benefit n. advantage; profit; aid; stipendbenefit v. to profit; to gain; to be advantageousbeverage n. drink; refreshmentbeyond adv. past; further thanbeyondprep. further; more distantbias n. prejudice; tendency; leaningbias v. to prejudice; to influence opinionsbill n. bank note; invoice; proposed lawbill v. to charge; to announce; to advertisebirth rate n. number of babies that are born per year per thousand (in a given area, group, etc.)blame n. guilt; responsibility; liabilityblame v. to accuse; to denounceblanket n. bed covering; quiltblanket v. to cover; to coatblouse n. a woman's or child's loosely fitting shirt that extends to the waist or slightly below; a loosely fitting garment resembling a long shirt, worn especially by European workmenblunder n. gross error; stupid mistakeblunder v. to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy manner; to move blindly; to gropeboard n. management committee (i.e.: board of directors); printed board which connects to a slot in a computer; foodboard v. to accommodate; to house; to enter (a plane, ship, bus, etc.)boast n. the act or an instance of bragging; a source of prideboast v. to glorify oneself in speech; talk in a self-admiring waybond n. link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debtbond v. to store in a warehousebonded adj. secured in a warehousebonus n. dividend; perk; monetary giftbook v. to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicatebookcase n. shelves used to store books printed itemsboom n. a time of economic prosperity; a sudden increase, as in popularityboom v. to grow, develop, or progress rapidly; flourishboost n. push; lift; incentive; encouragement; shove; raisingboost v. to raise; to push; to urge; to liftborder n. boundary; edge; limitborder v. to be adjacent tobother n. effort; nuisancebother v. to annoy; to harass; to worry; to make an effort; to be concernedbothersome adj. annoying; irritatingbound adj. obligated; certain; fastened; tiedbound n. limit; borderbound v. to jump; to leapbrake n. device which is used to slow or stop a vehiclebrake v. to stop a vehicle; to slow down a vehiclebranch n. affiliate; office; industry; trade; business unitbranch v. to fork; to divide into parts or sectionsbrand n. product manufactured by a company and given a specific name or mark; trademark; type; make; varietybrand v. to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemnbreadth n. width; broadnessbreadwinner n. one whose earnings are the primary source of support for one's dependentsbreak down v. to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descendbreak n. fracture; pause; rest; intermission; crack; opportunity; alterationbreak v. to smash into pieces; to shatter; to crack; to be smashed into pieces; to be cut off; to force into; to stop; to cancelbreakdown n. collapse; crash; incidentbreakthrough n. progress; reaching a new level; removal of a barrier; penetrationbrief adj. short; concisebrief n. abstract; summary; concise report; instructionsbrief v. to make a summary; to give a report; to inform; to instruct somebodybriefcase n. small container for documents; tool for synchronizing files between two computersbriefing n. short meeting; summarizing; giving and receiving instructions; reportingbroadcast n. transmission; dispatch; radio programbroadcast v. to transmit over the radio; to publicize; to advertisebrochure n. leaflet; booklet; printed product information |