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- bikesnoun
Plural of *bike*; multiple bicycles or motorcycles.
- bikininoun
A two-piece swimsuit for women consisting of a bra top and briefs.
- billnoun
A statement of money owed for goods or services.
- billboardnoun
A large outdoor board for displaying advertisements.
- billieproper_noun
A given name, used for both males and females; a diminutive of William or Wilhelmina.
- billionnumeral
The number 1,000,000,000 (one thousand million); 10^9.
- billionairenoun
A person whose wealth amounts to at least one billion units of currency (typically dollars, euros, or pounds).
- billionsnoun
Plural of *billion*; multiple units of one thousand million.
- billsnoun
Plural of *bill*; written statements of money owed for goods or services.
- billynoun
A male given name; a diminutive of William.
- binnoun
A container for rubbish or garbage; a trash can.
- bindverb
To tie or fasten tightly together.
- bindingnoun
The cover and materials that hold a book together.
- bingproper_noun
A web search engine owned and operated by Microsoft.
- bingonoun
A game of chance in which players mark off numbers on cards as they are drawn randomly.
- binocularsnoun
An optical instrument with a lens for each eye, used for viewing distant objects.
- biologicaladjective
Relating to biology or living organisms.
- biologynoun
The scientific study of living organisms and life processes.
- biopsynoun
A medical procedure involving the removal of a small sample of tissue for examination, typically to detect disease.
- birdnoun
A warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal with feathers, wings, and a beak.
- birdienoun
A little bird.
- birdsnoun
Plural of *bird*; multiple warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animals with feathers, wings, and beaks.
- birminghamproper_noun
A major city in the West Midlands of England; the second-largest city in the United Kingdom.
- birthnoun
The process of being born; emergence of a baby from the mother's body.
- birthdaynoun
The annual anniversary of the day on which a person was born.
- birthdaysnoun
Plural of *birthday*; multiple annual celebrations of the day someone was born.
- biscuitnoun
A small, flat, typically crisp cake; what Americans call a cookie or cracker.
- biscuitsnoun
Plural of *biscuit*; multiple small baked goods.
- bishopnoun
A senior member of the Christian clergy, typically in charge of a diocese.
- bitnoun
A small piece, quantity, or extent.
- bitchnoun
A female dog, wolf, fox, or otter.
- bitchesnoun
Plural of *bitch*; multiple female dogs.
- biteverb
An act of biting.
- bitesnoun
Plural of *bite*; multiple acts of biting or wounds from biting.
- bitingadjective
(Of weather or wind) painfully cold.
- bitsnoun
Plural of *bit*; small pieces or amounts.
- bittenverb
Past participle of *bite*; having been wounded by teeth or stung by an insect.
- bitteradjective
Having a sharp, pungent taste; not sweet.
- bitternessnoun
The quality of having a sharp, unpleasant taste.
- bizarreadjective
Very strange or unusual, especially in a striking or shocking way.
- blackadjective
Of the very darkest color owing to the absence of light.
- blackedverb
Past tense and past participle of *black*; made black or dark.
- blackienoun
A common name for a black-colored pet, especially a dog or cat.
- blackjacknoun
A card game in which players try to get cards totaling 21 or as close as possible without exceeding it; also called twenty-one.
- blackmailnoun
The action of demanding money or another benefit from someone by threatening to reveal compromising or damaging information.
- blackmailedverb
Past tense and past participle of *blackmail*; having been subjected to blackmail.
- blackmailingverb
Present participle of *blackmail*; the act of demanding money or benefits by threatening to reveal damaging information.
- blackoutnoun
A failure of electrical power supply over a large area.
- blacksnoun
Plural of black; dark colors or objects.
- blacksmithnoun
A person who makes and repairs things made of iron, especially horseshoes.