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Capable of speaking or understanding two different dialects of the same language, often switching between them depending on the social context.

“The professor is bidialectal, effortlessly switching between Standard English and African American Vernacular English depending on the setting.”

An offer of a price, especially at an auction, or a competing proposal to achieve or do something.

“The company made a successful bid of $5 million to acquire the startup.”

Large carnivorous feline mammals of the family Felidae, most notably including the lion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, and sometimes the cougar and cheetah.

“Conservationists work tirelessly to protect endangered big cats in their natural habitats across Africa and Asia.”

The sport or practice of hunting large wild animals, typically for trophies or sport rather than primarily for sustenance.

“The region became a popular destination for big-game hunting during the early 20th century.”

A person who commits the crime of marrying someone while already legally married to another spouse.

“The investigation revealed that the man was a bigamist who had secret families in two different states.”

A structure consisting of two parallel layers of material, typically referring to a lipid bilayer in biological cell membranes.

“The cell membrane is composed of a phospholipid bilayer that regulates the passage of substances in and out of the cell.”

A cover or folder, typically made of stiff cardboard or plastic, used for holding loose papers or documents together.

“She organized all her lecture notes into a three-ring binder.”

(Of a television series, podcast, or other content) able to be enjoyed or watched in rapid, consecutive episodes or segments.

“We found a new crime documentary series that is so bingeable we finished it in one weekend.”

A systematic scientific investigation into the asymmetric spatial distribution of molecules, ions, or functional groups within a biological system or cell.

“The research team initiated a biochemical polarity inquiry to understand how neurons establish their distinct axonal and dendritic domains.”

The branch of science concerned with the chemical and physicochemical processes and substances that occur within living organisms.

“The professor's research focuses on the biochemistry of metabolic pathways in human cells.”

A taxonomic or phylogenetic misidentification where an organism is incorrectly assigned to a specific group, rank, or evolutionary lineage due to insufficient data, convergent evolution, or analytical inaccuracies.

“The discovery of new genetic markers revealed a significant biological classification error regarding the evolutionary origin of the red panda.”

A measurable substance in an organism whose presence is indicative of some phenomenon such as disease, infection, or environmental exposure.

“High levels of C-reactive protein serve as a common biomarker for inflammation in the body.”

The act or habit of meddling in other people's affairs, gossiping, or prying into private matters.

“Ela tem a mania de bisbilhotice, sempre querendo saber da vida dos vizinhos.”

Any of various species of flies, such as horseflies, stable flies, or black flies, that possess mouthparts adapted for piercing the skin of mammals and feeding on their blood.

“We had to wear long sleeves and repellent to protect ourselves from the biting flies near the marsh.”

Small pieces, parts, or quantities of something.

“She cut the paper into tiny bits for the craft project.”