#USA
- Attributable — Capable of being attributed, imputed, or assigned to a specific cause, person, or entity; a determining factor whose direct effects can be logically or scientifically identified and demonstrated. In specialized terminology, it describes a direct causal link between an initial event and an observed secondary result.
- Augusta — A feminine given name of Latin origin, meaning 'venerable' or 'majestic', used as an honorary title for Roman empresses. It also functions as a major toponym, being the name of the capital city of Georgia (USA) or Maine (USA).
- Auricle — An anatomical pouch-like or small sac structure located on the upper part of each of the two cardiac atria (left and right auricles), serving to increase blood storage capacity. In zoology and comparative anatomy, the term also denotes the pinna of the external ear in mammals or a lateral prolongation in certain invertebrates.
- Auricle — A prominent anatomical pouch-like or ear-shaped structure attached to the cardiac atria, serving to increase their volumetric capacity; a feminine variant commonly found in older treatises for 'auricul'. In botany, it denotes a small rounded lobe located at the base of certain leaves or petals, partially clasping the stem.
- Self-accusation — The act of accusing oneself or its result; a voluntary or involuntary confession of one's own guilt; self-blame. In psychoanalysis and clinical psychology, it represents a pathological manifestation specific to severe depressive episodes, during which the patient reproaches themselves for imaginary or insignificant actions.
- Self-accusation — An accusation or incrimination that a person brings upon themselves, formally or informally; a statement or act asserting one's own guilt. In psychopathology, it represents a symptom frequently encountered in melancholic or depressive states, where it often takes on a delusional character.
- To self-slander — To intentionally and falsely attribute to oneself blameworthy acts, imaginary defects, or illegal actions with the purpose of self-discrediting, protecting another person, or due to psychological disorders of self-punishment.
- Self-handicap — A barrier, difficulty, or impediment that an individual or a group creates or imposes upon themselves, consciously or unconsciously; a practical manifestation of the self-handicapping strategy. In the psychology of success, it represents a structural defensive mechanism whereby a person creates beforehand justifications or real obstacles (such as procrastination, lack of sleep, or overcommitting) to protect their self-esteem in case of an eventual failure.
- Babic sausage — A traditional Romanian dry-cured sausage originating from the Buzău region, made from a mixture of beef and pork (or mutton), heavily seasoned with red hot chili peppers and paprika, pressed and naturally dried for several weeks to achieve a firm texture and a characteristic spicy flavor.
- Babirusa — Babirusa; a genus of omnivorous mammals in the pig family (Suidae), endemic to the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula, and Buru; it is structurally remarkable for the upper canines of the males, which pierce the skin of the snout and grow curved upward and backward toward the forehead, resembling deer antlers.
- Female babysitters — A plural form sometimes used in colloquial or unofficial language to designate multiple female babysitters (nannies). Although strict Romanian grammatical norms recommend the masculine/generic plural 'babysitteri' for both genders, this variant appears adapted after the Romanian inflectional pattern for feminine nouns ending in a consonant.
- Small amulet pouch — An archaic diminutive for a small amulet, a textile pouch, or a little bag worn around the neck containing healing herbs, charcoal, salt, or other magical elements intended to ward off the evil eye and sickness. In certain regional dialects, it can also designate a young girl believed to possess the gift of incantation.
- Prolonged hardship — A prolonged state of troubles, sufferings, arguments, complications, or material losses; the totality of issues affecting a person or a rural household. The term represents a collective-abstract derivative historically implemented within western and northwestern dialects.