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A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z  Dictionary: biennial
DEFINITION: (adjective) Happening every second year.
Dictionary: brow
DEFINITION: (noun) The projecting upper edge of a steep place.
Dictionary: baleful
DEFINITION: (adjective) Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments.
Dictionary: buoyancy
DEFINITION: (noun) Irrepressible liveliness and good spirit.
Dictionary: bridgehead
DEFINITION: (noun) A forward position seized by advancing troops in enemy territory as a foothold for further advance.
Dictionary: bonhomie
DEFINITION: (noun) A pleasant and affable disposition.
Dictionary: baccarat
DEFINITION: (noun) A card game in which the winner is the player who holds two or three cards totaling closest to nine.
Dictionary: buffoon
DEFINITION: (noun) A person given to clowning and joking.
Dictionary: brachypterous
DEFINITION: (adjective) Having very short or rudimentary wings, as certain insects.
Dictionary: banneret
DEFINITION: (noun) A knight honored for valor, entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command.
Dictionary: buskin
DEFINITION: (noun) A foot and leg covering reaching halfway to the knee, resembling a laced half boot.
Dictionary: betise
DEFINITION: (noun) A stupid mistake.
Dictionary: blacking
DEFINITION: (noun) A preparation, such as a shoe or stove polish, that is used to impart a black color.
Dictionary: boding
DEFINITION: (noun) An omen or foreboding, especially of evil. Dictionary: bullhorn
DEFINITION: (noun) A portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier. Dictionary: burgher
DEFINITION: (noun) A comfortable or complacent member of the middle class. Dictionary: brawny
DEFINITION: (adjective) Strong and muscular. Dictionary: balladeer
DEFINITION: (noun) A singer of popular ballads. Dictionary: bunsen
DEFINITION: (noun) A gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air. Dictionary: brandish
DEFINITION: (verb) To wave or flourish (a weapon, for example) menacingly. |
