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   Benelux
         n 1: a customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and
               Luxembourg

English Dictionary: Baumleiche by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bimolecular
adj
  1. relating to or affecting two molecules
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bone-lazy
adj
  1. constitutionally lazy or idle [syn: bone-idle, {bone- lazy}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
boneless
adj
  1. being without a bone or bones; "jellyfish are boneless"
    Antonym(s): boney, bony
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bonelike
adj
  1. resembling bone; "a bonelike tumor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beamless \Beam"less\, a.
      1. Not having a beam.
  
      2. Not emitting light.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bimolecular \Bi"mo*lec"u*lar\, a. [Pref. bi- + molecular.]
      (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or formed from, two molecules; as, a
      bimolecular reaction (a reaction between two molecules).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lace \Lace\ (l[be]s), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet,
      fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice.
      Cf. {Delight}, {Elicit}, {Lasso}, {Latchet}.]
      1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven;
            a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through
            eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding
            together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt,
            etc.
  
                     His hat hung at his back down by a lace. --Chaucer.
  
                     For striving more, the more in laces strong Himself
                     he tied.                                             --Spenser.
  
      2. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a
            net. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
  
                     Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his lace.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
      3. A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc.,
            often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of
            thread, much worn as an ornament of dress.
  
                     Our English dames are much given to the wearing of
                     costlylaces.                                       --Bacon.
  
      4. Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old
            Slang] --Addison.
  
      {Alencon lace}, a kind of point lace, entirely of needlework,
            first made at Alencon in France, in the 17th century. It
            is very durable and of great beauty and cost.
  
      {Bone lace}, {Brussels lace}, etc. See under {Bone},
            {Brussels}, etc.
  
      {Gold lace}, [or] {Silver lace}, lace having warp threads of
            silk, or silk and cotton, and a weft of silk threads
            covered with gold (or silver), or with gilt.
  
      {Lace leather}, thin, oil-tanned leather suitable for cutting
            into lacings for machine belts.
  
      {Lace lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a large, aquatic, Australian lizard
            ({Hydrosaurus giganteus}), allied to the monitors.
  
      {Lace paper}, paper with an openwork design in imitation of
            lace.
  
      {Lace piece} (Shipbuilding), the main piece of timber which
            supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a
            ship.
  
      {Lace pillow}, [and] {Pillow lace}. See under {Pillow}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Bone earth} (Chem.), the earthy residuum after the
            calcination of bone, consisting chiefly of phosphate of
            calcium.
  
      {Bone lace}, a lace made of linen thread, so called because
            woven with bobbins of bone.
  
      {Bone oil}, an oil obtained by, heating bones (as in the
            manufacture of bone black), and remarkable for containing
            the nitrogenous bases, pyridine and quinoline, and their
            derivatives; -- also called {Dippel's oil}.
  
      {Bone setter}. Same as {Bonesetter}. See in the Vocabulary.
           
  
      {Bone shark} (Zo[94]l.), the basking shark.
  
      {Bone spavin}. See under {Spavin}.
  
      {Bone turquoise}, fossil bone or tooth of a delicate blue
            color, sometimes used as an imitation of true turquoise.
           
  
      {Bone whale} (Zo[94]l.), a right whale.
  
      {To be upon the bones of}, to attack. [Obs.]
  
      {To make no bones}, to make no scruple; not to hesitate.
            [Low]
  
      {To pick a bone with}, to quarrel with, as dogs quarrel over
            a bone; to settle a disagreement. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Boneless \Bone"less\, a.
      Without bones. [bd]Boneless gums.[b8] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bonnilass \Bon"ni*lass`\, n. [Bonny + lass.]
      A [bd]bonny lass[b8]; a beautiful girl. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Ben Hill County, GA (county, FIPS 17)
      Location: 31.75940 N, 83.21976 W
      Population (1990): 16245 (6875 housing units)
      Area: 652.3 sq km (land), 5.7 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Bonney Lake, WA (city, FIPS 7170)
      Location: 47.18727 N, 122.16881 W
      Population (1990): 7494 (2570 housing units)
      Area: 9.9 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 98390
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