Bahrain
         n 1: an island in the Persian Gulf [syn: {Bahrain}, {Bahrain
               Island}, {Bahrein}, {Bahrein Island}]
         2: an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi
            Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until
            reserves were exhausted in 1970s [syn: {Bahrain}, {State of
            Bahrain}, {Bahrein}]

English Dictionary: Bryan	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bahraini adj of or relating to or characteristic of Bahrain or its people or language; "Bahraini beaches" n a native or inhabitant of Bahrain [syn: Bahraini, Bahreini]
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Bahrein n an island in the Persian Gulf [syn: Bahrain, {Bahrain Island}, Bahrein, Bahrein Island] an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s Synonym(s): Bahrain, State of Bahrain, Bahrein
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Bahreini n a native or inhabitant of Bahrain [syn: Bahraini, Bahreini]
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bairn n a child: son or daughter
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Barany n Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for testing the middle ear (1876-1936) Synonym(s): Barany, Robert Barany
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barium n a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite Synonym(s): barium, Ba, atomic number 56
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barm n a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey Synonym(s): yeast, barm
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barmy adj marked by spirited enjoyment [syn: zestful, yeasty, zesty, barmy] informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" Synonym(s): balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky
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barn n an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter Synonym(s): barn, b
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baron n a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank a British peer of the lowest rank a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" Synonym(s): baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon
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barony n the estate of a baron the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness Synonym(s): baronetcy, barony the domain of a baron
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barren adj providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" Synonym(s): bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark not bearing offspring; "a barren woman"; "learned early in his marriage that he was sterile" completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" Synonym(s): barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent n an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert" Synonym(s): barren, waste, wasteland
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barroom n a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" Synonym(s): barroom, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom
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baryon n any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1 Synonym(s): baryon, heavy particle
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bay rum n an aromatic liquid originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree with rum
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bear on v be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" Synonym(s): refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" Synonym(s): affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" Synonym(s): push, bear on keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" Synonym(s): continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve Antonym(s): cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop
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berm n a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" Synonym(s): shoulder, berm
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Bern n the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland Synonym(s): Bern, Berne, capital of Switzerland
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Berne n the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland Synonym(s): Bern, Berne, capital of Switzerland
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bioarm n any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon" Synonym(s): bioweapon, biological weapon, bioarm
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biriani n an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat or fish or vegetables Synonym(s): biryani, biriani
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biryani n an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat or fish or vegetables Synonym(s): biryani, biriani
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bohrium n a transuranic element [syn: bohrium, Bh, element 107, atomic number 107]
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born adj brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery" Antonym(s): unborn being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" Synonym(s): natural, born(p), innate(p) n British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970) Synonym(s): Born, Max Born
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Borneo n 3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago Synonym(s): Borneo, Kalimantan
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boron n a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder Synonym(s): boron, B, atomic number 5
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bourn n an archaic term for a boundary Synonym(s): bourn, bourne an archaic term for a goal or destination Synonym(s): bourn, bourne
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bourne n an archaic term for a boundary Synonym(s): bourn, bourne an archaic term for a goal or destination Synonym(s): bourn, bourne
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Brahma n the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding Synonym(s): Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus
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Brahmi n a script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th century BC) from which later Indian scripts developed
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brain n that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord Synonym(s): brain, encephalon mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" Synonym(s): brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" Synonym(s): mind, head, brain, psyche, nous someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" Synonym(s): genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einstein the brain of certain animals used as meat v hit on the head kill by smashing someone's skull
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brainy adj having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem" Synonym(s): brainy, brilliant, smart as a whip
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Brama n type genus of the Bramidae Synonym(s): Brama, genus Brama
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bran n broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting food prepared from the husks of cereal grains
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bran-new adj conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and- span novelty" Synonym(s): brand-new, bran-new, spic-and- span, spick-and-span
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Braun n the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945) [syn: Braun, Eva Braun] United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977) Synonym(s): Braun, von Braun, Wernher von Braun, Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun
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brawn n possessing muscular strength [syn: brawn, brawniness, muscle, muscularity, sinew, heftiness]
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brawny adj (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" Synonym(s): brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy
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bream n flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe Synonym(s): bream, freshwater bream flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae Synonym(s): bream, sea bream any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae Synonym(s): sea bream, bream any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis Synonym(s): freshwater bream, bream v clean (a ship's bottom) with heat
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Bren n a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II Synonym(s): Bren, Bren gun
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brim n the top edge of a vessel or other container [syn: brim, rim, lip] a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat v be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears" fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship"
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brine n water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater" Synonym(s): seawater, saltwater, brine Antonym(s): fresh water, freshwater a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling v soak in brine
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briny adj slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep" Synonym(s): brackish, briny n any very large body of (salt) water Synonym(s): main, briny
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briony n a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties Synonym(s): bryony, briony
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Brno n an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague Synonym(s): Brno, Brunn
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brome n any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions Synonym(s): brome, bromegrass
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broom n a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere Synonym(s): heather, ling, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgaris v sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed" Synonym(s): sweep, broom finish with a broom
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brown adj of a color similar to that of wood or earth [syn: brown, brownish, chocolate-brown, dark-brown] (of skin) deeply suntanned Synonym(s): brown, browned n an orange of low brightness and saturation [syn: brown, brownness] Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858) Synonym(s): Brown, Robert Brown abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859) Synonym(s): Brown, John Brown a university in Rhode Island Synonym(s): Brown University, Brown v fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan" make brown in color; "the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard" Synonym(s): embrown, brown
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Browne n English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882) Synonym(s): Browne, Hablot Knight Browne, Phiz United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867) Synonym(s): Browne, Charles Farrar Browne, Artemus Ward
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Brownie n a junior Girl Scout (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous Synonym(s): elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts
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bruin n a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox' large ferocious bear of Eurasia Synonym(s): brown bear, bruin, Ursus arctos
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Brummie n a native or resident of Birmingham, England [syn: Brummie, Brummy]
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Brummy n a native or resident of Birmingham, England [syn: Brummie, Brummy]
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Brunei n a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984 Synonym(s): Brunei, Negara Brunei Darussalam
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Brunn n an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague Synonym(s): Brno, Brunn
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Bruno n German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054) Synonym(s): Leo IX, Bruno, Bruno of Toul (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) Synonym(s): Bruno, Saint Bruno, St. Bruno Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600) Synonym(s): Bruno, Giordano Bruno
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Bryan n United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925) Synonym(s): Bryan, William Jennings Bryan, Great Commoner, Boy Orator of the Platte a town of east central Texas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bryony n a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties Synonym(s): bryony, briony
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Bryum n type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules Synonym(s): Bryum, genus Bryum
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burin n a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving
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Burma n a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar" Synonym(s): Myanmar, Union of Burma, Burma
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burn n pain that feels hot as if it were on fire [syn: burn, burning] a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun Synonym(s): tan, suntan, sunburn, burn an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) Synonym(s): burn, burn mark damage inflicted by fire v destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" Synonym(s): burn, fire, burn down shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" Synonym(s): burn, glow undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" Synonym(s): burn, combust cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" Synonym(s): bite, sting, burn cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" Synonym(s): burn, combust feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies" cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil" Synonym(s): burn, incinerate burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem" spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn" feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning" burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" Synonym(s): cauterize, cauterise, burn get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun Synonym(s): sunburn, burn create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" Synonym(s): cut, burn use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" Synonym(s): burn off, burn, burn up burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
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byrnie n a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor Synonym(s): hauberk, byrnie
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Byron n English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824) Synonym(s): Byron, Lord George Gordon Byron, Sixth Baron Byron of Rochdale
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bairam \Bai*ram"\, n. [Turk. ba[8b]r[be]m.]       Either of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one (the {Lesser       Bairam}) is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and       the other (the {Greater Bairam}) seventy days after the fast.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bairn \Bairn\, n. [Scot. bairn, AS. bearn, fr. beran to bear;       akin to Icel., OS., &Goth. barn. See {Bear} to support.]       A child. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]                   Has he not well provided for the bairn ! --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barium \Ba"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bary`s heavy.] (Chem.)       One of the elements, belonging to the alkaline earth group; a       metal having a silver-white color, and melting at a very high       temperature. It is difficult to obtain the pure metal, from       the facility with which it becomes oxidized in the air.       Atomic weight, 137. Symbol, Ba. Its oxide called baryta.       [Rarely written {barytum}.]          Note: Some of the compounds of this element are remarkable                for their high specific gravity, as the sulphate,                called heavy spar, and the like. The oxide was called                barote, by Guyton de Morveau, which name was changed by                Lavoisier to baryta, whence the name of the metal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barm \Barm\, n. [OE. berme, AS. beorma; akin to Sw. b[84]rma, G.       b[84]rme, and prob. L. fermenium. [fb]93.]       Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when       fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in       brewing; yeast. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barm \Barm\, n. [OE. bearm, berm, barm, AS. beorma; akin to E.       bear to support.]       The lap or bosom. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barn \Barn\, n.       A child. [Obs.] See {Bairn}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barn \Barn\, n. [OE. bern, AS. berern, bern; bere barley + ern,       [91]rn, a close place. [?]92. See {Barley}.]       A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and       other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of       the barn is often used for stables.          {Barn owl} (Zo[94]l.), an owl of Europe and America ({Aluco             flammeus}, or {Strix flammea}), which frequents barns and             other buildings.          {Barn swallow} (Zo[94]l.), the common American swallow             ({Hirundo horreorum}), which attaches its nest of mud to             the beams and rafters of barns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barn \Barn\, v. t.       To lay up in a barn. [Obs.] --Shak.                   Men . . . often barn up the chaff, and burn up the                grain.                                                   --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baron \Bar"on\, n. [OE. baron, barun, OF. baron, accus. of ber,       F. baron, prob. fr. OHG. baro (not found) bearer, akin to E.       bear to support; cf. O. Frisian bere, LL. baro, It. barone,       Sp. varon. From the meaning bearer (of burdens) seem to have       come the senses strong man, man (in distinction from woman),       which is the oldest meaning in French, and lastly, nobleman.       Cf. L. baro, simpleton. See {Bear} to support.]       1. A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor             of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern             times, in France and Germany, a nobleman next in rank             below a count; in England, a nobleman of the lowest grade             in the House of Lords, being next below a viscount.          Note: [bd]The tenants in chief from the Crown, who held lands                of the annual value of four hundred pounds, were styled                Barons; and it is to them, and not to the members of                the lowest grade of the nobility (to whom the title at                the present time belongs), that reference is made when                we read of the Barons of the early days of England's                history . . . . Barons are addressed as 'My Lord,' and                are styled 'Right Honorable.' All their sons and                daughters 'Honorable.'[b8] --Cussans.          2. (Old Law) A husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife.             [R.] --Cowell.          {Baron of beef}, two sirloins not cut asunder at the             backbone.          {Barons of the Cinque Ports}, formerly members of the House             of Commons, elected by the seven Cinque Ports, two for             each port.          {Baron of the exchequer}, the judges of the Court of             Exchequer, one of the three ancient courts of England, now             abolished.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barony \Bar"o*ny\, n.; pl. {Baronies}. [OF. baronie, F.       baronnie, LL. baronia. See {Baron}.]       1. The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or             rank of a baron.          2. In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly             to the English hundred, and supposed to have been             originally the district of a native chief. There are 252             of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It             may be held by a commoner. --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barren \Bar"ren\, a. [OE. barein, OF. brehaing, fem. brehaigne,       baraigne, F. br[82]haigne; of uncertain origin; cf. Arm.       br[82]kha[ntil], markha[ntil], sterile; LL. brana a sterile       mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents; Bisc.       barau, baru, fasting.]       1. Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young;             sterile; -- said of women and female animals.                         She was barren of children.               --Bp. Hall.          2. Not producing vegetation, or useful vegetation; [?]rile.             [bd]Barren mountain tracts.[b8] --Macaulay.          3. Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.                         Brilliant but barren reveries.            --Prescott.                         Some schemes will appear barren of hints and matter.                                                                               --Swift.          4. Mentally dull; stupid. --Shak.          {Barren flower}, a flower which has only stamens without a             pistil, or which as neither stamens nor pistils.          {Barren Grounds} (Geog.), a vast tract in British America             northward of the forest regions.          {Barren Ground bear} (Zo[94]l.), a peculiar bear, inhabiting             the Barren Grounds, now believed to be a variety of the             brown bear of Europe.          {Barren Ground caribou} (Zo[94]l.), a small reindeer             ({Rangifer Gr[d2]nlandicus}) peculiar to the Barren             Grounds and Greenland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barren \Bar"ren\, n.       1. A tract of barren land.          2. pl. Elevated lands or plains on which grow small trees,             but not timber; as, pine barrens; oak barrens. They are             not necessarily sterile, and are often fertile. [Amer.]             --J. Pickering.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barroom \Bar"room`\, n.       A room containing a bar or counter at which liquors are sold.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bay rum \Bay" rum"\       A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.          Note: The original bay rum, from the West Indies, is                prepared, it is believed, by distillation from the                leaves of the bayberry ({Myrcia acris}). The bay rum of                the Pharmacop[d2]ia (spirit of myrcia) is prepared from                oil of myrcia (bayberry), oil of orange peel, oil of                pimento, alcohol, and water.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bay yarn \Bay" yarn`\       Woolen yarn. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bearn \Bearn\, n.       See {Bairn}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Berain \Be*rain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Berained}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Beraining}.]       To rain upon; to wet with rain. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Berhyme \Be*rhyme"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Berhymed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Berhyming}.]       To mention in rhyme or verse; to rhyme about.          Note: [Sometimes use depreciatively.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Berime \Be*rime"\, v. t.       To berhyme.          Note: [The earlier and etymologically preferable spelling.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Berm \Berm\ Berme \Berme\, n. [F. berme, of German origin; cf.       G. brame, br[84]me, border, akin to E. brim.]       1. (Fort.) A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a             parapet and the ditch.          2. (Engineering) A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting,             to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to             strengthen the bank.
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Berm \Berm\ Berme \Berme\, n. [F. berme, of German origin; cf.       G. brame, br[84]me, border, akin to E. brim.]       1. (Fort.) A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a             parapet and the ditch.          2. (Engineering) A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting,             to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to             strengthen the bank.
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Bireme \Bi"reme\, n. [L. biremis; bis twice + remus oar: cf. F.       bir[8a]me.]       An ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars.
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Bear \Bear\ (b[acir]r), v. t. [imp. {Bore} (b[omac]r) (formerly       {Bare} (b[acir]r)); p. p. {Born} (b[ocir]rn), {Borne}       (b[omac]r); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearing}.] [OE. beren, AS.       beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to       bring forth, G. geb[84]ren, Goth. ba[a1]ran to bear or carry,       Icel. bera, Sw. b[84]ra, Dan. b[91]re, OHG. beran, peran, L.       ferre to bear, carry, produce, Gr. fe`rein, OSlav brati to       take, carry, OIr. berim I bear, Skr. bh[rsdot] to bear.       [root]92. Cf. {Fertile}.]       1. To support or sustain; to hold up.          2. To support and remove or carry; to convey.                         I 'll bear your logs the while.         --Shak.          3. To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons. [Obs.]                         Bear them to my house.                        --Shak.          4. To possess and use, as power; to exercise.                         Every man should bear rule in his own house.                                                                               --Esther i.                                                                               22.          5. To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a             mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.          6. To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or             distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.          7. To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to             entertain; to harbor --Dryden.                         The ancient grudge I bear him.            --Shak.          8. To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.                         Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear,                      like the Turk, no brother near the throne. --Pope.                         I cannot bear The murmur of this lake to hear.                                                                               --Shelley.                         My punishment is greater than I can bear. --Gen. iv.                                                                               13.          9. To gain or win. [Obs.]                         Some think to bear it by speaking a great word.                                                                               --Bacon.                         She was . . . found not guilty, through bearing of                      friends and bribing of the judge.      --Latimer.          10. To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense,             responsibility, etc.                         He shall bear their iniquities.         --Is. liii.                                                                               11.                         Somewhat that will bear your charges. --Dryden.          11. To render or give; to bring forward. [bd]Your testimony             bear[b8] --Dryden.          12. To carry on, or maintain; to have. [bd]The credit of             bearing a part in the conversation.[b8] --Locke.          13. To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain             without violence, injury, or change.                         In all criminal cases the most favorable                      interpretation should be put on words that they can                      possibly bear.                                 --Swift.          14. To manage, wield, or direct. [bd]Thus must thou thy body             bear.[b8] --Shak. Hence: To behave; to conduct.                         Hath he borne himself penitently in prison ?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To afford; to be to; to supply with.                         His faithful dog shall bear him company. --Pope.          16. To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples;             to bear children; to bear interest.                         Here dwelt the man divine whom Samos bore.                                                                               --Dryden.          Note: In the passive form of this verb, the best modern usage                restricts the past participle born to the sense of                brought forth, while borne is used in the other senses                of the word. In the active form, borne alone is used as                the past participle.          {To bear down}.             (a) To force into a lower place; to carry down; to                   depress or sink. [bd]His nose, . . . large as were                   the others, bore them down into insignificance.[b8]                   --Marryat.             (b) To overthrow or crush by force; as, to bear down an                   enemy.          {To bear a hand}.             (a) To help; to give assistance.             (b) (Naut.) To make haste; to be quick.          {To bear in hand}, to keep (one) up in expectation, usually             by promises never to be realized; to amuse by false             pretenses; to delude. [Obs.] [bd]How you were borne in             hand, how crossed.[b8] --Shak.          {To bear in mind}, to remember.          {To bear off}.             (a) To restrain; to keep from approach.             (b) (Naut.) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from                   rubbing against anything; as, to bear off a blow; to                   bear off a boat.             (c) To gain; to carry off, as a prize.          {To bear one hard}, to owe one a grudge. [Obs.] [bd]C[91]sar             doth bear me hard.[b8] --Shak.          {To bear out}.             (a) To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the                   last. [bd]Company only can bear a man out in an ill                   thing.[b8] --South.             (b) To corroborate; to confirm.          {To bear up}, to support; to keep from falling or sinking.             [bd]Religious hope bears up the mind under sufferings.[b8]             --Addison.          Syn: To uphold; sustain; maintain; support; undergo; suffer;                endure; tolerate; carry; convey; transport; waft.
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Born \Born\ (b[ocir]rn), p. p. & a. [See {Bear}, v. t.]       1. Brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced             by birth.                         No one could be born into slavery in Mexico.                                                                               --Prescott.          2. Having from birth a certain character; by or from birth;             by nature; innate; as, a born liar. [bd]A born             matchmaker.[b8] --W. D. Howells.
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Bear \Bear\ (b[acir]r), v. t. [imp. {Bore} (b[omac]r) (formerly       {Bare} (b[acir]r)); p. p. {Born} (b[ocir]rn), {Borne}       (b[omac]r); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearing}.] [OE. beren, AS.       beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to       bring forth, G. geb[84]ren, Goth. ba[a1]ran to bear or carry,       Icel. bera, Sw. b[84]ra, Dan. b[91]re, OHG. beran, peran, L.       ferre to bear, carry, produce, Gr. fe`rein, OSlav brati to       take, carry, OIr. berim I bear, Skr. bh[rsdot] to bear.       [root]92. Cf. {Fertile}.]       1. To support or sustain; to hold up.          2. To support and remove or carry; to convey.                         I 'll bear your logs the while.         --Shak.          3. To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons. [Obs.]                         Bear them to my house.                        --Shak.          4. To possess and use, as power; to exercise.                         Every man should bear rule in his own house.                                                                               --Esther i.                                                                               22.          5. To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a             mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.          6. To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or             distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.          7. To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to             entertain; to harbor --Dryden.                         The ancient grudge I bear him.            --Shak.          8. To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.                         Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear,                      like the Turk, no brother near the throne. --Pope.                         I cannot bear The murmur of this lake to hear.                                                                               --Shelley.                         My punishment is greater than I can bear. --Gen. iv.                                                                               13.          9. To gain or win. [Obs.]                         Some think to bear it by speaking a great word.                                                                               --Bacon.                         She was . . . found not guilty, through bearing of                      friends and bribing of the judge.      --Latimer.          10. To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense,             responsibility, etc.                         He shall bear their iniquities.         --Is. liii.                                                                               11.                         Somewhat that will bear your charges. --Dryden.          11. To render or give; to bring forward. [bd]Your testimony             bear[b8] --Dryden.          12. To carry on, or maintain; to have. [bd]The credit of             bearing a part in the conversation.[b8] --Locke.          13. To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain             without violence, injury, or change.                         In all criminal cases the most favorable                      interpretation should be put on words that they can                      possibly bear.                                 --Swift.          14. To manage, wield, or direct. [bd]Thus must thou thy body             bear.[b8] --Shak. Hence: To behave; to conduct.                         Hath he borne himself penitently in prison ?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To afford; to be to; to supply with.                         His faithful dog shall bear him company. --Pope.          16. To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples;             to bear children; to bear interest.                         Here dwelt the man divine whom Samos bore.                                                                               --Dryden.          Note: In the passive form of this verb, the best modern usage                restricts the past participle born to the sense of                brought forth, while borne is used in the other senses                of the word. In the active form, borne alone is used as                the past participle.          {To bear down}.             (a) To force into a lower place; to carry down; to                   depress or sink. [bd]His nose, . . . large as were                   the others, bore them down into insignificance.[b8]                   --Marryat.             (b) To overthrow or crush by force; as, to bear down an                   enemy.          {To bear a hand}.             (a) To help; to give assistance.             (b) (Naut.) To make haste; to be quick.          {To bear in hand}, to keep (one) up in expectation, usually             by promises never to be realized; to amuse by false             pretenses; to delude. [Obs.] [bd]How you were borne in             hand, how crossed.[b8] --Shak.          {To bear in mind}, to remember.          {To bear off}.             (a) To restrain; to keep from approach.             (b) (Naut.) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from                   rubbing against anything; as, to bear off a blow; to                   bear off a boat.             (c) To gain; to carry off, as a prize.          {To bear one hard}, to owe one a grudge. [Obs.] [bd]C[91]sar             doth bear me hard.[b8] --Shak.          {To bear out}.             (a) To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the                   last. [bd]Company only can bear a man out in an ill                   thing.[b8] --South.             (b) To corroborate; to confirm.          {To bear up}, to support; to keep from falling or sinking.             [bd]Religious hope bears up the mind under sufferings.[b8]             --Addison.          Syn: To uphold; sustain; maintain; support; undergo; suffer;                endure; tolerate; carry; convey; transport; waft.
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Borne \Borne\ (b[omac]rn), p. p. of {Bear}.       Carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed. See {Bear}, v. t.
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Boron \Bo"ron\ (b[omac]"r[ocr]n), n. [See {Borax}.] (Chem.)       A nonmetallic element occurring abundantly in borax. It is       reduced with difficulty to the free state, when it can be       obtained in several different forms; viz., as a substance of       a deep olive color, in a semimetallic form, and in colorless       quadratic crystals similar to the diamond in hardness and       other properties. It occurs in nature also in boracite,       datolite, tourmaline, and some other minerals. Atomic weight       10.9. Symbol B.
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Bourn \Bourn\, Bourne \Bourne\, n. [OE. burne, borne, AS. burna;       akin to OS. brunno spring, G. born, brunnen, OHG. prunno,       Goth. brunna, Icel. brunnr, and perh. to Gr. [?]. The root is       prob. that of burn, v., because the source of a stream seems       to issue forth bubbling and boiling from the earth. Cf.       {Torrent}, and see {Burn}, v.]       A stream or rivulet; a burn.                   My little boat can safely pass this perilous bourn.                                                                               --Spenser.
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Bourn \Bourn\, Bourne \Bourne\, n. [F. borne. See {Bound} a       limit.]       A bound; a boundary; a limit. Hence: Point aimed at; goal.                   Where the land slopes to its watery bourn. --Cowper.                   The undiscovered country, from whose bourn No traveler                returns.                                                --Shak.                   Sole bourn, sole wish, sole object of my song.                                                                               --Wordsworth.                   To make the doctrine . . . their intellectual bourne.                                                                               --Tyndall.
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Bourn \Bourn\, Bourne \Bourne\, n. [OE. burne, borne, AS. burna;       akin to OS. brunno spring, G. born, brunnen, OHG. prunno,       Goth. brunna, Icel. brunnr, and perh. to Gr. [?]. The root is       prob. that of burn, v., because the source of a stream seems       to issue forth bubbling and boiling from the earth. Cf.       {Torrent}, and see {Burn}, v.]       A stream or rivulet; a burn.                   My little boat can safely pass this perilous bourn.                                                                               --Spenser.
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Bourn \Bourn\, Bourne \Bourne\, n. [F. borne. See {Bound} a       limit.]       A bound; a boundary; a limit. Hence: Point aimed at; goal.                   Where the land slopes to its watery bourn. --Cowper.                   The undiscovered country, from whose bourn No traveler                returns.                                                --Shak.                   Sole bourn, sole wish, sole object of my song.                                                                               --Wordsworth.                   To make the doctrine . . . their intellectual bourne.                                                                               --Tyndall.
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Brahma \Brah"ma\, n. [See {Brahman}.]       1. (Hindoo Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad             of Hindoo gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator,             Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.          Note: According to the Hindoo religious books, Brahma (with                the final a short), or Brahm, is the Divine Essence,                the One First Cause, the All in All, while the personal                gods, Brahm[a0] (with the final a long), Vishnu, and                Siva, are emanations or manifestations of Brahma the                Divine Essence.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl,             peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three             parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds,             the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also             {Brahmapootra}.
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Brain \Brain\, n. [OE. brain, brein, AS. bragen, br[91]gen; akin       to LG. br[84]gen, bregen, D. brein, and perh. to Gr. [?], the       upper part of head, if [?] =[?]. [root]95.]       1. (Anat.) The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the             nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and             volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony             cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior             termination of the spinal cord, and is developed from             three embryonic vesicles, whose cavities are connected             with the central canal of the cord; the cavities of the             vesicles become the central cavities, or ventricles, and             the walls thicken unequally and become the three segments,             the fore-, mid-, and hind-brain.          Note: In the brain of man the cerebral lobes, or largest part                of the forebrain, are enormously developed so as to                overhang the cerebellum, the great lobe of the                hindbrain, and completely cover the lobes of the                midbrain. The surface of the cerebrum is divided into                irregular ridges, or convolutions, separated by grooves                (the so-called fissures and sulci), and the two                hemispheres are connected at the bottom of the                longitudinal fissure by a great transverse band of                nervous matter, the corpus callosum, while the two                halves of the cerebellum are connected on the under                side of the brain by the bridge, or pons Varolii.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects             and other invertebrates.          3. The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding.             [bd] My brain is too dull.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.          Note: In this sense, often used in the plural.          4. The affections; fancy; imagination. [R.] --Shak.          {To have on the brain}, to have constantly in one's thoughts,             as a sort of monomania. [Low]          {Brain box} [or] {case}, the bony on cartilaginous case             inclosing the brain.          {Brain coral}, {Brain stone coral} (Zo[94]l), a massive             reef-building coral having the surface covered by ridges             separated by furrows so as to resemble somewhat the             surface of the brain, esp. such corals of the genera             {M[91]andrina} and {Diploria}.          {Brain fag} (Med.), brain weariness. See {Cerebropathy}.          {Brain fever} (Med.), fever in which the brain is specially             affected; any acute cerebral affection attended by fever.                      {Brain sand}, calcareous matter found in the pineal gland.
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Brain \Brain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brained}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Braining}.]       1. To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the             brains. Hence, Fig.: To destroy; to put an end to; to             defeat.                         There thou mayst brain him.               --Shak.                         It was the swift celerity of the death . . . That                      brained my purpose.                           --Shak.          2. To conceive; to understand. [Obs.]                         [?]T is still a dream, or else such stuff as madmen                      Tongue, and brain not.                        --Shak.
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Brainy \Brain"y\, a.       Having an active or vigorous mind. [Colloq.]
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Brama \Bra"ma\, n.       See {Brahma}.
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Brame \Brame\, n. [Cf. {Breme}.]       Sharp passion; vexation. [Obs.]                   Heart-burning brame.                              --Spenser.
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Bran \Bran\, n. [OE. bren, bran, OF. bren, F. bran, from Celtic;       cf. Armor. brenn, Ir. bran, bran, chaff.]       1. The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal             grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or             bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The European carrion crow.
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Bran-new \Bran"-new"\, a.       See {Brand-new}.
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Branny \Bran"ny\, a.       Having the appearance of bran; consisting of or containing       bran. --Wiseman.
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Brawn \Brawn\, n. [OF. braon fleshy part, muscle, fr. HG.       br[?]to flesh, G. braten roast meat; akin to Icel. br[?][?]       flesh, food of beasts, AS. br[?]de roast meat, br[?]dan to       roast, G. braten, and possibly to E. breed.]       1. A muscle; flesh. [Obs.]                         Formed well of brawns and of bones.   --Chaucer.          2. Full, strong muscles, esp. of the arm or leg, muscular             strength; a protuberant muscular part of the body;             sometimes, the arm.                         Brawn without brains is thine.            --Dryden.                         It was ordained that murderers should be brent on                      the brawn of the left hand.               --E. Hall.                         And in my vantbrace put this withered brawn. --Shak.          3. The flesh of a boar; also, the salted and prepared flesh             of a boar.                         The best age for the boar is from two to five years,                      at which time it is best to geld him, or sell him                      for brawn.                                          --Mortimer.          4. A boar. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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Brawny \Brawn"y\, a.       Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong.       [bd]Brawny limbs.[b8] --W. Irving.          Syn: Muscular; fleshy; strong; bulky; sinewy; athletic;                stalwart; powerful; robust.
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Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A large marine scorp[91]noid food fish ({Sebastes marinus})       found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called       also {red perch}, {hemdurgan}, {Norway haddok}, and also,       erroneously, {snapper}, {bream}, and {bergylt}.          Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or                orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and                ducky brown.
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Sunfish \Sun"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola}, {Mola             rotunda}, or {Orthagoriscus mola}) having a broad body             and a truncated tail.       (b) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American             fresh-water fishes of the family {Centrachid[91]}. They             have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines.             Among the common species of the Eastern United States are             {Lepomis gibbosus} (called also {bream}, {pondfish},             {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}), the blue sunfish, or             dollardee ({L. pallidus}), and the long-eared sunfish             ({L. auritus}). Several of the species are called also             {pondfish}.       (c) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner.       (d) The opah.       (e) The basking, or liver, shark.       (f) Any large jellyfish.
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Pondfish \Pond"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes       belonging to the family {Centrarchid[91]}; -- called also       {pond perch}, and {sunfish}.          Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis gibbosus})                is called also {bream}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}.                See {Sunfish}. The long-eared pondfish ({Lepomis                auritus}) of the Eastern United States is distinguished                by its very long opercular flap.
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Bream \Bream\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Breaming}.] [Cf. {Broom}, and G. ein schiff brennen.]       (Naut.)       To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed,       etc., by the application of fire and scraping.
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Bream \Bream\, n. [OE. breme, brem, F. br[88]me, OF. bresme, of       German origin; cf. OHG. brahsema, brahsina, OLG. bressemo, G.       brassen. Cf. {Brasse}.]       1. (Zo[94]l) A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the             genus {Abramis}, little valued as food. Several species             are known.          2. (Zo[94]l) An American fresh-water fish, of various species             of {Pomotis} and allied genera, which are also called             {sunfishes} and pondfishes. See {Pondfish}.          3. (Zo[94]l) A marine sparoid fish of the genus {Pagellus},             and allied genera. See {Sea Bream}.
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Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A large marine scorp[91]noid food fish ({Sebastes marinus})       found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called       also {red perch}, {hemdurgan}, {Norway haddok}, and also,       erroneously, {snapper}, {bream}, and {bergylt}.          Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or                orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and                ducky brown.
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Sunfish \Sun"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola}, {Mola             rotunda}, or {Orthagoriscus mola}) having a broad body             and a truncated tail.       (b) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American             fresh-water fishes of the family {Centrachid[91]}. They             have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines.             Among the common species of the Eastern United States are             {Lepomis gibbosus} (called also {bream}, {pondfish},             {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}), the blue sunfish, or             dollardee ({L. pallidus}), and the long-eared sunfish             ({L. auritus}). Several of the species are called also             {pondfish}.       (c) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner.       (d) The opah.       (e) The basking, or liver, shark.       (f) Any large jellyfish.
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Pondfish \Pond"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes       belonging to the family {Centrarchid[91]}; -- called also       {pond perch}, and {sunfish}.          Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis gibbosus})                is called also {bream}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}.                See {Sunfish}. The long-eared pondfish ({Lepomis                auritus}) of the Eastern United States is distinguished                by its very long opercular flap.
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Bream \Bream\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Breaming}.] [Cf. {Broom}, and G. ein schiff brennen.]       (Naut.)       To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed,       etc., by the application of fire and scraping.
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Bream \Bream\, n. [OE. breme, brem, F. br[88]me, OF. bresme, of       German origin; cf. OHG. brahsema, brahsina, OLG. bressemo, G.       brassen. Cf. {Brasse}.]       1. (Zo[94]l) A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the             genus {Abramis}, little valued as food. Several species             are known.          2. (Zo[94]l) An American fresh-water fish, of various species             of {Pomotis} and allied genera, which are also called             {sunfishes} and pondfishes. See {Pondfish}.          3. (Zo[94]l) A marine sparoid fish of the genus {Pagellus},             and allied genera. See {Sea Bream}.
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Brehon \Bre"hon\, n. [Ir. breitheamh judge.]       An ancient Irish or Scotch judge.          {Brehon laws}, the ancient Irish laws, -- unwritten, like the             common law of England. They were abolished by statute of             Edward III.
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Breme \Breme\ (br[emac]m), a. [OE. breme, brime, fierce,       impetuous, glorious, AS. br[c7]me, br[ymac]me, famous. Cf.       {Brim}, a.]       1. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [Obs.] --Spenser.                         From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing                      air.                                                   --Drayton.          2. Famous; renowned; well known. --Wright. [Written also             {brim} and {brimme}.]
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Bren \Bren\, Brenne \Bren"ne\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Brent}       ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Brenning}.] [See {Burn}.]       To burn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.                   Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. --W.                                                                               Browne.
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Bren \Bren\, n.       Bran. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Bren \Bren\, Brenne \Bren"ne\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Brent}       ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Brenning}.] [See {Burn}.]       To burn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.                   Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. --W.                                                                               Browne.
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Breme \Breme\ (br[emac]m), a. [OE. breme, brime, fierce,       impetuous, glorious, AS. br[c7]me, br[ymac]me, famous. Cf.       {Brim}, a.]       1. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [Obs.] --Spenser.                         From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing                      air.                                                   --Drayton.          2. Famous; renowned; well known. --Wright. [Written also             {brim} and {brimme}.]
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Brim \Brim\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Brimming}.]       To be full to the brim. [bd]The brimming stream.[b8]       --Milton.          {To brim over} (literally or figuratively), to be so full             that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, a cup             brimming over with wine; a man brimming over with fun.
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Brim \Brim\, n. [OE. brim, brimme, AS. brymme edge, border; akin       to Icel. barmr, Sw. br[84]m, Dan. br[91]mme, G. brame,       br[84]me. Possibly the same word as AS. brim surge, sea, and       properly meaning, the line of surf at the border of the sea,       and akin to L. fremere to roar, murmur. Cf. {Breeze} a fly.]       1. The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any             hollow vessel used for holding anything.                         Saw I that insect on this goblet's brim I would                      remove it with an anxious pity.         --Coleridge.          2. The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water             contained in it; the brink; border.                         The feet of the priests that bare the ark were                      dipped in the brim of the water.         --Josh. iii.                                                                               15.          3. The rim of a hat. --Wordsworth.
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Brim \Brim\, v. t.       To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.                   Arrange the board and brim the glass.      --Tennyson.
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Brim \Brim\, a.       Fierce; sharp; cold. See {Breme}. [Obs.]
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Breme \Breme\ (br[emac]m), a. [OE. breme, brime, fierce,       impetuous, glorious, AS. br[c7]me, br[ymac]me, famous. Cf.       {Brim}, a.]       1. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [Obs.] --Spenser.                         From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing                      air.                                                   --Drayton.          2. Famous; renowned; well known. --Wright. [Written also             {brim} and {brimme}.]
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Brim \Brim\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Brimming}.]       To be full to the brim. [bd]The brimming stream.[b8]       --Milton.          {To brim over} (literally or figuratively), to be so full             that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, a cup             brimming over with wine; a man brimming over with fun.
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Brim \Brim\, n. [OE. brim, brimme, AS. brymme edge, border; akin       to Icel. barmr, Sw. br[84]m, Dan. br[91]mme, G. brame,       br[84]me. Possibly the same word as AS. brim surge, sea, and       properly meaning, the line of surf at the border of the sea,       and akin to L. fremere to roar, murmur. Cf. {Breeze} a fly.]       1. The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any             hollow vessel used for holding anything.                         Saw I that insect on this goblet's brim I would                      remove it with an anxious pity.         --Coleridge.          2. The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water             contained in it; the brink; border.                         The feet of the priests that bare the ark were                      dipped in the brim of the water.         --Josh. iii.                                                                               15.          3. The rim of a hat. --Wordsworth.
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Brim \Brim\, v. t.       To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.                   Arrange the board and brim the glass.      --Tennyson.
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Brim \Brim\, a.       Fierce; sharp; cold. See {Breme}. [Obs.]
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Breme \Breme\ (br[emac]m), a. [OE. breme, brime, fierce,       impetuous, glorious, AS. br[c7]me, br[ymac]me, famous. Cf.       {Brim}, a.]       1. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [Obs.] --Spenser.                         From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing                      air.                                                   --Drayton.          2. Famous; renowned; well known. --Wright. [Written also             {brim} and {brimme}.]
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Brin \Brin\, n. [F.]       One of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are       larger and longer, and are called panaches. --Knight.
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Brine \Brine\, v. t.       1. To steep or saturate in brine.          2. To sprinkle with salt or brine; as, to brine hay.
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Brine \Brine\, n. [AS. bryne a burning, salt liquor, brine, fr.       brinnan, brynnan, to burn. See {Burn}.]       1. Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle;             hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline             residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the             evaporation of natural or artificial waters.          2. The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake.                         Not long beneath the whelming brine . . . he lay.                                                                               --Cowper.          3. Tears; -- so called from their saltness.                         What a deal of brine Hath washed thy sallow cheecks                      for Rosaline!                                    --Shak.          {Brine fly} (Zo[94]l.), a fly of the genus {Ephydra}, the             larv[91] of which live in artificial brines and in salt             lakes.          {Brine gauge}, an instrument for measuring the saltness of a             liquid.          {Brine pan}, a pit or pan of salt water, where salt is formed             by cristallization.          {Brine pit}, a salt spring or well, from which water is taken             to be boiled or evaporated for making salt.          {Brine pump} (Marine Engin.), a pump for changing the water             in the boilers, so as to clear them of the brine which             collects at the bottom.          {Brine shrimp}, {Brine worm} (Zo[94]l.), a phyllopod             crustacean of the genus {Artemia}, inhabiting the strong             brines of salt works and natural salt lakes. See             {Artemia}.          {Brine spring}, a spring of salt water.          {Leach brine} (Saltmaking), brine which drops from granulated             salt in drying, and is preserved to be boiled again.
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Briny \Brin"y\, a. [From {Brine}.]       Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the       nature of brine; salt; as, a briny taste; the briny flood.
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Briony \Bri"o*ny\, n.       See {Bryony}. --Tennyson.
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Broma \Bro"ma\ (br[omac]"m[adot]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. brw^ma food,       bibrw`skein to eat.]       1. (Med.) Aliment; food. --Dunglison.          2. A light form of prepared cocoa (or cacao), or the drink             made from it.
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Broom \Broom\, n. [OE. brom, brome, AS. br[d3]m; akin to LG.       bram, D. brem, OHG. br[be]mo broom, thorn[?]bush, G.       brombeere blackberry. Cf. {Bramble}, n.]       1. (Bot.) A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to             sweep with when bound together; esp., the {Cytisus             scoparius} of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with             long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves,             and large yellow flowers.                         No gypsy cowered o'er fires of furze and broom.                                                                               --Wordsworth.          2. An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of             the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or             attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because             originally made of the twigs of the broom.          {Butcher's broom}, a plant ({Ruscus aculeatus}) of the Smilax             family, used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks;             -- called also {knee holly}. See {Cladophyll}.          {Dyer's broom}, a species of mignonette ({Reseda luteola}),             used for dyeing yellow; dyer's weed; dyer's rocket.          {Spanish broom}. See under {Spanish}.
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Broom \Broom\, v. t. (Naut.)       See {Bream}.
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Broomy \Broom"y\, a.       Of or pertaining to broom; overgrowing with broom; resembling       broom or a broom.                   If land grow mossy or broomy.                  --Mortimer.
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Brown \Brown\, n.       A dark color inclining to red or yellow, resulting from the       mixture of red and black, or of red, black, and yellow; a       tawny, dusky hue.
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Brown \Brown\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Browned}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Browning}.]       1. To make brown or dusky.                         A trembling twilight o'er welkin moves, Browns the                      dim void and darkens deep the groves. --Barlow.          2. To make brown by scorching slightly; as, to brown meat or             flour.          3. To give a bright brown color to, as to gun barrels, by             forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface. --Ure.
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Brown \Brown\, a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl. {Brownest}.] [OE.       brun, broun, AS. br[?]n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br[?]n, Icel.       br[?]nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr.       babhru. [fb]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver}, {Burnish},       {Brunette}.]       Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or       yellow.                   Cheeks brown as the oak leaves.               --Longfellow.          {Brown Bess}, the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket,             with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army.          {Brown bread}       (a) Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat             flour, sometimes called in the United States Graham             bread. [bd]He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt             brown bread and garlic.[b8] --Shak.       (b) Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or             of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread. [U.S.]                      {Brown coal}, wood coal. See {Lignite}.          {Brown hematite} or {Brown iron ore} (Min.), the hydrous iron             oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See {Limonite}.                      {Brown holland}. See under {Holland}.          {Brown paper}, dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping             paper, made of unbleached materials.          {Brown spar} (Min.), a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in             part identical with ankerite.          {Brown stone}. See {Brownstone}.          {Brown stout}, a strong kind of porter or malt liquor.          {Brown study}, a state of mental abstraction or serious             reverie. --W. Irving.
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Brown \Brown\, v. i.       To become brown.
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Brownie \Brown"ie\, n. [So called from its supposed tawny or       swarthy color.]       An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to       perform important services around the house by night, such as       thrashing, churning, sweeping. [Scot.]
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Browny \Brown"y\, a.       Brown or, somewhat brown. [bd]Browny locks.[b8] --Shak.
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Bruin \Bru"in\, n. [D. bruin brown. In the epic poem of       [bd]Reynard the Fox[b8] the bear is so called from his color.       See {Brown}, a.]       A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables.
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Brume \Brume\, n. [F. brume winter season, mist, L. bruma       winter.]       Mist; fog; vapors. [bd]The drifting brume.[b8] --Longfellow.
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Brun \Brun\, n. [See {Broun} a brook.]       Same as {Brun}, a brook. [Scot.]
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Bryony \Bry"o*ny\ (br[imac]"[osl]*n[ycr]), n. [L. bryonia, Gr.       brywni`a, fr. bry`ein to swell, esp. of plants.] (Bot.)       The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus       {Bryonia}. The root of {B. alba} (rough or {white bryony})       and of {B. dioica} is a strong, irritating cathartic.          {Black bryony}, a plant ({Tamus communis}) so named from its             dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed.
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Storm \Storm\, n.          {Anticyclonic storm} (Meteor.), a storm characterized by a             central area of high atmospheric pressure, and having a             system of winds blowing spirally outward in a direction             contrary to that cyclonic storms. It is attended by low             temperature, dry air, infrequent precipitation, and often             by clear sky. Called also {high-area storm},             {anticyclone}. When attended by high winds, snow, and             freezing temperatures such storms have various local             names, as {blizzard}, {wet norther}, {purga}, {buran},             etc.          {Cyclonic storm}. (Meteor.) A cyclone, or low-area storm. See             {Cyclone}, above. Stovain \Sto"va*in\, n. Also -ine \-ine\       . [Stove (a translation of the name of the discoverer,       Fourneau + -in, -ine.] (Pharm.)       A substance, {C14H22O2NCl}, the hydrochloride of an amino       compound containing benzol, used, in solution with       strychnine, as a local an[91]sthetic, esp. by injection into       the sheath of the spinal cord, producing an[91]sthesia below       the point of introduction.
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Burin \Bu"rin\, n. [F. burin, cf. It. burino, bulino; prob. from       OHG. bora borer, bor[d3]n to bore, G. bohren. See 1st       {Bore}.]       1. The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line             engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being             ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and             the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the             similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble.          2. The manner or style of execution of an engraver; as, a             soft burin; a brilliant burin.
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Burion \Bu"ri*on\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The red-breasted house sparrow of California ({Carpodacus       frontalis}); -- called also {crimson-fronted bullfinch}.       [Written also {burrion}.]
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Burn \Burn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burned} ([?]) or {Burnt}       ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burning}.] [OE. bernen, brennen, v.       t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v. i., AS.       b[91]rnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to OS. brinnan,       OFries. barna, berna, OHG. brinnan, brennan, G. brennen, OD.       bernen, D. branden, Dan. br[91]nde, Sw. br[84]nna, brinna,       Icel. brenna, Goth. brinnan, brannjan (in comp.), and       possibly to E. fervent.]       1. To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of             heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn             up wood. [bd]We'll burn his body in the holy place.[b8]             --Shak.          2. To injure by fire or heat; to change destructively some             property or properties of, by undue exposure to fire or             heat; to scorch; to scald; to blister; to singe; to char;             to sear; as, to burn steel in forging; to burn one's face             in the sun; the sun burns the grass.          3. To perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the             action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to             destroy or change some property or properties of, by             exposure to fire or heat in due degree for obtaining a             desired residuum, product, or effect; to bake; as, to burn             clay in making bricks or pottery; to burn wood so as to             produce charcoal; to burn limestone for the lime.          4. To make or produce, as an effect or result, by the             application of fire or heat; as, to burn a hole; to burn             charcoal; to burn letters into a block.          5. To consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by             action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does;             as, to burn the mouth with pepper.                         This tyrant fever burns me up.            --Shak.                         This dry sorrow burns up all my tears. --Dryden.                         When the cold north wind bloweth, . . . it devoureth                      the mountains, and burneth the wilderness, and                      consumeth the grass as fire.               --Ecclus.                                                                               xliii. 20, 21.          6. (Surg.) To apply a cautery to; to cauterize.          7. (Chem.) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active             agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize; as,             a man burns a certain amount of carbon at each             respiration; to burn iron in oxygen.          {To burn}, {To burn together}, as two surfaces of metal             (Engin.), to fuse and unite them by pouring over them a             quantity of the same metal in a liquid state.          {To burn a bowl} (Game of Bowls), to displace it             accidentally, the bowl so displaced being said to be             burned.          {To burn daylight}, to light candles before it is dark; to             waste time; to perform superfluous actions. --Shak.          {To burn one's fingers}, to get one's self into unexpected             trouble, as by interfering the concerns of others,             speculation, etc.          {To burn out}, to destroy or obliterate by burning. [bd]Must             you with hot irons burn out mine eyes?[b8] --Shak.          {To be burned out}, to suffer loss by fire, as the burning of             one's house, store, or shop, with the contents.          {To burn up}, {To burn down}, to burn entirely.
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Burn \Burn\, n.       1. A hurt, injury, or effect caused by fire or excessive or             intense heat.          2. The operation or result of burning or baking, as in             brickmaking; as, they have a good burn.          3. A disease in vegetables. See {Brand}, n., 6.
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Burn \Burn\, n. [See 1st {Bourn}.]       A small stream. [Scot.]
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Burn \Burn\, v. i.       1. To be of fire; to flame. [bd]The mount burned with             fire.[b8] --Deut. ix. 15.          2. To suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of heat.                         Your meat doth burn, quoth I.            --Shak.          3. To have a condition, quality, appearance, sensation, or             emotion, as if on fire or excessively heated; to act or             rage with destructive violence; to be in a state of lively             emotion or strong desire; as, the face burns; to burn with             fever.                         Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked                      with us by the way?                           --Luke xxiv.                                                                               32.                         The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne,                      Burned on the water.                           --Shak.                         Burning with high hope.                     --Byron.                         The groan still deepens, and the combat burns.                                                                               --Pope.                         The parching air Burns frore, and cold performs the                      effect of fire.                                 --Milton.          4. (Chem.) To combine energetically, with evolution of heat;             as, copper burns in chlorine.          5. In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object             which is sought. [Colloq.]          {To burn out}, to burn till the fuel is exhausted.          {To burn up}, {To burn down}, to be entirely consumed.
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Burnie \Burn"ie\, n. [See 4th {Burn}.]       A small brook. [Scot.] --Burns.
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Burion \Bu"ri*on\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The red-breasted house sparrow of California ({Carpodacus       frontalis}); -- called also {crimson-fronted bullfinch}.       [Written also {burrion}.]
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By-room \By"-room`\, n.       A private room or apartment. [bd]Stand in some by-room[b8]       --Shak.
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Boerne, TX (city, FIPS 9160)       Location: 29.80153 N, 98.73855 W       Population (1990): 4274 (1623 housing units)       Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boron, CA (CDP, FIPS 7568)       Location: 35.00492 N, 117.65034 W       Population (1990): 2101 (937 housing units)       Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 93516
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bourne, MA (CDP, FIPS 7140)       Location: 41.73269 N, 70.61397 W       Population (1990): 1284 (921 housing units)       Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 3.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Braham, MN (city, FIPS 7282)       Location: 45.72374 N, 93.17336 W       Population (1990): 1139 (482 housing units)       Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55006
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Breien, ND       Zip code(s): 58570
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bruin, PA (borough, FIPS 9528)       Location: 41.05510 N, 79.72733 W       Population (1990): 646 (262 housing units)       Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 16022
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bruni, TX       Zip code(s): 78344
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bruno, AR       Zip code(s): 72618    Bruno, MN (city, FIPS 8290)       Location: 46.28054 N, 92.66753 W       Population (1990): 89 (46 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55712    Bruno, NE (village, FIPS 6855)       Location: 41.28329 N, 96.96050 W       Population (1990): 141 (73 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68014
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bryan, OH (city, FIPS 9792)       Location: 41.47023 N, 84.54800 W       Population (1990): 8348 (3556 housing units)       Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 43506    Bryan, TX (city, FIPS 10912)       Location: 30.66855 N, 96.36521 W       Population (1990): 55002 (23007 housing units)       Area: 84.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 77801, 77802, 77803
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Burien, WA (CDP, FIPS 8850)       Location: 47.46493 N, 122.34641 W       Population (1990): 25089 (11376 housing units)       Area: 16.6 sq km (land), 3.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 98146
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Burna, KY       Zip code(s): 42028
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Burney, CA (CDP, FIPS 9122)       Location: 40.88431 N, 121.66869 W       Population (1990): 3423 (1382 housing units)       Area: 13.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 96013
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Byram, CT       Zip code(s): 06830
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Byron, AR       Zip code(s): 72576    Byron, CA       Zip code(s): 94514    Byron, GA (city, FIPS 12260)       Location: 32.65196 N, 83.75755 W       Population (1990): 2276 (863 housing units)       Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Byron, IL (city, FIPS 10240)       Location: 42.12840 N, 89.25826 W       Population (1990): 2284 (910 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61010    Byron, MI (village, FIPS 12260)       Location: 42.82549 N, 83.94889 W       Population (1990): 573 (219 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 48418    Byron, MN (city, FIPS 9154)       Location: 44.03342 N, 92.64609 W       Population (1990): 2441 (813 housing units)       Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55920    Byron, NE (village, FIPS 7555)       Location: 40.00523 N, 97.76810 W       Population (1990): 140 (72 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68325    Byron, NY       Zip code(s): 14422    Byron, OK (town, FIPS 10650)       Location: 36.90118 N, 98.29467 W       Population (1990): 57 (33 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 73723    Byron, WY (town, FIPS 11700)       Location: 44.79539 N, 108.50759 W       Population (1990): 470 (206 housing units)       Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
barn n.   [uncommon; prob. from the nuclear military] An    unexpectedly large quantity of something: a unit of measurement.    "Why is /var/adm taking up so much space?"   "The logs have grown to    several barns."   The source of this is clear: when physicists were    first studying nuclear interactions, the probability was thought to    be proportional to the cross-sectional area of the nucleus (this    probability is still called the cross-section).   Upon experimenting,    they discovered the interactions were far more probable than    expected; the nuclei were `as big as a barn'.   The units for    cross-sections were christened Barns, (10^-24 cm^2) and the book    containing cross-sections has a picture of a barn on the cover.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
barney n.   In Commonwealth hackish, `barney' is to {fred}    (sense #1) as {bar} is to {foo}.   That is, people who commonly use    `fred' as their first metasyntactic variable will often use `barney'    second.   The reference is, of course, to Fred Flintstone and Barney    Rubble in the Flintstones cartoons.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
braino /bray'no/ n.   Syn. for {thinko}. See also {brain fart}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
barney          In Commonwealth hackish, "barney" is to {fred} as {bar} is to       {foo}.   That is, people who commonly use "fred" as their first       {metasyntactic variable} will often use "barney" second.   The       reference is, of course, to Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble       in the Flintstones cartoons.          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-11-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
braino          {thinko}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BRUIN          Brown University Interactive Language.          A simple interactive language with {PL/I}-like {syntax}, for       {IBM 360}.          ["Meeting the Computational Requirements of the University,       Brown University Interactive Language", R.G. Munck, Proc 24th       ACM Conf, 1969].          (1995-02-14)
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
barium    Symbol: Ba    Atomic number: 56    Atomic weight: 137.34    Silvery-white reactive element, belonging to group 2 of the periodic    table. Soluble barium compounds are extremely poisonous. Identified in    1774 by Karl Scheele and extracted in 1808 by Humphry Davy.
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
bohrium    Competing name for {unnilseptium}, the 107th element, proposed by the    IUPAC in response to the discoverers of the element wanting to name it    {nielsbohrium}.
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
boron    Symbol: B    Atomic number: 5    Atomic weight: 10.811    An element of group 13 of the periodic table. There are two allotropes,    amorphous boron is a brown power, but metallic boron is black. The    metallic form is hard (9.3 on Mohs' scale) and a bad conductor in room    temperatures. It is never found free in nature. Boron-10 is used in    nuclear reactor control rods and shields. It was discovered in 1808 by Sir    Humphry Davy and by J.L. Gay-Lussac and L.J. Thenard.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bahurim       young men, a place east of Jerusalem (2 Sam. 3:16; 19:16), on       the road to the Jordan valley. Here Shimei resided, who poured       forth vile abuse against David, and flung dust and stones at him       and his party when they were making their way down the eastern       slopes of Olivet toward Jordan (16:5); and here Jonathan and       Ahimaaz hid themselves (17:18).                With the exception of Shimei, Azmaveth, one of David's heroes,       is the only other native of the place who is mentioned (2 Sam.       23:31; 1 Chr. 11:33).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Barn       a storehouse (Deut. 28:8; Job 39:12; Hag. 2:19) for grain, which       was usually under ground, although also sometimes above ground       (Luke 12:18).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Barren       For a woman to be barren was accounted a severe punishment among       the Jews (Gen. 16:2; 30:1-23; 1 Sam. 1:6, 27; Isa. 47:9; 49:21;       Luke 1:25). Instances of barrenness are noticed (Gen. 11:30;       25:21; 29:31; Judg. 13:2, 3; Luke 1:7, 36).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Bahurim, choice; warlike; valiant
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Bahrain       Bahrain:Geography       Location: Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi    Arabia       Map references: Middle East       Area:    total area: 620 sq km    land area: 620 sq km    comparative area: slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Washington,    DC       Land boundaries: 0 km       Coastline: 161 km       Maritime claims:    contiguous zone: 24 nm    continental shelf: extending to boundaries to be determined    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: territorial dispute with Qatar over the Hawar    Islands; maritime boundary with Qatar       Climate: arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers       Terrain: mostly low desert plain rising gently to low central    escarpment       Natural resources: oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish       Land use:    arable land: 2%    permanent crops: 2%    meadows and pastures: 6%    forest and woodland: 0%    other: 90%       Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: desertification resulting from the degradation of    limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms; coastal    degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation)    resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil    refineries, and distribution stations; no natural fresh water    resources so that groundwater and sea water are the only sources for    all water needs    natural hazards: periodic droughts; dust storms    international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes,    Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified -    Biodiversity       Note: close to primary Middle Eastern petroleum sources; strategic    location in Persian Gulf through which much of Western world's    petroleum must transit to reach open ocean       Bahrain:People       Population: 575,925 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 31% (female 87,398; male 89,976)    15-64 years: 67% (female 152,363; male 231,586)    65 years and over: 2% (female 7,051; male 7,551) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 2.58% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 24.12 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 3.31 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: 4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 18 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 73.94 years    male: 71.46 years    female: 76.49 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 3.12 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Bahraini(s)    adjective: Bahraini       Ethnic divisions: Bahraini 63%, Asian 13%, other Arab 10%, Iranian 8%,    other 6%       Religions: Shi'a Muslim 70%, Sunni Muslim 30%       Languages: Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1991)    total population: 84%    male: 89%    female: 77%       Labor force: 140,000    by occupation: industry and commerce 85%, agriculture 5%, services 5%,    government 3% (1982)    note: 42% of labor force is Bahraini       Bahrain:Government       Names:    conventional long form: State of Bahrain    conventional short form: Bahrain    local long form: Dawlat al Bahrayn    local short form: Al Bahrayn       Digraph: BA       Type: traditional monarchy       Capital: Manama       Administrative divisions: 12 districts (manatiq, singular - mintaqah);    Al Hadd, Al Manamah, Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Al Mintaqah al Wusta,    Al Mintaqah ash Shamaliyah, Al Muharraq, Ar Rifa'wa al Mintaqah al    Janubiyah, Jidd Hafs, Madinat Hamad, Madinat 'Isa, Mintaqat Juzur    Hawar, Sitrah       Independence: 15 August 1971 (from UK)       National holiday: Independence Day, 16 December (1961)       Constitution: 26 May 1973, effective 6 December 1973       Legal system: based on Islamic law and English common law       Suffrage: none       Executive branch:    chief of state: Amir ISA bin Salman Al Khalifa (since 2 November    1961); Heir Apparent HAMAD bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (son of the    Amir, born 28 January 1950)    head of government: Prime Minister KHALIFA bin Salman Al Khalifa    (since 19 January 1970)    cabinet: Cabinet       Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly was dissolved 26    August 1975 and legislative powers were assumed by the Cabinet;    appointed Advisory Council established 16 December 1992       Judicial branch: High Civil Appeals Court       Political parties and leaders: political parties prohibited; several    small, clandestine leftist and Islamic fundamentalist groups are    active       Member of: ABEDA, AFESD, AL, AMF, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, GATT, GCC, IBRD,    ICAO, ICRM, IDB, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL,    IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,    UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Muhammad ABD AL-GHAFFAR al-Abdallah    chancery: 3502 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008    telephone: [1] (202) 342-0741, 342-0742    consulate(s) general: New York       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador David M. RANSOM    embassy: Building No. 979, Road 3119 (next to Ahli Sports Club), Zinj    District, Manama    mailing address: FPO AE 09834-5100; P.O. Box 26431, Manama    (International Mail)    telephone: [973] 273300; afterhours [973] 275-126    FAX: [973] 272594       Flag: red with a white serrated band (eight white points) on the hoist    side       Economy       Overview: Tiny in area, Bahrain is well-to-do in economic resources    and per capita income. Petroleum production and processing account for    about 80% of export receipts, 60% of government revenues, and 30% of    GDP. Economic conditions have fluctuated with the changing fortunes of    oil since 1985, for example, during and following the Gulf crisis of    1990-91. With its highly developed communication and transport    facilities Bahrain is home to numerous multinational firms with    business in the Gulf. A large share of exports consists of petroleum    products made from imported crude. Prospects for 1995 are good, with    private enterprise the main driving force, e.g., in banking and    construction. Unemployment, especially among the young, and the    depletion of both oil and underground water resources are major    long-term economic problems.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $7.1 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: 2.2% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $12,100 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2% (1994 est.)       Unemployment rate: 15% (1991 est.)       Budget:    revenues: $1.2 billion (1989)    expenditures: $1.6 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA    (1992)       Exports: $3.69 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.)    commodities: petroleum and petroleum products 80%, aluminum 7%    partners: Japan 11%, UAE 5%, South Korea 4%, India 4%, Saudi Arabia 3%    (1992)       Imports: $3.83 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.)    commodities: nonoil 59%, crude oil 41%    partners: Saudi Arabia 47%, UK 7%, Japan 7%, US 6%, Germany 5% (1992)       External debt: $2.6 billion (1993)       Industrial production: growth rate 13% (1992); accounts for 38% of    GDP, including petroleum       Electricity:    capacity: 1,050,000 kW    production: 3.3 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 5,453 kWh (1993)       Industries: petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting,    offshore banking, ship repairing       Agriculture: including fishing, accounts for less than 2% of GDP; not    self-sufficient in food production; heavily subsidized sector produces    fruit, vegetables, poultry, dairy products, shrimp, fish       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-79), $24 million;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1970-89), $45 million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $9.8 billion       Currency: 1 Bahraini dinar (BD) = 1,000 fils       Exchange rates: Bahraini dinars (BD) per US$1 - 0.3760 (fixed rate)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Bahrain:Transportation       Railroads: 0 km       Highways:    total: 2,670 km    paved: 2,010 km    unpaved: 660 km (1991 est.)       Pipelines: crude oil 56 km; petroleum products 16 km; natural gas 32    km       Ports: Manama, Mina' Salman, Sitrah       Merchant marine:    total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 79,949 GRT/120,900 DWT    ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 4, chemical tanker 1       Airports:    total: 4    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 2    with paved runways under 914 m: 1    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1       Bahrain:Communications       Telephone system: 98,000 telephones; 170 telephones/1,000 persons;    modern system; good domestic services; excellent international    connections    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: 2 INTELSAT (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1    ARABSAT earth station; tropospheric scatter to Qatar, UAE; microwave    radio relay to Saudi Arabia; submarine cable to Qatar, UAE, and Saudi    Arabia       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0    radios: 60 million       Television:    broadcast stations: 2    televisions: 21 million       Bahrain:Defense Forces       Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense, Coast Guard, Police    Force       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 210,725; males fit for military    service 117,414; males reach military age (15) annually 4,346 (1995    est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $247 million, 5.5% of    GDP (1994)
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Brunei       Brunei:Geography       Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and    Malaysia       Map references: Southeast Asia       Area:    total area: 5,770 sq km    land area: 5,270 sq km    comparative area: slightly larger than Delaware       Land boundaries: total 381 km, Malysia 381 km       Coastline: 161 km       Maritime claims:    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: may wish to purchase the Malaysian salient    that divides the country; all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by    China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and    the Philippines; in 1984, Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone    that encompasses Louisa Reef, but has not publicly claimed the island       Climate: tropical; hot, humid, rainy       Terrain: flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland    in west       Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, timber       Land use:    arable land: 1%    permanent crops: 1%    meadows and pastures: 1%    forest and woodland: 79%    other: 18%       Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: NA    natural hazards: typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are very    rare    international agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Ozone Layer    Protection, Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea       Note: close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian    and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; almost    an enclave of Malaysia       Brunei:People       Population: 292,266 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 34% (female 48,458; male 50,624)    15-64 years: 62% (female 85,581; male 95,955)    65 years and over: 4% (female 5,172; male 6,476) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 2.63% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 25.83 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 5.07 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: 5.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 24.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 71.24 years    male: 69.65 years    female: 72.91 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 3.41 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Bruneian(s)    adjective: Bruneian       Ethnic divisions: Malay 64%, Chinese 20%, other 16%       Religions: Muslim (official) 63%, Buddhism 14%, Christian 8%,    indigenous beliefs and other 15% (1981)       Languages: Malay (official), English, Chinese       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1991)    total population: 88%    male: 92%    female: 82%       Labor force: 119,000 (1993 est.); note - includes members of the Army    by occupation: government 47.5%, production of oil, natural gas,    services, and construction 41.9%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing    3.8% (1986)    note: 33% of labor force is foreign (1988)       Brunei:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Negara Brunei Darussalam    conventional short form: Brunei       Digraph: BX       Type: constitutional sultanate       Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan       Administrative divisions: 4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular -    daerah); Belait, Brunei and Muara, Temburong, Tutong       Independence: 1 January 1984 (from UK)       National holiday: National Day 23 February (1984)       Constitution: 29 September 1959 (some provisions suspended under a    State of Emergency since December 1962, others since independence on 1    January 1984)       Legal system: based on Islamic law       Suffrage: none       Executive branch:    chief of state and head of government: Sultan and Prime Minister His    Majesty Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji HASSANAL Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin    Waddaulah (since 5 October 1967)    cabinet: Council of Cabinet Ministers; composed chiefly of members of    the royal family       Legislative branch: unicameral    Legislative Council (Majlis Masyuarat Megeri): elections last held in    March 1962; in 1970 the Council was changed to an appointive body by    decree of the sultan; an elected legislative Council is being    considered as part of constitution reform, but elections are unlikely    for several years       Judicial branch: Supreme Court       Political parties and leaders: Brunei United National Party    (inactive), Anak HASANUDDIN, chairman; Brunei National Solidarity    Party (the first legal political party and now banned), leader NA;    Brunei Peoples Party (banned), leader NA       Member of: APEC, ASEAN, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, GATT, ICAO, IDB, IMO,    INMARSAT, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ISO    (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Haji JAYA bin Abdul Latif    chancery: Watergate, Suite 300, 3rd floor, 2600 Virginia Avenue NW,    Washington, DC 20037    telephone: [1] (202) 342-0159    FAX: [1] (202) 342-0158       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Theresa A. TULL    embassy: Third Floor, Teck Guan Plaza, Jalan Sultan, Bandar Seri    Begawan    mailing address: American Embassy Box B, APO AP 96440    telephone: [673] (2) 229670    FAX: [673] (2) 225293       Flag: yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double    width) and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national    emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the emblem includes a    swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned    crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands       Economy       Overview: The economy is a mixture of foreign and domestic    entrepreneurship, government regulation and welfare measures, and    village tradition. It is almost totally supported by exports of crude    oil and natural gas, with revenues from the petroleum sector    accounting for more than 40% of GDP. Per capita GDP is among the    highest in the Third World, and substantial income from overseas    investment supplements domestic production. The government provides    for all medical services and subsidizes food and housing.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $4.43 billion (1993    est.)       National product real growth rate: -4% (1993 est.)       National product per capita: $16,000 (1993 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.5% (1993 est.)       Unemployment rate: 5% (1993 est.)       Budget:    revenues: $1.5 billion    expenditures: $1.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $255    million (1990 est.)       Exports: $2.2 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.)    commodities: crude oil, liquefied natural gas, petroleum products    partners: Japan 52%, South Korea 10%, UK 9%, Thailand 7%, Singapore 6%    (1991)       Imports: $1.2 billion (c.i.f., 1993 est.)    commodities: machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods,    food, chemicals    partners: Singapore 34%, UK 23%, US 10%, Japan 8%, Malaysia 7%,    Switzerland 4% (1991)       External debt: $0       Industrial production: growth rate 12.9% (1987); accounts for 41.6% of    GDP (1990), includes mining, quarrying, and manufacturing       Electricity:    capacity: 380,000 kW    production: 1.2 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 3,971 kWh (1993)       Industries: petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas,    construction       Agriculture: imports about 80% of its food needs; principal crops and    livestock include rice, cassava, bananas, buffaloes, and pigs       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-87), $20.6 million;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1970-89), $153 million       Currency: 1 Bruneian dollar (B$) = 100 cents       Exchange rates: Bruneian dollars (B$) per US$1 - 1.4524 (January    1995), 1.5274 (1994), 1.6158 (1993), 1.6290 (1992), 1.7276 (1991),    1.8125 (1990); note - the Bruneian dollar is at par with the Singapore    dollar       Fiscal year: calendar year       Brunei:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 13 km private line    narrow gauge: 13 km 0.610-m gauge       Highways:    total: 1,090 km    paved: bituminous 370 km (with another 52 km under construction)    unpaved: gravel or earth 720 km       Inland waterways: 209 km; navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2    meters       Pipelines: crude oil 135 km; petroleum products 418 km; natural gas    920 km       Ports: Bandar Seri Begawar, Kuala Belait, Muara, Seria, Tutong       Merchant marine:    total: 7 liquefied gas carriers (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 348,476    GRT/340,635 DWT       Airports:    total: 5    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways under 914 m: 3    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1       Brunei:Communications       Telephone system: 33,000 telephones (1987); service throughout country    is adequate for present needs; international service good to adjacent    Malaysia    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: INTELSAT (NA Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) earth    stations       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 4, shortwave 0    radios: 74,000 (1987)    note: radiobroadcast coverage good       Television:    broadcast stations: 1    televisions: NA       Brunei:Defense Forces       Branches: Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Royal Brunei Police       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 81,560; males fit for military    service 47,403; males reach military age (18) annually 2,835 (1995    est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $312 million, 6.2% of    GDP (1994)
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Burma       Burma:Geography       Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of    Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand       Map references: Southeast Asia       Area:    total area: 678,500 sq km    land area: 657,740 sq km    comparative area: slightly smaller than Texas       Land boundaries: total 5,876 km, Bangladesh 193 km, China 2,185 km,    India 1,463 km, Laos 235 km, Thailand 1,800 km       Coastline: 1,930 km       Maritime claims:    contiguous zone: 24 nm    continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: none       Climate: tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers    (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall,    mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon,    December to April)       Terrain: central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands       Natural resources: petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper,    tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural    gas       Land use:    arable land: 15%    permanent crops: 1%    meadows and pastures: 1%    forest and woodland: 49%    other: 34%       Irrigated land: 10,180 sq km (1989)       Environment:    current issues: deforestation; industrial pollution of air, soil, and    water; inadequate sanitation and water treatment contribute to disease       natural hazards: destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and    landslides common during rainy season (June to September); periodic    droughts    international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,    Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical    Timber 83; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea       Note: strategic location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes       Burma:People       Population: 45,103,809 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 36% (female 7,963,544; male 8,285,459)    15-64 years: 60% (female 13,478,211; male 13,404,987)    65 years and over: 4% (female 1,080,922; male 890,686) (July 1995    est.)       Population growth rate: 1.84% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 28.02 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 9.63 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 61.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 60.47 years    male: 58.38 years    female: 62.69 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 3.58 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Burmese (singular and plural)    adjective: Burmese       Ethnic divisions: Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese    3%, Mon 2%, Indian 2%, other 5%       Religions: Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%),    Muslim 4%, animist beliefs 1%, other 2%       Languages: Burmese; minority ethnic groups have their own languages       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)    total population: 81%    male: 89%    female: 72%       Labor force: 16.007 million (1992)    by occupation: agriculture 65.2%, industry 14.3%, trade 10.1%,    government 6.3%, other 4.1% (FY88/89 est.)       Burma:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Union of Burma    conventional short form: Burma    local long form: Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw (translated by the US    Government as Union of Myanma and by the Burmese as Union of Myanmar)    local short form: Myanma Naingngandaw    former: Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma       Digraph: BM       Type: military regime       Capital: Rangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon)       Administrative divisions: 7 divisions* (yin-mya, singular - yin) and 7    states (pyine-mya, singular - pyine); Chin State, Ayeyarwady*, Bago*,    Kachin State, Kayin State, Kayah State, Magway*, Mandalay*, Mon State,    Rakhine State, Sagaing*, Shan State, Tanintharyi*, Yangon*       Independence: 4 January 1948 (from UK)       National holiday: Independence Day, 4 January (1948)       Constitution: 3 January 1974 (suspended since 18 September 1988);    National Convention started on 9 January 1993 to draft a new    constitution; chapter headings and three of 15 sections have been    approved       Legal system: has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state and head of government: Chairman of the State Law and    Order Restoration Council Gen. THAN SHWE (since 23 April 1992)    State Law and Order Restoration Council: military junta which assumed    power 18 September 1988       Legislative branch:    People's Assembly (Pyithu Hluttaw): election last held 27 May 1990,    but Assembly never convened; results - NLD 80%; seats - (485 total)    NLD 396, the regime-favored NUP 10, other 79; was dissolved after the    coup of 18 September 1988       Judicial branch: limited; remnants of the British-era legal system in    place, but there is no guarantee of a fair public trial; the judiciary    is not independent of the executive       Political parties and leaders: Union Solidarity and Development    Association (USDA), THAN AUNG, Secretary; National Unity Party (NUP;    proregime), THA KYAW; National League for Democracy (NLD), U AUNG    SHWE; and eight other minor legal parties       Other political or pressure groups: National Coalition Government of    the Union of Burma (NCGUB), headed by the elected prime minister SEIN    WIN (consists of individuals legitimately elected to Parliament but    not recognized by the military regime; the group fled to a border area    and joined with insurgents in December 1990 to form a parallel    government; Kachin Independence Army (KIA); United Wa State Army    (UWSA); Karen National Union (KNU); several Shan factions, including    the Mong Tai Army (MTA); All Burma Student Democratic Front (ABSDF)       Member of: AsDB, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,    ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory    user), INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO,    WMO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador U THAUNG    chancery: 2300 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008    telephone: [1] (202) 332-9044, 9045    consulate(s) general: New York       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Marilyn A. MEYERS    embassy: 581 Merchant Street, Rangoon (GPO 521)    mailing address: American Embassy, Box B, APO AP 96546    telephone: [95] (1) 82055, 82182 (operator assistance required)    FAX: [95] (1) 80409       Flag: red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner    bearing, all in white, 14 five-pointed stars encircling a cogwheel    containing a stalk of rice; the 14 stars represent the 14    administrative divisions       Economy       Overview: Burma has a mixed economy with about 75% private activity,    mainly in agriculture, light industry, and transport, and with about    25% state-controlled activity, mainly in energy, heavy industry, and    foreign trade. Government policy in the last six years, 1989-94, has    aimed at revitalizing the economy after four decades of tight central    planning. Thus, private activity has markedly increased; foreign    investment has been encouraged, so far with moderate success; and    efforts continue to increase the efficiency of state enterprises.    Published estimates of Burma's foreign trade are greatly understated    because of the volume of black market trade. A major ongoing problem    is the failure to achieve monetary and fiscal stability. Although    Burma remains a poor Asian country, its rich resources furnish the    potential for substantial long-term increases in income, exports, and    living standards.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $41.4 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: 6.4% (1994)       National product per capita: $930 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 38% (1994 est.)       Unemployment rate: NA%       Budget:    revenues: $4.4 billion    expenditures: $6.7 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA    (FY93/94 est.)       Exports: $674 million (FY93/94 est.)    commodities: pulses and beans, teak, rice, hardwood    partners: Singapore, China, Thailand, India, Hong Kong       Imports: $1.2 billion (FY93/94 est.)    commodities: machinery, transport equipment, chemicals, food products    partners: Japan, China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia       External debt: $5.4 billion (FY93/94 est.)       Industrial production: growth rate 4.9% (FY92/93 est.); accounts for    10% of GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 1,100,000 kW    production: 2.6 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 55 kWh (1993)       Industries: agricultural processing; textiles and footwear; wood and    wood products; petroleum refining; mining of copper, tin, tungsten,    iron; construction materials; pharmaceuticals; fertilizer       Agriculture: accounts for 65% of GDP and 65% of employment (including    fishing, animal husbandry, and forestry); self-sufficient in food;    principal crops - paddy rice, corn, oilseed, sugarcane, pulses;    world's largest stand of hardwood trees; rice and timber account for    55% of export revenues       Illicit drugs: world's largest illicit producer of opium (2,030 metric    tons in 1994 - dropped 21% due to regional drought in 1994) and minor    producer of cannabis for the international drug trade; opium    production continues to be almost double since the collapse of    Rangoon's antinarcotic programs; growing role in amphetamine    production for regional consumption       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $158 million;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1970-89), $3.9 billion; Communist countries (1970-89), $424 million       Currency: 1 kyat (K) = 100 pyas       Exchange rates: kyats (K) per US$1 - 5.8640 (January 1995), 5.9749    (1994), 6.1570 (1993), 6.1045 (1992), 6.2837 (1991), 6.3386 (1990);    unofficial - 120       Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March       Burma:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 3,991 km (3,878 km common carrier lines, 113 km industrial    lines)    standard gauge: 3,878 km 1.435-m gauge    other: 113 km NA-m gauge       Highways:    total: 27,000 km    paved: bituminous 3,200 km    unpaved: gravel, improved earth 17,700 km; unimproved earth 6,100 km       Inland waterways: 12,800 km; 3,200 km navigable by large commercial    vessels       Pipelines: crude oil 1,343 km; natural gas 330 km       Ports: Bassein, Bhamo, Chauk, Mandalay, Moulmein, Myitkyina, Rangoon,    Sittwe, Tavoy       Merchant marine:    total: 49 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 638,297 GRT/884,492 DWT    ships by type: bulk 19, cargo 15, chemical tanker 1, container 2, oil    tanker 3, passenger-cargo 3, refrigerated cargo 4, vehicle carrier 2       Airports:    total: 80    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 2    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 10    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 11    with paved runways under 914 m: 33    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 5    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 17       Burma:Communications       Telephone system: 53,000 telephones (1986); meets minimum requirements    for local and intercity service for business and government;    international service is good    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: 1 INTELSAT (Indian Ocean) earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1985)    radios: NA    note: radiobroadcast coverage is limited to the most populous areas       Television:    broadcast stations: 1 (1985)    televisions: NA       Burma:Defense Forces       Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 11,553,094; females age 15-49    11,463,189; males fit for military service 6,180,091; females fit for    military service 6,116,421; males reach military age (18) annually    457,445 (1995 est.); females reach military age (18) annually 441,628    (1995 est.)    note: both sexes liable for military service       Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP