Nouns starting with B

• Book of Nahum — Noun – English ～ an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh
• Book of Leviticus — Noun – English ～ the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
• Book of Lamentations — Noun – English ～ an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah
• Book of Job — Noun – English ～ a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
• bird of Jove — Noun – English ～ any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
• bird of Juno — Noun – English ～ very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
• bird of night — Noun – English ～ nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
• bird of Minerva — Noun – English ～ nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
• Black Hole of Calcutta — Noun – English ～ 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 — Noun – English ～ 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 — Noun – English ～ 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 — Noun – English ～ 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 — Noun – English ～ a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import
• bill of health — Noun – English ～ a certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival)
• bill of lading — Noun – English ～ 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 — Noun – English ～ a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
• bill of goods — Noun – English ～ a consignment of merchandise
• Bight of Benin — Noun – English ～ a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa
• bill of exchange — Noun – English ～ a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
• bill of fare — Noun – English ～ a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French"

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