| BARMITSVAH | • BARMITSVAH n. (Hebrew) in the Jewish religion, a boy attaining the age (usually 13) of religious responsibility, also BARMITZVAH. |
| BARMITZVAH | • bar␣mitzvah n. (Judaism) A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys. • bar␣mitzvah n. (Judaism) A boy who has come of age. • bar␣mitzvah v. (Transitive, usually passive) To initiate someone in a bar mitzvah ceremony. |
| BICHROMATE | • bichromate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate. • BICHROMATE n. a salt of dichromic acid. |
| BIORHYTHMS | • biorhythms n. Plural of biorhythm. • BIORHYTHM n. a periodic change in the behaviour or physiology of many animals and plants (e.g. hibernation and migration) mediated by hormones which are in turn influenced by changes in day-length. |
| BIRTHMARKS | • birthmarks n. Plural of birthmark. • BIRTHMARK n. a mark, e.g. a pigmented area or spot, on one's body at birth. |
| BIRTHNAMES | • birthnames n. Plural of birthname. • birth␣names n. Plural of birth name. • BIRTHNAME n. the name given one at birth. |
| BRAHMANIST | • Brahmanist n. An adherent of the religion of the Brahmans. • BRAHMANIST n. a practitioner of brahmanism, also BRAHMINIST. |
| BRAHMINIST | • Brahminist n. Alternative form of Brahmanist. • BRAHMINIST n. a practitioner of brahmanism, also BRAHMANIST. |
| BRIGHTSOME | • brightsome adj. (Archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining. • BRIGHTSOME adj. bright; clear; brilliant. |
| DITHYRAMBS | • dithyrambs n. Plural of dithyramb. • DITHYRAMB n. a hymn or poem to honor Bacchus. |
| EMBOTHRIUM | • EMBOTHRIUM n. an evergreen shrub native to South America, widely cultivated as an ornamental for its scarlet flowers. |
| HOMEBIRTHS | • homebirths n. Plural of homebirth. • HOMEBIRTH n. the act of giving birth to a child in one's own home. |
| THIMBLERIG | • thimblerig n. A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups (or thimbles) a pea-sized… • thimblerig n. One operating such a game. • thimblerig v. (Intransitive) To cheat in the thimblerig game. |
| THROMBOSIS | • thrombosis n. (Pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction… • THROMBOSIS n. clotting of blood in a vessel during life. |
| THROMBOTIC | • thrombotic adj. (Pathology) Of, pertaining to, or caused by thrombosis. • THROMBOTIC adj. relating to thrombosis. |
| THUMBPRINT | • thumbprint n. A print, mark or impression made by a thumb. • THUMBPRINT n. an impression made by the thumb. |
| TIMBERHEAD | • timberhead n. (Nautical) The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc. • TIMBERHEAD n. top end of ship's timber used above the gunwale. |
| WITCHBROOM | • WITCHBROOM n. a dense abnormal growth of shoots on a tree or other woody plant, usually caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Taphrina. |