big-eared bat
— Noun
– English
～ large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears
bleaching earth
— Noun
– English
～ an adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils
British East Africa
— Noun
– English
～ the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar
bee eater
— Noun
– English
～ colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees
Brya ebenus
— Noun
– English
～ West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony
black economy
— Noun
– English
～ a hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported; "no one knows how large the black economy really is"
baker's eczema
— Noun
– English
～ allergic eczema caused by flour or other ingredients handled by bakers
brain edema
— Noun
– English
～ swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter
business editor
— Noun
– English
～ the newspaper editor responsible for business news
Boletus edulis
— Noun
– English
～ an edible and choice fungus; has a convex cap that is slightly viscid when fresh and moist but soon dries and a thick bulbous tan stalk
Bomarea edulis
— Noun
– English
～ tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America
blind eel
— Noun
– English
～ aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States
bandwagon effect
— Noun
– English
～ the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity; "in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate"
butterfly effect
— Noun
– English
～ the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago
bad egg
— Noun
– English
～ (old-fashioned slang) a bad person
baked egg
— Noun
– English
～ egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin
boiled egg
— Noun
– English
～ egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water
bacon and eggs
— Noun
– English
～ European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
bacon and eggs
— Noun
– English
～ eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon
butter-and-eggs
— Noun
– English
～ common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America