beta iron
— Noun
– English
~ an allotrope of iron that is the same as alpha iron except that it is nonmagnetic; stable between 768 and 906 degrees centigrade
branding iron
— Noun
– English
~ implement used to brand live stock
brazilian ironwood
— Noun
– English
~ thornless tree yielding heavy wood
barrier island
— Noun
– English
~ a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore
Bahrain Island
— Noun
– English
~ an island in the Persian Gulf
Baffin Island
— Noun
– English
~ the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay
Bahrein Island
— Noun
– English
~ an island in the Persian Gulf
Bedloe's Island
— Noun
– English
~ an island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands; "Congress officially changed the name from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island in 1956"
Bouvet Island
— Noun
– English
~ an island belonging to Norway in the South Atlantic near the Antarctic Circle
Bahama Islands
— Noun
– English
~ island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
Balearic Islands
— Noun
– English
~ an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain
Belle Isle cress
— Noun
– English
~ of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
British Isles
— Noun
– English
~ Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic
bond issue
— Noun
– English
~ bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity
bread-and-butter issue
— Noun
– English
~ an issue whose settlement will affect financial resources
barber's itch
— Noun
– English
~ fungal infection of the face and neck
budget items
— Noun
– English
~ the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
Boston ivy
— Noun
– English
~ Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
blue jack
— Noun
– English
~ small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes