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beginning with letter B
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balboa
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noun
  1. The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos
ban
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noun
  1. prohibition
verb (bans, banning, banned, banned)
  1. To forbid.
Bare feet are banned in this establishment.
bawbee
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noun
  1. (vulgar) A halfpenny. Scotch.
bezant
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noun
  1. (historic) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at w:Byzantium, Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
birr
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noun
  1. The currency of Ethiopia, divided into 100 santims
bit
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noun
  1. A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal.
  2. A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to make holes.
  3. An eighth of a dollar. Note that there is no coin minted worth 12.5 cents.
A quarter is two bits.
  1. (context, dated, UK) A coin of a specified value.
A threepenny .
  1. A small piece of something.
There were bits of paper all over the floor.
  1. A portion of something.
I'd like a big of cake, please.
  1. (slang) A prison sentence.
  2. An excerpt of material from a stand-up comedian's repertoire.
verb
  1. (simple past of, bite)
Your dog me!
adverb
  1. To a small extent; in a small amount (usually with "a").
That's a too sweet. =
boliviano
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noun
  1. The unit of currency in Bolivia, divided into 100 centavo, centavos.
broad
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noun
  1. A colloquial term for a woman or girl.
Synonyms: see wikiSaurus:woman
adjective
  1. (of a person or object) wide in extent or scope
  2. having a specified width (e.g. 3 ft broad)
  3. (context, of an accent) strongly regional
bronze
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noun
  1. (uncountable) A natural or man-made alloy of copper, usually of tin, but also with one or more other metals.
  2. (countable) (uncountable) A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze.
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    1. (countable) A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture.
    2. A bronze medal
verb (bronz, es)
  1. To plate with bronze.
  2. To color bronze.
adjective
  1. Made of bronze.
  2. Having a reddish-brown colour.
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