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  • English Word Bimana Definition Animals having two hands; -- a term applied by Cuvier to man as a special order of Mammalia.
  • English Word Bimanous Definition Having two hands; two-handed.
  • English Word Bimarginate Definition Having a double margin, as certain shells.
  • English Word Bimastism Definition The condition of having two mammae or teats.
  • English Word Bimedial Definition Applied to a line which is the sum of two lines commensurable only in power (as the side and diagonal of a square).
  • English Word Bimembral Definition Having two members; as, a bimembral sentence.
  • English Word Bimensal Definition See Bimonthly, a.
  • English Word Bimestrial Definition Continuing two months.
  • English Word Bimetallic Definition Of or relating to, or using, a double metallic standard (as gold and silver) for a system of coins or currency.
  • English Word Bimetallism Definition The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to monometallism.
  • English Word Bimetallist Definition An advocate of bimetallism.
  • English Word Bimonthly Definition Occurring, done, or coming, once in two months; as, bimonthly visits; bimonthly publications.
  • English Word Bimonthly Definition A bimonthly publication.
  • English Word Bimonthly Definition Once in two months.
  • English Word Bimuscular Definition Having two adductor muscles, as a bivalve mollusk.
  • English Word Bin Definition A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle for any commodity; as, a corn bin; a wine bin; a coal bin.
  • English Word Bin Definition To put into a bin; as, to bin wine.
  • English Word Bin Definition An old form of Be and Been.
  • English Word Bin- Definition A euphonic form of the prefix Bi-.
  • English Word Binal Definition Twofold; double.
  • English Word Binarseniate Definition A salt having two equivalents of arsenic acid to one of the base.
  • English Word Binary Definition Compounded or consisting of two things or parts; characterized by two (things).
  • English Word Binary Definition That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality.
  • English Word Binate Definition Double; growing in pairs or couples.
  • English Word Binaural Definition Of or pertaining to, or used by, both ears.
  • English Word Bind Definition To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
  • English Word Bind Definition To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams.
  • English Word Bind Definition To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; -- sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.
  • English Word Bind Definition To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part.
  • English Word Bind Definition To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels.