be at pains
         v 1: try very hard to do something [syn: {take pains}, {be at
               pains}]

English Dictionary: Beethoven	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bedpan n a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Beethoven n German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827) Synonym(s): Beethoven, van Beethoven, Ludwig van Beethoven the music of Beethoven; "he enjoyed Beethoven most of all"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Beethovenian adj of or relating to Ludwig van Beethoven or his music
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
biodefence n procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents Synonym(s): biological defense, biological defence, biodefense, biodefence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
biodefense n procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents Synonym(s): biological defense, biological defence, biodefense, biodefence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bitt pin n a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bodypaint v apply paint to a body
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
BW defence n defense against biological warfare [syn: {biological warfare defense}, biological warfare defence, BW defense, BW defence]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
BW defense n defense against biological warfare [syn: {biological warfare defense}, biological warfare defence, BW defense, BW defence]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Batavian \Ba*ta"vi*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to       (a) the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe; or to       (b) [?]atavia or Holland; as, a Batavian legion.          {Batavian Republic}, the name given to Holland by the French             after its conquest in 1795.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Batavian \Ba*ta"vi*an\, n.       A native or inhabitant of Batavia or Holland. [R.]       --Bancroft.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Batavian \Ba*ta"vi*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to       (a) the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe; or to       (b) [?]atavia or Holland; as, a Batavian legion.          {Batavian Republic}, the name given to Holland by the French             after its conquest in 1795.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beatify \Be*at"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beatified} ([?]); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Beatifying}.] [L. beatificare; beatus happy       (fr. beare to bless, akin to bonus good) + facere to make:       cf. F. b[82]atifier. See {Bounty}.]       1. To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or             as conferring happiness.                         The common conceits and phrases that beatify wealth.                                                                               --Barrow.          2. To make happy; to bless with the completion of celestial             enjoyment. [bd]Beatified spirits.[b8] --Dryden.          3. (R. C. Ch.) To ascertain and declare, by a public process             and decree, that a deceased person is one of [bd]the             blessed[b8] and is to be reverenced as such, though not             canonized.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beautify \Beau"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beautified} ([?]);       p. pr. & vb. n. {Beautifying}.] [Beauty + -fy.]       To make or render beautiful; to add beauty to; to adorn; to       deck; to grace; to embellish.                   The arts that beautify and polish life.   --Burke.          Syn: To adorn; grace; ornament; deck; decorate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bedaub \Be*daub"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedaubed} ([?]); p. pr.       & vb. n. {Bedaubing}.]       To daub over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and       dirty.                   Bedaub foul designs with a fair varnish. --Barrow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bedpan \Bed"pan`\, n.       1. A pan for warming beds. --Nares.          2. A shallow chamber vessel, so constructed that it can be             used by a sick person in bed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boottopping \Boot"top`ping\, n.       1. (Naut.) The act or process of daubing a vessel's bottom             near the surface of the water with a mixture of tallow,             sulphur, and resin, as a temporary protection against             worms, after the slime, shells, etc., have been scraped             off.          2. (Naut.) Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
By-dependence \By"-de*pend`ence\, n.       An appendage; that which depends on something else, or is       distinct from the main dependence; an accessory. --Shak.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
bit bang n.   Transmission of data on a serial line, when    accomplished by rapidly tweaking a single output bit, in software,    at the appropriate times.   The technique is a simple loop with eight    OUT and SHIFT instruction pairs for each byte.   Input is more    interesting.   And full duplex (doing input and output at the same    time) is one way to separate the real hackers from the {wannabee}s.          Bit bang was used on certain early models of Prime computers,    presumably when UARTs were too expensive, and on archaic Z80 micros    with a Zilog PIO but no SIO.   In an interesting instance of the    {cycle of reincarnation}, this technique returned to use in the    early 1990s on some RISC architectures because it consumes such an    infinitesimal part of the processor that it actually makes sense not    to have a UART.   Compare {cycle of reincarnation}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bit bang          Transmission of data on a {serial line} accomplished by       rapidly changing a single output bit, in software, at the       appropriate times.   The technique is a simple loop with eight       OUT and SHIFT instruction pairs for each byte.   Input is more       interesting.   And {full-duplex} (doing input and output at the       same time) is one way to separate the real hackers from the       {wannabee}s.          Bit bang was used on certain early models of {Prime}       computers, presumably when {UART}s were too expensive, and on       archaic {Zilog Z80} micros with a {Zilog} PIO but no SIO.   In       an interesting instance of the {cycle of reincarnation}, this       technique is now (1991) coming back into use on some {RISC}       architectures because it consumes such an infinitesimal part       of the processor that it actually makes sense not to have a       {UART}.          [{Jargon File}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Beth-aven       house of nothingness; i.e., "of idols", a place in the mountains       of Benjamin, east of Bethel (Josh. 7:2; 18:12; 1 Sam. 13:5). In       Hos. 4:15; 5:8; 10:5 it stands for "Bethel" (q.v.), and it is so       called because it was no longer the "house of God," but "the       house of idols," referring to the calves there worshipped.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Beth-aven, the house of vanity; of iniquity of trouble