Bartholomeu Dias
— Noun
– English
~ Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
Bartholomeu Diaz
— Noun
– English
~ Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
bilingual dictionary
— Noun
– English
~ a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages
Babe Didrikson
— Noun
– English
~ outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)
balanced diet
— Noun
– English
~ a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity
bland diet
— Noun
– English
~ a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis"
binary digit
— Noun
– English
~ either 0 or 1 in binary notation
Bahrain dinar
— Noun
– English
~ the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils
boiled dinner
— Noun
– English
~ corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables
Bryonia dioica
— Noun
– English
~ bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia
barium dioxide
— Noun
– English
~ a white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air
bean dip
— Noun
– English
~ a dip made of cooked beans
big dipper
— Noun
– English
~ elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)
Big Dipper
— Noun
– English
~ a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
brush discharge
— Noun
– English
~ discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles
bank discount
— Noun
– English
~ interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
Bang's disease
— Noun
– English
~ an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
Banti's disease
— Noun
– English
~ a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis
Bosin's disease
— Noun
– English
~ a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
Bornholm disease
— Noun
– English
~ an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)