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Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.

A federal city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton.

A en given name.

(uncountable) A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.

To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.

The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.

(figuratively, by extension) Any minor dispute.

(rock) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.

Of, pertaining to, or containing granite.

A en given name.

A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.

An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.

A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

(biblical) A figure in the Book of Revelation (Apocalypse), often identified with Satan or the Antichrist.

(literally, _, and, _, figuratively) Beast-like

A medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals.

A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.

A book or other product that has sold in large numbers.

(informal) Suited to kissing; resembling or relating to kissing.

(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

(slang, chiefly, US, intransitive) To embrace and kiss passionately. [from 20th c.]

(of a person, object or action) Associated with the beta male/female archetype.

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

(biblical) A pool in Jerusalem mentioned in the New Testament.

A en given name.

(biblical character) In the Old Testament, the wife of Uriah and later of David.

A substance used to polish.

(historical) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.

(countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.

A mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in a human or animal's intestines, similar to a hairball.

(informal) Having prominent lips.

(LGBTQ, slang) Bisexual.

Every two; a rate of once every two.

A en given name.

Occurring twice a year; semiannual.

(winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.

The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.

Of, relating to, or in accordance with scripture.

One who loves books.

One who loves books.

A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages, etc.

A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.

The keeper, manager of a library.

The keeper, manager of a library.

Folded in two; composed of two layers.

To kiss briefly.

(anatomy) Any muscle having two heads.

A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.

To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.

Bare, not covered by clothing.

(North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.

(usually, affectionate, US, Australia) A creature, an animal.

(gambling, slang) A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating.

(US) Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.

Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark.

(figuratively) A rare or unique, and thus outstanding or unusual, person or thing; a rare bird.

(US) Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.

bichón maltés

(plural "Malteses") A small breed of dog with a long silky coat.

Clipping of bicycle.

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) A pedal bicycle, as distinguished from a motorized bicycle.

A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.

An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.

A tooth with two cusps; a premolar tooth.

A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.

A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.

A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.

Any rod, in an engine, that transmits power or motion, especially one that connects a reciprocating shaft to a rotating wheel, in reciprocating engines connecting piston to crankshaft

A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk.

Satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional.

The general interest of the population as a whole.

bien de consumo

(economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.

(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.

bien homogéneo

(economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.

(informal) Space used for a particular purpose.

Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.

(originally, nautical) Meticulously neat and tidy.

Although, despite (it) being.

(informal) Space used for a particular purpose.

Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”.

Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”.

Much loved, dearly loved.

Perfect happiness.

bienaventurado el ignorante

A lack of knowledge or awareness about certain facts or situations results in happiness or reduced anxiety.

bienaventuranza

Perfect happiness.

(business, economics) That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.

bienes inmuebles

(US, Canada, Australia) Property that cannot easily be moved, usually buildings and the ground on which they are built.

(US, Canada, Australia) Property that cannot easily be moved, usually buildings and the ground on which they are built.

the benefit or regard of someone or something

An advantage; help or aid from something.

Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.

Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.

(informal) Very well (in a very satisfactory manner).

Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.

Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy

(idiomatic, formal) Indicating acceptance, often with resignation or acquiescence, of a statement or situation.

Greeting given upon someone's arrival.

Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.

Greeting given upon someone's arrival.

To accept something willingly or gladly.

(computing, electronics) A bistable; an electronic switching circuit that has either two stable states (switching between them in response to a trigger) or a stable and an unstable state (switching from one to the other and back again in response to a trigger), and which is thereby capable of serving as one bit of memory. [from 20th c.]

(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).

(physical) An intersection in a road or path where one road is split into two.

(intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.

(ambitransitive) To divide into two or more branches or copies.

A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.

The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously.

A mollusk of family Littorinidae.

A mollusk of family Littorinidae.

Having two genders simultaneously, most commonly male and female.

A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.

A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.

A state in eastern India. Capital: Patna.

A brief bathing suit worn by men.

Having two sides.

The largest city in the Basque Country, in northern Spain, and capital city of the province of Biscay, Spain.

(uncountable) Makeup for the lips.

(uncountable) Makeup for the lips.

Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.

Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.

A person who is able to use two languages.

(pathology) Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile.

A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.

(games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.

(uncountable) A game similar to billiards played on an oblong table with pockets or arches at one end only.

(British, rare) 1015, a thousand billion (long scale) or a million milliard.

A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.

A piece of currency made of paper or polymer. [from 18th c.]

(US, UK) A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.

(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard.

Somebody whose wealth is at least one billion (109) currency units.

(uncountable) A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.

(information theory, cryptography) Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.

A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.

(biochemistry) A biochemical catalyst, such as an enzyme (either a protein enzyme or a ribozyme) or a biomolecular condensate that has biocatalytic ability.

Any of several sciences that deal with living organisms

Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.

(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.

The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.

A person's life story, especially one published.

The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

The study of all life or living matter.

biológicamente

With regard to biology.

The other direction

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