| bide |
to stay or remain. [2 definitions] |
| bidentate |
having two teeth or toothlike extensions. |
| bide one's time |
to wait for an opportunity. |
| bidet |
a low, basin-shaped fixture, found esp. in France, used for washing the genital and anal areas. |
| biennial |
occurring every second year. [5 definitions] |
| bier |
a frame or stand on which a corpse, sometimes in a coffin, is laid prior to burial. |
| bifid |
cleft in two equal parts; forked. |
| bifocal |
in optics, having two focal lengths. [3 definitions] |
| bifurcate |
to divide into two branches. [2 definitions] |
| bifurcation |
the act or result of dividing into two branches, or the state of being so divided. |
| big |
large in size, number, extent, or weight. [7 definitions] |
| bigamous |
being married to two husbands or two wives simultaneously, or involving such a condition. |
| bigamy |
in law, the crime of marrying one person while still married to another. |
| big band |
a large jazz or dance band, esp. one of the 1930s and 1940s in the U.S., that combines arranged ensemble playing with solo improvisations. [2 definitions] |
| big bang theory |
the theory that the universe originated at a fixed point billions of years ago in a cosmic explosion of a mass of hydrogen atoms, and that it has been expanding ever since. (Cf. steady state theory.) |
| Big Ben |
the bell in the clock tower of the Parliament building in London. [2 definitions] |
| big brother |
an elder brother. [3 definitions] |
| Big Dipper |
part of the constellation Ursa Major, made up of its seven brightest stars and forming the shape of a ladle, or dipper. |
| bigfoot |
a conjectured animal resembling a large ape or gorilla, alleged to live in the wilder areas of the Pacific Northwest; sasquatch. |
| big game |
large wild animals hunted for sport, such as deer, boar, or tigers. [2 definitions] |
| bighead |
(informal) an inflated opinion of oneself; conceitedness. [2 definitions] |