bang up
         v 1: damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged
               up the car of his mother" [syn: {bang up}, {smash up},
               {smash}]
         2: make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" [syn:
            {impregnate}, {knock up}, {bang up}, {prang up}]

English Dictionary: bang-up	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bang-up adj very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" Synonym(s): bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
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bank bill n a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" Synonym(s): bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback
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bank building n a building in which the business of banking transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon" Synonym(s): bank, bank building
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bank failure n the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations
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Bank of England n the central bank of England and Wales
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Bank of Japan n the central bank of Japan
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bank vault n a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables Synonym(s): vault, bank vault
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bankable adj guaranteed to bring a profit; "without bankable stars the film script aroused no interest" acceptable to or at a bank; "bankable funds"
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bankbook n a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks Synonym(s): bankbook, passbook
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Bannockburn n a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland
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bean caper n perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers Synonym(s): bean caper, Syrian bean caper, Zygophyllum fabago
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bean sprout n any of various sprouted beans: especially mung beans or lentils or edible soybeans
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bean-caper family n small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea Synonym(s): Zygophyllaceae, family Zygophyllaceae, bean-caper family
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bean-shaped adj having a shape resembling a bean
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bench press n a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward a small punch press mounted on a workbench
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bench vise n a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place Synonym(s): vise, bench vise
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benzofuran n a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins Synonym(s): benzofuran, coumarone, cumarone
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binge-purge syndrome n a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self- induced vomiting Synonym(s): bulimarexia, binge-purge syndrome, binge-vomit syndrome, bulima nervosa
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binge-vomit syndrome n a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self- induced vomiting Synonym(s): bulimarexia, binge-purge syndrome, binge-vomit syndrome, bulima nervosa
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bone spavin n spavin caused by a bony growth
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bone-covered adj (of animals) armored with bone
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bounce back v improve in health; "He got well fast" [syn: get well, get over, bounce back] Antonym(s): get worse, relapse
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bunch up v form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" Synonym(s): bunch together, bunch, bunch up gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist" Synonym(s): bunch, bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump
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bunchberry n creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska Synonym(s): bunchberry, dwarf cornel, crackerberry, pudding berry, Cornus canadensis
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bunji-bunji n Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison [syn: bunji-bunji, Flindersia schottiana]
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bunk bed n beds built one above the other Synonym(s): bunk bed, bunk
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bunk off v play truant from work or school; "The boy often plays hooky" Synonym(s): bunk off, play hooky
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beaver \Bea"ver\, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D.       bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[84]fver, Dan. b[91]ver,       Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr', Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L.       fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj.,       brown, the animal being probably named from its color.       [?]253. See {Brown}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) An amphibious rodent, of the genus {Castor}.          Note: It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It                is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its                valued for its fur, and for the material called castor,                obtained from two small bags in the groin of the                animal. The European species is {Castor fiber}, and the                American is generally considered a variety of this,                although sometimes called {Castor Canadensis}.          2. The fur of the beaver.          3. A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now             usually of silk.                         A brown beaver slouched over his eyes. --Prescott.          4. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly             for making overcoats.          {Beaver rat} (Zo[94]l.), an aquatic ratlike quadruped of             Tasmania ({Hydromys chrysogaster}).          {Beaver skin}, the furry skin of the beaver.          {Bank beaver}. See under 1st {Bank}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bank \Bank\ (b[acr][nsm]k), n. [OE. banke; akin to E. bench, and       prob. of Scand. origin.; cf. Icel. bakki. See {Bench}.]       1. A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the             surrounding level; hence, anything shaped like a mound or             ridge of earth; as, a bank of clouds; a bank of snow.                         They cast up a bank against the city. --2 Sam. xx.                                                                               15.          2. A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of             a ravine.          3. The margin of a watercourse; the rising ground bordering a             lake, river, or sea, or forming the edge of a cutting, or             other hollow.                         Tiber trembled underneath her banks.   --Shak.          4. An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shoal,             shelf, or shallow; as, the banks of Newfoundland.          5. (Mining)             (a) The face of the coal at which miners are working.             (b) A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above                   water level.             (c) The ground at the top of a shaft; as, ores are brought                   to bank.          {Bank beaver} (Zo[94]l.), the otter. [Local, U.S.]          {Bank swallow}, a small American and European swallow             ({Clivicola riparia}) that nests in a hole which it             excavates in a bank.
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Bank bill \Bank" bill`\       1. In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of             a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as             currency; a bank note.          2. In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank,             payable to order, and usually at some future specified             time. Such bills are negotiable, but form, in the strict             sense of the term, no part of the currency.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bank book \Bank" book`\       A book kept by a depositor, in which an officer of a bank       enters the debits and credits of the depositor's account with       the bank.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deposit \De*pos"it\, n. [L. depositum, fr. depositus, p. p. of       deponere: cf. F. d[82]p[93]t, OF. depost. See {Deposit}, v.       t., and cf. {Depot}.]       1. That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a             deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a             solution (as the siliceous deposits of hot springs), or             that which is mechanically deposited (as the mud, gravel,             etc., deposits of a river).                         The deposit already formed affording to the                      succeeding portion of the charged fluid a basis.                                                                               --Kirwan.          2. (Mining) A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under             the conditions to invite exploitation. --Raymond.          3. That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for             safe keeping; something intrusted to the care of another;             esp., money lodged with a bank or banker, subject to             order; anything given as pledge or security.          4. (Law)             (a) A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously                   for the bailor.             (b) Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for                   the performance of a duty assumed by the person                   depositing.          5. A place of deposit; a depository. [R.]          {Bank of deposit}. See under {Bank}.          {In deposit}, or {On deposit}, in trust or safe keeping as a             deposit; as, coins were received on deposit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bank \Bank\, n. [F. banque, It. banca, orig. bench, table,       counter, of German origin, and akin to E. bench; cf. G. bank       bench, OHG. banch. See {Bench}, and cf. {Banco}, {Beach}.]       1. An establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or             issue, of money, and for facilitating the transmission of             funds by drafts or bills of exchange; an institution             incorporated for performing one or more of such functions,             or the stockholders (or their representatives, the             directors), acting in their corporate capacity.          2. The building or office used for banking purposes.          3. A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in             transacting business; a joint stock or capital. [Obs.]                         Let it be no bank or common stock, but every man be                      master of his own money.                     --Bacon.          4. (Gaming) The sum of money or the checks which the dealer             or banker has as a fund, from which to draw his stakes and             pay his losses.          5. In certain games, as dominos, a fund of pieces from which             the players are allowed to draw.          {Bank credit}, a credit by which a person who has given the             required security to a bank has liberty to draw to a             certain extent agreed upon.          {Bank of deposit}, a bank which receives money for safe             keeping.          {Bank of issue}, a bank which issues its own notes payable to             bearer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Issue \Is"sue\, n. [OF. issue, eissue, F. issue, fr. OF. issir,       eissir, to go out, L. exire; ex out of, from + ire to go,       akin to Gr. 'ie`nai, Skr. i, Goth. iddja went, used as       prefect of gaggan to go. Cf. {Ambition}, {Count} a nobleman,       {Commence}, {Errant}, {Exit}, {Eyre}, {Initial}, {Yede}       went.]       1. The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any             inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a             pipe, of blood from a wound, of air from a bellows, of             people from a house.          2. The act of sending out, or causing to go forth; delivery;             issuance; as, the issue of an order from a commanding             officer; the issue of money from a treasury.          3. That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole             quantity sent forth or emitted at one time; as, an issue             of bank notes; the daily issue of a newspaper.          4. Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law,             sometimes, in a general sense, all persons descended from             a common ancestor; all lineal descendants.                         If the king Should without issue die. --Shak.          5. Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or             other property; as, A conveyed to B all his right for a             term of years, with all the issues, rents, and profits.          6. A discharge of flux, as of blood. --Matt. ix. 20.          7. (Med.) An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy             part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and             discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part.          8. The final outcome or result; upshot; conclusion; event;             hence, contest; test; trial.                         Come forth to view The issue of the exploit. --Shak.                         While it is hot, I 'll put it to the issue. --Shak.          9. A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take             affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of             alternatives between which to choose or decide.          10. (Law) In pleading, a single material point of law or fact             depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one             side and denied on the other, is presented for             determination. See {General issue}, under {General}, and             {Feigned issue}, under {Feigned}. --Blount. Cowell.          {At issue}, in controversy; disputed; opposing or contesting;             hence, at variance; disagreeing; inconsistent.                         As much at issue with the summer day As if you                      brought a candle out of doors.            --Mrs.                                                                               Browning.                      {Bank of issue}, {Collateral issue}, etc. See under {Bank},             {Collateral}, etc.          {Issue pea}, a pea, or a similar round body, used to maintain             irritation in a wound, and promote the secretion and             discharge of pus.          {To join}, [or] {take}, {issue}, to take opposing sides in a             matter in controversy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bank \Bank\, n. [F. banque, It. banca, orig. bench, table,       counter, of German origin, and akin to E. bench; cf. G. bank       bench, OHG. banch. See {Bench}, and cf. {Banco}, {Beach}.]       1. An establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or             issue, of money, and for facilitating the transmission of             funds by drafts or bills of exchange; an institution             incorporated for performing one or more of such functions,             or the stockholders (or their representatives, the             directors), acting in their corporate capacity.          2. The building or office used for banking purposes.          3. A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in             transacting business; a joint stock or capital. [Obs.]                         Let it be no bank or common stock, but every man be                      master of his own money.                     --Bacon.          4. (Gaming) The sum of money or the checks which the dealer             or banker has as a fund, from which to draw his stakes and             pay his losses.          5. In certain games, as dominos, a fund of pieces from which             the players are allowed to draw.          {Bank credit}, a credit by which a person who has given the             required security to a bank has liberty to draw to a             certain extent agreed upon.          {Bank of deposit}, a bank which receives money for safe             keeping.          {Bank of issue}, a bank which issues its own notes payable to             bearer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bankable \Bank"a*ble\ (b[acr][nsm]k"[adot]*b'l), a.       Receivable at a bank.
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Turbot \Tur"bot\, n. [F.; -- probably so named from its shape,       and from L. turbo a top, a whirl.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A large European flounder ({Rhombus maximus}) highly             esteemed as a food fish. It often weighs from thirty to             forty pounds. Its color on the upper side is brownish             with small roundish tubercles scattered over the surface.             The lower, or blind, side is white. Called also {bannock             fluke}.       (b) Any one of numerous species of flounders more or less             related to the true turbots, as the American plaice, or             summer flounder (see {Flounder}), the halibut, and the             diamond flounder ({Hypsopsetta guttulata}) of California.       (c) The filefish; -- so called in Bermuda.       (d) The trigger fish.          {Spotted turbot}. See {Windowpane}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bannock \Ban"nock\, n. [Gael. bonnach.]       A kind of cake or bread, in shape flat and roundish, commonly       made of oatmeal or barley meal and baked on an iron plate, or       griddle; -- used in Scotland and the northern counties of       England. --Jamieson.          {Bannock fluke}, the turbot. [Scot.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Turbot \Tur"bot\, n. [F.; -- probably so named from its shape,       and from L. turbo a top, a whirl.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A large European flounder ({Rhombus maximus}) highly             esteemed as a food fish. It often weighs from thirty to             forty pounds. Its color on the upper side is brownish             with small roundish tubercles scattered over the surface.             The lower, or blind, side is white. Called also {bannock             fluke}.       (b) Any one of numerous species of flounders more or less             related to the true turbots, as the American plaice, or             summer flounder (see {Flounder}), the halibut, and the             diamond flounder ({Hypsopsetta guttulata}) of California.       (c) The filefish; -- so called in Bermuda.       (d) The trigger fish.          {Spotted turbot}. See {Windowpane}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bannock \Ban"nock\, n. [Gael. bonnach.]       A kind of cake or bread, in shape flat and roundish, commonly       made of oatmeal or barley meal and baked on an iron plate, or       griddle; -- used in Scotland and the northern counties of       England. --Jamieson.          {Bannock fluke}, the turbot. [Scot.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bean caper \Bean" ca`per\ (Bot.)       A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy       leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color, of       the genus {Zygophyllum}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[83]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. [?]; cf.       Ar. & Per. al-kabar.]       1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and             Oriental caper ({Capparis spinosa}), much used for             pickles.          2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Capparis}; -- called also             {caper bush}, {caper tree}.          Note: The {Capparis spinosa} is a low prickly shrub of the                Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and                brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe                for its buds. The {C. sodada} is an almost leafless                spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan), Arabia, and                southern India, with edible berries.          {Bean caper}. See {Bran caper}, in the {Vocabulary}.          {Caper sauce}, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bench \Bench\, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc;       akin to Sw. b[84]nk, Dan b[91]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G.       bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.]       1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.                         Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a             carpenter's bench.          3. The seat where judges sit in court.                         To pluck down justice from your awful bench. --Shak.          4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion             of the full bench. See {King's Bench}.          5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; --             so named because the animals are usually placed on benches             or raised platforms.          6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat             ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or             river.          {Bench mark} (Leveling), one of a number of marks along a             line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show             where leveling staffs were placed.          {Bench of bishops}, the whole body of English prelates             assembled in council.          {Bench plane}, any plane used by carpenters and joiners for             working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes.          {Bench show}, an exhibition of dogs.          {Bench table} (Arch.), a projecting course at the base of a             building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bishop \Bish"op\, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop,       biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr.       Gr. [?], [?] over + [?] inspector, fr. root of [?], [?], to       look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See {Spy}, and       cf. {Episcopal}.]       1. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director.                         Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned                      unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. --1 Pet.                                                                               ii. 25.                         It is a fact now generally recognized by theologians                      of all shades of opinion, that in the language of                      the New Testament the same officer in the church is                      called indifferently [bd]bishop[b8] ( [?] ) and                      [bd]elder[b8] or [bd]presbyter.[b8]   --J. B.                                                                               Lightfoot.          2. In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant             Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of             the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally             claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is             usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese,             bishopric, or see.          {Bishop in partibus} [{infidelium}] (R. C. Ch.), a bishop of             a see which does not actually exist; one who has the             office of bishop, without especial jurisdiction.             --Shipley.          {Titular bishop} (R. C. Ch.), a term officially substituted             in 1882 for bishop in partibus.          {Bench of Bishops}. See under {Bench}.          3. In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of             the highest church officers or superintendents.          4. A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a             representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called             archer.          5. A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons,             and sugar. --Swift.          6. An old name for a woman's bustle. [U. S.]                         If, by her bishop, or her [bd]grace[b8] alone, A                      genuine lady, or a church, is known.   --Saxe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bench \Bench\, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc;       akin to Sw. b[84]nk, Dan b[91]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G.       bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.]       1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.                         Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a             carpenter's bench.          3. The seat where judges sit in court.                         To pluck down justice from your awful bench. --Shak.          4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion             of the full bench. See {King's Bench}.          5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; --             so named because the animals are usually placed on benches             or raised platforms.          6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat             ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or             river.          {Bench mark} (Leveling), one of a number of marks along a             line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show             where leveling staffs were placed.          {Bench of bishops}, the whole body of English prelates             assembled in council.          {Bench plane}, any plane used by carpenters and joiners for             working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes.          {Bench show}, an exhibition of dogs.          {Bench table} (Arch.), a projecting course at the base of a             building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bishop \Bish"op\, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop,       biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr.       Gr. [?], [?] over + [?] inspector, fr. root of [?], [?], to       look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See {Spy}, and       cf. {Episcopal}.]       1. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director.                         Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned                      unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. --1 Pet.                                                                               ii. 25.                         It is a fact now generally recognized by theologians                      of all shades of opinion, that in the language of                      the New Testament the same officer in the church is                      called indifferently [bd]bishop[b8] ( [?] ) and                      [bd]elder[b8] or [bd]presbyter.[b8]   --J. B.                                                                               Lightfoot.          2. In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant             Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of             the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally             claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is             usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese,             bishopric, or see.          {Bishop in partibus} [{infidelium}] (R. C. Ch.), a bishop of             a see which does not actually exist; one who has the             office of bishop, without especial jurisdiction.             --Shipley.          {Titular bishop} (R. C. Ch.), a term officially substituted             in 1882 for bishop in partibus.          {Bench of Bishops}. See under {Bench}.          3. In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of             the highest church officers or superintendents.          4. A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a             representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called             archer.          5. A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons,             and sugar. --Swift.          6. An old name for a woman's bustle. [U. S.]                         If, by her bishop, or her [bd]grace[b8] alone, A                      genuine lady, or a church, is known.   --Saxe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bench \Bench\, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc;       akin to Sw. b[84]nk, Dan b[91]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G.       bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.]       1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.                         Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a             carpenter's bench.          3. The seat where judges sit in court.                         To pluck down justice from your awful bench. --Shak.          4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion             of the full bench. See {King's Bench}.          5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; --             so named because the animals are usually placed on benches             or raised platforms.          6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat             ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or             river.          {Bench mark} (Leveling), one of a number of marks along a             line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show             where leveling staffs were placed.          {Bench of bishops}, the whole body of English prelates             assembled in council.          {Bench plane}, any plane used by carpenters and joiners for             working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes.          {Bench show}, an exhibition of dogs.          {Bench table} (Arch.), a projecting course at the base of a             building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grouse \Grouse\, n. sing. & pl. [Prob. after the analogy of       mouse, mice, fr. the earlier grice, OF. griesche meor hen:       cf. F. piegri[8a]che shrike.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the       family {Tetraonid[91]}, and subfamily {Tetraonin[91]},       inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump       bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and usually mottled       plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans ({Lagopus}),       having feathered feet.          Note: Among the European species are the red grouse ({Lagopus                Scoticus}) and the hazel grouse ({Bonasa betulina}).                See {Capercaidzie}, {Ptarmigan}, and {Heath grouse}.                Among the most important American species are the                ruffed grouse, or New England partridge ({Bonasa                umbellus}); the sharp-tailed grouse ({Pedioc[91]tes                phasianellus}) of the West; the dusky blue, or pine                grouse ({Dendragapus obscurus}) of the Rocky Mountains;                the Canada grouse, or spruce partridge ({D.                Canadensis}). See also {Prairie hen}, and {Sage cock}.                The Old World sand grouse ({Pterocles}, etc.) belong to                a very different family. See {Pterocletes}, and {Sand                grouse}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hazel \Ha"zel\, n. [OE. hasel, AS. h[91]sel; akin to D.       hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan & Sw.       hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.]       1. (Bot.) A shrub or small tree of the genus {Corylus}, as             the {C. avellana}, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a             mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species             are {C. Americana}, which produces the common hazelnut,             and {C. rostrata}. See {Filbert}. --Gray.          2. A miner's name for freestone. --Raymond.          {Hazel earth}, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.                      {Hazel grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a European grouse ({Bonasa             betulina}), allied to the American ruffed grouse.          {Hazel hoe}, a kind of grub hoe.          {Witch hazel}. See {Witch-hazel}, and {Hamamelis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bone \Bone\, n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[be]n; akin to Icel. bein,       Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn       straight.]       1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of             vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic             carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gelatine; as, blood and             bone.          Note: Even in the hardest parts of bone there are many minute                cavities containing living matter and connected by                minute canals, some of which connect with larger canals                through which blood vessels ramify.          2. One of the pieces or parts of an animal skeleton; as, a             rib or a thigh bone; a bone of the arm or leg; also, any             fragment of bony substance. (pl.) The frame or skeleton of             the body.          3. Anything made of bone, as a bobbin for weaving bone lace.          4. pl. Two or four pieces of bone held between the fingers             and struck together to make a kind of music.          5. pl. Dice.          6. Whalebone; hence, a piece of whalebone or of steel for a             corset.          7. Fig.: The framework of anything.          {A bone of contention}, a subject of contention or dispute.                      {A bone to pick}, something to investigate, or to busy one's             self about; a dispute to be settled (with some one).          {Bone ash}, the residue from calcined bones; -- used for             making cupels, and for cleaning jewelry.          {Bone black} (Chem.), the black, carbonaceous substance into             which bones are converted by calcination in close vessels;             -- called also {animal charcoal}. It is used as a             decolorizing material in filtering sirups, extracts, etc.,             and as a black pigment. See {Ivory black}, under {Black}.                      {Bone cave}, a cave in which are found bones of extinct or             recent animals, mingled sometimes with the works and bones             of man. --Am. Cyc.          {Bone dust}, ground or pulverized bones, used as a             fertilizer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cave \Cave\ (k[amac]v), n. [F. cave, L. cavus hollow, whence       cavea cavity. Cf. {Cage}.]       1. A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial;             a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.          2. Any hollow place, or part; a cavity. [Obs.] [bd]The cave             of the ear.[b8] --Bacon.          {Cave bear} (Zo[94]l.), a very large fossil bear ({Ursus             spel[91]us}) similar to the grizzly bear, but large;             common in European caves.          {Cave dweller}, a savage of prehistoric times whose dwelling             place was a cave. --Tylor.          {Cave hyena} (Zo[94]l.), a fossil hyena found abundanty in             British caves, now usually regarded as a large variety of             the living African spotted hyena.          {Cave lion} (Zo[94]l.), a fossil lion found in the caves of             Europe, believed to be a large variety of the African             lion.          {Bone cave}. See under {Bone}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spavin \Spav"in\, n. [OE. spaveyne, OF. esparvain, F.       [82]parvin; akin to OF. espervier a sparrow hawk, F.       [82]pervier, fr. OHG. sparw[be]ri (G. sperber), fr. OHG.       sparo sparrow, because this disease makes the horse raise the       infirm leg in the manner of a sparrow hawk or sparrow. See       {Sparrow}.] (Far.)       A disease of horses characterized by a bony swelling       developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the       bones; also, the swelling itself. The resulting lameness is       due to the inflammation, and not the bony tumor as popularly       supposed. --Harbaugh.          {Bog spavin}, a soft swelling produced by distention of the             capsular ligament of the hock; -- called also {blood             spavin}.          {Bone spavin}, spavin attended with exostosis; ordinary             spavin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Bone earth} (Chem.), the earthy residuum after the             calcination of bone, consisting chiefly of phosphate of             calcium.          {Bone lace}, a lace made of linen thread, so called because             woven with bobbins of bone.          {Bone oil}, an oil obtained by, heating bones (as in the             manufacture of bone black), and remarkable for containing             the nitrogenous bases, pyridine and quinoline, and their             derivatives; -- also called {Dippel's oil}.          {Bone setter}. Same as {Bonesetter}. See in the Vocabulary.                      {Bone shark} (Zo[94]l.), the basking shark.          {Bone spavin}. See under {Spavin}.          {Bone turquoise}, fossil bone or tooth of a delicate blue             color, sometimes used as an imitation of true turquoise.                      {Bone whale} (Zo[94]l.), a right whale.          {To be upon the bones of}, to attack. [Obs.]          {To make no bones}, to make no scruple; not to hesitate.             [Low]          {To pick a bone with}, to quarrel with, as dogs quarrel over             a bone; to settle a disagreement. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bonne bouche \[d8]Bonne" bouche"\; pl. {Bonnes bouches}. [F.       bon, fem. bonne, good + bouche mouth.]       A delicious morsel or mouthful; a tidbit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bon vivant \[d8]Bon" vi`vant"\; pl. {Bons vivants}. [F. bon       good + vivant, p. pr. of vivre to live.]       A good fellow; a jovial companion; a free liver.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bonspiel \Bon"spiel\, n. [Scot.; of uncertain origin.]       A cur[?]ing match between clubs. [Scot.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pink \Pink\, n. [Perh. akin to pick; as if the edges of the       petals were picked out. Cf. {Pink}, v. t.]       1. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of the             caryophyllaceous genus {Dianthus}, and to their flowers,             which are sometimes very fragrant and often double in             cultivated varieties. The species are mostly perennial             herbs, with opposite linear leaves, and handsome             five-petaled flowers with a tubular calyx.          2. A color resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red             with more or less white; -- so called from the common             color of the flower. --Dryden.          3. Anything supremely excellent; the embodiment or perfection             of something. [bd]The very pink of courtesy.[b8] --Shak.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The European minnow; -- so called from the             color of its abdomen in summer. [Prov. Eng.]          {Bunch pink} is {Dianthus barbatus}.          {China}, [or] {Indian}, {pink}. See under {China}.          {Clove pink} is {Dianthus Caryophyllus}, the stock from which             carnations are derived.          {Garden pink}. See {Pheasant's eye}.          {Meadow pink} is applied to {Dianthus deltoides}; also, to             the ragged robin.          {Maiden pink}, {Dianthus deltoides}.          {Moss pink}. See under {Moss}.          {Pink needle}, the pin grass; -- so called from the long,             tapering points of the carpels. See {Alfilaria}.          {Sea pink}. See {Thrift}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunch-backed \Bunch"-backed`\, a.       Having a bunch on the back; crooked. [bd]Bunch-backed       toad.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunchberry \Bunch"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)       The dwarf cornel ({Cornus Canadensis}), which bears a dense       cluster of bright red, edible berries.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Favor \Fa"vor\, n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur,       L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[be]vaya to       further, foster, causative of bh[umac] to become, be. Cf.       {Be}. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob. for favel       a horse. See 2d {Favel}.]       1. Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly             disposition; kindness; good will.                         Hath crawled into the favor of the king. --Shak.          2. The act of countenancing, or the condition of being             countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support;             promotion; befriending.                         But found no favor in his lady's eyes. --Dryden.                         And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in                      favor with God and man.                     --Luke ii. 52.          3. A kind act or office; kindness done or granted;             benevolence shown by word or deed; an act of grace or good             will, as distinct from justice or remuneration.                         Beg one favor at thy gracious hand.   --Shak.          4. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.                         I could not discover the lenity and favor of this                      sentence.                                          --Swift.          5. The object of regard; person or thing favored.                         All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man, His                      chief delight and favor.                     --Milton.          6. A gift or represent; something bestowed as an evidence of             good will; a token of love; a knot of ribbons; something             worn as a token of affection; as, a marriage favor is a             bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a             wedding.                         Wear thou this favor for me, and stick it in thy                      cap.                                                   --Shak.          7. Appearance; look; countenance; face. [Obs.]                         This boy is fair, of female favor.      --Shak.          8. (Law) Partiality; bias. --Bouvier.          9. A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or             compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received.          10. pl. Love locks. [Obs.] --Wright.          {Challenge} {to the favor [or] for favor} (Law), the             challenge of a juror on grounds not sufficient to             constitute a principal challenge, but sufficient to give             rise to a probable suspicion of favor or bias, such as             acquaintance, business relation, etc. See {Principal             challenge}, under {Challenge}.          {In favor of}, upon the side of; favorable to; for the             advantage of.          {In favor with}, favored, countenanced, or encouraged by.          {To curry favor} [see the etymology of {Favor}, above], to             seek to gain favor by flattery, caresses, kindness, or             officious civilities.          {With one's favor}, [or] {By one's favor}, with leave; by             kind permission.                         But, with your favor, I will treat it here.                                                                               --Dryden.          Syn: Kindness; countenance; patronage; support; lenity;                grace; gift; present; benefit.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bannockburn, IL (village, FIPS 3610)       Location: 42.19277 N, 87.86839 W       Population (1990): 1388 (322 housing units)       Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bemus Point, NY (village, FIPS 5848)       Location: 42.16340 N, 79.39116 W       Population (1990): 383 (207 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 14712
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bone Cave, TN       Zip code(s): 38581
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bone Gap, IL (village, FIPS 7224)       Location: 38.44477 N, 87.99795 W       Population (1990): 271 (108 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62815
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boonesville, VA       Zip code(s): 22935
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boonsboro, MD (town, FIPS 8625)       Location: 39.50945 N, 77.65561 W       Population (1990): 2445 (901 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bunche Park, FL (CDP, FIPS 9500)       Location: 25.92105 N, 80.23696 W       Population (1990): 4388 (1440 housing units)       Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
bang path n.   [now historical] An old-style UUCP    electronic-mail address specifying hops to get from some    assumed-reachable location to the addressee, so called because each    {hop} is signified by a {bang} sign.   Thus, for example, the path    ..!bigsite!foovax!barbox!me directs people to route their mail to    machine bigsite (presumably a well-known location accessible to    everybody) and from there through the machine foovax to the account    of user me on barbox.          In the bad old days of not so long ago, before autorouting mailers    became commonplace, people often published compound bang addresses    using the { } convention (see {glob}) to give paths from _several_    big machines, in the hopes that one's correspondent might be able to    get mail to one of them reliably (example: ...!{seismo, ut-sally,    ihnp4}!rice!beta!gamma!me).   Bang paths of 8 to 10 hops were not    uncommon in 1981.   Late-night dial-up UUCP links would cause    week-long transmission times.   Bang paths were often selected by    both transmission time and reliability, as messages would often get    lost.   See {{Internet address}}, {the network}, and {sitename}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
bonk/oif /bonk/, /oyf/ interj.   In the U.S. {MUD} community, it    has become traditional to express pique or censure by `bonking' the    offending person.   Convention holds that one should acknowledge a    bonk by saying `oif!' and there is a myth to the effect that failing    to do so upsets the cosmic bonk/oif balance, causing much trouble in    the universe.   Some MUDs have implemented special commands for    bonking and oifing.   Note: in parts of the U.K. `bonk' is a sexually    loaded slang term; care is advised in transatlantic conversations.    Commonwealth hackers report a similar convention involving the    `fish/bang' balance.   See also {talk mode}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bang path          1. An old-style {UUCP} {electronic-mail       address} naming a sequence of hosts through which a message       must pass to get from some assumed-reachable location to the       addressee (a "{source route}").   So called because each {hop}       is signified by a {bang} sign (exclamation mark).   Thus, for       example, the path          ...!bigsite!foovax!barbox!me          directs people to route their mail to computer bigsite       (presumably a well-known location accessible to everybody) and       from there through the computer foovax to the account of user       me on barbox.          Before {autorouting mailer}s became commonplace, people often       published compound bang addresses using the { } convention       (see {glob}) to give paths from *several* big computers, in       the hope that one's correspondent might be able to get mail to       one of them reliably. e.g.          ...!{seismo, ut-sally, ihnp4}!rice!beta!gamma!me          Bang paths of 8 to 10 hops were not uncommon in 1981.       Late-night dial-up UUCP links would cause week-long       transmission times.   Bang paths were often selected by both       transmission time and reliability, as messages would often get       lost.          2. A {shebang}.          (1998-05-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BMASF          Basic Module Algebra Specification Language?   "Design of a       Specification Language by Abstract Syntax Engineering",       J.C.M. Baeten et al, in LNCS 490, pp.363-394.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bonk/oif          /bonk/, /oyf/ In the {MUD} community, it has become       traditional to express pique or censure by "bonking" the       offending person.   Convention holds that one should       acknowledge a bonk by saying "oif!" and there is a myth to the       effect that failing to do so upsets the cosmic bonk/oif       balance, causing much trouble in the universe.   Some MUDs have       implemented special commands for bonking and oifing.          [{Jargon File}]          (1998-01-18)