Battle of Waterloo
— Noun
– English
~ the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon
black wattle
— Noun
– English
~ Australian tree that yields tanning materials
blast wave
— Noun
– English
~ a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity; "the explosion created a shock wave"
beta wave
— Noun
– English
~ the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz
brain wave
— Noun
– English
~ (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
bayberry wax
— Noun
– English
~ a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles
Bohemian waxwing
— Noun
– English
~ large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing
by the way
— Adverb
– English
~ introducing a different topic; "incidentally, I won't go to the party"
biological weapon
— Noun
– English
~ any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"
bad weather
— Noun
– English
~ weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
basket weave
— Noun
– English
~ a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket
Beatrice Webb
— Noun
– English
~ English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton
— Noun
– English
~ English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948)