belfry
[bel-free]
–noun, plural -fries.
1. a bell tower, either attached to a church or other building or standing apart.
2. the part of a steeple or other structure in which a bell is hung.
3. a frame of timberwork that holds or encloses a bell.
4. Slang. head; mind: a belfry full of curious notions.
Balaclava
- A balaclava is a close-fitting woolen hood that covers every part of your head except your face. Balaclava is the name of a place in Russia, at a battle there in the Crimean War in 1854, British soldiers wore these hoods to protect themselves from the cold.
I... you guys are insane. And awesome. Awesomely insane.
Billet
–noun
1.
lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
2.
Military . an official order, written or verbal, directing the person to whom it is addressed to provide such lodging.
3.
a place assigned, as a bunk, berth, or the like, to a member of a ship's crew.
4.
job; position; appointment.
5.
Archaic . a written note, short letter, or the like.
Oh Jiro, you with your blandiloquence.
Blan*dil"o*quence\, n.
[L. blandiloquentia; blandus mild + loqui to speak.]
Mild, flattering speech.
Bewray
–verb (used with object) Archaic.
1. to reveal or expose.
2. to betray.
I think Rantzien just made me blush!
I'm adding blandiloquence to my everyday vocabulary XD
Benthos
–noun
the biogeographic region that includes the bottom of a lake, sea, or ocean, and the littoral and supralittoral zones of the shore.
Also called benthic division, benthonic zone .
Origin:
1890–95; < Greek bénthos depth (of the sea); akin to bathos, bathy-
Belligerent
1: waging war; specifically : belonging to or recognized as a state at war and protected by and subject to the laws of war
2: inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
When I was a little girl I had a rabbit named Belligerent Bunny, because he would have no qualms of biting the hand that fed him...bad bunny!!!
Belladonna:
1: an Old World poisonous plant (Atropa belladonna) of the nightshade family having purple or green bell-shaped flowers, glossy black berries, and root and leaves that yield atropine —called also deadly nightshade
2: a medicinal extract (as atropine) from the belladonna plant
OK, off to work I go! Have fun figuring this one out!
Belive
[bih-lahyv]
–adverb Scot.
before long; soon.