| berkelium |
a radioactive synthetic metal element of the actinide series that has ninety-seven protons in each nucleus. (symbol: Bk) |
| Berlin |
the capital of Germany. (Cf. East Berlin, West Berlin.) |
| berlin |
a large four-wheeled closed carriage with separate perches for the footman and driver, and two facing seats inside. [2 definitions] |
| Berliner |
a native or resident of Berlin. |
| Berlin Wall |
a barrier first erected in 1961 that separated West Berlin from East Berlin, eventually fortified and extended to create a border between West Germany and East Germany, and ultimately opened to unrestricted transit on November 9, 1989, prior to being dismantled. |
| berm |
a narrow ledge or shoulder, as alongside a road or canal. [3 definitions] |
| Bermuda |
a British colony comprising a group of islands southeast of North Carolina. |
| Bermuda grass |
a perennial creeping grass widely grown for lawns and pastures in Bermuda, the southern United States, and other warm regions. |
| Bermuda onion |
any of several large mild-flavored onions with a white or yellow flesh, grown in Bermuda and the southern United States. |
| Bermuda shorts |
shorts ending just above the knee, worn by both sexes and often with knee-length socks; bermudas. |
| Bermuda Triangle |
an area of ocean associated with unsolved mysteries, whose perimeter is marked by an imaginary line that connects Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and the southern tip of Florida. |
| Bern |
the capital of Switzerland. |
| Bernoulli effect |
the decrease in a fluid's pressure as its speed increases. |
| berretta |
see "biretta." |
| berry |
any of several small, juicy, pulpy fruits, usu. without a pit, such as the strawberry, raspberry, or gooseberry. [5 definitions] |
| berserk |
violently enraged; wildly destructive. [2 definitions] |
| berth |
a shelf or bunk for sleeping on a ship or train. [6 definitions] |
| Bertillon system |
a system used before the adoption of fingerprinting for identification, esp. of criminals, through records of bodily measurements, markings, coloring, and the like. |
| beryl |
a crystalline mineral, aluminum beryllium silicate, from which beryllium and certain gemstones such as emeralds are derived. |
| beryllium |
a chemical element of the alkaline-earth group that has four protons in each nucleus and occurs in pure form as a hard, light, gray solid, chiefly used in alloys with copper and in aerospace material. (symbol: Be) |
| bescreen |
(archaic) to conceal as if by covering with a screen; hide from sight. |