English Dictionary: behaviour | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Babery \Bab"er*y\, n. [Perh. orig. for baboonery. Cf. {Baboon}, and also {Babe}.] Finery of a kind to please a child. [Obs.] [bd]Painted babery.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. | |
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Bavaroy \Bav"a*roy\, n. [F. Bavarois Bavarian.] A kind of cloak or surtout. [Obs.] --Johnson. Let the looped bavaroy the fop embrace. --Gay. | |
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Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the bay tree or {Laurus nobilis}. (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle ({Pimenta acris}). (c) The fruit of {Myrica cerifera} (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also {candleberry tree}. {Bayberry tallow}, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also {myrtle wax}. | |
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Candleberry tree \Can"dle*ber`ry tree\ (Bot.) A shrub (the {Myrica cerifera}, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called {bayberry tree}, {bayberry}, or {candleberry}. | |
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Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the bay tree or {Laurus nobilis}. (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle ({Pimenta acris}). (c) The fruit of {Myrica cerifera} (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also {candleberry tree}. {Bayberry tallow}, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also {myrtle wax}. | |
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Candleberry tree \Can"dle*ber`ry tree\ (Bot.) A shrub (the {Myrica cerifera}, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called {bayberry tree}, {bayberry}, or {candleberry}. | |
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Beaupere \Beau"pere`\, n. [F. beau p[82]re; beau fair + p[82]re father.] 1. A father. [Obs.] --Wyclif. 2. A companion. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Beaver \Bea"ver\, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D. bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[84]fver, Dan. b[91]ver, Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr', Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L. fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj., brown, the animal being probably named from its color. [?]253. See {Brown}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) An amphibious rodent, of the genus {Castor}. Note: It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its valued for its fur, and for the material called castor, obtained from two small bags in the groin of the animal. The European species is {Castor fiber}, and the American is generally considered a variety of this, although sometimes called {Castor Canadensis}. 2. The fur of the beaver. 3. A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now usually of silk. A brown beaver slouched over his eyes. --Prescott. 4. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats. {Beaver rat} (Zo[94]l.), an aquatic ratlike quadruped of Tasmania ({Hydromys chrysogaster}). {Beaver skin}, the furry skin of the beaver. {Bank beaver}. See under 1st {Bank}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Beaver \Bea"ver\, n. [OE. baviere, bauier, beavoir, bever; fr. F. bavi[8a]re, fr. bave slaver, drivel, foam, OF., prattle, drivel, perh. orig. an imitative word. Bavi[8a]re, according to Cotgrave, is the bib put before a (slavering) child.] That piece of armor which protected the lower part of the face, whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed to the breastplate. It was so constructed (with joints or otherwise) that the wearer could raise or lower it to eat and drink. | |
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Bebeeru \Be*bee"ru\, n. [Written also {bibiru}.] [Native name.] (Bot.) A tropical South American tree ({Nectandra Rodi[d2]i}), the bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine, and the wood of which is known as green heart. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Before \Be*fore"\, prep. [OE. beforen, biforen, before, AS. beforan; pref. be- + foran, fore, before. See {Be-}, and {Fore}.] 1. In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house. His angel, who shall go Before them in a cloud and pillar of fire. --Milton. 2. Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that. Before Abraham was, I am. --John viii. 58. Before this treatise can become of use, two points are necessary. --Swift. Note: Formerly before, in this sense, was followed by that. [bd]Before that Philip called thee . . . I saw thee.[b8] --John i. 48. 3. An advance of; farther onward, in place or time. The golden age . . . is before us. --Carlyle. 4. Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than. He that cometh after me is preferred before me. --John i. 15. The eldest son is before the younger in succession. --Johnson. 5. In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing. Abraham bowed down himself before the people. --Gen. xxiii. 12. Wherewith shall I come before the Lord? --Micah vi. 6. 6. Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of. If a suit be begun before an archdeacon. --Ayliffe. 7. Open for; free of access to; in the power of. The world was all before them where to choose. --Milton. {Before the mast} (Naut.), as a common sailor, -- because the sailors live in the forecastle, forward of the foremast. {Before the wind} (Naut.), in the direction of the wind and by its impulse; having the wind aft. | |
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Before \Be*fore"\, adv. 1. On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to {in the rear}. The battle was before and behind. --2 Chron. xiii. 14. 2. In advance. [bd]I come before to tell you.[b8] --Shak. 3. In time past; previously; already. You tell me, mother, what I knew before. --Dryden. 4. Earlier; sooner than; until then. When the butt is out, we will drink water; not a drop before. --Shak. Note: Before is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, before-cited, before-mentioned; beforesaid. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Behavior \Be*hav"ior\, n. Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one's self; conduct; deportment; carriage; -- used also of inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of the magnetic needle. A gentleman that is very singular in his behavior. --Steele. {To be upon one's good behavior}, {To be put upon one's good behavior}, to be in a state of trial, in which something important depends on propriety of conduct. {During good behavior}, while (or so long as) one conducts one's self with integrity and fidelity or with propriety. Syn: Bearing; demeanor; manner. Usage: {Behavior}, {Conduct}. Behavior is the mode in which we have or bear ourselves in the presence of others or toward them; conduct is the mode of our carrying ourselves forward in the concerns of life. Behavior respects our manner of acting in particular cases; conduct refers to the general tenor of our actions. We may say of soldiers, that their conduct had been praiseworthy during the whole campaign, and their behavior admirable in every instance when they met the enemy. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bever \Be"ver\, n. [OE. bever a drink, drinking time, OF. beivre, boivre, to drink, fr. L. bibere.] A light repast between meals; a lunch. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Bever \Be"ver\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bevered} ([?]).] To take a light repast between meals. [Obs.] | |
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Bibber \Bib"ber\, n. One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler; -- chiefly used in composition; as, winebibber. | |
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Bebeeru \Be*bee"ru\, n. [Written also {bibiru}.] [Native name.] (Bot.) A tropical South American tree ({Nectandra Rodi[d2]i}), the bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine, and the wood of which is known as green heart. | |
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Bobber \Bob"ber\, n. One who, or that which, bobs. | |
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Bobbery \Bob"ber*y\, n. [Prob. an Anglo-Indian form of Hindi b[be]p re O thou father! (a very disrespectful address).] A squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance; as, to raise a bobbery. [Low] --Halliwell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Buffer \Buff"er\ (b[ucr]f"[etil]r), n. [Prop a striker. See {Buffet} a blow.] 1. (Mech.) (a) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car. (b) A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender, which receives the blow; -- sometimes called {buffing apparatus}. 2. One who polishes with a buff. 3. A wheel for buffing; a buff. 4. A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an elderly man. [Colloq.] --Dickens. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Far \Far\, a. [{Farther}and {Farthest}are used as the compar. and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest. See {Further}.] [OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG. ferro, adv., G. fern, a., Icel. fjarri, Dan. fjirn, Sw. fjerran, adv., Goth. fa[c6]rra, adv., Gr. [?][?][?][?][?] beyond, Skr. paras, adv., far, and prob. to L. per through, and E. prefix for-, as in forgive, and also to fare. Cf. {Farther}, {Farthest}.] 1. Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually separated by a wide space or extent. They said, . . . We be come from a far country. --Josh. ix. 6. The nations far and near contend in choice. --Dryden. 2. Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty. 3. Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated. They that are far from thee ahsll perish. --Ps. lxxiii. 27. 4. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character. He was far from ill looking, though he thought himself still farther. --F. Anstey. 5. The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts. Note: The distinction between the adjectival and adverbial use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated. {By far}, by much; by a great difference. {Far between}, with a long distance (of space or time) between; at long intervals. [bd]The examinations are few and far between.[b8] --Farrar. | |
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Bavaria, KS Zip code(s): 67401 | |
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Bayberry, NY Zip code(s): 13090 | |
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Bayboro, NC (town, FIPS 3960) Location: 35.14390 N, 76.76871 W Population (1990): 733 (322 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28515 | |
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Beaver, AK (CDP, FIPS 5750) Location: 66.33420 N, 147.31466 W Population (1990): 103 (52 housing units) Area: 49.8 sq km (land), 11.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99724 Beaver, AR (town, FIPS 4540) Location: 36.47612 N, 93.77274 W Population (1990): 57 (30 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Beaver, IA (city, FIPS 5185) Location: 42.03783 N, 94.14086 W Population (1990): 46 (28 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50031 Beaver, KS Zip code(s): 67517 Beaver, OH (village, FIPS 4696) Location: 39.03236 N, 82.82523 W Population (1990): 336 (133 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45613 Beaver, OK (city, FIPS 4750) Location: 36.81450 N, 100.52388 W Population (1990): 1584 (817 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Beaver, OR Zip code(s): 97108 Beaver, PA (borough, FIPS 4688) Location: 40.69290 N, 80.30751 W Population (1990): 5028 (2365 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15009 Beaver, UT (city, FIPS 4060) Location: 38.27900 N, 112.63977 W Population (1990): 1998 (775 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84713 Beaver, WA Zip code(s): 98305 Beaver, WI Zip code(s): 54114 Beaver, WV (CDP, FIPS 5260) Location: 37.74050 N, 81.15090 W Population (1990): 1244 (562 housing units) Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 25813 | |
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Bevier, MO (city, FIPS 5266) Location: 39.74909 N, 92.56371 W Population (1990): 643 (314 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63532 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
beeper {pager} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
buffer 1. An area of memory used for storing messages. Typically, a buffer will have other attributes such as an input pointer (where new data will be written into the buffer), and output pointer (where the next item will be read from) and/or a count of the space used or free. Buffers are used to decouple processes so that the reader and writer may operate at different speeds or on different sized blocks of data. There are many different algorithms for using buffers, e.g. first-in first-out (FIFO or shelf), last-in first-out (LIFO or stack), double buffering (allowing one buffer to be read while the other is being written), cyclic buffer (reading or writing past the end wraps around to the beginning). 2. An electronic device to provide compatibility between two signals, e.g. changing voltage levels or current capability. |