Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z banana The elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. bananabird A blue-faced honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis). bananadine A fictional psychoactive substance said to be extracted from banana peels. Bananagate A scandal of the 1970s involving bribes to the Honduran president to reduce the export tax on bananas. It provoked the overthrow of Honduras' military government. bananageddon A catastrophe occurring in the crop of economically important bananas, the Cavendish group in genus Musa. bananahood The property or state of being a banana, chiefly in various idiomatic contexts. Bananaland Nickname for Queensland: a state of Australia. Bananalander A person from Queensland. bananaless Without bananas. bananalike Resembling or characteristic of a banana. bananapants (Very) crazy. bananaphile One who loves bananas. bananaphobia Fear, hate, or dislike of bananas. bananaquit A nectar-feeding bird, Coereba flaveola, thought to be related to the Darwin's finches and the grassquits. bananarita A margarita cocktail made with banana. bananas Crazy, mad, nuts. bananatini A martini cocktail made with banana. bananery A banana plantation. bananic Of, relating to, or characteristic of bananas. bananivorous Feeding on bananas; banana-eating. bananoid Having the qualities, particularly the shape, of a banana. Banao A barangay of Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines. Banaoang A barangay of Bantay, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Banasiak A surname from Polish. Banaskantha A district of Gujarat, India. Banasura A thousand-armed asura and son of Bali. His daughter is Usha. Banaszak A surname. banat The territory governed by a ban. banate Synonym of banat. banatite granodiorite or rock of similar composition that intruded in the Banat region of Europe in the Cretaceous banausian banausic banausic Of or pertaining to technical matters; mechanical. Banavie A small village near Fort William in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN1076). Banawang A barangay of Bagac, Bataan, Philippines. Banawe A street/avenue and its surrounding area in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines; encompasses barangays Manresa, Saint Peter, Sienna, Santo Domingo, Lourdes, Tatalon, and Doña Josefa. Banay A barangay of Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Banaybanay A municipality of Davao Oriental, Philippines. Banayon A barangay of Dagami, Leyte, Philippines. Banayoyo A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Banba A patron goddess of Ireland. Banban A barangay of Asturias, Cebu, Philippines. Banbanon A barangay of Laak, Davao de Oro, Philippines. Banbar A county of Chamdo, Tibet autonomous region, China. Banbridge A town in County Down, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J 1246). Banburismus A cryptologic process using an early form of Bayesian networks to infer information about the settings of the Enigma machine. Banburist A cryptanalyst involved in Banburismus. Banbury A Banbury cake. banc A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment. banca A canoe; an outrigger canoe or dugout. bancal A bench or similar seat, especially one upholstered in leather. Bancasi A barangay of Butuan, Agusan del Norte, Philippines. bancassurance A banking and insurance structure in which insurance is sold through the bank or the bank's distribution channels. bancassurer An organization operating a bancassurance scheme. Bance A surname. bancha A type of low-grade Japanese green tea. banchan A small dish of food served with cooked rice in Korean cuisine. Banchory A town on Deeside, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6995). bancketting Banqueting. banco Being or relating to a type of court involving a bench of judges, often an appeals court. bancor A hypothetical supranational currency. bancorporation A bank holding company. Bancroft A suburban area in Stantonbury parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8340). bancroftian Caused by the roundworm Wuchereria bancrofti bancroftiasis Lymphatic filariasis caused by the roundworm Wuchereria bancrofti. bancroftosis bancroftiasis Bancuro A barangay of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. band A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. banda A style of Mexican brass band music, emerged in the 19th century. bandable That may be divided into bands Bandabou A district on the western side of the island of Curaçao, Netherlands bandage A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury. bandageable Able to be bandaged. bandaged Wearing or covered in a bandage or bandages bandagelike Resembling or characteristic of a bandage. bandager One who applies a bandage. bandaging Strips of cloth or other material used to create a bandage. bandagist One who applies bandages. bandaka A servant of a Persian king. bandala A fabric made in Manila from the older leaf sheaths of the abaca (Musa textilis). bandalore A yo-yo. bandana A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband. bandanaed Wearing a bandana. bandango A pawpaw (Asimina triloba). bandaoke karaoke with a live band rather than recorded music bandar A rhesus macaque. Bandarban A hill district in Bangladesh. Bandargate A scandal in which the Bahraini government sought to marginalize the country's Shia majority. bandari A kind of rhythmic dance music originating from the Iranian side of the Persian Gulf. Bandaru A surname from Telugu. bandavirus Any member of the genus Bandavirus (family Phenuiviridae, order Bunyavirales) of tick-borne viruses. bandbox A box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items. bandboxical Small and flimsy; poky. bandboxy Resembling a bandbox. bandbrake A braking device consisting of a flexible band that tightens around a rotating drum to slow or stop motion by friction. bandcenter the center of a spectral band bandeau A band for the hair. bandeaux A bandeau, a single band (or a set of such bands) for a woman’s hair. banded Marked with bands of colour. bandedness The condition of being banded bandeirante adventurers and slavers from São Paulo, who were responsible for exploring much of early colonial Brazil. Bandel A dry, crumbly smoked cheese from Bandel, India, made by separating the curds from whey with lemon juice. bandelet A small band or fillet; any little band or flat moulding, compassing a column, like a ring. bandelier A surname from French. bandemia An excess of band cells released by the bone marrow into the blood. bandeng The milkfish, Chanos chanos. bander Someone who bands birds. Bandera A surname from Spanish. Banderas A river in El Salvador. banderilla A decorated barbed stick used in bullfighting to stick into the bulls' shoulders. banderillero A member of the cuadrilla who uses banderillas. Banderism The political movement or philosophy of Stepan Bandera (1909–1959), a Ukrainian nationalist politician. Banderist Synonym of Banderite. Banderite A member of, or one who subscribes to the ideas of, the political movement of Stepan Bandera. Banderization The process of conversion to the ideas or philosophy of Stepan Bandera. Banderma The city of Bandırma in northwestern Turkey. banderole A little banner, flag, or streamer. Banderovite Synonym of Banderite. Bandersnatch An obscure fictional creature mentioned in two of Lewis Carroll's poems. bandfic Fan fiction focusing on the imagined activities of a real musician or musicians. bandfish Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae bandgap The energy difference between two allowed ranges of electron energy in a solid; especially the difference between the energies of the valence band and the conduction band. bandh A general strike, shutdown, or other form of protest used in South Asia in which a substantial portion of the population stays home and does not report to work. bandha Any of the various "body locks" in Hatha Yoga, treated under the heading of mudra. bandhani A style of tie-dyeing practised in parts of India. bandhaniya culantro bandhead A location on a spectrum where many lines become very close together and appear as a band bandhgala An Indian suit worn on formal occasions. bandhood The state of being a musical band. Bandi A surname. Bandiana A town in the City of Wodonga, north eastern Victoria, Australia. bandicoot Any of various small marsupials of Australia and New Guinea, some with distinctive long snouts, of the family Peramelidae. bandier One who bandies. bandikini A swimsuit consisting of a generally strapless bandeau top and a bikini bottom. Bandikui A city in Dausa district, Rajasthan, India. bandiness The state or quality of being bandy. banding A pattern of band-like markings. bandini A swimsuit consisting of a generally strapless bandeau top and a bikini bottom. bandish To tie something. bandit One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. banditism Banditry. bandito A bandit, particularly of the type associated with Mexico. banditry Acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery. banditti Robbers or outlaws. Bandjin An Australian aboriginal people of Queensland. Bandjoun A town in the West Region, Cameroon. bandkini A swimsuit consisting of a generally strapless bandeau top and a bikini bottom. bandle An Irish measure of two feet (61 cm) in length. bandleader A musician who conducts or leads a band of musicians. bandleading Leading a musical band. bandless Without a band (in various senses).