| Bengal |
a region consisting of the northeastern state of West Bengal in India and the neighboring country of Bangladesh. Bengal was formerly a province of India before India's division into India and Pakistan. |
| Bengali |
a native or inhabitant of Bengal. [3 definitions] |
| bengaline |
a heavy, corded fabric with crosswise ribs of coarse silk, wool, or synthetics, woven with wool or cotton. |
| Benghazi |
the seaport capital of Libya. |
| benighted |
in intellectual or moral darkness; ignorant; unenlightened. [2 definitions] |
| benign |
possessing or displaying kindness or gentleness. [4 definitions] |
| benignant |
kind and gracious, as to one's inferiors. [3 definitions] |
| benignity |
the quality or condition of being kind or beneficial; benignancy. |
| Benin |
an African country on the west central coast between Togo and Nigeria. |
| Benito Mussolini |
an Italian Fascist leader and premier of Italy from 1922 to 1943 (b.1883--d.1945), also known as "Il Duce" (The Leader). |
| Benjamin Franklin |
U.S. statesman, inventor, diplomat, postmaster, scientist, and author, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America (b. 1706--d. 1790). |
| Ben Nevis |
the highest mountain peak in Great Britain (elevation, 4,406 feet, or 1,344 meters), located in the Grampian Mountains of western Scotland. [2 definitions] |
| bent1 |
not straight; curved or crooked. [6 definitions] |
| bent2 |
any of several low-growing grasses, some of which are used for lawns or for hay; bent grass. [2 definitions] |
| benthos |
the bottom layer of a body of water. |
| bentonite |
either of two clays that are formed by the decomposition of volcanic ash, and that are very absorptive and capable of expanding to several times their normal volume. |
| bentwood |
wood that has been steamed and bent, used in furniture. [2 definitions] |
| benumb |
to render numb or without physical sensation, esp. by cold. [2 definitions] |
| benzene |
a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, obtained from petroleum and coal tar and used in or to make a wide variety of chemical products, such as insecticides, motor fuels, and solvents. |
| benzene ring |
the graphic representation of the benzene molecule or its derivatives as a hexagon with a carbon atom at each of its six points, and with attached atoms of hydrogen or other elements. |
| benzine |
a colorless, liquid mixture of flammable hydrocarbons, used as a solvent in cleaning and dyeing and as a motor fuel. |