Book of Common Prayer
— Noun
– English
~ the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language
birthday present
— Noun
– English
~ a present given in celebration of a person's birthday
breech presentation
— Noun
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~ delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
bench press
— Noun
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~ a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward
bench press
— Noun
– English
~ a small punch press mounted on a workbench
barometric pressure
— Noun
– English
~ atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer
blood pressure
— Noun
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~ the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health; "adult blood pressure is considered normal at 120/80 where the first number is the systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure"
birth prevention
— Noun
– English
~ limiting the number of children born
bird of prey
— Noun
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~ any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
bid price
— Noun
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~ (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security
bride price
— Noun
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~ money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bride
Barbados pride
— Noun
– English
~ East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
Bartolomeo Prignano
— Noun
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~ Italian pope from 1378 to 1389 whose contested election began the Great Schism; he alienated his political allies by his ruthless treatment of his opponents (1318-1389)
Bos primigenius
— Noun
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~ large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
Black Prince
— Noun
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~ son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376)
basic principle
— Noun
– English
~ principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics"
bitter principle
— Noun
– English
~ any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification
butter-print
— Noun
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~ tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States
bar printer
— Noun
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~ an impact printer that uses a bar to carry the type slugs