bow
A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.
Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.
Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddle tree.
The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
Either of the two handles of a pair of scissors.

bowcap
Alternative form of bow cap.

bowdrill
Alternative form of bow drill.

bowfoil
Alternative form of bow foil.

bowframe
Alternative form of bow frame.

bowkite
Alternative form of bow kite.

bowrail
Alternative form of bow rail.

bowriding
Alternative form of bow riding.

bowsaw
Alternative form of bow saw.

bowsaws
plural of bowsaw

bowshock
Alternative spelling of bow shock.

bowshocks
plural of bowshock

bowspring
Alternative form of bow spring.

bowstroke
Alternative form of bow stroke.

bowstrokes
plural of bowstroke

bowthruster
Alternative form of bow thruster.

boxties
plural of boxty

boxty
A traditional Irish potato pancake.

brachiole
The food-gathering arm of a blastoid or a cystoid

brachioles
plural of brachiole

brachiopod
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food

brachiopods
plural of brachiopod

brachipod
Alternative form of brachiopod.

brachipods
plural of brachipod

brainfood
Any food consumed for the purpose of energizing the brain or promoting intellectual thought.

brainfoods
plural of brainfood

braises
plural of braise

brambrack
Alternative form of barmbrack.

brambracks
plural of brambrack.

bran
The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.

brandade
A puree of salted cod, olive oil, and milk.

brandades
plural of brandade

branmeal
meal (coarse flour) containing a high proportion of bran

brans
plural of bran

brasserie
A small, informal restaurant that serves beer and wine as well as simple food.

brasseries
plural of brasserie

breadcake
A bread roll.

breadcakes
plural of breadcake

breade
Obsolete spelling of bread.

breader
Someone or something that coats food items with breadcrumbs.

breaders
plural of breader

breades
plural of breade

breadline
A line of people waiting to receive food from a charity.
The lowest income level at which one's most basic necessities of survival are met; poverty line or subsistence level.

breadlines
plural of breadline

breads
plural of bread

breadstuff
Any of the ingredients for making bread, especially as commodities in trade and especially the principal ones, namely, flour and meal or the grain with which to mill it (such as wheat, oats, rye, or any other cereal grain).
Bread or breadlike baked goods of any sort.

breadstuffs
plural of breadstuff

brewis
a kind of broth thickened with bread or meal

brewises
plural of brewis

brickpack
A cuboidal package of food or other product.

brickpacks
plural of brickpack

bringhouse
take-home leftover food (such as from a party)

brinner
An evening meal consisting of breakfast food; breakfast for dinner.

brinners
plural of brinner

brisket
The chest of an animal.
A cut of meat taken from the chest, especially from the section under the first five ribs.
A smoked meat dish made from cow brisket popular in Texas.

briskets
plural of brisket

broast
To fry (chicken or other food) in oil under pressure.

broaster
A deep-frying pressure cooker used for broasting food.

broasters
plural of broaster

broasts
third-person singular simple present indicative of broast

broccoflower
Either of two edible plants of the species Brassica oleracea with light green heads.

broccoflowers
plural of broccoflower

brochette
A small skewer or spit on which small pieces of meat, fish or vegetables are roasted or broiled.
Food cooked on such a device.

brochettes
plural of brochette

broma
A light form of prepared cocoa, or the drink made from it.
Aliment; food.

bromatologist
An expert in bromatology; food scientist.

bromatologists
plural of bromatologist

brose
Oatmeal mixed with boiling water or milk.

broses
plural of brose

broth
Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.
A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.

broths
plural of broth

browis
brewis

browner
comparative form of brown: more brown

browners
plural of browner

brownings
plural of browning

bruncheon
Synonym of brunch (“meal eaten between breakfast and lunch times”).

bruncheons
plural of bruncheon

brunie
A kind of scone made with flour or oatmeal.

brunies
plural of brunie

brupper
A meal consisting of a fusion of breakfast (one’s first meal upon awakening) and supper.

bruppers
plural of brupper

bual
A variety of madeira (wine) that is less sweet than malmsey

buals
plural of bual

bublik
A traditional Eastern European bread roll, consisting of a ring of yeast-leavened wheat dough that has been boiled in water for a short time before baking.

bubliki
plural of bublik

bubliks
plural of bublik

buffet
A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.
Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.
A small low stool; a hassock.

buffeteria
A cafeteria where food is served from a buffet.

buffeterias
plural of buffeteria

buffets
third-person singular simple present indicative of buffet

buka
The short introduction to a gamelan piece, generally played by a single instrument in a free rhythm, with the kendhang coming in on the last few notes to set the tempo.

bukas
plural of buka

bukayo
A Filipino dessert made from sweetened coconut strips.

bulgogi
A Korean dish of shredded (usually marinated) beef with vegetables.
Any of various Korean dishes of grilled meat in this style.
The meat in these dishes, traditionally grilled at the table.

bulgogis
plural of bulgogi

bulka
A bread roll; a bun.
A type of Slavic bread.

bulkas
plural of bulka

bulochka
A soft, sweet bread roll, often filled with sweet or savory ingredients, popular in Russian and Eastern European cuisine and often enjoyed as snacks or desserts.

bulochki
plural of bulochka

bulochky
plural of bulochka

bulti
Alternative form of bolty.

bultis
plural of bulti

bultong
Alternative form of biltong.

bumbo
A drink made from rum, water, sugar, and nutmeg.

bumboo
Alternative form of bumbo.

bunfight
Alternative form of bun fight.

bunfights
plural of bunfight

bunsik
Inexpensive Korean snack foods.

buran
Alternative form of borani.

burani
Alternative form of borani.

burfee
Alternative form of barfi.

burfees
plural of burfee

burfi
Alternative form of barfi.

burfis
plural of burfi

burgeria
Alternative form of burgery.

burgerias
plural of burgeria

burgeries
plural of burgery

burgery
The governing body of a burgh or borough; burgage.