Balaeniceps
         n 1: type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills [syn:
               {Balaeniceps}, {genus Balaeniceps}]

English Dictionary: balance	by the DICT Development Group
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Balaeniceps rex n large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe Synonym(s): shoebill, shoebird, Balaeniceps rex
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Balaenicipitidae n shoebills [syn: Balaenicipitidae, {family Balaenicipitidae}]
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balance n a state of equilibrium [ant: imbalance, instability, unbalance] equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin Synonym(s): proportion, proportionality, balance equality of distribution Synonym(s): balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" Synonym(s): remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra Synonym(s): Libra, Balance the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 Synonym(s): Libra, Libra the Balance, Balance, Libra the Scales (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane Synonym(s): symmetry, symmetricalness, correspondence, balance Antonym(s): asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance a weight that balances another weight Synonym(s): counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat Synonym(s): balance wheel, balance a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity v bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" Synonym(s): balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise Antonym(s): unbalance compute credits and debits of an account hold or carry in equilibrium Synonym(s): poise, balance be in equilibrium; "He was balancing on one foot"
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balance beam n a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts [syn: {balance beam}, beam]
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balance of international payments n a system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year; "a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out" Synonym(s): balance of payments, balance of international payments
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balance of payments n a system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year; "a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out" Synonym(s): balance of payments, balance of international payments
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balance of power n an equilibrium of power between nations
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balance of trade n the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation's balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports" Synonym(s): balance of trade, trade balance, visible balance, trade gap
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balance sheet n a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets
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balance wheel n a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat Synonym(s): balance wheel, balance
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balance-of-payments problem n an economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports
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balanced adj being in a state of proper equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers" Antonym(s): imbalanced, unbalanced
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balanced budget n a budget is balanced when current expenditures are equal to receipts
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balanced diet n a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity
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balancer n an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight Synonym(s): halter, haltere, balancer
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Balanchine n United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983) Synonym(s): Balanchine, George Balanchine
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balancing n getting two things to correspond; "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement" Synonym(s): reconciliation, balancing
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Balanus n type genus of the family Balanidae [syn: Balanus, {genus Balanus}]
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Balanus balanoides n barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones Synonym(s): acorn barnacle, rock barnacle, Balanus balanoides
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Balenciaga n Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant designs (1895-1972) Synonym(s): Balenciaga, Cristobal Balenciaga
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Balinese n the Indonesian language of the people of Bali
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baling wire n wire used to make bales
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ball nightshade n coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States Synonym(s): horse nettle, ball nettle, bull nettle, ball nightshade, Solanum carolinense
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balloon sail n any light loose sail
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balloon seat n a seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs) Synonym(s): bell seat, balloon seat
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balloonist n someone who flies a balloon
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bawling n loud cries made while weeping Synonym(s): wailing, bawling
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bawling out n a severe scolding [syn: castigation, earful, {bawling out}, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing down]
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bay lynx n small lynx of North America [syn: bobcat, bay lynx, Lynx rufus]
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Belamcanda n a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae [syn: Belamcanda, genus Belamcanda]
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Belamcanda chinensis n garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry Synonym(s): blackberry-lily, leopard lily, Belamcanda chinensis
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belaying pin n a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing)
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bell magpie n bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call [syn: currawong, bell magpie]
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belling n a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple Synonym(s): shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump, belling
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Bellingham n a town in northwestern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border
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bellowing n a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" Synonym(s): bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl
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bellying adj curving outward [syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulging, bulgy, protuberant]
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belong v be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me" be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong" be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?" Synonym(s): belong, go be rightly classified in a class or category; "The whales belong among the mammals" be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place); "They belong to the same political party" be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong" Synonym(s): belong to, belong
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belong to v be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong" Synonym(s): belong to, belong
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belonging n happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"
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belongings n something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; Synonym(s): property, belongings, holding
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bilingual adj using or knowing two languages; "bilingual education" n a person who speaks two languages fluently [syn: bilingual, bilingualist]
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bilingual dictionary n a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages
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bilingualism n the ability to speak two languages colloquially
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bilingualist n a person who speaks two languages fluently [syn: bilingual, bilingualist]
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bilingually adv in a bilingual manner; "she grew up bilingually"
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billing n request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month" Synonym(s): charge, billing
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Billings n the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
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billingsgate n foul-mouthed or obscene abuse [syn: scurrility, billingsgate]
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billowing adj characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves" Synonym(s): billowy, billowing(a), surging
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blame game n accusations exchanged among people who refuse to accept sole responsibility for some undesirable event
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blanc n a white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat)
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blanc fixe n a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment [syn: barium sulphate, barium sulfate, blanc fixe]
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blanch v turn pale, as if in fear Synonym(s): pale, blanch, blench cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them" Synonym(s): blanch, parboil
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blanched adj anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage" Synonym(s): ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" Synonym(s): etiolate, etiolated, blanched
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blanching agent n an agent that makes things white or colorless [syn: bleaching agent, bleach, blanching agent, whitener]
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blancmange n sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded
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blank adj (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins" Synonym(s): blank, clean, white void of expression; "a blank stare" Synonym(s): blank, vacuous not charged with a bullet; "a blank cartridge" n a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet" Synonym(s): space, blank a blank gap or missing part Synonym(s): lacuna, blank a piece of material ready to be made into something a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet Synonym(s): blank, dummy, blank shell v keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning
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blank check n freedom to do as you see fit; "many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack" Synonym(s): free hand, blank check a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank Synonym(s): blank check, blank cheque
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blank cheque n a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank Synonym(s): blank check, blank cheque
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blank endorsement n an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer Synonym(s): blank endorsement, endorsement in blank
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blank out v be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" Synonym(s): forget, block, blank out, draw a blank Antonym(s): call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think cut out, as for political reasons; "several line in the report were blanked out"
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blank shell n a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet Synonym(s): blank, dummy, blank shell
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blank space n a blank area; "write your name in the space provided" [syn: space, blank space, place]
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blank verse n unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
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blanket adj broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" Synonym(s): across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide n bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep" Synonym(s): blanket, cover anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" Synonym(s): blanket, mantle a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor v cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields" form a blanket-like cover (over)
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blanket flower n annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center Synonym(s): blanket flower, Indian blanket, fire wheel, fire-wheel, Gaillardia pulchella
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blanket jam v jam a broad spectrum of frequencies to affect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communications
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blanket stitch n a strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material; similar to buttonhole stitch
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blanketed adj covered with (or as if with) a blanket
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blankly adv without expression; in a blank manner; "she stared at him blankly"
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blankness n the state of being blank; void; emptiness
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blanquillo n important marine food fishes [syn: blanquillo, tilefish]
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blemish n a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" Synonym(s): blemish, defect, mar v mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" Synonym(s): deface, disfigure, blemish mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" Synonym(s): blemish, spot add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective Synonym(s): flaw, blemish
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blemished adj marred by imperfections [ant: unblemished, unmarred, unmutilated] having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond"; "an irregular pair of jeans" Synonym(s): blemished, flawed
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blench v turn pale, as if in fear Synonym(s): pale, blanch, blench
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Blennius n type genus of the Blenniidae [syn: Blennius, {genus Blennius}]
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Blennius pholis n European scaleless blenny [syn: shanny, {Blennius pholis}]
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bling n flashy, ostentatious jewelry; "the rapper was loaded with bling" Synonym(s): bling, bling bling
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bling bling n flashy, ostentatious jewelry; "the rapper was loaded with bling" Synonym(s): bling, bling bling
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blink n a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly [syn: blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation] v briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" Synonym(s): blink, wink, nictitate, nictate force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" Synonym(s): wink, blink, blink away gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" Synonym(s): flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
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blink away v force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" [syn: wink, blink, blink away]
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blink of an eye n a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" Synonym(s): blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
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blinker n a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages Synonym(s): blinker, flasher a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn Synonym(s): blinker, turn signal, turn indicator, trafficator blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side Synonym(s): winker, blinker, blinder v put blinders on (a horse)
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blinking adj closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight" Synonym(s): blinking, winking informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" Synonym(s): bally(a), blinking(a), bloody(a), blooming(a), crashing(a), flaming(a), fucking(a) n a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly [syn: blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation]
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blinking chickweed n small Indian lettuce of northern regions [syn: blinks, blinking chickweed, water chickweed, Montia lamprosperma]
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blinks n small Indian lettuce of northern regions [syn: blinks, blinking chickweed, water chickweed, Montia lamprosperma]
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Bloomsbury n a city district of central London laid out in garden squares
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Bloomsbury Group n an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles
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blow one's stack v get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" Synonym(s): flip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, combust, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballistic
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blowing n processing that involves blowing a gas
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blowing gas n the gas leaving a generator during a blow period [syn: blow gas, blowing gas]
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blowing up n a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him" Synonym(s): berating, blowing up
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blue angel n the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic Synonym(s): amobarbital sodium, blue, blue angel, blue devil, Amytal
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blue mockingbird n mockingbird of Mexico [syn: blue mockingbird, {Melanotis caerulescens}]
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blue-winged teal n American teal [syn: bluewing, blue-winged teal, {Anas discors}]
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blueing n used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge Synonym(s): bluing, blueing, blue a process that makes something blue (or bluish) Synonym(s): bluing, blueing
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blueness n blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue" Synonym(s): blue, blueness
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bluenose n a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia [syn: Nova Scotian, bluenose]
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bluewing n American teal [syn: bluewing, blue-winged teal, {Anas discors}]
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bluing n used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge Synonym(s): bluing, blueing, blue a process that makes something blue (or bluish) Synonym(s): bluing, blueing
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boiling adv extremely; "boiling mad" n the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil Synonym(s): boiling, stewing, simmering
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boiling point n the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "they brought the water to a boil" Synonym(s): boiling point, boil being highly angry or excited; ready to boil over; "after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point"
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boiling water reactor n a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine Synonym(s): boiling water reactor, BWR
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Bolanci n a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa Synonym(s): Bole, Bolanci
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Bolingbroke n the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413) Synonym(s): Henry IV, Bolingbroke, Henry Bolingbroke
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bouillon cube n a cube of evaporated seasoned meat extract
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bowline knot n a loop knot that neither slips nor jams [syn: bowline, bowline knot]
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bowling n a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
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bowling alley n a building that contains several alleys for bowling a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins Synonym(s): bowling alley, alley, skittle alley
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bowling ball n a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling Synonym(s): bowling ball, bowl
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bowling equipment n equipment used in bowling
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Bowling Green n a town in southern Kentucky a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls
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bowling league n a league of bowling teams
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bowling pin n a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target Synonym(s): bowling pin, pin
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bowling score n the score in a bowling match
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bowling shoe n a special shoe worn when bowling
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bulimic adj suffering from bulimia n a person suffering from bulimia
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bull mastiff n large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff
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Bull Moose Party n a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose Synonym(s): Progressive Party, Bull Moose Party
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bull neck n a thick short powerful neck
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bull nose n a disease of pigs resulting in swelling of the snout
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bullnecked adj having a thick short powerful neck
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bullnose n a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front Synonym(s): bullnose, bullnosed plane
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bullnosed plane n a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front Synonym(s): bullnose, bullnosed plane
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bullying adj noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others [syn: blustery, bullying] n the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something Synonym(s): bullying, intimidation
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Bulnesia n palo santo Synonym(s): Bulnesia, genus Bulnesia
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Bulnesia sarmienti n South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense Synonym(s): palo santo, Bulnesia sarmienti
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by a long shot adv by a great deal; "he is the best by a long shot"; "his labors haven't ended there--not by a long shot"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bail \Bail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bailed} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bailing}.]       1. To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to             bail water out of a boat.                         Buckets . . . to bail out the water.   --Capt. J.                                                                               Smith.          2. To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express             completeness; as, to bail a boat.                         By the help of a small bucket and our hats we bailed                      her out.                                             --R. H. Dana,                                                                               Jr.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Right whale \Right" whale`\ (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale ({Bal[91]na             mysticetus}), from whose mouth the best whalebone is             obtained.       (b) Any other whale that produces valuable whalebone, as the             Atlantic, or Biscay, right whale ({Bal[91]na             cisarctica}), and the Pacific right whale ({B.             Sieboldii}); a bone whale.          {Pygmy right whale} (Zo[94]l.), a small New Zealand whale             {(Neobal[91]na marginata)} which is only about sixteen             feet long. It produces short, but very elastic and tough,             whalebone.
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Shoebill \Shoe"bill`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A large African wading bird ({Bal[91]niceps rex}) allied to       the storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad       swollen bill. It inhabits the valley of the White Nile. See       Illust. (l.) of {Beak}.
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{To turn one's coat}, to change one's uniform or colors; to             go over to the opposite party.          {To turn one's goods} [or] {money}, and the like, to exchange             in the course of trade; to keep in lively exchange or             circulation; to gain or increase in trade.          {To turn one's hand to}, to adapt or apply one's self to; to             engage in.          {To turn out}.             (a) To drive out; to expel; as, to turn a family out of                   doors; to turn a man out of office.                               I'll turn you out of my kingdom.   -- Shak.             (b) to put to pasture, as cattle or horses.             (c) To produce, as the result of labor, or any process of                   manufacture; to furnish in a completed state.             (d) To reverse, as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to bring the                   inside to the outside; hence, to produce.             (e) To cause to cease, or to put out, by turning a                   stopcock, valve, or the like; as, to turn out the                   lights.          {To turn over}.             (a) To change or reverse the position of; to overset; to                   overturn; to cause to roll over.             (b) To transfer; as, to turn over business to another                   hand.             (c) To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the                   leaves. [bd]We turned o'er many books together.[b8]                   --Shak.             (d) To handle in business; to do business to the amount                   of; as, he turns over millions a year. [Colloq.]          {To turn over a new leaf}. See under {Leaf}.          {To turn tail}, to run away; to retreat ignominiously.          {To turn the back}, to flee; to retreat.          {To turn the back on} [or]          {upon}, to treat with contempt; to reject or refuse             unceremoniously.          {To turn the corner}, to pass the critical stage; to get by             the worst point; hence, to begin to improve, or to             succeed.          {To turn the die} [or] {dice}, to change fortune.          {To turn the edge} [or] {point of}, to bend over the edge or             point of so as to make dull; to blunt.          {To turn the head} [or] {brain of}, to make giddy, wild,             insane, or the like; to infatuate; to overthrow the reason             or judgment of; as, a little success turned his head.          {To turn the scale} [or] {balance}, to change the             preponderance; to decide or determine something doubtful.                      {To turn the stomach of}, to nauseate; to sicken.          {To turn the tables}, to reverse the chances or conditions of             success or superiority; to give the advantage to the             person or side previously at a disadvantage.          {To turn tippet}, to make a change. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {To turn to} {profit, advantage}, etc., to make profitable or             advantageous.          {To turn up}.             (a) To turn so as to bring the bottom side on top; as, to                   turn up the trump.             (b) To bring from beneath to the surface, as in plowing,                   digging, etc.             (c) To give an upward curve to; to tilt; as, to turn up                   the nose.          {To turn upon}, to retort; to throw back; as, to turn the             arguments of an opponent upon himself.          {To turn upside down}, to confuse by putting things awry; to             throw into disorder.                         This house is turned upside down since Robin Ostler                      died.                                                --Shak.
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Balance \Bal"ance\, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L.       bilan[?], bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E.       two) + lanx plate, scale.]       1. An apparatus for weighing.          Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or                lever supported exactly in the middle, having two                scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its                extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,                our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended                near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which                a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other                forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the                combinations of levers making up platform scales; and                even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a                spring.          2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.                         A fair balance of the advantages on either side.                                                                               --Atterbury.          3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.          4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even             adjustment; steadiness.                         And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance                      true.                                                --Cowper.                         The order and balance of the country were destroyed.                                                                               --Buckle.                         English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.                                                                               S. Mill.          5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an             account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --             also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an             account. [bd] A balance at the banker's. [b8] --Thackeray.                         I still think the balance of probabilities leans                      towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.          6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See             {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).          7. (Astron.)             (a) The constellation Libra.             (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which                   the sun enters at the equinox in September.          8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. i., S.          {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised             beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,             the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.             --Knight.          {Balance fish}. (Zo[94]l) See {Hammerhead}.          {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which             overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with             the table.          {Balance of power}. (Politics), such an adjustment of power             among sovereign states that no one state is in a position             to interfere with the independence of the others;             international equilibrium; also, the ability ( of a state             or a third party within a state) to control the relations             between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a             state.          {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances             of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit             balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be             complete and the balances correctly taken.          {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so             that the movement of the mercurial column changes the             indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or             mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the             automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed             artificially, and as a fire alarm.          {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.          {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the             money values of the exports and imports of a country; or             more commonly, the amount required on one side or the             other to make such an equilibrium.          {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that             the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to             unseat the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a             puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the             admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.          {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the             debit and credit sides of an account.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance wheel \Bal"ance wheel`\       1. (Horology)             (a) A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch                   or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock;                   -- often called simply a {balance}.             (b) A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is                   acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in                   those watches called a balance).          2. (Mach.) A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements             of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Balanced} ([?]); p. pr.       & vb. n. {Balancing} ([?]).] [From {Balance}, n.: cf. F.       balancer. ]       1. To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by             adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.          2. To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling;             as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance             one's self on a tight rope.          3. To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to             counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.                         One expression . . . must check and balance another.                                                                               --Kent.          4. To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to             estimate.                         Balance the good and evil of things.   --L'Estrange.          5. To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts             equal by paying the difference between them.                         I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power                      to balance accounts with my Maker.      --Addison.          6. To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account             equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit,             balances the account.          7. To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of             the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as,             to balance a set of books.          8. (Dancing) To move toward, and then back from,             reciprocally; as, to balance partners.          9. (Naut.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass;             as, to balance the boom mainsail.          {Balanced valve}. See {Balance valve}, under {Balance}, n.          Syn: To poise; weigh; adjust; counteract; neutralize;                equalize.
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Balance \Bal"ance\, v. i.       1. To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as,             the scales balance.          2. To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force;             to waver; to hesitate.                         He would not balance or err in the determination of                      his choice.                                       --Locke.          3. (Dancing) To move toward a person or couple, and then             back.
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{To turn one's coat}, to change one's uniform or colors; to             go over to the opposite party.          {To turn one's goods} [or] {money}, and the like, to exchange             in the course of trade; to keep in lively exchange or             circulation; to gain or increase in trade.          {To turn one's hand to}, to adapt or apply one's self to; to             engage in.          {To turn out}.             (a) To drive out; to expel; as, to turn a family out of                   doors; to turn a man out of office.                               I'll turn you out of my kingdom.   -- Shak.             (b) to put to pasture, as cattle or horses.             (c) To produce, as the result of labor, or any process of                   manufacture; to furnish in a completed state.             (d) To reverse, as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to bring the                   inside to the outside; hence, to produce.             (e) To cause to cease, or to put out, by turning a                   stopcock, valve, or the like; as, to turn out the                   lights.          {To turn over}.             (a) To change or reverse the position of; to overset; to                   overturn; to cause to roll over.             (b) To transfer; as, to turn over business to another                   hand.             (c) To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the                   leaves. [bd]We turned o'er many books together.[b8]                   --Shak.             (d) To handle in business; to do business to the amount                   of; as, he turns over millions a year. [Colloq.]          {To turn over a new leaf}. See under {Leaf}.          {To turn tail}, to run away; to retreat ignominiously.          {To turn the back}, to flee; to retreat.          {To turn the back on} [or]          {upon}, to treat with contempt; to reject or refuse             unceremoniously.          {To turn the corner}, to pass the critical stage; to get by             the worst point; hence, to begin to improve, or to             succeed.          {To turn the die} [or] {dice}, to change fortune.          {To turn the edge} [or] {point of}, to bend over the edge or             point of so as to make dull; to blunt.          {To turn the head} [or] {brain of}, to make giddy, wild,             insane, or the like; to infatuate; to overthrow the reason             or judgment of; as, a little success turned his head.          {To turn the scale} [or] {balance}, to change the             preponderance; to decide or determine something doubtful.                      {To turn the stomach of}, to nauseate; to sicken.          {To turn the tables}, to reverse the chances or conditions of             success or superiority; to give the advantage to the             person or side previously at a disadvantage.          {To turn tippet}, to make a change. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {To turn to} {profit, advantage}, etc., to make profitable or             advantageous.          {To turn up}.             (a) To turn so as to bring the bottom side on top; as, to                   turn up the trump.             (b) To bring from beneath to the surface, as in plowing,                   digging, etc.             (c) To give an upward curve to; to tilt; as, to turn up                   the nose.          {To turn upon}, to retort; to throw back; as, to turn the             arguments of an opponent upon himself.          {To turn upside down}, to confuse by putting things awry; to             throw into disorder.                         This house is turned upside down since Robin Ostler                      died.                                                --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L.       bilan[?], bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E.       two) + lanx plate, scale.]       1. An apparatus for weighing.          Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or                lever supported exactly in the middle, having two                scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its                extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,                our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended                near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which                a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other                forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the                combinations of levers making up platform scales; and                even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a                spring.          2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.                         A fair balance of the advantages on either side.                                                                               --Atterbury.          3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.          4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even             adjustment; steadiness.                         And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance                      true.                                                --Cowper.                         The order and balance of the country were destroyed.                                                                               --Buckle.                         English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.                                                                               S. Mill.          5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an             account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --             also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an             account. [bd] A balance at the banker's. [b8] --Thackeray.                         I still think the balance of probabilities leans                      towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.          6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See             {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).          7. (Astron.)             (a) The constellation Libra.             (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which                   the sun enters at the equinox in September.          8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. i., S.          {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised             beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,             the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.             --Knight.          {Balance fish}. (Zo[94]l) See {Hammerhead}.          {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which             overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with             the table.          {Balance of power}. (Politics), such an adjustment of power             among sovereign states that no one state is in a position             to interfere with the independence of the others;             international equilibrium; also, the ability ( of a state             or a third party within a state) to control the relations             between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a             state.          {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances             of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit             balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be             complete and the balances correctly taken.          {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so             that the movement of the mercurial column changes the             indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or             mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the             automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed             artificially, and as a fire alarm.          {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.          {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the             money values of the exports and imports of a country; or             more commonly, the amount required on one side or the             other to make such an equilibrium.          {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that             the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to             unseat the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a             puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the             admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.          {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the             debit and credit sides of an account.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance wheel \Bal"ance wheel`\       1. (Horology)             (a) A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch                   or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock;                   -- often called simply a {balance}.             (b) A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is                   acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in                   those watches called a balance).          2. (Mach.) A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements             of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Balanced} ([?]); p. pr.       & vb. n. {Balancing} ([?]).] [From {Balance}, n.: cf. F.       balancer. ]       1. To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by             adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.          2. To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling;             as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance             one's self on a tight rope.          3. To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to             counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.                         One expression . . . must check and balance another.                                                                               --Kent.          4. To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to             estimate.                         Balance the good and evil of things.   --L'Estrange.          5. To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts             equal by paying the difference between them.                         I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power                      to balance accounts with my Maker.      --Addison.          6. To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account             equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit,             balances the account.          7. To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of             the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as,             to balance a set of books.          8. (Dancing) To move toward, and then back from,             reciprocally; as, to balance partners.          9. (Naut.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass;             as, to balance the boom mainsail.          {Balanced valve}. See {Balance valve}, under {Balance}, n.          Syn: To poise; weigh; adjust; counteract; neutralize;                equalize.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, v. i.       1. To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as,             the scales balance.          2. To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force;             to waver; to hesitate.                         He would not balance or err in the determination of                      his choice.                                       --Locke.          3. (Dancing) To move toward a person or couple, and then             back.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{To turn one's coat}, to change one's uniform or colors; to             go over to the opposite party.          {To turn one's goods} [or] {money}, and the like, to exchange             in the course of trade; to keep in lively exchange or             circulation; to gain or increase in trade.          {To turn one's hand to}, to adapt or apply one's self to; to             engage in.          {To turn out}.             (a) To drive out; to expel; as, to turn a family out of                   doors; to turn a man out of office.                               I'll turn you out of my kingdom.   -- Shak.             (b) to put to pasture, as cattle or horses.             (c) To produce, as the result of labor, or any process of                   manufacture; to furnish in a completed state.             (d) To reverse, as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to bring the                   inside to the outside; hence, to produce.             (e) To cause to cease, or to put out, by turning a                   stopcock, valve, or the like; as, to turn out the                   lights.          {To turn over}.             (a) To change or reverse the position of; to overset; to                   overturn; to cause to roll over.             (b) To transfer; as, to turn over business to another                   hand.             (c) To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the                   leaves. [bd]We turned o'er many books together.[b8]                   --Shak.             (d) To handle in business; to do business to the amount                   of; as, he turns over millions a year. [Colloq.]          {To turn over a new leaf}. See under {Leaf}.          {To turn tail}, to run away; to retreat ignominiously.          {To turn the back}, to flee; to retreat.          {To turn the back on} [or]          {upon}, to treat with contempt; to reject or refuse             unceremoniously.          {To turn the corner}, to pass the critical stage; to get by             the worst point; hence, to begin to improve, or to             succeed.          {To turn the die} [or] {dice}, to change fortune.          {To turn the edge} [or] {point of}, to bend over the edge or             point of so as to make dull; to blunt.          {To turn the head} [or] {brain of}, to make giddy, wild,             insane, or the like; to infatuate; to overthrow the reason             or judgment of; as, a little success turned his head.          {To turn the scale} [or] {balance}, to change the             preponderance; to decide or determine something doubtful.                      {To turn the stomach of}, to nauseate; to sicken.          {To turn the tables}, to reverse the chances or conditions of             success or superiority; to give the advantage to the             person or side previously at a disadvantage.          {To turn tippet}, to make a change. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {To turn to} {profit, advantage}, etc., to make profitable or             advantageous.          {To turn up}.             (a) To turn so as to bring the bottom side on top; as, to                   turn up the trump.             (b) To bring from beneath to the surface, as in plowing,                   digging, etc.             (c) To give an upward curve to; to tilt; as, to turn up                   the nose.          {To turn upon}, to retort; to throw back; as, to turn the             arguments of an opponent upon himself.          {To turn upside down}, to confuse by putting things awry; to             throw into disorder.                         This house is turned upside down since Robin Ostler                      died.                                                --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L.       bilan[?], bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E.       two) + lanx plate, scale.]       1. An apparatus for weighing.          Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or                lever supported exactly in the middle, having two                scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its                extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,                our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended                near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which                a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other                forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the                combinations of levers making up platform scales; and                even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a                spring.          2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.                         A fair balance of the advantages on either side.                                                                               --Atterbury.          3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.          4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even             adjustment; steadiness.                         And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance                      true.                                                --Cowper.                         The order and balance of the country were destroyed.                                                                               --Buckle.                         English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.                                                                               S. Mill.          5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an             account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --             also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an             account. [bd] A balance at the banker's. [b8] --Thackeray.                         I still think the balance of probabilities leans                      towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.          6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See             {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).          7. (Astron.)             (a) The constellation Libra.             (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which                   the sun enters at the equinox in September.          8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. i., S.          {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised             beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,             the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.             --Knight.          {Balance fish}. (Zo[94]l) See {Hammerhead}.          {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which             overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with             the table.          {Balance of power}. (Politics), such an adjustment of power             among sovereign states that no one state is in a position             to interfere with the independence of the others;             international equilibrium; also, the ability ( of a state             or a third party within a state) to control the relations             between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a             state.          {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances             of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit             balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be             complete and the balances correctly taken.          {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so             that the movement of the mercurial column changes the             indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or             mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the             automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed             artificially, and as a fire alarm.          {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.          {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the             money values of the exports and imports of a country; or             more commonly, the amount required on one side or the             other to make such an equilibrium.          {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that             the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to             unseat the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a             puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the             admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.          {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the             debit and credit sides of an account.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance wheel \Bal"ance wheel`\       1. (Horology)             (a) A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch                   or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock;                   -- often called simply a {balance}.             (b) A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is                   acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in                   those watches called a balance).          2. (Mach.) A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements             of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Balanced} ([?]); p. pr.       & vb. n. {Balancing} ([?]).] [From {Balance}, n.: cf. F.       balancer. ]       1. To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by             adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.          2. To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling;             as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance             one's self on a tight rope.          3. To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to             counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.                         One expression . . . must check and balance another.                                                                               --Kent.          4. To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to             estimate.                         Balance the good and evil of things.   --L'Estrange.          5. To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts             equal by paying the difference between them.                         I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power                      to balance accounts with my Maker.      --Addison.          6. To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account             equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit,             balances the account.          7. To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of             the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as,             to balance a set of books.          8. (Dancing) To move toward, and then back from,             reciprocally; as, to balance partners.          9. (Naut.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass;             as, to balance the boom mainsail.          {Balanced valve}. See {Balance valve}, under {Balance}, n.          Syn: To poise; weigh; adjust; counteract; neutralize;                equalize.
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Balance \Bal"ance\, v. i.       1. To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as,             the scales balance.          2. To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force;             to waver; to hesitate.                         He would not balance or err in the determination of                      his choice.                                       --Locke.          3. (Dancing) To move toward a person or couple, and then             back.
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{To turn one's coat}, to change one's uniform or colors; to             go over to the opposite party.          {To turn one's goods} [or] {money}, and the like, to exchange             in the course of trade; to keep in lively exchange or             circulation; to gain or increase in trade.          {To turn one's hand to}, to adapt or apply one's self to; to             engage in.          {To turn out}.             (a) To drive out; to expel; as, to turn a family out of                   doors; to turn a man out of office.                               I'll turn you out of my kingdom.   -- Shak.             (b) to put to pasture, as cattle or horses.             (c) To produce, as the result of labor, or any process of                   manufacture; to furnish in a completed state.             (d) To reverse, as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to bring the                   inside to the outside; hence, to produce.             (e) To cause to cease, or to put out, by turning a                   stopcock, valve, or the like; as, to turn out the                   lights.          {To turn over}.             (a) To change or reverse the position of; to overset; to                   overturn; to cause to roll over.             (b) To transfer; as, to turn over business to another                   hand.             (c) To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the                   leaves. [bd]We turned o'er many books together.[b8]                   --Shak.             (d) To handle in business; to do business to the amount                   of; as, he turns over millions a year. [Colloq.]          {To turn over a new leaf}. See under {Leaf}.          {To turn tail}, to run away; to retreat ignominiously.          {To turn the back}, to flee; to retreat.          {To turn the back on} [or]          {upon}, to treat with contempt; to reject or refuse             unceremoniously.          {To turn the corner}, to pass the critical stage; to get by             the worst point; hence, to begin to improve, or to             succeed.          {To turn the die} [or] {dice}, to change fortune.          {To turn the edge} [or] {point of}, to bend over the edge or             point of so as to make dull; to blunt.          {To turn the head} [or] {brain of}, to make giddy, wild,             insane, or the like; to infatuate; to overthrow the reason             or judgment of; as, a little success turned his head.          {To turn the scale} [or] {balance}, to change the             preponderance; to decide or determine something doubtful.                      {To turn the stomach of}, to nauseate; to sicken.          {To turn the tables}, to reverse the chances or conditions of             success or superiority; to give the advantage to the             person or side previously at a disadvantage.          {To turn tippet}, to make a change. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {To turn to} {profit, advantage}, etc., to make profitable or             advantageous.          {To turn up}.             (a) To turn so as to bring the bottom side on top; as, to                   turn up the trump.             (b) To bring from beneath to the surface, as in plowing,                   digging, etc.             (c) To give an upward curve to; to tilt; as, to turn up                   the nose.          {To turn upon}, to retort; to throw back; as, to turn the             arguments of an opponent upon himself.          {To turn upside down}, to confuse by putting things awry; to             throw into disorder.                         This house is turned upside down since Robin Ostler                      died.                                                --Shak.
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Balance \Bal"ance\, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L.       bilan[?], bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E.       two) + lanx plate, scale.]       1. An apparatus for weighing.          Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or                lever supported exactly in the middle, having two                scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its                extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,                our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended                near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which                a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other                forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the                combinations of levers making up platform scales; and                even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a                spring.          2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.                         A fair balance of the advantages on either side.                                                                               --Atterbury.          3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.          4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even             adjustment; steadiness.                         And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance                      true.                                                --Cowper.                         The order and balance of the country were destroyed.                                                                               --Buckle.                         English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.                                                                               S. Mill.          5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an             account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --             also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an             account. [bd] A balance at the banker's. [b8] --Thackeray.                         I still think the balance of probabilities leans                      towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.          6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See             {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).          7. (Astron.)             (a) The constellation Libra.             (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which                   the sun enters at the equinox in September.          8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. i., S.          {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised             beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,             the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.             --Knight.          {Balance fish}. (Zo[94]l) See {Hammerhead}.          {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which             overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with             the table.          {Balance of power}. (Politics), such an adjustment of power             among sovereign states that no one state is in a position             to interfere with the independence of the others;             international equilibrium; also, the ability ( of a state             or a third party within a state) to control the relations             between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a             state.          {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances             of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit             balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be             complete and the balances correctly taken.          {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so             that the movement of the mercurial column changes the             indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or             mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the             automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed             artificially, and as a fire alarm.          {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.          {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the             money values of the exports and imports of a country; or             more commonly, the amount required on one side or the             other to make such an equilibrium.          {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that             the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to             unseat the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a             puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the             admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.          {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the             debit and credit sides of an account.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance wheel \Bal"ance wheel`\       1. (Horology)             (a) A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch                   or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock;                   -- often called simply a {balance}.             (b) A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is                   acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in                   those watches called a balance).          2. (Mach.) A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements             of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Balanced} ([?]); p. pr.       & vb. n. {Balancing} ([?]).] [From {Balance}, n.: cf. F.       balancer. ]       1. To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by             adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.          2. To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling;             as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance             one's self on a tight rope.          3. To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to             counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.                         One expression . . . must check and balance another.                                                                               --Kent.          4. To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to             estimate.                         Balance the good and evil of things.   --L'Estrange.          5. To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts             equal by paying the difference between them.                         I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power                      to balance accounts with my Maker.      --Addison.          6. To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account             equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit,             balances the account.          7. To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of             the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as,             to balance a set of books.          8. (Dancing) To move toward, and then back from,             reciprocally; as, to balance partners.          9. (Naut.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass;             as, to balance the boom mainsail.          {Balanced valve}. See {Balance valve}, under {Balance}, n.          Syn: To poise; weigh; adjust; counteract; neutralize;                equalize.
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Balance \Bal"ance\, v. i.       1. To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as,             the scales balance.          2. To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force;             to waver; to hesitate.                         He would not balance or err in the determination of                      his choice.                                       --Locke.          3. (Dancing) To move toward a person or couple, and then             back.
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Dock \Dock\, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL.       doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. [?]       receptacle, fr. [?] to receive.]       1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a             harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and             provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the             tide.          2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or             projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; --             sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down             on the dock.          3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person             stands.          {Balance dock}, a kind of {floating dock} which is kept level             by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the             compartments of side chambers.          {Dry dock}, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped             out, especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls             and floor, often of masonry and communicating with deep             water, but having appliances for excluding it; -- used in             constructing or repairing ships. The name includes             structures used for the examination, repairing, or             building of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks,             hydraulic docks, etc.          {Floating dock}, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and,             by floating, to lift a vessel out of water.          {Graving dock}, a dock for holding a ship for graving or             cleaning the bottom, etc.          {Hydraulic dock}, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of             the water by hydraulic presses.          {Naval dock}, a dock connected with which are naval stores,             materials, and all conveniences for the construction and             repair of ships.          {Sectional dock}, a form of {floating dock} made in separate             sections or caissons.          {Slip dock}, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from             deep water to above high-water mark, and upon which is a             railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship.          {Wet dock}, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a             given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of             ships; -- also sometimes used as a place of safety; a             basin.
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Balance \Bal"ance\, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L.       bilan[?], bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E.       two) + lanx plate, scale.]       1. An apparatus for weighing.          Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or                lever supported exactly in the middle, having two                scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its                extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,                our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended                near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which                a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other                forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the                combinations of levers making up platform scales; and                even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a                spring.          2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.                         A fair balance of the advantages on either side.                                                                               --Atterbury.          3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.          4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even             adjustment; steadiness.                         And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance                      true.                                                --Cowper.                         The order and balance of the country were destroyed.                                                                               --Buckle.                         English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.                                                                               S. Mill.          5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an             account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --             also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an             account. [bd] A balance at the banker's. [b8] --Thackeray.                         I still think the balance of probabilities leans                      towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.          6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See             {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).          7. (Astron.)             (a) The constellation Libra.             (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which                   the sun enters at the equinox in September.          8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. i., S.          {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised             beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,             the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.             --Knight.          {Balance fish}. (Zo[94]l) See {Hammerhead}.          {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which             overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with             the table.          {Balance of power}. (Politics), such an adjustment of power             among sovereign states that no one state is in a position             to interfere with the independence of the others;             international equilibrium; also, the ability ( of a state             or a third party within a state) to control the relations             between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a             state.          {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances             of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit             balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be             complete and the balances correctly taken.          {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so             that the movement of the mercurial column changes the             indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or             mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the             automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed             artificially, and as a fire alarm.          {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.          {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the             money values of the exports and imports of a country; or             more commonly, the amount required on one side or the             other to make such an equilibrium.          {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that             the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to             unseat the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a             puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the             admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.          {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the             debit and credit sides of an account.
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Electrometer \E`lec*trom"e*ter\, n. [Electro- + -meter: cf. F.       [82]lectrom[8a]tre.] (Physics)       An instrument for measuring the quantity or intensity of       electricity; also, sometimes, and less properly, applied to       an instrument which indicates the presence of electricity       (usually called an electroscope).          {Balance electrometer}. See under {Balance}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L.       bilan[?], bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E.       two) + lanx plate, scale.]       1. An apparatus for weighing.          Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or                lever supported exactly in the middle, having two                scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its                extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,                our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended                near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which                a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other                forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the                combinations of levers making up platform scales; and                even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a                spring.          2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.                         A fair balance of the advantages on either side.                                                                               --Atterbury.          3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.          4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even             adjustment; steadiness.                         And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance                      true.                                                --Cowper.                         The order and balance of the country were destroyed.                                                                               --Buckle.                         English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.                                                                               S. Mill.          5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an             account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --             also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an             account. [bd] A balance at the banker's. [b8] --Thackeray.                         I still think the balance of probabilities leans                      towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.          6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See             {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).          7. (Astron.)             (a) The constellation Libra.             (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which                   the sun enters at the equinox in September.          8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. i., S.          {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised             beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,             the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.             --Knight.          {Balance fish}. (Zo[94]l) See {Hammerhead}.          {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which             overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with             the table.          {Balance of power}. (Politics), such an adjustment of power             among sovereign states that no one state is in a position             to interfere with the independence of the others;             international equilibrium; also, the ability ( of a state             or a third party within a state) to control the relations             between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a             state.          {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances             of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit             balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be             complete and the balances correctly taken.          {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so             that the movement of the mercurial column changes the             indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or             mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the             automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed             artificially, and as a fire alarm.          {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.          {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the             money values of the exports and imports of a country; or             more commonly, the amount required on one side or the             other to make such an equilibrium.          {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that             the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to             unseat the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a             puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the             admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.          {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the             debit and credit sides of an account.
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Hammerhead \Ham"mer*head`\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) A shark of the genus {Sphyrna} or {Zyg[91]na},             having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the             head, which gives it a hammer shape. The {Sphyrna             zyg[91]na} is found in the North Atlantic. Called also             {hammer fish}, and {balance fish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L.       bilan[?], bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E.       two) + lanx plate, scale.]       1. An apparatus for weighing.          Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or                lever supported exactly in the middle, having two                scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its                extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,                our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended                near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which                a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other                forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the                combinations of levers making up platform scales; and                even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a                spring.          2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.                         A fair balance of the advantages on either side.                                                                               --Atterbury.          3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.          4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even             adjustment; steadiness.                         And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance                      true.                                                --Cowper.                         The order and balance of the country were destroyed.                                                                               --Buckle.                         English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.                                                                               S. Mill.          5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an             account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --             also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an             account. [bd] A balance at the banker's. [b8] --Thackeray.                         I still think the balance of probabilities leans                      towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.          6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See             {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).          7. (Astron.)             (a) The constellation Libra.             (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which                   the sun enters at the equinox in September.          8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. i., S.          {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised             beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,             the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.             --Knight.          {Balance fish}. (Zo[94]l) See {Hammerhead}.          {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which             overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with             the table.          {Balance of power}. (Politics), such an adjustment of power             among sovereign states that no one state is in a position             to interfere with the independence of the others;             international equilibrium; also, the ability ( of a state             or a third party within a state) to control the relations             between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a             state.          {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances             of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit             balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be             complete and the balances correctly taken.          {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so             that the movement of the mercurial column changes the             indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or             mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the             automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed             artificially, and as a fire alarm.          {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.          {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the             money values of the exports and imports of a country; or             more commonly, the amount required on one side or the             other to make such an equilibrium.          {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that             the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to             unseat the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a             puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the             admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.          {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the             debit and credit sides of an account.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hammerhead \Ham"mer*head`\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) A shark of the genus {Sphyrna} or {Zyg[91]na},             having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the             head, which gives it a hammer shape. The {Sphyrna             zyg[91]na} is found in the North Atlantic. Called also             {hammer fish}, and {balance fish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L.       bilan[?], bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E.       two) + lanx plate, scale.]       1. An apparatus for weighing.          Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or                lever supported exactly in the middle, having two                scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its                extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,                our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended                near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which                a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other                forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the                combinations of levers making up platform scales; and                even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a                spring.          2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.                         A fair balance of the advantages on either side.                                                                               --Atterbury.          3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.          4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even             adjustment; steadiness.                         And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance                      true.                                                --Cowper.                         The order and balance of the country were destroyed.                                                                               --Buckle.                         English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.                                                                               S. Mill.          5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an             account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --             also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an             account. [bd] A balance at the banker's. [b8] --Thackeray.                         I still think the balance of probabilities leans                      towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.          6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See             {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).          7. (Astron.)             (a) The constellation Libra.             (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which                   the sun enters at the equinox in September.          8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. i., S.          {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised             beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,             the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.             --Knight.          {Balance fish}. (Zo[94]l) See {Hammerhead}.          {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which             overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with             the table.          {Balance of power}. (Politics), such an adjustment of power             among sovereign states that no one state is in a position             to interfere with the independence of the others;             international equilibrium; also, the ability ( of a state             or a third party within a state) to control the relations             between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a             state.          {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances             of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit             balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be             complete and the balances correctly taken.          {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so             that the movement of the mercurial column changes the             indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or             mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the             automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed             artificially, and as a fire alarm.          {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.          {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the             money values of the exports and imports of a country; or             more commonly, the amount required on one side or the             other to make such an equilibrium.          {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that             the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to             unseat the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a             puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the             admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.          {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the             debit and credit sides of an account.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L.       bilan[?], bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E.       two) + lanx plate, scale.]       1. An apparatus for weighing.          Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or                lever supported exactly in the middle, having two                scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its                extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,                our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended                near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which                a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other                forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the                combinations of levers making up platform scales; and                even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a                spring.          2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.                         A fair balance of the advantages on either side.                                                                               --Atterbury.          3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.          4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even             adjustment; steadiness.                         And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance                      true.                                                --Cowper.                         The order and balance of the country were destroyed.                                                                               --Buckle.                         English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.                                                                               S. Mill.          5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an             account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --             also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an             account. [bd] A balance at the banker's. [b8] --Thackeray.                         I still think the balance of probabilities leans                      towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.          6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See             {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).          7. (Astron.)             (a) The constellation Libra.             (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which                   the sun enters at the equinox in September.          8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. i., S.          {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised             beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,             the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.             --Knight.          {Balance fish}. (Zo[94]l) See {Hammerhead}.          {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which             overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with             the table.          {Balance of power}. (Politics), such an adjustment of power             among sovereign states that no one state is in a position             to interfere with the independence of the others;             international equilibrium; also, the ability ( of a state             or a third party within a state) to control the relations             between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a             state.          {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances             of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit             balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be             complete and the balances correctly taken.          {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so             that the movement of the mercurial column changes the             indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or             mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the             automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed             artificially, and as a fire alarm.          {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.          {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the             money values of the exports and imports of a country; or             more commonly, the amount required on one side or the             other to make such an equilibrium.          {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that             the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to             unseat the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a             puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the             admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.          {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the             debit and credit sides of an account.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L.       bilan[?], bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E.       two) + lanx plate, scale.]       1. An apparatus for weighing.          Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or                lever supported exactly in the middle, having two                scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its                extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,                our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended                near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which                a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other                forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the                combinations of levers making up platform scales; and                even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a                spring.          2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.                         A fair balance of the advantages on either side.                                                                               --Atterbury.          3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.          4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even             adjustment; steadiness.                         And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance                      true.                                                --Cowper.                         The order and balance of the country were destroyed.                                                                               --Buckle.                         English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.                                                                               S. Mill.          5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an             account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --             also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an             account. [bd] A balance at the banker's. [b8] --Thackeray.                         I still think the balance of probabilities leans                      towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.          6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See             {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).          7. (Astron.)             (a) The constellation Libra.             (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which                   the sun enters at the equinox in September.          8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. i., S.          {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised             beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,             the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.             --Knight.          {Balance fish}. (Zo[94]l) See {Hammerhead}.          {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which             overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with             the table.          {Balance of power}. (Politics), such an adjustment of power             among sovereign states that no one state is in a position             to interfere with the independence of the others;             international equilibrium; also, the ability ( of a state             or a third party within a state) to control the relations             between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a             state.          {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances             of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit             balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be             complete and the balances correctly taken.          {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so             that the movement of the mercurial column changes the             indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or             mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the             automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed             artificially, and as a fire alarm.          {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.          {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the             money values of the exports and imports of a country; or             more commonly, the amount required on one side or the             other to make such an equilibrium.          {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that             the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to             unseat the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a             puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the             admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.          {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the             debit and credit sides of an account.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L.       bilan[?], bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E.       two) + lanx plate, scale.]       1. An apparatus for weighing.          Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or                lever supported exactly in the middle, having two                scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its                extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,                our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended                near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which                a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other                forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the                combinations of levers making up platform scales; and                even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a                spring.          2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.                         A fair balance of the advantages on either side.                                                                               --Atterbury.          3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.          4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even             adjustment; steadiness.                         And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance                      true.                                                --Cowper.                         The order and balance of the country were destroyed.                                                                               --Buckle.                         English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.                                                                               S. Mill.          5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an             account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --             also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an             account. [bd] A balance at the banker's. [b8] --Thackeray.                         I still think the balance of probabilities leans                      towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.          6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See             {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).          7. (Astron.)             (a) The constellation Libra.             (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which                   the sun enters at the equinox in September.          8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. i., S.          {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised             beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,             the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.             --Knight.          {Balance fish}. (Zo[94]l) See {Hammerhead}.          {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which             overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with             the table.          {Balance of power}. (Politics), such an adjustment of power             among sovereign states that no one state is in a position             to interfere with the independence of the others;             international equilibrium; also, the ability ( of a state             or a third party within a state) to control the relations             between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a             state.          {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances             of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit             balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be             complete and the balances correctly taken.          {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so             that the movement of the mercurial column changes the             indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or             mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the             automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed             artificially, and as a fire alarm.          {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.          {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the             money values of the exports and imports of a country; or             more commonly, the amount required on one side or the             other to make such an equilibrium.          {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that             the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to             unseat the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a             puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the             admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.          {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the             debit and credit sides of an account.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rudder \Rud"der\, n. [OE. rother, AS. r[omac][edh]er a paddle;       akin to D. roer rudder, oar, G. ruder, OHG. roadar, Sw.       roder, ror, Dan. roer, ror. [root] 8. See {Row} to propel       with an oar, and cf. {Rother}. ]       1. (Naut.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a             vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad             and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank,             and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one             edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it             can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a             tiller, wheel, or other attachment.          2. Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or             governor; that which guides or governs the course.                         For rhyme the rudder is of verses.      --Hudibras.          {Balance rudder} (Naut.), a rudder pivoted near the middle             instead of at the edge, -- common on sharpies.          {Drop rudder} (Naut.), a rudder extending below the keel so             as to be more effective in steering.          {Rudder chain} (Naut.), one of the loose chains or ropes             which fasten the rudder to the quarters to prevent its             loss in case it gets unshipped, and for operating it in             case the tiller or the wheel is broken.          {Rudder coat} (Naut.), a covering of tarred canvas used to             prevent water from entering the rudderhole.          {Rudder fish}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The pilot fish.             (b) The amber fish ({Seriola zonata}), which is bluish                   having six broad black bands.             (c) A plain greenish black American fish ({Leirus                   perciformis}); -- called also {black rudder fish},                   {logfish}, and {barrel fish}. The name is also applied                   to other fishes which follow vessels.          {Rudder pendants} (Naut.), ropes connected with the rudder             chains.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L.       bilan[?], bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E.       two) + lanx plate, scale.]       1. An apparatus for weighing.          Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or                lever supported exactly in the middle, having two                scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its                extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,                our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended                near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which                a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other                forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the                combinations of levers making up platform scales; and                even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a                spring.          2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.                         A fair balance of the advantages on either side.                                                                               --Atterbury.          3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.          4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even             adjustment; steadiness.                         And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance                      true.                                                --Cowper.                         The order and balance of the country were destroyed.                                                                               --Buckle.                         English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.                                                                               S. Mill.          5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an             account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --             also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an             account. [bd] A balance at the banker's. [b8] --Thackeray.                         I still think the balance of probabilities leans                      towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.          6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See             {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).          7. (Astron.)             (a) The constellation Libra.             (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which                   the sun enters at the equinox in September.          8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. i., S.          {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised             beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,             the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.             --Knight.          {Balance fish}. (Zo[94]l) See {Hammerhead}.          {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which             overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with             the table.          {Balance of power}. (Politics), such an adjustment of power             among sovereign states that no one state is in a position             to interfere with the independence of the others;             international equilibrium; also, the ability ( of a state             or a third party within a state) to control the relations             between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a             state.          {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances             of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit             balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be             complete and the balances correctly taken.          {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so             that the movement of the mercurial column changes the             indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or             mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the             automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed             artificially, and as a fire alarm.          {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.          {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the             money values of the exports and imports of a country; or             more commonly, the amount required on one side or the             other to make such an equilibrium.          {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that             the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to             unseat the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a             puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the             admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.          {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the             debit and credit sides of an account.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thermometer \Ther*mom"e*ter\, n. [Thermo- + -meter: cf. F.       thermom[8a]tre. See {Thermal}.] (Physics)       An instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the       principle that changes of temperature in bodies are       accompained by proportional changes in their volumes or       dimensions.          Note: The thermometer usually consists of a glass tube of                capillary bore, terminating in a bulb, and containing                mercury or alcohol, which expanding or contracting                according to the temperature to which it is exposed,                indicates the degree of heat or cold by the amount of                space occupied, as shown by the position of the top of                the liquid column on a graduated scale. See                {Centigrade}, {Fahrenheit}, and {R[82]aumur}. To reduce                degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Centigrade, substract                32[f8] and multiply by [frac59]; to reduce degrees                Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit, multiply by [frac95]                and add 32[f8].          {Air thermometer}, {Balance thermometer}, etc. See under             {Air}, {Balance}, etc.          {Metallic thermometer}, a form of thermometer indicating             changes of temperature by the expansion or contraction of             rods or strips of metal.          {Register thermometer}, [or] {Self-registering thermometer},             a thermometer that registers the maximum and minimum of             temperature occurring in the interval of time between two             consecutive settings of the instrument. A common form             contains a bit of steel wire to be pushed before the             column and left at the point of maximum temperature, or a             slide of enamel, which is drawn back by the liquid, and             left within it at the point of minimum temperature.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L.       bilan[?], bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E.       two) + lanx plate, scale.]       1. An apparatus for weighing.          Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or                lever supported exactly in the middle, having two                scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its                extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,                our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended                near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which                a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other                forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the                combinations of levers making up platform scales; and                even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a                spring.          2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.                         A fair balance of the advantages on either side.                                                                               --Atterbury.          3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.          4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even             adjustment; steadiness.                         And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance                      true.                                                --Cowper.                         The order and balance of the country were destroyed.                                                                               --Buckle.                         English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.                                                                               S. Mill.          5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an             account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --             also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an             account. [bd] A balance at the banker's. [b8] --Thackeray.                         I still think the balance of probabilities leans                      towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.          6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See             {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).          7. (Astron.)             (a) The constellation Libra.             (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which                   the sun enters at the equinox in September.          8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. i., S.          {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised             beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,             the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.             --Knight.          {Balance fish}. (Zo[94]l) See {Hammerhead}.          {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which             overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with             the table.          {Balance of power}. (Politics), such an adjustment of power             among sovereign states that no one state is in a position             to interfere with the independence of the others;             international equilibrium; also, the ability ( of a state             or a third party within a state) to control the relations             between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a             state.          {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances             of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit             balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be             complete and the balances correctly taken.          {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so             that the movement of the mercurial column changes the             indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or             mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the             automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed             artificially, and as a fire alarm.          {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.          {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the             money values of the exports and imports of a country; or             more commonly, the amount required on one side or the             other to make such an equilibrium.          {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that             the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to             unseat the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a             puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the             admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.          {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the             debit and credit sides of an account.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balance \Bal"ance\, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L.       bilan[?], bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E.       two) + lanx plate, scale.]       1. An apparatus for weighing.          Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or                lever supported exactly in the middle, having two                scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its                extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,                our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended                near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which                a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other                forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the                combinations of levers making up platform scales; and                even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a                spring.          2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.                         A fair balance of the advantages on either side.                                                                               --Atterbury.          3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.          4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even             adjustment; steadiness.                         And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance                      true.                                                --Cowper.                         The order and balance of the country were destroyed.                                                                               --Buckle.                         English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.                                                                               S. Mill.          5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an             account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --             also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an             account. [bd] A balance at the banker's. [b8] --Thackeray.                         I still think the balance of probabilities leans                      towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.          6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See             {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).          7. (Astron.)             (a) The constellation Libra.             (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which                   the sun enters at the equinox in September.          8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. i., S.          {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised             beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,             the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.             --Knight.          {Balance fish}. (Zo[94]l) See {Hammerhead}.          {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which             overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with             the table.          {Balance of power}. (Politics), such an adjustment of power             among sovereign states that no one state is in a position             to interfere with the independence of the others;             international equilibrium; also, the ability ( of a state             or a third party within a state) to control the relations             between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a             state.          {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances             of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit             balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be             complete and the balances correctly taken.          {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so             that the movement of the mercurial column changes the             indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or             mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the             automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed             artificially, and as a fire alarm.          {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.          {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the             money values of the exports and imports of a country; or             more commonly, the amount required on one side or the             other to make such an equilibrium.          {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that             the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to             unseat the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a             puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the             admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.          {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the             debit and credit sides of an account.
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3. A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede.          4. A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form;             a disk; an orb. --Milton.          5. A turn revolution; rotation; compass.                         According to the common vicissitude and wheel of                      things, the proud and the insolent, after long                      trampling upon others, come at length to be trampled                      upon themselves.                                 --South.                         [He] throws his steep flight in many an a[89]ry                      wheel.                                                --Milton.          {A wheel within a wheel}, [or] {Wheels within wheels}, a             complication of circumstances, motives, etc.          {Balance wheel}. See in the Vocab.          {Bevel wheel}, {Brake wheel}, {Cam wheel}, {Fifth wheel},       {Overshot wheel}, {Spinning wheel}, etc. See under {Bevel},             {Brake}, etc.          {Core wheel}. (Mach.)             (a) A mortise gear.             (b) A wheel having a rim perforated to receive wooden                   cogs; the skeleton of a mortise gear.          {Measuring wheel}, an odometer, or perambulator.          {Wheel and axle} (Mech.), one of the elementary machines or             mechanical powers, consisting of a wheel fixed to an axle,             and used for raising great weights, by applying the power             to the circumference of the wheel, and attaching the             weight, by a rope or chain, to that of the axle. Called             also {axis in peritrochio}, and {perpetual lever}, -- the             principle of equilibrium involved being the same as in the             lever, while its action is continuous. See {Mechanical             powers}, under {Mechanical}.          {Wheel animal}, or {Wheel animalcule} (Zo[94]l.), any one of             numerous species of rotifers having a ciliated disk at the             anterior end.          {Wheel barometer}. (Physics) See under {Barometer}.          {Wheel boat}, a boat with wheels, to be used either on water             or upon inclined planes or railways.          {Wheel bug} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American hemipterous             insect ({Prionidus cristatus}) which sucks the blood of             other insects. So named from the curious shape of the             prothorax.          {Wheel carriage}, a carriage moving on wheels.          {Wheel chains}, or {Wheel ropes} (Naut.), the chains or ropes             connecting the wheel and rudder.          {Wheel cutter}, a machine for shaping the cogs of gear             wheels; a gear cutter.          {Wheel horse}, one of the horses nearest to the wheels, as             opposed to a leader, or forward horse; -- called also             {wheeler}.          {Wheel lathe}, a lathe for turning railway-car wheels.          {Wheel lock}.             (a) A letter lock. See under {Letter}.             (b) A kind of gunlock in which sparks were struck from a                   flint, or piece of iron pyrites, by a revolving wheel.             (c) A kind of brake a carriage.          {Wheel ore} (Min.), a variety of bournonite so named from the             shape of its twin crystals. See {Bournonite}.          {Wheel pit} (Steam Engine), a pit in the ground, in which the             lower part of the fly wheel runs.          {Wheel plow}, or {Wheel plough}, a plow having one or two             wheels attached, to render it more steady, and to regulate             the depth of the furrow.          {Wheel press}, a press by which railway-car wheels are forced             on, or off, their axles.          {Wheel race}, the place in which a water wheel is set.          {Wheel rope} (Naut.), a tiller rope. See under {Tiller}.          {Wheel stitch} (Needlework), a stitch resembling a spider's             web, worked into the material, and not over an open space.             --Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework).          {Wheel tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Aspidosperma excelsum}) of             Guiana, which has a trunk so curiously fluted that a             transverse section resembles the hub and spokes of a             coarsely made wheel. See {Paddlewood}.          {Wheel urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any sea urchin of the genus             {Rotula} having a round, flat shell.          {Wheel window} (Arch.), a circular window having radiating             mullions arranged like the spokes of a wheel. Cf. {Rose             window}, under {Rose}.
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Balance wheel \Bal"ance wheel`\       1. (Horology)             (a) A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch                   or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock;                   -- often called simply a {balance}.             (b) A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is                   acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in                   those watches called a balance).          2. (Mach.) A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements             of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.
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Balanceable \Bal"ance*a*ble\, a.       Such as can be balanced.
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Balance \Bal"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Balanced} ([?]); p. pr.       & vb. n. {Balancing} ([?]).] [From {Balance}, n.: cf. F.       balancer. ]       1. To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by             adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.          2. To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling;             as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance             one's self on a tight rope.          3. To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to             counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.                         One expression . . . must check and balance another.                                                                               --Kent.          4. To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to             estimate.                         Balance the good and evil of things.   --L'Estrange.          5. To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts             equal by paying the difference between them.                         I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power                      to balance accounts with my Maker.      --Addison.          6. To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account             equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit,             balances the account.          7. To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of             the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as,             to balance a set of books.          8. (Dancing) To move toward, and then back from,             reciprocally; as, to balance partners.          9. (Naut.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass;             as, to balance the boom mainsail.          {Balanced valve}. See {Balance valve}, under {Balance}, n.          Syn: To poise; weigh; adjust; counteract; neutralize;                equalize.
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Balance \Bal"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Balanced} ([?]); p. pr.       & vb. n. {Balancing} ([?]).] [From {Balance}, n.: cf. F.       balancer. ]       1. To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by             adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.          2. To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling;             as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance             one's self on a tight rope.          3. To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to             counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.                         One expression . . . must check and balance another.                                                                               --Kent.          4. To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to             estimate.                         Balance the good and evil of things.   --L'Estrange.          5. To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts             equal by paying the difference between them.                         I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power                      to balance accounts with my Maker.      --Addison.          6. To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account             equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit,             balances the account.          7. To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of             the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as,             to balance a set of books.          8. (Dancing) To move toward, and then back from,             reciprocally; as, to balance partners.          9. (Naut.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass;             as, to balance the boom mainsail.          {Balanced valve}. See {Balance valve}, under {Balance}, n.          Syn: To poise; weigh; adjust; counteract; neutralize;                equalize.
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Balancement \Bal"ance*ment\, n.       The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise; even       adjustment of forces. [R.] --Darwin.
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Balancer \Bal"an*cer\, n.       1. One who balances, or uses a balance.          2. (Zo[94]l.) In Diptera, the rudimentary posterior wing.
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Balancereef \Bal"ance*reef`\, n. (Naut.)       The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the       ship.
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Balance \Bal"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Balanced} ([?]); p. pr.       & vb. n. {Balancing} ([?]).] [From {Balance}, n.: cf. F.       balancer. ]       1. To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by             adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.          2. To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling;             as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance             one's self on a tight rope.          3. To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to             counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.                         One expression . . . must check and balance another.                                                                               --Kent.          4. To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to             estimate.                         Balance the good and evil of things.   --L'Estrange.          5. To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts             equal by paying the difference between them.                         I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power                      to balance accounts with my Maker.      --Addison.          6. To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account             equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit,             balances the account.          7. To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of             the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as,             to balance a set of books.          8. (Dancing) To move toward, and then back from,             reciprocally; as, to balance partners.          9. (Naut.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass;             as, to balance the boom mainsail.          {Balanced valve}. See {Balance valve}, under {Balance}, n.          Syn: To poise; weigh; adjust; counteract; neutralize;                equalize.
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Autotransformer \Au`to*trans*form"er\, n. [Auto- + transformer.]       (Elec.)       A transformer in which part of the primary winding is used as       a secondary winding, or vice versa; -- called also a       {compensator} or {balancing coil}.
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Sea acorn \Sea" a"corn\ (Zo[94]l.)       An acorn barnacle ({Balanus}).
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Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS.       rocc.]       1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed             stone or crag. See {Stone}.                         Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its                      firm base as soon as I.                     --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's             crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth,             clay, etc., when in natural beds.          3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a             support; a refuge.                         The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii.                                                                               2.          4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling             the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}.          Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of                self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built,                rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.          {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a             rock.] Same as {Roche alum}.          {Rock barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides})             very abundant on rocks washed by tides.          {Rock bass}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}.             (b) The goggle-eye.             (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called                   rock bass.          {Rock builder} (Zo[94]l.), any species of animal whose             remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially             the corals and Foraminifera.          {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide             of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white             color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous             slate.          {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure             sugar which are very hard, whence the name.          {Rock cavy}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moco}.          {Rock cod} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod                   found about rocks andledges.             (b) A California rockfish.          {Rock cook}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}).             (b) A rockling.          {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which             are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture.                      {Rock crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large             crabs of the genus {Cancer}, as the two species of the New             England coast ({C. irroratus} and {C. borealis}). See             Illust. under {Cancer}.          {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress             kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petr[91]a}, {A. lyrata},             etc.          {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under             {Crystal}.          {Rock dove} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock             doo}.          {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp.,             a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for             drilling holes for blasting, etc.          {Rock duck} (Zo[94]l.), the harlequin duck.          {Rock eel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gunnel}.          {Rock goat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild goat, or ibex.          {Rock hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a penguin of the genus             {Catarractes}. See under {Penguin}.          {Rock kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}.                      {Rock lobster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and             {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny             lobster}, and {sea crayfish}.          {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite             occuring as an efflorescence.          {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}.          {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}.          {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}.          {Rock parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian parrakeet             ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the             rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive             green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing             quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish             green.          {Rock pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia})             Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was             derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}.          {Rock pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Pipit}.          {Rock plover}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover.             (b) The rock snipe.          {Rock ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan             ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the             tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish             brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black             patches on the back.          {Rock rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}.                      {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet.          {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring             in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from             the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes             given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation             from sea water in large basins or cavities.          {Rock seal} (Zo[94]l.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}.          {Rock shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and             allied genera.          {Rock snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several large pythons;             as, the royal rock snake ({Python regia}) of Africa, and             the rock snake of India ({P. molurus}). The Australian             rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}.                      {Rock snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa             maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover},             {winter snipe}.          {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy             feel, and adhering to the tongue.          {Rock sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of                   the genus {Petronia}, as {P. stulla}, of Europe.             (b) A North American sparrow ({Puc[91]a ruficeps}).          {Rock tar}, petroleum.          {Rock thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus             {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock             thrush ({M. saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush of India             ({M. cyaneus}), in which the male is blue throughout.          {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria             Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of             America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous             or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases             of extremity.          {Rock trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine             food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family             {Chirad[91]}, native of the North Pacific coasts; --             called also {sea trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and             {starling}.          {Rock warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian singing bird             ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and             water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}.          {Rock wren} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wrens             of the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of             Lower California and Mexico.
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Bale \Bale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baled} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Baling}.]       To make up in a bale. --Goldsmith.
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Ball \Ball\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Balled} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Balling}.]       To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or       clay; to gather into balls; as, the horse balls; the snow       balls.
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Balloonist \Bal*loon"ist\, n.       An a[89]ronaut.
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Balm \Balm\, n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L.       balsamum balsam, from Gr. [?]; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf.       Heb. b[be]s[be]m. Cf. {Balsam}.]       1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Melissa}.          2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or             shrubs. --Dryden.          3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.          4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. [bd]Balm for             each ill.[b8] --Mrs. Hemans.          {Balm cricket} (Zo[94]l.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.          {Balm of Gilead} (Bot.), a small evergreen African and             Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family ({Balsamodendron             Gileadense}). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong             aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of             Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a             yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic             taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent             and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb             {Dracocephalum Canariense} is familiarly called balm of             Gilead, and so are the American trees, {Populus             balsamifera}, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and             {Abies balsamea} (balsam fir).
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Cricket \Crick"et\ (kr?k"?t), n. [OE. criket, OF. crequet,       criquet; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. creak; cf. D.       kriek a cricket. See {Creak}.] (Zo[94]l.)       An orthopterous insect of the genus {Gryllus}, and allied       genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing       together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings.          Note: The common European cricket is {Gryllus domesticus};                the common large black crickets of America are {G.                niger}, {G. neglectus}, and others.          {Balm cricket}. See under {Balm}.          {Cricket bird}, a small European bird ({Silvia locustella});             -- called also {grasshopper warbler}.          {Cricket frog}, a small American tree frog ({Acris gryllus});             -- so called from its chirping.
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Balneography \Bal`ne*og"ra*phy\, n. [L. balneum bath + -graphy.]       A description of baths.
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Bawl \Bawl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bawled} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bawling}.] [Icel. baula to low, bellow, as a cow; akin to       Sw. b[94]la; cf. AS bellan, G. bellen to bark, E. bellow,       bull.]       1. To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence,             as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.          2. To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.
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Bay \Bay\, a. [F. bai, fr. L. badius brown, chestnutcolored; --       used only of horses.]       Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the       color of horses.          {Bay cat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild cat of Africa and the East             Indies ({Felis aurata}).          {Bay lynx} (Zo[94]l.), the common American lynx ({Felis, or             Lynx, rufa}).
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Beal \Beal\, n. [See Boil a tumor.] (Med.) A small inflammatory       tumor; a pustule. [Prov. Eng.] Beal \Beal\, v. i. [imp. & p.       p. {Bealed}; p. pr & vb. n. {Bealing}.]       To gather matter; to swell and come to a head, as a pimple.       [Prov. Eng.]
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Belay \Be*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belaid}, {Belayed}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Belaying}.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to       cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for       sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. {Be-}, and       {Lay} to place.]       1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.]                         Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. --Spenser.          2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns             with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. --Totten.          3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block             up or obstruct. [Obs.] --Dryden.          {Belay thee!} Stop.
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Belaying pin \Be*lay"ing pin`\ (b[esl]*l[amac]"[icr]ng       p[icr]n`). (Naut.)       A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round       which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.
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Bell \Bell\, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.]       1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a             cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue,             and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck.          Note: Bells have been made of various metals, but the best                have always been, as now, of an alloy of copper and                tin.          {The Liberty Bell}, the famous bell of the Philadelphia State             House, which rang when the Continental Congress declared             the Independence of the United States, in 1776. It had             been cast in 1753, and upon it were the words [bd]Proclaim             liberty throughout all the land, to all the inhabitants             thereof.[b8]          2. A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose             ball which causes it to sound when moved.          3. Anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol of a             flower. [bd]In a cowslip's bell I lie.[b8] --Shak.          4. (Arch.) That part of the capital of a column included             between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the             naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist             within the leafage of a capital.          5. pl. (Naut.) The strikes of the bell which mark the time;             or the time so designated.          Note: On shipboard, time is marked by a bell, which is struck                eight times at 4, 8, and 12 o'clock. Half an hour after                it has struck [bd]eight bells[b8] it is struck once,                and at every succeeding half hour the number of strokes                is increased by one, till at the end of the four hours,                which constitute a watch, it is struck eight times.          {To bear away the bell}, to win the prize at a race where the             prize was a bell; hence, to be superior in something.             --Fuller.          {To bear the bell}, to be the first or leader; -- in allusion             to the bellwether or a flock, or the leading animal of a             team or drove, when wearing a bell.          {To curse by bell}, {book}, {and candle}, a solemn form of             excommunication used in the Roman Catholic church, the             bell being tolled, the book of offices for the purpose             being used, and three candles being extinguished with             certain ceremonies. --Nares.          {To lose the bell}, to be worsted in a contest. [bd]In single             fight he lost the bell.[b8] --Fairfax.          {To shake the bells}, to move, give notice, or alarm. --Shak.          Note: Bell is much used adjectively or in combinations; as,                bell clapper; bell foundry; bell hanger; bell-mouthed;                bell tower, etc., which, for the most part, are                self-explaining.          {Bell arch} (Arch.), an arch of unusual form, following the             curve of an ogee.          {Bell cage}, or {Bell carriage} (Arch.), a timber frame             constructed to carry one or more large bells.          {Bell cot} (Arch.), a small or subsidiary construction,             frequently corbeled out from the walls of a structure, and             used to contain and support one or more bells.          {Bell deck} (Arch.), the floor of a belfry made to serve as a             roof to the rooms below.          {Bell founder}, one whose occupation it is to found or cast             bells.          {Bell foundry}, or {Bell foundery}, a place where bells are             founded or cast.          {Bell gable} (Arch.), a small gable-shaped construction,             pierced with one or more openings, and used to contain             bells.          {Bell glass}. See {Bell jar}.          {Bell hanger}, a man who hangs or puts up bells.          {Bell pull}, a cord, handle, or knob, connecting with a bell             or bell wire, and which will ring the bell when pulled.             --Aytoun.          {Bell punch}, a kind of conductor's punch which rings a bell             when used.          {Bell ringer}, one who rings a bell or bells, esp. one whose             business it is to ring a church bell or chime, or a set of             musical bells for public entertainment.          {Bell roof} (Arch.), a roof shaped according to the general             lines of a bell.          {Bell rope}, a rope by which a church or other bell is rung.                      {Bell tent}, a circular conical-topped tent.          {Bell trap}, a kind of bell shaped stench trap.
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Bell \Bell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Belling}.]       To put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat.          2. To make bell-mouthed; as, to bell a tube.
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Belling \Bell"ing\, n. [From {Bell} to bellow.]       A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time. --Johnson.
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Bellow \Bel"low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bellowed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Bellowing}.] [OE. belwen, belowen, AS. bylgean, fr.       bellan; akin to G. bellen, and perh. to L. flere to weep,       OSlav. bleja to bleat, Lith. balsas voice. Cf. {Bell}, n. &       v., {Bawl}, {Bull}.]       1. To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull.          2. To bowl; to vociferate; to clamor. --Dryden.          3. To roar; as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when             violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound.                         The bellowing voice of boiling seas.   --Dryden.
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Belly \Bel"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bellied}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bellying}.]       To cause to swell out; to fill. [R.]                   Your breath of full consent bellied his sails. --Shak.
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Belong \Be*long"\, v. t.       To be deserved by. [Obs.]                   More evils belong us than happen to us.   --B. Jonson.
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Belong \Be*long"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Belonged}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Belonging}.] [OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to       concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be- +       longen to desire. See {Long}, v. i.]          Note: [Usually construed with to.]       1. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great             Britain.          2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or             related; to owe allegiance or service.                         A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. --Luke                                                                               ix. 10.                         The mighty men which belonged to David. --1 Kings i.                                                                               8.          3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to             appertain to. [bd]Do not interpretations belong to God             ?[b8] --Gen. xl. 8.          4. To be suitable for; to be due to.                         Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age.                                                                               --Heb. v. 14.                         No blame belongs to thee.                  --Shak.          5. To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal             residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or             operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by             the parish or town.                         Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which                      the mothers belong.                           --Blackstone.
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Belong \Be*long"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Belonged}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Belonging}.] [OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to       concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be- +       longen to desire. See {Long}, v. i.]          Note: [Usually construed with to.]       1. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great             Britain.          2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or             related; to owe allegiance or service.                         A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. --Luke                                                                               ix. 10.                         The mighty men which belonged to David. --1 Kings i.                                                                               8.          3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to             appertain to. [bd]Do not interpretations belong to God             ?[b8] --Gen. xl. 8.          4. To be suitable for; to be due to.                         Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age.                                                                               --Heb. v. 14.                         No blame belongs to thee.                  --Shak.          5. To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal             residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or             operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by             the parish or town.                         Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which                      the mothers belong.                           --Blackstone.
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Belonging \Be*long"ing\, n. [Commonly in the pl.]       1. That which belongs to one; that which pertains to one;             hence, goods or effects. [bd]Thyself and thy             belongings.[b8] --Shak.          2. That which is connected with a principal or greater thing;             an appendage; an appurtenance.          3. Family; relations; household. [Colloq.]                         Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped,                      before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons.                                                                               --Thackeray.
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Belong \Be*long"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Belonged}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Belonging}.] [OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to       concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be- +       longen to desire. See {Long}, v. i.]          Note: [Usually construed with to.]       1. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great             Britain.          2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or             related; to owe allegiance or service.                         A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. --Luke                                                                               ix. 10.                         The mighty men which belonged to David. --1 Kings i.                                                                               8.          3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to             appertain to. [bd]Do not interpretations belong to God             ?[b8] --Gen. xl. 8.          4. To be suitable for; to be due to.                         Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age.                                                                               --Heb. v. 14.                         No blame belongs to thee.                  --Shak.          5. To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal             residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or             operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by             the parish or town.                         Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which                      the mothers belong.                           --Blackstone.
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Belie \Be*lie"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belied}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Belying}.] [OE. bilien, bili[?]en, AS. bele[a2]gan; pref.       be- + le[a2]gan to lie. See {Lie}, n.]       1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with,             falsehood.                         Their trembling hearts belie their boastful tongues.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. To give a false representation or account of.                         Should I do so, I should belie my thoughts. --Shak.          3. To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander.                         Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him.                                                                               --Shak.          4. To mimic; to counterfeit. [Obs.] --Dryden.          5. To fill with lies. [Obs.] [bd]The breath of slander doth             belie all corners of the world.[b8] --Shak.
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Bewail \Be*wail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewailed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Bewailing}.]       To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail       over.                   Hath widowed and unchilded many a one, Which to this                hour bewail the injury.                           --Shak.          Syn: To bemoan; grieve. -- See {Deplore}.
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Bewailing \Be*wail"ing\, a.       Wailing over; lamenting. -- {Be*wail"ing*ly}, adv.
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Bewailing \Be*wail"ing\, a.       Wailing over; lamenting. -- {Be*wail"ing*ly}, adv.
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Bilingual \Bi*lin"gual\, a. [L. bilinguis; bis twice + lingua       tongue, language.]       Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two       languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual       dictionary. -- {Bi*lin"gual*ly}, adv.
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Bilingualism \Bi*lin"gual*ism\, n.       Quality of being bilingual.                   The bilingualism of King's English.         --Earle.
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Bilingual \Bi*lin"gual\, a. [L. bilinguis; bis twice + lingua       tongue, language.]       Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two       languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual       dictionary. -- {Bi*lin"gual*ly}, adv.
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Bilinguar \Bi*lin"guar\, a.       See {Bilingual}.
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Bilinguist \Bi*lin"guist\, n.       One versed in two languages.
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Bilinguous \Bi*lin"guous\, a. [L. bilinguis.]       Having two tongues, or speaking two languages. [Obs.]
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Bill \Bill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Billed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Billing}.]       1. To strike; to peck. [Obs.]          2. To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness. [bd]As             pigeons bill.[b8] --Shak.          {To bill and coo}, to interchange caresses; -- said of doves;             also of demonstrative lovers. --Thackeray.
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Billing \Bill"ing\, a. & n.       Caressing; kissing.
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Billingsgate \Bil"lings*gate`\, n.       1. A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for             fish and foul language.          2. Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation;             ribaldry.
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Billow \Bil"low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Billowed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Billowing}.]       To surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate.       [bd]The billowing snow.[b8] --Prior.
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Blancard \Blan"card\, n. [F., fr. blanc white.]       A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which       is partly blanches before it is woven.
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Blanch \Blanch\, v. i.       To use evasion. [Obs.]                   Books will speak plain, when counselors blanch.                                                                               --Bacon.
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Blanch \Blanch\, n. (Mining)       Ore, not in masses, but mixed with other minerals.
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Blanch \Blanch\, v. i.       To grow or become white; as, his cheek blanched with fear;       the rose blanches in the sun.                   [Bones] blanching on the grass.               --Tennyson.
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Blanch \Blanch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Blanching}.] [OE. blanchen, blaunchen, F. blanchir, fr.       blanc white. See {Blank}, a.]       1. To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; as,             to blanch linen; age has blanched his hair.          2. (Gardening) To bleach by excluding the light, as the             stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying             them together.          3. (Confectionery & Cookery)             (a) To make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding;                   as, to blanch almonds.             (b) To whiten, as the surface of meat, by plunging into                   boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to                   harden the surface and retain the juices.          4. To give a white luster to (silver, before stamping, in the             process of coining.).          5. To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.          6. Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to; to             whitewash; to palliate.                         Blanch over the blackest and most absurd things.                                                                               --Tillotson.          Syn: To {Blanch}, {Whiten}.          Usage: To whiten is the generic term, denoting, to render                   white; as, to whiten the walls of a room. Usually                   (though not of necessity) this is supposed to be done                   by placing some white coloring matter in or upon the                   surface of the object in question. To blanch is to                   whiten by the removal of coloring matter; as, to                   blanch linen. So the cheek is blanched by fear, i. e.,                   by the withdrawal of the blood, which leaves it white.
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Blanch \Blanch\, v. t. [See {Blench}.]       1. To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed.             [Obs.]                         Ifs and ands to qualify the words of treason,                      whereby every man might express his malice and                      blanch his danger.                              --Bacon.                         I suppose you will not blanch Paris in your way.                                                                               --Reliq. Wot.          2. To cause to turn aside or back; as, to blanch a deer.
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Blanch holding \Blanch" hold`ing\ (Scots Law)       A mode of tenure by the payment of a small duty in white rent       (silver) or otherwise.
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3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for             separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; --             called also {lay} and {batten}.          {Blanchard lathe}, a lathe for turning irregular forms after             a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.          {Drill lathe}, [or] {Speed lathe}, a small lathe which, from             its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.          {Engine lathe}, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has             an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring             metals, cutting screws, etc.          {Foot lathe}, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by             the foot.          {Geometric lathe}. See under {Geometric}          {Hand lathe}, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe             without an automatic feed for the tool.          {Slide lathe}, an engine lathe.          {Throw lathe}, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the             cutting tool is held in the other.
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Blanchard lathe \Blan"chard lathe\ [After Thomas Blanchard,       American inventor.] (Mach.)       A kind of wood-turning lathe for making noncircular and       irregular forms, as felloes, gun stocks, lasts, spokes, etc.,       after a given pattern. The pattern and work rotate on       parallel spindles in the same direction with the same speed,       and the work is shaped by a rapidly rotating cutter whose       position is varied by the pattern acting as a cam upon a       follower wheel traversing slowly along the pattern.
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Blanch \Blanch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Blanching}.] [OE. blanchen, blaunchen, F. blanchir, fr.       blanc white. See {Blank}, a.]       1. To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; as,             to blanch linen; age has blanched his hair.          2. (Gardening) To bleach by excluding the light, as the             stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying             them together.          3. (Confectionery & Cookery)             (a) To make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding;                   as, to blanch almonds.             (b) To whiten, as the surface of meat, by plunging into                   boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to                   harden the surface and retain the juices.          4. To give a white luster to (silver, before stamping, in the             process of coining.).          5. To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.          6. Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to; to             whitewash; to palliate.                         Blanch over the blackest and most absurd things.                                                                               --Tillotson.          Syn: To {Blanch}, {Whiten}.          Usage: To whiten is the generic term, denoting, to render                   white; as, to whiten the walls of a room. Usually                   (though not of necessity) this is supposed to be done                   by placing some white coloring matter in or upon the                   surface of the object in question. To blanch is to                   whiten by the removal of coloring matter; as, to                   blanch linen. So the cheek is blanched by fear, i. e.,                   by the withdrawal of the blood, which leaves it white.
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Blancher \Blanch"er\, n.       One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; esp., one who       anneals and cleanses money; also, a chemical preparation for       this purpose.
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Blancher \Blanch"er\, n.       One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside. [Obs.]                   And Gynecia, a blancher, which kept the dearest deer                from her.                                                --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                   And so even now hath he divers blanchers belonging to                the market, to let and stop the light of the gospel.                                                                               --Latimer.
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Blanchimeter \Blanch*im"e*ter\, n. [1st blanch + -meter.]       An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of chloride       of lime and potash; a chlorometer. --Ure.
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Blanch \Blanch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Blanching}.] [OE. blanchen, blaunchen, F. blanchir, fr.       blanc white. See {Blank}, a.]       1. To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; as,             to blanch linen; age has blanched his hair.          2. (Gardening) To bleach by excluding the light, as the             stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying             them together.          3. (Confectionery & Cookery)             (a) To make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding;                   as, to blanch almonds.             (b) To whiten, as the surface of meat, by plunging into                   boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to                   harden the surface and retain the juices.          4. To give a white luster to (silver, before stamping, in the             process of coining.).          5. To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.          6. Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to; to             whitewash; to palliate.                         Blanch over the blackest and most absurd things.                                                                               --Tillotson.          Syn: To {Blanch}, {Whiten}.          Usage: To whiten is the generic term, denoting, to render                   white; as, to whiten the walls of a room. Usually                   (though not of necessity) this is supposed to be done                   by placing some white coloring matter in or upon the                   surface of the object in question. To blanch is to                   whiten by the removal of coloring matter; as, to                   blanch linen. So the cheek is blanched by fear, i. e.,                   by the withdrawal of the blood, which leaves it white.
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Blancmange \Blanc*mange"\, n. [F. blancmanger, lit. white food;       blanc white + manger to eat.] (Cookery)       A preparation for desserts, etc., made from isinglass, sea       moss, cornstarch, or other gelatinous or starchy substance,       with mild, usually sweetened and flavored, and shaped in a       mold.
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Blancmanger \Blanc*man"ger\, n. [F. See {Blancmange}.]       A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of       capon, fish, etc. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Blank \Blank\, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F.       blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white,       G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. [?]98.       See {Blink}, and cf. 1st {Blanch}.]       1. Of a white or pale color; without color.                         To the blank moon Her office they prescribed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty             space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said             of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a             blank check; a blank ballot.          3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.                         Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. --Milton.          4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space;             a blank day.          5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank             desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections,             hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of             sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.          6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated             characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;             expressionless; vacant. [bd]Blank and horror-stricken             faces.[b8] --C. Kingsley.                         The blank . . . glance of a half returned                      consciousness.                                    --G. Eliot.          7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.          {Blank bar} (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in             an action of trespass to assign the certain place where             the trespass was committed; -- called also {common bar}.                      {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge containing no ball.          {Blank deed}. See {Deed}.          {Blank door}, [or] {Blank window} (Arch.), a depression in a             wall of the size of a door or window, either for             symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion             of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.                      {Blank indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which omits the             name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is             usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on             the back of the bill.          {Blank line} (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a             line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.          {Blank tire} (Mech.), a tire without a flange.          {Blank tooling}. See {Blind tooling}, under {Blind}.          {Blank verse}. See under {Verse}.          {Blank wall}, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead             wall.
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Blank \Blank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Blanking}.] [Cf. 3d {Blanch}.]       1. To make void; to annul. [Obs.] --Spenser.          2. To blanch; to make blank; to damp the spirits of; to             dispirit or confuse. [Obs.]                         Each opposite that blanks the face of joy. --Shak.
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Blank \Blank\, n.       1. Any void space; a void space on paper, or in any written             instrument; an interval void of consciousness, action,             result, etc; a void.                         I can not write a paper full, I used to do; and yet                      I will not forgive a blank of half an inch from you.                                                                               --Swift.                         From this time there ensues a long blank in the                      history of French legislation.            --Hallam.                         I was ill. I can't tell how long -- it was a blank.                                                                               --G. Eliot.          2. A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on             which no prize is indicated.                         In Fortune's lottery lies A heap of blanks, like                      this, for one small prize.                  --Dryden.          3. A paper unwritten; a paper without marks or characters a             blank ballot; -- especially, a paper on which are to be             inserted designated items of information, for which spaces             are left vacant; a bland form.                         The freemen signified their approbation by an                      inscribed vote, and their dissent by a blank.                                                                               --Palfrey.          4. A paper containing the substance of a legal instrument, as             a deed, release, writ, or execution, with spaces left to             be filled with names, date, descriptions, etc.          5. The point aimed at in a target, marked with a white spot;             hence, the object to which anything is directed.                         Let me still remain The true blank of thine eye.                                                                               --Shak.          6. Aim; shot; range. [Obs.]                         I have stood . . . within the blank of his                      displeasure For my free speech.         --Shak.          7. A kind of base silver money, first coined in England by             Henry V., and worth about 8 pence; also, a French coin of             the seventeenth century, worth about 4 pence. --Nares.          8. (Mech.) A piece of metal prepared to be made into             something by a further operation, as a coin, screw, nuts.          9. (Dominoes) A piece or division of a piece, without spots;             as, the [bd]double blank[b8]; the [bd]six blank.[b8]          {In blank}, with an essential portion to be supplied by             another; as, to make out a check in blank.
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4. A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth             of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.          5. Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of             assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having             special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons.          6. (Law)             (a) The railing that incloses the place which counsel                   occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the                   bar of the court signifies in open court.             (b) The place in court where prisoners are stationed for                   arraignment, trial, or sentence.             (c) The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or                   district; the legal profession.             (d) A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to                   plaintiff's action.          7. Any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of             God.          8. A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are             passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind             the counter where liquors for sale are kept.          9. (Her.) An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying             only one fifth part of the field.          10. A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a             bar of color.          11. (Mus.) A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the             staff into spaces which represent measures, and are             themselves called measures.          Note: A double bar marks the end of a strain or main division                of a movement, or of a whole piece of music; in                psalmody, it marks the end of a line of poetry. The                term bar is very often loosely used for measure, i.e.,                for such length of music, or of silence, as is included                between one bar and the next; as, a passage of eight                bars; two bars' rest.          12. (Far.) pl.             (a) The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper                   jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed.             (b) The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent                   inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side,                   and extends into the center of the sole.          13. (Mining)             (a) A drilling or tamping rod.             (b) A vein or dike crossing a lode.          14. (Arch.)             (a) A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.             (b) A slender strip of wood which divides and supports                   the glass of a window; a sash bar.          {Bar shoe} (Far.), a kind of horseshoe having a bar across             the usual opening at the heel, to protect a tender frog             from injury.          {Bar shot}, a double headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a             ball or half ball at each end; -- formerly used for             destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.          {Bar sinister} (Her.), a term popularly but erroneously used             for baton, a mark of illegitimacy. See {Baton}.          {Bar tracery} (Arch.), ornamental stonework resembling bars             of iron twisted into the forms required.          {Blank bar} (Law). See {Blank}.          {Case at bar} (Law), a case presently before the court; a             case under argument.          {In bar of}, as a sufficient reason against; to prevent.          {Matter in bar}, or {Defence in bar}, a plea which is a final             defense in an action.          {Plea in bar}, a plea which goes to bar or defeat the             plaintiff's action absolutely and entirely.          {Trial at bar} (Eng. Law), a trial before all the judges of             one the superior courts of Westminster, or before a quorum             representing the full court.
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Blank \Blank\, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F.       blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white,       G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. [?]98.       See {Blink}, and cf. 1st {Blanch}.]       1. Of a white or pale color; without color.                         To the blank moon Her office they prescribed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty             space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said             of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a             blank check; a blank ballot.          3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.                         Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. --Milton.          4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space;             a blank day.          5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank             desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections,             hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of             sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.          6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated             characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;             expressionless; vacant. [bd]Blank and horror-stricken             faces.[b8] --C. Kingsley.                         The blank . . . glance of a half returned                      consciousness.                                    --G. Eliot.          7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.          {Blank bar} (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in             an action of trespass to assign the certain place where             the trespass was committed; -- called also {common bar}.                      {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge containing no ball.          {Blank deed}. See {Deed}.          {Blank door}, [or] {Blank window} (Arch.), a depression in a             wall of the size of a door or window, either for             symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion             of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.                      {Blank indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which omits the             name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is             usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on             the back of the bill.          {Blank line} (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a             line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.          {Blank tire} (Mech.), a tire without a flange.          {Blank tooling}. See {Blind tooling}, under {Blind}.          {Blank verse}. See under {Verse}.          {Blank wall}, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead             wall.
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Blank \Blank\, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F.       blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white,       G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. [?]98.       See {Blink}, and cf. 1st {Blanch}.]       1. Of a white or pale color; without color.                         To the blank moon Her office they prescribed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty             space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said             of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a             blank check; a blank ballot.          3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.                         Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. --Milton.          4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space;             a blank day.          5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank             desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections,             hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of             sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.          6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated             characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;             expressionless; vacant. [bd]Blank and horror-stricken             faces.[b8] --C. Kingsley.                         The blank . . . glance of a half returned                      consciousness.                                    --G. Eliot.          7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.          {Blank bar} (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in             an action of trespass to assign the certain place where             the trespass was committed; -- called also {common bar}.                      {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge containing no ball.          {Blank deed}. See {Deed}.          {Blank door}, [or] {Blank window} (Arch.), a depression in a             wall of the size of a door or window, either for             symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion             of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.                      {Blank indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which omits the             name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is             usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on             the back of the bill.          {Blank line} (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a             line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.          {Blank tire} (Mech.), a tire without a flange.          {Blank tooling}. See {Blind tooling}, under {Blind}.          {Blank verse}. See under {Verse}.          {Blank wall}, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead             wall.
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Cartridge \Car"tridge\ (k[aum]r"tr[icr]j), n. [Formerly       cartrage, corrupted fr. F. cartouche. See {Cartouch}.] (Mil.)       A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held       together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard,       or other material.          {Ball cartridge}, a cartridge containing a projectile.          {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge without a projectile.          {Center-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate             occupies an axial position usually in the center of the             base of the capsule, instead of being contained in its             rim. In the Prussian needle gun the fulminate is applied             to the middle of the base of the bullet.          {Rim-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate is             contained in a rim surrounding its base.          {Cartridge bag}, a bag of woolen cloth, to hold a charge for             a cannon.          {Cartridge belt}, a belt having pockets for cartridges.          {Cartridge box}, a case, usually of leather, attached to a             belt or strap, for holding cartridges.          {Cartridge paper}.       (a) A thick stout paper for inclosing cartridges.       (b) A rough tinted paper used for covering walls, and also             for making drawings upon.
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Deed \Deed\, n. [AS. d[?]d; akin to OS. d[be]d, D. & Dan. daad,       G. thai, Sw. d[86]d, Goth. d[?]ds; fr. the root of do. See       {Do}, v. t.]       1. That which is done or effected by a responsible agent; an             act; an action; a thing done; -- a word of extensive             application, including, whatever is done, good or bad,             great or small.                         And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye                      have done?                                          --Gen. xliv.                                                                               15.                         We receive the due reward of our deeds. --Luke                                                                               xxiii. 41.                         Would serve his kind in deed and word. --Tennyson.          2. Illustrious act; achievement; exploit. [bd]Knightly             deeds.[b8] --Spenser.                         Whose deeds some nobler poem shall adorn. --Dryden.          3. Power of action; agency; efficiency. [Obs.]                         To be, both will and deed, created free. --Milton.          4. Fact; reality; -- whence we have indeed.          5. (Law) A sealed instrument in writing, on paper or             parchment, duly executed and delivered, containing some             transfer, bargain, or contract.          Note: The term is generally applied to conveyances of real                estate, and it is the prevailing doctrine that a deed                must be signed as well as sealed, though at common law                signing was formerly not necessary.          {Blank deed}, a printed form containing the customary legal             phraseology, with blank spaces for writing in names,             dates, boundaries, etc.          6. Performance; -- followed by of. [Obs.] --Shak.          {In deed}, in fact; in truth; verily. See {Indeed}.
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Blank \Blank\, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F.       blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white,       G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. [?]98.       See {Blink}, and cf. 1st {Blanch}.]       1. Of a white or pale color; without color.                         To the blank moon Her office they prescribed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty             space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said             of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a             blank check; a blank ballot.          3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.                         Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. --Milton.          4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space;             a blank day.          5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank             desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections,             hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of             sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.          6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated             characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;             expressionless; vacant. [bd]Blank and horror-stricken             faces.[b8] --C. Kingsley.                         The blank . . . glance of a half returned                      consciousness.                                    --G. Eliot.          7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.          {Blank bar} (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in             an action of trespass to assign the certain place where             the trespass was committed; -- called also {common bar}.                      {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge containing no ball.          {Blank deed}. See {Deed}.          {Blank door}, [or] {Blank window} (Arch.), a depression in a             wall of the size of a door or window, either for             symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion             of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.                      {Blank indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which omits the             name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is             usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on             the back of the bill.          {Blank line} (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a             line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.          {Blank tire} (Mech.), a tire without a flange.          {Blank tooling}. See {Blind tooling}, under {Blind}.          {Blank verse}. See under {Verse}.          {Blank wall}, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead             wall.
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Door \Door\, n. [OE. dore, dure, AS. duru; akin to OS. dura,       dor, D. deur, OHG. turi, door, tor gate, G. th[81]r, thor,       Icel. dyrr, Dan. d[94]r, Sw. d[94]rr, Goth. daur, Lith.       durys, Russ. dvere, Olr. dorus, L. fores, Gr. [?]; cf. Skr.       dur, dv[be]ra. [?][?][?][?]. Cf. {Foreign}.]       1. An opening in the wall of a house or of an apartment, by             which to go in and out; an entrance way.                         To the same end, men several paths may tread, As                      many doors into one temple lead.         --Denham.          2. The frame or barrier of boards, or other material, usually             turning on hinges, by which an entrance way into a house             or apartment is closed and opened.                         At last he came unto an iron door That fast was                      locked.                                             --Spenser.          3. Passage; means of approach or access.                         I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall                      be saved.                                          --John x. 9.          4. An entrance way, but taken in the sense of the house or             apartment to which it leads.                         Martin's office is now the second door in the                      street.                                             --Arbuthnot.          {Blank door}, {Blind door}, etc. (Arch.) See under {Blank},             {Blind}, etc.          {In doors}, [or] {Within doors}, within the house.          {Next door to}, near to; bordering on.                         A riot unpunished is but next door to a tumult.                                                                               --L'Estrange.                      {Out of doors}, [or] {Without doors}, and, colloquially, {Out       doors}, out of the house; in open air; abroad; away; lost.                         His imaginary title of fatherhood is out of doors.                                                                               --Locke.          {To lay (a fault, misfortune, etc.) at one's door}, to charge             one with a fault; to blame for.          {To lie at one's door}, to be imputable or chargeable to.                         If I have failed, the fault lies wholly at my door.                                                                               --Dryden.          Note: Door is used in an adjectival construction or as the                first part of a compound (with or without the hyphen),                as, door frame, doorbell or door bell, door knob or                doorknob, door latch or doorlatch, door jamb, door                handle, door mat, door panel.
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Blank \Blank\, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F.       blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white,       G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. [?]98.       See {Blink}, and cf. 1st {Blanch}.]       1. Of a white or pale color; without color.                         To the blank moon Her office they prescribed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty             space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said             of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a             blank check; a blank ballot.          3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.                         Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. --Milton.          4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space;             a blank day.          5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank             desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections,             hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of             sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.          6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated             characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;             expressionless; vacant. [bd]Blank and horror-stricken             faces.[b8] --C. Kingsley.                         The blank . . . glance of a half returned                      consciousness.                                    --G. Eliot.          7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.          {Blank bar} (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in             an action of trespass to assign the certain place where             the trespass was committed; -- called also {common bar}.                      {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge containing no ball.          {Blank deed}. See {Deed}.          {Blank door}, [or] {Blank window} (Arch.), a depression in a             wall of the size of a door or window, either for             symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion             of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.                      {Blank indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which omits the             name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is             usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on             the back of the bill.          {Blank line} (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a             line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.          {Blank tire} (Mech.), a tire without a flange.          {Blank tooling}. See {Blind tooling}, under {Blind}.          {Blank verse}. See under {Verse}.          {Blank wall}, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead             wall.
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Indorsement \In*dorse"ment\, n. [From {Indorse}; cf.       {Endorsement}.] [Written also {endorsement}.]       1. The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other             written instrument.          2. That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or             other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of,             payment, or the return of an officer, etc.; a writing,             usually upon the back, but sometimes on the face, of a             negotiable instrument, by which the property therein is             assigned and transferred. --Story. Byles. Burrill.          3. Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a             rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct.          {Blank indorsement}. See under {Blank}.
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Blank \Blank\, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F.       blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white,       G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. [?]98.       See {Blink}, and cf. 1st {Blanch}.]       1. Of a white or pale color; without color.                         To the blank moon Her office they prescribed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty             space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said             of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a             blank check; a blank ballot.          3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.                         Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. --Milton.          4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space;             a blank day.          5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank             desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections,             hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of             sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.          6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated             characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;             expressionless; vacant. [bd]Blank and horror-stricken             faces.[b8] --C. Kingsley.                         The blank . . . glance of a half returned                      consciousness.                                    --G. Eliot.          7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.          {Blank bar} (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in             an action of trespass to assign the certain place where             the trespass was committed; -- called also {common bar}.                      {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge containing no ball.          {Blank deed}. See {Deed}.          {Blank door}, [or] {Blank window} (Arch.), a depression in a             wall of the size of a door or window, either for             symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion             of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.                      {Blank indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which omits the             name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is             usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on             the back of the bill.          {Blank line} (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a             line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.          {Blank tire} (Mech.), a tire without a flange.          {Blank tooling}. See {Blind tooling}, under {Blind}.          {Blank verse}. See under {Verse}.          {Blank wall}, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead             wall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blank \Blank\, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F.       blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white,       G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. [?]98.       See {Blink}, and cf. 1st {Blanch}.]       1. Of a white or pale color; without color.                         To the blank moon Her office they prescribed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty             space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said             of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a             blank check; a blank ballot.          3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.                         Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. --Milton.          4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space;             a blank day.          5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank             desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections,             hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of             sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.          6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated             characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;             expressionless; vacant. [bd]Blank and horror-stricken             faces.[b8] --C. Kingsley.                         The blank . . . glance of a half returned                      consciousness.                                    --G. Eliot.          7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.          {Blank bar} (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in             an action of trespass to assign the certain place where             the trespass was committed; -- called also {common bar}.                      {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge containing no ball.          {Blank deed}. See {Deed}.          {Blank door}, [or] {Blank window} (Arch.), a depression in a             wall of the size of a door or window, either for             symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion             of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.                      {Blank indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which omits the             name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is             usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on             the back of the bill.          {Blank line} (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a             line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.          {Blank tire} (Mech.), a tire without a flange.          {Blank tooling}. See {Blind tooling}, under {Blind}.          {Blank verse}. See under {Verse}.          {Blank wall}, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead             wall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blank \Blank\, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F.       blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white,       G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. [?]98.       See {Blink}, and cf. 1st {Blanch}.]       1. Of a white or pale color; without color.                         To the blank moon Her office they prescribed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty             space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said             of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a             blank check; a blank ballot.          3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.                         Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. --Milton.          4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space;             a blank day.          5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank             desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections,             hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of             sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.          6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated             characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;             expressionless; vacant. [bd]Blank and horror-stricken             faces.[b8] --C. Kingsley.                         The blank . . . glance of a half returned                      consciousness.                                    --G. Eliot.          7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.          {Blank bar} (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in             an action of trespass to assign the certain place where             the trespass was committed; -- called also {common bar}.                      {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge containing no ball.          {Blank deed}. See {Deed}.          {Blank door}, [or] {Blank window} (Arch.), a depression in a             wall of the size of a door or window, either for             symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion             of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.                      {Blank indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which omits the             name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is             usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on             the back of the bill.          {Blank line} (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a             line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.          {Blank tire} (Mech.), a tire without a flange.          {Blank tooling}. See {Blind tooling}, under {Blind}.          {Blank verse}. See under {Verse}.          {Blank wall}, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead             wall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blank \Blank\, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F.       blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white,       G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. [?]98.       See {Blink}, and cf. 1st {Blanch}.]       1. Of a white or pale color; without color.                         To the blank moon Her office they prescribed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty             space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said             of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a             blank check; a blank ballot.          3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.                         Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. --Milton.          4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space;             a blank day.          5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank             desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections,             hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of             sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.          6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated             characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;             expressionless; vacant. [bd]Blank and horror-stricken             faces.[b8] --C. Kingsley.                         The blank . . . glance of a half returned                      consciousness.                                    --G. Eliot.          7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.          {Blank bar} (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in             an action of trespass to assign the certain place where             the trespass was committed; -- called also {common bar}.                      {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge containing no ball.          {Blank deed}. See {Deed}.          {Blank door}, [or] {Blank window} (Arch.), a depression in a             wall of the size of a door or window, either for             symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion             of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.                      {Blank indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which omits the             name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is             usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on             the back of the bill.          {Blank line} (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a             line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.          {Blank tire} (Mech.), a tire without a flange.          {Blank tooling}. See {Blind tooling}, under {Blind}.          {Blank verse}. See under {Verse}.          {Blank wall}, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead             wall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blind \Blind\, a. [AS.; akin to D., G., OS., Sw., & Dan. blind,       Icel. blindr, Goth. blinds; of uncertain origin.]       1. Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect             or by deprivation; without sight.                         He that is strucken blind can not forget The                      precious treasure of his eyesight lost. --Shak.          2. Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of             intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or             judge; as, authors are blind to their own defects.                         But hard be hardened, blind be blinded more, That                      they may stumble on, and deeper fall. --Milton.          3. Undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate.                         This plan is recommended neither to blind                      approbation nor to blind reprobation. --Jay.          4. Having such a state or condition as a thing would have to             a person who is blind; not well marked or easily             discernible; hidden; unseen; concealed; as, a blind path;             a blind ditch.          5. Involved; intricate; not easily followed or traced.                         The blind mazes of this tangled wood. --Milton.          6. Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall;             open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.          7. Unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; as, a blind             passage in a book; illegible; as, blind writing.          8. (Hort.) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as,             blind buds; blind flowers.          {Blind alley}, an alley closed at one end; a cul-de-sac.          {Blind axle}, an axle which turns but does not communicate             motion. --Knight.          {Blind beetle}, one of the insects apt to fly against people,             esp. at night.          {Blind cat} (Zo[94]l.), a species of catfish ({Gronias             nigrolabris}), nearly destitute of eyes, living in caverns             in Pennsylvania.          {Blind coal}, coal that burns without flame; anthracite coal.             --Simmonds.          {Blind door}, {Blind window}, an imitation of a door or             window, without an opening for passage or light. See             {Blank door [or] window}, under {Blank}, a.          {Blind level} (Mining), a level or drainage gallery which has             a vertical shaft at each end, and acts as an inverted             siphon. --Knight.          {Blind nettle} (Bot.), dead nettle. See {Dead nettle}, under             {Dead}.          {Blind shell} (Gunnery), a shell containing no charge, or one             that does not explode.          {Blind side}, the side which is most easily assailed; a weak             or unguarded side; the side on which one is least able or             disposed to see danger. --Swift.          {Blind snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small, harmless, burrowing snake,             of the family {Typhlopid[91]}, with rudimentary eyes.          {Blind spot} (Anat.), the point in the retina of the eye             where the optic nerve enters, and which is insensible to             light.          {Blind tooling}, in bookbinding and leather work, the             indented impression of heated tools, without gilding; --             called also {blank tooling}, and {blind blocking}.          {Blind wall}, a wall without an opening; a blank wall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blank \Blank\, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F.       blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white,       G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. [?]98.       See {Blink}, and cf. 1st {Blanch}.]       1. Of a white or pale color; without color.                         To the blank moon Her office they prescribed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty             space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said             of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a             blank check; a blank ballot.          3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.                         Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. --Milton.          4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space;             a blank day.          5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank             desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections,             hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of             sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.          6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated             characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;             expressionless; vacant. [bd]Blank and horror-stricken             faces.[b8] --C. Kingsley.                         The blank . . . glance of a half returned                      consciousness.                                    --G. Eliot.          7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.          {Blank bar} (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in             an action of trespass to assign the certain place where             the trespass was committed; -- called also {common bar}.                      {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge containing no ball.          {Blank deed}. See {Deed}.          {Blank door}, [or] {Blank window} (Arch.), a depression in a             wall of the size of a door or window, either for             symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion             of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.                      {Blank indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which omits the             name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is             usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on             the back of the bill.          {Blank line} (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a             line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.          {Blank tire} (Mech.), a tire without a flange.          {Blank tooling}. See {Blind tooling}, under {Blind}.          {Blank verse}. See under {Verse}.          {Blank wall}, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead             wall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blind \Blind\, a. [AS.; akin to D., G., OS., Sw., & Dan. blind,       Icel. blindr, Goth. blinds; of uncertain origin.]       1. Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect             or by deprivation; without sight.                         He that is strucken blind can not forget The                      precious treasure of his eyesight lost. --Shak.          2. Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of             intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or             judge; as, authors are blind to their own defects.                         But hard be hardened, blind be blinded more, That                      they may stumble on, and deeper fall. --Milton.          3. Undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate.                         This plan is recommended neither to blind                      approbation nor to blind reprobation. --Jay.          4. Having such a state or condition as a thing would have to             a person who is blind; not well marked or easily             discernible; hidden; unseen; concealed; as, a blind path;             a blind ditch.          5. Involved; intricate; not easily followed or traced.                         The blind mazes of this tangled wood. --Milton.          6. Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall;             open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.          7. Unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; as, a blind             passage in a book; illegible; as, blind writing.          8. (Hort.) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as,             blind buds; blind flowers.          {Blind alley}, an alley closed at one end; a cul-de-sac.          {Blind axle}, an axle which turns but does not communicate             motion. --Knight.          {Blind beetle}, one of the insects apt to fly against people,             esp. at night.          {Blind cat} (Zo[94]l.), a species of catfish ({Gronias             nigrolabris}), nearly destitute of eyes, living in caverns             in Pennsylvania.          {Blind coal}, coal that burns without flame; anthracite coal.             --Simmonds.          {Blind door}, {Blind window}, an imitation of a door or             window, without an opening for passage or light. See             {Blank door [or] window}, under {Blank}, a.          {Blind level} (Mining), a level or drainage gallery which has             a vertical shaft at each end, and acts as an inverted             siphon. --Knight.          {Blind nettle} (Bot.), dead nettle. See {Dead nettle}, under             {Dead}.          {Blind shell} (Gunnery), a shell containing no charge, or one             that does not explode.          {Blind side}, the side which is most easily assailed; a weak             or unguarded side; the side on which one is least able or             disposed to see danger. --Swift.          {Blind snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small, harmless, burrowing snake,             of the family {Typhlopid[91]}, with rudimentary eyes.          {Blind spot} (Anat.), the point in the retina of the eye             where the optic nerve enters, and which is insensible to             light.          {Blind tooling}, in bookbinding and leather work, the             indented impression of heated tools, without gilding; --             called also {blank tooling}, and {blind blocking}.          {Blind wall}, a wall without an opening; a blank wall.
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Verse \Verse\, n. [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in       writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to       turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers.       See {Worth} to become, and cf. {Advertise}, {Averse},       {Controversy}, {Convert}, {Divers}, {Invert}, {Obverse},       {Prose}, {Suzerain}, {Vortex}.]       1. A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet             (see {Foot}, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.          Note: Verses are of various kinds, as hexameter, pentameter,                tetrameter, etc., according to the number of feet in                each. A verse of twelve syllables is called an                Alexandrine. Two or more verses form a stanza or                strophe.          2. Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed             in metrical form; versification; poetry.                         Such prompt eloquence Flowed from their lips in                      prose or numerous verse.                     --Milton.                         Virtue was taught in verse.               --Prior.                         Verse embalms virtue.                        --Donne.          3. A short division of any composition. Specifically:             (a) A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.          Note: Although this use of verse is common, it is                objectionable, because not always distinguishable from                the stricter use in the sense of a line.             (b) (Script.) One of the short divisions of the chapters                   in the Old and New Testaments.          Note: The author of the division of the Old Testament into                verses is not ascertained. The New Testament was                divided into verses by Robert Stephens [or Estienne], a                French printer. This arrangement appeared for the first                time in an edition printed at Geneva, in 1551.             (c) (Mus.) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a                   single voice to each part.          4. A piece of poetry. [bd]This verse be thine.[b8] --Pope.          {Blank verse}, poetry in which the lines do not end in             rhymes.          {Heroic verse}. See under {Heroic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blank \Blank\, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F.       blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white,       G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. [?]98.       See {Blink}, and cf. 1st {Blanch}.]       1. Of a white or pale color; without color.                         To the blank moon Her office they prescribed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty             space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said             of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a             blank check; a blank ballot.          3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.                         Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. --Milton.          4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space;             a blank day.          5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank             desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections,             hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of             sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.          6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated             characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;             expressionless; vacant. [bd]Blank and horror-stricken             faces.[b8] --C. Kingsley.                         The blank . . . glance of a half returned                      consciousness.                                    --G. Eliot.          7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.          {Blank bar} (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in             an action of trespass to assign the certain place where             the trespass was committed; -- called also {common bar}.                      {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge containing no ball.          {Blank deed}. See {Deed}.          {Blank door}, [or] {Blank window} (Arch.), a depression in a             wall of the size of a door or window, either for             symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion             of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.                      {Blank indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which omits the             name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is             usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on             the back of the bill.          {Blank line} (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a             line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.          {Blank tire} (Mech.), a tire without a flange.          {Blank tooling}. See {Blind tooling}, under {Blind}.          {Blank verse}. See under {Verse}.          {Blank wall}, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead             wall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wall \Wall\, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a       stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. [?] a nail. Cf.       {Interval}.]       1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials,             raised to some height, and intended for defense or             security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a             field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright             inclosing parts of a building or a room.                         The plaster of the wall of the King's palace. --Dan.                                                                               v. 5.          2. A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the             plural, fortifications, in general; works for defense.                         The waters were a wall unto them on their right                      hand, and on their left.                     --Ex. xiv. 22.                         In such a night, Troilus, methinks, mounted the                      Troyan walls.                                    --Shak.                         To rush undaunted to defend the walls. --Dryden.          3. An inclosing part of a receptacle or vessel; as, the walls             of a steam-engine cylinder.          4. (Mining)             (a) The side of a level or drift.             (b) The country rock bounding a vein laterally. --Raymond.          Note: Wall is often used adjectively, and also in the                formation of compounds, usually of obvious                signification; as in wall paper, or wall-paper; wall                fruit, or wall-fruit; wallflower, etc.          {Blank wall}, Blind wall, etc. See under {Blank}, {Blind},             etc.          {To drive to the wall}, to bring to extremities; to push to             extremes; to get the advantage of, or mastery over.          {To go to the wall}, to be hard pressed or driven; to be the             weaker party; to be pushed to extremes.          {To take the wall}. to take the inner side of a walk, that             is, the side next the wall; hence, to take the precedence.             [bd]I will take the wall of any man or maid of             Montague's.[b8] --Shak.          {Wall barley} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Hordeum murinum})             much resembling barley; squirrel grass. See under             {Squirrel}.          {Wall box}. (Mach.) See {Wall frame}, below.          {Wall creeper} (Zo[94]l.), a small bright-colored bird             ({Tichodroma muraria}) native of Asia and Southern Europe.             It climbs about over old walls and cliffs in search of             insects and spiders. Its body is ash-gray above, the wing             coverts are carmine-red, the primary quills are mostly red             at the base and black distally, some of them with white             spots, and the tail is blackish. Called also {spider             catcher}.          {Wall cress} (Bot.), a name given to several low cruciferous             herbs, especially to the mouse-ear cress. See under             {Mouse-ear}.          {Wall frame} (Mach.), a frame set in a wall to receive a             pillow block or bearing for a shaft passing through the             wall; -- called also {wall box}.          {Wall fruit}, fruit borne by trees trained against a wall.          {Wall gecko} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World geckos which live in or about buildings and run over             the vertical surfaces of walls, to which they cling by             means of suckers on the feet.          {Wall lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a common European lizard ({Lacerta             muralis}) which frequents houses, and lives in the chinks             and crevices of walls; -- called also {wall newt}.          {Wall louse}, a wood louse.          {Wall moss} (Bot.), any species of moss growing on walls.          {Wall newt} (Zo[94]l.), the wall lizard. --Shak.          {Wall paper}, paper for covering the walls of rooms; paper             hangings.          {Wall pellitory} (Bot.), a European plant ({Parictaria             officinalis}) growing on old walls, and formerly esteemed             medicinal.          {Wall pennywort} (Bot.), a plant ({Cotyledon Umbilicus})             having rounded fleshy leaves. It is found on walls in             Western Europe.          {Wall pepper} (Bot.), a low mosslike plant ({Sedum acre})             with small fleshy leaves having a pungent taste and             bearing yellow flowers. It is common on walls and rocks in             Europe, and is sometimes seen in America.          {Wall pie} (Bot.), a kind of fern; wall rue.          {Wall piece}, a gun planted on a wall. --H. L. Scott.          {Wall plate} (Arch.), a piece of timber placed horizontally             upon a wall, and supporting posts, joists, and the like.             See Illust. of {Roof}.          {Wall rock}, granular limestone used in building walls. [U.             S.] --Bartlett.          {Wall rue} (Bot.), a species of small fern ({Asplenium             Ruta-muraria}) growing on walls, rocks, and the like.          {Wall spring}, a spring of water issuing from stratified             rocks.          {Wall tent}, a tent with upright cloth sides corresponding to             the walls of a house.          {Wall wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a common European solitary wasp             ({Odynerus parietus}) which makes its nest in the crevices             of walls.
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Blank \Blank\, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F.       blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white,       G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. [?]98.       See {Blink}, and cf. 1st {Blanch}.]       1. Of a white or pale color; without color.                         To the blank moon Her office they prescribed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty             space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said             of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a             blank check; a blank ballot.          3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.                         Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. --Milton.          4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space;             a blank day.          5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank             desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections,             hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of             sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.          6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated             characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;             expressionless; vacant. [bd]Blank and horror-stricken             faces.[b8] --C. Kingsley.                         The blank . . . glance of a half returned                      consciousness.                                    --G. Eliot.          7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.          {Blank bar} (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in             an action of trespass to assign the certain place where             the trespass was committed; -- called also {common bar}.                      {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge containing no ball.          {Blank deed}. See {Deed}.          {Blank door}, [or] {Blank window} (Arch.), a depression in a             wall of the size of a door or window, either for             symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion             of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.                      {Blank indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which omits the             name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is             usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on             the back of the bill.          {Blank line} (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a             line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.          {Blank tire} (Mech.), a tire without a flange.          {Blank tooling}. See {Blind tooling}, under {Blind}.          {Blank verse}. See under {Verse}.          {Blank wall}, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead             wall.
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Blank \Blank\, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F.       blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white,       G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. [?]98.       See {Blink}, and cf. 1st {Blanch}.]       1. Of a white or pale color; without color.                         To the blank moon Her office they prescribed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty             space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said             of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a             blank check; a blank ballot.          3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.                         Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. --Milton.          4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space;             a blank day.          5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank             desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections,             hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of             sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.          6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated             characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;             expressionless; vacant. [bd]Blank and horror-stricken             faces.[b8] --C. Kingsley.                         The blank . . . glance of a half returned                      consciousness.                                    --G. Eliot.          7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.          {Blank bar} (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in             an action of trespass to assign the certain place where             the trespass was committed; -- called also {common bar}.                      {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge containing no ball.          {Blank deed}. See {Deed}.          {Blank door}, [or] {Blank window} (Arch.), a depression in a             wall of the size of a door or window, either for             symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion             of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.                      {Blank indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which omits the             name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is             usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on             the back of the bill.          {Blank line} (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a             line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.          {Blank tire} (Mech.), a tire without a flange.          {Blank tooling}. See {Blind tooling}, under {Blind}.          {Blank verse}. See under {Verse}.          {Blank wall}, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead             wall.
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Blank \Blank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Blanking}.] [Cf. 3d {Blanch}.]       1. To make void; to annul. [Obs.] --Spenser.          2. To blanch; to make blank; to damp the spirits of; to             dispirit or confuse. [Obs.]                         Each opposite that blanks the face of joy. --Shak.
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Blanket \Blan"ket\, n. [F. blanchet, OF. also blanket, a woolen       waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop.       white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of       white pear, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, a.]       1. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having             a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used             as a robe; or any fabric used as a cover for a horse.          2. (Print.) A piece of rubber, felt, or woolen cloth, used in             the tympan to make it soft and elastic.          3. A streak or layer of blubber in whales.          Note: The use of blankets formerly as curtains in theaters                explains the following figure of Shakespeare. --Nares.                            Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark                         To cry, [bd]Hold, hold![b8]            --Shak.          {Blanket sheet}, a newspaper of folio size.          {A wet blanket}, anything which damps, chills, dispirits, or             discour[?]ges.
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Blanket \Blan"ket\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanketed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Blanketing}.]       1. To cover with a blanket.                         I'll . . . blanket my loins.               --Shak.          2. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.                         We'll have our men blanket 'em i' the hall. --B.                                                                               Jonson.          3. To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by             sailing to windward of her.          {Blanket cattle}. See {Belted cattle}, under {Belted}.
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Blanket \Blan"ket\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanketed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Blanketing}.]       1. To cover with a blanket.                         I'll . . . blanket my loins.               --Shak.          2. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.                         We'll have our men blanket 'em i' the hall. --B.                                                                               Jonson.          3. To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by             sailing to windward of her.          {Blanket cattle}. See {Belted cattle}, under {Belted}.
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Blanket clause \Blan"ket clause`\ (Law)       A clause, as in a blanket mortgage or policy, that includes a       group or class of things, rather than a number mentioned       individually and having the burden, loss, or the like,       apportioned among them.
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Blanket mortgage \Blanket mortgage\ [or] policy \policy\ .       One that covers a group or class of things or properties       instead of one or more things mentioned individually, as       where a mortgage secures various debts as a group, or       subjects a group or class of different pieces of property to       one general lien.
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Blanket \Blan"ket\, n. [F. blanchet, OF. also blanket, a woolen       waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop.       white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of       white pear, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, a.]       1. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having             a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used             as a robe; or any fabric used as a cover for a horse.          2. (Print.) A piece of rubber, felt, or woolen cloth, used in             the tympan to make it soft and elastic.          3. A streak or layer of blubber in whales.          Note: The use of blankets formerly as curtains in theaters                explains the following figure of Shakespeare. --Nares.                            Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark                         To cry, [bd]Hold, hold![b8]            --Shak.          {Blanket sheet}, a newspaper of folio size.          {A wet blanket}, anything which damps, chills, dispirits, or             discour[?]ges.
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Blanket stitch \Blanket stitch\       A buttonhole stitch worked wide apart on the edge of       material, as blankets, too thick to hem.
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Blanket \Blan"ket\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanketed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Blanketing}.]       1. To cover with a blanket.                         I'll . . . blanket my loins.               --Shak.          2. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.                         We'll have our men blanket 'em i' the hall. --B.                                                                               Jonson.          3. To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by             sailing to windward of her.          {Blanket cattle}. See {Belted cattle}, under {Belted}.
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Belted \Belt"ed\, a.       1. Encircled by, or secured with, a belt; as, a belted plaid;             girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; as, a belted             knight; a belted earl.          2. Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk.          3. Worn in, or suspended from, the belt.                         Three men with belted brands.            --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          {Belted cattle}, cattle originally from Dutch stock, having a             broad band of white round the middle, while the rest of             the body is black; -- called also {blanketed cattle}.
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Blanket \Blan"ket\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanketed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Blanketing}.]       1. To cover with a blanket.                         I'll . . . blanket my loins.               --Shak.          2. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.                         We'll have our men blanket 'em i' the hall. --B.                                                                               Jonson.          3. To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by             sailing to windward of her.          {Blanket cattle}. See {Belted cattle}, under {Belted}.
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Blanketing \Blan"ket*ing\, n.       1. Cloth for blankets.          2. The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.                         That affair of the blanketing happened to thee for                      the fault thou wast guilty of.            --Smollett.
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Blank \Blank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Blanking}.] [Cf. 3d {Blanch}.]       1. To make void; to annul. [Obs.] --Spenser.          2. To blanch; to make blank; to damp the spirits of; to             dispirit or confuse. [Obs.]                         Each opposite that blanks the face of joy. --Shak.
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Blankly \Blank"ly\, adv.       1. In a blank manner; without expression; vacuously; as, to             stare blankly. --G. Eliot.          2. Directly; flatly; point blank. --De Quincey.
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Blankness \Blank"ness\, n.       The state of being blank.
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Blemish \Blem"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blemished}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Blemishing}.] [OE. blemissen, blemishen, OF. blemir,       blesmir, to strike, injure, soil, F. bl[88]mir to grow pale,       fr. OF. bleme, blesme, pale, wan, F. bl[88]me, prob. fr. Icel       bl[be]man the livid color of a wound, fr. bl[be]r blue; akin       to E. blue. OF. blemir properly signifies to beat one (black       and) blue, and to render blue or dirty. See {Blue}.]       1. To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything             which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make             defective, either the body or mind.                         Sin is a soil which blemisheth the beauty of thy                      soul.                                                --Brathwait.          2. To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame.                         There had nothing passed between us that might                      blemish reputation.                           --Oldys.
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Blemish \Blem"ish\, n.; pl. {Blemishes}.       Any mark of deformity or injury, whether physical or moral;       anything that diminishes beauty, or renders imperfect that       which is otherwise well formed; that which impairs       reputation.                   He shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe                lamb of the first year without blemish.   --Lev. xiv.                                                                               10.                   The reliefs of an envious man are those little                blemishes and imperfections that discover themselves in                an illustrious character.                        --Spectator.          Syn: Spot; speck; flaw; deformity; stain; defect; fault;                taint; reproach; dishonor; imputation; disgrace.
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Blemish \Blem"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blemished}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Blemishing}.] [OE. blemissen, blemishen, OF. blemir,       blesmir, to strike, injure, soil, F. bl[88]mir to grow pale,       fr. OF. bleme, blesme, pale, wan, F. bl[88]me, prob. fr. Icel       bl[be]man the livid color of a wound, fr. bl[be]r blue; akin       to E. blue. OF. blemir properly signifies to beat one (black       and) blue, and to render blue or dirty. See {Blue}.]       1. To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything             which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make             defective, either the body or mind.                         Sin is a soil which blemisheth the beauty of thy                      soul.                                                --Brathwait.          2. To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame.                         There had nothing passed between us that might                      blemish reputation.                           --Oldys.
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Blemish \Blem"ish\, n.; pl. {Blemishes}.       Any mark of deformity or injury, whether physical or moral;       anything that diminishes beauty, or renders imperfect that       which is otherwise well formed; that which impairs       reputation.                   He shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe                lamb of the first year without blemish.   --Lev. xiv.                                                                               10.                   The reliefs of an envious man are those little                blemishes and imperfections that discover themselves in                an illustrious character.                        --Spectator.          Syn: Spot; speck; flaw; deformity; stain; defect; fault;                taint; reproach; dishonor; imputation; disgrace.
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Blemish \Blem"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blemished}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Blemishing}.] [OE. blemissen, blemishen, OF. blemir,       blesmir, to strike, injure, soil, F. bl[88]mir to grow pale,       fr. OF. bleme, blesme, pale, wan, F. bl[88]me, prob. fr. Icel       bl[be]man the livid color of a wound, fr. bl[be]r blue; akin       to E. blue. OF. blemir properly signifies to beat one (black       and) blue, and to render blue or dirty. See {Blue}.]       1. To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything             which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make             defective, either the body or mind.                         Sin is a soil which blemisheth the beauty of thy                      soul.                                                --Brathwait.          2. To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame.                         There had nothing passed between us that might                      blemish reputation.                           --Oldys.
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Blemishless \Blem"ish*less\, a.       Without blemish; spotless.                   A life in all so blemishless.                  --Feltham.
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Blemishment \Blem"ish*ment\, n.       The state of being blemished; blemish; disgrace; damage;       impairment.                   For dread of blame and honor's blemishment. --Spenser.
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Blench \Blench\, v. t.       1. To baffle; to disconcert; to turn away; -- also, to             obstruct; to hinder. [Obs.]                         Ye should have somewhat blenched him therewith, yet                      he might and would of likelihood have gone further.                                                                               --Sir T. More.          2. To draw back from; to deny from fear. [Obs.]                         He now blenched what before he affirmed. --Evelyn.
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Blench \Blench\, n.       A looking aside or askance. [Obs.]                   These blenches gave my heart another youth. --Shak.
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Blench \Blench\, v. i. & t. [See 1st {Blanch}.]       To grow or make pale. --Barbour.
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Blench \Blench\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blenched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Blenching}.] [OE. blenchen to blench, elude, deceive, AS.       blencan to deceive; akin to Icel. blekkja to impose upon.       Prop. a causative of blink to make to wink, to deceive. See       {Blink}, and cf. 3d {Blanch}.]       1. To shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of             courage or resolution; to flinch; to quail.                         Blench not at thy chosen lot.            --Bryant.                         This painful, heroic task he undertook, and never                      blenched from its fulfillment.            --Jeffrey.          2. To fly off; to turn aside. [Obs.]                         Though sometimes you do blench from this to that.                                                                               --Shak.
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Blench holding \Blench" hold`ing\ (Law)       See {Blanch holding}.
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Blench \Blench\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blenched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Blenching}.] [OE. blenchen to blench, elude, deceive, AS.       blencan to deceive; akin to Icel. blekkja to impose upon.       Prop. a causative of blink to make to wink, to deceive. See       {Blink}, and cf. 3d {Blanch}.]       1. To shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of             courage or resolution; to flinch; to quail.                         Blench not at thy chosen lot.            --Bryant.                         This painful, heroic task he undertook, and never                      blenched from its fulfillment.            --Jeffrey.          2. To fly off; to turn aside. [Obs.]                         Though sometimes you do blench from this to that.                                                                               --Shak.
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Blencher \Blench"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a             person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer, at a             hunt. See {Blancher}. [Obs.]          2. One who blenches, flinches, or shrinks back.
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Blench \Blench\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blenched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Blenching}.] [OE. blenchen to blench, elude, deceive, AS.       blencan to deceive; akin to Icel. blekkja to impose upon.       Prop. a causative of blink to make to wink, to deceive. See       {Blink}, and cf. 3d {Blanch}.]       1. To shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of             courage or resolution; to flinch; to quail.                         Blench not at thy chosen lot.            --Bryant.                         This painful, heroic task he undertook, and never                      blenched from its fulfillment.            --Jeffrey.          2. To fly off; to turn aside. [Obs.]                         Though sometimes you do blench from this to that.                                                                               --Shak.
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Blenk \Blenk\, v. i.       To blink; to shine; to look. [Obs.]
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Blenny \Blen"ny\, n.; pl. {Blennies}. [L. blennius, blendius,       blendea, Gr. [?], fr. [?] slime, mucus.] (Zo[94]l.)       A marine fish of the genus {Blennius} or family       {Blenniid[91]}; -- so called from its coating of mucus. The       species are numerous.
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Butterfly \But"ter*fly`\, n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the       color of a yellow species. AS. buter-fl[c7]ge,       buttor-fle[a2]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See       {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A general name for the numerous species of diurnal       Lepidoptera.          Note: [See Illust. under {Aphrodite}.]          {Asclepias butterfly}. See under {Asclepias}.          {Butterfly fish} (Zo[94]l.), the ocellated blenny ({Blennius             ocellaris}) of Europe. See {Blenny}. The term is also             applied to the flying gurnard.          {Butterfly shell} (Zo[94]l.), a shell of the genus {Voluta}.                      {Butterfly valve} (Mech.), a kind of double clack valve,             consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to             a cross rib in the pump bucket. When open it somewhat             resembles a butterfly in shape.
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Shanny \Shan"ny\, n.; pl. {Shannies}. [Etymol. uncertain.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The European smooth blenny ({Blennius pholis}). It is       olive-green with irregular black spots, and without       appendages on the head.
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Blennogenous \Blen*nog"e*nous\, a. [Gr. [?] mucus + -genous.]       Generating mucus.
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Blink \Blink\, v. t.       1. To shut out of sight; to avoid, or purposely evade; to             shirk; as, to blink the question.          2. To trick; to deceive. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
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Blink \Blink\, n. [OE. blink. See {Blink}, v. i. ]       1. A glimpse or glance.                         This is the first blink that ever I had of him.                                                                               --Bp. Hall.          2. Gleam; glimmer; sparkle. --Sir W. Scott.                         Not a blink of light was there.         --Wordsworth.          3. (Naut.) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by             the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; ice             blink.          4. pl. [Cf. {Blencher}.] (Sporting) Boughs cast where deer             are to pass, to turn or check them. [Prov. Eng.]
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Blink \Blink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blinked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Blinking}.] [OE. blenken; akin to dan. blinke, Sw. blinka,       G. blinken to shine, glance, wink, twinkle, D. blinken to       shine; and prob. to D. blikken to glance, twinkle, G. blicken       to look, glance, AS. bl[c6]can to shine, E. bleak. [root]98.       See {Bleak}; cf. 1st {Blench}.]       1. To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.                         One eye was blinking, and one leg was lame. --Pope          2. To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with             frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.                         Show me thy chink, to blink through with mine eyne.                                                                               --Shak.          3. To shine, esp. with intermittent light; to twinkle; to             flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.                         The dew was falling fast, the stars began to blink.                                                                               --Wordsworth.                         The sun blinked fair on pool and stream . --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. To turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc.
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Blink beer \Blink" beer`\       Beer kept unbroached until it is sharp. --Crabb.
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Blinkard \Blink"ard\, n. [Blind + -ard.]       1. One who blinks with, or as with, weak eyes.                         Among the blind the one-eyed blinkard reigns.                                                                               --Marvell.          2. That which twinkles or glances, as a dim star, which             appears and disappears. --Hakewill.
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Blink \Blink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blinked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Blinking}.] [OE. blenken; akin to dan. blinke, Sw. blinka,       G. blinken to shine, glance, wink, twinkle, D. blinken to       shine; and prob. to D. blikken to glance, twinkle, G. blicken       to look, glance, AS. bl[c6]can to shine, E. bleak. [root]98.       See {Bleak}; cf. 1st {Blench}.]       1. To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.                         One eye was blinking, and one leg was lame. --Pope          2. To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with             frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.                         Show me thy chink, to blink through with mine eyne.                                                                               --Shak.          3. To shine, esp. with intermittent light; to twinkle; to             flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.                         The dew was falling fast, the stars began to blink.                                                                               --Wordsworth.                         The sun blinked fair on pool and stream . --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. To turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc.
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Blinker \Blink"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, blinks.          2. A blinder for horses; a flap of leather on a horse's             bridle to prevent him from seeing objects as his side             hence, whatever obstructs sight or discernment.                         Nor bigots who but one way see, through blinkers of                      authority.                                          --M. Green.          3. pl. A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes form             glare, etc.
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Blink-eyed \Blink"-eyed`\, a.       Habitually winking. --Marlowe.
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Blink \Blink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blinked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Blinking}.] [OE. blenken; akin to dan. blinke, Sw. blinka,       G. blinken to shine, glance, wink, twinkle, D. blinken to       shine; and prob. to D. blikken to glance, twinkle, G. blicken       to look, glance, AS. bl[c6]can to shine, E. bleak. [root]98.       See {Bleak}; cf. 1st {Blench}.]       1. To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.                         One eye was blinking, and one leg was lame. --Pope          2. To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with             frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.                         Show me thy chink, to blink through with mine eyne.                                                                               --Shak.          3. To shine, esp. with intermittent light; to twinkle; to             flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.                         The dew was falling fast, the stars began to blink.                                                                               --Wordsworth.                         The sun blinked fair on pool and stream . --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. To turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc.
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Bloncket \Blonc"ket\, Blonket \Blon"ket\, a. [OF. blanquet       whitish, dim. of blanc white. Cf. {Blanket}.]       Gray; bluish gray. [Obs.]                   Our bloncket liveries been all too sad.   --Spenser.
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Bloncket \Blonc"ket\, Blonket \Blon"ket\, a. [OF. blanquet       whitish, dim. of blanc white. Cf. {Blanket}.]       Gray; bluish gray. [Obs.]                   Our bloncket liveries been all too sad.   --Spenser.
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Blow \Blow\ (bl[omac]), v. i. [imp. {Blew} (bl[umac]); p. p.       {Blown} (bl[omac]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blowing}.] [OE. blowen,       AS. bl[omac]wan to blossom; akin to OS. bl[omac]jan, D.       bloeijen, OHG. pluojan, MHG. bl[uum]ejen, G. bl[81]hen, L.       florere to flourish, OIr. blath blossom. Cf. {Blow} to puff,       {Flourish}.]       To flower; to blossom; to bloom.                   How blows the citron grove.                     --Milton.
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Blow \Blow\, v. i. [imp. {Blew} (bl[umac]); p. p. {Blown}       (bl[omac]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blowing}.] [OE. blawen, blowen,       AS. bl[amac]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[amac]jan,       G. bl[84]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr.       'ekflai`nein to spout out, and to E. bladder, blast, inflate,       etc., and perh. blow to bloom.]       1. To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move             rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows.                         Hark how it rains and blows !            --Walton.          2. To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth             or from a pair of bellows.          3. To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.                         Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and                      blowing.                                             --Shak.          4. To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.                         There let the pealing organ blow.      --Milton.          5. To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.          6. To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in             from the street.                         The grass blows from their graves to thy own. --M.                                                                               Arnold.          7. To talk loudly; to boast; to storm. [Colloq.]                         You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything                      to my face.                                       --Bartlett.          {To blow hot and cold} (a saying derived from a fable of             [AE]sop's), to favor a thing at one time and treat it             coldly at another; or to appear both to favor and to             oppose.          {To blow off}, to let steam escape through a passage provided             for the purpose; as, the engine or steamer is blowing off.                      {To blow out}.             (a) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or                   vapor; as, a steam cock or valve sometimes blows out.             (b) To talk violently or abusively. [Low]          {To blow over}, to pass away without effect; to cease, or be             dissipated; as, the storm and the clouds have blown over.                      {To blow up}, to be torn to pieces and thrown into the air as             by an explosion of powder or gas or the expansive force of             steam; to burst; to explode; as, a powder mill or steam             boiler blows up. [bd]The enemy's magazines blew up.[b8]             --Tatler.
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Puff \Puff\ (p[ucr]f), n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan.       puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. {Buffet}.]       1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth;             hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a             whiff. [bd] To every puff of wind a slave.[b8] --Flatman.          2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:             (a) A puffball.             (b) a kind of light pastry.             (c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair                   with powder.          3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially             one in a public journal.          {Puff adder}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any South African viper belonging to {Clotho} and                   allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have                   the power of greatly distending their bodies when                   irritated. The common puff adder ({Vipera, [or] Clotho                   arietans}) is the largest species, becoming over four                   feet long. The plumed puff adder ({C. cornuta}) has a                   plumelike appendage over each eye.             (b) A North American harmless snake ({Heterodon                   platyrrhinos}) which has the power of puffing up its                   body. Called also {hog-nose snake}, {flathead},                   {spreading adder}, and {blowing adder}.          {Puff bird} (Zo[94]l.), any bird of the genus {Bucco}, or             family {Bucconid[91]}. They are small birds, usually with             dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail             feathers. See {Barbet}             (b) .
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Hognosesnake \Hog"nose`snake"\ (Zo[94]l.)       A harmless North American snake of the genus {Heterodon},       esp. {H. platyrhynos}; -- called also {puffing adder},       {blowing adder}, and {sand viper}.
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Blowtube \Blow"tube`\, n.       1. A blowgun. --Tylor.          2. A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for             discharging paper wads and other light missiles.          3. (Glassmaking) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of             which the workman gathers a quantity of [bd]metal[b8]             (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or             shape it; -- called also {blowing tube}, and {blowpipe}.
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Blue Hen State \Blue Hen State\       The State of Delaware; -- a popular sobriquet. It is said,       though the story lacks proof, to have taken its origin from       the insistence of a Delaware Revolutionary captain, named       Caldwell, that no cock could be truly game unless the mother       was a blue hen, whence          {Blue Hen's Chickens} came to be a nickname for the people of             Delaware.
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Blue Hen State \Blue Hen State\       The State of Delaware; -- a popular sobriquet. It is said,       though the story lacks proof, to have taken its origin from       the insistence of a Delaware Revolutionary captain, named       Caldwell, that no cock could be truly game unless the mother       was a blue hen, whence          {Blue Hen's Chickens} came to be a nickname for the people of             Delaware.
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Blue \Blue\, a. [Compar. {Bluer}; superl. {Bluest}.] [OE. bla,       blo, blew, blue, Sw. bl[?], D. blauw, OHG. bl[?]o, G. blau;       but influenced in form by F. bleu, from OHG. bl[be]o.]       1. Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it,             whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue             as a sapphire; blue violets. [bd]The blue firmament.[b8]             --Milton.          2. Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame; hence,             of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence             of ghosts or devils; as, the candle burns blue; the air             was blue with oaths.          3. Low in spirits; melancholy; as, to feel blue.          4. Suited to produce low spirits; gloomy in prospect; as,             thongs looked blue. [Colloq.]          5. Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; as, blue and sour             religionists; suiting one who is over strict in morals;             inculcating an impracticable, severe, or gloomy mortality;             as, blue laws.          6. Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of             bluestocking. [Colloq.]                         The ladies were very blue and well informed.                                                                               --Thackeray.          {Blue asbestus}. See {Crocidolite}.          {Blue black}, of, or having, a very dark blue color, almost             black.          {Blue blood}. See under {Blood}.          {Blue buck} (Zo[94]l.), a small South African antelope             ({Cephalophus pygm[91]us}); also applied to a larger             species ({[92]goceras leucoph[91]u}s); the blaubok.          {Blue cod} (Zo[94]l.), the buffalo cod.          {Blue crab} (Zo[94]l.), the common edible crab of the             Atlantic coast of the United States ({Callinectes             hastatus}).          {Blue curls} (Bot.), a common plant ({Trichostema             dichotomum}), resembling pennyroyal, and hence called also             {bastard pennyroyal}.          {Blue devils}, apparitions supposed to be seen by persons             suffering with {delirium tremens}; hence, very low             spirits. [bd]Can Gumbo shut the hall door upon blue             devils, or lay them all in a red sea of claret?[b8]             --Thackeray.          {Blue gage}. See under {Gage}, a plum.          {Blue gum}, an Australian myrtaceous tree ({Eucalyptus             globulus}), of the loftiest proportions, now cultivated in             tropical and warm temperate regions for its timber, and as             a protection against malaria. The essential oil is             beginning to be used in medicine. The timber is very             useful. See {Eucalyptus}.          {Blue jack}, {Blue stone}, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.                      {Blue jacket}, a man-of war's man; a sailor wearing a naval             uniform.          {Blue jaundice}. See under {Jaundice}.          {Blue laws}, a name first used in the eighteenth century to             describe certain supposititious laws of extreme rigor             reported to have been enacted in New Haven; hence, any             puritanical laws. [U. S.]          {Blue light}, a composition which burns with a brilliant blue             flame; -- used in pyrotechnics and as a night signal at             sea, and in military operations.          {Blue mantle} (Her.), one of the four pursuivants of the             English college of arms; -- so called from the color of             his official robes.          {Blue mass}, a preparation of mercury from which is formed             the blue pill. --McElrath.          {Blue mold}, or mould, the blue fungus ({Aspergillus             glaucus}) which grows on cheese. --Brande & C.          {Blue Monday}, a Monday following a Sunday of dissipation, or             itself given to dissipation (as the Monday before Lent).                      {Blue ointment} (Med.), mercurial ointment.          {Blue Peter} (British Marine), a blue flag with a white             square in the center, used as a signal for sailing, to             recall boats, etc. It is a corruption of blue repeater,             one of the British signal flags.          {Blue pill}. (Med.)             (a) A pill of prepared mercury, used as an aperient, etc.             (b) Blue mass.          {Blue ribbon}.             (a) The ribbon worn by members of the order of the Garter;                   -- hence, a member of that order.             (b) Anything the attainment of which is an object of great                   ambition; a distinction; a prize. [bd]These                   [scholarships] were the --blue ribbon of the                   college.[b8] --Farrar.             (c) The distinctive badge of certain temperance or total                   abstinence organizations, as of the --Blue ribbon                   Army.          {Blue ruin}, utter ruin; also, gin. [Eng. Slang] --Carlyle.          {Blue spar} (Min.), azure spar; lazulite. See {Lazulite}.          {Blue thrush} (Zo[94]l.), a European and Asiatic thrush             ({Petrocossyphus cyaneas}).          {Blue verditer}. See {Verditer}.          {Blue vitriol} (Chem.), sulphate of copper, a violet blue             crystallized salt, used in electric batteries, calico             printing, etc.          {Blue water}, the open ocean.          {To look blue}, to look disheartened or dejected.          {True blue}, genuine and thorough; not modified, nor mixed;             not spurious; specifically, of uncompromising             Presbyterianism, blue being the color adopted by the             Covenanters.
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Mass \Mass\, n. [OE. masse, F. masse, L. massa; akin to Gr. [?]       a barley cake, fr. [?] to knead. Cf. {Macerate}.]       1. A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one             body, or an aggregation of particles or things which             collectively make one body or quantity, usually of             considerable size; as, a mass of ore, metal, sand, or             water.                         If it were not for these principles, the bodies of                      the earth, planets, comets, sun, and all things in                      them, would grow cold and freeze, and become                      inactive masses.                                 --Sir I.                                                                               Newton.                         A deep mass of continual sea is slower stirred To                      rage.                                                --Savile.          2. (Phar.) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive,             homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making             pills; as, blue mass.          3. A large quantity; a sum.                         All the mass of gold that comes into Spain. --Sir W.                                                                               Raleigh.                         He had spent a huge mass of treasure. --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          4. Bulk; magnitude; body; size.                         This army of such mass and charge.      --Shak.          5. The principal part; the main body.                         Night closed upon the pursuit, and aided the mass of                      the fugitives in their escape.            --Jowett                                                                               (Thucyd.).          6. (Physics) The quantity of matter which a body contains,             irrespective of its bulk or volume.          Note: Mass and weight are often used, in a general way, as                interchangeable terms, since the weight of a body is                proportional to its mass (under the same or equal                gravitative forces), and the mass is usually                ascertained from the weight. Yet the two ideas, mass                and weight, are quite distinct. Mass is the quantity of                matter in a body; weight is the comparative force with                which it tends towards the center of the earth. A mass                of sugar and a mass of lead are assumed to be equal                when they show an equal weight by balancing each other                in the scales.          {Blue mass}. See under {Blue}.          {Mass center} (Geom.), the center of gravity of a triangle.                      {Mass copper}, native copper in a large mass.          {Mass meeting}, a large or general assembly of people,             usually a meeting having some relation to politics.          {The masses}, the great body of the people, as contrasted             with the higher classes; the populace.
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Blueness \Blue"ness\, n.       The quality of being blue; a blue color. --Boyle.
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Bluenose \Blue"nose`\, n.       A Nova Scotian; also, a Nova Scotian ship (called also
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Bluenose \Blue"nose\, n.       A nickname for a Nova Scotian.
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Bluenoser \Blue"nos`er\); a Nova Scotian potato, etc.    Blue-skylaw \Blue"-sky"law`\       A law enacted to provide for the regulation and supervision       of investment companies in order to protect the public       against companies that do not intend to do a fair and honest       business and that offer investments that do not promise a       fair return; -- so called because the promises made by some       investment companies are as boundless or alluring as the blue       sky, or, perhaps, because designed to clear away the clouds       and fogs from the simple investor's horizon. [Colloq.]
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Bluewing \Blue"wing`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The blue-winged teal. See {Teal}.
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Blue \Blue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blued}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bluing}.]       To make blue; to dye of a blue color; to make blue by       heating, as metals, etc.
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Bluing \Blu"ing\, n.       1. The act of rendering blue; as, the bluing of steel.             --Tomlinson.          2. Something to give a bluish tint, as indigo, or             preparations used by washerwomen.
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Blunge \Blunge\, v. t.       To amalgamate and blend; to beat up or mix in water, as clay.
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Blunger \Blun"ger\, n. [Corrupted from plunger.]       A wooden blade with a cross handle, used for mi[?]ing the       clay in potteries; a plunger. --Tomlinson.
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Blunging \Blun"ging\, n.       The process of mixing clay in potteries with a blunger.       --Tomlinson.
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Boil \Boil\ (boil), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boiled} (boild); p. pr.       & vb. n. {Boiling}.] [OE. boilen, OF. boilir, builir, F.       bouillir, fr. L. bullire to be in a bubbling motion, from       bulla bubble; akin to Gr. [?], Lith. bumbuls. Cf. {Bull} an       edict, {Budge}, v., and {Ebullition}.]       1. To be agitated, or tumultuously moved, as a liquid by the             generation and rising of bubbles of steam (or vapor), or             of currents produced by heating it to the boiling point;             to be in a state of ebullition; as, the water boils.          2. To be agitated like boiling water, by any other cause than             heat; to bubble; to effervesce; as, the boiling waves.                         He maketh the deep to boil like a pot. --Job xii.                                                                               31.          3. To pass from a liquid to an a[89]riform state or vapor             when heated; as, the water boils away.          4. To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid;             as, his blood boils with anger.                         Then boiled my breast with flame and burning wrath.                                                                               --Surrey.          5. To be in boiling water, as in cooking; as, the potatoes             are boiling.          {To boil away}, to vaporize; to evaporate or be evaporated by             the action of heat.          {To boil over}, to run over the top of a vessel, as liquid             when thrown into violent agitation by heat or other cause             of effervescence; to be excited with ardor or passion so             as to lose self-control.
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Boiling \Boil"ing\, a.       Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in       tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething;       swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.          {Boiling point}, the temperature at which a fluid is             converted into vapor, with the phenomena of ebullition.             This is different for different liquids, and for the same             liquid under different pressures. For water, at the level             of the sea, barometer 30 in., it is 212 [deg] Fahrenheit;             for alcohol, 172.96[deg]; for ether, 94.8[deg]; for             mercury, about 675[deg]. The boiling point of water is             lowered one degree Fahrenheit for about 550 feet of ascent             above the level of the sea.          {Boiling spring}, a spring which gives out very hot water, or             water and steam, often ejecting it with much force; a             geyser.          {To be at the boiling point}, to be very angry.          {To keep the pot boiling}, to keep going on actively, as in             certain games. [Colloq.]
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Boiling \Boil"ing\, n.       1. The act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation.          2. Exposure to the action of a hot liquid.
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Boiling \Boil"ing\, a.       Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in       tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething;       swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.          {Boiling point}, the temperature at which a fluid is             converted into vapor, with the phenomena of ebullition.             This is different for different liquids, and for the same             liquid under different pressures. For water, at the level             of the sea, barometer 30 in., it is 212 [deg] Fahrenheit;             for alcohol, 172.96[deg]; for ether, 94.8[deg]; for             mercury, about 675[deg]. The boiling point of water is             lowered one degree Fahrenheit for about 550 feet of ascent             above the level of the sea.          {Boiling spring}, a spring which gives out very hot water, or             water and steam, often ejecting it with much force; a             geyser.          {To be at the boiling point}, to be very angry.          {To keep the pot boiling}, to keep going on actively, as in             certain games. [Colloq.]
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Spring \Spring\, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See       {Spring}, v. i.]       1. A leap; a bound; a jump.                         The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its             former state by elasticity; as, the spring of a bow.          3. Elastic power or force.                         Heavens! what a spring was in his arm! --Dryden.          4. An elastic body of any kind, as steel, India rubber, tough             wood, or compressed air, used for various mechanical             purposes, as receiving and imparting power, diminishing             concussion, regulating motion, measuring weight or other             force.          Note: The principal varieties of springs used in mechanisms                are the spiral spring (Fig. a), the coil spring (Fig.                b), the elliptic spring (Fig. c), the half-elliptic                spring (Fig. d), the volute spring, the India-rubber                spring, the atmospheric spring, etc.          5. Any source of supply; especially, the source from which a             stream proceeds; as issue of water from the earth; a             natural fountain. [bd]All my springs are in thee.[b8]             --Ps. lxxxvii. 7. [bd]A secret spring of spiritual             joy.[b8] --Bentley. [bd]The sacred spring whence and honor             streams.[b8] --Sir J. Davies.          6. Any active power; that by which action, or motion, is             produced or propagated; cause; origin; motive.                         Our author shuns by vulgar springs to move The                      hero's glory, or the virgin's love.   --Pope.          7. That which springs, or is originated, from a source; as:             (a) A race; lineage. [Obs.] --Chapman.             (b) A youth; a springal. [Obs.] --Spenser.             (c) A shoot; a plant; a young tree; also, a grove of                   trees; woodland. [Obs.] --Spenser. Milton.          8. That which causes one to spring; specifically, a lively             tune. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.          9. The season of the year when plants begin to vegetate and             grow; the vernal season, usually comprehending the months             of March, April, and May, in the middle latitudes north of             the equator. [bd]The green lap of the new-come spring.[b8]             --Shak.          Note: Spring of the astronomical year begins with the vernal                equinox, about March 21st, and ends with the summer                solstice, about June 21st.          10. The time of growth and progress; early portion; first             stage. [bd]The spring of the day.[b8] --1 Sam. ix. 26.                         O how this spring of love resembleth The uncertain                      glory of an April day.                     --Shak.          11. (Naut.)             (a) A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running                   obliquely or transversely.             (b) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so                   that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to                   lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally                   from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon                   the wharf to which she is moored.          {Air spring}, {Boiling spring}, etc. See under {Air},             {Boiling}, etc.          {Spring back} (Bookbinding), a back with a curved piece of             thin sheet iron or of stiff pasteboard fastened to the             inside, the effect of which is to make the leaves of a             book thus bound (as a ledger or other account or blank             book) spring up and lie flat.          {Spring balance}, a contrivance for measuring weight or force             by the elasticity of a spiral spring of steel.          {Spring beam}, a beam that supports the side of a paddle box.             See {Paddle beam}, under {Paddle}, n.          {Spring beauty}.             (a) (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Claytonia}, delicate                   herbs with somewhat fleshy leaves and pretty                   blossoms, appearing in springtime.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small, elegant American butterfly                   ({Erora l[91]ta}) which appears in spring. The hind                   wings of the male are brown, bordered with deep blue;                   those of the female are mostly blue.          {Spring bed}, a mattress, under bed, or bed bottom, in which             springs, as of metal, are employed to give the required             elasticity.          {Spring beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a snapping beetle; an elater.          {Spring box}, the box or barrel in a watch, or other piece of             mechanism, in which the spring is contained.          {Spring fly} (Zo[94]l.), a caddice fly; -- so called because             it appears in the spring.          {Spring grass} (Bot.), a vernal grass. See under {Vernal}.          {Spring gun}, a firearm disharged by a spring, when this is             trodden upon or is otherwise moved.          {Spring hook} (Locomotive Engines), one of the hooks which             fix the driving-wheel spring to the frame.          {Spring latch}, a latch that fastens with a spring.
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Boiling \Boil"ing\, a.       Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in       tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething;       swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.          {Boiling point}, the temperature at which a fluid is             converted into vapor, with the phenomena of ebullition.             This is different for different liquids, and for the same             liquid under different pressures. For water, at the level             of the sea, barometer 30 in., it is 212 [deg] Fahrenheit;             for alcohol, 172.96[deg]; for ether, 94.8[deg]; for             mercury, about 675[deg]. The boiling point of water is             lowered one degree Fahrenheit for about 550 feet of ascent             above the level of the sea.          {Boiling spring}, a spring which gives out very hot water, or             water and steam, often ejecting it with much force; a             geyser.          {To be at the boiling point}, to be very angry.          {To keep the pot boiling}, to keep going on actively, as in             certain games. [Colloq.]
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Boilingly \Boil"ing*ly\, adv.       With boiling or ebullition.                   And lakes of bitumen rise boiling higher. --Byron.
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Bolling \Boll"ing\, n. [Cf. {Bole} stem of a tree, and {Poll},       v. t.]       A tree from which the branches have been cut; a pollard.
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Boulangerite \Bou*lan"ger*ite\, n. [From Boulanger, a French       mineralogist.] (Min.)       A mineral of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, usually       in plumose masses, also compact. It is a sulphide of antimony       and lead.
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Boulangism \Bou*lan"gism\, n. [F. boulangisme.]       The spirit or principles of a French political movement       identified with Gen. Georges Boulanger (d. 1891), whose       militarism and advocacy of revenge on Germany attracted to       him a miscellaneous party of monarchists and Republican       malcontents. -- {Bou*lan"gist}, n.
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Boulangism \Bou*lan"gism\, n. [F. boulangisme.]       The spirit or principles of a French political movement       identified with Gen. Georges Boulanger (d. 1891), whose       militarism and advocacy of revenge on Germany attracted to       him a miscellaneous party of monarchists and Republican       malcontents. -- {Bou*lan"gist}, n.
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Bowel \Bow"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boweled} or {Bowelled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Boweling} or {Bowelling}.]       To take out the bowels of; to eviscerate; to disembowel.
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Bowel \Bow"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boweled} or {Bowelled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Boweling} or {Bowelling}.]       To take out the bowels of; to eviscerate; to disembowel.
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Bowline \Bow"line\, n. [Cf. D. boelijn, Icel. b[94]gl[8b]na[?],       Dan. bovline; properly the line attached to the shoulder or       side of the sail. See {Bow} (of a ship), and {Line}.] (Naut.)       A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular       edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called       bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight       forward, when the ship is closehauled.          {Bowline bridles}, the ropes by which the bowline is fastened             to the leech of the sail.          {Bowline knot}. See Illust. {under Knot}.          {On a bowline}, close-hauled or sailing close to the wind; --             said of a ship.
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Bowl \Bowl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bowling}.]       1. To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.                         Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel, And                      bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven. --Shak.          2. To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we             were bowled rapidly along the road.          3. To pelt or strike with anything rolled.                         Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth, And                      bowled to death with turnips[?]         --Shak.          {To bowl} (a player) {out}, in cricket, to put out a striker             by knocking down a bail or a stump in bowling.
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Bowling \Bowl"ing\, n.       The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the       ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins.          {Bowling alley}, a covered place for playing at bowls or             tenpins.          {Bowling green}, a level piece of greensward or smooth ground             for bowling, as the small park in lower Broadway, New             York, where the Dutch of New Amsterdam played this game.
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Bowling \Bowl"ing\, n.       The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the       ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins.          {Bowling alley}, a covered place for playing at bowls or             tenpins.          {Bowling green}, a level piece of greensward or smooth ground             for bowling, as the small park in lower Broadway, New             York, where the Dutch of New Amsterdam played this game.
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Crease \Crease\, n. [Cf. LG. krus, G. krause, crispness,       krausen, kr[aum]usen, to crisp, curl, lay on folds; or perh.       of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. kriz a wrinkle, crease, kriza to       wrinkle, fold, W. crych a wrinkle, crychu to rumple, ripple,       crease.]       1. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable             substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.          2. (Cricket) One of the lines serving to define the limits of             the bowler and the striker.          {Bowling crease} (Cricket), a line extending three feet four             inches on each side of the central strings at right angles             to the line between the wickets.          {Return crease} (Cricket), a short line at each end of the             bowling crease and at right angles to it, extending toward             the bowler.          {Popping crease} (Cricket),, a line drawn in front of the             wicket, four feet distant from it, parallel to the bowling             crease and at least as long as the latter. --J. H. Walsh             (Encyc. of Rural Sports).
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Bowling \Bowl"ing\, n.       The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the       ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins.          {Bowling alley}, a covered place for playing at bowls or             tenpins.          {Bowling green}, a level piece of greensward or smooth ground             for bowling, as the small park in lower Broadway, New             York, where the Dutch of New Amsterdam played this game.
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Pouch-shell \Pouch"-shell`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A small British and American pond snail ({Bulinus hypnorum}).
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Mackerel \Mack`er*el\, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL.       macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in       allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any species of the genus {Scomber}, and of several related       genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic       fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food.          Note: The common mackerel ({Scomber scombrus}), which                inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of                the most important food fishes. It is mottled with                green and blue. The Spanish mackerel ({Scomberomorus                maculatus}), of the American coast, is covered with                bright yellow circular spots.          {Bull mackerel}, {Chub mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.) See under             {Chub}.          {Frigate mackerel}. See under {Frigate}.          {Horse mackerel} . See under {Horse}.          {Mackerel bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck; -- so called because             it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in             season.          {Mackerel cock} (Zo[94]l.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called             because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the             east coast of Ireland.          {Mackerel guide}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Garfish}       (a) .          {Mackerel gull} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of gull             which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.          {Mackerel midge} (Zo[94]l.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish             of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long             and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now             considered the young of the genus {Onos}, or {Motella}.          {Mackerel plow}, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean             mackerel to improve their appearance. --Knight.          {Mackerel shark} (Zo[94]l.), the porbeagle.          {Mackerel sky}, [or] {Mackerel-back sky}, a sky flecked with             small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See {Cloud}.                         Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry                      low sails.                                          --Old Rhyme.
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Spanish \Span"ish\, a.       Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.          {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca             alorifolia}) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is             also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern             United States and mexico. Called also {Spanish daggers}.                      {Spanish bean} (Bot.) See the Note under {Bean}.          {Spanish black}, a black pigment obtained by charring cork.             --Ure.          {Spanish broom} (Bot.), a leguminous shrub ({Spartium             junceum}) having many green flexible rushlike twigs.          {Spanish brown}, a species of earth used in painting, having             a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of             sesquioxide of iron.          {Spanish buckeye} (Bot.), a small tree ({Ungnadia speciosa})             of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but             having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit.          {Spanish burton} (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single             blocks. A double Spanish burton has one double and two             single blocks. --Luce (Textbook of Seamanship).          {Spanish chalk} (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called             because obtained from Aragon in Spain.          {Spanish cress} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({lepidium             Cadamines}), a species of peppergrass.          {Spanish curiew} (Zo[94]l.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.]                      {Spanish daggers} (Bot.) See {Spanish bayonet}.          {Spanish elm} (Bot.), a large West Indian tree ({Cordia             Gerascanthus}) furnishing hard and useful timber.          {Spanish feretto}, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by             calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles.                      {Spanish flag} (Zo[94]l.), the California rockfish             ({Sebastichthys rubrivinctus}). It is conspicuously             colored with bands of red and white.          {Spanish fly} (Zo[94]l.), a brilliant green beetle, common in             the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See             {Blister beetle} under {Blister}, and {Cantharis}.          {Spanish fox} (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay.          {Spanish grass}. (Bot.) See {Esparto}.          {Spanish juice} (Bot.), licorice.          {Spanish leather}. See {Cordwain}.          {Spanish mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A species of mackerel ({Scomber colias}) found both in             Europe and America. In America called {chub mackerel},             {big-eyed mackerel}, and {bull mackerel}.       (b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright             yellow round spots ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), highly             esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes             erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under             Mackerel.          {Spanish main}, the name formerly given to the southern             portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous             coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure             ships from the New to the Old World.          {Spanish moss}. (Bot.) See {Tillandsia}.          {Spanish needles} (Bot.), a composite weed ({Bidens             bipinnata}) having achenia armed with needlelike awns.          {Spanish nut} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Iris Sisyrinchium})             of the south of Europe.          {Spanish potato} (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under             {Potato}.          {Spanish red}, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian             red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt.          {Spanish reef} (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a             jib-headed sail.          {Spanish sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a merino.          {Spanish white}, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by             pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white             pigment.          {Spanish windlass} (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope             wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to             serve as a lever.
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Bull \Bull\, a.       Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large;       fierce.          {Bull bat} (Zo[94]l.), the night hawk; -- so called from the             loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the             evening.          {Bull calf}.       (a) A stupid fellow.          {Bull mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the chub mackerel.          {Bull pump} (Mining), a direct single-acting pumping engine,             in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump.          {Bull snake} (Zo[94]l.), the pine snake of the United States.                      {Bull stag}, a castrated bull. See {Stag}.          {Bull wheel}, a wheel, or drum, on which a rope is wound for             lifting heavy articles, as logs, the tools in well boring,             etc.
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Chub \Chub\, n. [This word seems to signify a large or thick       fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh.       F. chabot chub.] (Zo[94]l.)       A species to fresh-water fish of the {Cyprinid[91]} or Carp       family. The common European species is {Leuciscus cephalus};       the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes       of the same family, of the genera {Semotilus}, {Squalius},       {Ceratichthys}, etc., and locally to several very different       fishes, as the {tautog}, {black bass}, etc.          {Chub mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), a species of mackerel ({Scomber             colias}) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic             coast, but absent in others; -- called also {bull             mackerel}, {thimble-eye}, and {big-eye mackerel}.          {Chub sucker} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water fish of the United             States ({Erimyzon sucetta}); -- called also {creekfish}.
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Mackerel \Mack`er*el\, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL.       macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in       allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any species of the genus {Scomber}, and of several related       genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic       fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food.          Note: The common mackerel ({Scomber scombrus}), which                inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of                the most important food fishes. It is mottled with                green and blue. The Spanish mackerel ({Scomberomorus                maculatus}), of the American coast, is covered with                bright yellow circular spots.          {Bull mackerel}, {Chub mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.) See under             {Chub}.          {Frigate mackerel}. See under {Frigate}.          {Horse mackerel} . See under {Horse}.          {Mackerel bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck; -- so called because             it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in             season.          {Mackerel cock} (Zo[94]l.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called             because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the             east coast of Ireland.          {Mackerel guide}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Garfish}       (a) .          {Mackerel gull} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of gull             which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.          {Mackerel midge} (Zo[94]l.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish             of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long             and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now             considered the young of the genus {Onos}, or {Motella}.          {Mackerel plow}, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean             mackerel to improve their appearance. --Knight.          {Mackerel shark} (Zo[94]l.), the porbeagle.          {Mackerel sky}, [or] {Mackerel-back sky}, a sky flecked with             small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See {Cloud}.                         Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry                      low sails.                                          --Old Rhyme.
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Spanish \Span"ish\, a.       Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.          {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca             alorifolia}) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is             also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern             United States and mexico. Called also {Spanish daggers}.                      {Spanish bean} (Bot.) See the Note under {Bean}.          {Spanish black}, a black pigment obtained by charring cork.             --Ure.          {Spanish broom} (Bot.), a leguminous shrub ({Spartium             junceum}) having many green flexible rushlike twigs.          {Spanish brown}, a species of earth used in painting, having             a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of             sesquioxide of iron.          {Spanish buckeye} (Bot.), a small tree ({Ungnadia speciosa})             of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but             having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit.          {Spanish burton} (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single             blocks. A double Spanish burton has one double and two             single blocks. --Luce (Textbook of Seamanship).          {Spanish chalk} (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called             because obtained from Aragon in Spain.          {Spanish cress} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({lepidium             Cadamines}), a species of peppergrass.          {Spanish curiew} (Zo[94]l.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.]                      {Spanish daggers} (Bot.) See {Spanish bayonet}.          {Spanish elm} (Bot.), a large West Indian tree ({Cordia             Gerascanthus}) furnishing hard and useful timber.          {Spanish feretto}, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by             calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles.                      {Spanish flag} (Zo[94]l.), the California rockfish             ({Sebastichthys rubrivinctus}). It is conspicuously             colored with bands of red and white.          {Spanish fly} (Zo[94]l.), a brilliant green beetle, common in             the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See             {Blister beetle} under {Blister}, and {Cantharis}.          {Spanish fox} (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay.          {Spanish grass}. (Bot.) See {Esparto}.          {Spanish juice} (Bot.), licorice.          {Spanish leather}. See {Cordwain}.          {Spanish mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A species of mackerel ({Scomber colias}) found both in             Europe and America. In America called {chub mackerel},             {big-eyed mackerel}, and {bull mackerel}.       (b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright             yellow round spots ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), highly             esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes             erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under             Mackerel.          {Spanish main}, the name formerly given to the southern             portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous             coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure             ships from the New to the Old World.          {Spanish moss}. (Bot.) See {Tillandsia}.          {Spanish needles} (Bot.), a composite weed ({Bidens             bipinnata}) having achenia armed with needlelike awns.          {Spanish nut} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Iris Sisyrinchium})             of the south of Europe.          {Spanish potato} (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under             {Potato}.          {Spanish red}, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian             red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt.          {Spanish reef} (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a             jib-headed sail.          {Spanish sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a merino.          {Spanish white}, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by             pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white             pigment.          {Spanish windlass} (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope             wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to             serve as a lever.
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Bull \Bull\, a.       Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large;       fierce.          {Bull bat} (Zo[94]l.), the night hawk; -- so called from the             loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the             evening.          {Bull calf}.       (a) A stupid fellow.          {Bull mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the chub mackerel.          {Bull pump} (Mining), a direct single-acting pumping engine,             in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump.          {Bull snake} (Zo[94]l.), the pine snake of the United States.                      {Bull stag}, a castrated bull. See {Stag}.          {Bull wheel}, a wheel, or drum, on which a rope is wound for             lifting heavy articles, as logs, the tools in well boring,             etc.
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Chub \Chub\, n. [This word seems to signify a large or thick       fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh.       F. chabot chub.] (Zo[94]l.)       A species to fresh-water fish of the {Cyprinid[91]} or Carp       family. The common European species is {Leuciscus cephalus};       the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes       of the same family, of the genera {Semotilus}, {Squalius},       {Ceratichthys}, etc., and locally to several very different       fishes, as the {tautog}, {black bass}, etc.          {Chub mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), a species of mackerel ({Scomber             colias}) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic             coast, but absent in others; -- called also {bull             mackerel}, {thimble-eye}, and {big-eye mackerel}.          {Chub sucker} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water fish of the United             States ({Erimyzon sucetta}); -- called also {creekfish}.
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Mackerel \Mack`er*el\, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL.       macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in       allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any species of the genus {Scomber}, and of several related       genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic       fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food.          Note: The common mackerel ({Scomber scombrus}), which                inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of                the most important food fishes. It is mottled with                green and blue. The Spanish mackerel ({Scomberomorus                maculatus}), of the American coast, is covered with                bright yellow circular spots.          {Bull mackerel}, {Chub mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.) See under             {Chub}.          {Frigate mackerel}. See under {Frigate}.          {Horse mackerel} . See under {Horse}.          {Mackerel bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck; -- so called because             it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in             season.          {Mackerel cock} (Zo[94]l.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called             because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the             east coast of Ireland.          {Mackerel guide}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Garfish}       (a) .          {Mackerel gull} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of gull             which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.          {Mackerel midge} (Zo[94]l.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish             of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long             and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now             considered the young of the genus {Onos}, or {Motella}.          {Mackerel plow}, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean             mackerel to improve their appearance. --Knight.          {Mackerel shark} (Zo[94]l.), the porbeagle.          {Mackerel sky}, [or] {Mackerel-back sky}, a sky flecked with             small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See {Cloud}.                         Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry                      low sails.                                          --Old Rhyme.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spanish \Span"ish\, a.       Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.          {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca             alorifolia}) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is             also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern             United States and mexico. Called also {Spanish daggers}.                      {Spanish bean} (Bot.) See the Note under {Bean}.          {Spanish black}, a black pigment obtained by charring cork.             --Ure.          {Spanish broom} (Bot.), a leguminous shrub ({Spartium             junceum}) having many green flexible rushlike twigs.          {Spanish brown}, a species of earth used in painting, having             a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of             sesquioxide of iron.          {Spanish buckeye} (Bot.), a small tree ({Ungnadia speciosa})             of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but             having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit.          {Spanish burton} (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single             blocks. A double Spanish burton has one double and two             single blocks. --Luce (Textbook of Seamanship).          {Spanish chalk} (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called             because obtained from Aragon in Spain.          {Spanish cress} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({lepidium             Cadamines}), a species of peppergrass.          {Spanish curiew} (Zo[94]l.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.]                      {Spanish daggers} (Bot.) See {Spanish bayonet}.          {Spanish elm} (Bot.), a large West Indian tree ({Cordia             Gerascanthus}) furnishing hard and useful timber.          {Spanish feretto}, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by             calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles.                      {Spanish flag} (Zo[94]l.), the California rockfish             ({Sebastichthys rubrivinctus}). It is conspicuously             colored with bands of red and white.          {Spanish fly} (Zo[94]l.), a brilliant green beetle, common in             the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See             {Blister beetle} under {Blister}, and {Cantharis}.          {Spanish fox} (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay.          {Spanish grass}. (Bot.) See {Esparto}.          {Spanish juice} (Bot.), licorice.          {Spanish leather}. See {Cordwain}.          {Spanish mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A species of mackerel ({Scomber colias}) found both in             Europe and America. In America called {chub mackerel},             {big-eyed mackerel}, and {bull mackerel}.       (b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright             yellow round spots ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), highly             esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes             erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under             Mackerel.          {Spanish main}, the name formerly given to the southern             portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous             coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure             ships from the New to the Old World.          {Spanish moss}. (Bot.) See {Tillandsia}.          {Spanish needles} (Bot.), a composite weed ({Bidens             bipinnata}) having achenia armed with needlelike awns.          {Spanish nut} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Iris Sisyrinchium})             of the south of Europe.          {Spanish potato} (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under             {Potato}.          {Spanish red}, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian             red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt.          {Spanish reef} (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a             jib-headed sail.          {Spanish sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a merino.          {Spanish white}, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by             pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white             pigment.          {Spanish windlass} (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope             wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to             serve as a lever.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bull \Bull\, a.       Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large;       fierce.          {Bull bat} (Zo[94]l.), the night hawk; -- so called from the             loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the             evening.          {Bull calf}.       (a) A stupid fellow.          {Bull mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the chub mackerel.          {Bull pump} (Mining), a direct single-acting pumping engine,             in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump.          {Bull snake} (Zo[94]l.), the pine snake of the United States.                      {Bull stag}, a castrated bull. See {Stag}.          {Bull wheel}, a wheel, or drum, on which a rope is wound for             lifting heavy articles, as logs, the tools in well boring,             etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chub \Chub\, n. [This word seems to signify a large or thick       fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh.       F. chabot chub.] (Zo[94]l.)       A species to fresh-water fish of the {Cyprinid[91]} or Carp       family. The common European species is {Leuciscus cephalus};       the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes       of the same family, of the genera {Semotilus}, {Squalius},       {Ceratichthys}, etc., and locally to several very different       fishes, as the {tautog}, {black bass}, etc.          {Chub mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), a species of mackerel ({Scomber             colias}) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic             coast, but absent in others; -- called also {bull             mackerel}, {thimble-eye}, and {big-eye mackerel}.          {Chub sucker} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water fish of the United             States ({Erimyzon sucetta}); -- called also {creekfish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mackerel \Mack`er*el\, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL.       macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in       allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any species of the genus {Scomber}, and of several related       genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic       fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food.          Note: The common mackerel ({Scomber scombrus}), which                inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of                the most important food fishes. It is mottled with                green and blue. The Spanish mackerel ({Scomberomorus                maculatus}), of the American coast, is covered with                bright yellow circular spots.          {Bull mackerel}, {Chub mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.) See under             {Chub}.          {Frigate mackerel}. See under {Frigate}.          {Horse mackerel} . See under {Horse}.          {Mackerel bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck; -- so called because             it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in             season.          {Mackerel cock} (Zo[94]l.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called             because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the             east coast of Ireland.          {Mackerel guide}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Garfish}       (a) .          {Mackerel gull} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of gull             which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.          {Mackerel midge} (Zo[94]l.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish             of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long             and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now             considered the young of the genus {Onos}, or {Motella}.          {Mackerel plow}, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean             mackerel to improve their appearance. --Knight.          {Mackerel shark} (Zo[94]l.), the porbeagle.          {Mackerel sky}, [or] {Mackerel-back sky}, a sky flecked with             small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See {Cloud}.                         Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry                      low sails.                                          --Old Rhyme.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spanish \Span"ish\, a.       Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.          {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca             alorifolia}) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is             also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern             United States and mexico. Called also {Spanish daggers}.                      {Spanish bean} (Bot.) See the Note under {Bean}.          {Spanish black}, a black pigment obtained by charring cork.             --Ure.          {Spanish broom} (Bot.), a leguminous shrub ({Spartium             junceum}) having many green flexible rushlike twigs.          {Spanish brown}, a species of earth used in painting, having             a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of             sesquioxide of iron.          {Spanish buckeye} (Bot.), a small tree ({Ungnadia speciosa})             of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but             having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit.          {Spanish burton} (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single             blocks. A double Spanish burton has one double and two             single blocks. --Luce (Textbook of Seamanship).          {Spanish chalk} (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called             because obtained from Aragon in Spain.          {Spanish cress} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({lepidium             Cadamines}), a species of peppergrass.          {Spanish curiew} (Zo[94]l.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.]                      {Spanish daggers} (Bot.) See {Spanish bayonet}.          {Spanish elm} (Bot.), a large West Indian tree ({Cordia             Gerascanthus}) furnishing hard and useful timber.          {Spanish feretto}, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by             calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles.                      {Spanish flag} (Zo[94]l.), the California rockfish             ({Sebastichthys rubrivinctus}). It is conspicuously             colored with bands of red and white.          {Spanish fly} (Zo[94]l.), a brilliant green beetle, common in             the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See             {Blister beetle} under {Blister}, and {Cantharis}.          {Spanish fox} (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay.          {Spanish grass}. (Bot.) See {Esparto}.          {Spanish juice} (Bot.), licorice.          {Spanish leather}. See {Cordwain}.          {Spanish mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A species of mackerel ({Scomber colias}) found both in             Europe and America. In America called {chub mackerel},             {big-eyed mackerel}, and {bull mackerel}.       (b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright             yellow round spots ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), highly             esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes             erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under             Mackerel.          {Spanish main}, the name formerly given to the southern             portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous             coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure             ships from the New to the Old World.          {Spanish moss}. (Bot.) See {Tillandsia}.          {Spanish needles} (Bot.), a composite weed ({Bidens             bipinnata}) having achenia armed with needlelike awns.          {Spanish nut} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Iris Sisyrinchium})             of the south of Europe.          {Spanish potato} (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under             {Potato}.          {Spanish red}, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian             red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt.          {Spanish reef} (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a             jib-headed sail.          {Spanish sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a merino.          {Spanish white}, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by             pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white             pigment.          {Spanish windlass} (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope             wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to             serve as a lever.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bull \Bull\, a.       Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large;       fierce.          {Bull bat} (Zo[94]l.), the night hawk; -- so called from the             loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the             evening.          {Bull calf}.       (a) A stupid fellow.          {Bull mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the chub mackerel.          {Bull pump} (Mining), a direct single-acting pumping engine,             in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump.          {Bull snake} (Zo[94]l.), the pine snake of the United States.                      {Bull stag}, a castrated bull. See {Stag}.          {Bull wheel}, a wheel, or drum, on which a rope is wound for             lifting heavy articles, as logs, the tools in well boring,             etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chub \Chub\, n. [This word seems to signify a large or thick       fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh.       F. chabot chub.] (Zo[94]l.)       A species to fresh-water fish of the {Cyprinid[91]} or Carp       family. The common European species is {Leuciscus cephalus};       the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes       of the same family, of the genera {Semotilus}, {Squalius},       {Ceratichthys}, etc., and locally to several very different       fishes, as the {tautog}, {black bass}, etc.          {Chub mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), a species of mackerel ({Scomber             colias}) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic             coast, but absent in others; -- called also {bull             mackerel}, {thimble-eye}, and {big-eye mackerel}.          {Chub sucker} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water fish of the United             States ({Erimyzon sucetta}); -- called also {creekfish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bull Moose \Bull Moose\ (U. S. Politics)       (a) A follower of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential             campaign of 1912; -- a sense said to have originated from             a remark made by Roosevelt on a certain occasion that he             felt [bd]like a bull moose.[b8] [Cant]       (b) The figure of a bull moose used as the party symbol of             the Progressive party in the presidential campaign of             1912. -- {Bull Mooser}. [Cant]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bull Moose \Bull Moose\ (U. S. Politics)       (a) A follower of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential             campaign of 1912; -- a sense said to have originated from             a remark made by Roosevelt on a certain occasion that he             felt [bd]like a bull moose.[b8] [Cant]       (b) The figure of a bull moose used as the party symbol of             the Progressive party in the presidential campaign of             1912. -- {Bull Mooser}. [Cant]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bullionist \Bul"lion*ist\, n.       An advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper currency       always convertible into gold.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bull-necked \Bull"-necked`\, a.       Having a short and thick neck like that of a bull. --Sir W.       Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bully \Bul"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bullied}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bullying}.]       To intimidate with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering       demeanor; to act the part of a bully toward.                   For the last fortnight there have been prodigious                shoals of volunteers gone over to bully the French,                upon hearing the peace was just signing. --Tatler.          Syn: To bluster; swagger; hector; domineer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chalk \Chalk\, n. [AS. cealc lime, from L. calx limestone. See       {Calz}, and {Cawk}.]       1. (Min.) A soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or             yellowish white color, consisting of calcium carbonate,             and having the same composition as common limestone.          2. (Fine Arts) Finely prepared chalk, used as a drawing             implement; also, by extension, a compound, as of clay and             black lead, or the like, used in the same manner. See             {Crayon}.          {Black chalk}, a mineral of a bluish color, of a slaty             texture, and soiling the fingers when handled; a variety             of argillaceous slate.          {By a long chalk}, by a long way; by many degrees. [Slang]             --Lowell.          {Chalk drawing} (Fine Arts), a drawing made with crayons. See             {Crayon}.          {Chalk formation}. See {Cretaceous formation}, under             {Cretaceous}.          {Chalk line}, a cord rubbed with chalk, used for making             straight lines on boards or other material, as a guide in             cutting or in arranging work.          {Chalk mixture}, a preparation of chalk, cinnamon, and sugar             in gum water, much used in diarrheal affection, esp. of             infants.          {Chalk period}. (Geol.) See {Cretaceous period}, under             {Cretaceous}.          {Chalk pit}, a pit in which chalk is dug.          {Drawing chalk}. See {Crayon}, n., 1.          {French chalk}, steatite or soapstone, a soft magnesian             mineral.          {Red chalk}, an indurated clayey ocher containing iron, and             used by painters and artificers; reddle.
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Ballenger Creek, MD (CDP, FIPS 3800)       Location: 39.37238 N, 77.43562 W       Population (1990): 5546 (2532 housing units)       Area: 14.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Blanca, CO (town, FIPS 7190)       Location: 37.43886 N, 105.51195 W       Population (1990): 272 (114 housing units)       Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 81123
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Blanchardville, WI (village, FIPS 8125)       Location: 42.80932 N, 89.86063 W       Population (1990): 802 (365 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 53516
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Blanchester, OH (village, FIPS 6908)       Location: 39.28953 N, 83.97957 W       Population (1990): 4206 (1598 housing units)       Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 45107
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Blanco, NM       Zip code(s): 87412    Blanco, OK       Zip code(s): 74528    Blanco, TX (city, FIPS 8536)       Location: 30.09844 N, 98.42232 W       Population (1990): 1238 (567 housing units)       Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 78606
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Blanco County, TX (county, FIPS 31)       Location: 30.26731 N, 98.39945 W       Population (1990): 5972 (3135 housing units)       Area: 1842.3 sq km (land), 5.6 sq km (water)
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Blanket, TX (town, FIPS 8596)       Location: 31.82427 N, 98.78993 W       Population (1990): 381 (177 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 76432
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Blanks, LA       Zip code(s): 70717
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Blawnox, PA (borough, FIPS 7000)       Location: 40.49105 N, 79.86225 W       Population (1990): 1626 (913 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 15238
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Blencoe, IA (city, FIPS 6940)       Location: 41.92973 N, 96.08104 W       Population (1990): 250 (114 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 51523
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Blomkest, MN (city, FIPS 6490)       Location: 44.94322 N, 95.02239 W       Population (1990): 183 (66 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Bloom City, WI       Zip code(s): 54617
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Bloomsburg, PA (town, FIPS 7128)       Location: 41.00234 N, 76.45689 W       Population (1990): 12439 (4192 housing units)       Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 17815
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Bloomsdale, MO (city, FIPS 6454)       Location: 38.01142 N, 90.21927 W       Population (1990): 353 (149 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 63627
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Blowing Rock, NC (town, FIPS 6500)       Location: 36.12915 N, 81.67064 W       Population (1990): 1257 (1427 housing units)       Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 28605
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boiling Spring L, NC       Zip code(s): 28461
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boiling Spring Lakes, NC (city, FIPS 6760)       Location: 34.03189 N, 78.06697 W       Population (1990): 1650 (824 housing units)       Area: 59.1 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boiling Springs, NC (town, FIPS 6800)       Location: 35.24893 N, 81.66721 W       Population (1990): 2445 (713 housing units)       Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Boiling Springs, PA (CDP, FIPS 7472)       Location: 40.15776 N, 77.13728 W       Population (1990): 1978 (720 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 17007    Boiling Springs, SC (CDP, FIPS 7345)       Location: 35.04498 N, 81.97673 W       Population (1990): 3522 (1334 housing units)       Area: 17.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bolinas, CA (CDP, FIPS 7316)       Location: 37.90560 N, 122.69699 W       Population (1990): 1098 (584 housing units)       Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 94924
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boling, TX       Zip code(s): 77420
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bolingbrook, IL (village, FIPS 7133)       Location: 41.70040 N, 88.07716 W       Population (1990): 40843 (12889 housing units)       Area: 29.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 60440
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boling-Iago, TX (CDP, FIPS 9238)       Location: 29.26050 N, 95.94858 W       Population (1990): 1119 (488 housing units)       Area: 18.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bollinger County, MO (county, FIPS 17)       Location: 37.32077 N, 90.02789 W       Population (1990): 10619 (4542 housing units)       Area: 1607.8 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bowling Green, FL (city, FIPS 7775)       Location: 27.63729 N, 81.82381 W       Population (1990): 1836 (681 housing units)       Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Bowling Green, IN       Zip code(s): 47833    Bowling Green, KY (city, FIPS 8902)       Location: 36.97370 N, 86.44124 W       Population (1990): 40641 (17501 housing units)       Area: 75.0 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 42103, 42104    Bowling Green, MO (city, FIPS 7660)       Location: 39.33896 N, 91.19557 W       Population (1990): 2976 (1328 housing units)       Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 63334    Bowling Green, OH (city, FIPS 7972)       Location: 41.37645 N, 83.64946 W       Population (1990): 28176 (8964 housing units)       Area: 20.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 43402    Bowling Green, VA (town, FIPS 8888)       Location: 38.04978 N, 77.35101 W       Population (1990): 727 (302 housing units)       Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 22427
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
blink vi.,n.   [now rare] To use a navigator or off-line message    reader to minimize time spent on-line to a commercial network    service (a necessity in many places outside the U.S. where the    telecoms monopolies charge per-minute for local calls).   As of late    1994, this term was said to be in wide use in the UK, but is rare or    unknown in the US.   In early 2000 it was reported that the term had    apparently passed out of use in the U.K.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
blinkenlights /blink'*n-li:tz/ n.   [common] Front-panel    diagnostic lights on a computer, esp. a {dinosaur}.   Now that    dinosaurs are rare, this term usually refers to status lights on a    modem, network hub, or the like.          This term derives from the last word of the famous    blackletter-Gothic sign in mangled pseudo-German that once graced    about half the computer rooms in the English-speaking world.   One    version ran in its entirety as follows:                               ACHTUNG!   ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS!          Das computermachine ist nicht fuer gefingerpoken und mittengrabben.       Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen und poppencorken       mit spitzensparken.   Ist nicht fuer gewerken bei das dumpkopfen.       Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-pickenen hans in das       pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das blinkenlichten.       This silliness dates back at least as far as 1959 at Stanford    University and had already gone international by the early 1960s,    when it was reported at London University's ATLAS computing site.    There are several variants of it in circulation, some of which    actually do end with the word `blinkenlights'.          In an amusing example of turnabout-is-fair-play, German hackers    have developed their own versions of the blinkenlights poster in    fractured English, one of which is reproduced here:                                                 ATTENTION          This room is fullfilled mit special electronische equippment.       Fingergrabbing and pressing the cnoeppkes from the computers is       allowed for die experts only!   So all the "lefthanders" stay away       and do not disturben the brainstorming von here working       intelligencies.   Otherwise you will be out thrown and kicked       anderswhere!   Also: please keep still and only watchen astaunished       the blinkenlights.       See also {geef}.          Old-time hackers sometimes get nostalgic for blinkenlights because    they were so much more fun to look at than a blank panel.   Sadly,    very few computers still have them (the three LEDs on a PC keyboard    certainly don't count). The obvious reasons (cost of wiring, cost of    front-panel cutouts, almost nobody needs or wants to interpret    machine-register states on the fly anymore) are only part of the    story.   Another part of it is that radio-frequency leakage from the    lamp wiring was beginning to be a problem as far back as transistor    machines.   But the most fundamental fact is that there are very few    signals slow enough to blink an LED these days!   With slow CPUs, you    could watch the bus register or instruction counter tick, but at    33/66/150MHz it's all a blur.          Finally, a version updated for the Internet has been seen on    news.admin.net-abuse.email:                               ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS!          Das Internet is nicht fuer gefingerclicken und giffengrabben. Ist       easy droppenpacket der routers und overloaden der backbone mit der       spammen und der me-tooen.   Ist nicht fuer gewerken bei das       dumpkopfen. Das mausklicken sichtseeren keepen das bandwit-spewin       hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das cursorblinken.          This newest version partly reflects reports that the word    `blinkenlights' is (in 1999) undergoing something of a revival in    usage, but applied to networking equipment. The transmit and receive    lights on routers, activity lights on switches and hubs, and other    network equipment often blink in visually pleasing and seemingly    coordinated ways. Although this is different in some ways from    register readings, a tall stack of Cisco equipment or a 19-inch rack    of ISDN terminals can provoke a similar feeling of hypnotic awe,    especially in a darkened network operations center or server room.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
balanced computing          Matching computer tools to job activities so that the       computer system structure parallels the organisation structure       and work functions.   Both {personal computers} and employees       operate in a decentralised environment with monitoring of       achievement of management objectives from centralised       corporate systems.          {(http://www.moultonco.com/balanced.htm)}.          (1996-04-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
balanced tree          An optimisation of a {tree} which aims to keep       equal numbers of items on each {subtree} of each node so as to       minimise the maximum path from the root to any {leaf node}.       As items are inserted and deleted, the tree is restructured to       keep the nodes balanced and the search paths uniform.   Such an       {algorithm} is appropriate where the overheads of the       reorganisation on update are outweighed by the benefits of       faster search.          A {B-tree} is a kind of {balanced tree} that can have more       than two subtrees at each node (i.e. one that is not       restricted to being a {binary tree}).          (2000-01-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
blinkenlights          /blink'*n-li:tz/ Front-panel diagnostic lights on a computer,       especially a {dinosaur}.   Derives from the last word of the       famous blackletter-Gothic sign in mangled pseudo-German that       once graced about half the computer rooms in the       English-speaking world.   One version ran in its entirety as       follows:          ACHTUNG!   ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS!             Das computermachine ist nicht fuer gefingerpoken und          mittengrabben.   Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk,          blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken.   Ist nicht          fuer gewerken bei das dumpkopfen.   Das rubbernecken          sichtseeren keepen das cotten-pickenen hans in das pockets          muss; relaxen und watchen das blinkenlichten.          This silliness dates back at least as far as 1959 at Stanford       University and had already gone international by the early       1960s, when it was reported at London University's ATLAS       computing site.   There are several variants of it in       circulation, some of which actually do end with the word       "blinkenlights".          In an amusing example of turnabout-is-fair-play, German       hackers have developed their own versions of the blinkenlights       poster in fractured English, one of which is reproduced here:                                                 ATTENTION             This room is fullfilled mit special electronische          equippment.   Fingergrabbing and pressing the cnoeppkes from          the computers is allowed for die experts only!   So all the          "lefthanders" stay away and do not disturben the          brainstorming von here working intelligencies.   Otherwise          you will be out thrown and kicked anderswhere!   Also: please          keep still and only watchen astaunished the blinkenlights.          See also {geef}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
blowing your buffer          Losing your train of thought.   A reference to {buffer       overflow}.          (1999-01-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Boolean search          (Or "Boolean query") A query using the       {Boolean} operators, {AND}, {OR}, and {NOT}, and parentheses       to construct a complex condition from simpler criteria.   A       typical example is searching for combinatons of keywords on a       {World-Wide Web} {search engine}.          Examples:          car or automobile          "New York" and not "New York state"          The term is sometimes stretched to include searches using       other operators, e.g. "near".          Not to be confused with {binary search}.          See also: {weighted search}.          (1999-10-23)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Balance       occurs in Lev. 19:36 and Isa. 46:6, as the rendering of the       Hebrew _kanch'_, which properly means "a reed" or "a cane," then       a rod or beam of a balance. This same word is translated       "measuring reed" in Ezek. 40:3,5; 42:16-18. There is another       Hebrew word, _mozena'yim_, i.e., "two poisers", also so rendered       (Dan. 5:27). The balances as represented on the most ancient       Egyptian monuments resemble those now in use. A "pair of       balances" is a symbol of justice and fair dealing (Job 31:6; Ps.       62:9; Prov. 11:1). The expression denotes great want and       scarcity in Rev. 6:5.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Blains       occurs only in connection with the sixth plague of Egypt (Ex.       9:9, 10). In Deut. 28:27, 35, it is called "the botch of Egypt."       It seems to have been the fearful disease of black leprosy, a       kind of elephantiasis, producing burning ulcers.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Blemish       imperfection or bodily deformity excluding men from the       priesthood, and rendering animals unfit to be offered in       sacrifice (Lev. 21:17-23; 22:19-25). The Christian church, as       justified in Christ, is "without blemish" (Eph. 5:27). Christ       offered himself a sacrifice "without blemish," acceptable to God       (1 Pet. 1:19).