| blush |
to become red in the face as an involuntary expression of shame, confusion, or other self-conscious discomfort. [7 definitions] |
| blusher |
one who blushes or tends to blush. [2 definitions] |
| blush wine |
any of certain dry, slightly pink wines made from red-wine grapes. |
| bluster |
to blow noisily and in gusts, as the wind. [5 definitions] |
| Blvd. |
abbreviation of "boulevard," a wide city street, often lined with trees or landscaped (used in a proper name). |
| BM |
abbreviation of "bowel movement," the evacuation of waste matter from the bowels. |
| BMOC |
abbreviation of "big man on campus" (used to characterize a popular or admired male student, or sometimes one who aggressively promotes his own advancement). |
| BMX |
abbreviation of "bicycle motocross," a sport in which bicycles designed for rough terrain are raced on such terrain, or used in the performance of athletic feats such as jumps, spins, and flips. [2 definitions] |
| B.O. |
abbreviation of "body odor." |
| boa |
see "boa constrictor." [2 definitions] |
| boa constrictor |
a large nonpoisonous snake native to the American tropics that is pale brown with darker markings and that coils around and crushes its prey. |
| boar |
an uncastrated male pig. [3 definitions] |
| board |
a flat, cut piece of lumber; plank. [9 definitions] |
| boarder |
a person who is housed and supplied with meals. |
| board foot |
a unit of measure for lumber, equal to one foot square and one inch thick. |
| board game |
any game, such as chess or backgammon, in which pieces are moved on a specially marked board. |
| boardinghouse |
a residence that provides rooms and meals to paying lodgers. |
| boarding school |
an elementary or secondary school at which the students live as well as take classes. |
| board of education |
an appointed or elected group that supervises one or several school systems at the town, city, county, or state level; school board. |
| board of health |
a department of municipal, county, or state government that supervises public health and sanitation. |
| boardroom |
a room where a board of administrators or directors holds meetings. |