Bluefish The bluefish , called tailor in Australia, is a species of popular marine game-fish found in all climates. It is the sole species of the Pomatomidae family.
	Bluegill The bluegill is a species of freshwater fish. It is a member of the sunfish family_(biology) of order_(biology) Perciformes. It is native to a wide area of North America, from Qubec to northern Mexico, and has been widely transplanted to stock game fish for fishing.
	Bluegrass region The Bluegrass region is a region of the United States. The Bluegrass region, centered on , is generally considered to include central and northern Kentucky with a small area extending into southern Ohio. The region gets its name from Poa, the common name for grass of the genus Poa, which is a favored lawn and pasture grass in the eastern United States from Tennessee northward.
	Bluenose For other uses, see Bluenose Bluenose was a canada schooner from Nova Scotia, a celebrated racing ship and a symbol of the province. The name "bluenose" originated as a nick-name for Nova Scotians. Designed by William Rou and built by Smith and Rhuland, Bluenose was launched at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia on March 26, 1921, as both a working cod-fishing schooner and a racing ship.
	Blueprint A blueprint is a plan or technical drawing usually documenting an architecture or an engineering design. More generally, the term "blueprint" has come to be used to refer to any detailed plan.
	Blues Blues music redirects here. For other uses, see Blues and Blues music The blues is a vocal music and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern which is most of the time a twelve-bar blues . It evolved in the United States, in the communities of former African slavery, from spiritual , praise songs, field hollers, shouts, and chants.
	Bluethroat The Bluethroat , is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It, and similar small European species, are often called chats.
	Blunderbuss A blunderbuss is a muzzleloader firearm with a flared, trumpet-like Barrel and is the predecessor to the shotgun. Most of these weapons are mid-sized, being smaller than most shoulder-fired arms, but larger than a pistol. Although fitted with a butt, the dimensions suggest that most were not really intended to be fired from the shoulder and were instead fired from the hip.
	Boa Boas are a type of snake that are members of the Boidae family. Boas are henophidia that are "primitive" in evolutionary terms. They are constriction and most give birth to live young. They have anal spurs, a pair of claws on each side of the cloaca which assist in mating.
	Bôa ba is a British alternative rock band formed in London in 1993 by drummer Ed Herten. They are most widely known for the song "Duvet", which was used as the theme song for the anime series Serial Experiments Lain. Because of this, they are fairly popular among anime fans around the world; in particular, they performed in a live concert at the anime convention Otakon in 2000.
	BoA Boa Kwon, born on November 5, 1986) is an iconic Korean people singer who is better known by her artistic name BoA*. She has released albums in both South Korea and Japan. Her Korean record label, SM Entertainment, has positioned her to become a cross-cultural idol for all of Asia.
	Boar The Wild Boar is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig. It lives in woodlands across much of Central Europe, the Mediterranean Region , and much of Asia as far south as Indonesia. It is in the same Suidae Family as the Warthog and Bushpig of Africa, the Pygmy Hog of northern India, Babirusa of Indonesia and others.
	Board Board may refer to: *Board, a piece of lumber, or other rigid material made of wood, milled or sawn flat *Surfboard, Skateboard, or Snowboard *Board of directors or other advisory committee *Bulletin board system or Internet forum *Board, a device used in playing duplicate bridge
	Board game A board game is a game played with counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a "board" . Simple board games often make ideal "family entertainment" since they are often appropriate for all ages. Some board games, such as chess, Go ', xiangqi ', shogi, or oware, have intense strategic value and have been classics for centuries.
	Boarding pass A boarding pass is a document provided by an airline during check-in, giving a passenger the authority to board an aircraft. As a minimum, it identifies the passenger, the flight number, and the date and scheduled time for departure. In some cases, flyers can print the boarding passes themselves.
	Boardwalk A boardwalk is a wooden path for pedestrians and sometimes vehicles. Boardwalks are often found along beaches, but they are also common as paths through wetlands, coastal dunes, and other sensitive environments. Although boardwalks can be found around the world, they are especially common along the East Coast of the United States in North America, where they have many of the functions of a city street and are often tourist attractions themselves.
	Boat A boat is a structure designed to float on water coupled with a system of propulsion, such as a Propeller, oars, paddles, a setting pole, a sail, Paddle steamer or a pump-jet.
	Boat-billed Heron The Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius - colloquially known as the Boatbill - is an atypical member of the heron family, and was formerly thought to be in a monotypic family, the Cochlearidae. It lives in mangrove swamps from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil.
	Boathouse A boathouse is a building especially designed for the storage of boats, normally smaller craft for sports of leisure use. These are typically located by open water, such as on a river. Often the boats stored are rowing boats. Other boats such as Punt or small motor boats may also be stored.
	Boating Boating, the leisurely activity of traveling by boat typically refers to the recreation use of boats whether power boats, Sailing, or larger Yacht, focused on the travel itself, as well as sports activities, such as fishing or waterskiing. Boating is an extremely popular activity, and there are millions of boaters worldwide.
	Boatswain A boatswain, often spelling and pronounced bosun, is a warrant officer or petty officer who is foreman of a ship's crew and is sometimes also third or fourth mate.
	Bob Dylan Bob Dylan is an United States singer-songwriter, author, musician and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. Much of Dylan's best known work is from the 1960s when he became an informal documentarian and reluctant figurehead of American unrest.
	Bob Hope Bob Hope, Order of the British Empire, Order of St. Gregory the Great,, born Leslie Townes Hope, was a famous United Kingdom-born United States entertainment who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway theatre, on radio and television, in films, and in performing tours for United States Military personnel.
	Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley, Jamaican Order of Merit , better known as Bob Marley, was a Jamaica singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the most widely known performer of reggae music, and is famous for having popularized the genre outside Jamaica. A faithful Rastafari movement, Marley is regarded by many as a prophet of the religion, as well as one of the greatest songwriters of all time.
	Bob Mathias Robert Bruce Mathias was an United States Decathlon, two-time Olympic Games gold medalist, and United States House of Representatives.
	Bob Woodward Robert Upshur "Bob" Woodward is one of the best-known journalists in the United States, thanks largely to his work in helping uncover the Watergate scandal that led to President Richard Nixon's resignation, in a historical partnership with Carl Bernstein, while working as a reporter for The Washington Post.
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	Bobby Fischer Robert James "Bobby" Fischer is a chess International Grandmaster who on September 1, 1972, became the only United States-born chessplayer ever to win the World Chess Championship. In 1975 he officially lost the title when Fdration Internationale des Échecs, the international chess federation, refused to accept his conditions for a title defense.
	Bobby Orr Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr, Order of Canada is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenseman and is considered by many to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time.
	Bobby pin A bobby pin is a small pin or clip, usually of metal, used in coiffure to hold hair in place. Typical bobby pins are plain and unobtrusively colored, but some bobby pins are elaborately decorated or jewelled. The "bobby pin" came into wide use as the hairstyle known as the "bob cut" or "bobbed hair" took hold.
	Bobbysocks Bobbysocks was a Norway popular music group, that won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song La det swinge. The duo was formed in 1983, and consisted of Norwegian Hanne Krogh and Sweden-Norwegian Elisabeth Andreassen. Bobbysocks were awarded the Peer Gynt Prize in 1985, which is a prize awarded by Stortinget.
	Bobcat The Bobcat is a wild cat native to North America. They are found mostly in the United States, southern Canada, and northern Mexico. The bobcat is an adaptable animal that inhabits wooded areas as well as semi-desert, urban, and swampland environments. They live in a set home range which shifts in size with the season.
	Bobolink The Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, is a small icterid, the only member of genus Dolichonyx. Adults are 16-18 cm long with a short finch-like bill. The adult male is mainly black with a creamy nape and white scapulars, lower back and rump. The adult female is mainly light brown with black streaks on the back and flanks and dark stripes on the head; their wings and tail are darker.
	Bobsleigh Bobsleigh is a winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled. In the United States and Canada the sport is known as bobsled. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the Fdration Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing .
	Bobwhite Quail The Bobwhite Quail, Northern Bobwhite, or Virginia Quail, Colinus virginianus, is a ground-dwelling bird native to North America. The name derives from their characteristic call. The Bobwhite Quail is a member of the group of species known as New World quail. It is a popular gamebird, particularly in the US Southern States, forming what are known as "coveys", groups of five to 30 birds, during the non-breeding season .
	Bocce Bocce is a precision sport closely related to bowls and ptanque with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire. Developed into its present form in Italy, it is played around Europe and also in overseas countries that have received Italian migrants, including the United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil and Argentina , initially amongst the migrants themselves but slowly becoming more popular with their descendants and the wider community.
	Bock Bock is a strong lager from Munich in Germany. The name is a Corruption of the Middle Ages Germany brewing town of Einbeck. The beer is usually darkened by high-coloured malts. Bock is traditionally brewed in the winter time for drinking during the Spring.
	Bodhisattva In Buddhism thought, a bodhisattva is a being who is dedicated to assisting all sentient beings in achieving complete Samyaksam-Buddha. Conventionally, the term is applied to hypothetical beings with a high degree of bodhi. Bodhisattva literally means "enlightenment truth " in Sanskrit.
	Bodice ripper A bodice ripper is a genre of romantic fiction, often historical fiction. In the 1970s and 1980s, the heroine of such a novel often lost her virginity by violence. While the genre has turned away from the trope of forced seduction, contemporary bodice rippers still feature unrestrained romantic passion, and a heroine who initially dislikes and actively resists the hero's seduction, only ultimately to be overcome by desire.
	Bodoni The Bodoni shown here was drawn by Morris Fuller Benton and released by American Type Founders in 1907. It is a revival of types first used by Italian punchcutter and founder Giambattista Bodoni around 1798. The serif typeface is characterized by a high contrast between thick and thin strokes.
	Body Count Body Count is a Heavy metal music and crossover thrash band headed by rapper Ice-T, who always refers to it as being a metal band. The band was formed in Los Angeles in 1990. They are believed to be a predecessor of many rapcore and nu metal bands to come, although Ice-T never rapped in any of their songs up until their last album.
	Body language Body language is a broad term for forms of communication using body movements or gestures instead of, or in addition to, sounds, verbal language, or other forms of communication. It forms part of the category of paralanguage, which describes all forms of human communication that are not verbal language.
	Bodybuilding Bodybuilding is the process of developing muscle fibres through the combination of weight training, increased calorie intake, and rest. Someone who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. As a sport, called competitive bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their aesthetic appearance.
	Boehmeria Boehmeria is a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to Asia. The species include herbaceous perennial plants, shrubs and small trees. Although related to nettles, the genus does not have stinging hairs.
	Boeotia Boeotia or Beotia The oldest city of Greece was sited there and was named Graia which means ancient or old. From the name of this city the word "Greece" derives. Aristotle said that this city was created before the Deluge. The same assertion about the origins of Graia city was found also in an ancient marble, the Parian Chronicle, discovered in 1687 and dated in 267-263 B.C., that is currently kept in Oxford and on Paros.
	Boffin In the slang of the United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa, boffins are science, engineers, and other people who are stereotypically seen as engaged in technical or scientific research. The word conjures up a stereotype of mature men in thick spectacles and white lab coats, obsessively working with complicated chemical apparatus.
	Bog A bog is a wetland type that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material. The term peat bog in common usage is not entirely redundant, although it would be proper to call these sphagnum bogs if the peat is composed mostly of acidophilic moss. Lichens are a principal component of peat in the far north.
	Bog Asphodel Bog Asphodel is a plant of Western Europe, found on wet, boggy moorlands up to about 1000m.
	Boggle Boggle is a word game designed by Allan Turoff and trademarked by Parker Brothers / Hasbro, Inc.
	Bogie A bogie is a wheeled wagon or trolley. In mechanics terms, a bogie is a chassis or framework carrying wheels, attached to a vehicle. It can be fixed in place, as on a cargo truck, mounted on a swivel, as on a train carriage or locomotive, or sprung as in the suspension of a caterpillar tracked vehicle.
	Bogotá Bogotofficially named Bogot, D.C., also called Santa Fe de Bogotis the capital of Colombia, as well as the largest and most populous city in the country with 7,321,831 inhabitants.The officially defined metropolitan area, which includes the municipality of Soacha, has an estimated population of 7,881,156
	Bohemia Bohemia is a Historical regions of Central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. It has an area of 52,750 km and 6.25 million of the country's 10.3 million inhabitants. Bohemia is bordered by Germany to the southwest, west, and northwest, Poland to the north-east, the Czech historical region of Moravia to the east, and Austria to the south.
	Bohemian Waxwing The Bohemian Waxwing is a member of the waxwing family of passerines. A sleek bird, 8-21 cm long with a pointed crest, it travels in large, nomadic groups with a strong, direct flight. It breeds in coniferous forests throughout the most northern parts of Europe, Asia and western North America.
	Bohemianism Though a Bohemian is a native of the Czech Republic province of Bohemia, a secondary meaning for bohemian emerged in 19th century France. The term was used to describe artists, writers, and disenchanted people of all sorts who wished to live non-traditional lifestyles.
	Boiled eggs Boiled eggs are cooked by immersing eggs in boiling water with their shells unbroken. Hard-boiled eggs are produced by boiling until both the egg yolk and the egg white are solid, while for soft-boiled eggs the yolk, and sometimes even the white, remains "runny". Boiled eggs are commonly eaten in Europe, North America and other parts of the Western world.
	Boiler A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated under pressure. The hot fluid is then circulated out of the boiler for use in various process or heating applications. A safety valve is required to prevent over pressurisation and possible boiler explosion of a boiler.
	Boiling Boiling is the rapid evaporation of a liquid, which typically occurs when a liquid is heated to a temperature such that its vapor pressure is above that of the surroundings, such as air pressure. Thus, a liquid may also boil when the pressure of the surrounding atmosphere is sufficiently reduced, such as the use of a vacuum pump or at high altitudes.
	Boiling Point Boiling Point is the official international title for 3-4X10?, a 1990 in film film by Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. It was his second film as director and first film as a screenwriter. While Boiling Point is regarded by some American online reviewers as one of the weaker efforts from "Beat" Takeshi, it is seen as an important first step in his development as a director.
	Boiling water reactor A boiling water reactor is a light water reactor is a type of nuclear reactor developed by the General Electric Company in the mid 1950s. In contrast to the pressurized water reactor, in a BWR the steam going to the turbine that powers the electical generator is produced in the Nuclear reactor core rather than in steam generators or heat exchanger.
	Bolas Bolas are a throwing weapon similar to the surujin made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by Entangle their legs. They are most famously used by the South American gauchos, but have been found in excavations of pre-Hispanic settlements, especially in Patagonia, where indigenous peoples used them to catch guanaco and andu.
	Bôle B?le is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Boudry (district) in the Cantons of Switzerland of Neuch?tel (canton) in Switzerland.
	Boléro Bolro, a one-movement orchestral piece originally composed as a ballet, premiered in 1928, is arguably Maurice Ravel's most famous musical composition. Before Bolro Ravel had composed as well large scale ballets, as suites for the ballet, as one-movement dance pieces.
	Boletaceae Boletaceae is a Family of mushrooms, primarily characterized by holding their spores in small pores on the underside of the mushroom, instead of gills. Nearly as widely distributed as agarics, they include the Boletus edulis, much sought after by mushroom hunting.
	Bolete A bolete is a type of fungus fruiting body characterized by the presence of a pileus that is clearly differentiated from the stipe, with a spongy surface of pores on the underside of the pileus. "Bolete" can also refer to a Basidiomycota species characterized by a bolete-type fruiting body.
	Boletus edulis Boletus edulis is the Latin name for a highly regarded edible mushroom. It has a number of English names including Cep, King Bolete and Penny Bun. The most common term in current use is probably Porcini. However it is not yet clear whether this will settle down in the English language as a singular as well as a plural form.
	Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Republic of Bolivia , named after Simon Bolivar, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west. Sometimes called the "Tibet of the Americas", its topographic diversity has made it an increasingly popular choice for cultural pilgrimage and ecotourism.
	Boll weevil The boll weevil is a beetle measuring an average length of six millimetres. The insect crossed the Rio Grande near Brownsville, Texas to enter the United States from Mexico in 1892 and reached southeastern Alabama in 1915. It remains the most destructive cotton pest in North America.
	Bollard A bollard is a short vertical post. Originally meaning a strong post used on a quay for mooring, the term is also used in the United Kingdom for a variety of structures to control or direct road traffic.
	Bollywood Bollywood is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film in India. The term is sometimes used incorrectly to refer to the whole of Cinema of India. The name is a portmanteau of Bombay, the old name of Mumbai, and Hollywood, California, the center of the United States film industry.
	Bolo knife A bolo is a kind of machete, used particularly in the jungles of Indonesia, the Philippines, and in the sugar fields of Cuba. Like other machetes it is primarily intended for clearing vegetation. Bolos are also used as military weapons. Such bolo knives were a particular favorite of the Filipino resistance during the Commonwealth of the Philippines period, and during the Philippine-American War.