English words starting with b - page 333

Meanings of Bytownitite:

noun

A mineral present in many basic igneous rocks, consisting of a calcic plagioclase feldspar.

Usage examples:

They range from bytownite - labradorite in basalts and gabbros, andesine - oligoclase in diorites a…

Meanings of Byway:

noun

A road or track not following a main route; a minor road or path.

Usage examples:

The highways and byways of dorset

Meanings of Byways:

noun

A road or track not following a main route; a minor road or path.

Usage examples:

The highways and byways of dorset

Meanings of Byword:

noun

A person or thing cited as a notable and outstanding example or embodiment of something.

Usage examples:

His name became a byword for luxury

Meanings of Bywords:

noun

A person or thing cited as a notable and outstanding example or embodiment of something.

Usage examples:

His name became a byword for luxury

Meanings of Byzantine:

adjective

Relating to byzantium (now istanbul), the byzantine empire, or the eastern orthodox church.

Usage examples:

With the exception of the maronites and byzantine italians, each eastern church has its mirror imag…

noun

A citizen of byzantium or the byzantine empire.

Usage examples:

To the italians, the greek-speaking byzantines were greeks, like the greek inhabitants of southern …

Meanings of Byzantium:

proper noun

An ancient greek city, founded in the 7th century bc, at the southern end of the bosporus, site of the modern city of istanbul. it was rebuilt by constantine the great in ad 324–30 as constantinople.

Meanings of Bz:

noun

Benzene.