| Belgium |
a country on the North Sea, bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, and France. |
| Belgrade |
the capital of Serbia. |
| Belial |
in the Bible, a personification of evil. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. [2 definitions] |
| belief |
a strong opinion; conviction. [3 definitions] |
| believable |
able to be believed; credible; convincing. [2 definitions] |
| believe |
to accept as honest or true. [6 definitions] |
| believe in |
to accept as real or true. [3 definitions] |
| belittle |
to make (someone or something) seem less in size, value, or importance; depreciate. |
| Belize |
a country on the Caribbean, bordered by Guatemala and Mexico. [2 definitions] |
| bell |
a hollow metal cup, often of bronze, which makes a ringing sound when struck by a hard object such as a clapper. [4 definitions] |
| 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. |