| bath |
a process of washing or soaking something in order to cleanse, refresh, or heal. [1/5 definitions] |
| bathos |
false or very excessive sentimentality, esp. in order to evoke pity; mawkishness. [1/2 definitions] |
| batik |
a technique for dyeing that involves covering certain areas of the fabric with removable wax in order to repel the dye. [1/2 definitions] |
| be |
used to indicate an order, command, or instruction (followed by an infinitive). [1/10 definitions] |
| beadle |
an official of an English church who ushers and maintains order during church services. |
| bearer |
a person who presents a check or other order for payment. [1/2 definitions] |
| behest |
an order or command. [1/2 definitions] |
| bench warrant |
an order issued by a judge or court for the apprehension of someone charged with a crime. |
| Benedictine |
a member of a Roman Catholic order of monks or nuns following the rule of St. Benedict. [1/2 definitions] |
| bestial |
like a beast, esp. in brutality or order of intelligence. |
| billet1 |
a military order making such an assignment. [1/6 definitions] |
| billing |
the order or size of performers' names as they appear on a printed program, screen credits, or the like, taken as a sign of relative status or importance. [1/3 definitions] |
| bill of exchange |
a written order to pay a specified amount to a specified person, used mainly in conducting business abroad. |
| biopic |
a biographical film or television program often containing scenes that are fictional in order to fill out the plot and add drama, humor, or suspense to make the real life subject compelling to an audience. |
| bite |
of insects or similar small creatures, to pierce the skin of (a human or other mammal) in order to feed on blood. [1/19 definitions] |
| blog |
shortened form of "Web log," an online journal that may be personal or topical, in which the author makes regular entries that appear in reverse chronological order and can be read by the general public. [1/2 definitions] |
| blue ribbon |
an emblem worn as a badge of honor, as by the British knights belonging to the Order of the Garter. [1/2 definitions] |
| boondoggle |
to do unnecessary, wasteful, or impractical work in order to appear busy. [1/3 definitions] |
| boss1 |
to order in an overbearing way. [1/7 definitions] |
| Br.2 |
abbreviation of "Brother," a lay member of a male religious order (used as a title). |
| bracero |
a Mexican laborer allowed to enter the United States temporarily in order to perform seasonal or migrant work. |