thing will happen; probability. [1/7 definitions] |
| charge account |
a business arrangement between a buyer and seller in which the seller allows the buyer to charge purchases to an account, for which he or she will be billed later. |
| closeout |
a sale of goods at low prices because the store is closing or because the line of goods will be discontinued. |
| cloze |
of, pertaining to, or being a measure of reading comprehension or language acquisition in which a learner is asked to supply words that are missing from a text. Such words will have been systematically deleted and typically range across various parts of speech. [1/2 definitions] |
| codicil |
an addition or appendix, esp. one modifying the terms of a will. |