Nouns

beechnut

noun

small sweet triangular nut of any of various beech trees

bedstraw

noun

any of several plants of the genus Galium

beefeater

noun

officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch

beerbohm

noun

English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956)

beefwood

noun

tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood

beebread

noun

a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and f...

beggarweed

noun

West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United State...

beggary

noun

a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street b...

behmenism

noun

the mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influ...

behmen

noun

German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy;...

behring

noun

Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for...

beigel

noun

(Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard...

behrens

noun

German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory bu...

bellpull

noun

a handle or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or a serv...

bellbird

noun

any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias...

beldam

noun

a woman of advanced age

beldame

noun

a woman of advanced age

bellwort

noun

any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish...

belgique

noun

a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the Euro...

belisarius

noun

Byzantine general under Justinian I; he recovered former Rom...

belemnite

noun

a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end a...

belligerency

noun

hostile or warlike attitude or nature

bellarmine

noun

Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)

bellicosity

noun

a natural disposition to fight

bellyband

noun

a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants un...

bellower

noun

someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice

bellyacher

noun

a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whinin...

belshazzar

noun

(Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar...

bentwood

noun

wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is sh...

benefaction

noun

an act intending or showing kindness and good will

benefice

noun

an endowed church office giving income to its holder

benison

noun

a spoken blessing

benne

noun

East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benn...

benghazi

noun

port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a join...

benthos

noun

a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zo...

benzol

noun

a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogen...

bentham

noun

English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1...

benzocaine

noun

a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic

benzofuran

noun

a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used i...

bentonite

noun

an absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash

benzoquinone

noun

any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including severa...

benzyl

noun

the univalent radical derived from toluene

benzoin

noun

gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation

benzine

noun

a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogen...

bergson

noun

French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of e...

benzoate

noun

any salt or ester of benzoic acid

berceuse

noun

a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep

berberis

noun

large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worl...

beriberi

noun

avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)

bergall

noun

common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States