babble
         n 1: gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby [syn: {babble},
               {babbling}, {lallation}]
         v 1: utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an
               incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay
               attention"
         2: to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the
            baby" [syn: {babble}, {blather}, {smatter}, {blether},
            {blither}]
         3: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling
            brooks" [syn: {ripple}, {babble}, {guggle}, {burble},
            {bubble}, {gurgle}]
         4: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his
            secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of
            the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach}, {babble},
            {sing}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep one's mouth
            shut}, {keep quiet}, {shut one's mouth}]

English Dictionary: babble	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Babel n (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another Synonym(s): Tower of Babel, Babel a confusion of voices and other sounds
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
baby oil n an ointment for babies
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
baffle n a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy Synonym(s): baffle, baffle board v be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me-- I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" Synonym(s): perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" Synonym(s): thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk check the emission of (sound) Synonym(s): baffle, regulate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bauble n a mock scepter carried by a court jester cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing Synonym(s): bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
be full v be sated, have enough to eat; "I'm full--don't give me any more beans, please" Antonym(s): famish, hunger, starve
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bee fly n hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beefalo n hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds Synonym(s): cattalo, beefalo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
befall v become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" Synonym(s): befall, bechance, betide happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) Synonym(s): happen, befall, bechance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
befool v make a fool or dupe of Synonym(s): fool, gull, befool fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" Synonym(s): gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
befoul v spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" Synonym(s): foul, befoul, defile, maculate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bevel n two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees Synonym(s): bevel, cant, chamfer a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size Synonym(s): bevel, bevel square v cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface" [syn: bevel, chamfer]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bible n the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" Synonym(s): Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word a book regarded as authoritative in its field
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bobble n the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball; "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out" v make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Synonym(s): botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bubble n a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide) a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble" Synonym(s): house of cards, bubble an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble" a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic v form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling" flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" Synonym(s): ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles; "bubble to the surface" cause to form bubbles; "bubble gas through a liquid" expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" Synonym(s): burp, bubble, belch, eruct
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bubbly adj emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" Synonym(s): bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy, frothy, effervescing, spumy full of or showing high spirits; "bright bubbly children"; "a bubbly personality" n a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there Synonym(s): champagne, bubbly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
buffalo n large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains Synonym(s): American bison, American buffalo, buffalo, Bison bison a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls) meat from an American bison any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo Synonym(s): Old World buffalo, buffalo v intimidate or overawe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
by-blow n the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents [syn: bastard, by-blow, love child, illegitimate child, illegitimate, whoreson]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
byplay n incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" Synonym(s): business, stage business, byplay
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Babble \Bab"ble\, v. i.       1. To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as             words, in a childish way without understanding.                         These [words] he used to babble in all companies.                                                                               --Arbuthnot.          2. To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Babble \Bab"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Babbled} ([?]);p. pr. &       vb. n. {Babbling}.] [Cf.LG. babbeln, D. babbelen, G. bappeln,       bappern, F. babiller, It. babbolare; prob. orig., to keep       saying ba, imitative of a child learning to talk.]       1. To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter             inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.          2. To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.          3. To talk much; to chatter; to prate.          4. To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water             running over stones.                         In every babbling he finds a friend.   --Wordsworth.          Note: Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they                are too noisy after having found a good scent.          Syn: To prate; prattle; chatter; gossip.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Babble \Bab"ble\, n.       1. Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. [bd]This is             mere moral babble.[b8] --Milton.          2. Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.                         The babble of our young children.      --Darwin.                         The babble of the stream.                  --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Babel \Ba"bel\, n. [Heb. B[be]bel, the name of the capital of       Babylonia; in Genesis associated with the idea of       [bd]confusion[b8]]       1. The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the             confusion of languages took place.                         Therefore is the name of it called Babel. --Gen. xi.                                                                               9.          2. Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused             mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages.                         That babel of strange heathen languages. --Hammond.                         The grinding babel of the street.      --R. L.                                                                               Stevenson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Babul \Ba*bul"\, Babool \Ba*bool"\, n. [See {Bablah}.] (Bot.)       Any one of several species of {Acacia}, esp. {A. Arabica},       which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum arabic.                   In place of Putney's golden gorse The sickly babul                blooms.                                                   --Kipling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Babul \Ba*bul"\, Babool \Ba*bool"\, n. [See {Bablah}.] (Bot.)       Any one of several species of {Acacia}, esp. {A. Arabica},       which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum arabic.                   In place of Putney's golden gorse The sickly babul                blooms.                                                   --Kipling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baffle \Baf"fle\, n.       1. (Engin.)             (a) A deflector, as a plate or wall, so arranged across a                   furnace or boiler flue as to mingle the hot gases and                   deflect them against the substance to be heated.             (b) A grating or plate across a channel or pipe conveying                   water, gas, or the like, by which the flow is rendered                   more uniform in different parts of the cross section                   of the stream; -- used in measuring the rate of flow,                   as by means of a weir.          2. (Coal Mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of             a winding engine. [Local, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baffle \Baf"fle\, v. i.       1. To practice deceit. [Obs.] --Barrow.          2. To struggle against in vain; as, a ship baffles with the             winds. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baffle \Baf"fle\, n.       A defeat by artifice, shifts, and turns; discomfiture. [R.]       [bd]A baffle to philosophy.[b8] --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baffle \Baf"fle\ (b[acr]f"f'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baffled}       (-f'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Baffling} (-fl[icr]ng).] [Cf.       Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch       tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. b[be]gr uneasy, poor, or       b[be]gr, n., struggle, b[91]gja to push, treat harshly, OF.       beffler, beffer, to mock, deceive, dial. G. b[84]ppe mouth,       beffen to bark, chide.]       1. To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a             recreant knight. [Obs.]                         He by the heels him hung upon a tree, And baffled                      so, that all which passed by The picture of his                      punishment might see.                        --Spenser.          2. To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil.                         The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim.                                                                               --Cowper.          3. To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or             defeat; to thwart. [bd]A baffled purpose.[b8] --De             Quincey.                         A suitable scripture ready to repel and baffle them                      all.                                                   --South.                         Calculations so difficult as to have baffled, until                      within a . . . recent period, the most enlightened                      nations.                                             --Prescott.                         The mere intricacy of a question should not baffle                      us.                                                   --Locke.          {Baffling wind} (Naut.), one that frequently shifts from one             point to another.          Syn: To balk; thwart; foil; frustrate; defeat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bauble \Bau"ble\, n. [Cf. OF. baubel a child's plaything, F.       babiole, It. babbola, LL. baubellum gem, jewel, L. babulus, a       baburrus, foolish.]       1. A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay             and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.                         The ineffective bauble of an Indian pagod.                                                                               --Sheridan.          2. The fool's club. [Obs.] [bd]A fool's bauble was a short             stick with a head ornamented with an ass's ears             fantastically carved upon it.[b8] --Nares.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bawble \Baw"ble\, n.       A trinket. See {Bauble}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Courage is native to you.                           --Jowett                                                                               (Thucyd. ).          6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]                         the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than                      is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.          7. (Min.)             (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,                   native silver.             (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium                   chloride.          {Native American party}. See under {American}, a.          {Native bear} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.          {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of             Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a             truffle, but much larger.          {Native devil}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under             {Devil}.          {Native hen} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx             Mortierii}).          {Native pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leipoa}.          {Native rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian marsupial             ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and             form.          {Native sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.          {Native thrush} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird             ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.          {Native turkey} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian bustard             ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.          Syn: Natural; natal; original; congential.          Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the                   nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;                   native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native                   country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances                   of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native                   talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that                   which springs from the structure of the mind. Native                   eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;                   natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied                   or artifical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bee \Bee\ (b[emac]), n. [AS. be[a2]; akin to D. bij and bije,       Icel. b[?], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir.       beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) An insect of the order {Hymenoptera}, and             family {Apid[91]} (the honeybees), or family             {Andrenid[91]} (the solitary bees.) See {Honeybee}.          Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee                ({Apis mellifica}) lives in swarms, each of which has                its own queen, its males or drones, and its very                numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the                {A. mellifica} there are other species and varieties of                honeybees, as the {A. ligustica} of Spain and Italy;                the {A. Indica} of India; the {A. fasciata} of Egypt.                The {bumblebee} is a species of {Bombus}. The tropical                honeybees belong mostly to {Melipoma} and {Trigona}.          2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united             labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a             quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]                         The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day.                                                                               --S. G.                                                                               Goodrich.          3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be[a0]h ring, fr. b[?]gan to bend. See             1st {Bow}.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the             sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays             through; -- called also {bee blocks}.          {Bee beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a beetle ({Trichodes apiarius})             parasitic in beehives.          {Bee bird} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the             European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.          {Bee flower} (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus             {Ophrys} ({O. apifera}), whose flowers have some             resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.          {Bee fly} (Zo[94]l.), a two winged fly of the family             {Bombyliid[91]}. Some species, in the larval state, are             parasitic upon bees.          {Bee garden}, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an             apiary. --Mortimer.          {Bee glue}, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement             the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called             also {propolis}.          {Bee hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the honey buzzard.          {Bee killer} (Zo[94]l.), a large two-winged fly of the family             {Asilid[91]} (esp. {Trupanea apivora}) which feeds upon             the honeybee. See {Robber fly}.          {Bee louse} (Zo[94]l.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect             ({Braula c[91]ca}) parasitic on hive bees.          {Bee martin} (Zo[94]l.), the kingbird ({Tyrannus             Carolinensis}) which occasionally feeds on bees.          {Bee moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose             larv[91] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in             beehives.          {Bee wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the bee beetle. See             Illust. of {Bee beetle}.          {To have a bee in the head} [or] {in the bonnet}.             (a) To be choleric. [Obs.]             (b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson.             (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. [bd]She's                   whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head.[b8]                   --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Befall \Be*fall"\, v. t. [imp. {Befell}; p. p. {Befallen}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Befalling}.] [AS. befeallan; pref. be- +       feallan to fall.]       To happen to.                   I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may                befall me.                                             --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Befall \Be*fall"\, v. i.       To come to pass; to happen.                   I have revealed . . . the discord which befell.                                                                               --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Befall \Be*fall"\, v. t. [imp. {Befell}; p. p. {Befallen}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Befalling}.] [AS. befeallan; pref. be- +       feallan to fall.]       To happen to.                   I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may                befall me.                                             --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Befool \Be*fool"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befooled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Befooling}.] [OE. befolen; pref. be- + fol fool.]       1. To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to             deceive.                         This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men.                                                                               --Fuller.          2. To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish. [bd]Some             befooling drug.[b8] --G. Eliot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Befoul \Be*foul"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befouled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Befouling}.] [Cf. AS. bef[?]lan; pref. be- + f[?]lan to       foul. See {Foul}, a.]       1. To make foul; to soil.          2. To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Behovely \Be*hove"ly\, a. & adv.       Useful, or usefully. [Obs.]
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Bevel \Bev"el\, v. i.       To deviate or incline from an angle of 90[deg], as a surface;       to slant.                   Their houses are very ill built, the walls bevel.                                                                               --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bevel \Bev"el\, n. [C. F. biveau, earlier buveau, Sp. baivel; of       unknown origin. Cf. {Bevile}.]       1. Any angle other than a right angle; the angle which one             surface makes with another when they are not at right             angles; the slant or inclination of such surface; as, to             give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab; the             bevel of a piece of timber.          2. An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed             together at one end, and opening to any angle, for             adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given             inclination; -- called also a {bevel square}. --Gwilt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bevel \Bev"el\, a.       1. Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.          2. Hence: Morally distorted; not upright. [Poetic]                         I may be straight, though they themselves be bevel.                                                                               --Shak.          {A bevel angle}, any angle other than one of 90[deg].          {Bevel wheel}, a cogwheel whose working face is oblique to             the axis. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bevel \Bev"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beveled} ([?]) or       {Bevelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beveling} or {Bevelling}.]       To cut to a bevel angle; to slope the edge or surface of.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bevile \Bev"ile\, n. [See {Bevel}.] (Her.)       A chief broken or opening like a carpenter's bevel. --Encyc.       Brit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bible \Bi"ble\ (b[imac]"b'l), n. [F. bible, L. biblia, pl., fr.       Gr. bibli`a, pl. of bibli`on, dim. of bi`blos, by`blos, book,       prop. Egyptian papyrus.]       1. A book. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          2. {The Book} by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which             is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of             divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in             the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of             the Old and New Testaments; -- sometimes in a restricted             sense, the Old Testament; as, King James's Bible; Douay             Bible; Luther's Bible. Also, the book which is made up of             writings similarly accepted by the Jews; as, a rabbinical             Bible.          3. A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any             religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan             Bible.
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Bivial \Biv"i*al\, a.       Of or relating to the bivium.
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Bobfly \Bob"fly`\, n. (Fishing)       The fly at the end of the leader; an end fly.
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Bowable \Bow"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being bowed or bent; flexible; easily influenced;       yielding. [Obs.]
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Bowbell \Bow"bell`\, n.       One born within hearing distance of Bow-bells; a cockney.       --Halliwell.
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Bubale \Bu"ba*le\, n. [Cf. F. bubale. See {Buffalo}, n.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A large antelope ({Alcelaphus bubalis}) of Egypt and the       Desert of Sahara, supposed by some to be the fallow deer of       the Bible.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bubble \Bub"ble\, n. [Cf. D. bobbel, Dan. boble, Sw. bubbla. Cf.       {Blob}, n.]       1. A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap             bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river.                         Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow, Like                      bubbles in a late disturbed stream.   --Shak.          2. A small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; as,             bubbles rising in champagne or a[89]rated waters.          3. A globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a transparent             solid; as, bubbles in window glass, or in a lens.          4. A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for             testing the strength of spirits.          5. The globule of air in the spirit tube of a level.          6. Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is             more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a             delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest             speculation; as, the South Sea bubble.                         Then a soldier . . . Seeking the bubble reputation                      Even in the cannon's mouth.               --Shak.          7. A person deceived by an empty project; a gull. [Obs.]             [bd]Ganny's a cheat, and I'm a bubble.[b8] --Prior.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bubble \Bub"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bubbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bubbling}.] [Cf. D. bobbelen, Dan. boble. See {Bubble}, n.]       1. To rise in bubbles, as liquids when boiling or agitated;             to contain bubbles.                         The milk that bubbled in the pail.      --Tennyson.          2. To run with a gurgling noise, as if forming bubbles; as, a             bubbling stream. --Pope.          3. To sing with a gurgling or warbling sound.                         At mine ear Bubbled the nightingale and heeded not.                                                                               --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bubbly \Bub"bly\, a.       Abounding in bubbles; bubbling. --Nash.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Emery \Em"er*y\, n. [F. [82]meri, earlier [82]meril, It.       smeriglio, fr. Gr. [?], [?], [?], cf. [?] to wipe; perh. akin       to E. smear. Cf. {Emeril}.] (Min.)       Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts       for grinding and polishing hard substances. Native emery is       mixed with more or less magnetic iron. See the Note under       {Corundum}.          {Emery board}, cardboard pulp mixed with emery and molded             into convenient.          {Emery cloth} [or] {paper}, cloth or paper on which the             powder of emery is spread and glued for scouring and             polishing.          {Emery wheel}, a wheel containing emery, or having a surface             of emery. In machine shops, it is sometimes called a {buff             wheel}, and by the manufacturers of cutlery, a {glazer}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.       bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of       African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.       Gr. [?] buffalo, prob. fr. [?] ox. See {Cow} the animal, and       cf. {Buff} the color, and {Bubale}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A species of the genus {Bos} or {Bubalus} ({B.             bubalus}), originally from India, but now found in most of             the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is             larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of             marshy places and rivers.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A very large and savage species of the same             genus ({B. Caffer}) found in South Africa; -- called also             {Cape buffalo}.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of wild ox.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The bison of North America.          5. A buffalo robe. See {Buffalo robe}, below.          6. (Zo[94]l.) The buffalo fish. See {Buffalo fish}, below.          {Buffalo berry} (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri             ({Sherherdia argentea}) with acid edible red berries.          {Buffalo bird} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird of the genus             {Buphaga}, of two species. These birds perch upon             buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.          {Buffalo bug}, the carpet beetle. See under {Carpet}.          {Buffalo chips}, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for             fuel. [U.S.]          {Buffalo clover} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium             reflexum} and {T.soloniferum}) found in the ancient             grazing grounds of the American bison.          {Buffalo cod} (Zo[94]l.), a large, edible, marine fish             ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of the northern Pacific coast; --             called also {blue cod}, and {cultus cod}.          {Buffalo fish} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large fresh-water             fishes of the family {Catostomid[91]}, of the Mississippi             valley. The red-mouthed or brown ({Ictiobus bubalus}), the             big-mouthed or black ({Bubalichthys urus}), and the             small-mouthed ({B. altus}), are among the more important             species used as food.          {Buffalo fly}, [or] {Buffalo gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small             dipterous insect of the genus {Simulium}, allied to the             black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in             the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great             injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of             cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a             species with similar habits.          {Buffalo grass} (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass             ({Buchlo[89] dactyloides}), from two to four inches high,             covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,             feed. [U.S.]          {Buffalo nut} (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an             American shrub ({Pyrularia oleifera}); also, the shrub             itself; oilnut.          {Buffalo robe}, the skin of the bison of North America,             prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in             sleighs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cod \Cod\, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.       gadus merlangus.] (Zo[94]l.)       An important edible fish ({Gadus morrhua}), taken in immense       numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is       especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of       Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.          Note: There are several varieties; as {shore cod}, from                shallow water; {bank cod}, from the distant banks; and                {rock cod}, which is found among ledges, and is often                dark brown or mottled with red. The {tomcod} is a                distinct species of small size. The {bastard}, {blue},                {buffalo}, or {cultus cod} of the Pacific coast belongs                to a distinct family. See {Buffalo cod}, under                {Buffalo}.          {Cod fishery}, the business of fishing for cod.          {Cod line}, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.             --McElrath.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.       bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of       African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.       Gr. [?] buffalo, prob. fr. [?] ox. See {Cow} the animal, and       cf. {Buff} the color, and {Bubale}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A species of the genus {Bos} or {Bubalus} ({B.             bubalus}), originally from India, but now found in most of             the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is             larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of             marshy places and rivers.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A very large and savage species of the same             genus ({B. Caffer}) found in South Africa; -- called also             {Cape buffalo}.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of wild ox.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The bison of North America.          5. A buffalo robe. See {Buffalo robe}, below.          6. (Zo[94]l.) The buffalo fish. See {Buffalo fish}, below.          {Buffalo berry} (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri             ({Sherherdia argentea}) with acid edible red berries.          {Buffalo bird} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird of the genus             {Buphaga}, of two species. These birds perch upon             buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.          {Buffalo bug}, the carpet beetle. See under {Carpet}.          {Buffalo chips}, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for             fuel. [U.S.]          {Buffalo clover} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium             reflexum} and {T.soloniferum}) found in the ancient             grazing grounds of the American bison.          {Buffalo cod} (Zo[94]l.), a large, edible, marine fish             ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of the northern Pacific coast; --             called also {blue cod}, and {cultus cod}.          {Buffalo fish} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large fresh-water             fishes of the family {Catostomid[91]}, of the Mississippi             valley. The red-mouthed or brown ({Ictiobus bubalus}), the             big-mouthed or black ({Bubalichthys urus}), and the             small-mouthed ({B. altus}), are among the more important             species used as food.          {Buffalo fly}, [or] {Buffalo gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small             dipterous insect of the genus {Simulium}, allied to the             black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in             the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great             injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of             cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a             species with similar habits.          {Buffalo grass} (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass             ({Buchlo[89] dactyloides}), from two to four inches high,             covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,             feed. [U.S.]          {Buffalo nut} (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an             American shrub ({Pyrularia oleifera}); also, the shrub             itself; oilnut.          {Buffalo robe}, the skin of the bison of North America,             prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in             sleighs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cod \Cod\, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.       gadus merlangus.] (Zo[94]l.)       An important edible fish ({Gadus morrhua}), taken in immense       numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is       especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of       Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.          Note: There are several varieties; as {shore cod}, from                shallow water; {bank cod}, from the distant banks; and                {rock cod}, which is found among ledges, and is often                dark brown or mottled with red. The {tomcod} is a                distinct species of small size. The {bastard}, {blue},                {buffalo}, or {cultus cod} of the Pacific coast belongs                to a distinct family. See {Buffalo cod}, under                {Buffalo}.          {Cod fishery}, the business of fishing for cod.          {Cod line}, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.             --McElrath.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buffle \Buf"fle\, n. [OE., from F. buffle. See {Buffalo}.]       The buffalo. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buffle \Buf"fle\, v. i.       To puzzle; to be at a loss. [Obs.] --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
By-blow \By"-blow`\, n.       1. A side or incidental blow; an accidental blow.                         With their by-blows they did split the very stones                      in pieces.                                          --Bunyan.          2. An illegitimate child; a bastard.                         The Aga speedily . . . brought her [his disgraced                      slave] to court, together with her pretty by-blow,                      the present Padre Ottomano.               --Evelyn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Byplay \By"play\, n.       Action carried on aside, and commonly in dumb show, while the       main action proceeds.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bayville, NJ       Zip code(s): 08721    Bayville, NY (village, FIPS 5034)       Location: 40.90695 N, 73.56315 W       Population (1990): 7193 (2703 housing units)       Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 11709
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Beeville, TX (city, FIPS 7192)       Location: 28.40556 N, 97.74913 W       Population (1990): 13547 (5491 housing units)       Area: 15.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 78102
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bovill, ID (city, FIPS 9730)       Location: 46.85826 N, 116.39331 W       Population (1990): 256 (134 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bu]falo, PR (comunidad, FIPS 9603)       Location: 18.42035 N, 66.57369 W       Population (1990): 1121 (363 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Buffalo, IA (city, FIPS 9235)       Location: 41.46025 N, 90.71819 W       Population (1990): 1260 (459 housing units)       Area: 14.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)    Buffalo, IL (village, FIPS 9434)       Location: 39.84949 N, 89.40895 W       Population (1990): 503 (200 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Buffalo, KS (city, FIPS 9150)       Location: 37.70861 N, 95.69669 W       Population (1990): 293 (154 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 66717    Buffalo, KY       Zip code(s): 42716    Buffalo, MN (city, FIPS 8452)       Location: 45.17698 N, 93.86854 W       Population (1990): 6856 (2608 housing units)       Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55313    Buffalo, MO (city, FIPS 9514)       Location: 37.64428 N, 93.09434 W       Population (1990): 2414 (1167 housing units)       Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 65622    Buffalo, MT       Zip code(s): 59418    Buffalo, ND (city, FIPS 10420)       Location: 46.92143 N, 97.55029 W       Population (1990): 204 (108 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58011    Buffalo, NY (city, FIPS 11000)       Location: 42.88980 N, 78.85968 W       Population (1990): 328123 (151971 housing units)       Area: 105.2 sq km (land), 30.8 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 14201, 14202, 14203, 14204, 14206, 14207, 14208, 14209, 14210, 14211, 14212, 14213, 14214, 14215, 14216, 14220, 14222, 14223    Buffalo, OK (town, FIPS 9850)       Location: 36.83491 N, 99.62765 W       Population (1990): 1312 (655 housing units)       Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Buffalo, SC (CDP, FIPS 10090)       Location: 34.72426 N, 81.68348 W       Population (1990): 1569 (648 housing units)       Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 29321    Buffalo, SD (town, FIPS 8140)       Location: 45.58609 N, 103.54301 W       Population (1990): 488 (240 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 57720    Buffalo, TX (city, FIPS 11116)       Location: 31.46123 N, 96.06278 W       Population (1990): 1555 (750 housing units)       Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Buffalo, WI (city, FIPS 11000)       Location: 44.22352 N, 91.86936 W       Population (1990): 915 (447 housing units)       Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 10.1 sq km (water)    Buffalo, WV (town, FIPS 11284)       Location: 38.61317 N, 81.98130 W       Population (1990): 969 (415 housing units)       Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 25033    Buffalo, WY (city, FIPS 10685)       Location: 44.34228 N, 106.71744 W       Population (1990): 3302 (1627 housing units)       Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 82834
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
bible n.   1. One of a small number of fundamental source books    such as {Knuth}, {K&R}, or the {Camel Book}.   2. The most detailed    and authoritative reference for a particular language, operating    system, or other complex software system.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BABEL          1. A subset of {ALGOL 60}, with many {ALGOL W} extensions.          ["BABEL, A New Programming Language", R.S. Scowen, Natl Phys       Lab UK, Report CCU7, 1969].          2. Mentioned in The Psychology of Computer Programming,       G.M. Weinberg, Van Nostrand 1971, p.241.          3. A language based on {higher-order function}s and       {first-order logic}.          ["Graph-Based Implementation of a Functional Logic Language",       H. Kuchen et al, Proc ESOP 90, LNCS 432, Springer 1990,       pp.271-290].          ["Logic Programming with Functions and Predicates: The       Language BABEL", Moreno-Navarro et al, J Logic Prog 12(3) (Feb       1992)].          (1994-11-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bible          The most detailed and authoritative reference       for a particular language, {operating system} or other complex       software system.   It is also used to denote one of a small       number of such books such as {Knuth} and {K&R}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1996-12-03)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bible       Bible, the English form of the Greek name _Biblia_, meaning       "books," the name which in the fifth century began to be given       to the entire collection of sacred books, the "Library of Divine       Revelation." The name Bible was adopted by Wickliffe, and came       gradually into use in our English language. The Bible consists       of sixty-six different books, composed by many different       writers, in three different languages, under different       circumstances; writers of almost every social rank, statesmen       and peasants, kings, herdsmen, fishermen, priests,       tax-gatherers, tentmakers; educated and uneducated, Jews and       Gentiles; most of them unknown to each other, and writing at       various periods during the space of about 1600 years: and yet,       after all, it is only one book dealing with only one subject in       its numberless aspects and relations, the subject of man's       redemption.                It is divided into the Old Testament, containing thirty-nine       books, and the New Testament, containing twenty-seven books. The       names given to the Old in the writings of the New are "the       scriptures" (Matt. 21:42), "scripture" (2 Pet. 1:20), "the holy       scriptures" (Rom. 1:2), "the law" (John 12:34), "the law of       Moses, the prophets, and the psalms" (Luke 24:44), "the law and       the prophets" (Matt. 5:17), "the old covenant" (2 Cor. 3:14,       R.V.). There is a break of 400 years between the Old Testament       and the New. (See {APOCRYPHA}.)                The Old Testament is divided into three parts:, 1. The Law       (Torah), consisting of the Pentateuch, or five books of Moses.       2. The Prophets, consisting of (1) the former, namely, Joshua,       Judges, the Books of Samuel, and the Books of Kings; (2) the       latter, namely, the greater prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and       Ezekiel, and the twelve minor prophets. 3. The Hagiographa, or       holy writings, including the rest of the books. These were       ranked in three divisions:, (1) The Psalms, Proverbs, and Job,       distinguished by the Hebrew name, a word formed of the initial       letters of these books, _emeth_, meaning truth. (2) Canticles,       Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther, called the five       rolls, as being written for the synagogue use on five separate       rolls. (3) Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and 1 and 2 Chronicles.       Between the Old and the New Testament no addition was made to       the revelation God had already given. The period of New       Testament revelation, extending over a century, began with the       appearance of John the Baptist.                The New Testament consists of (1) the historical books, viz.,       the Gospels, and the Acts of the Apostles; (2) the Epistles; and       (3) the book of prophecy, the Revelation.                The division of the Bible into chapters and verses is       altogether of human invention, designed to facilitate reference       to it. The ancient Jews divided the Old Testament into certain       sections for use in the synagogue service, and then at a later       period, in the ninth century A.D., into verses. Our modern       system of chapters for all the books of the Bible was introduced       by Cardinal Hugo about the middle of the thirteenth century (he       died 1263). The system of verses for the New Testament was       introduced by Stephens in 1551, and generally adopted, although       neither Tyndale's nor Coverdale's English translation of the       Bible has verses. The division is not always wisely made, yet it       is very useful. (See {VERSION}.)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Babel, confusion; mixture