balmy
1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, ...
Balochi
1: an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf [syn: {Baluchi}]
baloney
1: pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {boloney}, {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {drool}, {humbug}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle}, {tommyrot}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]
balsa
1: strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats [syn: {balsa wood}] 2: forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts ...
balsa raft
1: a light raft made of balsa [syn: {Kon Tiki}]
balsa wood
1: strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats [syn: {balsa}]
balsam
1: any seed plant yielding balsam 2: any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes 3: a fragrant ointment containing a balsam resin
balsam apple
1: a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit [syn: {Momordica balsamina}]
balsam capivi
1: an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments [syn: {copaiba}, {copaiba balsam}]
balsam family
1: distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers [syn: {Balsaminaceae}, {family Balsaminaceae}]
balsam fir
1: medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees [syn: {balm of Gilead}, {Canada balsam}, {Abies balsamea}]
balsam herb
1: tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {...
balsam of Peru
1: dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases
balsam of tolu
1: aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups [syn: {tolu}, {tolu balsam}]
balsam pear
1: tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit [syn: {Momordica charantia}]
balsam poplar
1: poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves [syn: {hackmatack}, {tacamahac}, {Populus balsamifera}]
balsam willow
1: small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed [syn: {Salix pyrifolia}]
balsamic
1: of or relating to or containing balsam; "a balsamic fragrance" [syn: {balsamy}]
Balsaminaceae
1: distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers [syn: {family Balsaminaceae}, {balsam family}]
Balsamorhiza
1: genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam [syn: {genus Balsamorhiza}]
balsamroot
1: a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having white-downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots
balsamy
1: of or relating to or containing balsam; "a balsamic fragrance" [syn: {balsamic}]
Balthasar
1: (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus [syn: {Balthazar}]
Balthazar
1: (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus [syn: {Balthasar}]
Baltic
1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baltic States or their peoples or languages 2: of or near or on the Baltic Sea; "The Baltic republics" n 1: a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the ...
Baltic language
1: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European [...
Baltic Republic
1: European countries bordering the Baltic Sea [syn: {Baltic State}]
Baltic Sea
1: a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy [syn: {Baltic}]
Baltic State
1: European countries bordering the Baltic Sea [syn: {Baltic Republic}]
Baltic-Finnic
1: a group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian
Baltimore
1: the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
Baltimore bird
1: eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Baltimore oriole}, {hangbird}, {firebird}, {Icterus galbula galbula}]
Baltimore oriole
1: eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Baltimore bird}, {hangbird}, {firebird}, {Icterus galbula galbula}]
Balto-Slavic
1: a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages [syn: {Balto-Slavic language}, {Balto-Slavonic}]
Balto-Slavic language
1: a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages [syn: {Balto-Slavic}, {Balto-Slavonic}]
Balto-Slavonic
1: a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages [syn: {Balto-Slavic}, {Balto-Slavic language}]
Baluchi
1: an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf [syn: {Balochi}]
baluster
1: one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
balusters
1: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling [syn: {bannister}, {banister}, {balustrade}, {handrail}]
balustrade
1: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling [syn: {bannister}, {banister}, {balusters}, {handrail}]
Balzac
1: French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850) [syn: {Honore Balzac}, {Honore de Balzac}]
Balzacian
1: of or relating to Honore de Balzac or his writings
Bamako
1: the capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger
bambino
1: a young child [syn: {toddler}, {yearling}, {tot}] [also: {bambini} (pl)]
bamboo
1: the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles 2: woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
bamboo curtain
1: an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s
bamboo fern
1: fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds [syn: {Coniogramme japonica}]
bamboo palm
1: small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers [syn: {miniature fan palm}, {fern rhapis}, {Rhapis excelsa}] 2: a palm of the genus Raffia [syn: {Raffia vini...
bamboozle
1: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" [syn: {snow}, {ho...
Bambusa
1: tall tender clumping bamboos [syn: {genus Bambusa}]
Bambusa vulgaris
1: extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain [syn: {common bamboo}]
Bambuseae
1: bamboos [syn: {tribe Bambuseae}]
ban
1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: {prohibition}, {proscription}] 2: 100 bani equal 1 leu 3: 100 bani equal 1 leu 4: an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: {banning}, {forbid...
banal
1: obvious and dull; "trivial conversation"; "commonplace prose" [syn: {commonplace}, {trivial}] 2: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and co...
banality
1: a trite or obvious remark [syn: {platitude}, {cliche}, {commonplace}, {bromide}]
banana
1: any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits [syn: {banana tree}]...
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banana family
1: treelike tropical Asian herbs [syn: {Musaceae}, {family Musaceae}]
banana oil
1: a liquid ester derived from amyl alcohol; has the odor of bananas
banana peel
1: the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell" [syn: {banana skin}]
banana republic
1: a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)
banana skin
1: the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell" [syn: {banana peel}]
banana split
1: a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream
banana tree
1: any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits [syn: {banana}]
banausic
1: (formal) ordinary and not refined; "he felt contempt for all banausic occupations"
banch
1: (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
band
1: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: {set}, {circle}, {lot}] 2: instrumentalists not including string players 3: a stripe of con...
Band Aid
1: trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters 2: hurried repair [syn: {quick fix}, {quickie}, {quicky}]
Band of Partisans
1: an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Pales...
band oneself
1: attach oneself to a group [syn: {league together}]
band together
1: form a group or unite; "The groups banded together" [syn: {confederate}]
band-tail pigeon
1: wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon [syn: {band-tailed pigeon}, {bandtail}, {Columba fasciata}]
band-tailed pigeon
1: wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon [syn: {band-tail pigeon}, {bandtail}, {Columba fasciata}]
bandage
1: a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body [syn: {patch}] v 1: wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose [syn: {bind}] 2: dress by covering or binding;...
bandaged
1: covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze" [syn: {bound}]
bandaging
1: the act of applying a bandage [syn: {dressing}, {binding}]
bandana
1: large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief [syn: {bandanna}]
bandanna
1: large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief [syn: {bandana}]
bandbox
1: a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats)
bandeau
1: an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts [syn: {brassiere}, {bra}] [also: {bandeaux} (pl)]
banded
1: identified with a band especially around a leg; "kept watch for the return of their banded birds" [ant: {unbanded}] 2: marked with bands or strips of contrasting color or texture; "a banded rock" 3...
banded adder
1: sluggish krait banded with black and yellow [syn: {banded krait}, {Bungarus fasciatus}]
banded anteater
1: small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn: {numbat}, {anteater}, {Myrmecobius fasciatus}]
banded gecko
1: any of several geckos with dard bands across the body and differing from typical geckos in having movable eyelids; of United States southwest and gulf coast to Florida
banded krait
1: sluggish krait banded with black and yellow [syn: {banded adder}, {Bungarus fasciatus}]
banded purple
1: North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band [syn: {white admiral}, {Limenitis arthemis}]
banded rattlesnake
1: widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States [syn: {timber rattlesnake}, {Crotalus horridus horridus}]
banded rudderfish
1: fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters [syn: {rudderfish}, {Seriola zonata}]
banded sand snake
1: a sand snake of southwestern United States; lives in fine to coarse sand or loamy soil in which it `swims'; banding resembles that of coral snakes [syn: {Chilomeniscus cinctus}]
banded stilt
1: web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings [syn: {Cladorhyncus leucocephalum}]
banded water snake
1: in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water [syn: {common water snake}, {Natrix sipedon}, {Nerodia sipedon}]
bandelet
1: molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column [syn: {annulet}, {bandelette}, {bandlet}, {square and rabbet}]
bandelette
1: molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column [syn: {annulet}, {bandelet}, {bandlet}, {square and rabbet}]
banderilla
1: a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight
banderillero
1: the bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight
bandicoot
1: any of various agile rat-like terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
bandicoot rat
1: burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon [syn: {mole rat}]
banding
1: a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material [syn: {band}, {stripe}]
bandit
1: an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band [syn: {brigand}] [also: {banditti} (pl)]
banditry
1: the practice of plundering in gangs
bandlet
1: molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column [syn: {annulet}, {bandelet}, {bandelette}, {square and rabbet}]
bandoleer
1: a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers [syn: {bandolier}]
bandolier
1: a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers [syn: {bandoleer}]
bandsaw
1: a toothed metal band driven by two wheels
bandsman
1: a player in a band (especially a military band)
bandstand
1: a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air [syn: {outdoor stage}, {stand}]
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