Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [134]
bil·lings·gate noun [ORIGIN: Billingsgate, old gate and fish market, London, England]
: coarsely abusive language
bil·lion noun 1 : a thousand millions
2 British : a million millions
— billion adjective
— bil·lionth adjective or noun
1billow noun 1 : a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid : WAVE; especially : a great wave
2 : a rolling mass (as of fog or flame) like a great wave
— bil·lowy adjective
Synonyms
surge, swell, wave—more at WAVE
2billow verb 1 : to rise and roll in waves
2 : to swell out <~ing sails>
Synonyms
bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bulge, overhang, poke, project, protrude, start, stick out—more at BULGE
bil·ly noun, plural billies : a heavy usu. wooden club : BILLY CLUB
billy club noun : a heavy usu. wooden club; especially : a police officer's club
bil·ly goat noun : a male goat
bi·met·al adjective : BIMETALLIC
— bimetal noun
bi·me·tal·lic adjective : made of two different metals — often used of devices having a bonded expansive part
— bimetallic noun
bi·met·al·lism noun : the use of two metals at fixed ratios to form a standard of value for a monetary system
1bimonthly adjective 1 : occurring every two months
2 : occurring twice a month : SEMIMONTHLY
— bimonthly adverb
2bimonthly noun : a bimonthly publication
bin noun : a box, crib, or enclosure used for storage
bi·na·ry adjective 1 : consisting of two things or parts
2 : relating to, being, or belonging to a system of numbers having 2 as its base 3 : involving a choice between or condition of two alternatives only (as on-off, yes-no) — binary noun Synonyms bipartite, double, dual, duplex, twin—more at DOUBLE binary star noun : a system of two stars revolving around each other bin·au·ral adjective : of or relating to sound reproduction involving the use of two separated microphones and two transmission channels to achieve a stereophonic effect bind verb bound ; bind·ing 1 a : to make secure by tying b : to restrain as if by tying 2 : to put under an obligation; also : to constrain with legal authority 3 : to dress or cover with a bandage 4 : to unite into a mass 5 : to compel as if by a pledge 6 : to strengthen or decorate with a band 7 : to fasten together and enclose in a cover <~ books> 8 : to exert a tying, restraining, or compelling effect — bind·er noun Synonyms band, gird, tie, truss—more at TIE bind·ing noun : something (as a ski fastening, a cover, or an edging fabric) used to bind 1binge noun : an unrestrained and often excessive indulgence : SPREE Synonyms fling, frolic, gambol, lark, revel, rollick, romp—more at FLING 2binge verb binged; binge·ing or bing·ing : to go on a binge and esp. an eating binge — bing·er noun bin·go noun, plural bingos : a game of chance played with cards having numbered squares corresponding to numbered balls drawn at random and won by covering five squares in a row bin·na·cle noun [ORIGIN: alter. of ME bitakle, fr. Pg or Sp; Pg bitácola & Sp bitácula, fr. L habitaculum dwelling place, fr. habitare to inhabit] : a container holding a ship's compass 1binocular adjective : of, relating to, or adapted to the use of both eyes — bin·oc·u·lar·ly adverb 2binocular noun 1 : a binocular optical instrument (as a microscope) 2 : a hand-held optical instrument composed of two telescopes and a focusing device — usu. used in pl. bi·no·mi·al noun 1 : a mathematical expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus (+) or minus (−) 2 : a biological species name consisting of two terms — binomial adjective bio·chem·is·try noun : chemistry that deals with the chemical compounds and processes occurring in living things — bio·chem·i·cal adjective or noun — bio·chem·ist noun bio·de·grad·able adjective : capable of being broken down esp. into innocuous products by the actions of living things (as microorganisms) — bio·de·grad·abil·i·ty noun — bio