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bestially

adverb · in an inhumane manner

Example: she treated her husband bestially

bet on

verb · place a bet on

Example: Which horse are you backing?

betimes

adverb · in good time

Example: he awoke betimes that morning

betoken

verb · indicate by signs

Example: These signs bode bad news

betsy griscom ross

noun · American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)

better

adjective · (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable

Example: it would be better to speak to him

better-looking

adjective · pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion- Thackeray- Lillian Hellman

Example: a fine-looking woman

betting

adjective · preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

Example: led a dissipated life

betula fontinalis

noun · birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark

between

adverb · in between

Example: two houses with a tree between

betwixt

adverb · in the interval

Example: dancing all the dances with little rest between

beware

verb · be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to

Example: Beware of telephone salesmen

bewilderingly

adverb · in a bewildering and confusing manner

Example: her situation was bewilderingly unclear

bewitching

adjective · capturing interest as if by a spell

Example: bewitching smile

bewray

verb · reveal unintentionally

Example: Her smile betrayed her true feelings

beyond

adverb · in addition

Example: agreed to provide essentials but nothing beyond

beyond a doubt

adverb · in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted

Example: it was immediately and indubitably apparent that I had interrupted a scene of lovers

beyond control

adverb · out of control

Example: the riots got out of hand

beyond measure

adverb · in excess or without limit

Example: amazed beyond measure

bhutanese

adjective · of or pertaining to or characteristic of Bhutan or its people or culture or language

Example: Bhutanese Buddhists

biannually

adverb · twice a year

Example: we hold our big sale biannually

biaural

adjective · relating to or having or hearing with two ears

Example: binaural hearing

bichloride of mercury

noun · a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative

biconvex

adjective · convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil

bicuspidate

adjective · having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth)

Example: bicuspid teeth

bid

noun · an attempt to get something

Example: they made a futile play for power

biddable

adjective · willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest

Example: too acquiescent to challenge authority

bide

verb · dwell

Example: You can stay with me while you are in town

biennially

adverb · every two years

Example: this festival takes places biennially

bifacial

adjective · having two faces or fronts

Example: the Roman Janus is bifacial

big shot

noun · an important influential person

Example: he thinks he's a big shot

bilabiate

adjective · having two lips

Example: the corolla of a snapdragon is bilabiate

bilestone

noun · a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts

bilingual

adjective · using or knowing two languages

Example: bilingual education

bilingually

adverb · in a bilingual manner

Example: she grew up bilingually

bilious

adjective · irritable as if suffering from indigestion

bimanual

adjective · requiring two hands or designed for two people

Example: a two-handed sledgehammer

bimorphemic

adjective · consisting of two morphemes

Example: the bimorphemic word `rays'

binaurally

adverb · in a binaural manner

Example: the stimulus was presented binaurally

biochemically

adverb · with respect to biochemistry

Example: biochemically interesting phenomenon

biologically

adverb · with respect to biology

Example: biologically related

biology department

noun · the academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology

biomedical

adjective · relating to the activities and applications of science to clinical medicine

Example: biomedical research laboratory

biovular

adjective · (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova

Example: fraternal twins are biovular

biradially

adverb · in a biradial manner

Example: biradially symmetrical

birch rod

noun · a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment

Example: my father never spared the birch

bird pepper

noun · plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers

birdwatch

verb · watch and study birds in their natural habitat

birl

verb · cause to spin

Example: spin a coin

bison bison

noun · large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

bistred

adjective · colored with or as if with bister

bit by bit

adverb · in a gradual manner

Example: the snake moved gradually toward its victim

bitingly

adverb · extremely and sharply

Example: it was bitterly cold

bits per second

noun · (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)

bitter

adjective · marked by strong resentment or cynicism

Example: an acrimonious dispute