bird of Juno
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
bird of night
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
bird of Minerva
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
Black Hole of Calcutta
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive
blink of an eye
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
bill of attainder
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial; "bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States"
bill of goods
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable; "they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car"
bill of entry
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import
bill of health
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival)
bill of lading
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery
bill of indictment
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
bill of goods
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a consignment of merchandise
Bight of Benin
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa
bill of exchange
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
bill of fare
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French"
bichloride of mercury
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
board of education
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a board in charge of local public schools
board of appeals
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals
bolt of lightning
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
board of directors
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution