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B.A., Bachelor of Arts +
Baade, Zwicky, and the neutron star, 1933 +
babbling brook, a +
baby lotion +
baby talk -
Babylon and the zodiac, late 500 BC +
back and forth +/-
back in one hour +
back number +
back pay +
back to back +
back to nature +
back to square one -
back to the drawing board -
Bachelor of Arts, B.A. +
Bachelor of Science, B.S. +
bachelor and spinster +/-
background music +
bad apple, a -
bad boy, a -
bad breath -
bad business, a -
bad debt -
bad feelings -
bad for the teeth -
bad girl, a -
bad idea, a -
bad lot -
bad man, a -
bad news -
bad speller, a -
bad woman, a -
Baden-Powell and the Boy Scouts, 1908 +
Baden-Powell and the Girl Guides, 1910 +
Baden-Powell and Scouting for Boys, 1908 +
badly hurt -
Baekeland and bakelite, 1907 +
bag and baggage +
bagel, a ring-shaped bread +
baggage strap +
bagpipes, a wind instrument +
Bain and the pump gun, 1854 +
bait the trap +
bakelite, an excellent electrical insulator +
bakelite, the first synthetic plastic +
baking powder +
baking soda +
balance of power +
balance of trade +
bald facts +
bald eagle +
ball of fire -
ball of string, a +
ball-and-socket joint +
ballet, a performance dance +
ballistic missile +
ballpoint pen +
Bamboo Curtain, the Communist boundaries in East Asia -
bamboo dance, a folk dance +
banana split +
Band-Aid brand bandage +
banded together +
bank draft +
bank holiday +
banner year, a +
Bantam, Willys, and the Jeep, 1941 +
Banting, Best, and insulin, 1922 +
barbed wire +
barbeque sauce +
barber pole +
barbiturates +
bare facts, the +
bare necessities of life, the -
bark up the wrong tree -
Barnard and the heart transplant, 1967 +
barometer +
barred the way -
barren tree, a -
barrier reef +
Bartholdie, Eiffel, Koechlin, and the Statue of Liberty, 1886 +
Bartholin, Rudbeck, and the lymphatic system, 1652 +
basal ganglia, a group of subcortical nuclei +
basal ganglia, a motor control center +
Basch and the sphygmomanometer, 1881 +
base coins -
base metals -
base motives -
baseball season, the +
based on supposition not on fact -
BASF and PS, 1930s +
basic principles +
basketball +
basketball court +
bat, a flying mammal -
bat and the radar, the +
batch of recruits, a +
Bateson and the double bind theory, 1956 +
bathed in sunlight +
bathing suit +
battered babies -
battered wives -
battering ram +
battery +
battery charger +
battle cry +
Bauersfeld and the geodesic dome, 1922 +
bay leaf +
bay window +
Bayer and barbiturates, 1863 +
Bayliss, Starling, and hormone, 1902 +
BC, before Christ +
BC and AD +
be blessed with good health +
be called to the bar +
be here by noon +
be in heat +
Be quiet! +
bean curd +
bean sprout +
bear and she-bear, aggressive animals +
bear growls, the +
bear in mind +
bear it in mind +
bear lumbers, the (motion) +
bear market -
beast of prey -
beat a path +
beat my child -
beat my wife -
beat me down -
beat the eggs +
beaten path +
beaten track +
Beatles and Eight Days a Week, The, 1964 +
Beauty and the Beast +
beauty of it, the +
beauty queen +
beauty parlor +
beauty salon +
beauty spot +
beaver, a large rodent +
beaver and dam +
Beaver, McWhirters, and Guinness World Records, 1955 +
became a doctor +
Beck and the defibrillator, 1947 +
become institutionalized -
Becquerel and radioactivity, 1896 +
bed and mattress +
bed linen +
bedside table, a +
bee and grub +
bee and honey +
bee hums, the +
bee flits, the (motion) +
Beecher and the placebo effect, 1955 +
beetle drones, the (sound) +
beetle crawls, the +
before and after +
beg your pardon +
begin operations +
beginning and the end, the +
behave yourself +
behind bars -
behind schedule -
behind the scenes -
behind the times -
behind time -
beige bra +
bell tower, a +
belly dance +
below standard -
Benedictus and laminated glass, 1903 +
Benerito and wrinkle-free cotton, 1950s +
benign tumor +
Benvenisti and S. Freud's psychoanalytic couch, 1890 +
Benz and the gas engine, 1885 +
benzene ring +
Berlin Wall, constructed to prevent the massive emigration from East Germany, 1961-1989 +
Berliner and the gramophone, 1887 +
Berliner and the microphone, 1877 +
Berners-Lee and the HTML, 1990 +
Berners-Lee, Cailliau and the www, 1990 +
Bernina Hotel, Switzerland and the electric oven, 1889 +
Berzelius and silicon, 1823 +
best of all +
betta, an aquarium fighting fish +
better still +
beyond doubt +
beyond compare +
beyond comparison +
beyond measure +
beyond my depth -
beyond repair -
beyond reproach +
beyond retrieve -
beyond the veil -
Bezos and Amazon, 1994 +
Bi and the movable type, c. 1040 +
Bible, the Christian holy book +
Bible, the Old Testament and the New Testament, the +
bicycle +
bidding them good night +
Bierce and The Devil's Dictionary, 1911 +
bifocal lens +
Big Bang theory +
Big Ben, a clock tower +
Big Brothers -
big business, a +
big game +
big I, the -
big match, the +
big name +
big talk -
big toe +
bilateral agreement, a +
bill, 5-dollar +
bill, 10-dollar +
bill, 20-dollar +
bill, 50-dollar +
bill, 100-dollar +
billiard ball +
billiard table, a +
billy club +
billy-goat and nanny-goat +
binary numbering system +
binary star +
bind up the wound +
bind the mixture with egg yolk +
Binet, Simon, and the IQ, 1905 +
Bingo, a game of chance +
binomial nomenclature, genus and species +
biological warfare -
bipolar disorder, characterized by periods of depression and periods of elevated mood -
bipolar disorder, circular insanity -
bird and the airplane, the +
bird and nestlings +
bird flies, the +
bird flu, a viral infection -
bird of prey -
bird watcher +
bird whistles, the +
bird's-eye view +
Birdseye and frozen foods, 1929 +
Biro and the ballpoint pen, 1938 +
birth certificate +
birth control +
birth control clinic +
birthday cake +
birthday greetings +
birthday party +
Bishop family and the Hells Angels, 1948 -
bisphenol A, BPA -
Bissell and the carpet sweeper, 1876 +
bit, a binary digit +
bit, an on/off switch +
bit by bit +
bit of a nuisance, a -
bit puzzled, a -
bitch and pups +
bitcoin, a cryptocurrency +
bite my tongue -
bite off more than I can chew -
bite the dust -
biting, a defense +
bits, 8; 256 different combinations +
bitter pill -
bitter remarks -
bitter wind, a -
bittersweet love affair, a -
black and white stripes, a defense pattern +
black angel -
black belt +
black box +
black bra +
black bread +
black coffee +
black comedy -
black day, a -
Black Death, the -
black eye -
black for neurology +
Black Forest +
Black Forest cake +
Black Friday, the busiest shopping day after Thanksgiving Day -
black horse +
black holes, the collapsed objects so massive that light could not escape -
black magic -
black market -
black molly, an aquarium fish +
black pearls +
Black Sea +
black sheep -
Black Stone, the eastern cornerstone of the Grand Mosque in Mecca -
black swan +
black tea +
black tie +
black widow -
blackened my character -
blackwood +
bladder stone -
blamed him for my mistake -
bland foods -
Blanchard and the parachute, 1785 +
blank slate, a -
blank wall, a -
blanket agreement, a +
blanket and pillow +
blanket of fog, a -
Blass and drip irrigation, 1964 +
blaze of anger, a -
blaze a trail +
blend well +
bless America +
Bless my heart! +
Bless my soul! +
bless you +
Bleuler and schizophrenia, 1908 +
blind alley -
blind as a bat -
blind curve, a -
blind date -
blind landing -
blind obedience -
blind spot -
blister pack +
block letters +
blood bank +
blood bath -
blood cholesterol, a fatty substance in blood +
blood groups +
blood poisoning -
blood pressure +
blood sugar +
blood test +
blood type O, an universal donor +
blood type AB, an universal recipient -
blood types: A, B, O, and AB +
blood vessel +
bloody battle, a -
blot on the landscape, a -
blot out the view -
blow dry +
blow my nose +
blow my own trumpet -
blow open +
blow the whistle +
blowing out three candles on the birthday cake +
blue baby -
blue carbuncle +
blue cheese +
Blue Cross +
blue eyes +
blue flame +
blue for ENT +
blue jay +
blue jeans +
blue jokes -
blue ribbon +
blue shift, negative red shift -
blue whale +
blue-collar worker +
Bluetooth, a short-link radio technology +
blunt refusal, a -
boar(pig) and sow +
boat show +
body image +
body language +
body odor -
body painting +
Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic) and the polka, mid-1800s +
Bohlin and the seat belt, 1959 +
Bohnenberger and the gyroscope, 1852 +
boiling point +
boil over -
bomb scare, a -
Bombardier and the snowmobile, 1937 +
Bond 007 +
bone china +
bone marrow transplant +
bones in a human body, 206 +
bonsai, a miniature potted tree +
book jacket +
Book of Mormon, The, a sacred text of the faith -
Boole and Boolean algebra, 1854 +
Boole and Boolean logic, 1854 +
Boolean algebra +
Boolean logic +
boom town +
boomerang, a hunting tool +
boot camp +
Booths and The Salvation Army, 1865 +
bored to death -
Borlaug and the Green Revolution, 1945 +
born again +
born free +
born out of wedlock -
born to suffer -
born with a silver spoon in his mouth +
botanical garden +
Botox, Botulinum toxin, a drug +
both this and that +
bother me with every little detail -
bottom line +
bought everyone a drink +
bought shoes for children +
bound for Spain +
Bourdin and the gas turbine, 1849 +
Boussingault and the nitrogen cycle, 1837 +
Boveri, Sutton, and the chromosome theory of inheritance, 1902 +
bow and arrows +
bow tie +
bowel movement +
bowl, a container +
bowling alley +
box office +
Boxing day, December 26 +
boxing gloves +
boxing ring +
boy and girl +
Boy Scouts, an organization, the +
Boy Scouts and the Girl Guides, the +
Boy Who Cried Wolf, The; a fable +
boycotted the goods -
Boyle, Smith, and the CCD, 1969 +
BPA, an estrogen-like endocrine disruptor -
BPA, bisphenol A -
BPA, the primary building block of polycarbonates +
bra, an anti-gravity device +
braille, a tactile writing system +
Braille and the braille, 1834 +
brain drain +/-
brain wave +
brainwashing -
brake fluid +
branding iron +
Brazil and samba, early 1900s +
brass band +
brass knuckles -
breach of the peace -
bread, a food made of baked dough +
bread and butter +
bread crumbs +
break down -
break down often -
break even +
break fresh ground +
break my neck -
break the bank -
break up -
break wind +/-
breakfast, lunch, dinner +
Breakey and the paint roller, 1940 +
breaking down and building up +
breaking point -
Brearley and stainless steel, 1912 +
breast implant +
breast pocket +
breast stroke +
breathalyzer +
breathe again +
breathe his last breath -
breech birth -
Brewster and the kaleidoscope, 1817 +
Bricklin, Frankston, and the VisiCal, 1979 +
bride and bridesmaids +
bridegroom and bride +
bridegroom and groomsmen +
bridesmaids and groomsmen +
briefs, very short snug underwear +
Brier Rose, a fairy tale +
bring a good return on my investment +
bring it to me +
bring it to a boil +
bring into being +
bring into line +
bring to light +
bring to terms +
British invasion +/-
broad bean +
broadly speaking +
broke the window -
broke the silence +/-
broken English -
broken home -
broken hip -
brokerage firm +
Broca and Broca's area, 1861 +
Broca's area, an area of speech production +
Broca's area, located in the left frontal lobe of the brain +
Bronze Age, c. 3300 BC-c. 1300 BC +
Brooks, Redner, and O Little Town of Bethlehem, 1868 +
Brooks Brothers and the wash-and-wear shirt, 1953 +
brothers and sisters +
Brothers Grimm and Brier Rose, 1812 +
Brothers Grimm and Cinderella, 1812 +
Brothers Grimm and Clever Hans, 1812 +
Brothers Grimm and Snow White, 1812 +
brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law +
brought an action to libel -
Brown and Brownian motion, 1827 +
brown bread +
brown egg +
brown paper -
brown sugar -
Brownian motion, the random movement of the particles within the vacuoles of the pollen +
Browning and the M97, 1897 +
Brugnatelli and electroplating, 1805 +
brush aside +
brush my teeth +
brush my teeth twice a day +
brush my teeth with a toothbrush +
brush my teeth with toothpaste +
brute force -
B.S., Bachelor of Science +
bubble bath +
bubble eye goldfish +
bubble gum +
bubble tea +
Buddhism, a religion based on the teachings of Buddha -
Buddhism and the Four Noble Truths +
Buddhist, a person who believes in Buddhism -
Budding and the lawn mower, 1830 +
buffer zone +
buffet lunch, a +
build a better mousetrap +
building plots +
built of brick +
built up a reputation +
bulimia, an eating disorder -
bulimia, characterized by binge eating followed by purging -
bull(cattle) and cow +
bull(elephant) and cow +
bull(seal) and cow +
bull(whale) and cow +
bull bellows, the +
bull charges, the +
bull market +
bulldozer +
bumper car +
bumper crop, a +
bunch of grapes, a +
bunch of keys, a +
bundle up +
bunk bed +
Bunsen burner +
burial ground +
buried treasure +
Burke and the software bug, 1947 +
burn down -
burn my bridges behind me +
burn the flag of a nation -
burn the money of a nation -
burned at the stake -
burning desire, a +
burning question, a -
burst into flame -
burst of applause, a +
burst of gunfire, a -
burst out laughing +
burst into tears -
Burton and The Arabian Nights, 1884 +
bury the hatchet +
bus service, the +
bus shelter, a +
bus station +
bus stop +
bush party +
business card +
business suit, a +
busted for possession of drugs -
busy day, a -
busy myself +
busy signal -
butcher block +
butterfly and caterpillar +
buy, buy, buy; the ideation of a shopaholic -
buy on credit +
buy on easy terms +
buy some apples +
buyer's market +
by a nose +
by air +
by all means +
by and by +
by and large +
by chance +
by degrees +
by far +
by hand +
by heart +
by hook and by crook -
by Jove, an exclamation of surprise +
by leaps and bounds +
by mistake -
by myself +
by no means certain -
by numbers +
by request +
by right +
by rights +
by sea +
by the book +
by the way -
by water +
by word of mouth +
byte, a set of 8 bits +