b2
+ plan B
+ Bachelor of Arts, B.A.
+ Bachelor of Science, B.S.
+ an antineuritic, antiberi-beri, vitamin B1
+ a sulfur-containing vitamin, vitamin B1
+ 1926, Jansen, Donath, and vitamin B1
+ the sheep baas(sound)
- the Tower of Babel
- battered babies
+ expecting a baby
- blue baby
- as innocent as a newborn baby
- premature baby
- to cut back
+ to fight back
- to hang back
+ to hit back
+ to hold it back
+ to pay it back
+ to scratch my back
- to set back
- knife in the back
- a stab in the back
+ a pat on the back
+ back to back
- kept in the background
+ have a large backing
+ the tree of the knowledge of good and bad
+/- the serpent and the tree of the knowledge of good and bad
- to feel bad
- to return good for bad
+ golf bag
+ hotwater bag
+ ice bag
+ paper bag
+ plastic bag
+ punching bag
+ shopping bag
+ shoulder bag
+ sleeping bag
+ tea bag
+ 1953, Tetley and the tea bag
+ to let the cat out of the bag
+ tote bag
+ traveling bag
+ a ring-shaped bread, bagel
+ 1610, Jews in Poland and bagel
+ bag and baggage
- excess baggage
+ a wind instrument, bagpipes
+ 1000 BC, Hittites and bagpipes
- to jump bail
+ out on bail
+ an excellent electrical insulator, bakelite
+ the first synthetic plastic, bakelite
+ 1907, Baekeland and bakelite
- to lose my balance
- off balance
+ on balance
+ spring balance
- to tip the balance
+ a defense, rolling up into a ball
+ three-banded armadillo and rolling up into a ball
+ billiard ball
+ crystal ball
- foul ball
+ golf ball
+ tennis ball
+ a performance dance, ballet
+ 1400s, Italy and ballet
+ water ballet
+ secret ballot
- test ban
- travel ban
+ do not refrigerate your bananas
+ brass band
+ military band
+ rubber band
+ 1845, Perry and the rubber band
+ a band playing with oil drums as musical instruments, steel drum band
+ wave band
+ Band-Aid brand bandage
+ 1920, Dickson and the Band-Aid brand bandage
+ West Indians and steel drum bands
+ to climb on the bandwagon
+ to jump on the bandwagon
+ with a bang
+ blood bank
+ 1917, Robertson and the blood bank
+ data bank
+ food bank
+ late 1960s Hengel and the food bank
+ job bank
+ national bank
+ piggy bank
- to break the bank
+ World Bank
+ 1944, Washington DC and the World Bank
+ polymer banknote
+ 1988, Australia and polymer banknotes
+ national anthem of the USA, The Star-spangled Banner
+ 1931, Key, Smith, and The Star-spangled Banner
+ high bar
+ snack bar
+ space bar
+ to be called to the bar
- topless bar
+ an aquarium fish, tiger barb
+ barbiturates
+ 1863, Bayer and barbiturates
+ Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and tiger barbs
+ to strike a bargain
+ snapped up the bargain
+ collective bargaining
- hard bargaining
+ plea bargaining
- chasing after bargains
+ the dog barks
+ barometer
+ 1644, Torricelli and the barometer
+ newspaper baron
+ the contents of the barrel
- scrapping the barrel
+ used to divide the opposing lanes of traffic, Jersey barrier
+ 1959, Stevens Institute of Technology and Jersey Barrier
- a sound barrier
- a weak barrier
- behind bars
+ parallel bars
+ an oil base
+ catch basin
+ a river basin
+ litter basket
+ basketball
+ 1891, Naismith and basketball
- a flying mammal, bat
- blind as a bat
- the radar and the bat
- vampire bat
- blood bath
+ bubble bath
+ shower bath
+ steam bath
+ steam bath followed by washing, Turkish bath
+ to recharge my batteries
+ battery
- negative terminal of a battery
+ positive terminal of a battery
- dead battery
+ a type of rechargeable battery, lead-acid battery
+ 1859, Plante and the lead-acid battery
+ a type of rechargeable battery, lithium-ion battery
+ 1979, Goodenough and the lithium-ion battery
+ a type of rechargeable battery, Nickel-cadmium battery
+ 1899, Jungner and the nickel-cadmium battery
+ rechargeable battery
+ solar battery
+ 2014, Ohio State University and the solar battery
+ 1800, Volta and the battery
- a bloody battle
+ a decisive battle
- losing battle
+ a mock battle
+ to hold at bay
+ sick bay
+ the hound bays(sound)
+ before Christ, BC
+ to let it be
+ to think how nice it would be
+ radio beacon
+ 1928, Donovan and the radio beacon
+ post and beam
+ high beam
+ low beam
+ broad bean
+ castor bean
+ coffee bean
+ green bean
+ a bean with a live larva inside, jumping bean
+ kidney bean
+ a small white kidney bean for cooking, navy bean
+ a speckled bean, pinto bean
+ string bean
+ wax bean
+ Mexico and jumping beans
+ a hill of beans
+ grizzly bear
+ koala bear
+ polar bear
+ a soft toy, Teddy bear
+ 1902, President T. Roosevelt and the Teddy bear
+ Australia and koala bears
+ Arctic and polar bears
+ to grow a beard
- a hoary beard
+ stretcher bearer
+ roller bearing
+ Beauty and the Beast
- 666, the number of the Beast
+ king of beasts
+ good beating
+ a large rodent, beaver
+ to lie down in a bed
+ to lie down on a bed
+ bunk bed
+ camp bed
+ car bed
+ a double bed
+ hospital bed
+ in bed
+ to comb my hair when I get out of bed
+ to shave when I get out of bed
+ seed bed
+ single bed
- fell off the bed
- confined to bed
+ to go to bed
+ twin bed
+ to make the beds
+ honey bee
+ queen bee
+ spelling bee
+ cattle and beef
+ ginger beef
+ roast beef
+ to defrost the beef
+ draft beer
+ ginger beer
+ root beer
+ 1876, Hires and root beer
- a short beer
+ sugar beet
- lady beetle
- potato beetle
- stag beetle
+ for the time being
+ in the beginning
+ good behavior
- irrational behavior
+ to bring into being
+ a firm belief
+ I believe
+ Apostles' Creed and I believe
+ I can't believe
- I don't believe
- hard to believe
+ please ring the bell
+ the bull bellows
+ the deer bells(sound)
+ above and below
+ located between Mars and Jupiter, asteroid belt
+ a belt of charged particles several thousand miles above our Earth, Van Allen belt
+ 1958, Van Allen and the Van Allen belt
+ black belt
+ endless belt
+ green belt
- to tighten my belt
+ seat belt
+ 1959, Bohlin and the seat belt
+ shoulder belt
+ transfer belt
- white belt
+ a clock tower, Big Ben
+ 1858, Hall and Big Ben
+ London and Big Ben
+ do not bend
- lagging behind
- stayed behind
+ to come into being
+ the Supreme Being
- next best
- second best
+ Sunday best
+ a Christmas song, O Little Town of Bethlehem
+ 1868, Brooks, Redner, and O Little Town of Bethlehem
+ an aquarium fighting fish, betta
+ Siam and the betta
+ still better
+ all the better
+ the sooner the better
+ licensed to sell alcoholic beverages
+ the Christian holy book, Bible
+ the Old Testament and the New Testament, the Bible
+ c. 450 BC, the Old Testament, Hebrew Bible
+ the Holy Bible
+ the Bible
+ to quote from the Bible
+ "In the beginning", the first phrase in the Bible
+ "Amen", the last word in the Bible
+ the Revised Version of the Bible
+ a new commentary on the Bible
+ to quote the Bible
+ a concordance to the Bible
+ 1737, Cruden and the concordance to the Bible
+ bicycle
+ flying bicycle
+ 1839, MacMillan and the bicycle
+ to think big
+ trail bike
+ an art museum, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
+ 1997, Gehry and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
+ Spain and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
+ 5-dollar bill
+ 10-dollar bill
+ 20-dollar bill
+ 50-dollar bill
+ 100-dollar bill
+ to pick up the bill
+ to post no bills
+ a game of chance, Bingo
+ 1929, Lowe and Bingo
- not biodegradable
- caged bird
+ drinking bird
+ 1945, Sullivan and the drinking bird
+ early bird
+ sea bird
+ a long-legged bird with a crest of black quills, secretary bird
+ snow bird
- the airplane and the bird
+ a wading bird
+ water bird
+ Africa and secretary birds
- breech birth
+ of noble birth
+ virgin birth
+ a binary digit, bit
+ an on/off switch, bit
- not a bit
+ bit by bit
+ dog and bitch
+ a cryptocurrency, bitcoin
+ 2009, Satoshi and bitcoin
+ a defense, biting
+ dog and biting
+ 256 different combinations, 8 bits
+ drill and drill bits
+ pitch black
+ in the black
+ blackwood
+ the air bladder of a fish, swim bladder
+ shoulder blade
+ free from blame
- to look blank
+ saddle blanket
+ at full blast
- to look bleak
+ the lamb bleats
+/- mixed blessing
- struck blind
+ Venetian blind
- night blindness
+ Venice and Venetian blinds
+ butcher block
- a mental block
+ do not block
- stumbling block
- the block
+ to drive around the block
+ to walk around the block
- to run the blockade
- flesh and blood
- in cold blood
+ 7.34-7.45 pH of human blood
+ new blood
- occult blood
+ 0.08% legal limit of alcohol in the blood
+ in full bloom
+ in bloom
+ light blue
+ navy blue
+ in shades of blue
- the blues
+ a short-link radio technology, Bluetooth
+ 1990s, Haartsen and Bluetooth
- a monumental blunder
+ a telltale blush
+ room and board
+ cork board
- back to the drawing board
+ emery board
+ ironing board
+ 1858, Vandenburg, Harvey, and the ironing board
+ on board
+ particle board
+ school board
+ sound board
- stepped down from the board
+ motor boat
+ in the same boat
- capsized the boat
+ managed to right the boat
+ plumb bob
+ celestial bodies
+ heavenly bodies
+ the nipple-like bodies, mammillary bodies
+ located above the hippocampi of the brain, mammillary bodies
+ to relay information from the amygdalae and hippocampi to the thalamus, mammillary bodies
+ soul and body
- foreign body
+ 206 bones in a human body
+ to excise tissue from the body
+ to bring it to a boil
+ toggle bolt
+ wing bolt
+ nuts and bolts
- a nuclear fission bomb, atom bomb
+ 1945, Oppenheimer and the atom bomb
- a nuclear fission and fusion bomb, hydrogen bomb
+ 1952, Teller, Ulam, and the hydrogen bomb
- letter bomb
- a nuclear fusion bomb, neutron bomb
+ 1962, Cohen and the neutron bomb
+ a defense, odor bomb
+ skunk and odor bomb
- pipe bomb
+ a defense, smoke bomb
- stink bomb
- time bomb
+ double bond
+ single bond
+ Bond 007
+ 1953, I. Fleming and Bond 007
+ stocks and bonds
+ the movement in stocks and bonds
+ funny bone
+ flesh and bones
+ a headdress with trailing feathers, war bonnet
+ North American Indians and war bonnets
+ a miniature potted tree, bonsai
+ 500s, China and bonsai
- closed book
+ coloring book
+ comic book
+ a dry book
+ exercise book
+ a fat book
+ hymn book
+ working on my book
+ order book
+ phrase book
+ prayer book
+ reference book
+ spelling book
+ telephone book
+ by the book
+ to write books
- sonic boom
+ a hunting tool, boomerang
+ 1300 BC, Egyptians and the boomerang
+ sound booth
+ telephone booth
+ half boots
+ hip boots
+ ski boots
+ an international aid organization, Doctors without Borders
+ 1971, France and Doctors without Borders
+ a drug, Botulinum toxin, Botox
+ 1989, Carruthers, Alastair, and Botox
+ hotwater bottle
+ squeeze bottle
+ to close the bottle
+ to open the bottle
+ vacuum bottle
- to hit bottom
- to touch bottom
+ to mark off a boundary
+ by leaps and bounds
+ the deer bounds(motion)
+ the hound bounds(motion)
- within narrow bounds
+ out of bounds
+ to draw a bow
+ a container, bowl
+ rice and bowl
+ punch bowl
+ black box
+ cardboard box
+ fuse box
+ in box
+ jury box
+ letter box
+ lunch box
+ money box
+ music box
+ 1815, Recordon, Junod, and the music box
+ out box
- the box, when opened, lets misfortunes upon mankind loose; Pandora's box
- penalty box
+ pencil box
+ press box
+ sentry box
+ to close the box
+ to see if you can open the box
+ to open the box
+ the larynx, voice box
+ window box
- a bad boy
+ cabin boy
+ delivery boy
+ golden boy
+ our little boy
+ an office boy
+ old boy
+ a book, Scouting for Boys
+ 1908, Baden-Powell and Scouting for Boys
- bisphenol A, BPA
- an estrogen-like endocrine disruptor, BPA
+ the primary building block of polycarbonates, BPA
+ an anti-gravity device, bra
- to wear a T-shirt and a bra
+ beige bra
+ black bra
+ nursing bra
+ sports bra
+ 1914, M. Jacob and the bra
+ white bra
- to wear a T-shirt without a bra
+ a charm bracelet
+ ID bracelet
+ a tactile writing system, braille
+ 1834, Braille and the braille
+ about 3 lbs., the weight of an average adult brain
- brainwashing
- 1950, Hunter and brainwashing
+ hand brake
+ wheels and brakes
+ disc brakes
+ 1902, Lanchester and disc brakes
+ power brakes
+ olive branch
+ land of the free and the brave
+ distinguished myself by my bravery
+ the ass brays
+ the donkey brays(sound)
+ a food made of baked dough, bread
- to turn this stone to become bread
+ black bread
+ brown bread
+ sourdough bread
+ unleavened bread
+ white bread
+ coffee break
+ lunch break
+ tea break
- nervous breakdown
+ circuit breaker
+ had breakfast
- pigeon breast
+ left breast and right breast
- bad breath
_ gulping for breath
- to breathe his last breath
+ to save my breath
- out of breath
- to waste breath
+ breathalyzer
+ 1931, Harger and the breathalyzer
+ a gentle breeze
+ sea breeze
+ built of brick
+ bridegroom and bride
+ drank a toast to the bride
+ bride and bridesmaids
+ the bride-to-be
+ Golden Gate Bridge
+ 1937, Strauss, Moisseiff, Ellis, and the Golden Gate Bridge
+ a temporary bridge held in place by a number of boats, pontoon bridge
+ suspension bridge
+ swing bridge
- to jump off the bridge
+ toll bridge
+ very short snug underwear, briefs
+ 1935, Coopers, Inc. and briefs
+ England, Wales and Scotland; Great Britain
+ the British
+ a babbling brook
- witch and broom
+ push broom
+ game characters, Mario Bros.
+ 1983, Shigeru and Mario Bros.
+ elder brother and younger brother
- Big Brothers
- to knit my brow
+ soap bubble
- to prick the bubble
+ taste bud
- to nip in the bud
- Gautama, the Buddha
- a religion based on the teachings of Buddha, Buddhism
- 528 BC, Gautama and Buddhism
- India and Buddhism
- a person who believes in Buddhism, Buddhist
+ water buffalo
- an error, software bug
+ 1947, Burke and the software bug
- water bug
+ of slender build
+ light bulb
- an eating disorder, bulimia
- characterized by binge eating followed by purging, bulimia
+ 1979, G. Russell and bulimia
+ a sign of the zodiac, the Bull
+ bulldozer
+ 1923, Cummings, McLeod, and the bulldozer
+ used for riot control, plastic bullet
+ 1973, UK and the plastic bullet
+ used for riot control, rubber bullet
+ 1970 UK and the rubber bullet
+ for use in training, indoor shooting and shooting competitions, wax bullet
- goose bumps
+ hot cross bun
+ 1682, Germany and Easter Bunnies
+ Easter Bunny
+ 1592, London and hot cross buns
+ a travel bureau
+ to have money to burn
+ on the back burner
+ Bunsen burner
+ 1855, Desaga and the Bunsen burner
- cross burning
- c. 1131, Peter of Bruys and cross burning
- 1905, KKK and cross burning
+ charter bus
+ double-decker bus
+ 1906, France and the double-decker bus
+ local bus
+ school bus
+ USB, Universal Serial Bus
+ shuttle bus
+ single-decker bus
- left my gloves on the bus
+ sat sideways on the bus
+ trolley bus
- to hide my light under a bushel
+ to launch a business
+ to open a business
- a bad business
+ a big business
+ to own a laundry business
+ show business
+ to get busy
+ bread and butter
+ cocoa butter
+ to eat less butter
+ peanut butter
+ 1922, Rosefield and peanut butter
+ a novel, Madame Butterfly
+ 1898, Long and the Madame Butterfly
+ a large orange and black butterfly, monarch butterfly
+ panic button
+ push button
- the ideation of a shopaholic; to buy, buy, buy
- impulse buying
+ installment buying
+ by and by
+ to live close by
+ to go by
+ to stop by
+ to let bygones be bygones
+ a set of 8 bits, byte