| bill of rights |
a formal list or summary of fundamental rights and liberties to which a people or class is entitled. [3 definitions] |
| bill of sale |
a written document that shows that something has been sold by one party to another. |
| billow |
a large wave or surge in the ocean; swell. [4 definitions] |
| billowy |
surging or swelling in, or full of, billows. |
| billposter |
one who is hired to post notices or advertisements. |
| billy |
a club, esp. that of a policeman; billy club. |
| billy goat |
a male goat. |
| bilobate |
having two lobes. |
| bimanual |
using, or requiring the use of, both hands. |
| bimbo |
(slang) a woman, esp. one considered to be stupid, silly, or sexually promiscuous. |
| bimetal |
made of two metals. [2 definitions] |
| bimetallic |
composed of two metals. [2 definitions] |
| bimetallism |
the use of two metals, usu. gold and silver, at fixed values in relation to each other, as the monetary standard of currency and value. [2 definitions] |
| bimodal |
having or exhibiting two distinct modes or forms. |
| bimonthly |
appearing or occurring every two months. [3 definitions] |
| bin |
a storage container or space, as for such things as firewood, foods, or coal, or for things that will eventually be discarded. [2 definitions] |
| bin- |
two; both. |
| binary |
consisting of or characterized by two parts or components. [4 definitions] |
| binary star |
two stars orbiting around a common center of gravity and often appearing as one to the unaided sight or through a telescope; double star. |
| binary system |
a numbering system with a base of two. In binary numbers, any number can be expressed by 1, 0, or a combination of these. The number five is written as "101" in the binary system. |
| binate |
produced in two parts or pairs, as certain leaves. |