| belladonna |
a poisonous plant bearing purplish red flowers and black berries; deadly nightshade. [2 definitions] |
| bell-bottom |
of pants, wide and flaring at the ankles. |
| bell-bottoms |
pants that are wide and flaring at the ankles. |
| bellboy |
a man or boy employed by a hotel to carry luggage, food, or drink to the guest rooms, run errands, and page guests. |
| bell buoy |
a buoy having a warning bell that rings whenever the buoy is rocked by waves. |
| bell curve |
see "bell-shaped curve." |
| belle |
a popular and admired woman, usu. young and often considered the most outstanding beauty at a social event or in a social circle. |
| Belleek |
a thin, glossy Irish pottery that resembles porcelain. |
| belles-lettres |
(used with a sing. verb) elegant or polished writing; literature regarded as having an aesthetic function, as distinguished from informative or persuasive writing. |
| bellflower |
one of a group of plants that bear bell-shaped pendant flowers; campanula; harebell. |
| bellhop |
a man or boy who does errands at a hotel; bellboy. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. [2 definitions] |
| bellied |
having a belly of a particular kind (used in combination). |
| belligerence |
a very aggressive or hostile attitude; warlike nature. [2 definitions] |
| belligerency |
the position or status of a belligerent nation; condition of being at war. [2 definitions] |
| belligerent |
having or showing an eagerness to fight; aggressive; warlike. [4 definitions] |
| bell jar |
a bell-shaped glass cover for a platform, used for displaying and protecting delicate objects. [2 definitions] |
| bellman |
one who carries or rings a bell, such as a town crier. [2 definitions] |
| bellow |
to make the deep, loud cry of a bull. [5 definitions] |
| bellows |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a device with a flexible, valved air chamber that can be expanded to draw in air and compressed to expel it through a nozzle, used to blow air on a fire or to sound a musical instrument. [3 definitions] |
| bell pepper |
a pepper plant that bears a mild-flavored edible fruit. [2 definitions] |