Bean (n.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos |
Bean (n.) The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans. |
Bean caper () A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color, of the genus Zygophyllum. |
Bean trefoil () A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (Anagyris foetida). |
Borough-English (n.) A custom, as in some ancient boroughs, by which lands and tenements descend to the youngest son, instead of the eldest |
Broad (superl.) Wide |
Broad (superl.) Extending far and wide |
Broad (superl.) Extended, in the sense of diffused |
Broad (superl.) Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality |
Broad (superl.) Comprehensive |
Broad (superl.) Plain |
Broad (superl.) Free |
Broad (superl.) Characterized by breadth. See Breadth. |
Broad (superl.) Cross |
Broad (superl.) Strongly marked |
Broad (n.) The broad part of anything |
Broad (n.) The spread of a river into a sheet of water |
Broad (n.) A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders. |
Broad-brimmed (a.) Having a broad brim. |
Broad Church () A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship. |
Broad gauge () A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge. |
Broad-horned (a.) Having horns spreading widely. |
Broad-leaved (a.) Alt. of Broad-leafed |
Broad-leafed (a.) Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves. |
Broad seal () The great seal of England |
Buck bean () A plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) which grows in moist and boggy places, having racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine |
Castor bean () The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.) |
English (a.) Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race. |
English (a.) See 1st Bond, n., 8. |
English (n.) Collectively, the people of England |
English (n.) The language of England or of the English nation, and of their descendants in America, India, and other countries. |
English (n.) A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type. |
English (n.) A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball. |
English (v. t.) To translate into the English language |
English (v. t.) To strike (the cue ball) in such a manner as to give it in addition to its forward motion a spinning motion, that influences its direction after impact on another ball or the cushion. |
European (a.) Of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants. |
European (n.) A native or an inhabitant of Europe. |
Field (n.) Cleared land |
Field (n.) A piece of land of considerable size |
Field (n.) A place where a battle is fought |
Field (n.) An open space |
Field (n.) Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn or projected. |
Field (n.) The space covered by an optical instrument at one view. |
Field (n.) The whole surface of an escutcheon |
Field (n.) An unresticted or favorable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement |
Field (n.) A collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or for all except the favorites in the betting. |
Field (n.) That part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond |
Field (v. i.) To take the field. |
Field (v. i.) To stand out in the field, ready to catch, stop, or throw the ball. |
Field (v. t.) To catch, stop, throw, etc. (the ball), as a fielder. |
field goal | a score in American football, a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goal posts |
basket field goal | a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop |
field trip | a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination |
body English | a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction |
outdoor sport field sport | a sport that is played outdoors |
track and field | participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it |
broad jump long jump | the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start |
horse racing | the sport of racing horses |
field game | an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions |
field hockey hockey | a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field, two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net |
field work | an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters |
dark ground illumination dark field illumination | a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light, specimens appear luminous against a dark background |
left field leftfield | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate) |
center field centerfield | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield |
right field rightfield | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield (looking from home plate) |
quarterback signal caller field general | (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team, quarterback is the most important position on the team |
field trial | a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving |
field press censorship | security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces |
horse breeding | breeding horses |
field field of operation line of business | a particular kind of commercial enterprise, they are outstanding in their field |
horse trade horse trading | the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining) |
Bosworth Field | the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (), Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII |
Flodden Battle of Flodden Field | a battle in , the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed |
English Civil War | civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I, - |
English Revolution Glorious Revolution Bloodless Revolution | the revolution against James II, there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (-) |
European bream Abramis brama | European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales, of little value as food |
seahorse sea horse | small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails, swim in upright position |
field sparrow Spizella pusilla | common North American finch of brushy pasturelands |
English sparrow house sparrow Passer domesticus | small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe |
blackbird merl merle ouzel ousel European blackbird Turdus merula | common black European thrush |
common European jay Garullus garullus | fawnolored jay with black-and-white crest and blue-and-black wings |
European magpie Pica pica | a common magpie of Eurasia |
European creeper Certhia familiaris | common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with downurved bill |
European nuthatch Sitta europaea | a kind of nuthatch |
European shrike Lanius excubitor | a common European butcherbird |
European water ouzel Cinclus aquaticus | a water ouzel of Europe |
ern erne grey sea eagle gray sea eagle European sea eagle white-tailed sea eagle Haliatus albicilla | bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail, of Europe and Greenland |
European fire salamander Salamandra salamandra | a kind of European salamander |
European toad Bufo bufo | common toad of Europe |
European tortoise Testudo graeca | small land tortoise of southern Europe |
European wolf spider tarantula Lycosa tarentula | large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) |
European black grouse heathfowl Lyrurus tetrix | large northern European grouse that is black with a lyre-shaped tail |
capercaillie capercailzie horse of the wood Tetrao urogallus | large black Old World grouse |
European cuckoo Cuculus canorus | common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call, lays eggs in the nests of other birds |
European roller Coracias garrulus | common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back |
European swift Apus apus | common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs |
European goatsucker European nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus | Old World goatsucker |
European water shrew Neomys fodiens | widely distributed Old World water shrew |
English lady crab Portunus puber | crab of the English coasts |
European spider crab king crab Maja squinado | a large spider crab of Europe |