• Choose a category
• All
• Classic-Fiction

3 : a publication that is considered authoritative for its subject

— bib·li·cal adjective

bib·li·og·ra·phy noun, plural -phies 1 : the history or description of writings or publications

2 : a list of writings (as on a subject or of an author)

— bib·li·og·ra·pher noun

— bib·li·o·graph·ic also bib·li·o·graph·i·cal adjective

bib·lio·phile noun : a lover of books

bib·u·lous adjective 1 : highly absorbent

2 : fond of alcoholic beverages

bi·cam·er·al adjective : having or consisting of two legislative branches

bicarb noun : SODIUM BICARBONATE

bi·car·bon·ate noun : an acid carbonate

bi·cen·te·na·ry noun : BICENTENNIAL

— bicentenary adjective

bi·cen·ten·ni·al noun : a 200th anniversary or its celebration

— bicentennial adjective

bi·ceps noun, plural biceps also bicepses [ORIGIN: NL, fr. L, two-headed, fr. bi- two + caput head]

: a muscle (as in the front of the upper arm) having two points of origin

1bicker noun : petulant quarreling : ALTERCATION

2bicker verb : to engage in a petty quarrel

Synonyms

argue, brawl, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, quarrel, row, scrap, spat, squabble, wrangle—more at ARGUE

bi·coast·al adjective : living or working on both the East and West coasts of the U.S.

bi·con·cave adjective : concave on both sides

bi·con·vex adjective : convex on both sides

bi·cus·pid noun : PREMOLAR

1bicycle noun : a light 2-wheeled vehicle with a steering handle, saddle, and pedals

2bicycle verb -cy·cled; -cy·cling : to ride a bicycle

— bi·cy·cler noun

— bi·cy·clist noun

1bid verb bade or bid; bid·den or bid also bade; bid·ding 1 : to issue an order to : COMMAND, ORDER

2 : INVITE

3 : to give expression to

4 : to make a bid : OFFER

— bid·der noun

Synonyms

boss, charge, command, direct, enjoin, instruct, order, tell—more at COMMAND

2bid noun 1 : the act of one who bids; also : an offer for something

2 : INVITATION

3 : an announcement in a card game of what a player proposes to accomplish

4 : an attempt to win or gain

bid·da·ble adjective 1 : OBEDIENT, DOCILE

2 : capable of being bid

bid·dy noun, plural biddies : HEN; also : a young chicken

bide verb bode or bid·ed; bided; bid·ing 1 : to wait for

2 : to wait awhile : TARRY

3 : DWELL

Synonyms

await, hold on, stay, tarry, wait—more at WAIT

bi·det noun : a bathroom fixture used esp. for bathing the external genitals and the posterior parts of the body

bi·di·rec·tion·al adjective : involving, moving, or taking place in two usu. opposite directions

— bi·di·rec·tion·al·ly adverb

bi·en·ni·al adjective 1 : taking place once in two years

2 : lasting two years

3 : producing leaves the first year and fruiting and dying the second year

— biennial noun

— bi·en·ni·al·ly adverb

bi·en·ni·um noun, plural -niums or -nia [ORIGIN: L, fr. bi- two + annus year]

: a period of two years

bier noun : a stand bearing a coffin or corpse

bi·fo·cal adjective : having two focal lengths

bifocals noun plural : eyeglasses with lenses that have one part that corrects for near vision and one for distant vision

bi·fur·cate verb -cat·ed; -cat·ing : to divide into two branches or parts

— bi·fur·ca·tion noun

big adjective big·ger; big·gest 1 : large in size, amount, or scope

2 : PREGNANT; also : SWELLING

3 : of great importance or significance : IMPORTANT

4 : POPULAR

Synonyms

[1] bumper, considerable, goodly, grand, great, large, sizable, substantial, voluminous—more at LARGE

[3] consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, weighty—more at IMPORTANT

big·ness noun : quality or state of being big

Synonyms

grandness, greatness, largeness—more at LARGENESS

big·a·my noun : the act of marrying one person while still legally married to another

— big·a·mist noun

— big·a·mous adjective

big bang theory noun : a theory in astronomy: the universe originated in an explosion (big