agent bank
— Noun
– English
~ a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank
Arminian Baptist
— Noun
– English
~ group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)
apricot bar
— Noun
– English
~ fruit bar containing apricot jam
axle bar
— Noun
– English
~ an iron bar that serves as an axletree
Avena barbata
— Noun
– English
~ oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia
American barberry
— Noun
– English
~ deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries
Antigua and Barbuda
— Noun
– English
~ a country in the northern Leeward Islands
argle-bargle
— Noun
– English
~ a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument
argy-bargy
— Noun
– English
~ a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument
angostura bark
— Noun
– English
~ the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters
Alben Barkley
— Noun
– English
~ United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956)
acorn barnacle
— Noun
– English
~ barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones
aneroid barometer
— Noun
– English
~ a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids
Amelanchier bartramiana
— Noun
– English
~ open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits
air base
— Noun
– English
~ a base for military aircraft
army base
— Noun
– English
~ a large base of operations for an army
acid-base balance
— Noun
– English
~ (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline"
arteria basilaris
— Noun
– English
~ an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear
accrual basis
— Noun
– English
~ a method of accounting in which each item is entered as it is earned or incurred regardless of when actual payments are received or made
American basswood
— Noun
– English
~ large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown