Nouns starting with B

• belly whopper — Noun – English ～ a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
• bog whortleberry — Noun – English ～ an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves
• black widow — Noun – English ～ venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen
• Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show — Noun – English ～ a spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale; toured the United States and Europe
• Billy Wilder — Noun – English ～ United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)
• Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben — Noun – English ～ American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794)
• Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt — Noun – English ～ German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)
• Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt — Noun – English ～ German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)
• Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist — Noun – English ～ German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)
• Bertrand Arthur William Russell — Noun – English ～ English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970)
• Bernard Arthur Owen Williams — Noun – English ～ English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003)
• basket willow — Noun – English ～ Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
• Babylonian weeping willow — Noun – English ～ willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental
• balsam willow — Noun – English ～ small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed
• bay willow — Noun – English ～ European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States
• black willow — Noun – English ～ North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes
• bearberry willow — Noun – English ～ dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base
• brittle willow — Noun – English ～ large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken
• bush willow — Noun – English ～ small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers
• bush willow — Noun – English ～ small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks

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